"Aren’t you guys mbers of the inner court? Are you saying that the inner court of Crimson Snow Sect is not even on this planet?!"
Qing Hua broke out of her reverie and scanned their surroundings sharply before nodding.
"Yes, but don’t go around telling people that. In fact, the smart ones have already guessed this. Haven’t you read the rulebook?"
"Nothing in the rulebook ntions the location of the inner court," Han Xuhan said in bafflent.
"There are hints, junior brother. For example, there is a rule that says that all the disciples of the outer court have to reach the Soul Reformation realm within five years of entering the sect, which is one of the requirents to enter the inner court.
"Another rule says that outer court disciples are bound to follow any reasonable order from an inner court disciple. You’ll find many oppressive rules like this that should have been a lot more prominent in practice.
"But look at all of us, look at your seniors in every mountain peak. None of us have reached that realm! Have you ever even t an inner court disciple in this place?"
These were indeed observations Han Xuhan had made in the past. But he couldn’t see how they could be tied to that precious information. Seeing his confusion, Qing Hua elaborated a bit more, as if she was afraid to explain directly.
"Think about it. How can a requirent be so ridiculous that nobody in a generation of disciples can cross it?"
Han Xuhan’s eyes grew wide. The clues began to connect in his mind.
"Are you saying that those who reached the Soul Reformation realm and t the other requirents to enter the inner court of our sect have been moved to... a different planet?"
"I’m not saying anything. You heard no such thing coming out of my mouth."
"...Ah, of course, of course. It occurred to through sheer inference," Han Xuhan said, getting the hint.
Nodding, Qing Hua went back to drinking her tea in silence while he spent a while digesting the information.
Things were starting to get a lot more interesting! The number of characters with protagonist halo, the ambition inside every cultivator, the sches of their Sect Master, and the world outside the sect...
"So, about the money-"
"Thirty thousand spirit stones," Qing Hua said, snuffing out the air inside his throat.
"That’s why I said you don’t have to concern yourself with it. Helping is beyond your ans, junior brother. I have been saving up money for five years, scrimping at every chance. I even gave up pursuing the Martial path to avoid spending money. And I’m still five thousand spirit stones short."
"What exactly would the procedure be to leave the planet if you could save up that much money?" Han Xuhan asked after a long pause.
Qing Hua shrugged. "You’ll have to ask the Sect Master himself, I’m afraid. It’s not as if I’ve done it before. All the information in my hands is second-hand. But I do know this much-
"For disciples who have already reached the requirents of the inner court, they only have to pay nominal fees. The upper level of our sect in the sea of stars will take them in gladly.
"But we, the diocre ones, have to pay the full sum just to get an opportunity to travel alongside them and enter the inner court as probationary disciples. The only positive side of the deal is that even if we fail to solidify our status there, we won’t be kicked back to our ho planet."
Han Xuhan weighed the pros and cons in his mind. Unlike Sister Hua, thirty thousand spirit stones weren’t a huge amount of money to him. If he was given five years, he could definitely save up more than that.
The realization gave him so consolation about his future prospects as a cultivator. Even if he failed to break through to the Soul Reformation realm by the end of the fifth year of his stay in the sect, he could just buy his way to the inner court!
"Anyway, no use in daydreaming about what could have been. I will just go ho and fulfill my part of the obligation to the Crown Prince. If you ever visit that region of the continent, junior brother, you have to co and visit!"
The motherly warmth in her invitation filled up Han Xuhan’s chest with bittersweet sentints. But then he heard her add another line.
"With your help, maybe I can stage an affair drama and run off! It’ll depend on how well that scheming bastard treats !"
"...."
Han Xuhan kept his mouth shut, even though he had a lot to say in response, the simplest one being to recomnd Mu Ran’s sincere services for matters like this.
He, Han Xuhan, was a distinguished gentleman. Stealing people’s spouses wasn’t on his to-do list.
"Look at , that letter from ho pissed off so much that I forgot to tell you what I ca here for," Qing Hua suddenly said with a facepalm.
"I’m going to entrust you with a small daily, junior brother. For the next two or three weeks, the fog covering our mountain range is going to turn sowhat dangerous. The disciples must not be allowed to walk around the mountains uninford!
"What you have to do is go to the Pill-making Pavilion every day and get the live updates of the danger zones, the timing, and the types of hazards to be cautious of.
"You’ll then have to make sure that every disciple of your generation on Salted Fish Mountain Peak is aware of these details, so that they can take proper precautions and prevent any unfortunate incidents."
Han Xuhan looked outside through the window and gulped audibly. The fog was everywhere! It was already dangerous enough, and now it would get worse?
"Senior Sister, isn’t an Elder supposed to be working to make the fog return to its original form as a pill? I thought the days of danger were over after the first few weeks of the mishap!"
Qing Hua’s eyes flashed sharply. "Soone has been rumormongering, it seems. Don’t believe everything you hear from people not directly involved with it, junior brother. The Elder has the situation under control."
"Doesn’t sound like it, but okay. As long as I don’t end up like those workers in the Treasury—"
"You won’t. The sect will issue you a special apparatus in advance for your protection. It’s the rest of your peers who need to worry about it."
Han Xuhan’s eyes lit up in excitent. A special apparatus that would protect him from spiritual pollution?
Why didn’t this young lady open with that offer? He never would’ve raised a complaint!
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