59: Chapter 59 Becoming an Apprentice: The Wondrous Uses of the Essence of Heaven and Earth!

This old Taoist indeed has some tricks; he knows quite a lot!

Taking him as a master doesn't seem like a bad deal!

Chu Xiao pondered for a moment before saying, "If you want me to take you as my master, that's fine, but you must first agree to one condition!"

Old Taoist Xu Que narrowed his eyes upon hearing this and grinned, "Haha, don't say it yet! Let me cast a hexagram first and see if I can calculate your condition!"

As soon as his voice fell.

He casually pulled out a Black-Shelled Tortoise Shell and began to play with it in his hands. With eyes squinted and ears cocked, he gave it a slight shake, and three copper coins fell out.

Then, another three fell!

Six coins in total!

"Strange! How strange! In this world, there is actually something even I cannot calculate! You boy are making me more and more curious!"

Old Taoist Xu Que clicked his tongue twice and shook the Black-Shelled Tortoise Shell again.

With a clatter, another six copper coins fell out, showing a different hexagram face.

Old Taoist Xu Que focused his gaze, cried out in surprise, and hurriedly looked up at Chu Xiao, the grandson of his close friend. A look of immense shock flashed in his eyes.

His first hexagram was to calculate what was in Chu Xiao's heart, but there was no result.

On a whim, he cast another hexagram for Chu Jianghe. This one left him completely bewildered; the hexagram showed that Chu Jianghe's fate had changed, and his deathly state was turning back to life???

The man is already dead, so how could he possibly return to life?

Could the hexagram be wrong?

Impossible!

Old Taoist Xu Que took great pride in his Divination Techniques. After thinking it over, the only possibility was the variable right in front of him.

A so-called variable is just that—a variable, outside of divination and beyond the mandate of heaven!

Chu Xiao is that variable!

Old Taoist Xu Que had traveled the Jianghu for decades, met countless people, and calculated countless fates. Although he had encountered people with strange fates before, he had never seen a situation where divination was impossible like this.

Connecting all the dots.

Old Taoist Xu Que asked tentatively, "Your condition... wouldn't happen to be related to your grandfather, would it?"

Chu Xiao smiled and nodded. "Isn't it obvious?"

Old Taoist Xu Que was somewhat speechless. He pondered for a moment and asked again, "You want to save your grandfather?"

Chu Xiao paused, then nodded. "That's right!"

Old Taoist Xu Que stroked his beard and sized up Chu Xiao once more. He then cast another hexagram, this time for his own fate, only to find to his surprise that his own destiny had also changed, becoming so obscure that even he couldn't see through it.

Strange! How strange!

This one person is a variable, yet he can cause the fates of those around him to change as well!

At the same time.

The System's notification sounds kept ringing in Chu Xiao's mind.

[Ding!]

[You have shocked Xu Que, gaining 300 pleasure points!]

[Ding!]

[You have shocked Xu Que, gaining pleasure points...]

[Ding!]

...

In just a few short minutes, this old man had been shocked several times, providing over a thousand pleasure points.

He could be described as a big, fat fish.

It seemed that the higher a person's strength, the more pleasure points their emotional values converted into.

Chu Xiao secretly noted this and said, "Don't bother guessing anymore. My condition is simple: as long as you can lead me to find my grandfather's body, I will agree to take you as my master!"

When these words came out.

Old Taoist Xu Que hesitated. A hint of doubt flashed in his heart as he wondered whether he should take Chu Xiao as a disciple. He valued Chu Xiao's personality and his Thunder Spirit Root talent.

Furthermore, Chu Xiao was the grandson of his close friend!

He knew his background thoroughly!

But, once he took him as a disciple, his own fate would also change...

The Karma involved was immense!

It forced Old Taoist Xu Que to weigh the consequences. Finally, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and hardened his heart, saying, "Fine! In that case, I agree! But, you must also agree to one condition of mine!"

Chu Xiao smiled. "Senior, please feel free to speak!"

Old Taoist Xu Que nodded. "From now on, you must keep yourself clean and refrain from women. Focus on your Cultivation, do not..."

He was only halfway through his sentence.

Chu Xiao interrupted, "Uh... forget it! I don't need to take a master after all!!"

What a joke!

Asking him to refrain from women would be a total waste of resources!

Even if I agreed, the System wouldn't!

"You are still young and don't understand the dangers! Women will only become obstacles on your path of Cultivation. You possess an Innate Thunder Spirit Root; you are a prime candidate for Cultivation! How can you abandon the Great Dao for mere women?"

"Listen to your master, sever your emotional ties, and have no distractions!"

"From now on, focus on your Cultivation. With your talent, you will surely achieve great things in the future!"

Old Taoist Xu Que lectured earnestly.

Chu Xiao looked at him with a face full of speechlessness, thinking to himself, 'You old geezer, you're a master at picking up girls yourself, yet you're telling me, your disciple, to sever emotional ties?'

'What kind of pipe dream are you talking about!'

Seeing Chu Xiao's unmoved expression, Old Taoist Xu Que understood. He knew it was impossible to make Chu Xiao sever his emotional ties, so he could only settle for the next best thing, saying, "Sigh! Forget it, forget it! Since you are unwilling to sever your emotional ties, your master won't urge you further! But you must be careful! The Mortal World Tribulation on you is very heavy! In the future, you are bound to suffer because of women! You will be burdened by them!"

Chu Xiao smiled. "Then I won't trouble you to worry, Master!"

Old Taoist Xu Que sighed again, his gaze falling once more on the Golden Tortoise and Golden Snake not far away. He said, "Do you know what those Golden Tortoise and Golden Snake are?"

Chu Xiao shook his head. "Please enlighten me, Master! What exactly is their origin? Is there anything special about them?"

Old Taoist Xu Que stroked his beard and said slowly, "These are forms manifested by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence, and they are also the spiritual items that your grandfather's Spirit Catcher lineage has sought for generations! They are immortal, born from the creation of heaven and earth! They take myriad forms, mostly appearing as animals! Ordinary people cannot see or find them! If one can refine them, they can increase longevity, prolong life, and also enhance Luck! Of course, it would be a pity to refine such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence! The best outcome is to have them recognize a master! Once such a spirit recognizes a master, it can greatly enhance the Luck of the master's entire clan! When a lineage's Luck reaches a certain level, the descendants can be crowned kings or ministers, achieving great hegemony!"

"The Spirit Catcher lineage... sigh! It truly is incredibly mysterious!"

As he spoke, a look of emotion appeared in his eyes.

Chu Xiao rubbed his chin and said, "Is that all?"

Old Taoist Xu Que laughed loudly and said, "You boy, you really don't know the power of Luck! When a person's Luck is high, there will be no obstacles in anything they do! Whether it's longevity, career, or love, everything will go smoothly! Living to a hundred is not a problem! As long as you don't do anything to damage your hidden virtues, you can live your whole life without worry!"

"For Cultivators like us, this item has great uses! Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and even Undergoing Tribulation can all go smoothly."

"However, this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Essence is exceptionally rare, and the Cultivators who know of them are also pitifully few!"

"If I didn't know your grandfather Chu Jianghe, I wouldn't know the power of this spirit either!"