begging to become a disciple

Every time this guy introduced himself, he would add a bunch of prefixes to highlight his "rigor."

If one only looked within the Southern Star Field, Lou Guiyi, with his Heavenly Dao Realm ninth-layer cultivation, was indeed the number one Sword Cultivator here.

But if one looked at the entire Outer Void, he would barely make the top five.

"Be serious. I brought you two Disciples today, and this is how you meet them?"

Looking at the two Little Girls beside him, who were full of suspicion, Qian Youcai shook his head helplessly.

However, Lou Guiyi stared at him with wide eyes and retorted.

"How am I being unserious? You tell me, looking across the entire Southern Star Field, who is stronger than me in the way of the sword?"

When Lou Guiyi said this, he couldn't help but let out a drunken hiccup.

Such a sloppy appearance made the two Little Girls even more disgusted.

The guy in front of them had absolutely nothing to do with the word "expert"; he was purely just a drunkard.

Not to mention the two Little Girls, even Qian Youcai couldn't stand it anymore.

He brought people here to take on a master, not to look at a drunkard.

If Lou Guiyi didn't teach the two Little Girls properly, and they complained to Su Ming later, how was he supposed to explain it to him?

He had previously promised to arrange a good place for the two Little Girls.

Thus, Qian Youcai finally said with a serious expression.

"I'll say this one last time: if you don't clean up your image, I'm taking these two little ones elsewhere to learn the arts."

Hearing Qian Youcai's serious tone, Lou Guiyi finally began to take the two Little Girls in front of him seriously.

However, facing Lou Guiyi's gaze, the two Little Girls hid behind Qian Youcai with extreme disgust.

"Why don't you take us away? I don't think this person is reliable." Lin Zhaodi refused without hesitation.

Su Yingluo didn't say much, just silently took out the big dipper sword casket and summoned the Flying Sword from within.

Just this display of control over the Flying Sword made Lou Guiyi's eyes light up.

He could naturally see that Su Yingluo was a good seedling for learning the sword, and one he had been waiting a long time for.

Lou Guiyi had a strange habit—he only taught Geniuses he approved of.

If he didn't approve, no matter how much the outside world recognized a Genius, Lou Guiyi would not take them under his wing.

However, with his sloppy appearance, very few people came to him for apprenticeship anyway.

After all, compared to being a Sword Cultivator, Lou Guiyi looked more like a drunkard.

At least from his appearance, it was hard to associate him with an expert.

"Leave these two Little Girls here; I have decided to take them as Disciples," Lou Guiyi said.

However, it was no longer a question of whether he was willing to take them as Disciples.

It was a question of whether the two Little Girls were still willing to take him as their master.

"I'm still saying what I said before: if you don't intend to fix and maintain your image, don't even think about taking them as your Disciples."

"Let's go. I'll go find you a more reliable master."

Surprisingly, the two Little Girls did not argue, but prepared to turn and leave.

Qian Youcai sent a voice transmission in a tone of frustration: "I gave you, Lou Guiyi, an Opportunity, yet you refuse to cherish it. Just die holding onto the name of your Taishang Sword Sect."

"That's not fair. If you take these two Little Girls elsewhere, they might not teach them everything they know, but here they would be the Sect Head's Personal Disciples!"

"I think being an inner Disciple elsewhere is better than being a Personal Disciple here. Besides, do you really think these two Little Girls care about your teaching?"

"I think drinking has rotted your brain! If they were just ordinary Geniuses, would I bother bringing them to you myself?"

"If you can't recruit Disciples, the Taishang Sword Sect you founded will be a massive joke in the Outer Void!"

If you were in the Peak Heavenly Dao Realm, people might respect you a little, but Lou Guiyi was not.

With Qian Youcai's reminder, Lou Guiyi finally reacted.

His standards were indeed very high, but how could Qian Youcai's be low?

The fact that he could personally bring these two Little Girls here could only mean that they were definitely not as simple as they looked.

"Wait! Don't go!" Lou Guiyi immediately changed his attitude, and his entire demeanor swept away his previous sloppiness.

Several strands of Sword Qi swirled around him, trimming his messy hair and beard until they were immaculate.

Although his clothes were still slightly tattered, his temperament was at least much better than before.

If he had just been an ordinary drunkard a moment ago, now he was at least a middle-aged swordsman who had been Cultivating in the deep mountains for many years.

"Are you two Little Girls willing to take me as your master and inherit my mantle? My 'Taishang Guiyi Sword Art' is quite renowned in the Outer Void."

However, even though Lou Guiyi had changed his appearance, the two Little Girls were still full of suspicion toward him.

"Yingluo, maybe we should just go. This place doesn't look reliable..."

"Okay."

"Don't!" Lou Guiyi blocked the three of them directly: "I am very strong; I am the number one Sword Cultivator in the Southern Star Field of the Outer Void! I am absolutely confident that I can teach you to be as strong as I am, or even surpass me."

Lou Guiyi, who had been indifferent just a moment ago, was now begging the two Little Girls to take him as their master.

The two Little Girls didn't believe his words at all, and they looked at Qian Youcai simultaneously.

"He is indeed not lying. If you stay here, you can directly enjoy the treatment of Personal Disciples, which will be much better than other places."

Seeing Qian Youcai speaking for him, Lou Guiyi immediately added: "Stay. I promise that after we go back, I will tidy up my image and teach you with all my heart."

Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo hesitated for a moment, but eventually agreed to stay.

The lingering keen perception of the way of the sword in both of them allowed them to discern just how strong Lou Guiyi was.

Since there was no problem with Lou Guiyi's strength, the only thing left was his image.

If this guy could change his unreliable appearance, the Taishang Sword Sect wouldn't be in the state it was now.

"It's good that you're staying; it's good that you're staying."

Seeing Lin Zhaodi and Su Yingluo willing to stay, Lou Guiyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next words from the two Little Girls made his heart jump into his throat.

"If we find out later that you are not reliable at all, we will definitely leave!"

"That's right!"

Lou Guiyi could only seek help from Qian Youcai, but the other party indicated he couldn't help, as the guy's initial indifferent attitude had not only slapped Qian Youcai in the face but also angered him quite a bit.

In the end, Lou Guiyi could only smile bitterly and indicate that he would try his best to maintain his image and teach the two Little Girls earnestly.

Seeing that he could finally give Su Ming an explanation, Qian Youcai also breathed a sigh of relief.

He handed a portion of resources to the two Little Girls and simultaneously left a part of his own will upon them.

This way, he could observe at any time whether this guy Lou Guiyi was actually teaching them with heart.

After leaving the Taishang Sword Sect, Qian Youcai did not go to meet up with Su Ming, but returned to the Treasure Pavilion.

If nothing unexpected happened, those factions were already preparing to start putting pressure on the Dragon Court.

For the sake of the subsequent plans, he had to go to the scene no matter what.