In the Formation Sect, the hierarchy of status is clear: the highest are naturally the various ancestors, followed by the Sect Leader, then the Peak Masters and Hall Masters, and then the True Disciples, Inner Sect Disciples, and Outer Sect Disciples.
For disciples who make significant contributions or acplish major feats for the Sect, the Sect will grant them the mand of Distinguished Achievement to honor their merits and issue them a token of Distinguished Achievement.
This token is of extremely high value, akin to an immunity token; should Lin Chen mit a grave offense in the future, he could use the token, depending on its class, to negate one instance of Sect punishment.
Moreover, Lin Chen’s status within the Sect is now on par with that of a Peak Master.
Therefore, if Ye Wenhao and others wish to harm Lin Chen, they must consider the Sect’s punishment.
Even though they, as True Disciples, wouldn’t be sentenced to death for killing Lin Chen, they will likely not escape other punishments.
Hence, when considering making a move against Lin Chen, they need to be much more cautious.
At this moment, Ye Wenhao’s face was gloomy. He hadn’t expected Lin Chen to actually receive the mand of Distinguished Achievement.
This meant that he really couldn’t make a move against Lin Chen anymore.
It also meant that the Sixth-Grade Spiritual Medicine was out of his reach.
Ye Wenhao had some sort of relationship with Qin Kaifeng; he hadn’t expected the Qin Family to lend a hand to Lin Chen.
The four of them had no doubt about this, for even if Lin Chen had acplished a major feat, without the Qin Family’s support from behind, it would’ve been impossible for him to obtain the mand of Distinguished Achievement so swiftly.
Ye Wenhao begrudgingly gave Lin Chen a few more glances, then slowly put away the folding fan in his hand.
Now that Lin Chen had bee a Second Class Honor Achievement, he naturally couldn’t lay a hand on him.
However, he hadn’t given up on the Sixth-Grade Spiritual Medicine on Lin Chen; he just needed to find another method.
Ye Wenhao believed that since Lin Chen had received the mand of Distinguished Achievement, others wouldn’t be able to directly plunder it either, so he still saw an opportunity.
But he thought that if Lin Chen, because of obtaining the Second Class Honor Achievement, bees placent and believes that the Sixth-Grade Spiritual Medicine is secure from others, then he would be greatly mistaken.
Afterwards, Ye Wenhao looked deeply at Lin Chen, thinking that this time Lin Chen had luck on his side, then turned and left without looking back.
After Yu Chuan, Lu Min, and Jiang Jiayun also left one after another, Jiang Jiayun wanted to exchange a few polite words with Lin Chen, to show off her charm, but seeing the murderous gazes of Qin Yushuang and Xia Wanxin, she merely smiled and left as well.
"You really came at the right time, otherwise I’m afraid I would have been torn apart by them."
Lin Chen turned his head to look at Qin Kaifeng and the other two, his gaze landing on Qin Yushuang, he always felt this woman seemed to have had a change of heart, no longer treating him with the murderous intent she had before.
"Heh, you do seem to have enjoyed yourself, but do you know that ever since you left, the Formation Sect has been in uproar, with numerous eyes set on you."
Qin Yushuang sighed deeply, her eyes fixed on Lin Chen, now that she saw Lin Chen was unharmed, she began to plain.
Qin Yushuang had been mentored early on by Pavilion Master Mu, making her Xia Wanxin’s senior sister.
"Pavilion Master Mu, what has happened? What’s going on inside the Formation Sect?"
Upon hearing Qin Yushuang’s words, Lin Chen immediately became worried. But remembering Pavilion Master Mu’s strength, he felt he might be overthinking it.
What Qin Yushuang referred to as taking arrows might be the plexity of power struggles. Lin Chen, who was the least adept at social interactions, felt a profound headache ing on.
Lin Chen could imagine the attention the incident he caused within the Formation Sect would attract, how many would set their sights on him.
The fact that the four major True Disciples dared to directly confront him to demand the treasures he possessed indicated that Pavilion Master Mu was likely under considerable pressure.
As far as Lin Chen knew, Pavilion Master Mu’s strength was but at the Half-step Nirvana Realm.
For one True Disciple, Pavilion Master Mu might not be wary, but if two—or even more—True Disciples applied pressure, Pavilion Master Mu might not be able to withstand it.
When Lin Chen left, he hadn’t disclosed his destination, and with Pavilion Master Mu’s temperament, she probably wouldn’t even tell those people if she knew.
However, now that Qin Yushuang and the others had arrived with this so-called mand of Distinguished Achievement, it seemed that matters had mostly been handled.
And Lin Chen could tell that this must have been orchestrated by the forces behind Qin Kaifeng and Qin Yushuang.
Lin Chen had not expected that the Qin Family held such sway within the Formation Sect.
No wonder the other True Disciples were so cautious around the two of them. During the newer assessment, everyone said that Qin Kaifeng could have simply bypassed everyone and e out on top, but still chose to participate in the assessment to prove himself, which was seen as a superfluous move.
"Brother Qin, I didn’t see it ing, your family background is quite impressive."
Lin Chen’s gaze fell on Qin Kaifeng, as he spoke indifferently. Qin Kaifeng scratched his head and chuckled.
"Hmph, what do you know!"
However, Qin Yushuang immediately interjected, giving Lin Chen a white look and speaking bluntly.
At her words, Lin Chen became indignant. It seemed like this woman had taken the wrong medicine; he was having a conversation with Brother Qin and she had to interrupt.
Seeing the situation spiral out of control, Qin Kaifeng hurried over to Lin Chen and said in a low voice that their family ancestor was named Qin Tianba.
On hearing this, Lin Chen’s brow furrowed slightly, trying to recall who this name belonged to. After racking his brain, Lin Chen came up empty.
Shortly thereafter, the four of them started heading back to the Formation Sect, and along the way, Lin Chen had a flash of insight, recalling who Qin Kaifeng’s family ancestor was.
Qin Tianba, wasn’t he one of the ancestors of the Formation Sect?
So the Qin Family had such an influential background; Lin Chen finally realized why even True Disciples were polite to the two, toning down their arrogant demeanor.
Joking aside, if Qin Kaifeng or Qin Yushuang got hurt, if their Qin Family Ancestor, who was discontent, took action against those True Disciples, it would be too late for regrets.
While such a scenario would normally not occur, who knows if the Qin Family Ancestor was someone eccentric and unpredictable.
And the reason Lin Chen had heard of the Qin Family Ancestor’s name was because the Thunder Sword Technique, one of the treasures within the Spiritual Treasure Pavilion of the Formation Sect, was created by the Qin Family Ancestor, Qin Batian.
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