After climbing the mountain, Qin Yi, guided by the young girl, managed to avoid everyone's gaze and finally reached the Inner Court.
Upon arriving, the girl hurriedly jumped out of his arms, her bare legs like a rabbit as she dashed away.
Before leaving, she didn't forget to remind Qin Yi, "Qin Yi, don't say anything you shouldn't, and don't look around."
Watching her adorable demeanor, Qin Yi couldn't help but chuckle, "Alright."
After seeing the girl disappear, he retraced his steps back.
However, as soon as he returned to the Martial Arena of Emerald Bamboo Peak, he encountered the two male disciples who had been pursuing him.
These two male disciples wore attire distinctly different from the other disciples.
The overall outfit was the same, but their collars and cuffs had special trims.
One had gold trim, the other silver.
Using common sense, it wouldn't be surprising if these two male disciples were the Senior Disciple and Second Senior Disciple of Emerald Bamboo Peak.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass on Emerald Bamboo Peak?!"
The leader, tall and broad, with a square face, looked like a robust man in his twenties.
The one with the silver-trimmed sleeves appeared a bit more composed, speaking little. He scrutinized Qin Yi for a moment, seemingly recognizing him, and quickly whispered a few words to the gold-trimmed disciple.
After hearing this, the gold-trimmed disciple frowned, "Are you the one who descended from the sky?"
Qin Yi's rescue of Gu Yiyi by descending from the sky was known to most people on Emerald Bamboo Peak.
Although the gold-trimmed disciple wasn't at the sect that day, he had heard about it, so even though he didn't recognize Qin Yi, he was familiar with the story.
"But even if you saved Junior Sister Yiyi, you shouldn't be disrespectful to her. Is Junior Sister Yiyi someone you can just hold?"
The gold-trimmed disciple angrily questioned.
Earlier, from below, he was sure he hadn't seen wrong; the girl in Qin Yi's arms was definitely Junior Sister Yiyi.
And Junior Sister Yiyi seemed to have bare legs?
Though he couldn't see clearly, the situation was certainly unusual.
Looking at the two troublemakers in front of him, Qin Yi suddenly noticed that both of them had Jealousy Values displayed above their heads.
Gold-trimmed disciple: Jealousy 90 points!
Silver-trimmed disciple: Jealousy 70 points!
To know that Hua Yunfeng's jealousy was only 30 points before, these two disciples' values were sky-high.
'So, they are both suitors of Junior Sister Yiyi!'
Understanding the situation, Qin Yi didn't find their troublemaking so annoying anymore.
Jealousy, after all, is a common human emotion!
"Sorry, Junior Sister Yiyi asked me to hold her." Qin Yi directly asserted his claim.
He intended to pursue Gu Yiyi, so Gu Yiyi was his, and other random people shouldn't think about interfering.
"Stop spouting nonsense here, how could Junior Sister Yiyi make such a request?"
The gold-trimmed disciple didn't believe it, absolutely refused to believe it.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask her yourself later." Qin Yi didn't bother to explain further.
The gold-trimmed disciple gritted his teeth, glaring at Qin Yi with hatred.
At this moment, another disciple from the Martial Arena approached, seemingly on good terms with the gold-trimmed disciple, and revealed some information to him.
That was, before the gold-trimmed disciple returned, their Grandmaster had already accepted Qin Yi as a disciple.
"What? Grandmaster accepted him as a disciple?"
The disciple from the Martial Arena also quietly shared an astonishing piece of news, which was that Qin Yi, upon first touching the Enlightenment Stone, entered the Dao and broke through five barriers in one go, reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining.
Hearing this, the gold-trimmed disciple's eyes widened, his heart feeling as if it had been hammered several times.
To touch the Enlightenment Stone for the first time, directly enter the Dao, and break through five barriers to reach the fifth level of Qi Refining in one go!
He had just been questioning why the Grandmaster would accept such a person as a disciple, was it just because he saved Junior Sister Yiyi?
But Qin Yi's method of saving was clearly just a coincidence!
For such a person, a bit of silver would be enough to repay him.
But for a genius who could break through five barriers in one go and reach the fifth level of Qi Refining, the reason for the Grandmaster accepting him was obviously justified.
Such a genius disciple, any Elder would likely not ignore.
After hearing this, the gold-trimmed disciple felt a mix of surprise, anger, jealousy, and resentment.
In the end, it turned into an intense dislike for Qin Yi.
Such a genius disciple joining Emerald Bamboo Peak would undoubtedly threaten his position in the future.
Especially thinking about how Qin Yi had just been holding Junior Sister Yiyi while flying down the mountain path.
This guy had just arrived and dared to hold Junior Sister Yiyi while flying; if he stayed on Emerald Bamboo Peak any longer, wouldn't Junior Sister Yiyi...
He didn't dare think further, shaking his head fiercely, and shouted at Qin Yi, "Entering the Dao for the first time and reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining, are you very proud? Do you not even regard me, your Eldest Senior Brother?"
Eldest Senior Brother?
It seemed Qin Yi's guess was correct; the gold-trimmed disciple was the Eldest Senior Brother, and the silver-trimmed disciple should be the Second Senior Brother.
In most sects, the Eldest Senior Brother holds a high position, responsible for teaching when the Master is absent, instructing younger disciples in martial arts and techniques!
Moreover, the Eldest Senior Brother is usually the one with the highest cultivation level among the younger generation.
'System, can you check the strength details of this Eldest Senior Brother?'
Qin Yi suddenly inquired in his heart.
The system's gentle elegant lady voice quickly responded, displaying approximate data above the Eldest Senior Brother's head.
[Eldest Senior Brother Huang Tianrong, ninth level of Qi Refining, proficient in the Path of Fire, primarily practices the "Heavenly Secret Sword Technique"]
With just a short line, Qin Yi gained a general understanding of this Eldest Senior Brother.
Then he looked at the Second Senior Brother:
[Second Senior Brother Nie Jianyun, eighth level of Qi Refining, proficient in the Path of Water, primarily practices the "Xuanji Sword Technique"]
The Famous Sword Sect is renowned for its swordsmanship, with five major sword techniques corresponding to the five elements.
These are the metal-attributed "Sky-Cleaving Sword Technique," the wood-attributed "Longevity Sword Technique," the water-attributed "Xuanji Sword Technique," the fire-attributed "Heavenly Secret Sword Technique," and the earth-attributed "Infinite Sword Technique"!
These five major sword techniques are the foundation of the Famous Sword Sect.
After reviewing their information, Qin Yi felt quite disdainful of them.
Jealousy is understandable; for men, being jealous isn't shameful.
But using the status of Eldest Senior Brother to oppress others is somewhat lacking in martial virtue.
We've just met, and you're already saying I don't regard the Eldest Senior Brother?
When you're just trying to make great content at pawread.com .
In fact, I really don't regard you, but using this as a pretext to question me is somewhat provocative.
"Eldest Senior Brother, what advice do you have?" Qin Yi didn't back down.
Since he planned to stay on Emerald Bamboo Peak, he couldn't avoid the Eldest and Second Senior Brothers.
Since he couldn't avoid them, he might as well clarify the relationship and position from the start.
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