The Poor Orthodox Sword Sect

Fairy Ye Chengxi patiently instructed Yuan Ji on the intricate formula of the Orthodox Sword Sect.

Afterward, she said to him, "Our Orthodox Sword Sect emphasised on speed above everything else. It may be a little difficult for a beginner like you to pick up our sword arts but I am sure that you will be able to learn in no time."

Yuan Ji grinned, "I will do my best."

He had actually known the sword arts of the Orthodox Sword like the back of his hand and he could even display it with his eyes closed.

Fairy Ye Chengxi asked him gently, "What is your cultivation realm now?"

Yuan Ji answered her coolly, "4th cultivation realm."

He actually did not lie about this as he had forcefully breakthrough to the 7th realm saint level as he was being hotly pursued by his enemies 100 years ago.

Because of this, he was forced to surrender his sect leader position to Fairy Ye Chengxi hastily before entering seclusion to try a way to breakthrough to the 7th realm saint level.

He did not have much of a choice as his enemies are two 7th realm saintesses.

There was another reason why he had disappeared for a hundred years; as long as the feud isn't a blood feud, the feud will be dissolved as long as a party is willing to disappear for a hundred years. This is the sacred law of the Desolate Celestial Fraternity.

After disappearing for a hundred years, Yuan Ji felt free finally.

However, he had no intention of taking back the leadership position of the Orthodox Sword Sect and he intended to roam the Desolate Celestial Fraternity to search for his lucky occurrences.

In the first place, he did not want to be the sect leader of the Orthodox Sword Sect and it was all thanks to his nasty old master.

He could not help cursing his old master who was now dead: Damn you old man. I wish that I can punch you again.

His thoughts quickly returned to Fairy Ye Chengxi.

Yuan Ji knows that Fairy Ye Chengxi could use her divine sense to forcefully read his cultivation realm but she had restricted herself instead.

But then, when a cultivator is at the 6th cultivation realm and above, they would be able to conceal their true cultivation realm from the scrying eyes and even fake their cultivation realm.

And Yuan Ji was moreover now a half-step 7th saint; he had to find a time to stabilize his cultivation core first to build up his half-step saint foundation or it would affect his future cultivation.

His main problem was that he needed a vast amount of cultivation resources.

Fairy Ye Chengxi asked him curiously, "What level are you at the 4th realm cultivation now?"

Yuan Ji shamelessly replied, "I am at the first level now."

Fairy Ye Chengxi slowly nodded, "This is still higher than Zhao Gang and Li Ming. They are only at the upper 3rd cultivation realm. To think that I have asked them to call you third protégé brother. In terms of cultivation, you are much better than them. Maybe you ought to be their senior protégé brother instead."

Yuan Ji replied humbly, "It isn't a good idea. I am just a newly joined protégé. If their cultivation realms are higher than me in the future, then won't the seniority be revised again? Moreover, 3rd and 4th realm cultivation, there is little disparity. We are all ants in front of a golden celestial."

Fairy Ye Chengxi nodded, "Alright then. Then you shall continue to be the third protégé brother. Why don't you go to the hall first and exchange some pointers with your two senior brothers?"

Yuan Ji grinned, "Alright then. Thank you master for your patient instructions."

After he had said that, he had exited the martial hall and to walk to the outer hall.

Fairy Ye Chengxi sighed softly when Yuan Ji was gone, "4th cultivation realm… it is even lower than my cultivation realm…"

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When Yuan Ji was at the outer hall, he was quickly greeted by Li Ming and Zhao Gang who greeted this new core protégé of theirs.

Li Ming chuckled as he approached and said to Yuan Ji, "Third protégé brother, do you know how lucky you are to have Fairy Ye Chengxi as your master? Out of the 500 protégés in the Orthodox Sword Sect, only the 3 of us are lucky enough to become Fairy Ye Chengxi's core protégés."

"That's right!" Zhao Gang was grinning too as he hastily added.

Yuan Ji was astonished that there were 500 protégés in the Orthodox Sword Sect as he asked curiously, "That's weird. How come I have only seen less than 10 protégés from around here?"

Before he had handed over the sect leadership to Fairy Ye Chengxi, there were indeed 500 protégés from the Orthodox Sword Sect.

Zhao Gang being the most senior protégé brother began to say awkwardly, "Third Protégé Brother Yuan Ji, lower your voice please and don't let our master hear you. She won't be pleased about this."

"Oh?" Yuan Ji blinked his eyes.

Li Ming quickly added with an equally awkward look, "100 years ago, we do have 500 protégés. We do have 500 protégés still but most of them are also protégés of the cultivation sects in the Five Heavens Peaks so that we can lessen the maintenance of our cultivation sect."

"What?!" Yuan Ji was stunned as he said in disbelief, "Is this even allowed? What do you mean that they are also protégés of the other cultivation sects? Then aren't they traitors? How can you allow spies of the other cultivation sects to remain in the Orthodox Sword Sect? I thought there is a rule about loyalty to the cultivation sect?"

Li Ming took a look at Zhao Gang before Zhao Gang said weakly, "This is a special agreement between the cultivation sects for quite some time already. Some of the protégés here are even protégés of five cultivation sects so that we can all share the upkeep of the common protégés."

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Zhao Gang then patted Yuan Ji on his shoulder, "But look here. The Five Heavens Peaks is a poor and desolate region. When the Desolate Incursions emerge from the desolate mists below the mountains, all the cultivation sects will have to gather their protégés to fight against the Desolate Incursions anyway. So it doesn't matter which cultivation sect the protégés belong to anyway."

Li Ming began to laugh awkwardly, "That's right. Hahaha…"

Yuan Ji slapped his face to make sure that he was not dreaming before he muttered, "So, we are really a poor cultivation sect, am I right?"

Li Ming laughed weakly, "At least we got a beautiful master, Hahaha…"

Yuan Ji slowly said, "I seem to have remembered that we are an orthodox cultivation sect and that any master-disciple relationship is not allowed."

Li Ming laughed awkwardly, "We aren't really thinking about that. Well, anyway… Third Protégé Brother Yuan Ji, what is your cultivation realm now? Maybe we can help to instruct you?"

Then he profound patted his chest, "I am a 3rd realm cultivation at the 7th level."

Zhao Gang was also proudly patting his chest, "And I am at the 3rd cultivation realm 8th level!"

All the cultivation realms have 10 levels.

The first 3 levels are known as the initial stage or tier while the 4th to the 6th level is known as the middle tier. As for the 7th to the 9th level, it is known as the upper tier. The 10th level is known as the peak tier or the full level.

Yuan Ji looked at them as he grinned, "I am at the 4th cultivation level. Maybe I can help to instruct the two of you instead?"

Zhao Gang and Li Ming were both gasping with shock, "Third Protégé Brother Yuan Ji, you are actually a 4th realm cultivator!"

Li Ming praised Yuan Ji, "You are actually a high level cultivator!"

Yuan Ji weakly said to himself: 4th realm cultivation is actually a low level cultivator. I am surprised that the two of you are such low level cultivators at the 3rd cultivation realm and you can even be core proteges...