Cangwu Sect

The favor Three Xuan Sect owed was enormous. Liu Xiaolou immediately pressed Fang Buai on whether he had made a written agreement or an IOU with them, or given them some sort of token. When he learned Fang Buai had done absolutely nothing, he could not help feeling frustrated at his failure to rise to the occasion, muttering to himself, What a blockhead!

Naturally, this was not something to announce before everyone in the main hall. He could only find a chance to slowly set Fang Buai straight later. But could Fang Buai truly be taught? That would be difficult...

Taking advantage of the Foundation Establishment Banquet, Zhou Tong served Liu Xiaolou three cups of tea and kowtowed three times before everyone's witness, formally entering Liu Xiaolou's tutelage.

From then on, his title would be "the senior disciple of the sect master of the Three Xuan Sect." It was just that this senior disciple of the sect master had rather poor cultivation. Among all the affiliated minor sects of the Jingxiang Six Sects, he ranked dead last.

Once this identity was established, everyone looked at him differently and sent over congratulatory gifts.

Old Hudu gave him a bottle of Tiger Bone Pills he had refined himself. Lord Xingde and his wife gave him a brand-new set of clothes and shoes, while Madam Liu gave him a piece of mid-grade Spirit Jade.

The village elders present also drew up gift lists by village and respectfully offered silver, dried meat, fine wine, rice, and bolts of silk.

As for Liu Xiaolou, his teacher's gift was far more direct—twenty-four spirit stones!

Then came the third matter: recruiting disciples.

They had recruited three years ago as well, but at the time they had gone directly into the villages to search and investigate under another