“Don’t listen to her nonsense. I heard about what happened earlier. Thank you for saving my sister’s life.”
Li Youran smiled slightly and sat next to Li Youwei. As she sat down, she didn't forget to glare at Li Youwei.
Li Youwei, in turn, stuck out her tongue at Li Youran.
“It was merely a small effort, nothing so serious. What I never expected was that her sister would be the Moonlit Fairy,” Ye Lin said with a smile.
At this moment, three young men were already standing on the three battle stages within the arena.
“I am Wang Teng, the son of the Xuanyuan Mountain Villa Master. I’ve come to learn from you all.” On the central battle stage, a young man cupped his fists and bowed to his surroundings.
Those who entered first were undoubtedly the weakest.
They didn't seek high rankings, only to make an appearance.
“Young Master, are you here for the Sword Book this time?” Sensing the strong Sword Intent emanating from Ye Lin, she understood internally.
She was also a Sword Cultivator, and the Sword Intent from Ye Lin had been subtly suppressing her, making her extremely uncomfortable.
Sword Cultivators, even when deliberately restraining their aura, would still have a faint layer of Sword Intent circulating around them.
Two Sword Cultivators could sense each other's Sword Intent.
“Previously, I was just here to complete a task, but now, I’ve become somewhat interested in this Sword Book.” Upon hearing Ye Lin’s words, Li Youran understood.
Most people here were forced by their elders.
Many people aspired to the Dao, seeking neither fame nor fortune, but they couldn't contend with their elders and were forcibly compelled to come here.
After a while, Li Youran stopped speaking and focused on the battles in the arena.
Although all were at the Golden Core Realm, the battles on the stage at this time were quite uninteresting to them.
Because those people could be defeated with a single sword strike.
As time passed, the battles in the arena became increasingly fierce, and the participants grew stronger and stronger.
Even Ye Lin couldn't help but pay attention.
In a blink of an eye, a day gradually passed.
The entire grand event lasted five days, with the truly exciting part occurring on the fifth day.
“Alright, today’s competition concludes here. Divine Sword City has prepared excellent delicacies for everyone, please proceed,” Lu Xuan, who had been observing from the sky, said with a smile.
And today’s competition thus came to an end.
“Let’s go. It’s said that Divine Sword City prepared many rare and exotic beasts for this grand event. We should go take a look.”
“Ye Gongzi, would you like to join us?” At this moment, Li Youran stood up and said.
Her eyes looked at Ye Lin.
“Very well.” Ye Lin nodded and then stood up.
Observing the battles for a day, he benefited greatly.
Everyone here was a Prodigy in their respective regions. Therefore, simply observing their battles was of great use to him.
The three walked out of the square together and headed towards a mountain peak.
Due to the large number of people, it was specially set up on the mountain peak.
Golden Core Stage Cultivators had already entered Bigu, meaning they could go without food or drink. However, this time, the purpose was to facilitate communication among everyone.
It was to allow Prodigies from all corners of the world to get to know each other. Many Loose Cultivators also came for this reason, willing to travel millions of miles.
It was solely to make connections with some Peerless Paragons.
Mountain peaks were also divided into different grades. At the very bottom were some weaker Loose Cultivators, who lacked strength and any backing.
Ye Lin followed the two women in front of him, heading towards the highest peak.
Li Youwei couldn't help but gently tug at Li Youran's clothes.
She knew in her heart that the highest peak was where the top group of people in Tianhe County stood. If one didn't have strong backing, they couldn't enter.
And the best things were placed at the highest peak.
Li Youran turned her head and glared at Li Youwei. Seeing this, Li Youwei lowered her head slightly.
Li Youran was not as naive as Li Youwei. Under Li Youran's interrogation, Li Youwei confessed everything about what happened earlier.
Learning that her sister had casually lent a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and a hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones to a stranger without any precautions almost made her furious.
How could there be such a foolish sister in the world? She might be sold without even knowing it.
And now, her actions were to test Ye Lin.
If Ye Lin couldn't enter the highest peak, she would immediately demand that large sum of Spirit Stones back from him.
Although their family was wealthy, that was not a small amount.
If Ye Lin could enter, then she would be able to truly acknowledge him. Ye Lin was worth befriending, and as for those Spirit Stones, they were just a small amount.
A Prodigy's own strength was one part, and the backing of their forces was another.
Without the support of a major force, even if you were a Peerless Prodigy, it wouldn't work.
Without the support of a major force and resources for Cultivation, no matter how powerful a Prodigy, they would eventually be left far behind by others and gradually disappear into the crowd.
Upon reaching the peak, at a magnificent gate, stood two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators. Young men could only enter after presenting tokens that identified their status.
“Ye Gongzi, please.” Li Youran smiled slightly at Ye Lin, then pulled the flustered Li Youwei to the gate and took out a token.
The Disciple guarding the gate immediately bowed to the two women and respectfully invited them in.
Li Youwei, in turn, looked back at Ye Lin, her Face full of reluctance.
She didn't know where Ye Lin came from, but if he couldn't even produce a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, he was probably a Loose Cultivator.
No matter how much she insisted Ye Lin was a good person, her sister wouldn't believe her.
Sometimes, she felt that her own sister valued profit too much.
Watching the two women enter the mountain gate, Ye Lin smiled. By now, how could he not know Li Youran’s intentions?
However, Li Youran's actions were truly too naive. Anyone with a slightly clever mind would realize it.
But in the end, it would not only fail to achieve a good outcome but also offend people.
However, for Li Youwei's Face, he still had to go in.
After all, besides Li Youran, his impression of Li Youwei was still very good.
Who wouldn't like someone who, despite not knowing you, would lend you a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and a hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones?
“Young Master, you are…?” Upon seeing Ye Lin, the Disciple guarding the gate was full of doubt.
He recognized most of the Prodigies from the major forces in Tianhe County, but Ye Lin was not among them.
And those inside were all Prodigies from major forces.
As the greeter, no one could compare to him in terms of discernment.
Ye Lin took out his Nameless Mountain Outer Sect Disciple token from his embrace and handed it to the Disciple in front of him.
The young man took the token and examined it carefully in his hand. A moment later, the young man bowed respectfully to Ye Lin, his Face full of reverence, and respectfully handed the token back to Ye Lin.
“Young Master, please.” Hearing this, Ye Lin nodded, put away the token, and walked through the gate.
The status of a Nameless Mountain Outer Sect Disciple is equivalent to that of a successor from a major force in a county. The status of a Nameless Mountain Inner Sect Disciple is equivalent to that of a controller of a major force in a county.
The status of a Nameless Mountain Ten Sequences Disciple is equivalent to that of the controller of the top force in a county.
This is the absolute deterrent power of Nameless Mountain.
If you become a formal Disciple of Nameless Mountain, even if you are just an Outer Sect Disciple, your status alone is enough to crush ninety-nine percent of people.