“Eh?!”
A startled sound left the mouths of both Damien and Long Chen. They hadn’t passed the last exam since they had fallen unconscious before leaving the forest, but they still gained entry into the sect?
“You thought we’d allow talents such as yourself to fail?” The old man chuckled. “Both of you had already passed the exam after the first test ended. The rest was simply for show.”
Now that he was back to his senses, Damien noticed something he disregarded previously. “You! You’re that voice from before!”
“Finally recognized me?” The old man smirked. “Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tian Yang, and I am the Grand Elder of this fine sect.”
The two men were both stunned into silence once again. The Grand Elder? Such a figure had status only below the Sect Master, and he was here taking care of them?
“No need to look at me like that,” Tian Yang continued, “I am merely an old man with status. I really have too much time on my hands, so I decided to have a bit of fun.”
“Well, let’s ignore that for now as I introduce you to the sect.” Tian Yang waved his arm, causing two blueish-black tokens to fly into Damien and Long Chen’s hands.
“These are your disciple tokens. Not only will they indicate your status within the sect, they will also serve as communication devices and locators for various establishments on the premises.
“Our sect’s facilities span this entire top half of the Star Mountain, so navigating can become quite diff