Chapter 65 - Dao Never Come Easily. (2/2)

Hearing Chen Fan’s words, A’Xiu looked to Master Wu.

Master Wu straightened his back and nodded. He spoke in a serious tone as if he was speaking to his own disciple. “Your teacher was the only person who was able to teach you the method of cultivation.

“For the first two years of a martial arts disciple’s life, all he or she does is sweeping the floor, the next two years is serving tea, and in the two years that followed, he or she will have to look after the daily life of his master personally. Then and only then, the master would start to teach the disciple the basics of cultivation. However, even that came with a time limit; if one didn’t show signs of enlightenment, the disciple would be kicked out from the sect. Only the most diligent and the brightest disciples are chosen by the teacher as the ‘Inner Circle Disciples’ who would one day inherit the master’s real power, most often beside the mater’s dying bed side.

“When I was a disciple, my teacher had tested my determination and resolution for ten years before he started to trust me fully.

“Mind you that my sect has abysmal power compare to that of Master Chen. If you can obtain just a fraction of his power, you would be revered by the world as an immortal. With power as deadly as his, Master Chen must have even more stringent requirements for his disciples.”

A’Xiu gritted her teeth and kneeled in front of Chen Fan. She kowtowed deeply and then said: “Master, take me, please. I don’t mind hard work; even if I have to work as a slave for ten or twenty years, I still want to learn from you.”

“Rise, now.” Chen Fan said calmly.

“I can take you in and be your teacher. However, I need to make it clear to you that as soon as you become my disciple, your life belongs to me. If you ever think of betraying me, I will hunt you down even if you hide in the deepest cave of the underworld.”

Chen Fan’s voice was calm, but every word he spoke had the chilling intent to kill.

A’Xiu’s body trembled slightly and then she spoke under her breath.

“Yes, master. ”

“Don’t call me master. You are not my real disciple yet.” Chen Fan refuted.

A’Xiu’s face hardened and then she said: “Maybe I am not worthy just yet, but I will improve myself through hard work. ”

As soon as the girl stood up, Master Wu bowed to Chen Fan and congratulated him: “Congratulations, Master Chen. You have s.n.a.t.c.hed up a good one.”

“Hehe.” Chen Fan shook his head.

A’Xiu was not his disciple, not yet.

No one could imagine what he had gone through as the disciple of Cangqin.

Every few thousand years, Cangqin would tour the universe and look for young people with a great apt.i.tude for cultivation. After he had picked his candidates, he would toss them into the dimension he had created and let them fight with each other in a battle royale.

After Chen Fan was chosen by Cangqin, he had fought for his life in the Changmin Immortal Dimension for ten years. After several near escapes, he had finally become the seventh official disciple of Cangqin.

No pain no gain, such as the way of cultivation.

Cangqin had chosen well over billions of candidates, but only a handful could succeed and was worthy of learning from him.

“Dao never comes easily; those that do are not real Dao.”

As such, even though A’Xiu had kowtowed to him and showed him the respect as a master, Chen Fan would not teach her the method of cultivation right away. He would start with the basics such as the Foundation Establishment methods. After that, he would teach her the first three forms of the True Martial Thirty-Six Forms.

Even that material should be enough to take A’Xiu into the level of Ethereal Enlightenment. By then she would be nearly invincible in the mortal world.

If she was talented, she might be able to reach the level of Divine Sea, then and only then, Chen Fan would consider her as an official disciple.

“Let’s rest after I am done this cup of tea together; we have a hard journey ahead of us.”

Chen Fan poured a cup of tea and handed it over to A’Xiu.

Without thinking too much, A’Xiu poured the content down her throat. Suddenly, she felt a coldness from her throat all the way to her stomach. The chill quickly turned into a burning sensation; soon, steam rose from her skin as if she was on fire.

“BOM! Kaboom!”

A wave of popping sounds erupted from her skin. In a blink, her body was covered with a layer of black substance that oozed out from her skin.

Suddenly, A’Xiu felt much lighter and more energetic.

“This is Marrow Was.h.i.+ng!”

Master Wu exclaimed.

Master Wu had spent years to reach this stage while A’Xiu had done it after just one cup of tea.

Once she had cleansed herself from inside, her enlightenment would not be too far.

Feeling the incredible change inside of her, A’Xiu dropped her knees and kowtowed to Chen Fan respectfully.

Chen Fan accepted her grat.i.tude readily. This cup of tea might have changed A’Xiu’s life. Now she was no longer a weak little girl. Instead, her physic rivaled that of the top athletes.

A strong and resilient body was the prerequisite for their task ahead.

Seeing Master Wu’s envious look, Chen Fan remarked: “After we are done at the Yin Dragon Pond. You will have your cup of tea as well.”

Master Wu hurried to kneel in front of Chen Fan and announced: “Thank you, Master Chen. I will not disappoint you.”

Chen Fan cracked a smile and kept his silence.