Apprentice to the Master

The garden was filled with a gentle breeze, causing the flowers to sway. The family of three had been waiting for a long time, feeling incredibly anxious. However, nothing unexpected happened, and the legendary immortal did not appear. The father and son looked at Xue Erniang with suspicion. Her face flushed, and she said nervously, "It's not that I'm lying. This is truly what my ancestors passed down through generations."

"You are a descendant of Xue Daniu?" As the three were looking at the shattered jade on the ground, a strange and ancient voice came from behind them. Startled, the three turned around. An old man with white hair, a youthful complexion, a kind face, holding a whisk, and wearing white robes, was smiling at the family of three.

"Ah..." The three were stunned. Yue Qianchou reacted the fastest, thinking, 'He looks so formidable, just like in the TV shows. If he's not an immortal, then I'm a ghost.' He was the first to kneel with a thump. With their son taking the lead, the couple also knelt without a word. Xue Erniang replied, "Xue Erniu, that was my great-grandfather."

"Heh heh! Since you are descendants of an old friend, there's no need for formalities. Please rise!" the old man said with a smile. After the three timidly stood up, the old man asked again, "May I ask why you summoned this old man?"

The family of three exchanged glances, unsure how to speak. Yue Qianchou gritted his teeth and knelt, saying, "I wish to ask the divine immortal to take me as a disciple and teach me the ways of immortality."

"Speak after you rise!" the old man said, raising his hand. Yue Qianchou thought, 'Damn it! You haven't agreed yet, and you want me to get up now? It seems like in ancient times, disciples had to kneel until their master agreed.' Thinking this, he naturally remained kneeling.

The old man gave him a meaningful glance. Yue Qianchou's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly thought, 'No way! Can he read my mind?'

The immortal paced and sighed, "Xue Daniu owed me a favor. When I left back then, I calculated that his descendants would face the misfortune of having no heirs. So, I left this Spiritually Connected Jade Pendant, intending to repay his kindness by resolving this calamity for the Xue family. Now, it seems... alas!" He shook his head and continued looking at Yue Qianchou, saying, "Young man, it's not that I'm looking down on you, but your aptitude is extremely poor. Cultivating immortality is simply not suitable for you. Even if I took you back to the mountain, you would have no future. You should think carefully. How about you make a different request?"

Hearing the divine immortal's words, Yue Changgui and his wife deeply agreed, and they looked at their son with worried expressions.

Yue Qianchou thought, 'Damn it! This old geezer is spouting so much nonsense, and in the end, he just wants to renege on his promise. Change the request? I've tried everything. Do you think this broken place has anything else to attract me besides immortals? Such a great opportunity, where else will I find it later? Damn it! I'm not changing it. Let's see who has thicker skin.' He thought this, but remained silent, deliberately staring blankly at the shattered jade on the ground, and bowed his head, not moving.

Yue Qianchou's actions clearly showed he had no intention of changing his request. Seeing their son like this, the couple truly feared the divine immortal would lose face, and they didn't know whether they should speak.

The old man frowned, secretly thinking this kid was truly ungrateful. He spoke with some displeasure, "Since you are unwilling to change, I will honor my promise. However, I cannot accept you as a disciple due to my status. But I can find another good master for you. Are you willing?"

'Forget it, I can't push this old guy too hard. If I anger him, he'll just leave,' Yue Qianchou quickly kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Willing, willing."

"Then let's go!" The old man waved his sleeve. Yue Qianchou, who had just stood up to bid farewell to his parents, suddenly couldn't move. His vision went black, and he couldn't see anything. He only heard a rushing sound in his ears, and couldn't help but curse the old divine immortal's entire ancestry in his mind.

In the garden, the couple saw the two figures suddenly disappear. After a moment of shock, they knew their son had been taken away by the divine immortal...

On Qingguang Mountain, within the Qingguang Sect, Deep within the clouds, there are traces of immortals.

A blessed land on earth, with endless joy, Forever willing to reside in this mountain.

Qingguang Mountain is about a thousand zhang high, covering an area of several thousand li. The mountain is steep and precipitous, with dense forests at its base where wild beasts roam. It is a place rarely visited by humans. What the world doesn't know is that the mountaintop holds a different scenery. The Qingguang Sect, powerful in the cultivation world, is located at the summit.

A streak of light flashed across and landed in front of the Qingguang Sect's mountain gate. Yue Qianchou felt his body relax, his vision brightened, and after holding his breath for so long, he could finally see. After looking around, he realized he had arrived at a mountaintop, with clouds and mist shrouding the mountainside. The entire mountaintop was covered in a faint green glow. Yue Qianchou secretly thought, 'What a heavenly realm, it truly looks like a place where immortals live.'

"Follow me!" the old man beside him commanded. Young Master Yue quickly followed. The two young attendants guarding the mountain gate saw the old man and bowed in unison, "Greetings, Sect Master!" The old man nodded and acknowledged them. Yue Qianchou was startled, his heart pounding. He thought, 'Good heavens, it's the Sect Master! This is incredible! So this old guy is also a boss, a colleague from my past life, both of us are leaders!' He hurriedly followed.

Along the way, many people bowed to the old man. Yue Qianchou then arrived at a grand hall. The hall, built of carved wood and stone, was spacious, magnificent, and resplendent. The young man muttered again, 'If this place were developed for tourism in my past life, with its unique natural environment and scenery, it would definitely make a fortune. Hmm! The mountain is too high, so first, we need to install a cable car at the summit.'

After Yue Qianchou followed the old man into the hall, several other old men stood up from their meditation cushions and bowed, "Greetings, Martial Uncle Sect Master!" The old man smiled at them and walked directly to the central chief cushion and sat down. Yue Qianchou obediently stood beside him. The others also sat down, but they all stared at Yue Qianchou.

The old man explained with a smile, "A hundred years ago, I owed a life-saving favor in Swallow City. Now, his descendant is asking me to join the Qingguang Sect for cultivation. To repay this kindness, I had no choice but to bring this young man up the mountain. To be honest, his aptitude is extremely poor, and he is completely unsuitable for cultivation. I wonder if any junior brother would do me a favor and casually take him in, even if it's just to help out with chores."

'Damn it! You old fossil, talking about me like that, not giving me any face in front of all these people! You actually want me to do chores? You just wait! One day, I'll tear down your damn Qingguang Sect...' Yue Qianchou cursed incessantly in his mind, but not a trace of it showed on his face. He understood the principle of "when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head."

However, looking at the group of old men in the hall, it seemed few of them thought highly of him, and no one was willing to take him as a disciple. After a long silence, a disheveled old man sitting at the very back stood up and said, "Then I'll take him! I don't have any disciples anyway."

The Sect Master, whose expression had gradually darkened, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Junior Brother! Go and pay your respects to your master." The last sentence was directed at Yue Qianchou, who was standing beside him.

Yue Qianchou quickly ran over and kowtowed three times to the disheveled old man, saying, "Disciple Yue Qianchou pays his respects to Master!"

The old man smiled, helped him up, and then said to the Sect Master, "Martial Uncle Sect Master! I'll take him back now." The Sect Master nodded, and everyone congratulated him on taking a good disciple. The old man smiled and shook his head, leading Yue Qianchou away. The latter cursed in his mind, "A bunch of bastards who deserve to die!"

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