"Du Gu BingLan, Cui Yu." At this moment, two figures on the back of a demonic beast somewhat surprised Li Lin. It was Du Gu BingLan and Cui Yu. Li Lin did not expect Du Gu BingLan to be riding on a demonic beast, and on the back of another demonic beast were the White Eyebrow Elder from Yunyang Sect and four stewards, three men and one woman.
"Lin'er, these are flying demonic beasts called Rock Eagles, raised by Yunyang Sect. They are currently at the second-order earth elemental level, with extremely fast flight speed and strong attack power. Even a first-rank martial master must be cautious around them, as they wouldn't have much of an advantage," Li WuShuang whispered to Li Lin, seeing his curiosity.
"Second-order earth elemental demonic beasts." Li Lin watched the Rock Eagles in the sky, realizing that a ninth-rank warrior would have little chance of victory against such second-order flying demonic beasts. He hadn't expected Yunyang Sect to have their own raised demonic beasts, truly befitting a major sect.
The two demonic beasts landed in the center of the square, folding their wings, each spanning several meters in width and standing about two meters tall. Du Gu BingLan, the White Eyebrow Elder, and others leapt down from the backs of the beasts and joined the people from the various families.
"Greetings to White Eyebrow Elder and the stewards," the people from the various families saluted.
Du Gu BingLan walked over with a slight nod, and Li Lin acknowledged her with a nod.
"Everyone's here, right? We should set off now," the White Eyrow Elder glanced over Li Lin, Qin TianHao, and the others before speaking.
"We are in your care this time, Elder White Eyebrow," Li Dong said.
"There's no trouble at all. Serving the sect is my duty," the White Eyebrow Elder replied with a smile, then continued, "Qin TianHao, Li Lin, Li ShaoHu, Yang Miao, Du Gu BingLan, Cui Yu, you will ride one Rock Eagle with me. Wang Liang, Yang Man, Li WuShuang, you three will ride with the four stewards on another Rock Eagle. Let's depart now."
"Yes, Elder," Li WuShuang, Wang Liang, and Yang Man responded, then moved towards the four stewards.
"Let's go as well. We must hurry to the sect without delay," the White Eyebrow Elder said, followed by a whistling sound.
The two Rock Eagles took off, stirring up a huge gust of wind, causing a few curious onlookers who had approached too closely to stagger and fall.
The gigantic Rock Eagles circled four meters above ground, flapping their wings, with currents of air swirling around them.
The Yunyang Sect stewards, Li WuShuang, Yang Man, and Wang Liang, surrounded by qi, leaped onto the back of one Rock Eagle. "Let's go," the White Eyebrow Elder also leaped up effortlessly and landed on the back of the Rock Eagle. A height of four meters was nothing for him.
However, a height of four meters posed some difficulty for an ordinary warrior. Li ShaoHu's qi vibrated as he leaped, touching the ground with the tip of his foot, and then jumped onto the back of the Rock Eagle.
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Yang Miao, not wanting to be outdone, her agile body tightly wrapped in her outfit, vibrated with qi, lifting a faint glow, and then she too landed on the Rock Eagle's back.
Qin TianHao, employing some technique, enveloped in a glow, also leaped four meters into the air to land on the Rock Eagle's back.
"Lin'er, let's go up as well," Du Gu BingLan said to Li Lin, her foot lightly touching the ground, propelling herself up with a burst of qi, her figure spinning to land on the Rock Eagle's back.
The maid Cui Yu nodded slightly to Li Lin, a faint glow enveloping her as she levitated effortlessly and landed on the back of the Rock Eagle. Witnessing this, Li Lin couldn't help but inwardly sigh, not expecting the maid Cui Yu's strength to be so formidable, possibly even surpassing Du Gu BingLan's.
"Mother, I'm leaving." Li Lin turned back to look at his mother and again said to Li XiaoBai, "XiaoBai, take good care of my mother."
"Young Master, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of the lady," Li XiaoBai responded.
Li Lin nodded slightly, then without hesitation, activated his qi, pushing off the ground with a surge of energy, his body spinning upwards and landing on the broad back of the Rock Eagle.
"Let's go," Elder White Eyebrow said softly.
The two Rock Eagles screeched, flapping their wings and taking off, flying higher and higher until they disappeared from the sight of those in the square.
Li Lin looked down, watching his mother's figure gradually blur and disappear, thinking to himself that he must become stronger quickly and then return.
Sitting on the back of the demonic beast, Li Lin was also somewhat worried; a fall from this height, likely over a thousand meters, would be quite troublesome.
"Make sure you're all seated securely. Although you've now become disciples of Yunyang Sect, and your talents are commendable, you'll still need to work hard after arriving at Yunyang Sect. The sect is full of disciples with high talents, and only through relying on your talents and strength will you receive more cultivation opportunities," Elder White Eyebrow explained.
"Elder White Eyebrow, how long will it take to reach Yunyang Sect?" Du Gu BingLan asked.
"About a month and a half. At that time, the sect will select ten among you new disciples to become direct disciples. If you miss this opportunity, you'll have to wait another three years. Every batch of new disciples has two chances to become direct disciples, and whether you can become one depends on your own efforts," Elder White Eyebrow replied.
"Elder, what's the difference between direct disciples and ordinary disciples?" Li Lin asked, most interested in learning about the direct disciples of Yunyang Sect.
"You don't know the difference between direct disciples and ordinary disciples?" Elder White Eyebrow looked at Li Lin, somewhat surprised, then said, "It seems no one has mentioned this to you."
Hearing Li Lin's question, Li ShaoHu looked at Li Lin with disdain, while Yang Miao and Qin TianHao were somewhat surprised.
Li Lin shook his head slightly; no one in the Li family had discussed this with him, and Li WuShuang hadn't clarified it last time.
Elder White Eyebrow explained, "In Yunyang Sect, there are many ordinary disciples, but direct disciples are very few. To become a direct disciple, one must possess exceptional talent. Although ordinary disciples receive better cultivation in Yunyang Sect than outside, they are still ordinary disciples of Yunyang Sect and cannot access the sect's most important martial techniques and mental methods, the essence of Yunyang Sect's heritage. Only direct disciples can access these, and moreover, direct disciples only need to focus on cultivation, each being personally taught by inner sect elders. A direct disciple's status is not below mine, and there are many other benefits, too numerous to list, which you can imagine. As for ordinary disciples, in addition to cultivation, they also have to perform various duties within the sect and do not receive the same treatment as direct disciples."