War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens
chapter-4090

After listening to Yang Yu Chen, Duan Ling Tian changed the way he addressed Yang Yu Chen again. He asked, “Third Senior Brother, did the faction have so few members since the beginning?”

Yang Yu Chen nodded. “Yes. From the beginning until now, the faction has always had very few members. In the history of the faction, there were only at most eight members in the faction at a time.”

“How does the Inner Palace faction usually recruit people?” Duan Ling Tian asked curiously. It seemed like his recruitment was all Yang Yu Chen’s whim.

Yang Yu Chen replied simply, “We only recruit prodigies, and they have to come from the lower realms. Our faction doesn’t accept natives of the Realms of Gods no matter how talented they are. It’s more of a tradition of the faction than discrimination. The founder and first-generation members of the faction are all from the lower realms.”

Then, Yang Yu Chen paused to smile at Duan Ling Tian before he said again, “The recruitment of members is the responsibility of the leader of the faction. After Eldest Senior Sister left, Second Senior Brother left the burden of being a leader to me. However, I’ve always been picky about our members. As such, I’ve never recruited anyone until I saw your recordings during the Seven Mansions Feast. I knew then that you were the person I’d been searching for. You’re someone with the qualifications to join our Inner Palace faction.”

Duan Ling Tian was quite surprised when he learned that members of the Inner Palace faction had to come from the lower realms. No wonder the number of members in the faction had always been so low. With such strict requirements, it would be strange if the faction had a lot of members.

With this information, Duan Ling Tian could also tell that his Eldest Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother, Yang Yu Chen; his Third Senior Brother, and Fourth Senior Sister were extraordinary even though he had never met them before except for Yang Yu Chen.

“In any case, when you join the Myriad Laws Academy, you’ll be essentially joining as a student. You’ll adhere to the academy rules and such. After all, like I said before, our Inner Palace faction is non-existent to most people in the academy. Apart from that, as long as you’re not in the wrong, I’ll definitely stand up for you,” Yang Yu Chen said as his eyes flashed.

“Alright.” Duan Ling Tian said with a nod before he asked, “Third Senior Brother, when will I be able to enter the Supreme Powerhouse Relic?”

The only reason Duan Ling Tian had chosen to join the Myriad Laws Academy and the Inner Palace faction was only due to the Supreme Powerhouse Relic. Otherwise, he would not have joined the Myriad Laws Academy at all. After all, due to its secret existence, there was no benefit to joining the Inner Palace faction at all except for the Supreme Powerhouse Relic.

Yang Yu Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry. We’ll discuss this when we arrive at the academy.”

At this time, a thought popped up in Duan Ling Tian’s mind so he asked, “Third Senior Brother, why did you and the other seniors decide to join the Inner Palace faction? Did you join voluntarily?”

In Duan Ling Tian’s opinion, no one, especially prodigies, would voluntarily join the Inner Palace faction, which provided no benefits.

The corners of Yang Yu Chen’s lips twitched upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s question. “Voluntarily? No, in fact, like you, we were attracted by the Supreme Powerhouse Relic. Alas, apart from the Supreme Powerhouse Relic, the faction has nothing that would attract people to join.”

Duan Ling Tian asked, “Does this mean my other seniors also mastered the Mastery Dao?”

Yang Yu Chen shook his head. “Eldest Senior Sister has mastered it, but Second Senior Brother only comprehended it at the rudimentary form. As for your Fourth Senior Sister, she’s about to comprehend the rudimentary form.”

Upon hearing this, Duan Ling Tian asked, slightly surprised, “Then, doesn’t this mean that you’re the strongest, or one of the strongest, in the faction, Third Senior Brother?”

“Otherwise, how could I be chosen as the leader of the faction?” Yang Yu Chen asked in return with a smile on his face. He did not pretend to be modest. His eyes glinted as he said, “Since you, a newcomer, have already comprehended the Mastery Dao, perhaps, you’ll be able to motivate that girl to comprehend the rudimentary form of the Mastery Dao soon.”

Although Yang Yu Chen did not say who ‘that girl’ was, it was not difficult for Duan Ling Tian to guess that Yang Yu Chen was referring to his Fourth Senior Sister.

…

After a few days, Duan Ling Tian and Yang Yu Chen finally arrived at the Myriad Laws Academy.

The Myriad Laws Academy was much bigger than Duan Ling Tian expected.

Yang Yu Chen led Duan Ling Tian as they flew in the sky. No one stopped them at all. Along the way, they ran into several elders who were patrolling the academy. These elders were also teachers. They greeted Yang Yu Chen respectfully, and it was obvious that they were in awe of Yang Yu Chen. Clearly, Yang Yu Chen had a lot of prestige in the Myriad Laws Academy.

“Our Inner Palace faction has a cultivation ground located in an independent realm, and the entrance is at the northern side of this island,” Yang Yu Chen said as he brought Duan Ling Tian to a remote place in the Myriad Laws Academy. With a wave of his hand, a golden token appeared in the air, emitting a brilliance that lit up the four directions.

Soon enough, an island appeared in front of Duan Ling Tian.

The floating island looked desolate, and the roars of beasts could be heard intermittently. Duan Ling Tian could also sense the power of the beasts from their roars.

“This island is also one of the islands where the student trials are held in the academy. There are many Divine Demon Kings on the island.”

Divine Demon Kings referred to beasts with the power of a King of Gods. Above them were the Divine Demon Emperors and Divine Supreme Demons, which had strength comparable to Emperors of Gods and Supreme Gods respectively.

“Our Inner Palace faction has a special demon-repelling token. As long as you’re in possession of the token, the beasts won’t dare to get close to you. If they get close to you, the token will activate a Killing Formation that will kill the beasts near you.

After Yang Yu Chen finished speaking, he waved his hand.

A dark and heavy token appeared in front of Duan Ling Tian after that, and he instinctively reached out for it.

“Let’s go,” Yang Yu Chen said as he led Duan Ling Tian to the floating island in front of them with his Divine Energy.

When they were on the island, no beasts blocked their path. It was as though there were no beasts on the island at all.

Duan Ling Tian saw a few beasts in the distance staring at them with fear lingering in the depths of their blood-red eyes.

‘Are they so afraid of the token?’

When Duan Ling Tian was still lost in his thoughts, he had already arrived at the north of the island above a dangerously high peak.

Yang Yu Chen made a few hand gestures with both hands before he pushed them out in a casual manner. His Divine Energy surged, causing the void to ripple before the entrance to a realm appeared in front of them. Four words hung above the entrance: The Inner Palace Faction.

“Come in,” Yang Yu Chen said before he stepped into the realm.

Duan Ling Tian did not hesitate to follow Yang Yu Chen. He knew Yang Yu Chen would not harm him. With Yang Yu Chen’s strength, if Yang Yu Chen wanted to harm him, Yang Yu Chen did not have to go to so much trouble to do so. Yang Yu Chen could kill him with a flick of his finger after all.

“This…”

After Duan Ling Tian’s eyes adjusted to the bright environment, he found himself in a quiet garden. In the distance, he saw smoke spiraling up from chimneys. Birds flew in the sky while small animals scampered around on the field. It was quiet and peaceful. A small stream ran through the field.

Duan Ling Tian thought that this place was like a paradise. Standing in this place, he felt at peace as though his soul had been cleansed.

At this moment, Yang Yu Chen called out, pulling Duan Ling Tian back to his senses, “Fourth Junior Sister, please come out and welcome our guest.”

Soon after, a melodious voice said with a hint of complaint, “Third Senior Brother, if you bully me again, I’ll tell Eldest Senior Sister about it when she returns. If you push me, I’ll leave the Profound Energy Land to look for her and ask her to deal with you.”

In the next moment, the owner of the sweet voice appeared. A slender girl soon appeared with a gust of wind.

With this, Duan Ling Tian could tell that his Fourth Senior Sister comprehended the law of wind.

Yang Yu Chen laughed awkwardly upon hearing those words. Then, he hurriedly said, “Fourth Junior Sister, I was just joking with you. Look, I found a junior brother for you. From now on, you’re no longer the youngest in our Inner Palace faction. Finally, someone will have to address you as senior sister from now on.”

The beautiful girl dressed in a yellow robe turned to look at Duan Ling Tian with her pure and bright eyes. Her eyes lit up as she exclaimed, “Junior brother?! I have a junior brother?”

A bright smile bloomed on the young woman’s face. She looked very sweet and lovely.

‘This is my Fourth Senior Sister?’ Duan Ling Tian was filled with complicated emotions. He assumed that his Fourth Senior Sister was about his age at least. Unexpectedly, she was only a girl who looked about 15 or 16 years old. She looked to be about the same age as Duan Qiao Yu, who called him brother.