Taking Action, Astonishing the Qianyuan Sect Leader

Hmm?

Chen Xiaofan's heart stirred.

He had not expected to have been seen through long ago.

But it did not matter. He had already prepared for this. He was already a Land Immortal—was he supposed to fear being kept here?

He said calmly, "I had my eye on your sect's internal cultivation manual."

"Oh?" The Qianyuan Sect Leader seemed to have expected this. Not only was he not angry, he even laughed. "Haha, I won't hide it from you, either. Earlier, I saw that though you were young, you were sharp as a ghost and exceptionally clever. I had already intended to teach you this cultivation method. Do you know? Just now, I noticed you sneak into the Canghai Sect and lie down. Then someone suddenly attacked you, but you used my signature finger technique, the Qianyuan Fine Steel Finger, and effortlessly shattered that person to pieces. From your skill, I could tell that you had no less than twenty years of cultivation! Even this old man was left in admiration!"

"Therefore, I intended to take you as my disciple. That was why I gave you so many Nine Yuan Pills. This old man cherishes talent. So long as you agree, I will take you as a personal disciple and teach you the Qianyuan Gong. It is the Qianyuan Sect's unique cultivation method, profound and intricate. You cannot learn it merely by reading it. Only through this old man's careful instruction, detailed explanations, and persistent training for five years—three years at the absolute minimum—can you barely take shape. What do you think?"

Chen Xiaofan was slightly surprised.

So that was what it was.

"It's fine. Take your time to consider it. This old man won't force you," the Qianyuan Sect Leader said with a genial smile, unhurried.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiaofan said, "To be honest, I have already finished learning that cultivation method."

He added, "In fact, there is no martial art in the entire Qianyuan Sect that I do not know now. There is no point in me staying."

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The Qianyuan Sect Leader was startled and froze.

His head was full of question marks. He could not believe it.

He hurriedly asked, "What did you say? You know them all?"

"Yes." Chen Xiaofan nodded.

The Qianyuan Sect Leader fell into a daze.

Could this boy possess the ability to remember everything at a glance? Could it be that while the battle had been going on there earlier, he had watched from the side and comprehended everything completely?

After pondering for a long time, the Qianyuan Sect Leader decided it was impossible.

No matter how strong the comprehension of a seven- or eight-year-old child was, how formidable could it be?

Even a Land Immortal could not learn any martial art simply by watching!

He absolutely did not believe it. His expression suddenly turned stern as he rebuked, "Stop talking nonsense. Children should speak fewer boastful words. The martial arts of my Qianyuan Sect are profound and vast as the sea. How could you possibly learn them all just by watching? This old man thought you were clever and quick-witted, but I never expected you to be one who bragged. Since you are young, I will not blame you. Go down the mountain."

He was driving him away.

Chen Xiaofan did not waste words and directly began circulating his cultivation.

Boom!

The floor beneath his feet exploded on the spot, collapsing inward.

The eight stone pillars of the main hall buzzed and trembled violently in an instant.

"What's going on? What happened!"

"It's the Sect Leader's main hall!"

Quite a few disciples outside cried out in alarm.

"Qianyuan Gong! Qianyuan Fine Steel Finger! Qianyuan Charging Palm! Qianyuan Mourning Hand! Qianyuan...!"

Chen Xiaofan demonstrated the martial arts one by one. His aura burst fully open, like a surging great river, vigorous enough to lean against the heavens, his bearing extraordinary.

As he practiced, even the surrounding currents of air rippled, opening and closing in grand sweeps, his momentum rolling like a tide.

With a casual thrust of one finger, the bamboo forest outside, dozens of zhang away, burst apart in an instant, shredded leaves flying across the sky!

The Qianyuan Sect Leader watched in a daze.

Boom!

Chen Xiaofan struck out with another palm. Internal Energy surged forth, thick and powerful like raging winds and colossal waves, vast and mighty as it swept in every direction.

Every move had reached the highest realm, practiced to perfection, as though he had known them from birth.

Only after the time it took to drink a cup of tea did he finish demonstrating them and stop.

With his hands clasped behind his back, he asked calmly, "Sect Leader, what did you think of that?"

The Qianyuan Sect Leader went from stunned at the start, to astonished at the end, and finally to blankly losing himself in thought. For a long while, he could not react at all!

His body trembled, his legs quivered, and his head buzzed wildly!

What kind of talent was this? What kind of comprehension was this? How could it defy heaven to such an extent? Every martial art he used displayed vastly greater power, as though he possessed the fruits of twenty or thirty years of bitter training. This...

The Qianyuan Sect Leader sank into profound shock!

After a long while, he finally came back to himself. He excitedly jumped on the spot and gasped in horror, "Hiss! Heavens! Heavens! Is this real?"

Chen Xiaofan said blandly, "If you don't believe me, I can do it again."

"No need! No need! From today onward, you are the Chief Disciple of my Qianyuan Sect's inner sect. After I am gone a hundred years from now, you will be the Sect Leader of the Qianyuan Sect! Ancestors above, Li Daoyi has done you proud today! The disciple I have taken possesses talent rarely seen in this world—I have brought honor to you! Hahaha!" The Qianyuan Sect Leader threw back his head and laughed, his entire body trembling with excitement!

Chen Xiaofan shook his head. "No. I should still go down the mountain. If anything happens to the Qianyuan Sect in the future, I can promise you that I will act three times."

"This..." The Qianyuan Sect Leader choked on his words.

That was right. He had just driven the boy down the mountain, and now he wanted him to... Was that not slapping his own face?

What did he take the boy for?

"This... listen to me, this old man was muddle-headed just now..." he hurriedly explained.

"I can act three times." Chen Xiaofan held firm to his position.

The Qianyuan Sect Leader was speechless. After standing there stunned for a long time, he knew it would not be good to keep pressing the matter.

In the end, he let out a long sigh and said dejectedly, "All right... all right. Where are you going?"

"Mount Wudang." Chen Xiaofan did not conceal it.

"So it is True Man Zhang!" Reverence immediately appeared on the Qianyuan Sect Leader's face. He promptly let him go, saying, "Good! Since it is True Man Zhang, this old man will say no more. But may this old man ask you one thing? If the Qianyuan Sect encounters a crisis in the future, can you act one additional time?"

"I can, but only one more time at most." After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiaofan nodded.

"That is enough! That is enough! This is the fortune of my Qianyuan Sect!" The Qianyuan Sect Leader wept tears of joy!

Afterward, he searched through his robes and took out a dagger, a fruit, and a token.

"This dagger was forged at great expense when I was young. It cuts iron like mud and severs hair with a breath. I could never bear to use it, but now I give it to you. Take it as a trump card."

"This fruit came from grafting the roots and stems of a Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus onto a pear tree. It bore this kind of Spirit Fruit. Eating it can prolong life and strengthen one's cultivation."

"As for this token, it is the Qianyuan Sect's highest-grade identity token. Seeing it is like seeing the Sect Leader. When you travel the martial world in the future, if you encounter anyone from my Qianyuan Sect, show them this token and they will recognize you."

"I hope you will accept them."

The Qianyuan Sect Leader handed over the three gifts.

Chen Xiaofan did not stand on ceremony and accepted them.

Looking down, he saw that the dagger gleamed with cold sharpness and was incomparably keen.

The Spirit Fruit contained rich essence of heaven and earth, an exceedingly rare treasure.

The token represented status, and carrying it would make travel more convenient.

He had not expected to gain such unexpected rewards.

At that moment, the Qianyuan Sect Leader said again: