617 Establishing Authority! (1/2)

Mie Liezi trembled. As a Soul Conduit realm cultivator, it had been a long time since he had been so shaken. There was no way he could have expected this, that Wang Baole had attained the rank of an adopted disciple!

He had previously predicted the immense challenge Wang Baole was going to face just to attain the core disciple rank. However, Wang Baole had now attained the rank of an adopted disciple—two ranks higher than a core disciple and a rank secondary only to a Dao Disciple!

He still found the entire thing incredulous. As a disciple who had lived through the glorious days of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, he knew that a core disciple enjoyed an immensely elevated status in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. A personal disciple, who was ranked higher than a core disciple, was granted an even greater status. There had only ever been three to five personal disciples at any single time.

Adopted disciples… were the stuff of legends in the sect. Each held extreme power and authority. They weren't people he had the privilege to come into contact with. He remembered how he had been a follower of a personal disciple and how they had prostrated themselves before an adopted disciple. They had been like ordinary people in the face of a cultivator!

His preconceptions were the cause of Mie Liezi's current shock. It was as if he had been struck by lightning. He stood there, dazed.

Feng Qiuran had a similar reaction. Compared to Mie Liezi, at least she had seen the purple identity token quite a few times. This was because one of the elders in her family clan had been an adopted disciple!

That had also contributed to her current state of shock. In fact, the extent of her surprise and shock far exceeded that of Mie Liezi. She almost gave in to instinct and extended a greeting to Wang Baole—one normally reserved for elders.

Even Wang Baole was shocked by what he had caused. He knew that an adopted disciple's rank was extremely high, but he was still recovering from his regret of not passing the final palace and obtaining a Dao Disciple's rank. He had pulled out the token only to have the final word on the dispute with Sun Hai.

He hadn't imagined that the mere appearance of the purple identity token would send the Hyacinthus Tree swaying and the array formation resonating with the token. Even the ancient greenish-bronze sword had shaken. From the looks on Mie Liezi's and Feng Qiuran's faces, they looked like they were about to fall to their knees and prostrate themselves before him.

Wang Baole sucked in a breath of cold air. He quickly calmed himself down. Then, he blinked, raised his token in the air, and said casually, ”Elder Mie Liezi, I would like to know, is Sun Hai an inner sect disciple? Or a core disciple? Or perhaps even an outer sect disciple?”

Wang Baole's voice was calm. In the past, he didn't have sufficient authority. Now, with his position as an adopted disciple, there was authority and power behind every word he said!

Mie Liezi opened his mouth and tried to speak, but he had only bitterness in his mouth. There was nothing he could say to that. Feng Qiuran was the one who replied Wang Baole. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

Feng Qiuran had barely recovered from her shock. She instinctively cupped her fists and saluted Wang Baole. Then, she said softly, ”Sun Hai isn't considered a true disciple of the Dao Palace. He has not acquired a Dao Palace disciple's rank…”

”He hasn't?” Wang Baole nodded. An icy glint flickered in his eyes.

”If that's the case, it means he's just a mere random servant. To think that a mere servant would dare challenge me and try to use an adopted disciple's intrinsic sacred beast for refinement? That is what I call a revolt! That is what I call offending one's superiors! Elder Mie Liezi, what do you think? How should punishment be meted out?” Wang Baole said forcefully. He had both reason and authority on his side, and he had turned the tables on the other side with mere words. Everyone began to sweat.

This was the case especially for the Nascent Soul realm cultivators who had sensed something amiss and had rushed over. Surprise flashed across their faces when they heard what Wang Baole just said. When they looked at Wang Baole, it was with a different set of eyes.

This was all because… of the extreme prestige and elevated status of an adopted disciple!

Even Sun Hai, who had been saved by Mie Liezi, began to quake in his boots despite his being a Nascent Soul realm cultivator. An alarming sense of danger began to drive him mad with anxiety. He hadn't expected his moment of greed to cost him his physical body, or that he might be accused of committing a grave crime because of it.

How could he be an adopted disciple? Damn it, it's impossible!

Sun Hai trembled and cried for Mie Liezi's help. A myriad of emotions flashed across Mie Liezi's face. He was both shocked and bewildered. There was also slight hesitation on his part. Wang Baole's new status had sent him spiraling into confusion.

Even though Wang Baole was only at the Core Formation realm, the Vast Expanse Dao Palace placed great importance on one's status and rank. Mie Liezi knew very well whom it was who held the greater authority in this situation. It might be that the true Dao Palace had already perished, but the old elders still lived. They might be deep in slumber at the region of the sword tip, but they would one day awoke from their sleep.