508: Chapter 508 Debt-Clearing Expert

Qingxu Grotto-Heaven, Sect Main Hall.

“I understand. You need someone, right?”

Sect Master picked up the Disciple roster and began to flip through it.

“It’s been quite busy lately. Many Disciples above Nascent Soul are occupied with missions, and most of the others are in Breakthrough.”

“As for the remaining people, they’re either not familiar with Long Tianxing and his group, or they’re not familiar with you.”

“For a moment… sigh, there really is one.”

Sect Master, who was flipping through the roster, stopped on one page and pointed his finger at a name.

“Fan Wujiu, an old acquaintance of yours.”

“This kid seems to have had an epiphany ever since I gave him some guidance.”

“The Grand Elder also took him as a True Disciple, so his status and cultivation are acceptable.”

“Although he’s not very familiar with Long Tianxing, this guy’s social skills are pretty good, so I think he should be able to handle it.”

“Let him go to the Southern Desert to pick up Long Tianxing.”

After putting down the roster, Sect Master picked up his teacup with a profound expression, blew away the foam, and said,

“As for you wanting to find someone to go to the Eastern Domain with you, only my personal Disciple can guarantee that.”

Zhou Yan, who was standing below the Main Hall, scratched his head.

“The Sect Master’s Disciple? Why haven’t I heard of them?”

“Is it a new recruit or someone who’s been around?”

“I’ve been here for at least a year or two, and although I wasn’t in Qingxu Grotto-Heaven most of the time, I shouldn’t be so unfamiliar with your Disciple, right?”

Upon hearing this, the Sect Master’s eyes instantly sharpened. He interlaced his fingers in front of his eyes and said in a low voice,

“It’s normal that you haven’t seen him. After all, this Disciple of mine is like a shadow, coming and going without a trace.”

At this moment, in a certain street.

A man wearing a baseball cap and a mask was trying to climb over a wall, but his foot slipped, and he fell head over heels.

“And he’s very warm-hearted, spending most of his time helping those unfortunate people outside.”

At this moment, on a certain street.

“Eat.”

A man wearing a baseball cap and a mask handed a pancake to a lost child.

“Sir, two deluxe pancakes are a total of 28 star coins. Cash or electronic payment?”

The man stood up, fumbled in his pockets, then froze, and bolted.

“Catch him! That kid’s dining and dashing!”

“Most importantly, this Disciple of mine possesses great Divine Abilities. At a young age, he has already reached the Perfection of Soul Transformation realm, so his temper is rather eccentric, and few people can get close to him.”

“Therefore, most people don’t know that he is my Disciple.”

At this moment, at a certain Inspection Bureau.

“I am a Disciple of Qingxu Grotto-Heaven, and my Master is Sect Master.”

“Slap!” The young inspector opposite him slammed his hand on the table and pointed at the man, scolding him.

“I don’t care what your background is or who your Master is! Even if the King of Heaven himself came, it’s no excuse for dining and dashing!”

The man seemed a bit reserved, but his tone was still brief as he said,

“Not talking about connections.”

“It’s the bill, put it on my Master’s tab.”

“He’ll pay.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yan also got a general idea.

“A mysterious Soul Transformation expert who comes and goes without a trace?”

“That shouldn’t be right. No matter how mysterious, he’s still the Sect Master’s Disciple. How could I not know anything?”

“And if it weren’t for this matter, you wouldn’t even tell me.”

Zhou Yan’s eyes instantly sharpened.

“There’s… something going on, isn’t there?”

Sect Master froze, first putting down the teacup, then picking up the lid, then putting it back, then making a basketball shooting gesture, and finally said with great difficulty,

“Actually, well, it’s, it should be…”

“Then I’ll be going.” Zhou Yan interrupted.

“Hey, hey, hey, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you.” Sect Master instantly teleported in front of Zhou Yan and pulled him back.

“It’s normal that you don’t know about this. This Disciple of mine used to be quite reclusive and not good at communicating with others, so the people who know him are all old Disciples.”

“As for why no one mentions it, it’s actually because twenty-something years ago, when I went to the *buzz* Sect, I accidentally overspent a bit and mortgaged him there.”

When uttering those two vague words, Sect Master deliberately lowered his voice, making a sound like a mosquito.

But Zhou Yan heard it clearly: it was “Joyous Union Sect,” and his eyes instantly filled with disdain.

“Oh, you went to prostitute… Mmph!”

Sect Master’s Face instantly turned crimson as he covered Zhou Yan’s mouth, not letting him continue.

“You mustn’t speak carelessly. The Joyous Union Sect is considered a neutral-to-friendly faction to us.”

“Although most of them are still demonic Cultivators, a small portion in their headquarters, in areas with stronger discipline, still has some cooperative relations with us.”

“I merely went to inspect and confirm that they are indeed worth cooperating with, and incidentally spent a small amount of money there.”

“No, how much money did you spend to sell a Disciple? That’s a Soul Transformation Cultivator!” Zhou Yan pulled away Sect Master’s hand, his Face full of disbelief.

Although he had heard rumors of the Sect Master’s lecherous nature, it couldn’t be this outrageous, could it? Could being a playboy lead to losing a Soul Transformation Cultivator?

Did he perhaps sleep with the rumored Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect?

But wasn’t that thing an AI? Did he go swimming in the ocean of zeros and ones?

Seeing Zhou Yan’s thoughts go increasingly astray, Sect Master, for the sake of his reputation, quickly stopped Zhou Yan’s imagination.

“It’s not that exaggerated, actually.”

“It’s just that I met the Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect at the time.”

Seeing Zhou Yan’s “I knew it” expression, the Sect Master explained even faster.

“Don’t make that Face. I’ve seen that expression too many times twenty years ago. Don’t make me recall those painful experiences, okay?”

“And it really wasn’t what you’re thinking.”

“It’s just that I had a very pleasant conversation with that Mahayana Cultivator at the time, and when the mood struck, that Mahayana Cultivator said they would help me cleanse my insights.”

“My cultivation was stuck at a Bottleneck then, so I thought I’d give it a try.”

“The effect was indeed quite good after the experience, and I thought, since they’re a righteous Cultivator, I couldn’t lose Face by not paying, so I wanted to pay.”

“Of course, that Mahayana Cultivator was incredibly easy to talk to. We deferred to each other for a long time, but the more we did, the more I couldn’t lose Face, right?”

“So, we finally agreed that I would just help them optimize all the Joyous Union Sect’s servers.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yan didn’t think too much about it.

Although the old Sect Master definitely concealed something, it shouldn’t be too far off.

But there was still one thing he couldn’t understand.

“What kind of server is so expensive that optimizing it costs a Soul Transformation Disciple?”

“And with such an outrageous act of selling your Disciple, did Senior Sha Fulin really not kill you?”

Upon hearing this, Sect Master instantly tensed up and subconsciously touched his buttocks.

But this movement was extremely fast, so fast that he withdrew his hand before even Zhou Yan’s Divine Sense could capture it.

“Actually, it’s not as serious as you think.”

“Doesn’t the Joyous Union Sect have that idol business? My Disciple is quite handsome, so I just sent him to be an idol.”

“They provide food and lodging, and my Disciple also has some affinity with that Mahayana Cultivator, who promised to guide him a few times.”

“This is a supreme Opportunity! Why not take such an Opportunity and help his innocent Master pay off his debts at the same time?”

“As for my Master, I’m not a child anymore.”

“Don’t look at how volatile our relationship usually is, but in private, we’re as close as… well, you know.”

“For something beneficial to a Disciple, he’d only say a few words.”

Zhou Yan finally relaxed. If that was the case, he had a clearer understanding.

A person who was at Soul Transformation Perfection twenty years ago and had been guided by a Mahayana Cultivator would certainly have formidable combat power, and might indeed be of great help.

Especially since the other party is currently in the Desire Realm, they can definitely provide more assistance.

“I understand then. In that case, I’ll trouble the Sect Master.”

“By the way, how much do you owe? Why isn’t the Sect helping you pay it back?”

“If it’s not too much, I’ll redeem my Senior Brother later. It’s not right for him to have been away from home for twenty years. Consider it his reward for helping me this time.”

The moment the words fell, Sect Master instantly changed his expression, fawningly approaching Zhou Yan, grasping his hands, and shaking them continuously.

“You’ve been a great help! Truly worthy of being the most outstanding Prodigy of my Qingxu Grotto-Heaven, our next generation’s leader. Such noble character and integrity!”

“Next time we vote for Sect Master, I must cast my vote for you. Even if your cultivation isn’t enough, I’ll still vote. I have to give you this Face.”

“There’s no need…” Zhou Yan was embarrassed, just about to tell him not to be so polite, when he heard Sect Master say,

“In twenty years, my Disciple has worked off a lot, and I’ve also covered some myself, so the remaining 1.5 billion will be up to you.”

“No need to tell me. We’re not really familiar, farewell.” With that, Zhou Yan cupped his fists and bypassed Sect Master, leaving the Main Hall.

At this moment, at the entrance of the Inspection Bureau.

An inspector escorted a man wearing a baseball cap and a mask out the door.

“You big celebrities are really interesting. If you didn’t bring money, just put it on a tab. What’s with running away?”

The man pulled down his baseball cap and said briefly,

“Putting it on a tab, the boss might not agree.”

“Bickering easily exposes my identity and causes trouble.”

“So I wanted to come back later and pay more, without exposing my identity.”

The inspector couldn’t help but click his tongue after hearing this, truly not knowing what to say about this guy.

What he said made sense, but it didn’t sound like a normal person’s way of thinking.

“Alright, your agent has already paid your bill in advance.”

“Are you going back by yourself, or waiting for him to pick you up?”

“I’ll go back myself.”

Saying that, the man put his hands in his pockets and prepared to leave, but was pulled back by the inspector.

“What is it?”

Seeing the man’s surprised expression, the inspector said somewhat awkwardly,

“Um, my daughter really likes you. Could you sign an autograph for me?”

The man paused, but still nodded, took the paper and pen, and signed a name on it.

Xie Bian.