The first level had its guardian, and the Second Level likewise had its guardian.
After Yang Chen showed his disciple token, he encountered no great trouble and entered the Second Level without obstruction. Once inside, Yang Chen began browsing again. Unfortunately, the ancient books on the Second Level still could not satisfy him, prompting him to consider entering the third level.
When he headed for the third level, Yang Chen ran into some trouble.
A disciple token alone could not grant entry to the third level.
The guardian of the third level said bluntly, "To enter the third level, you must possess the status of an elite disciple."
"Elite disciple?" Yang Chen was taken aback.
He knew quite well about elite disciples. Before arriving at the Northern Territory Sect, he had asked Wei Zheng and the others about them. Within the Northern Territory Sect's four peaks, disciples were ranked by grades, from ordinary disciples to elite disciples, then core disciples, followed by Elders, emissaries, and other positions.
The status of an elite disciple was represented by an elite disciple token, and he did not have one.
"If you do not have an elite disciple token to prove your identity, go back down." The guardian waved his hand, his tone icy, clearly not taking Yang Chen seriously at all.
After all, he had seen plenty of Earth Martial Realm disciples like Yang Chen.
Still, by all rights, someone Yang Chen's age who had reached the Earth Martial Realm should have had no trouble becoming an elite disciple. Yet he was only an ordinary disciple. But what did that have to do with him?
Naturally, Yang Chen could see the faint disdain in the guardian's eyes.
He did not take it to heart. He merely took out the Emissary Token from his