Chapter 15

Unwelcome?

Not only was he unwelcome, but even when he was still in Flame City, he had already encountered significant trouble.

"And you must understand, if you enter the Burning Moon Academy, you will directly become an inner disciple."

"But at the Reincarnation Academy, you have to start as a servant disciple and work your way up, which is extremely difficult." Chu Tianxin glanced around and said, "This is the time when new disciples enter the academy. I assume you just arrived and haven't registered yet. If you come with me to the Burning Moon Academy, it's still in time."

Ye Han looked at his teacher, Mo Qingrou, and found her eyes gentle and calm, offering no advice, as if everything was up to him.

Looking at the token in his hand, the faces of those people flashed before his eyes. After a long silence, Ye Han suddenly made up his mind.

"The path of martial arts is always against the current, striving against the heavens!"

"If someone like Lu Yunxiao can obstruct my path, turning back would mean retreating. My heart knows no fear!"

Ye Han looked at Chu Tianxin, who had a hopeful expression, and said, "I will remember your kindness today, Senior. But since I have already received this token, I do not wish to back out!"

"You should understand that opportunities are fleeting!" Chu Tianxin still gazed at Ye Han.

"I will enter the Reincarnation Academy, and no one can stop me!" Ye Han said firmly.

"Hmm!"

Chu Tianxin's face was expressionless, and after speaking, he immediately took Chu Yushi and left.

"Boy, if you have the intention, the Burning Moon Academy will always welcome you."

A voice echoed in Ye Han's ears, transmitted secretly so that only he could hear it.

Watching Chu Tianxin and the others leave, the gazes of everyone present focused on Ye Han.

Especially the old man beside him, whose eyes were sharp, as if trying to see through all illusions and uncover all of Ye Han's secrets.

Unfortunately, after a long observation, the old man found nothing. In his eyes, Ye Han was just a young man with a slightly more robust foundation of internal energy than the average person.

But he knew that someone like Chu Tianxin wouldn't recruit an ordinary young man without reason.

"Mo girl, you disappeared for nine years, and I didn't expect you to be living in Flame City, and even to have such a disciple."

The old man spoke, looking at Ye Han with some admiration. "Striving against the current and challenging the heavens, I like your attitude. Although I can't interfere in Mo girl's affairs, you can rest assured. Since you have the identity token, you can enter the Reincarnation Academy with dignity."

"Disciple Mo Qingrou, greetings, Elder Ji!"

Mo Qingrou's words carried a sense of familiarity.

"Good, it's good that you're back!" The old man's face showed more warmth as he looked at Mo Qingrou. "Your teacher will be very happy to know."

At this moment, Ye Han felt a gust of wind, and the next instant, a middle-aged woman in her forties appeared before him. Though past her prime, she still had a delicate face and a lingering charm, and must have been a beauty in her youth.

"Teacher!"

Mo Qingrou gazed at the woman, her eyes complex and gradually moistening.

"Old man, you didn't tell me the girl was back the moment she arrived?"

The woman glared at Elder Ji, then her eyes welled with tears as she held Mo Qingrou's hands close to her heart. "Girl, you're so heartless, leaving for nine years without a word."

"How have you been these years? Did you suffer any hardships in Flame City...?"

The woman spoke incessantly, her words filled with concern.

Seeing this, Ye Han felt reassured, realizing that his teacher had the care of an elder in the Reincarnation Academy.

The woman, ignoring everyone else, pushed Mo Qingrou away, acting decisively.

"Ye Han, come find me at Bamboo Rhythm Peak in the future."

Mo Qingrou didn't have time to introduce her, only turning to look at Ye Han with a gentle expression.

"Bamboo Rhythm Peak?"

Ye Han silently remembered the name. "Okay!"

After the middle-aged woman took Mo Qingrou away, Elder Ji, who had been awkwardly lowering his head, returned to normal and said to Ye Han, "Let's go, I'll take you to register!"

...

"Elder Ji, was the senior just now your... cultivation partner?"

"Elder Ji, I feel like you're a bit afraid of her, is that an illusion?"

"Elder Ji, that senior must have a higher position in the academy than you, right...?"

As they entered the academy, Ye Han kept asking questions, his words incessant.

"Children shouldn't ask so many questions." Elder Ji's face turned black.

Ye Han immediately responded, "I'm sixteen this year, which is considered adulthood in the Divine Martial Continent."

"Alright, just rest assured. Mo girl was raised by Elder Wen... she will be fine at Bamboo Rhythm Peak. No one can disturb her there." Elder Ji glanced at Ye Han, somewhat surprised.

In all his years at the Reincarnation Academy, he had never encountered a new disciple who dared to joke with an elder like this.

Ye Han was neither humble nor arrogant, and it was unclear whether this was due to his character or his lack of fear as a newcomer.

The two walked forward and came to the base of a staircase that resembled a heavenly ladder. Ye Han saw that the ground was dotted with altar-like structures, each with a star-like pattern carved in the center.

"These are teleportation arrays, which can directly transport you to the peak or to other locations, all created through inscriptions." Elder Ji explained, standing with Ye Han on one of the altars.

Placing his palm on the front of the altar and channeling a stream of energy, something incredible happened.

Ye Han immediately felt an invisible force lifting him and Elder Ji, rising through the air and passing through the heavenly ladder. In a short moment, they appeared at the peak.

"What a unique inscription teleportation array." Ye Han's eyes widened.

At the Flame Sun Academy, he had never encountered anything like inscriptions or teleportation arrays.

"Human wisdom is extraordinary. Over the long years, based on martial arts, we have developed many skills, leading to various professions such as alchemists, weapon forgers, and inscriptionists. These professions often require innate talent and are quite rare."

"Like this inscription teleportation array, it was created by the academy's inscriptionists. You will have the opportunity to learn about these things in the future." Elder Ji looked at Ye Han.

"Boy, if you have a strong talent for inscriptionism, alchemy, or weapon forging, even if your martial arts cultivation is lacking, you can still quickly rise from a servant disciple to an inner disciple, a true disciple, or even an elder."

"Understood!"

Ye Han remembered everything Elder Ji said.

The two soon arrived at a grand hall. Since Ye Han already had an identity token, the registration process was very simple.

What Ye Han didn't expect was that, just as Chu Tianxin had said, he would indeed have to start as a servant disciple at the Reincarnation Academy.

A servant disciple was the lowest rank in the Reincarnation Academy, or rather, only half a disciple. Above them were the outer disciples, inner disciples, true disciples, and the hierarchy was clear, requiring continuous advancement.

"Boy, I'll take you to where the servant disciples live. Your future depends on your own efforts."

After registration, Elder Ji said, leading Ye Han to his new home, thus completing his task of guiding Ye Han for Mo Qingrou.

Leaving the hall, Ye Han's gaze swept across the sky and the dense, mysterious peaks, suddenly feeling a surge of confidence and ambition he had never experienced before.

He suddenly asked, "Elder Ji, do you know where a disciple named Ye Zhixuan is now?"