Chapter 343 (2/2)

”Elder wants to check this disciples' disposition?”

Yusheng nodded. This was slightly intrusive but the young man before him did not have the right to refuse. He was not a disciple of any elder in particular. In a world where might made right, he needed to go along with the elder's wishes.

”Yes, I must examine your crystal palace for flaws…”

Dai Rong nodded and Yusheng moved over. He grasped the young man by the shoulder and started to concentrate. The first moment he felt a little jolt that was a bit odd but the feeling subsided within a fraction of a second.

”Magnificent… such talent and potential.”

What he saw was a giant golden mountain of crystals. Each person had a unique-looking mountain, some were more pointy while others were wider. The more jagged and covered with cracks it was the tougher it would be to produce a good crystal palace afterward.

This one on the other hand looked smooth and pristine. The crystals were nicely packed and without flaws, what kind of palace would be made from this he could only speculate.

'I must make him my disciple… even if for a while… if he has the time to grow he could even become a high elder… maybe even a star elder!'

The man thought while spacing out, he was snapped back to reality only after Dai Rong spoke out.

”Is everything fine, Elder?”

”Uhh… yes disciple, everything is fine.”

The man coughed into his hand and straightened up his clothes. He then struck a gallant pose and was about to give the youth the master and disciple speech.

”Young man, there comes a time in the life of a cultivator when they have to make a decision…”

”Halt! Not so fast you rat!”

”Who are you calling a rat, you oversized pig!”

Yusheng turned around, he had characteristic buck teeth and everyone knew that he hated to be reminded of it. The fat elder and the one with the hooked nose gathered around Dai Rong and didn't even ask before examining his desposition.

”By the Patriarch… what is this… you must become my disciple!”

”Don't listen to him young man, become my disciple instead!”

The two were quick to start arguing about who would be getting Dai Rong as their disciple. A person was allowed to have more than one master but there was a special meaning behind the first one.

Even if the disciple attained more in their cultivation than their master they were supposed to offer them respect till they died. This was also why these three foxes were salivating about the opportunity of getting this genius to be their disciple.

The other trial disciples looked on with envy as the three old men fought for one no-name disciple. They knew that he was stronger than they were but were still hoping to nab themselves a good master and advance above Dai Rong.

”Elders please calm down, I'm just trying to focus on my cultivation, I'm not sure If I'm worthy of being accepted as a disciple of any of you prestigious elders…”

”But… it's hard to focus on my cultivation with all these other trial disciples around…”

”You have a hard time focusing on your cultivation?”

Yusheng asked while eying the other two elders.

”Yes, it would be really nice to have a secluded place to cultivate… but I'm just a trial disciple, I'm not worthy enough of such a place...”

The three old masters looked at themselves before each one started shouting.

”The disciple wants a place to cultivate? You can have access to my personal cultivation cave!”

”You can use mine instead, it's much better!”

”No, you can use mine, I'll even lend a maidservant to the disciple to tend to his needs!”

The three started to argue once more, at this time Zhang Dong was rather glad that he dropped the facade. He was not getting anywhere by hiding his strength, thus he now decided to show it off instead.

His roots were unknown so he could just tell everyone that he was holding back this whole time. He was now a Martial Master so he wouldn't need to hide his cultivation as much.

'Great… I should be able to get a personal cultivation abode thanks to these greedy old farts…'

He was not planning to accept any one of them as his master. For now, he would lead them on and take part in that competition in a few days.

”Great elders please calm down, I'm really not worthy of your time. How about we do this, I'll come to take a look at all those cultivation caves and decide on one then?”

The elders looked to themselves and nodded. If they continued like this a fight would probably break out.

Soon the trial disciples saw Dai Rong leaving on one of the boats. Their mouths were wide open as they couldn't believe what just happened. The respectful elders fighting like ten-year-old children and the birth of a new genius. It seemed that the name Dai Rong would be spreading far and wide...