Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15995 Core Disciple
The Supreme Elder of the Qingyang Sect glanced in the direction of the Qingmu Sect, then turned to look at the Qingyang Sect experts behind him, and said in a deep voice, "Leave two people to watch over this teleportation array. The rest of you, follow me to fight the enemy. Remember, do not separate." Everyone responded in unison, and then they all flew up and charged straight towards the Flame Pirates.

Wu Lingfeng followed behind the group, now holding a longsword—the very same bamboo-jointed longsword he had previously acquired. Soon, they engaged the Flame Pirates in combat. Wu Lingfeng faced off against one of the Flame Pirates, but his current strength was far greater than before. The Flame Pirates he faced were all at the Throne or Power level, making them no match for him.

However, Wu Lingfeng did not kill them. With a flick of his longsword, he pierced through their dantian, crippling their cultivation. But he did not kill them. What he wanted was for them to hate him. If he killed them all, how could they hate him?

The Flame Pirates quickly noticed the people from the Qingyang Sect. Realizing they weren't from the Qingmu Sect, their expressions darkened. One of the Flame Pirates shouted, "Who are you? Why are you interfering in our affairs?"

"You scoundrels, have you forgotten when you attacked my Qingyang Sect before? Did you really think our Qingyang Sect was easy to bully? You attacked us once, didn't you ever think we would retaliate?"

"Qingyang Sect? You're courting death! We let you go once, and you still dare to come after us? You don't want to live anymore."

"So you want to let us go? We let you escape last time because we were careless. This time, I'll make you pay!" As they spoke, their attack speed increased rapidly.

Meanwhile, experts from the Qingyang Sect continued to arrive, and the three groups clashed repeatedly. Among the three, the Qingmu Sect was the weakest. They knew that they had to drive away the Flame Pirate Gang first, and deal with the Qingyang Sect later.

However, at this moment, a voice came from the Qingmu Sect, saying, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoists of the Qingyang Sect. The Qingmu Sect is deeply grateful." The speaker looked to be over sixty years old. He held a wooden stick in his hand, but this stick was very peculiar. It was green and looked like a rather stiff vine. And this vine was actually alive. In his hand, the vine would sometimes grow into many branches, one of which would become a long stick, and at other times it would be like a serpent, ever-changing and with astonishing attack power.

"No problem, let's deal with these thieves first," replied the Supreme Elder of Qingyang Sect.

By this time, the Flame Pirate Gang had already suffered considerable casualties. The Flame Pirate Gang had come for the Green Wood Sect this time, and they were somewhat unprepared for the sudden appearance of the Qingyang Sect, so they suffered a great loss.

They only managed to rob one of the Qingmu Sect's warehouses before the Qingyang Sect attacked, forcing them to fight back, which resulted in significant losses for them.

Soon the Flame Pirates realized that if things continued this way, their losses would only increase, so they began to retreat. They were bandits, not people who wanted to fight the Green Wood Sect to the death, so now that they were at a disadvantage, they thought about running away.

However, the Qingyang Sect members had no intention of letting them go and continued to pursue and kill them until the Flame Pirates escaped from the Azure Wood Continent. Only then did the Qingyang Sect members stop chasing, because they did not know what the situation was in the void. If the Flame Pirates had laid an ambush in the void, they would be in great danger.

Once the Flame Pirates had all left, the people of the Green Wood Sect breathed a sigh of relief. The Supreme Elder of the Qingyang Sect went to see the Sect Master of the Green Wood Sect. The two sides talked for a while in the Green Wood Sect, and no one knew what they talked about. Wu Lingfeng went straight back to the main courtyard and called Huo Lei and the others out, telling them to pack their things immediately. He believed that they should leave by dawn.

Huo Lei and the others were naturally very excited. They quickly packed their things and waited there for the rest of the Qingyang Sect.

Just as they were packing their things, the Qingmu Sect sent people to arrest the tavern owner. The Qingyang Sect had already told the Qingmu Sect about the tavern owner's identity, which could be considered an apology, since they had come to the Qingmu Sect without their permission.

When the Qingmu Sect went to capture the tavern owner, he actually committed suicide, preventing their capture. This greatly angered the Qingmu Sect members. Both the Qingmu Sect and the Qingyang Sect had suffered losses against the Flame Pirate Gang, which was why they dared not pursue them beyond the continent. Within the continent, both the Qingmu Sect and the Qingyang Sect possessed protective mountain formations to aid them in battle. If they were to pursue them beyond the continent, without the protection of these formations, they genuinely feared they would be in serious trouble.

The Flame Pirates are cunning in that you never know which sect they'll suddenly attack. And when they attack those sects, the sects usually can't detect it beforehand. In other words, their protective mountain formation isn't actually that effective. After all, once the Flame Pirates enter the formation, its effectiveness diminishes even further. But even so, the protective mountain formation still serves some purpose. If they were to break out, it would be even more dangerous.

The Supreme Elder of Qingyang Sect returned quickly, and then led the disciples of Qingyang Sect directly back to the sect. As for how they discussed things with the people of Qingmu Sect, he did not say.

By the time Wu Lingfeng and his group returned to Qingyang Sect, it was already dawn. Wu Lingfeng then personally led Huo Lei and the others to complete the check-in procedures. From now on, they would be outer disciples of Qingyang Sect, and Huo Lei and the others were very happy.

After finishing his tasks, Wu Lingfeng returned to his residence. His small courtyard was still under his name, so he could go back at any time. As soon as he returned to his courtyard, Wu Lingfeng couldn't wait to enter the meditation room. He needed to cultivate properly, as he should have received quite a few rewards last night.

Sure enough, as soon as he started cultivating, he felt countless streams of spiritual energy enter his body. He immediately began to digest this spiritual energy. This cultivation lasted for three whole days. Three days later, when Wu Lingfeng emerged from seclusion again, he was no longer a cultivator at the Imperial Chariot level, but had advanced another level to reach the Royal Palace level.

Sensing the change in his strength, Wu Lingfeng couldn't help but smile. He then walked out of the courtyard and flew directly to the Inner Sect Disciple Management Office. After arriving there, he first handed in his mission. Although he was a member of the Revenge Team, he was an Inner Sect Disciple, and this trip was also a sect mission, so he was entitled to receive a reward.

After completing the mission, Wu Lingfeng flew directly to the core disciple service center. He had now reached the Royal Palace level and was eligible to become a core disciple.

A core disciple of a sect is definitely the backbone of the sect. Their status in the sect is very high, much higher than that of ordinary elders. Moreover, they already have many privileges, such as not having to take on sect missions.

In any sect, disciples are generally divided into four levels: outer disciples, inner disciples, core disciples, and true disciples. As for peripheral disciples, they can hardly be considered sect disciples.

There is a lot of overlap between core disciples and true disciples. In other words, if a disciple reaches the level of a core disciple, it means that he or she has great talent. The experts and elders in the sect are willing to take such a disciple as a student. Once a disciple is taken in by the elders of the sect, he or she becomes a true disciple of the sect. Their status is higher than that of ordinary core disciples, but the elders can no longer arbitrarily deal with the core disciples.

Core disciples are not necessarily true disciples, but true disciples are always core disciples. This is the relationship between core disciples and true disciples.

Within a sect, under normal circumstances, an inner disciple who is not too old and has decent strength will receive special attention from the sect. Once they reach the King Palace level, they will directly become core disciples, and some elders will directly accept them as disciples. Even when they are still inner disciples, they will receive guidance from some elders. These disciples are the ones who are given special training. It is extremely rare for someone like Wu Lingfeng to break through to the King Palace level on his own without receiving any resources from the sect or any guidance from any elder.

The difference in status between core disciples and inner disciples is significant. Once Wu Lingfeng becomes a core disciple, the Wu brothers will no longer cause him trouble, because they will be unable to cause him any trouble.

Within a sect, the place that manages outer disciples is called the Outer Disciple Management Office, the place that manages inner disciples is called the Inner Disciple Management Office, and the place that manages core disciples is called the Core Disciple Service Office. This place can no longer be called a management office because the people working here may not even be as powerful as the core disciples themselves. How can you manage these core disciples? Moreover, these core disciples are all very high-ranking within the sect, and they also have special privileges. Under these circumstances, the people in the service office can only provide services to the core disciples; management is impossible. Core disciples are generally managed by the sect's elders, and they must be elders with real power. Ordinary elders cannot supervise them.

Wu Lingfeng arrived at the Core Disciple Service Center, which was located on a small hill. It was a small building with many courtyards on the hill. These courtyards were quite large, and people were active in them. They were all outer or inner disciples, along with some servants. It could be said that any core disciple represented a considerable force in the sect. Their cave dwellings were no longer simple cave dwellings, but rather manors, covering a large area and containing many rooms.