Yaacob, the self–professed know–it–all of the Grandiuno Sect, imed knowledge of everything under


    the sun. He bragged about having personal experience of every incident that happened in Southsky


    and boasted that he knew tens of thousands of people within the sect. Words poured out of him like


    water


    from a burst dam.


    The impression he left on Severin was that of a braggart who loved being nosy.


    Throughout the journey. Severin gathered information about the personal lives of several elite disciples


    from him. He elicited titbits such as which women the young men were interested in, and who had


    engaged in life–or–death battles with their rivals. He also learned about each disciple’s talents, be it


    swordsmanship, alchemy, or other skills.


    Sordid details aside, Severin was able to gain a more profound understanding of the Grandiuno Sect.


    The


    sect had nine mountains, each guarded by a royal paragon. The first mountain was ranked thus


    because Oskar, the sect leader, resided there. No disciples were recruited for that mountain, unlike the


    remaining


    eight mountains.


    The collective strength of each respective mountain from the second to the ninth was almost on par


    with each other, so they were ranked not by strength but by their respective specialties. Among their


    specializations include swordsmanship, formation techniques, puppet production, and equipment


    production.


    Core disciples were granted their floating inds, and among the five core disciples, the weakest was


    at level eight supreme saint. The highest, Karl Fletcher, was a paragon.


    Yaacob also talked about the sect’s Alchemy Tower to Severin. It was said to have been passed down


    over three generations ago by one of the sect leaders who was a supreme paragon. The tower was


    used to help disciples make further progress in alchemy, those who have seeded inpleting all


    nine levels would have the knowledge passed on to them. Severin’s attention was captured by


    Yaacob’s


    exnation.


    Before long, the Grandiuno Sect’s magnificent mountains came into view. Floating inds abounded,


    each emitting a strong glow of spiritual energy. Spiritual birds did somersaults in the sky above, and the


    sunset created an enchanting scene that resembled a fairnd.


    Yaacob pointed at the peak ahead and eximed with a smile, “We’re here!”


    In the blink of an eye, the party arrived at a floating ind under Oskar’s help.


    As soon as theynded, a gray–haired elder who was in charge of that floating Ind appeared before


    them. Puzzled by Oskar’s arrival, he asked, “Greetings, Sect Leader! What brings you here today?”


    Oskar exined, “This is our sect’s sixth core disciple, Severin Feuillet. Please evacuate all the


    disciples. on this floating ind.” His words, though not loud, reverberated across the entire ind,


    stunning everyone.


    Before the disciples could react, Oskar expelled everyone from the ind with a wave of his hand. One


    of the disciples was still in seclusion, and he was understandably irate at his abrupt removal. He was


    already about to give the rude person a piece of his mind when he finally heard what Oskar said


    Oskar’s announcement created an unprecedented sensation.


    “The sixth core disciple? When did this happen?”


    “Tch! Who does this new core disciple think he is?!”


    “Who is he and what is his background? How did he manage to get our sect leader to confer that


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