Chapter 8

Huang Huang Yaoshi had just finished speaking, and Ning Chuan hadn't yet made any indication.

Beside him, the eccentric Huang Rong's eyes rolled, and she had already spoken first, her tone carrying a trace of excitement and anticipation:

"Father! Why not... why not take the big black snake as your disciple?"

She patted Ning Chuan's cold scales and said with a grin: "I see the big black snake is very smart and full of spirituality; maybe it can learn all your true teachings! By then, our Taohuadao will have another expert; wouldn't that be wonderful?"

As soon as these words were spoken, even a figure like Huang Huang Yaoshi, who had seen many storms and waves and always acted unconventionally, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his expression was a bit strange.

Take a disciple?

Take a... black snake as a disciple?

This... this is a bit too shocking, isn't it?

Although he, Huang Huang Yaoshi, prided himself on being highly talented, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and the five elements and eight trigrams, his martial arts cultivation was peerless in the world.

But when it comes to teaching disciples, he always looks at aptitude and character.

But teaching a snake... where should he start?

Should he teach it how to breathe and practice Qi? Or teach it how to practice palm and sword techniques?

Thinking of a giant black snake twisting its body, imitating human moves... that scene was truly hard to imagine.

Huang Huang Yaoshi couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Ning Chuan also shook his head secretly.

Become Huang Huang Yaoshi's disciple?

He had no such plans.

Admittedly, Huang Huang Yaoshi's martial arts cultivation was unfathomable, a top-tier Grandmaster-level figure in the world.

But Ning Chuan possessed heaven-defying comprehension and was confident that as long as he was given enough time, surpassing Huang Huang Yaoshi, and even reaching a higher realm, was only a matter of time.

He wasn't willing to have a master over his head for no reason and be restricted by others.

His goal was never simply to learn a certain type of Wu Gong, but to draw on the strengths of all, integrate them, and finally carve out his own path of demonic cultivation!

What he wanted were the vast martial arts classics on Taohuadao, the Daoist secret techniques that condensed the wisdom of humanity.

These things could truly nourish his heaven-defying comprehension, allowing him to accumulate and break out, creating a cultivation method truly suitable for the demon race.

Therefore, he first shook his massive snake head at Huang Rong, indicating a denial.

Immediately, he flicked his thick snake tail, pointing at the distant Taohuadao, and then gently rubbed Huang Rong's arm with his snake head, emitting a low hiss.

Huang Rong was so clever that she almost instantly understood Ning Chuan's meaning.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise, looked at Ning Chuan, then looked at her father's strange expression, and tentatively asked:

"Big black snake, do you mean... you want to stay on Taohuadao, but... you don't want to be my father's disciple?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Huang Huang Yaoshi's face darkened even more.

He, the dignified Eastern Heretic Huang Huang Yaoshi, had countless people trying to sharpen their heads to become his disciples, and he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to them.

Now, he had taken the initiative to ask what the other party wanted as a reward, and the other party actually... disliked him?

This made him feel a trace of faint... displeasure in his heart.

However, on second thought, the other party was, after all, the savior of his precious daughter's life, and a strange beast with extraordinary spirituality, so it was understandable that their way of thinking was different from humans.

Furthermore, taking a snake as a disciple was indeed a bit... improper.

Huang Huang Yaoshi snorted lightly, which counted as defaulting to Huang Rong's interpretation.

He looked at Ning Chuan, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded, agreeing to it.

"Fine."

Huang Huang Yaoshi said flatly, his tone carrying a trace of a Grandmaster's pride and generosity:

"Since you don't want to be a disciple, I won't force you."

"You saved Rong'er, so you are a benefactor of Taohuadao."

"From today on, you can walk freely on Taohuadao. Except for a few forbidden areas on the island, you can go anywhere else."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious, carrying a trace of warning:

"But you must remember, you cannot hurt people at will, and you cannot disturb the cultivation of the disciples on the island. Otherwise, don't blame me for not remembering old feelings!"

After speaking, Huang Huang Yaoshi didn't say anything more; his figure flickered, his sleeves fluttering, and he walked on the waves like an immortal, disappearing into the depths of Taohuadao within a few leaps.

That powerful pressure also dissipated without a trace.

Ning Chuan watched Huang Huang Yaoshi's departing back and let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally... succeeded!

Although the process had some twists and turns, the result was good.

He finally gained the right to move freely on Taohuadao!

This meant he finally had the opportunity to come into contact with the human Wu Gong classics he had dreamed of!

Heaven-defying comprehension, combined with the wisdom accumulated by humans for thousands of years, his future was limitless!

An indescribable excitement surged in his heart.

"Great! Big black snake, you can stay on Taohuadao from now on!"

Huang Rong was also happily patting Ning Chuan's head, smiling with her eyes curved.

Although she was loved by her father on the island, she had very few playmates of her own age.

Now, having such a magical and human-like "big black snake" friend, she was naturally overjoyed.

She couldn't wait to take her new friend to meet the others on the island.

"Big black snake, let's go! I'll take you to meet my six senior brothers and sisters!"

Huang Rong pulled on Ning Chuan's scales and said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Ning Chuan's heart stirred slightly.

Six senior brothers and sisters?

He remembered that among Huang Huang Yaoshi's disciples, the most famous were Qu Qu Lingfeng, Chen Chen Xuanfeng, Mei Mei Chaofeng, Lu Lu Chengfeng, Wu Wu Mianfeng, and Feng Feng Mofeng.

Later, Chen Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Mei Chaofeng betrayed Taohuadao because they stole the Nine Yin Manual, which caused Huang Huang Yaoshi to vent his anger on the other disciples, breaking their leg bones and expelling them from the sect.

Now, listening to Huang Rong's tone, these six disciples seemed to still be on the island.

"It seems that the plot has not yet developed to the stage where Chen Chen Xuanfeng and Mei Mei Chaofeng stole the Nine Yin Manual."

Ning Chuan realized in his heart.

This was undoubtedly good news for him.

This meant that he might... have the opportunity to come into contact with that legendary martial arts treasure—the Nine Yin Manual!

This might be the starting point for his transformation into a dragon!

PS: In a comprehensive Wuxia world, it is normal for the plot to have details different from the original; don't delve too deep! Seeking data!!