"I don't know why Ha Eun and Ji Woo want to recruit you, but if it's them, then you must be strong. So, I will also recruit you." Jun Yi began speaking.
"You might not know this, but we four are very influential in this sect. My father is the sect leader. And all three of their fathers are the highest authority elders of this sect. Even though my father is the sect leader, this sect can't function properly without their support."
"As such, we four have the authority to even go against the elders of this sect, other than our parents though. So, if you join us, you will indirectly also have a very high influence in our sect through us."
"What do you say after hearing all of this? Wanna join us now? Is this benefit enough?" Jun Yi said with a smile.
Yang Zhai was silent for a while, before saying,
"I understand my benefit, but how will joining you benefit you?"
"Isn't that simple? Our group's strength will increase. You have already heard about the current situation. As the current situation stands, it will be more beneficial to work in groups than individually."
"We don't know what will happen in the future, we also don't know how many hounds are out there waiting to strike. The sect is also unable to send a team out to check how dangerous the current situation is."
"The future is unknown, so it will benefit us both in this current situation."
Jun Yi replied after thinking for a while.
"Fine, you convinced me. I will join your group." Yang Zhai replied with a smile.
It was unknown what he was thinking.
Ha Eun and Ji Woo smiled after seeing this.
On Yang Zhai's side, Jun Haru and the others were confused. How did these people know Yang Zhai?
"I will be meeting you tomorrow morning, near the main gate of this village. I will be leaving first then."
After saying this, Yang Zhai turned around and left.
"Jun Yi, you were really impressive. Even though you have a quick temper, your tongue is very fluent." Ji Woo praised.
"What else do you expect from me? I am the future leader of this sect, so of course I should be aware of how to get what we want."
Meanwhile,
"Brother Fen, who are they and what should we do?" Jun Haru asked.
"No, you don't need to do anything. Just take full advantage of the current situation and earn as many essence stones and Kas as you can."
"Also, Mah Qi, don't wait any longer and advance tonight. Don't worry, in this current situation, nobody will attack you or find trouble with you. They need as many powerful cultivators as they can. You will also be able to get rank 4 Kas."
Yang Zhai didn't even look back at them and said everything.
"What?! Mah Qi is about to advance. Even though I could sense that she is at rank 3 Peak stage, I thought she would take at least one more month." Li Na was surprised.
"But, brother, do you think they will give us the Kas?" SI Yu pointed out his doubt.
"Whether they will give us the Kas or not, don't worry about that."
Yang Zhai was calm when saying this, but his dominance was clearly visible.
The next morning, the sun rose. Even though the sun was out, it wasn't clearly visible because of the clouds. The wind was cold. The rain had stopped, but the clouds didn't disappear.
Yang Zhai arrived at the village's main gate, where he saw a large crowd gathered, all clamoring loudly.
"Here, behind you!"
He heard a shout from behind. He turned around and saw Jun Yi and his group.
"Why are you so late? We have been waiting for about half an hour already." Jun Yi asked.
"Anyway, what's your name? We can't keep on calling you hey." Min Jae inquired.
"It's Jaen Fen, you can call me whatever you like." Replied Yang Zhai.
"I am Ha Eun; this is Ji Woo, the one to your left is Min Jae, and the one beside me is Jun Yi. And yeah, he is not the leader of our group, he just acts like one. I am the leader of this group." Ha Eun introduced her group to Jaen Fen.
"Anyway, forget about this. We need to hurry and register ourselves first. We are already too late." Ji Woo interrupted them.
They all went to a stall to register the cultivators. Too much was placed on this mission. They couldn't just hand over so many essence stones and Kas without any confirmation.
Everyone was required to register before joining the Luo Sect on the battlefield.
As Jun Yi and the others were the children of the higher-ups, they were required to line up with the others. They directly went to the front and started registering.
"Please, place your hands on this stone." The woman at the counter asked Jun Yi.
The stone she pointed at was known as the Glimpse of Power. This was the reason that prevented Yang Zhai from becoming a noble in the Bai clan. However, here, he didn't need to hide his strength.
The stone, known as the Glimpse of Power, could detect a cultivator's exact rank by emitting rays matching the strength of their essence water. However, the rays were weak, just a few wisps, giving it its name. Found naturally in spiritually rich mountains, the stone was fragile, breaking after a single use, and had little value beyond rank detection.
It was very common and cheap. Almost all the sects and clans used this.
Jun Yi nodded and came forward. He placed his hands on the stone. This stone was only six inches long. Jun Yi grabbed the stone with both of his hands.
When he did this, the stone began to vibrate and began to develop cracks on it. After a few seconds, it released wisps from the cracks, and it broke.
"Rank 3 Peak stage!" Said the woman.
It was shocking that he reached the rank 3 Peak stage in just a year, very shocking indeed.
However, it didn't surprise the woman much as she knew that Jun Yi was the son of the sect leader. He definitely used many resources on Jun Yi's cultivation.
"Next, lady Ha Eun, please,"
Ha Eun nodded and came forward. She grabbed the stone.
"Rank 4 third-stage!" This was also shocking. Even though she was two years older than Jun Yi, reaching rank 4 third-stage was impossible.
However, what she didn't know was that Ha Eun was the daughter of a rank 5 cultivator, who was even more powerful than the sect leader, Jun Yi's father.
Ji Woo came forward and placed her hands on the Glimpse of Power stone.
"Even she? Rank 4 third-stage!" the woman was shocked again.
She again didn't realize that Ji Woo was also the daughter of a rank 5 cultivator. Of course, she also used too many resources.
"Next."
Min Jae came forward and repeated the procedure.
"What the!" This left the woman shocked again.
Rank 4 third-stage! Just what was happening here?
Even though Min Jae's father was at the rank 4 peak stage, he was the strategist and the internal affairs management elder of the sect. In a way, he was even more influential in the sect than others.
"Next!"
"Do we know him?"
"No, I knew the other four, but not him."
"Then, he is nobody, right?"
"He shouldn't be that high in rank then, right?"
"I can understand the other four being so high in rank, but he is nobody."
The people around the register counter didn't expect much from Yang Zhai. His appearance added fuel to the fire. So, they just developed their opinion of him.
"On top of that, he doesn't seem to be much older than Jun Yi. So, yeah, he should only be around rank 2 peak-stage at most: otherwise, rank 2 early stage or something."
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