Thus, they too contacted their families and sects!

Ye Luo could not have imagined that he, who was originally just a nobody coming from a low-level region, would attract so much attention, especially since without Elder Jin’s shelter, he would likely have remained a mere vagabond. Yet now, countless people were focused on him!

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"Sect Master, according to reliable information, at least three forces are inquiring about Ye Luo’s whereabouts! One of these forces has been identified as coming from the Dragon Clan!"

"Dragon Clan? What do they want with Ye Luo, do we know their purpose?"

Inside Tianzong’s main hall, the Sect Master of Tianzong was filled with doubt.

He had never personally met Ye Luo but was aware of the Supreme Elder leading many elders to pay their respects to Ye Luo, and he had received orders from the Supreme Elder to protect Ye Luo at all costs. If Ye Luo were harmed on Tianzong’s territory, it would spell great trouble and could even lead to Tianzong’s destruction!

Thus, Tianzong was naturally extremely concerned about Ye Luo’s situation!

"Replying to the Sect Master, it is not yet clear, but judging from their attitude and the way they inquire about Ye Luo, it seems that these people do not harbor good intentions towards Ye Luo!"

"No good intentions? Then they are enemies! Currently, Ye Luo is studying the art of carving with Elder Jin. You all should know, who is Elder Jin? He hasn’t taken a disciple in centuries, yet he wants to take Ye Luo as his last disciple, showing that Ye Luo’s identity is far from simple. It’s very likely that his coming to Tianzong is purely to learn from Elder Jin!

Better safe than sorry. Order the sect members, the entire sect must heighten its vigilance. No matter what identities those three forces have, they must not be allowed to investigate Ye Luo. Expel them if necessary!"

"Yes, Sect Master!"

With the Sect Master’s order, those executing the orders naturally developed some resistance and even hostility towards the three forces!

Perhaps once or twice it didn’t matter, but if such incidents kept happening, misunderstandings would be inevitable!

The four forces were actually quite formidable!

The Dragon Clan was considered the strongest among them, but the members of the Dragon Clan involved thought Ye Luo was an insignificant person related to Ao Long, just to be captured, so they weren’t overly concerned. Their special status meant the other three forces would also be somewhat wary!

However, the other three forces were different!

Whether it be Tianzong, the Sword Cultivating Sect, or the Liu Family, they were all major forces in the Sixth Region!

These three major forces didn’t understand each other’s true motives!

But they all knew that their counterparts were there for Ye Luo!

They received strict orders to protect Ye Luo at all costs and were willing to use force for it!

Perhaps Ye Luo would never imagine that the three forces, despite clearly having his best interests at heart, were engaged in both open and secret struggles, resulting in many casualties!

Fortunately, all three sides had only sent out peripheral personnel, so although skirmishes were frequent, it hadn’t escalated into full-blown warfare yet!

As for the people from the Dragon Clan?

The arrogant Dragon Clan wouldn’t care so much, they knew these three forces were all after the guy that the Grand Elder wanted, which meant that in the opposing sides, some were good for Ye Luo, and some had hostile intentions!

So who should the Dragon Clan help?

They didn’t know!

So the Dragon Clan simply went ahead and killed any members of these three forces they encountered!

Such chaos...

It was indeed quite theatrical.

And one wonders, once they all realize they were acting for Ye Luo’s benefit yet caused such misunderstandings, what will they think?

Ye Luo had been learning from Elder Jin for over a month now. During this more than a month, he had few practical exercises, yet he focused more on supplementing some basic knowledge!

Don’t look down on these basics for Ye Luo, who had no foundational training experience at all, they were essential!

Ye Luo had been crossing the river by feeling the stones on his own. On the surface, it seemed like he was quite impressive, but in reality, one casual mistake in cultivation could bring unimaginable harm to Ye Luo!

So this period of learning had helped Ye Luo eliminate many hidden dangers, and while his strength hadn’t increased much, it had great implications for Ye Luo’s future.

On this day, Ye Luo, like usual, closed the general store and returned to the woodshed to read, not expecting that Elder Jin kicked his door open.

"Master!"

Ye Luo stood up respectfully, looking somewhat puzzled at Elder Jin, who rarely came to see Ye Luo, but once he did, there was surely something important!

"Reading?"

Elder Jin casually asked but didn’t wait for Ye Luo’s answer, then tossed him a token!

"Go, take this token and join the Divine Rune Sect. I’ll give you three months. Not only must you become their core disciple, but you also have to find a way into their library! In their library, there’s a book called ’Ancient Rune Secret Record,’ and no matter what method you use, you must learn it!"

Ye Luo was slightly taken aback, was Elder Jin asking him to steal knowledge?

This seemed to be a major taboo!

Although in Ye Luo’s mind it didn’t matter, after all, Elder Jin was always a righteous and maverick person, why suddenly propose such a thing!

Elder Jin gave Ye Luo a calm glance, knowing what he was thinking, so he said: "Don’t worry about your safety. If you are caught, show them the token I’ve given you; it will ensure your safety. But remember this, if your identity is exposed, then you’ll get out of my Tongyue Commerce Association!"

Ye Luo was stunned!

What exactly was this situation?

If Ye Luo could rely on Elder Jin’s token even for committing such a taboo act like stealing knowledge, it proved that Elder Jin and the Divine Rune Sect had a complicated relationship. But why ask Ye Luo to steal knowledge?

And further say, if discovered, he would be expelled?

Ye Luo did not know the reason, but he didn’t feel any burden in his heart either. Stealing knowledge? Perhaps it’s unforgivable and unacceptable to others, but for Ye Luo, it really wasn’t a big deal!

What ’Ancient Rune Secret Record’? Isn’t it just a book?

If it’s a book, it’s meant to be read by people!

Ye Luo just considered it a visit to the library!

"Understood, Master!"

Ye Luo agreed, after which Elder Jin said nothing further and left directly.

Ye Luo, too, didn’t procrastinate. With the time limit Elder Jin had given him, within three months, he must successfully ’steal knowledge,’ otherwise, the estimated consequence would be getting expelled!

During the time spent with Elder Jin, Ye Luo understood well that this old man’s temper was very stubborn. Once he decided on something, no one could sway him. If he said he would expel Ye Luo?