Chapter 704: with translation of chapter title

It's fine! Just a small misunderstanding, I didn't take it to heart! Ye Liuyun said directly.

That's good! I'll take you to find Elder Song Yan? Qu Xuefeng also wanted to, after arranging Ye Liuyun, go back to inquire about the Secret Realm.

Then I'll trouble you both! Ye Liuyun politely thanked.

Afterwards, he followed the two of them toward Elder Song Yan's residence.

Elder Song Yan lives in the rear mountains of the sect. The rear mountains are where some elders of the sect reside.

At the rear mountain gate, an elder was on guard. That elder faced a chessboard, sipping tea while studying the game.

Seeing them arrive, he put down his chess pieces and sized up Ye Liuyun.

Qu Xuefeng respectfully bowed to that elder. "Elder Qian Feng. I'm bringing a friend to seek an audience with Elder Song Yan. He has a letter to deliver to Elder Song Yan."

Ye Liuyun also politely bowed to that elder as a sign of respect.

"Hmm!" The elder nodded satisfactorily.

"Kid, are you interested in joining our Lingxiao Sect? I happen to be looking for a disciple to inherit my teachings. We seem fated—how about you become my disciple?"

"Uh..."

Ye Liuyun, Qu Xuefeng, and the others were all speechless for a moment.

Who takes on a disciple upon first meeting!

"How desperate for a disciple is Elder Qian Feng!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

But he said aloud, "Thank you for your kindness, Elder. I'm merely here to deliver a letter to Elder Song Yan..."

"Eh," Elder Qian Feng interrupted Ye Liuyun's words, then said, "What's the problem? You deliver your letter, then after that become my disciple—what's the harm?"

"Brother Liuyun, I think you should really consider it!"

After Qu Xuefeng collected himself, he instead urged Ye Liuyun.

Elder Qian Feng has never taken a disciple, and his standards are very high. Many disciples wanted to study under him but never got the chance.

Qu Xuefeng also secretly praised Elder Qian Feng's discernment, able to see Ye Liuyun's extraordinary nature at a glance.

Although Ye Liuyun was tempted, he already had a recommendation letter in hand. Once he agreed to Elder Qian Feng, Elder Song Yan would no longer be able to arrange anything for him.

Most importantly, he didn't know Elder Qian Feng's character. He didn't know whether, if the pursuers from Nether Hell came after him, Elder Qian Feng would protect him.

So he politely refused Elder Qian Feng's goodwill.

"Alright, alright. You don't need to rush the refusal—first go deliver that letter to Old Man Song Yan, then we'll talk later."

Elder Qian Feng obviously wasn't giving up, and had Ye Liuyun consider it again.

Ye Liuyun could only first express thanks, then follow Qu Xuefeng continuing toward the rear mountains.

Along the way, Qu Xuefeng quietly said to Ye Liuyun, "Elder Qian Feng's strength is not inferior to my master's, and his status within the sect is not low either. Don't look down on him just because he's guarding the gate here—he's just idling out of boredom!"

"Exactly!" Qiu Tianyang also chimed in, urging: "If Elder Qian Feng favored me, I'd accept immediately! Do you know how many people want to be his disciple? You actually refused!"

Ye Liuyun also didn't expect that a gate-guarding elder would actually be hiding his true abilities.

"I'll still handle the important matter first; we can talk about the rest later!"

Ye Liuyun didn't say it definitively either. In case he couldn't meet Elder Song Yan, or was rejected by him, he wanted to have a backup plan.

However, what surprised him was that Elder Song Yan, upon hearing the servant report that Tuoba Qi had sent someone with a letter, immediately came out of seclusion.

Ye Liuyun immediately respectfully handed the letter to Elder Song Yan. Not knowing how Tuoba Qi had written it, he could only wait quietly aside for the outcome.

After Elder Song Yan read the letter, he began to scrutinize Ye Liuyun again.

He had previously thought Ye Liuyun was merely a messenger delivering the letter, and hadn't paid attention.

Upon this careful examination, he couldn't help but brighten up, nodding repeatedly.

Thereafter he smiled and said to Ye Liuyun, "Do you have a master?"

Ye Liuyun was a bit puzzled as to why he asked that, but he still explained his background and the fact that he had taken a master before.

"That doesn't matter! Those were just some low-level sects before. Joining a higher-level sect isn't considered betraying your master. Taking several more masters isn't bad at all! You should become my disciple now!"

"Uh..."

Upon saying that, Ye Liuyun and the others were stunned again.

Qu Xuefeng and Qiu Tianyang also didn't expect that Elder Song Yan also wanted to take Ye Liuyun as a disciple. This was already the second time today.

"What extraordinary quality does Ye Liuyun possess that makes these elders want to take him as a disciple at first sight?" Qu Xuefeng and Qiu Tianyang were both puzzled.

Ye Liuyun hesitated because he didn't know whether Elder Song Yan truly understood his situation.

"What, you're not willing?" Elder Song Yan asked Ye Liuyun, "If you have any conditions, just state them!"

Hearing that, Qu Xuefeng and Qiu Tianyang nearly had their jaws drop.

"No, it's not that. I'm afraid you, senior, don't understand my situation..."

Elder Song Yan didn't let him finish, and nonchalantly sent a voice transmission to him.

"It's just a Nether Curse—what's the big deal? Who doesn't have a few enemies? Wait until the Underworld God himself comes, then we'll talk! As for those little minions, there's no need to worry; with me here, they can't touch you!"

He also handed that letter back to Ye Liuyun. "Take a look yourself—if there's anything missing, you can add it."

Ye Liuyun hastily took the letter and discovered that Tuoba Qi greatly admired him, providing a detailed introduction of his abilities.

Not only did it ask Elder Song Yan to protect him, but it also suggested that Elder Song Yan personally take him as a disciple.

Tuoba Qi also did not conceal the fact that Ye Liuyun was being pursued by the Nether Curse. He even explained that Ye Liuyun wouldn't stay long and needed to go to the Cangyun Continent, among other things.

In that case, Ye Liuyun actually had nothing left to add.

He merely sent a voice transmission to Elder Song Yan asking, "I'm just afraid I can't stay here too long!"

Elder Song Yan replied, "What you need to learn, you've already learned—go out and venture! Spending a lifetime leeching off the sect, what achievement could there be?"

Upon hearing that, Ye Liuyun had no more reservations and directly replied, "Then I thank you for your kindness!"

"Hahaha, then why not hurry up and bow as a disciple?" Elder Song Yan also laughed happily.

"Disciple Ye Liuyun, pays respects to his master!"

Ye Liuyun immediately didn't hesitate any longer, directly bowed and became a disciple, leaving Qu Xuefeng and Qiu Tianyang so shocked they couldn't close their mouths!

Those two back then, with great difficulty, fought their way out from among the many disciples, all the way from the outer sect to the inner sect, before finally being noticed by some elders.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ye Liuyun arrived, not only did a capable elder take notice of him, but he was also accepted as a disciple by one of the four great elders of the Lingxiao Sect.