Jiang Liu followed Elder Nangong Flowing Cloud Sect to the Liuyun Sect's headquarters in Qiancheng. Looking at the Sects's headquarters, which was at least twice the size of the Ascension Tower, Jiang Liu was somewhat speechless. He wondered, "Are there usually so many people here? Was it really necessary to make it so big?"
This shows Jiang Liu's shallow understanding. You should know that this represents the face of the Flowing Cloud Sect, so the three sects have been secretly competing with each other, building their Sects residences more luxurious and spacious than the last.
Nangong Yun led Jiang Liu straight into the camp. The guards at the gate immediately bowed to Nangong Yun. They then looked at Jiang Liu with curiosity, only daring to whisper among themselves after Nangong Yun had walked away.
The discussion revolved around speculating that the person who followed Elder Nangong in must be one of the top three in this martial arts tournament. Given his young age, it was clear that his talent was extraordinary to be among the top three.
Elder Nangong led Jiang Liu through the gate. Along the way, they encountered many disciples coming and going, all of whom greeted Elder Nangong respectfully. Jiang Liu noticed that the Flowing Cloud Sect seemed to have a lot of female disciples.
Jiang Liu hadn't encountered many male disciples along the way, and the ones he did meet were all very subservient to the female disciples. He found this very strange, especially since the female disciples would cover their mouths and laugh as they walked away while watching Jiang Liu.
Seeing the strange expression on Jiang Liu's face, Elder Nangong didn't bother to explain anything to him, thinking that Jiang Liu would naturally find out later.
The two passed through three gates before turning right, and soon arrived at a large hall filled with people, a multitude of women exuding various fragrances. As soon as Jiang Liu entered, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Jiang Liu was so frightened that he immediately wanted to turn around and run away. Jiang Liu felt like he had entered a wolf's den, and all of them were female wolves.
Elder Nangong seemed to know Jiang Liu's predicament, and before Jiang Liu could turn around and run away, he grabbed him.
Then he shouted at the women in the hall, "What kind of behavior is this? This is your Senior Disciple, don't scare him away, or I will hold you all responsible."
The women immediately straightened their expressions and dared not openly stare at Jiang Liu anymore, but secretly observed him from the shadows.
It was too late for Jiang Liu to escape. Soon, an Identity Jade Token containing Jiang Liu's personal information was made and handed to Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu had now officially become the thirteenth True Inheritor Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
As Jiang Liu had expected, all twelve of the True Inheritor Disciple in front of him were senior female disciples. Instantly, Jiang Liu became the youngest junior disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
Moreover, all twelve senior sisters possessed strength at least at the level of Minor Grandmaster, with the eldest and second eldest senior sisters already being Grandmaster.
The majority of people in this hall are Inner Sect Disciple, a small portion are Outer Sect Disciple, there are also some Core Disciple and some Servant Disciple.
The disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect are divided into Servant Disciple, Outer Sect Disciple, Inner Sect Disciple, Core Disciple, True Inheritor Disciple, with a strict hierarchy. Even a forty-year-old Core Disciple must address Jiang Liu as "Senior Brother" and bow to him.
For disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect, advancing to the next rank is simple: once their strength reaches a certain level, they can participate in the assessment, and passing it allows them to advance. The requirement for Servant Disciple is simply Entry Grade.
True Inheritor Disciple isn't just a matter of passing an exam; it requires the sect leader's approval or the Elders' Council' consent. Therefore, Jiang Liu was truly fortunate to be able to directly join the Flowing Cloud Sect and become True Inheritor Disciple.
Of course, this is an exception. After all, this was the first Martial Arts Tournament, and such a reward was given in order to attract more attention. There shouldn't be such a thing again after this.
Elder Nangong took Jiang Liu to get his identity token and then left alone, leaving Jiang Liu there unattended. After all, if he wanted to go to the mountain gate, someone would naturally point the way, and she wouldn't need to lead the way anymore.
Moreover, once she arrived at the sect's gate and received her identity token, everything would be taken care of, and she had her own matters to attend to. If she weren't worried that Jiang Liu wouldn't be able to obtain the identity token by himself at the Sects's headquarters, she probably would have preferred Jiang Liu to come on his own.
As soon as Elder Nangong left, the women around him swarmed towards Jiang Liu with shining eyes. After all, he was the first True Inheritor Male Disciple, and could be said to be the best resource in the entire Flowing Cloud Sect. First come, first served.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Liu quickly used his Instant Thousand Miles Movement Technique to escape directly from the group of women.
The women in the hall watched helplessly as Jiang Liu disappeared before their eyes, unable to catch up. Immediately, the women began to complain among themselves.
Jiang Liu burst out of the hall, leaped into the air, wiped away his cold sweat, and flew straight towards the Ascension Tower, not daring to linger for a moment. It was too terrifying.
As soon as Jiang Liu flew away, several other figures flew into the air, searching for Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu flew directly to the Ascension Tower before stopping. As soon as he stopped, he saw Old Man Luo standing on the tower, smiling at him.
Jiang Liu was completely baffled, not understanding what Old Man Luo meant.
Jiang Liu quickly leaped to the top floor and stood in front of Old Man Luo.
Old Man Luo teased Jiang Liu, "What happened? You look so disheveled? Did you just come out of a wolf's den?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Liu immediately knew that Old Man Luo knew what was going on.
He looked at Old Man Luo speechlessly and said, "Why didn't you remind me sooner?"
Old Man Luo said innocently, "I thought you already knew about the three sects, but it's alright. The Flowing Cloud Sect is quite good, although it's a bit more Yin than Yang."
"Alright, these are all minor matters. You can learn about them on your own later. Now I want to talk to you about something important." After saying that, Old Man Luo led Jiang Liu into the secret room and closed the door.
"Do you know the real purpose of this Martial Arts Tournament held by the three sects?" Old Man Luo asked.
Jiang Liu thought for a moment and replied, "I had some guesses before, but I'll have to wait for you to explain in detail."
After pondering for a while, Old Man Luo said, "It wouldn't hurt to tell you, after all, you are now True Inheritor Disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Exotic Beast Valley."
"The reason why the three sects convened this Martial Arts Tournament is to unite major forces to divide up the Great Qian Dynasty. The real chaos in the Great Qian Dynasty is about to begin."
Jiang Liu was taken aback when he heard this. Although he had guessed it before, he was still shocked when he actually heard the news.
Jiang Liu couldn't understand why the three sects were doing this. Was it really for some so-called benefit?
Jiang Liu put aside these things he couldn't understand for the time being and didn't think about them in detail, because Old Man Luo had already started talking about the spheres of influence of the various forces in charge.
Old Man Luo explained to Jiang Liu in detail the spheres of influence of the major powers in each state.
When Jiang Liu heard that the Exotic Beast Valley was in charge of the entire Qi Province, he wasn't surprised, because based on his last visit to Qi Province, the Exotic Beast Valley Qi Province the only dominant force there.
The current situation in Yunzhou is a bit strange. It's divided among three forces, which makes things even more chaotic.
Upon thinking about this, Jiang Liu immediately had an idea: let them fight it out first, because it was absolutely impossible for the three families to coexist peacefully, and even if the three sects exerted strong pressure from above, it would be useless.
When that time comes, it will be my chance to fish in troubled waters. Right now, my primary goal is to accumulate strength. Once I have enough strength, everything else will fall into place.
Fortunately, Wind City doesn't belong to any faction, making it a perfect no-man's-land for development.
Jiang Liu calmed down as soon as he thought about it.
Seeing Jiang Liu's face shift between joy and contemplation, Old Man Luo didn't disturb him.
After a while, Jiang Liu bid farewell to Old Man Luo, because he needed to go to the Star Moon Sect first to get the secret techniques he wanted to learn.
P. S.: Seeing a den of female predators, what do you guys think? Haha!