Could there really be such a good thing?

Upon hearing that he could go visit the Inner Sect, Li Yun's eyes immediately lit up.

One must know that Heavenly Martial Sect had strict rules; although disciples weren't forbidden from wandering around, places like the Inner Sect or Azure Cloud Residence were off-limits without someone to guide them.

He didn't know why Zhang Ruohan had taken the initiative to offer to take him to the Inner Sect for a look, but it was exactly what he wanted.

You should know that in the Inner Sect, Innate experts were everywhere.

It was definitely an opportunity to gain a massive boost in cognition points; he couldn't miss it no matter what.

"Alright, then I'll go find Zhang Chu for Senior Sister Zhang right now."

Immediately.

Li Yun hurriedly returned to Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch. After looking around, he finally found Zhang Chu in his dormitory and called him out.

Hearing that his sister was looking for him, Zhang Chu immediately looked delighted.

But when he heard that his sister wanted to bring him and Li Yun to the Inner Sect to take a look, he was utterly stunned, looking at Li Yun with a face full of suspicion.

"Wait, that's not right!"

"Why did my sister ask you to come look for me instead of coming herself? And why would she take you to the Inner Sect?"

"Li Yun, you bastard! You didn't do something to my sister, did you?"

Who knew how Zhang Chu's wild imagination came up with that, but as he spoke, he suddenly grabbed Li Yun by the collar, eyes bursting with anger.

Li Yun: "..."

"You suspect I did something to your sister?"

"Please, your sister is an Inner Sect Disciple, and I'm an Outer Sect Disciple... If I dared to do anything to your sister, wouldn't I be throwing my life away?"

Zhang Chu was instantly taken aback.

"Uh... that makes sense. But there's still no reason! You're not a relative of my family, and I'm not close with you. Why would my sister take you to the Inner Sect?"

"How should I know? If you want to know, ask your sister yourself... Anyway, I'm just a small fry in the Outer Sect. I wouldn't dare disobey the order of an Inner Sect Senior Sister."

"Hmph... Then let's go! I want to ask my sister why she's bringing you along!"

Probably realizing he couldn't out-argue Li Yun,

Zhang Chu fumed, flung his arm back, and hurriedly marched outside.

Li Yun chuckled and quickly followed.

Though it was a bit thick-skinned of him, for the sake of cognition points, who cared?

Soon, the two of them returned to the place where Li Yun had run into Zhang Ruohan and met her there.

"Sis... why are you here?"

"Since you came, why didn't you come find me yourself instead of sending Li Yun? And why do you want to bring him to the Inner Sect? What is going on?"

Zhang Chu was quite hot-tempered.

The moment he saw Zhang Ruohan, he bombarded her with questions.

Zhang Ruohan's expression hardened, and she rapped Zhang Chu hard on the head.

"Ouch... Sis, what are you doing? That hurts!"

"It hurts? Good, it's supposed to!"

"You brat, it's only been a few days since I last hit you, and your skin is itching for a beating already, is it? Who allowed you to speak to me like that?"

"I..."

"Still want to talk back? If you talk back again, don't blame me for not leaving you any face in front of your classmate—I'll beat you right now!"

Hearing this, Zhang Chu hastily covered his mouth,

shaking his head repeatedly.

It was obvious he was genuinely afraid of his sister, Zhang Ruohan.

bloodline suppression between biological siblings applied anywhere.

Li Yun chuckled internally, stepped forward, and said, "Senior Sister Zhang, I've brought him here. If there are no other instructions, I'll take my leave."

Even though he really wanted to go to the Inner Sect, he still had to play it cool, didn't he?

Besides, he also wanted to test the waters and see why Zhang Ruohan wanted to take him to the Inner Sect.

"Hey, wait!"

"It's rare for us to meet like this, so consider it fate. Besides, you and my brother both happen to be Outer Sect Disciples of Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch."

"My brother, Zhang Chu, is clumsy with words and doesn't really know how to get along with people. As his sister, it's my responsibility to help him build good relations among fellow disciples."

"So, if you're free, I'd like to invite you to take a walk with us in the Inner Sect. What do you think?"

Understood!

Li Yun suddenly realized everything.

He had roughly guessed Zhang Ruohan's intention.

Zhang Ruohan had just happened to notice that his 【Basic Stance Training】 had reached Minor Achievement, and that he had reached the second layer of Body Tempering. She must have mistaken him for someone with extraordinary Talent.

Thus, she wanted to take this opportunity to win him over.

Regarding this, Li Yun felt no aversion.

After all, people had to show their value first before others would place importance on them.

What normal person would show goodwill out of nowhere to someone whose background was unknown and whose value couldn't be seen?

Now that he had demonstrated value in Zhang Ruohan's eyes, it was only natural that she wanted to show him goodwill.

"Since Senior Sister Zhang invites me, this Junior Brother wouldn't dare refuse. I'll shamelessly ride on Senior Sister Zhang's coattails and consider it broadening my horizons in the Inner Sect in advance."

"Hmph, in advance?"

Beside them, Zhang Chu was already displeased seeing Li Yun chatting and laughing with his sister. Hearing him claim to be broadening his horizons in the Inner Sect "in advance," he could no longer hold back.

"Just with your ability?"

"Fifth-grade Aptitude—you're almost at the very bottom of Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch... If you miss today, I'm afraid you won't have another chance in your lifetime to broaden your horizons in the Inner Sect."

Li Yun wasn't angry either. He turned to look at Zhang Chu and smiled faintly. "Brother Zhang Chu, a person still needs to have dreams. Otherwise, how are they any different from a salted fish?"

"You..."

"Pfft!"

Zhang Chu was choked with rage, but Zhang Ruohan burst out laughing.

"I couldn't tell before, but you're quite humorous! Most importantly, you're confident!"

Saying that,

Zhang Ruohan rapped Zhang Chu's head hard again. "See that? Learn from him! If a martial artist lacks calm confidence, what martial arts are they even practicing?"

"And you seem to look down on Li Yun quite a bit?"

"Hmph, you brat... if I weren't your biological sister, I would definitely kick you down the mountain right now."

"Both of you joined a month ago, and both of you cultivation the Basic Stance Training. Let me ask you: which stance are you cultivating now?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chu said proudly, "The sixth stance, and I'm almost finished with it. Tomorrow I can try the seventh stance."

"In Courtyard 95 of the Ren Branch, except for Gu Yunzheng with his First-grade Aptitude, I rank second!"

Zhang Ruohan suddenly laughed,

her smile full of disdain.

"You really are foolish!"

"Let me tell you, I don't know and don't care which stance that Gu Yunzheng you mentioned has reached, but do you know what level Li Yun has reached?"

"Him?"

Zhang Chu looked at Li Yun with some suspicion, but soon said disdainfully, "How would I know which stance he's reached? At most the fourth stance, max. A couple of days ago, he was wandering around Gu Yunzheng, supposedly trying to secretly learn Gu Yunzheng's Stance Training."

"He was even reported to the Martial Arts Deacon..."

Bang!

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Ruohan flicked Zhang Chu's forehead once more.

She hit him even harder this time.

It caused Zhang Chu to clutch his head and squat down in pain, shouting with a red face, "Sis, why did you hit me again... I wasn't wrong!"

"Not wrong?"

"Open your blind eyes! Let me tell you, Li Yun's Basic Stance Training has already reached the Minor Achievement stage!"

"With your weak self having not even mastered the sixth stance, how dare you act big in front of Li Yun?"

Hearing these words, Zhang Chu jumped straight off the ground.

Shouting and bellowing,

intense shock made him forget the pain.

"What?"

"Basic Stance Training at Minor Achievement?"

"Impossible! That's absolutely impossible!"

"Sis, you're lying to me..."

"Lying to you? Hmph, I tell you, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Zhang Ruohan took a sudden step forward.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted from her, enveloping Zhang Chu.

"Zhang Chu, listen to me carefully!"

"Be humble in front of your fellow disciples from now on. If I catch you showing off recklessly again, I won't spare you!"

"And you have nothing to brag about! You only have a Second-grade Aptitude. If you aren't humble and hard-working, you might not even make it into the Inner Sect!"

Zhang Chu was instantly dumbfounded!