Inner disciple

Xia Yunzi kept quiet as she walked with the rest but with her pretty face and beautiful purple eyes she still attracted attention like a Phoenix amidst swans.

Yet whenever someone tried conversing with her, she just answered superficially and kept walking.

She wasn't being standoffish, but she wasn't quite used to interacting with strangers, it was her temperament.

Zhang Hai had also noticed her but since the persona he was using now was a nice and kind Senior brother it wouldn't make sense for him to suddenly approach her.

Still her beautiful face entranced him, Zhang Hai felt an itch in his crotch he almost couldn't resist the lustful feeling he felt, calming his breath he thought to himself, " Soon ! ", when he was done with this foolish newcomers.

Zhang Hai was a very smart person and he wouldn't let distraction take him away from his plan.

Of course it was also because deep down Zhang Hai felt he might not be able to obtain her.

This very pretty lady and with her high talents didn't look like easy meat for him.

Entering the Main Hall, Zhang Hai and the other older disciples led Xia Yunzi and the rest to a section in the administrative area and after joining a queue they waited.

The administrative area in the main hall handled the management and operation of the Sect.

The disciple recruitment test of the Mystic Heaven Sect happened at the same time in different places, apart from the new disciples from the Bright Jade City there were others from different cities and regions.

Each of them had a token containing details of their result in the four stages of the test.

With the token the long queue moved fast.

A major function of the test apart from selecting disciples was to know the comparability of the various contestants to the various peaks of the Mystic Heaven Sect.

After checking the token, the deacons handed out their sect identity plate and a storage bag.

Very soon it got to the turn of those from the Bright Jade City and they all collected theirs.

Xia Yunzi held the blackgold metal identity plate different from the black one with most her peers in her hands as she looked at it , apart from her name and peak " the Verdant lotus Peak ", her identity also listed her as an inner disciple.

From the discussions of those around that only a select few including Qin Lei, Duanmu Yan and Li Xiaqing had the blackgold metal plate.

Showcasing the difference amongst their peers.

As if sensing the confusion amongst them, the " kind hearted" Senior Zhang Hai explained, " Those with a blackgold name plate are different from the rest of you.

The blackgold metal plate means they have been accepted into the inner sect.

The rest of them felt envy at the preferential treatment but this was the truth of the world, it was normal for the Mystic Heaven Sect to fancy talent.

In fact Zhang Hai also felt a bit sad at this fact, as someone who made a living by cheating new disciples, he had seen a select few from his same batch be chosen as inner disciples and enjoy status and resources different from their peers right when they arrived the Mystic heaven sect.

Even among his own peers some of those chosen as had gone on to became Core disciples enjoying great power and status in the Sect.

Nothing was fair under the heavens.

After having completed their registration and received their resources, Zhang Hai led them away from the Main Hall into a secluded corner and faced the kids with a wide weired grin.

" What's the matter senior brother?"

They new disciples were obviously surprised at their abrupt stop and the weird smile on their kind Senior brother's face.

But the in the know other Older disciples just stepped aside obviously not surprised at his act.

Zhang Hai with a wolfish smile on his face said coldly, " Those with blackgold nameplates move aside, the rest hand over half your spirit stones ".

Apart from their identity plates, the storage bag from the Sect also contained their disciple robe and other miscellaneous items including some spirit stones.

The Mystic Heaven Sect allocated spirit stones for it's disciples every month, the amount of spirit stones received by a disciple depended on his or her status and ranking.

Fleecing from this sheeps was an easy way to acquire resources for Zhang Hai.

Surprise swept the faces of the new disciples, was this a joke, the nice Senior brother was going to rob them.

Qin Lei and Li Xiaqing immediately stepped aside, since they could avoid being robbed there was no need to involve themselves.

As if sensing the hesitation of Xia Yunzi and Duanmu Yan, Zhang Hai said coldly, " I let you go out of consideration of your talents but don't push it, you're nothing to me now ".

With a sneer on his face he continued, " Although you're inner sect disciples you're still new disciples, you are even weaker greenhorns and weaker than even older outer sect disciples, every year do you know how many disciples die, disappear, fall into mediocrity, right now you can go against me ".

Zhang Hai was right, in a Sect like the Mystic Heaven Sect there were a fair number of disciples and talents, but even talents needed time to grow.

Only when they had truly risen above their peers, showcasing their potentials would they be taken seriously.

Xia Yunzi clenched her fist for a bit before moving aside, she didn't like injustice but she also knew she didn't have the power to change anything.

On the side Duanmu Yan stood a while as if weighing his options before moving aside, angry at this fact he had a cold look on his face as he gazed at Zhang Hai then left.

Zhang Hai just smiled at his gaze but deep down killing intent was brewing in his mind, from his gaze Zhang Hai didn't think Duanmu Yan would let go of today's issue, Zhang Hai wasn't going to let go of anything that could come back to bit him in the back.

Powerless the rest dipped their hands into their storage bags and handed the spirit stones.

While Normal outer disciples received a hundred low grade spirit stones every month.

And they had to hand over half.

Chuckling Zhang Hai grinned as he collected spirit stones, even as an inner disciples the amount of spirit stones they received from the Sect wasn't enough for cultivation and to cover his basic needs.

He could only resort to this way to obtain more spirit stones.

To be honest although it was a bit shameful, Zhang Hai preferred this method after all compared to the rest who worked hard and took all kinds of missions, he was not putting himself in danger.

And of course the lion share still went to his Core disciple backing.

How else could he do such thing in broad daylight, in the Mystic Heaven Sect Core disciples had a lot of power and status and as far as they didn't go extreme the Sect turned a blind eye to most of their activities.

After he finished collecting the spirit stones, Zhang Hai and the remaining three older disciples finally did their real work.

Each one of them was from a different peak and was responsible for guiding the new disciples to obtain their identity plates and taking them to their respective peaks and residences.

The new disciples all lined up at the back of the older disciples wearing the insignia of the peak on their name plate leaving only Qin Lei.

The Mystic Heaven Sect had five peaks but the Main Peak was relatively recluse, during any disciple recruitment test while the remaining four peaks would be represented no one from the main Peak would be available.

It wasn't easy to join the Main Peak and it's requirements were extremely stringent, among those from the Bright Jade City only Qin Lei who had dual top grade lightening and metal spirit root was chosen as a disciple of the Mystic Heaven Peak.

Although Zhang Hai was arrogant he didn't dare to treat Qin Lei anyhow, every member of the Main Peak were under the tutelage of the Sect Master, of course the politics of the Mystic Heaven Sect was also complex and he didn't need to unnecessarily lick his boots either.

Talking to a female disciple wearing the Soaring Cloud Peak uniform he said, " Junior Sister An since we're already on your Soaring Cloud Peak how about you take this junior brother to the Mystic Heaven Peak ", then pointing at those behind her " You can take them to their residences later ".

To Zhang Hai this was the most plausible solution, there was scarcely always anybody chosen to the Main Peak, so there wasn't anyone available to lead Qin Lei there.

The Mystic Heaven Sect was extremely huge, it was easy to get misplaced, trespass on forbidden grounds and get killed for this new disciples, so they needed someone to put them through certain things, rules and locations, this was also part of their work.

Robbing some newbies, the Sect could turn a blind eye to but not performing his duties well would land him in trouble.

The female disciple nodded and left with Qin Lei while the new Soaring Cloud disciples waited as Zhang Hai and the rest also went with the disciples to their various peaks.