Vol 17 Chapter 21 (2/2)

Finally…he had asked Ning to accept him as his master

“He’s really put effort into this” Ning understood this “It seems this Old Man Yuan really does want to take me as his disciple”

“This is how the world is Some people desperately want to become a Daofather’s disciple, yet never will When I wanted to becoht’s disciple, he didn’t find me worthy Even Master Subhuti only accepted me as his disciple because he saw that I was the sole successor to the [Starseizing Hand] of his good friend, Daoist Threelives and a decent cultivator Back then, although I was a genius, I clearly wasn’t that attractive in the eyes of the Daofathers Now that my power has increased dramatically, and have reached the Empyrean God level of power as a Void-level cultivator…one of the supreme Daofathers of the Three Realms has come to seek me out on his own accord

If your potential was truly astonishi+ng, the Daofathers would seek you out on their own accord

Ning noas qualified for a Daofather to do so

He truly was an astonishi+ng piece of unpolished jade!

But…

“What should I do? What exactly should I do?” Ning hesitated

“Is he a friend or a foe of my master, Subhuti? Or do they have no relationshi+p at all?” This hat Ning orrying about “This Old Man Yuan killed the forces of the Seale peep about it; the major powers behind the Seamless Gate haven’t responded or reacted at all The Three Realreat storm, and there is no way that the htened by Old Man Yuan Clearly, then, Old Man Yuan is on passable terms with the Seamless Gate, while my teacher, Subhuti, is an enemy to them”

“What if Master Subhuti and Old Man Yuan are enemies?”

“If I were to apprenticeMaster Subhuti’s permission…then in the future, how could I possibly face Master?” This was Ning’s concern

As the saying goes, the Dao is not to be lightly transmitted

There was a saying regarding one who taught the Dao: One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father This meant that one was to revere and honor one’s master as one would one’s father Subhuti had trans techniques, Ki Refining Techniques, sword-arts ht-Nine Arcane Art], [Houyi’s Archery], and the [Torch Dragon’s Eye] to Ning

For Ning’s sake, he had even toiled painstakingly to create the [Obscuring Wind of the Nine Heavens] divine ability and the supreme sword-formation, the [Greater Thousand Swords Formation]

After Ning had been exiled into the Nihilum Zone, his master had come to search for him

Histhe Dao to hi to take on a new et the nod from Master Subhuti

When Ning had expressed the desire to take part in the Conclave of I able to have a True Immortal or a Daofather as his reeher acco had first spoken with the giant yellow bear, who had verified that Subhuti and Daoist Threelives had been good friends If they had been enes would’ve been tricky

“Why are you hesitating and he?” The nearby Old Man Yuan frowned

“Senior…” Ning said, “I need to get my master’s permission, first”

“Your master?”

Old Man Yuan suddenly see, he waved his hand

Whoosh

Someone suddenly appeared out of nowhere It was Immortal Diancai, a winecup in his hands and a befuddled look on his face I the dawn sun rise while drinking soht that he’d suddenly be teleported here?

“Disciple?” I, then he looked at Old Man Yuan by Ning’s side Old Man Yuan’s face changed, and his figure changed as well, beco a bit thinner

“MASTER!” I hi to his knees, he said excitedly, “Master, I’ve finally ain!”

“Hey hey hey! Don’t overstate our relationshi+p,” Old Man Yuan said hurriedly “All those years ago, I saw that you were borderline suicidal, and also saw that you were decently talented, and so I took pity on you and casually transmitted a set of sword-arts to you I have plenty of sword-arts inyou one of the What’s more, your talent is too mediocre and your comprehension abilities are too weak; how could you possibly be qualified to call me ‘Master’? You’d cause this old man to lose all face!”

He had first praised Immortal Diancai as ‘decently talented’, then immediately described him as ‘mediocre’ and ‘weak’

Still, everyone knehat he meant

Clearly, Immortal Diancai would be considered decently talented when compared to the countless cultivators of the Three Real qualified to become Old Man Yuan’s disciple

Although these words were rather unpleasant, Ier Kneeling there, he said excitedly, “How could Diancai possibly forget the grace you have shownthe Dao to me? I knows that my talent is poor, and that I am not qualified to become your apprentice, but I’ve always viewed you as my master in my heart”

“You can think whatever you want, I guess This, uh…this Ji Ning has a very close relationshi+p with you This old man wants to take him on as a disciple; help me persuade him,” Old Man Yuan said

“Disciple?” Ireat joy He i “This senior possesses world-shaking power; even though I am now a Celestial Immortal, the sword-arts he transmitted to me were so unfathomably profound that I can tell I have still only scratched the surface of it He must be a Daofather Go ahead and take him on as your master; there are many people in the Three Realms who have multiple masters”

“Right, right, right! I’, then stared at hi you on as my disciple! Why haven’t you knelt down already?!”

“Senior, this junior feels unspeakably proud that you wish to takesaid hurriedly “But…this junior has already taken on a Daofather as a master, and many people already know this Without his approval, it isn’t appropriate for this junior to accept you as master as well, senior”

“Oh, you are quite respectful towards this Daofather o that your master had to be a Daofather, and he’s probably not too shabby either Who is your o talk to hi of a new disciple, and I’ you to betray him either It’s a minor matter What is the name of your Daofather master?”

The Godking behind the Seamless Gate knew the answer, but Old Man Yuan did not Indeed…the Sea

“Master’s na said honestly Subhuti had ordered long ago that Ning was not permitted to tell others who his master was

“You dumb cucumber! You can’t even tell me your master’s name? Is your master really that badass? Who the hell is youreyes

“I’m his master”

A cal out

The nearby natural energy began to condense, and a skinny, white-bearded old man dressed in Daoist robes appeared out of nowhere