Chapter 177: Entering the Inner Sect, the Nine Great Dao Lords

"Are you not going to take another look, Master?" Cang Xingyan asked hurriedly, following after him.

"Is there any need to observe further such a unique Spirit Root in this world?" He Luyun said in a deep voice.

Jiang Xun also glanced at Cang Xingling, who signaled for Jiang Xun to hurry and follow.

Jiang Xun nodded, gave Cang Xingling a look of gratitude, and immediately followed.

Under He Luyun's lead, Jiang Xun arrived inside Tian Wai Lou.

The interior of Tian Wai Lou was also magnificent; the entire first floor was open, more like entering a large plaza. There were not many people inside, making it appear very spacious.

"You go attend to your own affairs first." After entering Tian Wai Lou, He Luyun looked at Cang Xingyan and said.

"Understood." Cang Xingyan nodded, then looked at Jiang Xun: "I look forward to your guidance in the future, Junior Brother Tian."

"I am in your debt, Senior Brother Cang." Jiang Xun replied with a bow.

After Cang Xingyan left, He Luyun took Jiang Xun to a room on the first floor.

It was the room for registering disciples.

"Dao Master He, why have you come in person!"

Seeing He Luyun walk into the room, the people inside hurriedly stood up.

Jiang Xun was stunned at the sight. It seemed this He Luyun had quite a reputation on Tianwai Island. Dao Master? What was that?

"Register a disciple, and then register him under my tutelage."

He Luyun said, looking at the disciple.

"Yes, yes, yes." The disciple nodded hurriedly, took out a register, and looked up at Jiang Xun: "May I ask...?"

"Tian Zeyan."

"Age?"

"Eighteen."

"Realm?"

"Transformation Spirit Initial Stage."

"Transformation Spirit... ah? Transformation Spirit Initial Stage!?"

Halfway through writing, the disciple's hand trembled. He looked up at Jiang Xun, his face full of disbelief.

The surrounding disciples also looked at each other in dismay.

What shocked them was not the Spirit Transformation Stage, but the age of eighteen.

"Eighteen years old and already in the Transformation Spirit Realm??"

The disciple stared at Jiang Xun with wide eyes.

"Is... something wrong?"

Jiang Xun smiled.

"Impressive, impressive!" The disciple gave a thumbs up, hurriedly wrote down Jiang Xun's realm, registered him under He Luyun, and issued Jiang Xun a disciple Token and a set of useless disciple robes.

The Tianwai Island disciple robes were also made of silk and felt very nice, and the style wasn't bad either, but no one on the entire Tianwai Island actually wore these disciple robes.

After all, no matter how good these disciple robes were, they were not as good as the ones they had custom-made.

Now, Jiang Xun was considered an Inner Sect Disciple.

"You will live in Xuan-Rank Room 10 from now on. You can go up and tidy up your room first. Did you not bring any maidservants?" He Luyun then asked, looking at Jiang Xun.

"I didn't bring any; I'm not used to it." Jiang Xun nodded and said.

"Then you can tidy it up yourself. You can walk around Tianwai Island today; I still have some matters to attend to, and we will talk in detail tomorrow."

He Luyun nodded and then turned and left.

As soon as He Luyun left, the disciples at the registration desk let out a long sigh of relief, then one after another stood up and surrounded him.

"So you are the Tenth Prince of the Tianyu Dynasty! We heard about you just now, but I didn't expect you to be in the Transformation Spirit Realm at eighteen!" said the disciple who had helped Jiang Xun register earlier.

"Senior Brother, there is no need for such courtesy..." Jiang Xun said, hearing him still using honorifics.

"Eh! You cannot call me Senior Brother! We are only Outer Sect Disciples; we cannot compare to Inner Sect Disciples." The disciple said hurriedly upon hearing this.

"Outer Sect Disciples? Are Outer Sect Disciples not allowed to come in here?"

Jiang Xun asked in confusion.

"See that door?" Another person pointed to a door at the back of the room: "That is the back door here. We must use that to enter and exit. Once inside, we cannot go anywhere except this room."

"By the way, everyone, let me ask you, what does this... Dao Master mean?"

Jiang Xun then looked at the group and asked.

"You don't even know what a Dao Master is? How did you manage to be accepted as a disciple under Dao Master He?"

The disciple asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"Senior Brother Cang Xingyan introduced me." Jiang Xun smiled.

"The Tianyu Dynasty and the Canghe Dynasty are cooperating?"

The disciple was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then said.

Jiang Xun frowned slightly at this. He realized then that although they were Outer Sect Disciples, they might also be from some dynasty or royal clan.

People from dynasties or royal clans were very sensitive to matters between these dynasties.

It seemed he would have to be more careful about such topics on Tianwai Island in the future.

"Senior Brother..." A disciple next to him nudged him with an elbow, and he also realized he had said the wrong thing.

"Apologies, apologies." The disciple waved his hands hurriedly, then said: "The so-called Dao Masters are the Nine Great Dao Lords under the Tianwai Island Master..."

They are the Sword Dao, Blade Path, Spear Dao, Body Tempering Dao, Dharma Dao, Sound Dao (be serious!), Soul Path, Fan Dao, and Whip Dao.

Each Great Dao has smaller subdivisions under it.

For example, the Blade Path also includes long-handled blades, Mo blades, and the like.

The Whip Dao further includes long whips, chains, Snake Chain Whips, and the like.

The Sound Dao further includes the pipa, guqin, bells, long flutes, and the like.

And the faction that Jiang Xun joined, He Luyun's, is the Sword Dao.

He Luyun is the Dao Master of this Sword Dao, and the Sword Dao has the most disciples in the entire Tianwai Island, as well as the most Inner Sect Disciples, so He Luyun's status on Tianwai Island is quite high.

Countless people rack their brains trying to enter under He Luyun to become an Inner Sect Disciple, or even a Personal Disciple.

Cang Xingyan is one of the Personal Disciples, and the treatment for Personal Disciples and Inner Sect Disciples is different.

First of all, the things they learn are definitely different, and then there is the matter of their living quarters.

The rooms in Tian Wai Lou are divided into four grades: Heavenly, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow; Inner Sect Disciples with lower cultivation realms live in Yellow-Rank Rooms, those higher live in Xuan-Rank Rooms, Personal Disciples live in Earth-Rank Rooms, and those like Dao Masters live in Heavenly Rooms.

The size, furnishings, decorations, and so on inside the rooms also differ.

Most importantly, for the four types of rooms—Heavenly, Earth, Xuan, and Yellow—Tianwai Island sends Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure every week; the better the room, the more Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure there is, and the better the quality.

"I saw Dao Master He personally bring you to register, so I think she intends to take you in as a Personal Disciple," the disciple continued after explaining to Jiang Xun.

"Does Senior Brother know about the Top Ranking Challenge?" Jiang Xun nodded and then asked.

"No need to call me Senior Brother, just call me Yun Qing; I am a descendant of the royal family of the Yunyi Dynasty." Yun Qing waved his hand and continued, "The Top Ranking Challenge is held once a year by Tianwai Island, and the next Top Ranking Challenge begins in half a month."

"But I must advise you: your strength at the Transformation Spirit Initial Stage is indeed very impressive, but it would be better if you didn't participate in the Top Ranking Challenge this year."

"Why?" Jiang Xun asked.

"There is a Prince of the Lingyun Dynasty named Ling Shangtian, who is already at the Spirit Transformation Great Perfection; it is said that he has already prepared a Human Pill and intends to break through directly to the Void Refinement Realm during the Top Ranking Challenge. This does not violate the rules, and once he breaks through to Void Refinement, no one will be his match."