Seeing that Thief of Five Elements was willing to teach the disciples spells, Gu An was secretly satisfied. This fellow knew how to conduct himself, far more sensible than Nine-Fingered Divine Lord.
After Medicine Valley gained more disciples, the distance between Gu An and them grew wider and wider. Though they bore the name of master and disciples, there was no real bond of master and disciple between them. Even so, Gu An still hoped they could live better lives and obtain more opportunities on the path of immortal cultivation.
Thief of Five Elements acted at once. When he saw Gu An along the way, he even greeted him.
After they had gone far away, Gu An came to the chess table, looked at Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, and said with a smile, "Shall we have a game?"
Nine-Fingered Divine Lord snorted. "No. If you've got the ability, go play him."
"Then forget it. He feels very formidable. I don't have absolute confidence I can win, so I can't start a game lightly."
"What do you mean? You have it against me?"
"Against you, have I ever lost?"
"You..."
Nine-Fingered Divine Lord was so angry he wanted to slap the table and rise, but seeing the smile on Gu An's face, he immediately understood that Gu An was deliberately trying to rile him up.
Gu An then asked, "By the way, you've been back for so long. What about Chu Jingfeng? You're not looking after him anymore?"
Nine-Fingered Divine Lord answered, "Don't worry. He's doing very well. He's in seclusion right now. When he comes back, by then, you'll have to look up to him."
The moment he thought of Gu An being surpassed by a disciple under his own command, even becoming someone from two different worlds, he instantly became