174: Chapter 174 Becoming an Apprentice

Master Yuzhen left with Chen Changqing.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother. I didn't expect us to become senior and junior martial brothers in this way. I am ranked third under Revered Master, so you can call me Third Senior Brother from now on," Master Yuzhen congratulated.

"Third Senior Brother, this still relies on your help," Chen Changqing said respectfully.

He currently felt as if a lifetime had passed. Although he did not know why Master Yuyuan took him as a Disciple, at least this hurdle was considered safely crossed.

Although he hadn't seen any Magical Artifacts like a lie detector mirror earlier, he did not believe that Master Yuyuan wouldn't use one; at most, he simply couldn't detect it himself.

In addition, he had also handed over the Cangtian Transforming Dragon Art. This Cultivation Technique was certainly not simple, and he still found it somewhat strange to this day why that elderly man back then actually possessed such a Cultivation Technique.

After all, even the Yuxu Sect did not have this Cultivation Technique; only the Wanta Sect had records of it.

Moreover, this Cultivation Technique could indeed rapidly enhance one's Body Refining cultivation base, but it required a massive amount of Yao Beast blood essence. The reason he could improve so quickly was precisely because the dao bead could directly absorb Yao Beast blood and then blend it into blood essence.

Yao Beast blood was divided into two types: one was ordinary blood, and the other was blood essence.

The so-called blood essence was formed by a large amount of vital essence condensing into a portion of blood within the Yao Beast, aside from its yao core. Although most ordinary blood also contained vital essence, the content was far too minuscule, making it not as domineering as blood essence.

However, the dao bead could absorb and purify all blood, allowing ordinary blood to also become blood essence.

Chen Changqing stopped thinking too much and looked at Master Yuzhen with sincere eyes.

Master Yuzhen chatted idly with Chen Changqing along the way, but mostly avoided the Sect's secret matters, as these were not yet things Chen Changqing could understand.

However, merely by chatting about some things, he also learned about the division of the entire Sect: the Yuxu Twelve Peaks had a total of five lineages of successors, with Master Baiye from back then and Master Yuzhen of the present each representing one lineage.

Master Baiye studied under Revered Master Baichen, but Revered Master Baichen had died for unknown reasons. As for Master Yuzhen, he naturally studied under Master Yuyuan.

And Master Yuyuan's Revered Master was none other than Master Yuxu.

In other words, he had now leaped to become Master Yuxu's grand-Disciple, which amounted to a massive transformation in his identity. If people were to find out, it was unknown how many jaws would drop in shock.

Yet, even with this layer of identity, he still knew that he could not bully others based on power, nor could he profit from it. This was not only because he was merely a Named Disciple, but also because he was still unclear about Master Yuyuan's exact attitude toward him.

Furthermore, if he wanted to make good use of this relationship, he had to try his best not to cause Master Yuyuan to feel resentment or aversion.

After bidding farewell to Master Yuzhen, he first went to see Li Qingling.

Upon learning that he had come, Li Qingling was overjoyed in her heart. She directly ignored the Medicinal Pills she was still refining and let the cauldron explode.

Boom!

Looking at Li Qingling and listening to the sound of the explosion inside, Chen Changqing was directly stunned.

"You girl..." Chen Changqing said with a helpless, bitter smile.

"It just blew up one furnace of Medicinal Pills, Ge. Don't worry, just refining these Medicinal Pills alone, I don't know how many furnaces have exploded." Li Qingling smiled with a hint of shyness.

"By the way, Ge, why are you in the Yuxu Sect?" Li Qingling felt somewhat strange. In the past, every time Chen Changqing came to find her, he needed to go through the notification of the mountain-guarding Disciples before she could be informed.

"Sigh, it's a long story..." Chen Changqing informed her of what had happened previously.

Hearing this, Li Qingling's eyelids twitched repeatedly. Although she hadn't experienced it firsthand, she could still feel the step-by-step lethal intent Chen Changqing had faced.

"Fortunately nothing happened, otherwise I would only be able to beg Revered Master for mercy," Li Qingling said with a bitter smile.

"At least this hurdle has been crossed, and I've even gained Master Yuyuan's appreciation," Chen Changqing explained.

...

After parting ways with Chen Changqing, Master Yuzhen returned to the grand hall on Yuxu Peak.

Master Yuyuan was still sitting upright in the chief seat, his gaze looking toward Master Yuzhen, having long known the purpose of his visit in his heart.

"Revered Master, why did you take him as a Disciple?" Master Yuzhen asked directly.

"For this person to dare come here with you, it boils down to no more than two situations: first, the other party is indeed not a Cultivator of the Anti-Immortal Alliance; second, he might have some means to shield against the detection of the Yuxu Grand Hall. However, the probability of the second is too low.

Aside from that, the other party's talent is not low; he was able to forge a Peerless Grade dao foundation, something only a few people in the entire Dayan have achieved. If nurtured well, he can break through to the Purple Mansion in the future and provide an extremely formidable combat power for our Sect.

Coupled with the fact that the other party himself secured a quota for a ziyu pill, if we were to butcher him now, it might also give others grounds for gossip," Master Yuyuan said calmly.

Actually, besides these, there were two other important reasons: first, he wasn't worried that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could stir up any great waves; second, when he observed the other party earlier with the Yuxu Divine Pupils, he unexpectedly discovered that this person had a great Opportunity accompanying him in the netherworld of fate.

As long as he gave the other party some favors now, he wasn't afraid that the other party wouldn't repay kindness with gratitude.

"I see. Then, Revered Master, how is the method he provided? Is it truly useful?" Master Yuzhen asked again.

"Mm, useful. I must say, this person's Opportunity is not small. Indeed, by cooperating with these two Cultivation Techniques, he can enhance the overall quality of these little fellows within the Sect. This is also one of the reasons why I didn't kill him; after all, the things he provided can indeed genuinely enhance our Sect's strength."

"Starting from today, select a portion of Cultivators to Cultivate these two Cultivation Techniques, and Cultivate more high-quality dao foundation Cultivators for our Sect," Master Yuyuan instructed.

After receiving the order, Master Yuzhen withdrew.

...

After staying at Li Qingling's place for several days, he finally returned to the Family.

However, before returning to the Family, he first made a trip to Wuyue Mountain. He hadn't been over there for ten years.

As soon as he arrived at Wuyue Mountain, he first saw his parents. At this moment, the faces of Chen Yuanzhan and his wife already bore a trace of weathering from the elements.

They were only a few decades away from their final limit.

His younger sister, Chen Changyue, was not only becoming increasingly poised and graceful nowadays, but she was also a pseudo-Tier 2 Formation Master. Had she not spent all her time on Formations over these years, she might have already achieved Foundation Establishment.

However, Chen Changqing had indeed prepared a foundation establishment pill for her, which had always been kept inside a jade box crafted from century-old emerald.

This jade box could extend the medicinal efficacy of a foundation establishment pill by at least ten to twenty years.

The two foundation establishment pills previously given by the Anti-Immortal Alliance had also been placed in this type of jade box by him, but those two foundation establishment pills had already been consumed by now, except that no new Foundation Establishment had been born.

At present, the entire Chen Family had a total of seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and with Li Qingling added, that made eight. Although most of the Foundation Establishment members in the Chen Family were at the first or second levels, they were still considered the top tier among Foundation Establishment families in the entire Cang Prefecture.

If Chen Changqing's strength were to be known by everyone, then the title of the number one Foundation Establishment Family would firmly belong to the Chen Family.