Chapter 477: Inner Court Disciple

"I was just worried about you two," Ye Xuan muttered, pursing his lips.

"You mean Cheng Jian and those senior students, right?" Yun Aoxue said with a faint smile. "Those guys wouldn’t dare lay a hand on us."

"How was I supposed to know?" Ye Xuan rolled his eyes.

At the time, Ye Xuan had been too anxious to think things through clearly.

Those senior students might mess with ordinary female students, even the prettier ones, but they wouldn’t dare touch women of Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi’s caliber.

Beauties of their level were undoubtedly the darlings of the academy, with countless pursuers.

They were only second-year students. They might act arrogant in front of newcomers, but before the truly top-tier senior students, they were as meek as grandsons.

It was true that Yun Aoxue and the others were new, but with their looks, it wouldn’t be long before they soared to great heights.

Moreover, Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi were considered the absolute cream of the crop among this year’s new students.

If those seniors dared to mess with them at the start of the year, they’d probably be in for a world of hurt in just a few months.

Such things were not without precedent in the history of Gale Light Academy.

Besides the most stunningly beautiful female students, there was another type of person many senior students were reluctant to provoke.

Namely, geniuses like Ye Xuan who had ranked extremely high in the entrance assessment.

These people had immense potential. He might not be as strong as you now, but in a year, his strength could surpass yours.

If you messed with him now, you’d be the one in a miserable position later.

No one who made it into Gale Light Academy as a senior student was a fool. They knew very well who they could and could not afford to offend.

Otherwise, the senior students in Ye Xuan’s own courtyard wouldn’t have acted that way after learning the identities of Ye Xuan and Murong Yunxiao.

"By the way, Teacher Yun, why did you two come to Gale Light Academy?" Ye Xuan asked, confused.

Hearing the name "Teacher Yun," Yun Aoxue couldn’t help but give a wry smile. "From now on, you should just call me Aoxue. Calling me Teacher Yun makes me feel old."

Even as she said this, her mind couldn’t help but drift back to their time in Blue Moon City. Back then, she was a teacher at an academy, and Ye Xuan was just a student.

’To think that after just a few years, Ye Xuan has already grown into a Tier Five Second Layer Martial Sect, the same as me. In terms of actual combat strength, he’s far beyond anything I can compare to.’

Yun Aoxue explained gracefully, "Back when you killed Gale, you left alone to avoid bringing danger back to the Thirteen Nations Alliance. Master Dongfang Yanyu and the rest of us were very worried about you, so we were secretly gathering information about the Dream Realm Plain."

"At that time, with the help of the Pills and Cultivation Techniques you gave us, our strength improved by leaps and bounds. I had just broken through to Tier Five right after returning to the Liuyun Kingdom. Later, we learned that Gale Light Academy is the number one academy in the Dream Realm Plain and doesn’t restrict its students’ origins. We thought that if we could join, it might make the Thirteen Nations Alliance safer. Plus, I could try to get some news about you, so I set out."

"Unexpectedly, I ran into Xia Qixi on the road, and we traveled here together."

Xia Qixi nodded. "It was the same for me. My grandfather told me that I couldn’t protect the Thirteen Nations Alliance on my own. If I joined Gale Light Academy, it might make the Profound Mystery Sect more wary. So, as soon as I broke through, I left the Celestial Gold Kingdom."

Ye Xuan nodded. ’So that’s how it was.’

"By the way, Ye Xuan, we saw a lot of wanted posters from the Profound Mystery Sect on our way here. And at the academy gates, their Supreme Elder Crazy Battle actually attacked you in public. Could he already know that Elder Gale fell in our Thirteen Nations Alliance?"

Yun Aoxue asked nervously.

Ye Xuan shook his head. "I left back then because I was marked with a Tracking Secret Skill from the Profound Mystery Sect. I had no other choice. During my first days in the Dream Realm Plain, Crazy Battle was constantly trying to track me with the Secret Technique, but he never managed to find me. Later, he must have found some clues that led him to lock onto me as the killer."

"However, as of now, he only suspects that I’m the one who killed Gale. He doesn’t know that Gale fell in the Thirteen Nations Alliance, and he certainly doesn’t know that I’m from there. So, meeting with you two today was still quite a risk."

"Also, in the Dream Realm Plain, my name is Xuan Ye. You should call me that from now on."

Only then did Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi breathe a sigh of relief, nodding in unison.

Next, Ye Xuan asked about matters in the Liuyun Kingdom.

With the help of his Pills and Cultivation Techniques, Dongfang Yanyu and the others had all greatly improved their strength. Before Yun Aoxue left, Dongfang Yanyu had already broken through to become a Tier Six Martial Venerable.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan’s family was also developing rapidly.

Ye Xuan breathed a sigh of relief after learning that his family was safe.

After that, they chatted for a little longer and got their stories straight.

Although they were reluctant to part, Ye Xuan quickly left the bedroom to avoid arousing suspicion.

"Let’s go."

When he returned to the sitting room, Luo Cheng and Zhang Lie were whispering furtively about something.

"Young Master Ye, it’s only been a quarter of an hour, hasn’t it? You’re finished already?"

Seeing Ye Xuan come out so quickly, Luo Cheng and Zhang Lie were both stunned.

"Why don’t you two just stay here and keep drinking tea?" Ye Xuan shot them a cool glance.

"Ahem, never mind."

The two didn’t dare say more and obediently followed Ye Xuan out of the dormitory.

Before leaving, Ye Xuan clearly sensed that the Profound Sense of several senior students in the courtyard was constantly focused on him.

’Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi are from the Thirteen Nations Alliance, after all. Meeting them so rashly could easily expose me,’ Ye Xuan thought, a headache brewing.

But what happened today couldn’t be helped.

On the way back, Luo Cheng and Zhang Lie had looks of excitement on their faces.

"Young Master Ye, I’m in absolute awe! You took care of Yun Aoxue and Xia Qixi so quickly? Heh heh, Young Master Ye is truly Young Master Ye. A role model for our generation!"

When it came to matters between men and women, even the honest Luo Cheng was acting lecherous.

"Isn’t it obvious? How else could the Boss be the Boss? With his handsome looks and formidable strength, he just has to release his conqueror’s aura, and any beauty will be captivated." Zhang Lie chuckled, then took out two items.

"Boss, I, Zhang Lie, haven’t given you any gifts since I started following you. Here’s a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

Ye Xuan glanced at the items in Zhang Lie’s hand—a porcelain vial and something wrapped in black paper—and frowned. "What is this?"

Zhang Lie said mysteriously, "Boss, inside this vial is Dragon-Tiger Oil, a very famous aphrodisiac from my Celestial Peace Kingdom. Apply this, and I guarantee you’ll be vigorous as a dragon and fierce as a tiger. Your golden spear won’t fall for at least an hour. And this thing wrapped in black paper is even more incredible. It’s the pizzle of a unique Profound Beast from our Celestial Peace Kingdom, the Lustrous Wolf King. Tsk tsk, you can’t buy this on the market. It nourishes yin and yang from the root, boosting your stamina."

"Ahem, Boss, it’s not that I doubt your combat prowess, but you were only with our two sisters-in-law for a mere quarter of an hour. That doesn’t seem to fit your status, Boss. But now you can rest easy. With these two treasures of mine, I can’t promise much else, but next time? I’ll beat my chest and guarantee a full two hours."

"Both of you, get lost." Ye Xuan’s face darkened. ’What in the world are these two talking about?’

He ignored them and lowered his head in thought, pondering how he could meet with Yun Aoxue and the others in the future without arousing suspicion.

"Boss, are you worried about being in a different dormitory area from our two sisters-in-law?"

Zhang Lie asked from the side, a shifty look in his eyes.

"What, you have a solution?" Ye Xuan glanced at him.

"Boss, if that’s the problem, then it’s very easy to solve." Zhang Lie smiled faintly. "You just need to become an inner court disciple of the academy, and the problem will resolve itself."

"That’s because every inner court disciple gets their own independent courtyard with excellent privacy. Forget housing two or three people, you could have eight or ten in there without any problem at all."

It had to be said, Zhang Lie’s talent for cultivation was average, but his skill at gathering intelligence and reading people was extraordinary.

’Inner court disciple?’ A sharp glint flashed in Ye Xuan’s eyes. "Then how does one become an inner court disciple?"

"Becoming an inner court disciple is actually simple: you just have to pass the academy’s assessment. However, from what I know, even the weakest inner court disciple is a Tier Six First Layer Martial Venerable."

Zhang Lie said gravely, "Inner court disciples represent the elite of Gale Light Academy. Not only are their living conditions far superior to us ordinary disciples, but their cultivation resources are as well."

"For one thing, Gale Light Academy has all sorts of Cultivation Techniques. Ordinary students face restrictions when choosing them, but inner court disciples have no restrictions at all."

"Also, there’s a great cultivation hall in Gale Light Academy. The time ordinary students can spend inside is extremely limited, and the areas they can access are restricted. But for inner court disciples, there are no such limits."

"On top of that, Gale Light Academy has various preferential programs specifically for inner court disciples."

"For example, once ordinary students make a breakthrough, they can apply for a Soul Refining instructor from the academy to upgrade their Martial Soul’s star level. But that requires a large amount of materials and resources. Inner court disciples, on the other hand, only need to pay for the materials."

"All in all... there are many other things. In general, based on my simple assessment, the resources and treatment enjoyed by inner court disciples are about ten times better than those of ordinary disciples."

Zhang Lie said seriously.

"Ten times?" Luo Cheng, who was standing to the side, was dumbfounded.

"Where did you hear all this?" Ye Xuan was a little puzzled.

Zhang Lie smiled and said, "I read it all in the handbook the academy gave out. Of course, I also did a lot of digging about Gale Light Academy before I even enrolled."