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Facing Shen Jinkuo's inquiry, Dust Emperor's smile remained unchanged.

"Well, there's been a bit of a misunderstanding between me and your master. Do you think you could help me clear it up?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinkuo instantly understood!

No wonder his old ancestor's behavior was so unusual today; it turned out the ancestor had offended his master.

If that was the case, then everything that happened today was not surprising at all.

Shen Jinkuo sighed in his heart, his master was truly amazing!

He had originally thought that since the old ancestor had come to his door, he would probably be in inescapable trouble today.

At the critical moment, his master was still reliable!

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Xuan Domain!

Domain Lords Mansion!

As thirteen Great Emperors joined Zhong Qing's command, the cultivation trend that had swept through the entire Domain Lords Mansion during this period did not diminish with time; instead, it showed a tendency to expand further.

Whether it was the Twelve Demon Generals or Kylin Xiao Ga, and even the numerous disciples, they all felt an invisible pressure.

These days, each and every one of them was desperately cultivating in seclusion.

Even Ye Ji and Fire Enchantress, who were inseparable from Zhong Qing, joined the cultivation army.

Their cultivation had not increased for a long time, and as more and more experts joined Zhong Qing's command, their strength and realm somewhat lagged behind!

Zhong Qing liked this atmosphere very much.

After all, every bit of cultivation increase among these disciples meant his own strength grew stronger.

Although the current gap between them was quite obvious, accumulating small amounts into large ones, from a long-term perspective, the return of cultivation strength from these many disciples was still highly anticipated.

On this day, Zhong Qing was strolling through the Domain Lords Mansion, and as he reached a bamboo forest, a servant suddenly came to report: "Domain Lord, there is someone at the gate who claims to be your disciple and says he has something to see you about!"

Zhong Qing was slightly stunned!

With a slight perception, he knew who the visitor was.

"Bring him over!"

The servant took the order and left, and before long, he led two people over.

These two were precisely Shen Jinkuo and Dust Emperor.

"Disciple greets Master!"

By the lush green forest, Shen Jinkuo bowed and performed a kneeling prostration to Zhong Qing.

Zhong Qing waved his hand.

"No need for such formality, rise!"

Then he turned his gaze to Dust Emperor beside him.

Zhong Qing had some impression of Dust Emperor; at that time, he and Dust Emperor were together, and their relationship seemed good.

However, at that time, his focus was entirely on Dust Emperor, so he didn't pay too much attention to this person.

As Zhong Qing's gaze fell, Dust Emperor only felt a heavy pressure on his body, as if hundreds of millions of tons of force were pressing down on him.

He signaled his good grandson with his eyes, looking as if to say: Why don't you say something!

Shen Jinkuo instantly understood.

"Master, let me introduce you, this is my Shen Family's old ancestor, Dust Emperor!"

"Previously, the old ancestor didn't know that Dust Emperor had a grievance with you and got a bit too close to Dust Emperor."

"Now, he has deeply realized his mistake."

"The old ancestor's main purpose in coming this time is to apologize to you, hoping that Master will not hold it against him!"

As these words came out, Dust Emperor quickly cupped his hands and bowed to Zhong Qing, saying: "Senior, it was my ignorance earlier, failing to recognize a true god in person."

"If there was any offense or disrespect, I hope Senior will forgive me."

At this moment, Dust Emperor was undoubtedly terrified.

There was no other way; Zhong Qing's battle achievements were too formidable, and his prestige was extremely astonishing.

If he couldn't gain Zhong Qing's forgiveness today, he would probably live under Zhong Qing's shadow from now on.

Facing the trembling Dust Emperor, Zhong Qing said lightly: "No need for this; I didn't take this matter to heart at all."

When he first met Dust Emperor, the latter's attitude did make Zhong Qing somewhat displeased.

However, there was no enmity or conflict between them, and he wouldn't hold a grudge against the other party for such a small matter.

Moreover, it was clear from the Heavenly Eye that this person indeed had full sincerity in his apology.

In addition, for Shen Jinkuo's sake, Zhong Qing naturally wouldn't make things difficult for him.

Upon hearing this, the big stone hanging in Dust Emperor's heart finally fell.

He hadn't expected that what was a matter of life and death in his eyes would be so easily dismissed.

He took a deep breath and cupped his hands again, saying: "Senior is magnanimous and doesn't bother to dispute with me, but I cannot act as if nothing happened."

"If Senior doesn't mind, I am willing to follow Senior from now on, as a servant, to be at Senior's beck and call, only hoping that Senior can take me in!"

The karma between them was resolved, but Dust Emperor had developed a different idea.

From the information he had, Zhong Qing was clearly an unimaginable powerful expert.

If he could latch onto such a powerful figure, even a slight bit of care from the other party would undoubtedly make his future path much smoother.

At this moment, Dust Emperor truly abandoned his dignity; as long as Zhong Qing was willing to take him in, even if it meant being a beast of burden, he was willing.

Facing the surrendering Dust Emperor, Zhong Qing pondered for a moment.

Then he slowly said: "With your status, being a servant would be a bit demeaning."

"If you are willing, from now on, you can be a registered disciple under my tutelage!"

The other party was a One Tribulation Great Emperor, on the verge of breaking through to Two Tribulations; once he helped him break through, a powerful amount of cultivation would undoubtedly be returned again.

This, for him, was undoubtedly another powerful boost.

These words filled Dust Emperor's heart with wild joy!

He had previously had the intention of becoming Zhong Qing's disciple, but after learning that he had offended Zhong Qing, that thought vanished.

He only dared to propose being a servant, hoping to get on board with Zhong Qing's great ship.

However, he hadn't expected that Zhong Qing wouldn't hold it against him and was willing to accept him as a disciple.

The next moment, he reacted and immediately knelt on the ground, performing a three-kneel, nine-kowtow grand ceremony to Zhong Qing.

"Disciple greets Master!"

Zhong Qing stood with his hands behind his back, nodding slightly.

He casually waved his hand and bestowed an immortal artifact.

"Your master sees that you are about to undergo the second Emperor Tribulation."

"So I bestow upon you a protective treasure!"

Dust Emperor looked at the immortal artifact in front of him, emitting a misty immortal glow, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

What is a surprise?

This is a surprise!

He never expected that today he would not only successfully resolve the karma with Zhong Qing but also become his disciple and even be granted an immortal artifact.

The happiness came too fiercely, giving him an unreal, dreamlike feeling.

On this day, he didn't even know how he left.

He just kept hugging the immortal artifact and grinning foolishly.

Shen Jinkuo, who had been following him, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Old Ancestor, can you please control your expression!"

Dust Emperor turned back, his gaze burning as he looked at Shen Jinkuo: "Senior Brother, do you think I'm dreaming?"

Shen Jinkuo was startled by the address.

"I don't deserve such a title from Old Ancestor!"

Dust Emperor, however, said: "You entered the sect before me!"

"What's wrong with you calling me Old Ancestor and me calling you Senior Brother?"

"From now on, we'll address each other according to our own seniority."

"You call me Ancestor, and I'll call you Senior Brother!"

These words directly left Shen Jinkuo speechless.

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