After having endured for years, Ye Qiu naturally wouldn't show his hatred, and with an attitude that was neither submissive nor arrogant, he said, "I just need to do what is expected of me."
Becoming the disciple of the one who destroyed his family was, in fact, something he was very reluctant about.
As for the object he had just taken out, everything had been prepared in advance by the old man.
That old man, who mentioned the seventh brother, had actually already killed him a long time ago.
What he left behind had helped him enormously, allowing him to quickly approach the higher levels of the core of the Nine Heavens Alliance.
Upon hearing Ye Qiu's proud words, Qiufeng Han smiled slightly and said nothing more. His temperament was very similar to that of the seventh brother.
He gestured with his hand and said, "I'll take you to the outer area. From today on, you'll be a member of the Nine Heavens Alliance.
But even though you're the disciple of the seventh brother, you must follow the rules. All newcomers to the Nine Heavens Alliance must start as outer area disciples."
He paused and then added, "Of course, with your strength, you'll soon be able to enter the inner area.
There will be an assessment for the outer area disciples at the end of this month, so it will depend on your performance."
Ye Qiu nodded, following him silently as he talked about some things regarding the Nine Heavens Alliance, but in his mind, he was only thinking about his plan for revenge.
As they walked, Ye Qiu saw a large cultivation field where several people were working the land.
All of these people were practitioners of ancient martial arts, although with varying levels of power. The strongest among them didn't exceed the [Mystic] level.
According to the information he had gotten from the old man, the Nine Heavens Alliance housed more than a thousand people, like a large village, and most of them had the last name Qiu.
The members of the Qiu family started training in ancient martial arts from a young age. If they lacked talent or power, they stayed behind to work the fields or take care of other tasks.
Those with more talent were dedicated exclusively to training, and both groups had clearly divided responsibilities.
After walking a little further, the second elder pointed to a complex of ancient-style buildings and said:
"This is the outer area. From today on, you will live here. Upon arrival, go through the first door and register. Someone will take care of you. I have to leave now, so I'll be heading back."
Ye Qiu nodded, thanked him, and walked in that direction.
Upon entering, he saw two middle-aged men casually reading paper books.
Noticing his presence, one of them put down the book titled "Jin... something Mei" and, surprised, said, "Oh, I haven't seen a newcomer in a long time. Who brought you here?"
"I came on my own, the second elder asked me to come and register."
Ye Qiu responded indifferently.
Upon hearing that the second elder had sent him, the disciples in charge of receiving him didn't dare be careless.
After following the customary procedures of asking a few questions, they handed him a set of keys and gave him some details about the rules to follow.
For example, outer area disciples weren't allowed to enter the inner area without permission.
After hearing the instructions from the receiving disciple, Ye Qiu nodded, took the keys, and quickly left to rest in his quarters.
The receiving disciple observed him and, noticing that Ye Qiu didn't even say "thank you, senior brother," frowned and murmured to his companion:
"Dammit, those outsiders have no manners. He shows up and mentions the second elder—how can the second elder pay attention to someone like him?"
"Hahaha, yeah, you'll see. Someone like him, without manners, is going to have problems later."
His companion smiled maliciously. Both of them were members of the Qiu family, natives of the Nine Heavens Alliance.
"By the way, do you want to try some foreign bean juice? The other day, Lao Niu brought something. It's not bad."
The receiving disciple took out two coffee packets and smiled widely.
The disciples of the Qiu family, because their skills were not sufficient, were not allowed to go out, so they were very curious about new things from outside.
This coffee, or foreign bean juice, intrigued them quite a bit.
The outer area was a large complex of buildings in the style of a square courtyard, with each courtyard housing four disciples.
When they arrived at this place, many of the outer area disciples looked at Ye Qiu with curiosity.
The Nine Heavens Alliance had high requirements for recruiting talent, so new blood was rare.
He ignored those who should have been called senior brothers by him.
A group of useless outer area disciples, not even able to find a few in the early stage of the [Heaven] level, he really didn't pay attention to them.
After finding his courtyard, Ye Qiu entered, searched for the correct room, and upon opening the door, his gaze quickly swept through the place.
The room's decoration was almost nonexistent, the furniture consisted of a bed, a wardrobe, and a table with chairs for eating—a very simple life.
He didn't care; in reality, there was no need to worry about these material objects when it came to practicing martial arts.
Moreover, his goal in coming to the Nine Heavens Alliance was the restoration of the Ye family, not to enjoy life here.
He took off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the bed to begin practicing.
He needed to slowly adjust his internal technique, evenly dividing his true energy of Yin and Yang, allowing it to flow through the 108 meridians so he could use his energy properly.
However, after some time, someone knocked on the door and shouted from outside:
"Are you the new junior brother?"
Hearing that he was being called, Ye Qiu frowned, got up from the bed with an impatient expression, walked to the door, and opened it, finding six or seven outer area disciples.
Among them, the highest level were two in the early stage of the [Heaven] level, while the others were all at the peak of the [Earth] level.
Their ages ranged from 30 to 40 years old.
With this kind of talent, in the outside world, they would be considered prodigies.
But to Ye Qiu, these people were just trash, and he asked indifferently, "What do you want?"
"Well, the truth is, we are disciples from other families, and we wanted to come and meet you.
Since you're new to the Nine Heavens Alliance, maybe you don't know that we, the disciples from other families, here…"
The leader began to speak with a smile, but Ye Qiu, interrupting him, replied, "I'm going to practice, I don't have time," and slammed the door shut.
The man who received the door slammed in his face instantly grew irritated, and the others didn't look much better.
In the Nine Heavens Alliance, disciples from other families were few in number compared to the local Qiu family disciples, so they were usually intimidated by them.
To avoid being bullied, these disciples from other families stayed united.
Upon hearing that there was a new junior brother, they decided to approach Ye Qiu to win his favor, but they hadn't expected him to be so arrogant.
"Dammit, what kind of person is this?"
"Does he think he can act this way just because the second elder mentioned him? When the disciples of the Qiu family stomp on him, he'll come crying to us for help."
"Forget it, Brother Wang, it's not worth fighting with this idiot. He's used to being the genius out there, and now he thinks he's someone important here."
The disciples from other families began to curse, and one of them even tried to calm the leader down.
When these disciples from other families arrived at the Nine Heavens Alliance, they were all considered geniuses from their sects, with a bright future ahead of them.
Only after arriving at the Nine Heavens Alliance did they realize they weren't anything special and had to learn to adapt and see themselves as ordinary people.
The man named Wang, who was considered the leader of the disciples from other families, had just turned 30 and was already in the early stage of the [Heaven] level.
What was most impressive was that this man was incredibly strong, able to face even an expert in the mid stage of the [Heaven] level and hold his own.
Within the outer area disciples, he was considered one of the best in terms of talent.
With a snort of disapproval, he turned around and, with an upset face, walked away in large strides, saying, "I'll see when this arrogance wears off."
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