"Disciple Kai, I want to take you in as my disciple. Are you willing?" Sect Master asked him in a serious tone.

Kai Ren was utterly baffled by their exchange, as he did not understand their reason for hiding his existence and talents from the world.

Well, one could not blame him, as even though he matured early, that was by mortal standards. He is still a newbie in the cultivation world and doesn't know its dangers.

After being confused for a second, he turned toward Azarion for help as he could not understand anything they were talking about and asked,

"Elder, I am utterly confused. What should I do? Should I take him as my master or not?"

"It depends on you, child, but I believe you should take him as your master, as he is quite strong in this realm after all."

Hearing Azarion's reply got Kai Ren even more intrigued about the sect master's strength, so he asked, "Elder, can you tell me which realm the sect master is currently in?"

"He is currently in the high-level Ascension realm,"

Azarion replied like it was no big deal that the sect master was almost at the peak of the mortal realm.

Well, it was not a big deal for him as someone from the peak of the cultivation world, but for Kai Ren, it was a big deal.

So he immediately turned toward the sect master and said, "Disciple greets master," while bowing his head to 90 degrees.

Looking at the bowing Kai Ren, the sect master smiled and said,

"Good, good, good. Kai Ren, it's not that I don't want to declare you as my disciple openly, but you have to understand that your talent should not be known in the outside world"

"Or your life, no, the entire Emerald Peak sect will be in danger, and being my disciple will put even more attention on you than being directly recruited as an inner court disciple."

"As such, I can only allow you to remain as an inner court disciple and request you not draw too much attention to yourself before you are strong enough to protect yourself."

After saying this to Kai Ren, the sect master turned toward the elders and said,

"I need you to talk with Bleda and assign him the founder's abode. Also, tell him to hide his existence as much as possible from the others."

"But sect master, the founder's abode is a special place in the hearts of all the sect elders, and if we give it to a new disciple, won't it attract attention from them and the disciples?"

Elder Liu replied after listening to the sect master's commands.

"Hmmm, You are right. I forgot to think about that in my excitement. Very well, I will personally modify Kai Ren's current abode to match that of a core disciple's abode and also add a hidden passage just in case."

The sect master said with a look of realization, "Also, I will ask Jian Li to show Kai Ren around the sect personally."

"Sect master, isn't Jain Li Grand Elder Jian's most talented grandson?" Elder Han asked after hearing what the sect master had said.

"I am talking about Grand Elder Jian Wei's grandson, Jian Li." The sect master replied, "Is there a problem with him showing Kai Ren, my disciple, around the sect?"

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"N-no, there is no sect master." After listening to how the sect master emphasized the words, my disciple, Elder Han, immediately went quiet.

"Very good. Now, Kai Ren, you should go back to the Disciple Recruitment and Management hall and also take this ring with you."

"It contains my personal token, one hundred thousand high-grade spiritual stones, twenty grade-four energy replenishment pills, and several cultivation techniques and martial arts. Your master has to discuss something with the elders so that they won't be joining you."

"I will do as Master says." after saying that, Kai Ren left the room with a bow and headed toward the sect's Disciple Recruitment and Management hall.

Meanwhile, in the Sect master's Pagoda,

Kai Ren was gone. The sect master turned toward the elders and asked, "How and where did you find him? I want every single detail about it."

Hearing his words, both elders got serious and started to recount their encounter with Kai Ren, including how they threatened him and whatever happened after they entered the sect without missing a single detail like the sect master asked them to.

After hearing their story, a pondering look appeared on the sect master's beautiful face, and he said,

"So he used to live in a place called Willow Brook Village before cultivators destroyed it. Elder Liu, I want you to send a trustworthy person—no scratch that I want you to personally go to the place that boy used to live and investigate if his words are true or not, and if they are true, I want you to find the identity of the cultivators that led to the destruction of his village."

"Yes, Sect Master," Elder Liu replied with a solemn expression.

"As for Elder Han, I want you to investigate anything related to that boy. Although I doubt any sect will be willing to use a talent like his as a spy"

"We still need to make sure because I know that with his talent, that boy would soon be holding onto a great position within our sect."

"Yes, Sect Master," Elder Han immediately replied.

"Now go and finish the tasks I assigned you as soon as possible."

The sect master gave them the order to move out while taking out a communication talisman from his spatial ring and using it. After a few seconds, Elder's Bleda voice started to come from the talisman,

"What honor do I owe for the Sect master to contact me personally?"

"I want you to give me all the information regarding the new disciple Elder Liu and Elder Han introduced to the sect. Also, don't tell anyone about his existence, and I will assign him a disciple to introduce him to different places in the sect. Is that understood?"

The sect master spoke in an authoritative voice without wasting any time.

"As you wish, Sect Master, I will forward you the information via a communication talisman in a few moments. As for information regarding him, you don't need to worry, Sect Master, my mouth is sealed."

Elder Bleda replied in a solemn tone after hearing the Sect Master use such an authoritative voice.

"Very good." After saying this, the sect master turned off the communication talisman and it turned to dust immediately afterward.

After that, he took out another communication talisman from his spatial ring and used it to contact Grand Elder Jian.

Sometime later, a middle-aged man's voice sounded from the talisman, "What happened, Sect Master?" the voice asked.

"Old Jian, I just took in a disciple, and I want your grandson Jian Li to show him around the sect."

Again, the sect master spoke without wasting any time, but this time his tone was friendly instead of authoritative, which he used with Elder Bleda.

"Hooo, that was not something I was expecting to hear, to think you of all people took in a disciple. The sun must have risen from the west today." The Grand Elder replied in an amused tone.

"Old Jian, I am not in the mood to joke around now. Tell me whether your grandson is willing to do it or if I should find someone else to take care of the job." The Sect master replied in a somewhat irritated voice.

"Why are getting so agitated? it's just a joke, anyway. I will tell little Li to do that, and you don't need to worry. To be able to make friends with the sect master's first disciple, it must be his good fortune." The Grand Elder still replied in an amused tone.

"Very well, but tell him not to expose the fact that he is my disciple to anyone, not even his father."

"Sect master Lian For you to be so cautious about this, is there something wrong with his identity?" The Grand Elder asked after hearing what the Sect Master had said.

"I will tell you when we meet in person until then, keep it hidden." Sect Master Lian Shen replied.

"Then I look forward to it, now if you will excuse me." Grand Elder said before turning off the communication talisman.

Meanwhile, the person in question was moving toward the Disciple Recruitment and Management hall without a care in the world.

After reaching the Disciple Recruitment and Management hall, he saw a boy standing at the door.

He turned toward the boy and asked, "Are you the disciple assigned to show me around the sect?"

"If you are Disciple Kai Ren, then I was indeed assigned to show you around the sect." The boy replied with a charming smile.