Taking a Master

"Junior Brother Shi Yi, the Dan River has flooded. The situation is severe. It's good that you managed to return in time."

"Give me your household registration documents and household registration transfer documents. I'll help you transfer your registration to Anyuan Town."

Zhao Cheng and Shi Yi walked out from the back courtyard.

Zhao Cheng said with a smile.

He could tell that Shi Yi had become even more important in Lu Feng's eyes!

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother!"

"These are some local specialties I brought back from the Dan River—dried fish and cured meat. I hope Senior Brother won't disdain them."

Shi Yi took out the dried fish and cured meat he had bought by the Dan River, local specialties from that area.

They were not valuable, but they could still convey his goodwill.

A goose feather sent a thousand miles—the gift was light, but the sentiment was weighty.

"I happened to be craving dried fish and cured meat lately. Then many thanks, Junior Brother Shi Yi!"

Zhao Cheng accepted them with a smiling face.

Though they were ordinary things, he did not disdain them. Of course, that also had to do with Shi Yi being the giver.

"From now on, Junior Brother, focus on cultivating at the martial arts school and break through to the Blood Essence Realm as soon as possible."

"Then, whatever subsequent moves of the Blood Essence Chapter you want to learn, this senior brother can teach you."

Zhao Cheng continued.

He knew Shi Yi had always wanted to learn the later moves of the Blood Essence Chapter. However, when Lu Feng taught him, he had specifically said that martial cultivation should proceed step by step; not rushing for success was best.

"Mm. From now on, I'll cultivate diligently and break through to the Blood Essence Realm as soon as possible."

Shi Yi nodded solemnly.

Eleven days had passed since he began cultivating at Anyang Martial Arts School.

In another four days, he would be able to reveal his Blood Essence Realm cultivation.

Four days passed in the blink of an eye.

The day after he returned to Anyang Martial Arts School, the weather cleared. After returning home, he checked the cameras in his house and found that no one had visited.

These past few days, Shi Yi had basically been cultivating diligently within Anyang Martial Arts School.

As for the flood that had erupted around the Dan River and caused roads to collapse, entering and leaving the area had already become difficult.

Fortunately, Shi Yi had not chosen to stay there. Otherwise, he could only have been trapped by the Dan River, affecting his subsequent cultivation.

As for the pen-style magnifying glass he had bought on Blue Star, its delivery was somewhat slow. According to the progress displayed in the shopping app on his phone, it would still take two more days.

This meant Shi Yi could only postpone his plan to carefully study the Bodhi seed!

That day, Shi Yi was practicing the first three moves of the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist at Anyang Martial Arts School. The blood essence in his body grew ever stronger.

Until, at a certain moment, Shi Yi's aura changed.

Zhao Cheng, who was watching Shi Yi train nearby, had his eyes light up. He knew very well what these changes in Shi Yi meant.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Shi Yi, on breaking through to the Blood Essence Realm."

"Come, follow me to see Master and tell him this good news."

After seeing Shi Yi's aura gradually stabilize, Zhao Cheng directly pulled him toward the back courtyard.

Lu Feng had mentioned to him that Shi Yi should break through to the Blood Essence Realm within the next few days, which was several days earlier than Zhao Cheng had expected.

He still had some doubts about that, but seeing Shi Yi's current state, Lu Feng's eye was clearly better.

Joy appeared on Shi Yi's face as he followed Zhao Cheng into the back courtyard.

"Master, Junior Brother Shi Yi has broken through to the Blood Essence Realm!"

When Zhao Cheng arrived at the pavilion in the back courtyard and saw Lu Feng, he hurriedly reported.

He had watched Shi Yi go from an ordinary person to a Blood Essence Realm martial artist. This pace of cultivation was also the fastest progress he had ever seen at Anyang Martial Arts School.

"Mm, not bad. Your blood essence is rich, and your foundation is very solid."

"You have practiced the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Strength Training Fist very well."

Lu Feng looked at Shi Yi and nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, blood essence surged from Shi Yi's body, and his aura was somewhat unstable. This was a normal phenomenon after just breaking through to the Blood Essence Realm.

He only needed to spend some time, and he would soon be able to draw it back in.

These outward signs also allowed Lu Feng to see some of Shi Yi's condition.

"Now that you have broken through to the Blood Essence Realm, do you still wish to remain at Anyang Martial Arts School?"

Lu Feng looked at Shi Yi and asked solemnly.

Even though they had made an agreement before, he deliberately asked once more at this moment.

Because he knew that people's hearts were prone to change, especially after their status and strength changed.

"Your disciple Shi Yi pays respects to Master!"

Shi Yi reacted quickly upon hearing this.

Since he had already made his choice before, he naturally would not change it now.

At Anyang Martial Arts School, both Zhao Cheng and Lu Feng had helped him greatly. Otherwise, how could he have so easily obtained household registration in Anyuan Town and become a resident of Anyuan Town?

This identity seemed to be of little use, but he knew that whether he rented a home or lived in Anyuan Town, he needed this identity.

Some unseen troubles had been directly eliminated!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"From this day onward, you are the thirteenth disciple of me, Lu Feng."

Seeing this, Lu Feng laughed heartily.

He was happy both to take Shi Yi as a disciple and to have not misjudged him.

When accepting disciples, character was also among the considerations.

From Zhao Cheng's reports over these past days, he had basically learned what kind of person Shi Yi was.

His earlier question had been both a test and a trial.

"Congratulations, Master, on accepting another new disciple."

Zhao Cheng offered his congratulations at this time.

He could guess both Shi Yi's choice and Lu Feng's reaction.

Having spent more than ten days with Shi Yi, he understood him fairly well. His character was also good; he was someone worth befriending.

"The disciple acceptance ceremony will be held in three days, here at the martial arts school. By then, several of your senior brothers and senior sisters can come as well, and you can get to know them."

Lu Feng said to Shi Yi.

Within a martial arts school, accepting a nominal disciple and accepting a true disciple were entirely different matters. A nominal disciple was only so in name and did not require much of a ceremony; it was enough for master and disciple to meet and acknowledge the relationship.

But accepting someone as a true disciple was different. Such a disciple could inherit the master's legacy; if the master had trouble, the disciple stepped forward. They shared glory and shared ruin.

If a disciple caused trouble, the master would also help stand up for him.

The relationship was simply not on the same level.

Therefore, it needed to be publicly announced.

Five Tigers Gang.

"You said that a disciple appeared at Anyang Martial Arts School who advanced to the Blood Essence Realm in fifteen days, and that Lu Feng may have accepted him as a disciple?"

The Five Tigers Gang's Gang Leader, Shangguan Hu, looked at Yu Daqiang as he spoke.

Although such cultivation progress could not compare to that genius disciple from Taiyuan Martial Arts School back then, it was still exceptionally outstanding. His innate physique had to be top-tier, and his potential was enormous.

"At the time, we were cultivating in the front courtyard of Anyang Martial Arts School when we suddenly sensed Shi Yi's aura change. It was the same as those people we had seen break through to the Blood Essence Realm before."

"Afterward, Zhao Cheng brought Shi Yi to the back courtyard. It's highly likely that Lu Feng accepted him as a disciple!"

Yu Daqiang quickly added everything he had seen.

Some information had not been confirmed, but it could basically be guessed.

The fact that Shi Yi had been personally taught by Zhao Cheng from the very beginning showed that Shi Yi was no ordinary person.

Previously, Zhu Liang had planned to send people to investigate, but they had suddenly vanished together. At first, Yu Daqiang had thought someone behind Shi Yi had acted. Only after careful observation did he discover that was not the case.

Shi Yi's background was ordinary; he merely possessed extremely high talent for martial cultivation.

Later, after the Five Tigers Gang investigated, they said that the Jinyang Gang and Blood Sword Hall had acted and captured Zhu Liang. This made Yu Daqiang even more certain that it had nothing to do with Shi Yi.

After Zhu Liang and the others vanished, Yu Daqiang was also assigned the task of investigating their whereabouts. His attention had been focused on the vicinity of Anyang Martial Arts School.

It was only when Shi Yi advanced to the Blood Essence Realm that he specifically returned to the Five Tigers Gang to report.