Zhou Yi had joined the Dan Ding Sect as a disciple for only two purposes.
Spiritual energy and inheritance.
He would avoid everything else if he could, keep a low profile, and become an invisible nobody within the sect.
The reception disciple was not surprised. More than half of the sect's Foundation Establishment True Persons had never taken a True Lord as their master.
There were many reasons for this. Most wished only to cultivate diligently and had no desire to get tangled in the sect's intricate web of factions. Some were confident they would form a Golden Core in the future, while others harbored secrets that could not see the light of day.
"Martial Uncle Zhu, these are two identity tokens. Please each enter a strand of Mana into them."
The Dan Ding Sect's disciple tokens came in three colors: gold, silver, and bronze, corresponding respectively to true disciples, formal disciples, and registered disciples. The Formation Restrictions within differed, and so did the authority granted by each.
Zhou Yi accepted the token and channeled Mana into it, sensing the intricate restrictions within.
Once Mana fused with the restrictions, even if an outsider found or stole the token, their Mana aura would not match. They would find it difficult to open the Dan Ding Sect's entrance or use the merit points stored in the token.
—Zhu Gang, a native of Tan Province in the Kingdom of Qing.
After Zhou Yi received his identity token, the sect sealed away the other one. He then followed Xuan Yun to the second floor to claim a Cave Estate.
"Senior Brother, the sect's Cave Estates don't require Spirit Stones too, do they?"
His days farming on Little Dan Mountain remained vivid in his mind. He had worked from the beginning of the year to