26: Chapter 26 Lin Shenhui Respects Me Like a God

"His name is Lin Shen, and he is my grandfather's newly accepted Personal Disciple. The foundation establishment pill I obtained earlier was exchanged with Lin Shen."

Mo Xiaoyu explained from the side.

A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "This is all thanks to Junior Brother Lin. If it weren't for Junior Brother Lin using the immortal ascension token to enter Chiyun Valley back then, and without that foundation establishment pill to help me, I don't know how much harder it would have been to successfully Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm!"

Hearing Mo Xiaoyu's words, Shen Qianfan's brows furrowed even more tightly.

He had indeed heard the name Lin Shen.

Over the past four years, his Revered Master, Mo Shenggu, would set aside a certain amount of time every month to guide Lin Shen's Cultivation.

He was somewhat dissatisfied at the time. After all, the transaction for the foundation establishment pill had already been completed, and Mo Shenggu had already given Lin Shen the due reward, so there was simply no need to care about him so much.

Now, however, he hadn't expected that more than four years had passed, and Lin Shen not only hadn't vanished, but had instead become his Revered Master's Personal Disciple.

This inevitably caused a sense of crisis to rise in Shen Qianfan's heart.

Such a person being able to make his Revered Master look at him in a new light within a mere four years and personally take him in as a Personal Disciple—aside from talent, it definitely had an inseparable connection to his extreme skill in flattering Mo Shenggu.

"What? Seeing that Revered Master has newly accepted a Personal Disciple, are you unhappy?"

Looking at Shen Qianfan's somewhat furrowed brows, Mo Shenggu couldn't help raising his eyebrows slightly, his tone carrying a trace of displeasure as he spoke.

What he hoped for was harmony among fellow Disciples, with junior and Senior Brothers taking care of each other.

Only in this way could his faction's influence in Chiyun Valley rapidly develop and grow, and his status within Chiyun Valley would gradually rise.

Otherwise, if fellow Disciples became disaffected and suspicious of each other, this would certainly not be a good thing. If this continued for a long time, major trouble would bound to happen.

"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

Hearing Mo Shenggu's words, Shen Qianfan, whose heart had still been somewhat displeased, instantly snapped back to reality, breaking out in a cold sweat on his back.

He had been careless!

Over the past two or three years, following Mo Xiaoyu's seclusion to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, his prestige under Mo Shenggu's sect had grown larger and larger, causing him to become somewhat carried away for a moment.

Now that he snapped back to reality, expressing his dissatisfaction in public—what a terribly wrong move that was.

All the status and identity he currently possessed in Chiyun Valley were bestowed by Mo Shenggu.

If he were to ever displease Mo Shenggu, I'm afraid it would only take a single sentence from him to knock himself down from the clouds.

Having regained his composure, Shen Qianfan's face immediately piled up with a smile. He looked affectionately at Lin Shen and said with a chuckle: "Junior Brother, do not blame me. For a moment, I didn't clearly distinguish your identity. Since you have already entered Revered Master's sect, we must surely interact more in the future. If there is anything you don't understand, just come find your Senior Brother!"

In order to salvage his image in front of Mo Shenggu, Shen Qianfan even took out another Storage Pouch from his embrace.

He clenched his teeth, feeling rather reluctant in his heart as he said: "I just learned that Junior Brother has become Revered Master's Personal Disciple, and as your Senior Brother, I didn't prepare in advance. There are five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones inside this Storage Pouch. Consider this a congratulatory gift from me, your Senior Brother, to you, Junior Brother."

"Many thanks, Senior Brother! We are all Disciples under Revered Master's sect, and we certainly must help each other in the future so that we definitely won't diminish Revered Master's prestige."

Lin Shen smiled and nodded, accepting the Storage Pouch.

Although he spoke this way on the surface, he was unimpressed in his heart.

This Shen Qianfan before him didn't look like an easy person to get along with at first glance.

Clearly having shown dissatisfaction toward him earlier, the moment he saw Mo Shenggu was somewhat displeased, he immediately piled on a hypocritical smile.

Against such a person, he must carefully guard himself in the future and never be careless.

"That's right. You are all fellow Disciple-brothers; you must definitely cherish and support each other."

Seeing Shen Qianfan's attitude, Mo Shenggu nodded in satisfaction.

Saying this, his tone paused slightly, and he instructed Shen Qianfan: "Among those in my sect, your background is the deepest. Ten days from now, I will hold a Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony for Xiaoyu. Leave this matter for you to arrange, and by the way, notify those Elders who have had friendly relations with me in the past."

Shen Qianfan had stayed by his side for over ten years.

Although Shen Qianfan's performance today made him somewhat unsatisfied, his capability in handling matters was still acceptable.

Handing Mo Xiaoyu's Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony over to Shen Qianfan to execute was naturally most fitting.

"Yes, Revered Master!"

Hearing Mo Shenggu's instruction, Shen Qianfan nodded and, without lingering too much, hurriedly turned and left.

After Shen Qianfan left, Mo Shenggu turned his head back and said to Lin Shen: "You should also properly prepare. Ten days from now, at Xiaoyu's Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony, I will personally announce that Lin Shen has been accepted by me, Mo Shenggu, as a Personal Disciple. By then, everyone who comes will be a person of status and prestige. As long as you don't show stage fright, many people will definitely present you with a congratulatory gift as well."

"One fish, two meals."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mo Shenggu naturally wanted to strive for more congratulatory gifts from others for Mo Xiaoyu and Lin Shen.

After all, he had given out too many Spirit Stone congratulatory gifts over the years; this time, he was determined to win them all back at once.

With this batch of congratulatory gifts, Mo Xiaoyu and Lin Shen would definitely not lack Cultivation resources for the near future.

Especially Lin Shen; with this batch of congratulatory gifts as Cultivation resources, he would certainly be able to Cultivate with greater peace of mind and accelerate the time to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm sooner.

"Yes, Revered Master!"

Hearing Mo Shenggu's words, Lin Shen also nodded and turned to leave.

After Lin Shen left, looking at the direction where he disappeared, Mo Xiaoyu suddenly spoke: "Grand Senior Brother seems somewhat displeased, Grandfather, that you suddenly accepted this Lin Shen as a Personal Disciple."

"So what if he is displeased? As long as he is a Disciple under my, Mo Shenggu's, sect for a single day, he must act according to my, Mo Shenggu's, instructions."

Mo Shenggu curled his lips and spoke with a rather indifferent attitude.

He believed in his own prestige and strength. As long as he was around, no matter how dissatisfied Shen Qianfan was with Lin Shen, he would definitely not do anything out of line.

Mo Xiaoyu nodded. She thought the same in her heart; as her grandfather's Disciple, one naturally had to unconditionally obey her grandfather's orders and carry out his instructions.

Otherwise, if other messy thoughts randomly arose in one's heart, what would be the point of her grandfather's resource Cultivation over so many years?

However, she thought of Lin Shen again.

A sharp intuition told Mo Xiaoyu that this person Lin Shen was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

On the surface, he looked well-behaved and obedient to her grandfather, but in secret, he might just be an opportunistic and adeptly disguised person.

She couldn't help shaking her head, looking at Mo Shenggu as she said: "This person Lin Shen is also not simple..."

"Not simple? Heh... So what!"

Mo Shenggu said with full indifference: "This child's talent is not weak, and his Comprehension Ability is even superb. Taking him as a Disciple, I won't lose out with this connection of mutual goodwill."

As for what you said about Lin Shen's thoughts possibly not being simple, what does that matter?

Do you still not believe in your grandfather's ability?

Once I truly teach him, and once he truly witnesses your grandfather's status and network of connections in Chiyun Valley, Lin Shen will respect me like a god!"

Regarding his orthodox and deeply-rooted Foundation in Chiyun Valley, as well as his broad network of connections, Mo Shenggu was still quite confident.

If not for his cultivation repeatedly failing to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, I'm afraid he would have already independently controlled a faction's influence within Chiyun Valley by now.

"It is good that Grandfather is confident in your heart..."

Looking at Mo Shenggu's confident and indifferent appearance, Mo Xiaoyu couldn't help shaking her head and didn't say much more.