"Then where are we supposed to cultivate?"
Zheng Xiang was stumped at this question, staring at Ye Tian Yun from up to down, he replied, "What kind of question is that? Of course, we will cultivate on our peak, the Seventh Peak."
"What? The Seventh Peak?" Ye Tian Yun had a surprised expression when he heard this, "Where will we cultivate on the Seventh Peak? As far as I know, all the cultivation abodes are for the Outer Court Disciples which they acquire by sparring between themselves. I did not see any Inner Court disciple's cultivation abodes."
"What are you talking about? Were you not present at the Sect Entrance Exam when they explained the structure and benefits of being an Inner court disciple?"
"Of course I was there, but I don't recall anything about this." Ye Tian Yun sounded so confident as if he was the one who organised the Sect Entrance Exam.
Zheng Xiang rolled back his eyes and said, "Well, let me refresh your memory, on the Sect Entrance exam, all new disciples were divided into different peaks based on their talent and comprehension power. We were assigned to Seventh Peak. which can be considered the weakest peak in terms of the average cultivation of the disciples."
"We were also told that the Outer Court followed the law of the jungle and everyone had to fight for their cultivation abodes on the peak, and higher the cultivation abode, better it was. And once we become Inner court disciples, we will have our own cultivation abodes in the Inner Court. And this Inner Court is actually inside the Seventh Peak."
"Inside the peak!?" Ye Tian Yun was surprised by this newfound information. He had no knowledge regarding this from his informants in his previous life.
"Yes of course, inside the peak. And the thing that is even more interesting is that unlike the Outer Court where everyone wants to get their cultivation abodes as high as possible, here they just want it as low as possible. In Inner Court, the cultivation abodes at the base of the Seventh Peak are the best for cultivation."
"Wait for a second… Are you saying that Inner Court disciples practice near the Spirit Vein of the peak?"
"Yes, exactly. Now you have remembered what the Elders told us at the Sect Entrance exam, we will indeed practice around the Spirit Vein." Zheng Xiang had an expression of anticipation as he finished his sentence.
However, Ye Tian Yun was astounded by this fact. Not because the presence of the Spirit Veins was any kind of big thing, but as per the reports from his informants, these Spirit Veins were supposed to be a secret not only from everyone in the sect but the whole Lower Heavens.
What confused him, even more, was that Inner Court disciples were allowed to cultivate near the Spirit Vein and this thing was general knowledge among the disciples, so how did this become a big secret of the Gracious Sword Sect?
He was sure that there could be no falsehood in those reports regarding this matter because of the upcoming future events which will make the Gracious Sword Sect the centre of attention in the whole Lower Heavens.
The future events that were flashing through his thoughts were regarding the power struggle of the sect, greed for the Spirit Veins, and betrayal of the sect disciples who are considered as the future pillars of the sect.
And all these things were going to descend upon the sect with the start of the Grand Spirit Hunt. However, if everyone already knew about these veins, then there wasn't any other catalyst that could trigger this chaos.
Zheng Xiang, who was moving alongside him, was quite surprised by the sudden silence. Turning his head to the side, he found Ye Tian Yun with a very deep frown over his face, as if something very unexpected had come upon him. Thinking he should not disturb Ye Tian Yun's thoughts, Zheng Xiang continued moving forward towards the next Chain Bridge.
Meanwhile, Ye Tian Yun was still lost in his thoughts regarding the Spirit Veins. Truthfully, he had forgotten about this matter until just now, and now the more he thought, the more he was puzzled regarding these Spirit Veins.
There were many open ends regarding this matter, and he had this weird gut feeling that these Spirit Veins had a much more complicated history and were somehow related to his main aim of acquiring the Token of Luck. This feeling alone made him anxious that something was off with the situation regarding the Inner Court. He didn't wish to get caught off guard by this in future.
Just as he was about to reorganise his thoughts, he felt a jerk on his shoulders, making him halt his steps as he looked up. He stared ahead with his eyes wide open in shock as he came back to his senses. He was standing at the cliff-edge of the endless ravine between the First Peak and the Seventh Peak. One step more and he would have gone for good in this endless ravine with no chance of survival.
"Brother Fang, I know you were in deep thoughts, maybe organising your future plans, but you were just a step away from sure death. You owe me a favour." Ye Tian Yun heard a familiar voice from behind; and by the time it stopped, he had recognised it. It was Zheng Xiang.
"Damn that was close. How unexpected." Ye Tian Yun stumbled back a few steps as he got back to his senses, getting away from the edge of the ravine.
Ironically, just a few moments before, he was talking about not getting caught off guard and here he was, just a moment away from his demise.
Turning his head towards Zheng Xiang, he said, "Brother Zheng, thanks for saving my life out of nowhere, well, I do owe you a favour now."
"You sure do.. Also, what were you thinking about that you even forgot where you were heading?" Zheng Xiang asked with a slight frown forming on his forehead.