Chapter 404: Senior Sister Yun Xi
Chapter 404: Senior Sister Yun Xi
A few minutes later, they placed their plates filled with nutritious food on the table before grabbing their seats as they waited for the woman’s arrival.
Dong Yun had asked Qin Yao to leave a seat between the two of them for the woman to sit, so all of them couldn’t help but look at him with meaningful gazes.
Especially Yi Chen, who was sitting just on the other side of him.
Seeing the expectant glimmer that was evident in Dong Yun’s eyes as he waited for the woman’s arrival, Yi Chen couldn’t help but think about what Dong Yun had whispered into his ears a few moments ago.
He was still finding it hard to digest those few words because of how starkly different they were when compared to Dong Yun’s outer appearance.
’From outside, he looks so scholarly...If not for him personally telling me, I would have never realised that he would have such a ’strong’ taste in women.’
A few moments later, the woman finally arrived while carrying her plate.
"Senior Sister, here! I’ve saved a seat for you." Dong Yun raised his hand the very next moment to draw her attention.
Seeing this, the woman’s eyes brightened as she immediately made her way towards him.
Taking her seat, she glanced towards Dong Yun the next moment and said with a bright smile, "Thanks for saving a seat for me, Junior Brother."
"T-Thank you, Senior Sister." Dong Yun answered as politely as he possibly could while his thoughts started running wild the moment he heard her mention him.
’Junior Brother...Junior Brother...she called me Junior Brother...’
The more he thought over it, the hotter his face started to become.
’This guy.... Just a thank you had made him as red as a tomato.’ Yi Chen thought, not knowing how to laugh or cry at the scene.
Meanwhile, when the woman saw Dong Yun’s face, she let out a soft chuckle.
Suddenly remembering something important, her expression changed to one of realisation as she said the next second, "Ah! Now that I think of it, I still haven’t introduced myself to you all."
With that said, she glanced at everyone present at the table and introduced herself, "My name is Yun Xi, and I’ve been an Outer Sect Disciple for the last ten years... I’m also at the Ninth Meridian Refinement Stage, so if any of you Juniors need my help or guidance in the future, you can feel free to approach me."
"So it’s Senior Sister Yun Xi! I’m Dong Yun, and I’m only at the Seventh Meridian Refinement Stage, so I’ll definitely ask for Senior Sister’s guidance in the future if I get stuck somewhere."
Dong Yun answered enthusiastically.
"Haha, please do. I’ll be more than happy to help." Yun Xi answered with a polite smile as she looked at Feng Ning and the rest, who also slowly started introducing themselves.
Meanwhile, Yi Chen, who had grown a little more curious about her, pulled open her status panel the next moment.
===== STATUS =====
Name: Yun Xi
Age: 39
Strength: 120
Cultivation: Ninth Meridian Refinement Stage
Nature: Earth
Remark: Insecure about her cultivation [Regenerate: 10,000 EXP]
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’Looks like she’s been stuck at the Ninth Meridian Refinement Stage for quite a long period of time...since she joined ten years ago, her age should be 29 when she became a part of the sect. That’s just a year before meeting the age limit...that explains things.’
Yi Chen thought to himself as he read through her remark while trying to connect a few dots.
A few moments later, seeing that Zhou Mei was done with her introduction, Yi Chen started his own.
"I’m Y-"
However, before he could continue further, he was cut off when Yun Xi suddenly said with a smile, "Let me guess, you’re Yi Chen, right?"
"This... how does Senior Sister know?" Yi Chen asked while feigning a confused expression.
However, inwardly he knew that the most probable cause for this was a person he was extremely familiar with.
’Some seniors must have heard the other male disciples talking in the dining hall this morning...’
Yi Chen thought to himself while waiting for Yun Xi’s reply.
"Actually, I also only got to know this from my friends after our briefing in the morning that you were that person. To think that I would be fortunate enough to meet a future Core Disciple on his very first day itself. Looks like my luck this year is pretty good." Yun Xi chuckled in a teasing tone.
"Senior Sister jests..." Yi Chen chuckled in an embarrassed manner, hearing her compliment.
However, not wanting the conversation to revolve around him any longer, he swiftly changed the direction.
Putting on a curious expression, Yi Chen asked the very next second, "I recall Senior Sister mentioning that your friend has entered the beast forest. Do you mean the Great Beast Forest?"
"Ah, no. Junior Brother misunderstands." Yun Xi immediately shook her head the moment she heard him and answered, "I was talking about the Beast Ground, which is within the Sect’s premises. It is also colloquially referred to as the Beast Forest by the sect members."
"There’s a beast ground inside?" Yi Chen’s curiosity was instantly stoked the moment he heard those words.
"Indeed." Yun Xi answered with a smile, seeing Yi Chen’s growing interest, and continued, "It’s extremely vast and consists of a large number of powerful demonic beasts, starting from hundreds of Grade 1 Demonic Beasts and going all the way to a few Grade 4 Demonic Beasts which are there specifically for the Sect’s Elders and Peak Masters."
Yun Xi paused for a moment to recover her breath and continued, the next moment, "In fact, one of the several missions which the Inner Sect Disciples have is to catch these beasts alive from the Great Beast Forest on a regular basis and release them into our Beast Ground.
It’s thanks to this that the Beast Ground is always thriving with beasts despite the frequency at which these beasts are slain by our sect members."
Yun Xi freely shared everything that she knew without any second thoughts.
Hearing this, Yi Chen’s eyes brightened the very next moment as he asked a second later, "Then...can Outer Sect Disciples like us also enter the Beast Ground? I’ve heard that it takes at least a Qi Absorption Stage cultivator to deal with a Grade 1 Demonic Beast..."
To this question, Yun Xi nodded with a smile, "It’s normal for Junior Brother Chen to have this doubt. The answer to your question is yes. The sect does allow the Outer Sect Disciples to enter in groups of five or ten.
However, since it’s extremely risky inside, the sect asks us to pay thirty Contribution points to enter it.
It’s only after paying the required fee that we are assigned two Qi Absorption Stage Inner Sect Disciples as our guides, who then watch over us from behind and assist us in safely dealing with the beasts when we are in a tough situation."
"So that’s how it is..." Yi Chen nodded as his understanding of the sect grew by a large margin. At the same time, a desire to explore the Beast Ground during his free time also took root in his heart.
’But being guided by an Inner Sect Disciple might become a little troublesome... since one can never tell what kind of a person he or she would be. Along with that, I also won’t be able to freely utilise all my abilities.’
Meanwhile, Feng Ning, who had been silently listening to their conversation, suddenly asked Yun Xi, "Then, Senior Sister, can you explain the contribution points in more detail? Brother Chen just got a few points from Elder Hong Lie, which made me more curious as to what all facilities we can access from these points?"
Hearing this question, the rest also nodded their heads.
Since Elder Yu Xong had only given them a quick overview of everything, there were still a lot of doubts in their mind.
"Oh? Brother Chen was able to answer Elder Hong Lie’s questions?" Yun Xi couldn’t help but put on an impressed expression the moment she heard this and continued, "I still remember that in my batch, no one was able to answer his questions... as a result, we were only able to acquire the Contribution Points a week later when we were able to perform."
As she mentioned those points, a nostalgic expression momentarily appeared on her face as she soon shook those thoughts away and looked at Yi Chen.
"However, since it’s Brother Chen, it naturally makes sense." She stated with a smile and answered Feng Ning’s doubts the next second.
"Well, the Contribution points are the most preferred currency inside our sect. The other option is naturally spirit stones or a barter system at times when both parties have something they want."
Pausing briefly, Yun Xi pointed at her wrist to show the identification beads she was wearing and continued, "Since you all have received your identification beads, you must already know that we use our identification beads to receive or send contribution points to others.
It allows us to avail several of the Sect’s facilities, like entering the Beast Ground, which I just stated earlier, entering the Spirit Hill to search for spirit and medicinal herbs, subscribing to an Elder’s monthly classes, and even renting a cultivation room inside the Azure Spirit Tower, to name a few.
These can also be availed using regular spirit stones. However, the prices are skewed so that it becomes extremely costly to use the spirit stones, making everyone have no choice but to depend upon Contribution Points eventually."
"How skewed is it exactly?"
Yi Chen asked, curiosity evident in his eyes, as he clearly remembered that because of his previous achievements in the Inter Clan Tournament, he was entitled to an entire 30% discount.