"Big sis, Li Shu, Li Yan, Kai Min and two princess are coming with me. Two of them will be given the status of Outer court disciples. It means four of them will have to stay with the status of outsiders?", Zhan Chen looked towards Ying Chao with a frown on his face.
"There are no outsiders in our sect. Inner court disciples can bring ten people with them and all of them are considered as the subordinates of that said disciple", Ying Chao explained.
"In fact, subordinates are the strength of an inner disciple. They will help him in bringing resources and do all the chores. So, it will be best if you find some capable ones", Ying Chao spoke.
"Senior, thank you for your suggestion. But I will not find any subordinates other than them. They are more than capable to help me", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Well then. Do as you wish", Ying Chao spoke and took a good look at the girls around Zhan Chen. His eyes lit up when he observed the princess of Red cloud kingdom with his soul consciousness.
"Girl, you have an affinity with wood element?", he asked Zi Ningxi.
"Yes senior", Zi Ningxi replied nervously.
"Good, our sect will gladly receive you as an outer court disciple. Elders from the White peak will come to examine you and you will be fortunate if you are choosen by one of them", Ying Chao spoke.
"White peak?", Zhan Chen felt confused for a moment. But seeing the look of surprise in Lin Xintong and Sun Xiu lan's eyes, he guessed that it was a good thing for Zi Ningxi.
"Senior, thank you", Zi Ningxi bowed towards Ying Chao. She could guess that it was a good opportunity for her. So, she felt thankful to both Ying Chao and Zhan Chen.
"Well then, enough chitchat. Shall we go?", Ying Chao looked towards Zhan Chen.
"Senior, we are ready", Zhan Chen replied. Ying Chao took out a boat shaped flying treasure and helped everyone enter it. Zhan Chen took a look at Lin Xintong and Sun Xiu lan before boarding the flying treasure of Ying Chao.
Sun Xiu lan and Lin Xintong felt that something welling up in their hearts but they still bade farewell to Zhan Chen with a smile on their faces. Their attempt was to didn't trouble Zhan Chen while he was starting an important journey in his cultivation path.
Zhan Chen could see that both of them were hiding their emotions to the best of their abilities. He knew it would be difficult but he had never imagined that both of them would feel this attached to him.
"Xiu lan, Xintong, don't be sad. I promise I will come to see you when ever I have time. But in return, you two must promise me one thing. Never neglect your cultivation no matter what you do", Zhan Chen sent a mental message to both of the girls who were looking at the distance horizon with melancholy in their eyes.
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Ying Chao stopped the flying treasure after reaching above the central district of the Longyang city. He lowered the flying treasure and everyone could see that a beauty was waiting for them near a mansion.
"Jia Lingyi!", the girls present in the flying treasure immediately recognised the icy beauty after seeing her from the distance. Ying Chao invited her and Jia Lingyi flew upward to enter the flying treasure.
She bowed slightly towards Ying Chao before looking at all the women of Zhan Chen. A perplexed look appeared on her face but she quickly supressed her curiousity and turned to a block of ice like before. Zhan Chen was willing to greet her but he changed his mind after seeing her indifferent attitude.
Ying Chao smiled slightly after seeing the dilemma of Zhan Chen. It was not a new thing for him as it happened with most of the inner court disciples of the Xuantian sect.
He took a quick glance at the surrounding before steering the flying treasure once again. The boat shaped flying treasure gathered momentum after they left the city gate of the Longyang city.
"Longyang city, wait for my retu Zhan Chen spoke to himself after leaving the city gate. He spread his soul consciousness cautiously so as not to alert any hostile emperor realm expert.
"Strange, where is the little dragon girl? She promised me to follow us but I couldn't find her anymore since we left the Rosewood inn", Zhan Chen thought to himself. He looked carefully for some clue but to his dismay, he couldn't find Long Xinyu no matter how he looked.
"Forget it, that girl has some strang means. I bet no one can find her if she is able to evade my soul consciousness", Zhan Chen thought to himself.
He took a look at the Cloud province while Ying Chao was taking them towards the Xuantian sect. Time started to flutter away and few hours later, they approached the boundary between the Dragon province and the Cloud province.
"We have reached the White mist river", Ying Chao announced and stopped the flying treasure for a moment. His intention was to have a look at the legendary river before continuing their journey.
There was nothing except mist in the entire river. Zhan Chen also felt curious about the strange river and spread his soul consciousness towards it.
"How is this possible?", he murmured to himself after sending his soul consciousness towards the White mist river. An incredulous look appeared on his face as he felt some obstruction in the way of his soul consciousness.
"The river is hindering my soul consciousness!", Zhan Chen murmured to himself with astonishment in his heart. He pushed his soul consciousness forward but he couldn't see anything beyond few feets of distance.
"It is almost like a quagmire", he murmured to himself with a hint of astonishment in his eyes. He finally withdrew his soul consciousness when Ying Chao resumed their journey.
After the mysterious White mist river, it was the Dragon province. Ying Chao kept steering the flying treasure as they made their way towards the Xuantian sect.
"Watch out", suddenly the anxious voice of Zhan Chen came. Before Ying Chao could do anything, a blinding light engulfed the flying treasure of Ying Chao.
"What is happening?", before the women of Zhan Chen could understand anything, the flying treasure nose dived towards the ground. Ying Chao stood helplessly as the boat shaped flying treasure collided with the ground.
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