"No matter what, old monster, I really am the leader of the Five Great Worlds. I'll definitely be able to find your blood relatives. Now that I've let them successfully merge worlds, I doubt you'll be able to stay here either, right? Two fists can't beat four hands, and a wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him. Why don't you follow me from now on? I can take you to look for your blood relatives whenever I have the chance. You can supervise me from the side. Isn't that better than forming a blood contract?" I said.
Dongfang Fu sized me up and said, "You're quite the smooth talker, kid. But do you think that with the side effects gone, you'll be able to roam freely between heaven and earth? Most of my strength has already recovered. With your trifling abilities, I still don't take you seriously!"
Of course I knew Dongfang Fu was hard to deal with. However, Xia Ruize's side now had two incarnations of supreme gods, and Nianshan Zhi would definitely try to kill me. I still needed to find myself a backer, so I couldn't help saying, "How about this? Why don't I take you as my master? You teach me the Deriving Heaven Art, and I'll find your blood relatives for you. Helping one's master is only right and proper, isn't it?"
Dongfang Fu gave an insidious smile, then moved his eyes close to mine and said, "You're sinister and treacherous, kid, and your fate is rather strange as well. How could I take in an apprentice of unknown origins? I might end up entangled in some sort of karma, causing me to die in the end. That would be disastrous!"
I knew my own circumstances. The karma tied to my destiny