Several disciples whispered among themselves, all feeling sorry for the so-called Senior Brother Yin Zhou. Yet they had no such opportunity themselves, and could only sigh over it.
Within the Golden Thread Pavilion, aside from the personal disciples accepted by the various higher-ups, all other disciples fell under the jurisdiction of Iron Mountain Tower and could also be called inner disciples.
The disciples of Iron Mountain Tower were also divided into ranks.
Based on a comprehensive evaluation of factors such as talent, cultivation, and combat strength, they were classified from one star to five stars.
The Senior Brother Yin Zhou they spoke of was one of Iron Mountain Tower's most outstanding five-star disciples, capable of looking down upon all others within Iron Mountain Tower.
After becoming a five-star disciple, one gained the right to choose one's own master and could enter the tutelage of any great cultivator in the sect apart from the Pavilion Master.
What left everyone puzzled was that Elder Zhuan Yu usually enjoyed accepting disciples, and the number of disciples under him was considerable. Yet compared to the disciples of other elders, they were a mixed bag.
Some were even Elder Zhuan Yu's disciples, yet could not compare to ordinary Iron Mountain Tower disciples.
And yet, Elder Zhuan Yu had always looked down on Yin Zhou, despite him being a five-star disciple.
Yin Zhou had repeatedly tried to enter Elder Zhuan Yu's tutelage and been rejected time and again, yet he still persevered without yielding.
This had become common knowledge throughout the Golden Thread Pavilion.
At the same time, Elder Wen Zhao, one of the Golden Thread Pavilion's seven great internal affairs elders, was also stubborn as an ox. He wanted to accept Yin Zhou as his disciple, but Yin Zhou had likewise politely refused him time