141: Taking on apprentices

Su Chen said indifferently, "Mu Qingling, are you willing to become this seat's first Disciple?"

As Su Chen's voice rang out, Mu Qingling's eyes instantly widened, looking at him in disbelief.

The next moment, she reacted immediately, her face filled with joy.

Mu Qingling knelt directly toward Su Chen and said respectfully, "This Disciple is willing."

At this moment, her heart was beyond excited. Su Chen actually wanted to take her as a Disciple; Mu Qingling had originally felt somewhat hopeless about this matter.

Because she truly didn't have many standout qualities; whether it was Aptitude or Comprehension Ability, she was far behind those true Geniuses.

Mu Qingling even suspected the scene before her was a dream, and she strongly felt like giving herself a slap to verify it.

Su Chen's expression remained calm as he raised his hand to condense a token in the air, then threw it directly to Mu Qingling.

This token was black with gold silk patterns along the sides, looking quite extraordinary.

"This is the identity token of my Lingxiao Sect. It is bound to you and represents your status as a Lingxiao Sect Disciple."

Lingxiao Sect?

Mu Qingling's expression was agitated; this Sect sounded terrifying just by its name.

Generally, the names of Sects were mostly tied to their strength. Schools with ordinary strength wouldn't dare choose such magnificent names.

It was too eye-catching.

Who knows if some powerhouse might find them an eyesore and simply raise a hand to wipe them out.

But why had she never heard of the Lingxiao Sect before?

Su Chen continued, "Currently, I am the only one in this Sect, and you are also Revered Master's first Disciple. From now on, you are the Senior Sister of the Lingxiao Sect."

Senior Sister?

Mu Qingling's expression froze slightly. There were only the two of them in the Lingxiao Sect?

Mu Qingling said respectfully, "This Disciple obeys your command!"

Although there were only two people in the Lingxiao Sect, that didn't matter. Wherever Su Chen was, two people would still make it the number one School in the Eastern Region.

In the entire Eastern Region, besides the Su Family, this Lingxiao Sect should be the only other power personally led by Su Chen, right?

Mu Qingling's eyes held an indescribable excitement. She wasn't very old—not even twenty—and her ability to control her emotions was average.

So at this moment, her joy was plain to see.

Su Chen stood with his hands behind his back and pointed toward Mu Qingling through the air.

In an instant, a sharp pain radiated from within Mu Qingling's body, then spread toward her four limbs and hundred bones.

"Ah!"

Mu Qingling couldn't help but let out a pained wail, her expression turning somewhat distorted.

Su Chen spoke, "Revered Master is remodeling a Saint Physique for you. Do not resist this power."

Originally, Mu Qingling was instinctively resisting, but upon hearing those words, she immediately relaxed. However, the pain became even more terrifying, as if someone were using a knife to carve the flesh from her body.

This continued for a good while before the pain on Mu Qingling's body gradually faded.

She collapsed onto the ground, her eyes full of daze, clearly not yet recovered from the intense pain just now.

Recalling when Su Yuanba, that old fellow, had his body remodeled, he had also been jumping around in pain. Mu Qingling was just a young girl, so her resistance to this pain was even worse.

However, being able to endure it also showed that her desire to become stronger was quite intense.

Back when Su Chen remodeled the bodies of some younger descendants of the Su Family, some had cried and screamed to give up. By comparison, Mu Qingling's Heart-Nature and resilience were superior to theirs.

After a while.

Mu Qingling recovered her senses and slowly stood up, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"This power... it's so strong!"

Su Chen spoke, "You are a Sword Cultivator and only wish to be a Sword Cultivator, so the Saint Physique Revered Master gave you is a pure Sword Physique."

"The floor and ceiling of this Physique are both very high, and it will continuously strengthen along with your Sword Intent. In the future, it may even reach the Immortal Physique level."

"Of course, the floor is also related to your Sword Intent, so your current Sword Physique can only be considered at the bottom tier among Saint Physiques."

Su Chen's words did not discourage Mu Qingling. Instead, she said with immense joy, "This Disciple thanks Revered Master!"

Rumors had long spread in the outside world that Su Chen possessed the means to create Saint Physiques. Mu Qingling never expected that she would actually have the chance to be personally remodeled by Su Chen.

Just how was this achieved?

Of course, Mu Qingling didn't dwell on it too much. Su Chen was such a Heaven-Defying powerhouse that his methods were beyond her understanding.

Her face was full of excitement.

A Saint Physique!

From today onward, I also have a Saint Physique!

After her body was remodeled, Mu Qingling could clearly feel that her absorption of spiritual Qi and her insights into the Dao of the sword had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Regarding the sword, she had many new understandings.

After taking a deep breath, Mu Qingling knelt before Su Chen, her hands pressed to her forehead, her expression respectful to the extreme.

"Revered Master has granted me a Saint Physique; it is like the grace of being reborn."

"I, Mu Qingling, hereby swear a Heavenly Dao Oath: I will never betray Revered Master and will follow only Revered Master's orders. Otherwise, may lightning strike me down and my Divine Soul be extinguished."

As Mu Qingling's voice rang out, thunderclouds suddenly rolled in the sky, as if the God of Thunder were roaring.

The next moment, an extremely dense aura of the Heavenly Dao swirled around Mu Qingling.

With that, the Heavenly Dao Oath was formed.

If Mu Qingling ever betrayed Su Chen in the future, she would be directly obliterated by the Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm.

Although the Heavenly Dao of the Xuantian Realm had only recently recovered, not even a Quasi-Emperor would dare to challenge the entire world head-on, let alone Mu Qingling, who only had a Nascent Soul Stage cultivation.

Su Chen wore a smile. He could feel Mu Qingling's sincerity; otherwise, she wouldn't have sworn a Heavenly Dao Oath so resolutely.

It seemed he hadn't chosen this Disciple wrongly.

Although Mu Qingling's Aptitude was average, at least her Heart-Nature was good.

Soon, the Revered Master and Disciple pair disappeared from the high mountain.

They didn't return to Cangyun City; Mu Qingling followed Su Chen directly to travel again.

For Su Chen, since he had already recruited a Disciple, there was no need to continue staying in the Cangyun Empire.

However, before leaving, Su Chen still had Mu Qingling bid farewell to her family.

After finishing all this, Su Chen and his Disciple departed.

Along the way afterward, Su Chen traveled while looking for new Disciples and teaching Mu Qingling to Cultivate.

Although Su Chen didn't plan on recruiting too many Disciples, he couldn't have just Mu Qingling alone. He estimated he would take three Disciples.

He would take his time to find the others later.

The positioning of these Disciples was also very simple: they wouldn't belong to the Su Family, but they could help the Su Family with tasks and could take up positions within the Su Family in the future.

Of course, this wasn't mandatory; they could choose freely.

Su Chen's core idea was still the hope of nurturing a group of powerhouses who could exist in this world as Disciples of the Lingxiao Sect.

Su Chen wanted to leave more things related to himself in this world.

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