Chapter 155 – Challenge! (1/2)

10 days later, at the Teleportation Platform.

At this moment, the enormous square beneath the Teleportation Platform was densely covered with disciples of the inner court and outer court. Moreover, even some Outer Court Elders and Inner Court Elders were here as well.

What did they come here for? It was naturally to send off the 10 disciples who stood on the Teleportation Platform.

The Ascension Rankings wasn’t just related to the Sword Sect’s future, it was related to their honor as well. It was a form of collective honor! So long as someone was able to ascend the rankings, then the disciples of the Sword Sect would be much more respected when they left the sect in the future! Moreover, this honor wasn’t just limited to the sword sect, and it included the person that accomplished the feat and extended to that person’s family or clan as well. Because so long as one was able to ascend the rankings, then the Grand Qin Empire would proclaim that person’s name to the world.

It was simply like becoming renowned in the southern territory!

Becoming renowned in the southern territory was practically the dream of all young Profounders. So, the partic.i.p.ants were excited and so were the others that had come to send them off because it would be their turn to partic.i.p.ate in the future.

As he gazed at the disciples below, Yang Ye sighed slightly with emotion. Only a short while ago, he was one of them. Just like them, he’d taken the Sword Sect to be a form of strong support for himself, taken it to be his glory, and taken it to be a large and warm family. Unfortunately….

He felt no reluctance or regret, and he just sighed with emotion.

Suddenly, Yang Ye turned to look at the inner court disciple who stood around 3m to his right. This disciple wore a green robe and had a very handsome appearance, but he was staring at Yang Ye with a hostile gaze.

Yang Ye frowned. He didn’t know this person. Or it should be said that besides Murong Yao and Qin Feng, he didn’t know the other eight at all, so he didn’t understand how he’d offended this green robed disciple. After all, he’d kept a very low profile since returning to the Sword Sect, and he’d practically never left the Talisman Peak!

When he saw Yang Ye look at him, the green robed disciple glanced coldly at Yang Ye before withdrawing his gaze.

“His name is Situ Rong. He’s a senior inner court disciple at the peak of the ninth rank of the First Heaven Realm. According to rumor, he’s able to advance into the King Realm, and he’d intentionally suppressed his strength because of the Ascension Rankings!” Suddenly, Murong Yao and Qin Feng walked over to Yang Ye before she spoke with a smile on her face.

Yang Ye nodded to them as a form of greeting, and then he asked. “What does that have to do with me?”

“It naturally concerns you!” Murong Yao smiled and said, “He has a younger brother called Situ Bo who is a senior inner court disciple as well. His young brother was supposed to partic.i.p.ate in the Ascension Rankings as well, but your sudden appearance caused Situ Bo to be pushed out of the list of candidates. Don’t you think it concerns you?”

“Why did that happen to his younger brother?” asked Yang Ye.

“Because his younger brother is the weakest amongst the rest of us!” said Murong Yao with a smile on her face.

“So, it’s his younger brother’s problem. What does that have to do with me?” Yang Ye shrugged.

“He doesn’t think so!” said Murong Yao.

“Then I can’t do anything about it!” said Yang Ye.

“Aren’t you afraid that he would look for trouble with you? He’s at the peak of the ninth rank of the First Heaven Realm. Moreover, have you noticed? Besides Qin Feng and I who are new inner court disciples, all the other disciples obey his orders. Aren’t you afraid?” said Murong Yao.

Yang Ye glanced at her and said, “You and Qin Feng were pushed away?”

“Smart!” Murong Yao blinked and smiled. “Amongst the nine of us, Qin Feng and I possess the lowest realms of cultivation and are new inner court disciples. So, they naturally look down upon us. Similarly, they will look down upon you as well. What do you think? Are you interested in joining forces with us?”

Yang Ye was just about to speak when three white rays of light flashed in the sky, and then three figures descended onto the Teleportation Platform. Yang Ye knew two of them, Elder Yu Heng and Su Qings.h.i.+. As for the other middle aged man, Yang Ye had never seen him. However, based on the middle aged man’s dressing, he was presumably an Inner Court Elder.

Yu Heng swept his gaze past all 10 of them who stood on the Teleportation Platform, and then his gaze descended onto Yang Ye in the end. As he gazed at Yang Ye, a wisp of a complicated expression flashed in Yu Heng’s eyes. A genius that has comprehended Sword Intent. Unfortunately, he doesn’t belong to the Sword Sect anymore.

After a short while, Yu Heng calmed his emotions and said, “I’ll get straight to the point. Besides the rewards provided during the Ascension Rankings, those able to ascend the Ascension Rankings will be given a low-grade Earth Rank sword and sword technique. Moreover, the Sword Sect will provide an endless supply of energy stones to those disciples for three years and permit those disciples to cultivate in the Sword Servant PaG.o.da.”