Inside the great hall, the cultivators all turned their gazes toward Xu Yan.
Most of the elders from the Crimson Sun Sect's various peaks looked at him with hostility, though Danyangzi's presence seemed to keep them from showing it too openly.
As for the three Guest Elders, their faces betrayed neither joy nor anger. Each kept his cards well hidden.
Just then, Danyangzi's aged voice continued from the head of the hall.
"Rogue cultivator Lin Dao officially becomes a Guest Elder of our Crimson Sun Sect today!"
After speaking, Danyangzi extended an aged finger and inscribed the name "Lin Dao" onto a blank jade token. He cast a spell onto it, then tossed it into Xu Yan's hands.
"With this jade token, you may travel freely throughout the sect, except for its core forbidden grounds."
"Every newly admitted Guest Elder may receive fifty low-grade spirit stones each month and use the contribution points in the jade token to exchange for the sect's spiritual treasures, cultivation methods, and other resources. As a reward for joining us, I have already placed three thousand contribution points in your token."
"In addition, as a Guest Elder of our sect, you may establish a cultivation cave abode on one of the four subsidiary peaks: Sitting in Oblivion, Shaking Light, Heavenly Balance, or Heavenly Pivot."
As Xu Yan accepted the jade token, Danyangzi's words reached him.
Xu Yan paid little heed to the benefits the old fellow described. His main reason for agreeing to become a Guest Elder was to recuperate, then use the sect's influence to learn about the Cultivation World of the Fire Prosperity Kingdom.
Once the time was ripe, he would find an opportunity to slip away.
Silently glancing at the three Guest Elders, Xu Yan felt that they probably had much the