197: Chapter 197: Becoming Chen Qingdu's Apprentice?

It was just casually merging the Four Branches of Human Sword Dao into one?!

Listen, is that something a human being would even say?

The Old Blind Man's expression right now practically had the word "smug" carved onto his forehead!

Just then, the four Great Sword Immortals who had left the city happened to return to the top of the wall.

They had, of course, heard everything the Old Blind Man just said.

Dong Sangeng hesitated for a moment, but still transmitted the Old Blind Man's previous words exactly as they were to the Grand Sword Immortal.

After all, Yang Simu becoming the Old Blind Man's Disciple was certainly no small matter!

Upon hearing this, the Grand Sword Immortal's pupils constricted slightly.

He looked at the Old Blind Man, who was hovering in the Void Realm outside the city, and narrowed his eyes:

"Old Blind Man, before Yang Simu infiltrated the Wilderness World, he had already received the Legacy of the six branches of Sword Intent from my Great Wall of Sword Qi!"

"If you want to take him as your Disciple, I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"

As soon as Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu finished speaking, the Sword Qi above the entire Great Wall of Sword Qi surged and billowed like ocean waves!

Dong Sangeng, Great Sword Immortal Chen Xi, and several other Great Sword Immortals immediately prepared themselves, ready to unsheathe their swords at any moment!

Although the Old Blind Man was facing nearly ten Great Sword Immortals at once, his expression remained indifferent.

However, the fourteen Golden Armored Puppets a thousand miles away simultaneously took a step forward, their golden pupils shining brilliantly, in no way inferior to The Executioner outside the city!

Seeing that both sides were at daggers drawn and could strike at any moment, Yang Simu's expression couldn't help but change.

He hurriedly flew into mid-air, blocking the space between Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu and the Old Blind Man.

Yang Simu coughed dryly and smiled bitterly: "Grand Sword Immortal, I have absolutely not forgotten the promise I made to the Great Wall of Sword Qi back then."

"Back then in the Wilderness World, I was being hunted by three throne-level Great Demons: Liu Cha, Yuan Shou, and Yang Zhi. I had no choice but to break into Senior Old Blind Man's Hundred Thousand Mountains and falsely claimed to be his Disciple, which was how I escaped that calamity."

"Therefore, I later followed the flow of events and became Senior Old Blind Man's Disciple."

"At the Great Wall of Sword Qi, Senior Grand Sword Immortal bestowed upon me the grace of teaching me sword techniques. Not only did he help me complete the six branches of Sword Intent of the Great Wall of Sword Qi, but this time he even yielded one of the Four Branches of Human Sword Dao to me!"

"Junior Yang Simu is endlessly grateful!"

"In the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Senior Old Blind Man was also not stingy. He not only helped me act as a Protector within the River of Time but also taught me the method of controlling Golden Armored Puppets!"

"Just now, I briefly drove The Executioner, a deity from the Ancient Heavenly Court ten thousand years ago, by relying on this very secret technique!"

Upon hearing Yang Simu's last sentence, every Sword Cultivator on the Great Wall of Sword Qi, including Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu, revealed a look of shock in their eyes.

One must know that The Executioner was one of the twelve high-ranking deities in the Ancient Heavenly Court, second only to the five supreme deities!

Even though Tuoyue Mountain had been refining The Executioner's divinity for ten thousand years, they could not completely control this high-ranking deity; the two sides could only reach a simple agreement.

Of course, that agreement no longer exists now!

However, in truth, a trace of astonishment flashed through the Old Blind Man's own eyes as well.

He thought to himself: "So, the fact that The Executioner just slashed into the Void Realm towards Tuoyue Mountain thousands of miles away was actually done by you, kid Yang Simu!"

"But, I only taught you the method of controlling the Golden Armored Puppets in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; I didn't teach you how to control ancient deities!"

In reality, even this Old Blind Man of the Hundred Thousand Mountains could not be certain he could drive a high-ranking deity with incomplete divinity!

After all, during the battle of ascending to heaven ten thousand years ago, due to various reasons such as the conflict between the Water God and the Fire God, the Lord of the Heavenly Court failing to appear, and the betrayal of the Sword Bearer, the Heavenly Court was ultimately defeated.

Most deities perished completely in that battle!

Of course, a small number of supreme deities and high-ranking deities chose to undergo Reincarnation, or like The Executioner before them, left their bodies behind to sleep for ten thousand years!

Even though the Old Blind Man was in the Fourteenth Realm, it was very difficult for him to find the trace of an ancient deity, let alone make one submit to his command!

Therefore, he had to settle for the next best thing: retrieving the remains of deities' golden bodies from the River of Time, as well as the golden body fragments of Spirit Refining martial artists or Qi practitioners in the Upper Five Realms, to sculpt Golden Body Puppets and continuously strengthen them!

The Old Blind Man looked at Yang Simu, his expression filled with some special emotions.

Perhaps Yang Simu had realized something from his teachings, which allowed him to control a high-ranking deity with incomplete divinity!

If that was truly the case, then his talent in this Dao might be even more profound than his own!

It was even very possible that the method for him to merge with the Dao and reach the Fifteenth Realm was in this kid's hands!

No wonder that when he first saw Yang Simu, a ripple had stirred within his Dao Heart!

Thinking of this, the look in the Old Blind Man's eyes as he gazed at Yang Simu couldn't help but become burning hot!

Taking this kid as his Disciple was simply too correct!

Seeing that everyone, although initially very shocked, had gradually calmed down, Yang Simu realized they were clearly beginning to accept the message he had delivered.

Seeing this, Yang Simu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

It seemed that his excuse was holding water for the time being.

After all, he couldn't just tell everyone directly that he was the Reincarnation of the Lord of the Heavenly Court from ten thousand years ago!

Furthermore, Yang Simu had always believed that he had only obtained a portion of that Lord of the Heavenly Court's consciousness.

However, his Soul was still his own, the one that had undergone Transmigration!

But since he was wearing the hat of the Lord of the Heavenly Court, Yang Simu still had to be careful.

Immediately, Yang Simu took a deep breath and said to Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu in a solemn voice:

"If Grand Sword Immortal does not mind, I am willing to become your Disciple and learn the Sword Dao!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Sword Immortals on the Great Wall of Sword Qi all looked somewhat surprised.

The Old Blind Man's expression also darkened slightly.

The old man opened his mouth slightly, but did not immediately speak to refute it.

If Yang Simu had not merged the Four Branches of Human Sword Dao into one today, and had only displayed his Heaven-Defying talent for controlling Golden Body Puppets.

No matter what anyone said, the Old Blind Man would have dragged Yang Simu to the Hundred Thousand Mountains!

However, the Four Branches of Human Sword Dao, how important were they?!

Even though he was not a Sword Cultivator, the Old Blind Man was very clear on that!

And in the four worlds, the number of Sword Immortals who could teach Yang Simu the Sword Dao probably did not exceed the number of fingers on two hands!

Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu of the Great Wall of Sword Qi was undoubtedly the best choice at present!

Taking advantage of the fact that Grand Sword Immortal Chen Qingdu had not yet spoken, the Old Blind Man already snorted coldly and said:

"I will not stop you from cultivating the Sword Dao, but you must also practice the secret technique of controlling Golden Armored Puppets every single day!"

"You have just had a Breakthrough in your Realm, so stay at the Great Wall of Sword Qi and consolidate your foundation for a while first."

"I will have the Tender Daoist stay by your side as a Protector."

Upon hearing this, Yang Simu immediately grinned and said: "Master, rest assured, this Disciple will strictly obey your orders!"

Just as the Old Blind Man was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something and said coldly:

"The few women in the Hundred Thousand Mountains are all thinking about you returning early!"

Upon hearing this, the smile on Yang Simu's face instantly became a bit awkward.

Immediately after, his eyes brightened slightly, and he threw the Crystal Grotto-Heaven to the Old Blind Man.

Yang Simu smiled and said: "This contains Wang Zhu's true body; please help me deliver it to her, Master."