As his future disciple, Chen Changsheng was naturally somewhat interested.
"Enough. Wouldn't we know everything once he wakes up?"
Chen Changsheng chuckled as a stream of spiritual energy entered the man's body under his control.
"Mm! Where is this?"
The man woke up, but his mind had yet to catch up.
Suddenly, he sprang to his feet. "Where are those fiends from Northern Darkness Palace?"
Chen Changsheng laughed. "If you'd kept moving at that speed, you'd probably have died several times already. Relax, I've dealt with those people."
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, the man's eyes filled with suspicion. Chen Changsheng had concealed his aura again, and in the man's eyes, he was merely an ordinary postnatal human—someone who could not even defeat him. How could he possibly have been a match for those pursuers?
Yet those people truly were nowhere to be seen, so the man could only bow. "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for saving me. I still have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first!"
Seeing the man about to leave, Chen Changsheng immediately grew anxious.
He stepped in front of the man. "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? I think we're quite fated. How about it? Why don't you take me as your master?"
Chen Changsheng winked at the man. You practically delivered yourself to my doorstep. How could I possibly let you leave?
The man looked at Chen Changsheng as though he were insane. "Do you know who I am? And you want to take me as your disciple?"
Chen Changsheng was instantly amused. "Who you are isn't important. What matters is that I've calculated that we share the fate of master and disciple. As long as you become my disciple, you will surely obtain a great opportunity and accomplish great deeds!"
Chen Changsheng no longer concealed himself. If he wanted to accept a disciple, he had to make him submit. His aura immediately burst forth.
"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal? How is that possible?"
The man's expression finally changed. A Grand Unity Golden Immortal—even his father might not necessarily be able to defeat one.
Sure enough, strength was the hardest foundation.
Chen Changsheng was very satisfied by the man's expression. "I have cultivation techniques best suited to you, magic treasures best suited to you, and the path of cultivation best suited to you. As long as you nod, all of them can be yours!"
Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, the man hesitated. A Half-step Grand Unity Golden Immortal truly was qualified to take him as a disciple.
Seeing the man hesitate, Chen Changsheng threw out his final bombshell. "If you become my disciple, I promise you that one day, I will help you destroy Northern Darkness Palace!"
Upon hearing this, the man was finally moved. At the realm of a Half-step Grand Unity Golden Immortal, every word and action was watched by the Heavenly Dao. In other words, since the other party had said this, it was absolutely no empty promise.
Northern Darkness Palace was his sworn enemy. If it could truly be destroyed, it would not simply satisfy his personal hatred. It would also be an unparalleled achievement for his race and his faction!
"I am willing to become your disciple!"
The man immediately bowed. There was no helping it—Chen Changsheng's conditions had reached a point he could not refuse.
Chen Changsheng laughed inwardly. I said I'd help you destroy Northern Darkness Palace, but I never said when.
Besides, as long as you cultivate diligently, once your master's cultivation rises, wouldn't a mere Northern Darkness Palace be ours for the taking?
Naturally, Chen Changsheng would not tell him any of this. Instead, he helped him up and softly asked, "What is your name? Why were those people pursuing you just now?"
The man let out a soft sigh. "To tell you the truth, Master, I am Ao Lie, the Third Prince of the West Sea Dragon King. Northern Darkness Palace has always wanted to occupy the Four Seas. When I went out this time, I never expected to run into them."
"White Dragon Horse!"
Chen Changsheng could not have been more familiar with the name Ao Lie.
Wasn't this the Little White Dragon from the mythology of Journey to the West, who transformed into Tang Sanzang's mount and accompanied him all the way to the Western World to obtain scriptures?
"Master, what are you saying? What White Dragon Horse?"
Ao Lie looked at Chen Changsheng in confusion, but Chen Changsheng only smiled without answering.
This system really knew how to recommend disciples for him. Which one of these disciples was not someone bearing immense karmic ties in mythological tales?
Ao Lie alone, after completing the great calamity of Journey to the West, would be granted the title of Eightfold Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, becoming a renowned figure within Buddhism.
"Nothing. Your master merely thought of something amusing!"
Chen Changsheng chuckled. It seemed that after Ao Lie entered his sect, the future story would also change.
However, that was no longer something he needed to consider.
Now that he had accepted Ao Lie as his disciple, he naturally needed to find a way to help him increase his strength. Only then could it benefit himself in return.
"Since you have already entered my sect, I shall tell you about my Changsheng Palace!"
Chen Changsheng cleared his throat, and his expression turned solemn.
"My Changsheng Palace has a long history and deep foundations. Above you, there are two other disciples. You are the third disciple of Changsheng Palace!"
Two other disciples? Hearing Chen Changsheng say this, Ao Lie immediately became interested. "Master, may I ask who my two Senior Disciple Brothers are?"
Chen Changsheng smiled. "Your two Senior Disciple Brothers are quite extraordinary. One is the nephew of the current Haotian Jade Emperor, while the other is a descendant of the current Great Shang Royal Family, someone destined to lead the human race in the future."
"Gasp!"
Ao Lie drew in a sharp breath, his face filling with astonishment.
Either of those identities alone was enough to make the West Sea treat them with caution.
Yet both of them were Chen Changsheng's disciples. From this, one could see just how extraordinary Chen Changsheng was.
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