Rapid Progress

Chen Yan's situation in Empty Mountain Sect was far from ideal.

During his time in Empty Mountain Sect's Outer Court, Chen Yan had gained a general understanding of the sect's inner workings.

For instance, Empty Mountain Sect was divided into the Inner Sect and the Outer Court.

Only Inner Sect Disciples counted as true disciples of Empty Mountain Sect. Outer Court Disciples were mostly responsible for handling the sect's various odd jobs.

Had that old man gone to so much trouble to bring him to Empty Mountain Sect just so he could run errands for the sect?

Was he crazy?

Besides, Chen Yan had heard that the Outer Court's current elder was only a Qi Sea Realm cultivator.

The old man who had brought him to Empty Mountain Sect had claimed that his cultivation was far beyond the Qi Sea Realm.

If what he said was true, then it should have been easy for him to arrange for Chen Yan to enter the Inner Sect.

So Chen Yan had two guesses as to why he'd been dumped in Empty Mountain Sect's Outer Court.

The first was that the old man disliked him and had deliberately set him up.

The second was that the old man wasn't some powerful expert at all, just a fraud.

Chen Yan was more inclined to believe the latter.

After all, it was hard for him to imagine that a mighty cultivator capable of flying through the air would still spend over three months walking all the way from Suishuo City to Empty Mountain Sect.

Besides, the white-robed old man had claimed to come from Empty Mountain Sect's Wenyuan Mountain.

The Inner Sect of Empty Mountain Sect had seven major peaks in all, divided into Three Mountains Four Peaks.

But Wenyuan Mountain wasn't one of those