Chapter 59: Jiang Yan Takes a Master, the Technique Zhou Lao Bestows!

"No need to panic, boy. This old man won't harm you. After all, if not for the spiritual energy you've absorbed over the years, this old man wouldn't have been able to awaken so quickly...."

The moment the words fell, it was as if a muffled thunderbolt struck down, exploding within Jiang Yan's mind.

Immediately after, everything that had happened in the past connected into a single line, making his composure instantly snap. He couldn't help but curse out loud: "What?! All the spiritual energy I absorbed mysteriously vanished — it was all your doing?!"

At this point, how could he not understand that the culprit who had turned him from a genius into a waste was actually this ring on his hand!

Thinking of this, he immediately stretched out his hand, preparing to remove the ring and throw it away!

Seeing this, a hurried voice came from within the ring: "Don't be hasty! Since this old man has absorbed your spiritual energy for so many years, naturally I won't leave you unattended. As repayment, from now on let this old man teach you techniques and guide your cultivation. How about it?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yan immediately forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart.

After all, the suffering of these years had already been endured. If he could obtain benefits from the mysterious existence within this ring, it could make up for quite a few losses.

Thinking of this, he immediately stopped his action, slowly raised his hand, looked at the ring on his finger, and asked with a face full of suspicion: "Are you certain you can teach me? Could you be a Primordial Sea realm expert?!"

In his impression, cultivators of the Primordial Sea realm were already considered legendary great figures.

And after hearing Jiang Yan's words, the voice within the ring suddenly stopped.

After several breaths, just as Jiang Yan was feeling somewhat puzzled, the voice within the ring finally rose leisurely: "Primordial Sea realm? Practitioners of such a weak realm, if placed in the past, wouldn't even qualify as this old man's servant!"

The aged voice revealed intense disdain, causing Jiang Yan's heart to jolt: "Then you are...?"

"Hmph! This old man was once a Heavenly Human realm cultivator. Just as I was undergoing the Saint Tribulation, I was betrayed by the disciple I had personally raised and trusted most, causing my Tribulation Crossing to fail and my physical body to be lost. Now only a wisp of remnant soul escaped, lodging itself in this ring of yours......"

Hearing the other's account, Jiang Yan's pupils contracted, his face full of disbelief.

The other party had actually once been a Heavenly Human realm expert?

Such a terrifying, heaven-shaking supreme existence — he had only heard of them in biographical stories.

Yet in reality, even looking across the entire Great Qin Dynasty, whether there existed Primordial Spirit realm experts was still an unknown, let alone Heavenly Humans above that.

Moreover, the other party had once undergone the Saint Tribulation, meaning that at his peak, he was a terrifying expert at the perfection of the Heavenly Human realm!

However, such a powerful existence actually lodging itself in his own ring was truly somewhat inconceivable.

Just as Jiang Yan was in shock, the voice within the ring came again: "Now, this old man is willing to teach you several profound techniques as repayment for these years. Of course, if you agree to one condition of mine, this old man can also take you as a disciple and pass down everything I have learned in my life. What is your choice?"

Hearing there was still such a good thing, Jiang Yan's gaze stirred slightly, and he immediately asked: "May I dare ask what this condition is?"

"In the future, once your cultivation base is complete, you must help this old man purge the Famen and slay the traitorous disciple!"

"If that is so, Jiang Yan pays respects to Master!"

"Hahaha, the boy can be taught."

Along with a joyful voice coming from within the ring, Jiang Yan asked again: "May I dare ask Master, your name?"

"This old man's name shall not be mentioned for now. You may address this old man as Zhou Lao. Good disciple, as a meeting gift, your master shall now teach you a profound technique."

As the words fell, before Jiang Yan could react, a cluster of pale-blue translucent small characters materialized before him.

"Great Expansion Mysterious Art"

This was unmistakably a mid-grade Earth-tier technique!

Zhou Lao, hidden within the ring, looked at Jiang Yan with considerable smugness, preparing to see the other's reaction later.

One must know that this Great Expansion Mysterious Art was something he had collected for a long time, and was the supreme Famen most suitable for low-level cultivators to cultivate and forge an unrivaled foundation.

Yet his silly disciple actually thought that the Primordial Sea realm was already an extraordinary great figure.

One could imagine what an impoverished little place the other was in. Presumably, after witnessing the exquisiteness of the Great Expansion Mysterious Art, his originally narrow worldview should be facing reshaping, right?

However, what surprised him ultimately happened.

He saw Jiang Yan, after finishing reading through the Great Expansion Mysterious Art, his expression gradually turning strange: "Master, I already have a technique....."

After receiving the Pure Yang Art bestowed by the Clan Leader, how could he possibly look favorably upon this technique that was clearly inferior by more than a notch?

It's just that the other party was after all his newly acknowledged master, and he couldn't say it directly, worried about hurting the other's face, so he could only explain tactfully.

Zhou Lao's brow furrowed, still thinking the content recorded in the Great Expansion Mysterious Art was too profound for this silly boy to discern its grade, so he promptly enlightened him: "This is a mid-grade Earth-tier technique. How could it not surpass what you currently practice by hundreds or thousands of times? What is there to hesitate about?"

Jiang Yan held his forehead with his hand and said helplessly: "But.... but I already have a supreme-grade Earth-tier technique."

"So what if it's supreme-grade Earth-tier, it's still not... wait, supreme-grade Earth-tier?! Aren't you staying in a small clan?"

At this moment, Zhou Lao was instead stunned.

How precious were Earth-tier techniques? They weren't some cabbages lying around everywhere on the street!

Moreover, his newly accepted disciple was actually cultivating a supreme-grade Earth-tier technique!

"It can't really be considered a small clan anymore. Our Clan Leader is a Purple Mansion realm cultivator, and this technique was what he imparted to me."

Hearing his master say the clan he was in was a small clan, Jiang Yan instinctively retorted.

Zhou Lao paid no heed to this point, merely sinking deep into doubt.

If his disciple's clan truly was just a Purple Mansion clan, then it would be absolutely impossible for them to possess a supreme-grade Earth-tier technique!

Even if they had walked eight lifetimes of good fortune and luckily obtained an Earth-tier technique, they would certainly treasure it as a jewel, never lightly transmitting it. How could they possibly teach it to Jiang Yan?

Thinking it over, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and he had some thoughts.

Could it be that that Purple Mansion Clan Leader, in order to gain the affection of his clansmen, chose to puff himself up by pretending to be rich, deceiving his clansmen into thinking it was an Earth-tier technique?

Thinking of this, Zhou Lao almost laughed out loud. To verify his guess, he immediately said: "Show your master the supreme-grade Earth-tier technique you cultivate. Perhaps there are some hidden dangers in the technique you cultivate, and your master can help you resolve them."

Hidden dangers? How could the technique given by the Clan Leader possibly have hidden dangers?

At this moment, Jiang Yan even began to doubt the other's professionalism.

However, thinking that the other had produced an Earth-tier technique right off the bat, his credibility wasn't actually that low.

Thus, Jiang Yan immediately pulled out a copy of the Pure Yang Art from his bosom, held it before him, and began flipping through it.