Chapter 51: The Gracious Sword

Ye Tian Yun waited for his turn to receive his new robes and token for the Inner Court.

His chance was yet to come but the Resource Hall was already flooded with outer court disciples.

And almost everyone was discussing and sharing their thoughts and news on yesterdays Inner Court Entrance Hunt at their peak while waiting for their turn.

After some time Ye Tian Yun finally stood in front of the counter to receive his silver coated Inner Court robes and a silver token, signifying his new identity and status of an Inner Court Disciple.

The Inner Court robes of the Gracious Sword Sect disciples were very unique in design. Each robe had a deep and eye-catching embroidery of a dark black sword on its back. This sword signified the Gracious Sword, once wielded by the first sect leader of the Gracious Sword Sect, Yuan Xuming.

Yuan Xuming, with his sword, traversed through the lower realm, suppressing all the geniuses of his era.

Yuan Xuming became one of the peak cultivators by owning his sword and his talent in sword cultivation.

He named it the Gracious Sword, it was a Rank 9 weapon, and legend has it that it has its own Sword Spirit, making it one of the most powerful weapons to ever exist in the Lower Heavens.

It is said that though this sword had the biggest hand in the success of Yuan Xuming, it didn't accompanied him when he transcended to the Upper Heavens but instead, it broke into three pieces during the ascension, only two of them to be ever found and are now kept in a very secret location with high security at the core of the Gracious Sword Sect.

Even though the sect declined in power over the next few decades, but, the top powers of Lower Heavens didn't dare to attack and take away the sword due to the presence of the Sword Spirit in it.

They feared igniting the Sword Spirit's temper.

A rank nine weapon's Spirit has the power equivalent to that of a Half Saint, making it one of the most powerful beings in the Lower Heavens. To suppress it, the top powers will need to sacrifice a lot of their manpower, and even then they were not sure about controlling it.

They will need to bring out all their hidden cultivators, which will make them vulnerable against their enemies.

The Gracious Sword was the unrequited love of these top powers of the Lower Heavens. Forever one sided.

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"Disciple Fang Chen, since you have achieved the first rank at your peak's Inner Court Entrance Hunt, please head over to the upper floor to get your Disciple robes and token." The manager at the counter informed him with a slight smile.

Ye Tian Yun raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Then… didn't I just waste my half hour, wouldn't it be better if you had put a notice about this?"

The manager, still with the same smile, pointed at the side wall and said, "We did. Have a look."

Ye Tian Yun turned towards the wall where the manager was pointing his finger at and saw a green board on which a parchment was pinned. It read:

[ All Outer Court Disciples who were ranked among the Top Three in their respective Peak's Inner Court Entrance Hunt are advised to head to the upper floor to receive their Token and Silver Robes. ]

Ye Tian Yun stared at the notice for a good one minute. He then turned and without saying anything, headed towards the upper floor.

Zheng Xiang who was right behind him also face palmed and followed Ye Tian Yun, "Brother Fang, to think we both were paying so much attention to the discussion among the disciples that we even missed that notice."

Ye Tian Yun stopped and looked at Zheg Xiang as he asked, "Uh… how are we supposed to get to the Upper Floor?"

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The Upper Floor was usually designated for the core disciples, elders and the management. And the way to get to it was through the counters.

When Ye Tian Yun came back to the counter, the manager who still had the same cheerful expression, greeted him. Looking at him made Ye Tian Yun even more frustrated and pissed, 'Damn, this guy must be laughing his a*s off in his mind right now. Why didn't those informants before my rebirth didn't tell me anything about this, useless things!'

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Somewhere in the Middle Heavens, three friends sneezed at once and shouted, "Damn, who is remembering this daddy!?"

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Taking a deep breath, Ye Tian Yun crossed the counter and saw a common stairway heading up.

After some time, he found himself on the Upper Floor.

It wasn't a huge hall that he had imagined it to be, but a floor with many rooms and hallways. And the first thing that came into the site was a counter, which unlike the ones in the lower floor, looked like it was a temporary structure.

And behind that counter was none other than Elder Lai Chang, one of the elders who had presided over the Seventh Peak's Inner Court Entrance Hunt.