Chapter 2: Becoming Tongtian's Disciple, Background Exposed

"Hmm?"

Tongtian, who was about to leave, paused. As a Saint, he heard Lin Fan's shouts.

Even though it was only a weak spirit, and the voice was almost imperceptible, he was Tongtian, a Saint. To him, Lin Fan's seemingly tiny shouts were as bright and clear as the tolling of a bell.

However, after hearing Lin Fan's words, Tongtian felt a bit speechless.

Master?

When did he become his master?

And for a man, why was he crying and wailing like that!

But speechless as he was, Tongtian was still piqued by a hint of interest.

Looking down, he immediately locked onto Lin Fan's spirit, which had left his body by about three meters, as well as his original form.

"An oyster?"

With a strange expression, Tongtian said in surprise: "This oyster looks like it was born not long ago; how could it have developed a spirit?"

"And this little guy actually has a master-disciple fate with me? Why didn't I notice it when I came here before? Strange, truly strange!"

As he spoke, Tongtian waved his large hand.

An irresistible force of magic power surged out, pulling Lin Fan's original form and spirit directly to the area in front of him for closer observation.

"It worked!"

Looking at the living Saint Tongtian before him, Lin Fan was overjoyed.

He had successfully attracted Tongtian's attention; his chances of becoming a disciple were looking good.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan immediately shouted: "Master, Master!"

"Enough."

Waving his hand, Tongtian looked at the shameless Lin Fan's spirit with some speechlessness, and waved his hand again: "Transform!"

The next second, the power of a Saint descended, directly enveloping Lin Fan's spirit and original form.

Accompanied by the Saint's great power, Lin Fan's spirit and original form merged. Nourished by the white light, he transformed at a speed visible to the naked eye into a youth, one meter eighty-three tall, with red lips and white teeth, black hair and black eyes, and a sturdy build.

"I am~"

"I've transformed!"

Feeling the changes in his body, Lin Fan wept with joy.

When he had just turned into an oyster, he had been so desperate.

Now, he had finally recovered, and his assets were quite substantial—even bigger and stronger than his own naturally gifted self in his previous life.

"Ahem~"

Watching Lin Fan staring foolishly at his own assets, Tongtian coughed lightly, regretting that he had helped him transform.

"What kind of behavior is this!"

With a reprimand, Tongtian waved his hand, and a black Daoist robe directly covered Lin Fan.

After doing all this, Tongtian said: "The legendary Extreme Yang Oyster, I have only heard of it, never seen it!"

"I never expected you to appear before my eyes just like this!"

"Little guy, although I don't know why you have a master-disciple fate with me, I, Tongtian, will not take you as a disciple with your character!"

"Helping you transform this time can be considered settling this ill-fated connection between us. From now on..."

"Oh no!"

Hearing this, Lin Fan could no longer afford to be foolishly happy.

Just kidding, if Tongtian didn't take him in, then even if he had transformed, he would be nothing more than someone else's dish.

With such a massive backer, how could he possibly give up?

Ignoring everything else, Lin Fan knelt on the ground and performed three kowtows and nine prostrations: "Disciple Lin Fan, greets Master!"

"Master, please forgive me. My previous lack of decorum was just an uncontrollable joy from transforming for the first time."

"Please, Master, do not abandon this disciple. I am a genius; I can master any technique or divine ability at first sight!"

At this moment, Lin Fan was impatient.

At the same time, he tried his best to show his value.

The talent rewarded by the system was his greatest confidence right now.

He didn't believe anyone could refuse a genius disciple. Don't look at Tongtian's "teaching without discrimination"—the ones who truly became personal disciples were only a select few.

It was said to be teaching without discrimination, but in reality, top students would always receive preferential treatment and be looked upon differently.

Most importantly, Tongtian had seen his original form and had even heard the rumors.

If he didn't become a disciple and find a backer, once his information leaked, he would be caught and eaten as a tonic by Great Desolation living beings in a heartbeat.

"Oh?"

"You can master any technique or divine ability at first sight? Are you speaking the truth?"

Unsurprisingly, Tongtian was attracted by Lin Fan's words.

He didn't care about Lin Fan's shameless behavior in seeking to become a disciple; there were plenty of such people in the Great Desolation.

After all, except for those with great supernatural powers and innate deities who had inherited methods, other innate living beings did not have such advantages. If they couldn't become a disciple and learn, they might never have a chance to get ahead.

Tongtian had even seen people more shameless than Lin Fan—like Randeng, one of the three thousand guests of the Zixiao Palace.

Back when Yuanshi established the Chan Sect and opened his gates to accept disciples, that guy relied on his peak Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation to barge in, insisting on becoming Yuanshi's disciple, which made his second brother so red-faced and angry he wanted to kill him.

In the end, out of concern for his reputation as a Saint, Yuanshi had to accept Randeng, but he didn't take him as a disciple, instead making him the Vice Sect Leader of the Chan Sect.

Therefore, Lin Fan's behavior was nothing to Tongtian; instead, it was the talent he mentioned that made Tongtian curious.

After all, while the rumored Extreme Yang Oyster was a great tonic, it didn't have any so-called special talents, nor should it have any cultivation talent.

"Yes, Master!"

"I really can master things at first sight!"

Facing the inquiry, Lin Fan answered without hesitation.

He wasn't worried about this; after all, the system's rewards couldn't be fake.

"Good!"

Getting a positive answer, Tongtian became interested.

With a thought, he raised his hand and injected the cultivation method of the Shangqing Art into Lin Fan's consciousness, saying: "This is the Shangqing Art I created. If you can truly master it at first sight, I will take you as my disciple!"

"If you cannot, I will still bestow this Shangqing Art upon you, but there will be no master-disciple fate between us!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Having received Tongtian's promise, Lin Fan didn't dare to be slow. He quickly sat cross-legged and began to examine the cultivation content of the Shangqing Art.

As the content of the Shangqing Art was continuously absorbed, Lin Fan's talent was quietly activated.

Outside, Tongtian only saw Lin Fan sitting cross-legged for three or five breaths before the weak magic power in his body began to circulate.

And the way it circulated was exactly the Shangqing Art he had created.

In just three minutes, the Shangqing Art had completed a full cycle, and the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth was gradually being absorbed into Lin Fan's body.

"It's actually true?"

"He really can master it at first sight!"

"Even for Duobao and the others, when I first taught them the Shangqing Art, they needed me to guide them on the side, and it took them at least an hour to complete the entry level."

"This little guy named Lin Fan actually succeeded in cultivating it in three minutes. He is simply a genius!"

"And if what he said is true, besides the Shangqing Art, he can master other techniques and divine abilities at first sight, then..."

At this moment, a smile finally appeared on Tongtian's face.

If it were an ordinary mortal, unless he was in a great mood, he would only take them as a registered disciple; otherwise, they would never catch his eye.

But for a genius like Lin Fan, Tongtian was extremely satisfied.

As for his poor background and insufficient foundation, was that a problem? In front of a Saint, these were not problems at all.

This talent of mastering things at first sight was what he valued most, and what he recognized the most.

Don't look at the Jie Sect's future of ten thousand immortals coming to pay homage; compared to the billions of living beings in the Great Desolation, that was not many at all, not to mention that the Jie Sect at this time had only just been established. ===== CHAPTER 3 =====