As the eldest senior brother, Huang Tianrong snorted coldly. Perhaps due to preconceived notions, he found this new junior brother increasingly displeasing.

On the very first day of joining the sect, he dared to speak to him, the eldest senior brother, in such a manner. If he didn't teach him a lesson, others might follow suit, and where would the dignity of the eldest senior brother be then?

Most importantly, this new disciple needed to understand what it meant to know one's place!

"As a new disciple of Emerald Bamboo Peak, do you know what you should and shouldn't do?" Huang Tianrong asked him.

Qin Yi replied, "I'm all ears."

Huang Tianrong pointed towards the direction of the kitchen, "New disciples should follow the rules. Do you think you can just come to the Martial Arena? Every new disciple must work in the kitchen for three years, and only then, based on their talent, can it be decided if they are qualified to come to the Martial Arena. You've just arrived and are already barging in here as if Emerald Bamboo Peak were some marketplace in the mortal world?"

Standing on the high ground of the sect's rules, he used them to hold Qin Yi accountable. Although it was clear to everyone that he was making things difficult for Qin Yi, even an elder couldn't find fault with this kind of difficulty.

At most, they would say he was being a bit too harsh.

Qin Yi, however, chuckled inwardly. Using rules to suppress me?

Rules are meant to bind ordinary people, and all the rules and laws under heaven are meant to govern the ignorant and the average.

As someone who had transmigrated with buffs, how could he be constrained by rules?

He immediately responded, "That's unfortunate. Doing chores might be the rule, but it has nothing to do with me. The Grandmaster has already said that I don't need to do any chores, and whatever I learn in the future will be personally guided by the Grandmaster. I'm different from you all."

Qin Yi was well aware of his own position.

The system he awakened was called Love by Force. Judging by normal standards, could someone who always takes love by force be a righteous character?

Of course not.

So, he knew that as he developed, he might very well become a villain.

Since he was a villain, did he need to be low-key, humble, or courteous?

A villain should act like a villain, and when dealing with ordinary people, he should be a bit more arrogant.

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Follow your heart!

Do whatever feels comfortable!

Upon hearing this, Huang Tianrong's face suddenly turned as dark as pig liver.

Different from them?

To be precise, he wasn't wrong. On the entire Emerald Bamboo Peak, only Qin Yi had touched the Enlightenment Stone and immediately reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

This was something others could only dream of, and in terms of talent, no one could compare.

But for Qin Yi to say such things himself, and so openly in front of everyone, was a bit too arrogant, wasn't it?

Didn't he understand humility, subtlety, or the art of concealing one's abilities?

"Did the Grandmaster really say that?" a disciple scratched his head.

He had witnessed Qin Yi being accepted as a disciple by the Grandmaster at the Martial Arena, but he didn't recall the Grandmaster saying that.

"Don't believe me? You can go ask," Qin Yi shrugged.

If you don't believe it, go ask the Grandmaster yourself.

See if you dare.

Given the nature of these old-fashioned people, Qin Yi was certain they wouldn't dare to ask.

Huang Tianrong looked at the disciple, "Did the Grandmaster say that or not?"

The disciple stammered, "Well..." Hesitating for a moment, seeing Qin Yi so confident, he began to doubt his own memory.

Faced with Huang Tianrong's urging, he sighed, "It seems... it seems he did say that. I might have remembered wrong."

Huang Tianrong, infuriated, pushed him aside, "Even if the Grandmaster doesn't require you to do chores in the kitchen, as a new disciple, shouldn't you show some respect when meeting your eldest senior brother? Your attitude is too disrespectful."

"Respect? What kind of respect should I show?"

Huang Tianrong gave a look to the disciple beside him, who nodded in understanding, then stepped back three paces and bowed slightly to Huang Tianrong.

This was the standard etiquette for ordinary disciples towards the eldest senior brother!

Respecting those above and caring for those below is a basic virtue, and etiquette must not be neglected.

"Besides me, there's your second senior brother, third senior brother, fourth senior brother, fifth senior brother... Today is your first day in the sect, and you haven't greeted any of your senior brothers. This is against the rules. These basic requirements must be met."

Huang Tianrong pointed to those meditating in the Martial Arena. From the eldest senior brother to the seventh, eighth, ninth, all the way to the twenty-fourth and thirty-sixth senior brothers, Qin Yi, as the youngest, should greet each one.

This was basic etiquette!

Huang Tianrong had no other reason to reprimand Qin Yi, but he could still use basic etiquette to his advantage.

As long as Qin Yi, under his arrangement, humbled himself and bowed to each senior brother, his goal would be achieved.

This was what was known as a show of authority!

So what if you touched the Enlightenment Stone and immediately reached the fifth level of Qi Refining?

Even if you have great talent and the Grandmaster values you, when I tell you to bow, you still have to bow. This is called respect!

Hearing this, Qin Yi couldn't help but show a look of disdain.

It reminded him of the workplace in later generations, where on the first day at a new company, the old employees would often bully newcomers in a similar manner.

But just because they're old employees, does that make them superior? They're all just workers, so where does this sense of superiority come from, acting like mentors or leaders?

Commanding new employees to do this and that is just bullying them into not daring to say "no."

Similarly, these disciples on Emerald Bamboo Peak had only joined the sect before him. Did that alone give them the right to consider themselves as superior elders?

Do they deserve it?

Qin Yi didn't need to create a good group atmosphere, so he directly refused, "With your level of talent, you're not worthy of me bowing to you."

With that, he turned to leave.

However, as Huang Tianrong was waiting for him to submit and humble himself, he was furious upon hearing such words.

Not worthy? You're a newcomer, and you're truly arrogant!

"Stop right there," Huang Tianrong stepped forward and blocked Qin Yi's path.

Qin Yi glanced at him sideways, "What else do you want to teach me? If you're going to bring up those rules again, don't bother. I'm not interested. If you have any grievances, you can take it up with the Grandmaster."

Of course, Huang Tianrong didn't dare to go to the Grandmaster. If he went to the Grandmaster over such a trivial matter, the Grandmaster would instead reprimand him for being so petty as the eldest senior brother, and for bothering him with such trivial matters. What use would he have as the eldest senior brother then?

"You have great talent, everyone knows you're impressive. Since you're so impressive, why not spar with these senior brothers you look down upon? If you can defeat them, then fine. But if you can't, then you should learn what humility and being a person truly mean."