Chapter 28: Intending to Take a Disciple

Looking at the strange Qian Lao and Bai Lao before him, Xiao Li silently stepped back; these two big shots wouldn't be doubting his background and dragging him in for torture, would they?

Qian Bai Er Lao: ……Is your action of stepping back half a step serious?

Qian Bai Er Lao felt his pure heart, which wanted to nurture the young, being hurt.

Qian Lao gave a dry cough, "You're Xiao Li, right?"

Xiao Li cautiously nodded, "I don't know what you need, senior."

Qian Lao didn't respond, patted Xiao Li's shoulder, "Then good, kneel, become my disciple."

Xiao Li:?

Bai Lao looked at Qian Lao's anxious appearance and was speechless, rolled his eyes; we're all big shots with status, can't we avoid losing face?

Xiao Li's mouth twitched; he trusts these two's character, but making him kowtow and become a disciple upon first meeting—what kind of operation is this?

Xiao Li frowned, "Seniors, one day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father; a master isn't to be taken lightly. Please forgive this junior for not being able to obey."

Qian Lao's heart surged with astonishment, "Good lad, these words truly hit my heart; knowing you're strong yet not fawning, your nature is excellent."

A thought flashed in his mind, Qian Lao's smile softened further, "I and Bai Lie have painstakingly cultivated our whole lives; in the end we wanted to find a disciple to pass on our legacy; you don't have to be too resistant, we can take it slow."

Xiao Li didn't agree rashly; as he said, taking a master is like finding another father, and must not be handled casually.

If he were to bow down just because the other is strong, he might as well now take the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade and go exchange resources with the Huntian Emperor.

Qian Lao saw Xiao Li's firm attitude and sighed inwardly, "This time I was rash."

Bai Lao was calmer, his eyes turning as a plan formed, "In our Jia Nan, each year's strongest inner-court newcomer is taken by us for a year of training; otherwise we worry good seedlings will be suppressed by the inner court."

Bai Lao gave Qian Lao a look and transmitted his voice, "He just entered the inner court, what rules does he know? With our strength, a year won't pass without making this kid beg us to take him as a disciple."

Xiao Li blinked, wondering what he missed while reading, and whether there were any rules about these two taking him for training.

Looking at the faintly expectant Qian Bai Er Lao, Xiao Li suddenly realized these two big shots intended to cultivate him; just arriving and wanting to take him as a disciple startled him.

"Er……two seniors……"

Qian Bai Er Lao's eyes focused on Xiao Li, waiting for what comes next; his nervousness was no less than when he once confessed to a goddess and awaited her reply.

"Thank you, this junior will wholeheartedly follow the two seniors in cultivation."

Qian Bai Er Lao smiled, "Not bad, Hu Qian gave you a Two-pattern Azure Spirit Pill; absorb it here, we'll guard you."

"You can rest assured, I've already spoken with Hu Qian; no need to worry about time."

Seeing Qian Bai Er Lao already anticipating this, Xiao Li gave a helpless wry smile; these two big shots' plans left him no room to refuse from the start— not having to become a disciple is already the best option.

It's not that Xiao Li doesn't want a powerful backer; he just finds it hard to accept that two old men suddenly appear and demand he become their disciple— nobody could stomach that.

Even if we retreat ten thousand steps, what if they like Xiao Li's talent and are here to seize his body and re-cultivate?

In Wu Dong Qian Kun, does Lin Dong first pay respects to the Azure Dragon King or first learn the technique before passing it on? Either way, they don't call each other master and disciple.

Looking at these two weird old men who suddenly popped up wanting to be his masters, Xiao Li's smile was somewhat forced, "Two elders, where are we going for training?"

Qian Lao's heart jumped, "Crap, I was only thinking about taking a disciple, haven't figured out how to teach yet."

"Cough, that, first absorb the Two-pattern Azure Spirit Pill, then I'll show you something; it's greatly beneficial to you."

Qian Lao smiled smugly, "Good thing I had foresight; I took the dean's cultivation notes and travel experiences."

Xiao Li nodded, "Alright, let's do it; at least it shouldn't harm me."

Xiao Li flicked his finger, a green pill with two patterns circling it appeared between his fingers.

Taking out the pill, Xiao Li sat cross-legged on the spot and quickly entered a cultivation state.

Qian Lao flicked his sleeve, solidifying the space around Xiao Li to prevent accidents.

Afterwards, seeing Xiao Li wholeheartedly begin his breakthrough, Qian Lao secretly pulled out his lightning cultivation notes and hurriedly studied them.

Shortly after Xiao Li closed his eyes, the previously tranquil space around him, like a stone suddenly thrown into a calm lake breaking its surface, began to ripple subtly; visible streams of energy seeped out of the void, then turned into countless energy threads that surged toward Xiao Li.

Once these energies entered his body, they were easily controlled by Xiao Li's mind, circulating along the cultivation path; the impurities were completely purified, leaving only a bit of pure energy that was infused into the vortex.

Slowly absorbing external energy, after a while, once everything was normal, Xiao Li flicked his finger against the Two-pattern Azure Spirit Pill held between his fingers, a deft force shooting it into his slightly open mouth.

The Two-pattern Azure Spirit Pill dissolved upon entry; before Xiao Li could react, it instantly turned into two streams of pure energy, one stronger than the next, like a rushing river, flowing down his throat, surging onward, then roaring as it poured into his meridians.

"Bang!"

Hearing that faint muffled sound from within his body, Xiao Li let out a low groan in his throat, a flush rose to his face, his hand seals shifted, and his mind began guiding these two energies, which had lost some sharpness from the qi impact, along the cultivation path, starting to circulate rapidly.

Within his body, thunder and lightning surged, wrapping and hammering the energy into countless pure strands.

The effect of the Two-pattern Azure Spirit Pill relates to the fire used to refine it; the flame that refined this pill should be relatively mild, letting Xiao Li suffer a bit less.

When the two energies circulated along the cultivation path, they perfectly merged into a single energy possessing two colors.

With the fusion, the energy's volume suddenly surged greatly; the originally somewhat illusory energy is now completely transformed into two-colored liquid……

Inside, countless fine streams of energy, with the force of a bamboo shoot breaking through, violently surged into some of Xiao Li's narrow meridians he had never reached; the energy rushed past like a river, and the narrow meridians expanded rapidly.

A feeling of pain and joy surged through his whole body; Xiao Li's mouth curled into a ferocious arc, baring his teeth and grinning, which made Qian Bai Er Lao find it amusing, yet they didn't speak to disturb him.

The severe pain in those small meridians gradually ceased; the liquid energy in the vortex, resembling a small lake, began to revolve around the central nasaling.

Qian Lao raised his brow slightly, "Done."

(End of chapter)