Wang Yan had agreed to go down the mountain with Ye Shisan, but making it happen was not so easy.
Both were rising talents in the Firecloud Sect, after all, and neither of their peaks would readily let them leave the mountain to brave danger.
Wang Yan and Ye Shisan had no choice but to tell their respective masters that they would be traveling together. That eased their concerns considerably. Together, the two could put up a fight even against a cultivator at great completion of the Core Condensation Realm, which was reassuring enough for them to be allowed to leave. Even so, they were required to return to the mountain once a year...
That was hardly surprising. In the major sects, outstanding disciples with tremendous potential were targets for hostile sects. Many exceptional disciples faced greater dangers while traveling outside than ordinary disciples did...
Wang Yan and Ye Shisan had only reached the initial Core Condensation Realm, so they would not ordinarily be allowed to travel outside and undertake sect missions so easily. If they had reached the early Core Condensation Realm or great completion and could adequately protect themselves, there would have been no problem...
That was why it was such a hassle.
In truth, there was another reason. Wang Yan and Ye Shisan were both rogue cultivators who had joined the Firecloud Sect only a little over a year ago, not core disciples raised by the sect from childhood. High Person Golden Cloud and Venerable Gray Three, the masters of their two peaks, both felt that their loyalty to the Firecloud Sect was limited and that they might consider leaving. If either disciple fled and betrayed the sect, both masters would bear direct responsibility. That was why they required the two to return to the sect every