Chapter 2898: Elite Disciple

After the Magic Vine devoured all the newly emerged ferocious beasts, it returned to break through its realm. Ye Liuyun also returned to the Space World to restore his Mysterious Origin.

He is now infiltrating the Tang family and could be exposed at any moment, so he must constantly maintain sufficient combat power.

Outside, Elder Tang Fengkuan was already pondering how to train Ye Liuyun. When he saw that Ye hadn't emerged, his worry began anew.

Given Ye Liuyun's and the Magic Vine's strength, even the first and second layers of the Battle‑Return realm are already taxing; pressing forward would be dangerous.

So he also considered whether, if Ye Liuyun recklessly pressed on, he should rescue Ye.

If a Martial Cultivator does not understand his own strength and rushes forward, it shows an unsettled mind, making it unworthy of his assistance. Yet Ye Liuyun's talent is exceptionally rare, so he is conflicted.

After Ye Liuyun recovered, he suddenly appeared at the Secret Realm's entrance, which made him smile immediately.

"So this kid only came out after recovering! He truly can steady his breath and knows when to advance or retreat!" he thought, growing even more confident in Ye Liuyun.

When Ye Liuyun emerged and saw two Elders smiling at him, he immediately guessed that the odds of being favored had increased. Especially Elder Five, who is responsible for training, is remembered by Tang Xiao and others as someone who cherishes talent.

"Elder Five!" Ye Liuyun also respectfully paid his respects to Tang Fengkuan.

Tang Fengkuan nodded approvingly, smiled and asked, "Are you Tang Xiaofeng? What about the Tang Wan who entered with you?"

Ye Liuyun replied with a look of regret, "I was careless and didn't protect him!"

Tang Fengkuan let out an "oh" and didn't pay much attention. Too many Tang disciples have died in this Secret Realm; in his view, they were all unfit and should be eliminated. Death is better, lest it waste the Tang family's resources.

Ye Liuyun pretended to be heavy‑hearted as he went to retrieve his Token.

Tang Fengkuan immediately told him, "From now on, you are our Tang family's elite disciple. I'll take you to the inner gate to replace your Token; this Token is already useless!"

Hearing this, Ye Liuyun halted, pretended to glance at Tang Wan's Token, and sighed.

He still remembered to thank Tang Fengkuan, yet showed no sign of joy.

"It's only one disciple who died; there's no need for lamentation! Martial cultivation is like that—utterly cruel. If one's strength is weak, extinction is the only outcome!"

Seeing no joyful expression on Ye Liuyun's face, Tang Fengkuan felt a bit disappointed and thus gave Ye Liuyun a scolding.

"Yes. The disciple has taken the lesson!" Ye Liuyun, noticing his displeasure, promptly gave a perfunctory reply.

"Hahaha, exactly. Come, follow me to the inner gate to receive the elite disciple's Token!"

Tang Fengkuan said, and led Ye Liuyun straight to the inner gate. Ye Liuyun never fetched Tang Xiaofeng's Token. The Elder in charge of registration also collected Tang Xiaofeng's and Tang Wan's Tokens, intending to send them back for disposal.

Ye Liuyun replied with a nod and followed Tang Fengkuan to the inner gate.

After arriving at the inner gate, Tang Fengkuan personally led Ye Liuyun to obtain a Token and clothing. The Elder who manages Tokens did not ask Ye Liuyun for his previous Token, and directly processed a new Token for him.

"You just need to input Divine Sense into these two Tokens," the Steward Elder said, handing over two Tokens; after Ye Liuyun entered his Divine Sense, one was given to him and the other was taken back.

He also explained to Ye Liuyun: "As an inner gate elite disciple, if this strand of Divine Sense is extinguished, it proves you are dead!"

Then he further briefed Ye Liuyun on some inner gate regulations.

The Steward had not finished speaking when Tang Fengkuan grew impatient: "Enough, enough. He'll learn those things in time. Quickly find him the best residence and settle him in; I plan to have him join training tomorrow!"

"Yes!" the Steward Elder dared not say more, immediately handed Ye Liuyun his clothes, and then led him to arrange his residence.

Tang Fengkuan stayed with them until the Steward selected a satisfactory residence for Ye Liuyun, after which he left contentedly. Before departing, he told Ye Liuyun to gather at the training Grand Hall tomorrow morning.

After he left, the Steward puzzledly asked Ye Liuyun, "Do you know Elder Five?"

He suspected that Ye Liuyun might have a special connection with Elder Five.

Ye Liuyun understood his meaning but didn't wish to reveal the truth, merely retorting, "All Tang disciples know Elder Five, right?"

The Steward, hearing this, realized Ye Liuyun didn't want to answer, smiled, and left at once.

After the Steward departed, Ye Liuyun promptly returned to the Space World to confirm the inner gate disciple identity Tokens with Tang Xiao, Tang Xiaofeng, and others.

"I have entered my Divine Sense into it; will using that Token later no longer expose my identity?"

Tang Xiao, an inner gate elite disciple of the Tang family, immediately confirmed to Ye Liuyun: "Exactly. Having entered your Divine Sense, using the Token later won't cause issues, even when entering the Formation of Primordial Power on an uninhabited Xingqiu."

"That's good! I never expected it to be so smooth, to obtain a Tang family identity!" Ye Liuyun smiled contentedly.

Tang Xiao was also curious about how he obtained the inner gate status. Ye Liuyun gave him a brief explanation.

After listening, Tang Xiao sighed, "It must have been that Elder Five got excited and took you straight to process the inner gate Token. If you had gone yourself, it would have been truly troublesome!

The normal procedure is to bring your original outer gate Token to the inner gate for replacement. Tokens contain Divine Sense; a comparison would reveal a counterfeit!"

"What about the original Token? I left it with the registration Elder in that Secret Realm. Won't they compare it?" Ye Liuyun asked, still a bit worried.

Tang Xiao replied, "It probably won't. Your previous Token was likely taken by that Elder and discarded. The inner gate's status is far higher than the outer gate's, and outer gate Elders rarely verify information with the inner gate."

Moreover, your Token was processed directly by Elder Five, so even if the outer gate wanted to verify, the inner gate likely wouldn't bother with such a trivial request!

"Hope so!" Ye Liuyun could only hope it truly is as smooth as Tang Xiao described. If danger arose, he could still use Time Power or teleport via the Black Tower to escape.

Ye Liuyun immediately began using Divine Sense to probe the surrounding environment.

This is the residence of inner gate elite disciples; each disciple has an individual Side Courtyard. Within each courtyard, a Formation prevents Divine Sense from detecting the interior.

Ye Liuyun tried scanning the surrounding Side Courtyards with his Golden Pupil, seeing some disciples cultivating, some courtyards empty of disciples, and others completely vacant, showing no signs of habitation.