Conquer the game world

Chapter 90 Inner Gate
At a fixed time each day, the Yanluo Sect has instructors who teach disciples and explain cultivation techniques. Whether or not to go is entirely up to the disciple's preference. Generally, most new disciples choose to go, and even if they don't go, it's usually only a few times.

However, among these newly initiated disciples, there was one oddball, Ye Feng. No one had ever seen Ye Feng attend any of the instructors' classes, no matter how famous the instructors were.

Ye Feng, who never appeared before, once again became a hot topic among the disciples. Some said that Ye Feng was too arrogant, thinking that he was invincible after defeating Qiu Jian. He never even attended his teacher's classes, and his future cultivation would definitely go down the wrong path.

However, some people have a different view. They believe that Ye Feng's ability to achieve his current level of cultivation despite his relatively low talent shows that he has his own cultivation insights and does not need to attend classes anymore.

Of course, neither of these two discussions ever reached a conclusion, because no one understood the real reason until one day, one of the disciples discovered that Ye Feng was actually reading books about elixirs in the library.

This discovery caused a huge sensation once again, and some people even began to deliberately observe Ye Feng's behavior, discovering that Ye Feng would come to the library to read books on elixirs every day, and he would usually read for a long time.

"Has Ye Feng gone mad? Does he want to become an alchemist?" This discovery spread quickly, and Ye Feng once again became the focus of attention. However, even the disciples who were inclined to support Ye Feng could not understand his actions. Why would he give up a promising future in cultivation and insist on learning the difficult art of alchemy? Did Ye Feng think that alchemy was too lucrative and go crazy for money? It's truly incomprehensible.

"Yeah, even if he has the strength, there's no need to be so arrogant. Why not focus on proper cultivation instead of wasting time on this? I think Ye Feng is finished; this is all he'll ever achieve," the crowd discussed and analyzed.

"I really want to know where Ye Feng will rank in the upcoming assessment. I think he should be able to get into the top 100, after all, Ye Feng defeated Qiu Jian." Some new disciples who had high hopes for Ye Feng said.

"Top 100? Don't be ridiculous. Even if Ye Feng beats Qiu Jian, Qiu Jian still didn't make it into the top 100. Even if Qiu Jian has the ability to make it into the top 100, do you think the others don't cultivate? Everyone else is improving, but Ye Feng is wasting his time like this. I think it's absolutely impossible for him to make it into the top 100." Other disciples who didn't think highly of Ye Feng retorted.

"Why not? I just felt that Ye Feng definitely had the ability."

"You're not convinced? How about we make a bet?"

"Alright, let's bet then, who's afraid of who?"

Although many new disciples were speculating about Ye Feng's ranking in the upcoming assessment, Ye Feng didn't care about the ranking at all. His focus was entirely on the library. Even Lin Dong wondered if Ye Feng had lost his mind.

However, although Ye Feng has devoted almost all his energy to the library these days, he has still gained nothing, which makes him very frustrated.

Ye Feng came to the library as usual that day, but after a whole day, he still hadn't made any progress. By evening, the disciples in the library had all left one after another, leaving only Ye Feng and the old gatekeeper.

Ye Feng put down the book. He had read through all the books on elixirs here in the past few days and had gained a lot of knowledge about elixirs and medicinal materials. However, he still couldn't find what he wanted.

At the same time, Ye Feng felt a little puzzled. He felt that the pills and medicinal herbs he saw here were not of very high grade, but rather of relatively low grade. The books here hardly mentioned anything of a slightly higher grade.

Could it be that all the books here are introductions to low-grade pills? Ye Feng wondered to himself. He decided to ask someone to find out the situation. As for who to ask, Ye Feng first thought of the old man guarding the gate. This old man seemed to have been waiting here for a very long time, so he must know about this.

"Junior Brother Ye, are you going back tonight?" The old gatekeeper asked as Ye Feng approached. Ye Feng usually stayed up very late reading here, so it was quite unusual for him to be preparing to go back so early this time.

"Senior brother, I wonder how much you know about pills? There are some things I don't understand, and I hope you can enlighten me." Ye Feng planned to start by discussing pill knowledge and gradually delve deeper to find out what he wanted to know. After all, it was said that the Rejuvenating Purple Pill was a very precious item in the Yanluo Sect, and if he asked about the Rejuvenating Purple Pill right away, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

"Junior Brother Ye, you flatter me. With your hard work, you will surely surpass me in the future. I can only offer some guidance for now. Please feel free to ask me any questions, and I will do my best to answer them," the old gatekeeper replied politely.

Upon hearing the old gatekeeper's answer, Ye Feng was overjoyed. This meant that the old man truly had a considerable understanding of elixirs; otherwise, he wouldn't dare to answer questions so readily. In that case, the old man must know about the Rejuvenating Purple Pill. It seemed he had indeed found the right person. Why hadn't he thought of that at the beginning?

Ye Feng used the knowledge of elixirs he had learned over the past few days to discuss with the old gatekeeper. However, it was more of a question-and-answer session; Ye Feng had accumulated knowledge over the past few days, but there were still some things he didn't understand. He then asked all his questions at once. The old gatekeeper answered Ye Feng's questions with ease. The questions that had troubled Ye Feng seemed very simple to him, and he resolved Ye Feng's doubts with just a few words.

"Senior brother, I have another question. It seems that the pills in the library are all low-grade pills." At this moment, Ye Feng saw that the time was right and changed the subject, taking the initiative to steer the conversation toward the area he was concerned about.

"That's right. Most of the pill manuals here contain low-grade pills. Most of these pills can only be used by Spirit Realm martial artists to improve their cultivation. As for pills suitable for Spirit Form martial artists like Junior Brother Ye, there are only a few types here." Ye Feng's reputation has grown a lot recently, so the old gatekeeper has naturally heard of him.

Upon hearing the old man's reply, Ye Feng thought to himself, "Sure enough, there are no high-grade pills here. I'm just wasting my time searching."

The old man continued, "However, Junior Brother Ye, although these pills are not suitable for you, you still need to start from scratch in alchemy. Begin by refining these low-grade pills, and you will gradually be able to refine high-grade pills. Furthermore, the basic knowledge of pills here is of utmost importance that you must study in alchemy." The old man guarding the gate thought Ye Feng was being overly ambitious, and he kindly reminded him at this moment.

Ye Feng understood the old man's meaning and replied politely, "Senior brother, I don't really want to refine high-grade pills right now. It's just that I'm really curious about pills and want to see what high-grade pills are like and how they differ from low-grade pills."

With a simple sentence, Ye Feng concealed his true intentions, pretending to be very interested in elixirs, and the old gatekeeper did not suspect anything.

“I see. That’s understandable. It’s normal to be interested in high-grade pills and want to see them,” the old gatekeeper said. “However, high-grade pill manuals can only be seen in the inner pavilion; they are not in the library here.”

"The Cabinet?" Ye Feng asked, puzzled.

"Junior Brother Ye probably doesn't know yet. Right, since Junior Brother Ye hasn't participated in the ranking assessment yet, he probably doesn't know." The old gatekeeper laughed. "But it doesn't matter. Junior Brother's strength is definitely enough to enter the top 100. I'll tell you in advance."

“In the Yanluo Sect, you, junior brother, and the other disciples are all outer disciples. The Yanluo Sect also trains outer disciples, but the training is not as thorough as that for inner disciples. It can be said that once you enter the inner sect and become an inner disciple, you will receive cultivation conditions that are many times better than those for outer disciples,” the old gatekeeper said.

Inner Sect? This was the first time Ye Feng had heard of this question. It turned out that the Yanluo Sect had an outer sect and an inner sect. And things like the Rejuvenating Purple Pill were originally unique pills of the Yanluo Sect, so naturally they could not be seen in the outer sect.

"Senior brother, why have I never heard anything about the inner sect even though I've been in Yanluo Sect for so long?" Ye Feng asked.

"Junior brother is a newly initiated disciple, and he spends all day reading in this library. How could he possibly know?" the old gatekeeper chuckled.

Ye Feng thought about it and realized that it made sense. He spent all his time reading and didn't interact much with the other disciples, so naturally he wouldn't know.

"Senior brother, how can one become an inner disciple?" Ye Feng continued to ask. Now that he knew that only the inner disciples could access high-grade pills, Ye Feng naturally wanted to do his best to enter the inner sect.

"To become an inner disciple, one must first be among the top 100 on the rankings to have a chance to compete for entry. With your strength, Junior Brother, you should have no problem entering the top 100," the gatekeeper elder replied.

"However, entering the top 100 only qualifies you to compete. After that, we will have to consider your contributions to the Yanluo Sect, your personal strength, and other comprehensive tests before you can be chosen for the opportunity to enter the inner sect," the old gatekeeper continued. "If you, junior brother, enter the top 100 on the rankings, you will be automatically considered qualified to enter the inner sect and will naturally receive a notification about participating in the competition for inner sect qualification."

The conditions for entering the inner sect are indeed quite harsh. Putting aside everything else, just the top 100 on the ranking list alone would probably stump countless people. Many people have spent several years in the outer sect of Yanluo Sect and even after completing their studies, they probably still don't have the chance to enter the top 100.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. The top 100 have the temptation of entering the inner sect, so naturally everyone wants to fight tooth and nail to get in. Besides, if it were that easy to enter the inner sect, wouldn't the core disciple qualification of Yanluo Sect be dirt cheap?

(End of this chapter)