Buy one get one free, why not?

Although it came too suddenly for him to fully grasp, it did not prevent Meng Gujun from bowing his head in submission.

Though Zhong Qing appeared young and lacked a deeply weathered demeanor, which was somewhat unaccustomed to Meng Gujun, at their level, no one cared about such superficialities.

What mattered was that this was a True Immortal!

How could he miss the opportunity to become a True Immortal's Disciple, even if it was just a nominal one?

Putting aside the long-term benefits, just considering the immediate future, with Zhong Qing as his Master, even if Xu Qianfeng remembered their past grievances and wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't dare to act.

As for whether it was beneath him, as a Sect Master, to be a nominal Disciple...

What a joke! How many people wished to kneel before a True Immortal to become a nominal Disciple, but lacked the opportunity?

Moreover, Zhong Qing didn't ask him to leave the Nine Clouds Sect; he remained the Sect Master of the Nine Clouds Sect.

Bearing the title of a True Immortal's Disciple, from now on, even the Four Great Immortal Sects would have to think twice before acting against his Nine Clouds Sect.

Who would refuse something that only brought benefits?

But he hadn't expected that the true benefits were only just beginning.

Zhong Qing nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, an ancient cultivation technique radiating with ethereal immortal energy and a jade box flew towards Meng Gujun.

"Since you have joined my Sect, these two items shall serve as your initiation gifts."

Meng Gujun's mind couldn't process this for a moment.

Shouldn't the initiation gift be from the Disciple to the Master?

Why was it the other way around?

But in the next instant, he stopped thinking about that.

Meng Gujun stared intently at the cultivation technique before him, an expression of disbelief in his eyes.

"This is... a True Immortal-grade cultivation technique!"

His Nine Clouds Sect's heritage was also extraordinary; it was said that the founding ancestor of the Nine Clouds Sect was also a True Immortal.

However, the reason the Nine Clouds Sect never became a true rival to the Four Great Immortal Sects was because their core True Immortal-grade cultivation technique was lost during a turmoil countless years ago.

Although even with a True Immortal-grade cultivation technique, very few people could truly cultivate into a True Immortal.

Even so, cultivating a Half-Immortal-grade cultivation technique and a True Immortal-grade cultivation technique were completely different concepts.

A True Immortal-grade cultivation technique, even if it couldn't lead to True Immortality, made cultivating to Nine Revolutions Pseudo Immortal much simpler than a Half-Immortal-grade cultivation technique.

In terms of talent, Meng Gujun was no worse than Xu Qianfeng and the other Sect Masters of the Four Great Immortal Sects.

They were all peers; the core reason he was still at Eight Revolutions was simply that his heritage couldn't compare to theirs.

And now, he had simply kowtowed and called out "Master."

A True Immortal-grade cultivation technique was laid before him.

Meng Gujun felt as if he were dreaming.

This was True Immortal-grade! Throughout the Second Heaven, only the Four Great Immortal Sects possessed such True Immortal inheritances!

If kowtowing could lead to a True Immortal-grade cultivation technique, he would kowtow until this Flying Ship sank!

"You can take this cultivation technique to study first."

Zhong Qing continued, "And in this box is the Flying Immortal Spirit Liquid, which can assist you in breaking through to Nine Revolutions."

Meng Gujun trembled all over.

He had heard of the Flying Immortal Spirit Liquid; it was a supreme treasure cultivated by the Four Great Immortal Sects, who occupied top-tier spirit veins and used the power of their Heavenly Grottoes.

Clearly, it was something Zhong Qing had obtained from annihilating the Shangqing Immortal Sect.

Although not as precious as a True Immortal-grade cultivation technique, its effect on him at this moment was no less significant than the True Immortal cultivation technique.

One portion of Flying Immortal Spirit Liquid could increase his chances of breaking through to Nine Revolutions by thirty percent!

Combined with the True Immortal-grade cultivation technique, he would almost certainly succeed!

Meng Gujun wanted to politely decline, saying he couldn't accept such gifts, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

He truly desired these two supreme treasures.

Because the breakthrough he had yearned for was now within reach.

Zhong Qing seemed to read his thoughts and smiled faintly.

"Since I have given them, there is no reason to take them back."

Although his main reason for taking Meng Gujun as a Disciple was because he was close to breaking through, another reason was Meng Gujun's previous actions.

While Liu Nian had risked his life to warn him, Meng Gujun allowing him to come also carried risk.

Coincidentally, his cultivation had reached a critical threshold, and the cultivation feedback from an Eight Revolutions advancing to Nine Revolutions Pseudo Immortal would definitely be astonishing, likely many times higher than the collective breakthrough of the Liuguang Sect's tribulation crossing previously.

He would soon ascend to the Immortal Alliance, a gathering place for True Immortals. Although Zhong Qing wasn't sure how strong he was now, gaining another boost would certainly not hurt.

Meng Gujun naturally had no idea of Zhong Qing's thoughts.

In a flash, his eyes turned red.

This was no mere nominal Disciple treatment; it was practically more intimate than a direct Disciple!

Of course, this was his feeling because he didn't know the treatment of Zhong Qing's direct Disciples.

With immense excitement, he cupped the treasures bestowed by his Master with both hands and bowed again.

"Disciple thanks Master!"

At the same time, in a flash, the eyes of Xu Qianfeng and the others beside him also turned red.

Meng Gujun's emotions were a mix of excitement and gratitude, while theirs were purely envy.

It was hard not to envy such a fortune!

Now they somewhat realized that this senior, Zhong Qing, seemed to have a good habit of taking Disciples.

Does that mean they also had a chance to become his Disciples?

Everyone stirred with anticipation, only Xu Qianfeng gazed at the sky with tear-filled eyes, choked with emotion.

Everyone else could become a Disciple, but he...

His son had already become Zhong Qing's Disciple.

If he were to become a Disciple as well, wouldn't he become his own son's fellow Disciple?

Although he didn't really mind this, he simply couldn't bring himself to do it!

If only he had known, he wouldn't have let Xu Songnian become a Disciple; he would have gone himself.

"You don't need to thank me."

Zhong Qing said with a calm smile, "However, since you have entered my Sect, you must not disappoint your Master's expectations. Your Master will ascend to the Upper Realm soon, and I hope that before I ascend, you will have already broken through to Nine Revolutions."

Meng Gujun's heart swelled with emotion, and without thinking, he bowed his head and replied, "I will obey Master's command! I will not disappoint Master's expectations!"

At this moment, only Ling Yueer remained in a daze.

What was happening?

In the blink of an eye, Zhong Qing became her Martial Grandmaster?

Zhong Qing smiled without speaking.

He actually saw that Ling Yueer had excellent talent and was also a good candidate for a Disciple.

But now, his Granddisciple also returned cultivation.

In other words, taking Meng Gujun also meant getting Ling Yueer for free.

Why not do something that was a buy-one-get-one-free deal?

After taking Meng Gujun as a Disciple, Zhong Qing boarded the Jian Lai Flying Ship and returned to the Liuguang Sect.

In the following days, he first used the numerous treasures seized from the Shangqing Immortal Sect's treasury to directly elevate Su Ye to the Supreme Realm.

Then, he successively infused power into his two direct Disciples.

At this time, the news of the Shangqing Immortal Sect's demise had completely spread throughout the Second Heaven, causing a huge uproar.

The destruction of one of the Four Great Immortal Sects, which had dominated for countless years, was nothing short of a world-shattering event for the various forces in the Second Heaven.