Chapter 355 (2/2)

”What is your name, disciple?”

”Dai Rong, Elder.”

'Like you don't know by now.'

”You show potential, where does the junior fare from?”

”I come from the white tiger clan, elder. You've probably never heard of it, it's not a very important clan.”

Luckily this elder didn't seem too chatty, he just nodded and got right to the point.

”Junior, you show promise, would you like to follow me to the inner sect?”

There it was, the thing that he was waiting for. This was all that he wanted, getting inside of the inner sect before spending months at this small sect.

”The junior would be honored to enter the inner sect!”

The crowd of elders lowered their heads in disappointment as their meal ticket was getting taken away. The young disciples gave out sighs of regret and disappointment as they didn't manage to attract the inner sect elder's gaze.

This didn't mean that the rest wouldn't be able to enter the inner sect. Jingyi here was the only inner sect elder that was forced to come here but this didn't mean that others weren't watching from afar.

Some of the disciples would be asked to enter the inner sect later. If they got famous enough they would be reeled in there via other means. This competition was just one of the many ways of standing out.

”Good, we will leave then!”

Jingyi nodded while not giving Zhang Dong an option to get ready. Lucky for him everything that he owned was in his spatial rings.

”Since you will be an inner sect disciple, you will have to conduct yourself like one, from now on don't lower yourself to the outer sect standards!”

”Lower myself? I understand elder.”

Zhang Dong nodded while entering Jingyi's transportation device. It was another flying boat but it was of far greater quality than the one he was previously on. It seemed that this inner sect elder looked down on the outer sect members.

”You'll be an inner sect disciple, this is the true backbone of our glorious Thunderball hall!”

He was given a long-winded speech about how he should behave and how he was now better than anyone that was not an inner sect disciple.

'Do the inner sect elders at my sect think like this as well?'

Was the thought going through his head as he listened to this man talk. While he was together with the outer sect elders he was mostly quiet but now his true colors showed. It seemed that he didn't see anyone outside the inner sect as proper people. Unless someone showed their worth and got into their prestigious club, they were not seen as equals.

Zhang Dong felt that they passed through some kind of barrier. The elder had the item with the code on him so they made it in with no problem. Soon they approached the huge tower which looked a lot wider from close up.

”Elder Jingyi, welcome back… and that is?”

A younger man greeted the two as they descended into an area that was before this tower. Zhang Dong found himself in a large castle-like structure. There were many buildings and also many people in various robes here.

”This is Dai Rong, he shows promise. Show him to his new quarters and explain everything.”

Jingyi dumped him off like a hot potato to this unfamiliar person before flying off somewhere. As he was leaving he also told him to come to look for him after acclimating himself to the inner sect.

”Greetings junior, It's always good to welcome a new brother to the inner sect! You also gained the favor of Elder Jingyi, that must have been a hard task indeed!”

The man he was left with seemed to be friendly. Soon he was given a tour through the whole inner sect grounds. Similar to his own sect the disciples and elders had different color-coded robes. It also seemed that he was not required to take on tasks like the outer sect disciples.

He was free to train and ask for guidance from some of the masters here and he was also given some monthly pocket change that he could use on various items.

”I will see you around then, Junior Dai.”

”You have my gratitude, senior.”

Zhang Dong was even given his own small cultivation cave, free of charge. The perks of being an inner sect disciple showed themselves quite fast. Though while the young man was explaining everything he was busy examining his surroundings.

'This doesn't look too bad… I should be able to sneak in…'

The protective formations looked lackl.u.s.ter and there were not many guards either. It seemed that getting into the tower of thunder would not be that hard, he could even approach it this very night…