8: With me here, no one can touch you!

"Good, good, good!"

"From now on, you are the Chief Disciple of my Wending Sect!"

Lin Chen was extremely satisfied with this sensible Disciple.

He helped Shi Tian up, gently wiped the tears from his face, and smiled: "From now on, Cultivate in peace. Leave everything else to your Revered Master. With me here, no one can harm you!"

"Thank you, Revered Master!"

Since childhood, Shi Tian had never felt the warmth of a home.

And at this moment, a Revered Master he had never met before actually blocked all the wind and rain for him. Shi Tian's eyes grew hot, and he almost shed tears again.

"Let's go."

Lin Chen took Shi Tian's hand and was about to leave.

Suddenly, three figures blocked their path. The leading 'Big Brother' said angrily: "This is a family matter of our Eastern Region's Shi Family. Your Excellency, think carefully—do you really want to become an enemy of my Shi Family?"

"So what if I do?"

Lin Chen dismissed him with disdain. With the Old Ancestor around, he wasn't afraid at all. He even provoked them: "Never mind just your Shi Family; even if several Great Ancient Sects and Holy Lands of the Eastern Region came together, my Wending Sect would wipe them out at will!"

What big talk!

The three of them gasped.

Wait!

Wending Sect... Could it be that Wending Sect which was once extremely prosperous but has now declined to the point where few people know of it?

"A while ago when the brothers were drinking, we talked about this Wending Sect... I remember, the address of that Wending Sect seems to be near here..."

One of them suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, and shouted: "Big Brother! I remember now! This Wending Sect is just a trash Sect. He's just a lone Sect Master, only at the Soul Transformation Realm!"

"He only succeeded in a sneak attack just now while we were unprepared! We must not be fooled by him!"

"Kill him quickly and avenge Third Brother!"

With this shout, the other two also realized.

"Let's go together and kill them!"

The three no longer hesitated. They unleashed their Magic Treasures and used their trump cards, wanting to suppress Lin Chen and Shi Tian in one blow!

Instantly, the light from the Magic Treasures covered the sky, surging toward the two!

"Revered Master, leave quickly, I'll block them!"

Shi Tian was also shocked when he heard the conversation of the three.

He originally thought that since his Revered Master spoke so heroically, his Revered Master's strength must be extremely terrifying!

He didn't expect it to be just the Soul Transformation Realm, not even comparable to his own original cultivation. Facing these three, it would be certain death!

But... his Revered Master was risking his life to save him. How could he bear to watch his Revered Master die a tragic death?

He was already in a certain-death situation anyway.

Then he would use his own life to stall for a moment and help his Revered Master escape!

Thinking of this, Shi Tian did not hesitate to use his body to block in front of Lin Chen.

"Revered Master! Go quickly!"

"It'll be too late if you don't leave now!"

Seeing Lin Chen motionless, Shi Tian was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Disciple, don't be afraid! A few mere ants can't do anything to me!"

Lin Chen's expression was calm, and the pressure of the Peak Void Refining Realm suddenly erupted!

Then, he casually swung the precious sword in his hand, and a terrifying sword pressure swept out!

"Rumble—"

The sword pressure collided with the light of the Magic Treasures emitted by the three, making a violent explosion.

Under Shi Tian's shocked gaze, the sword pressure directly broke through the three's Magic Treasures, its remaining force undiminished as it slashed directly onto one of them.

"Bang—"

That person exploded with a 'bang', turning into a cloud of blood mist!

"How is this possible!"

"He's not in the Soul Transformation Realm!"

The remaining two were scared out of their wits.

Peak Void Refining Realm!

They finally knew Lin Chen's true cultivation, but what made it hard for them to believe was that their combined full-strength strike—one Early Stage Body Integration and two Peak Void Refining Realms—actually couldn't defeat Lin Chen's casual strike.

Moreover, one of them had fallen on the spot!

"Revered Master?!"

Shi Tian was equally shocked.

Although his cultivation had dropped to the Nascent Soul Realm, his knowledge was still there. That strike just now, even a Peak Integration Realm expert might not be able to unleash it!

Is Revered Master... really just at the Peak Void Refining Realm?

"Run!!"

That 'Big Brother' seemed to have made a decision and turned to leave.

Although his Realm was higher than Lin Chen's, the opponent's strength was too terrifying, not something he could resist at all.

Staying here would only mean waiting for death!

As for Shi Tian... his own life was almost gone, who cared about Shi Tian!

"Big Brother, wait for me!"

The other person was pale with fright and also ran away!

"Can you run?"

The corners of Lin Chen's mouth curled slightly as he raised his hand and sent out two sword pressures.

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

Two consecutive sounds of bodies exploding came, and the two were instantly killed by Lin Chen!

Even their Primordial Spirits didn't have time to escape before being blown to bits by the sword pressure!

After doing all this, Lin Chen looked at his Disciple Shi Tian with a smile and said: "Disciple, are you satisfied with your Revered Master's strength?"

"I..."

Shi Tian stood dazed on the spot for a long time before coming back to his senses.

He knelt on the ground with a 'thud': "Thank you, Revered Master, for saving my life. From now on, I, Shi Tian, am a person of Wending Sect in life and a ghost of Wending Sect in death! It's just..."

"Just what?"

Lin Chen helped Shi Tian up.

"It's just that the Shi Family has as many experts as clouds. I don't know how many experts above the Mahayana Realm there are!"

"Once my Big Brother Shi Peng knows I'm not dead, he will definitely send experts. At that time, I'm afraid I will implicate Revered Master!"

"Revered Master, you... might not be their match..."

"It's better if I leave now!"

"That way, Revered Master won't be implicated..."

Shi Tian hesitated for a moment and finally spoke his concerns.

He didn't want to implicate his Revered Master or the Wending Sect!

Hearing this, Lin Chen smiled.

Just based on Shi Tian's Heart-Nature, it was impossible for him to backstab him like Liu Yanran in the future.

This Disciple was the right one to take!

"I said, from now on, you just focus on cultivating in peace!"

"If the Shi Family dares to come looking for trouble, I'll kill every single one of them that comes!"

"As long as I'm here, no one can touch you!"

Lin Chen smiled faintly, not caring at all.

"Okay!"

For some reason, although his Revered Master was only at the Peak Void Refining Realm, he gave Shi Tian a sense of security.

He was willing to believe his Revered Master unconditionally!

Even if it cost him his life!

... "Sect Master, who is this?"

Back at Wending Sect, Old Ancestor Li Tiangang came to meet them.

"Oh, this is Shi Tian, the Personal Disciple I just took in."

Lin Chen smiled and introduced the two to each other.

"Peak Great Emperor?!!"

When he heard that the Old Ancestor's cultivation Realm was Peak Great Emperor, Shi Tian's jaw almost hit the floor.

He originally thought that his Revered Master's cultivation was the highest in the Sect, but he didn't expect there to be a Great Emperor!

What surprised him even more was that the Old Ancestor was extremely respectful to his Revered Master.

Following his Revered Master's lead.

"This, this, this..."

Shi Tian felt like his worldview was about to be overturned.

No wonder his Revered Master had the confidence to say those words to him before!

With such a Peak Great Emperor Old Ancestor sitting in Wending Sect, never mind one Shi Family, even if a few more Shi Families came, Wending Sect would still wipe them out!

But when he asked how many Disciples there were in the Sect, he was speechless.

No wonder he was the Chief Disciple as soon as he joined.

It turns out... Wending Sect only has him as a Disciple!

"Isn't this better?"

"From now on, you are the only key training target of our Wending Sect!"

Lin Chen patted Shi Tian's shoulder and laughed loudly.

At that moment, the System's notification sound rang in his mind—

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the mission of recruiting a Personal Disciple!]

[Reward obtained: Green Summoning Card × 10]

[Reward obtained: Realm Advancement Card × 1]

[Reward obtained: Supreme Indestructible Art × 1]

[Reward obtained: Detoxification Pill × 1]

[Reward obtained: various Spirit Stones, Magic Treasures, and Medicinal Pills...]

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