Chapter 48

Behind him, the Eight Princes of Northern Li were all startled.

What kind of figure was Li Changsheng? The undisputed Number One Under Heaven.

And yet he dared to say such a thing!

Wasn't this implying that Jiang Mu Ming possessed strength worthy of standing alongside Li Changsheng?

But Li Changsheng simply smiled.

He nodded and said, "You're right. If you take Second Mister as your master, it's no worse than taking me, Li Changsheng, as yours."

A Fifteenth Realm so young.

His talent was so extraordinary that even Li Changsheng might not match it.

The only reason Li Changsheng was still Number One Under Heaven right now.

Was that Jiang Mu Ming was still young. Give it another five years—no, perhaps just three.

And he, Li Changsheng, might no longer be the true Number One Under Heaven!

"But that depends on whether our Second Mister is willing to take you as his disciple."

Everyone turned to look at Jiang Mu Ming.

Some were shocked.

Some were puzzled.

And some were simply curious.

Why would Li Changsheng say that taking this man as a master was no worse than taking the Number One Under Heaven?

The hidden meaning behind those words.

Was worth digging into!

But Yin Luoxia's eyes, as she looked at Jiang Mu Ming, held only reverence.

"I beg Second Mister to accept me as your disciple!"

Yin Luoxia bowed once more, sincere and earnest.

A graceful beauty.

With bloodstains on her face.

Under Heaven, who could refuse her?

"Rise. I am willing to take you as my disciple."

Jiang Mu Ming said calmly.

But in his heart, he was already thinking. The Academy Grand Examination was here now, but soon enough, Li Changsheng would take Baili Dongjun and leave for Xueyue City.

And his own goal was Spreading the Way Across the World.

What place was more suited for spreading the Way than Tian Qi City?

But once Li Changsheng left.

The one who could shield him from the wind and rain would no longer be here. Then Jiang Mu Ming would inevitably face a great deal of trouble.

After all, Emperor Tai An was not a man of tolerance.

Though none of this posed any real threat to Jiang Mu Ming.

If he had to deal with such nuisances every single day, it would be a tiresome hassle!

Better to take on a few disciples, build some power of his own, and let them handle these troublesome matters.

He would only need to focus on spreading the Way.

The Fifteenth Realm should not be his final destination. The Seventeenth Realm was merely a fleeting view along the journey.

His true destination lay beyond the Seventeenth Realm!

The true... Immortal.

Ageless, deathless, Primordial Spirit eternal, wondrous arts at his side, Know the World in a Single Thought.

So, for the long term, Jiang Mu Ming truly needed to build his own power.

And if he was going to establish a force.

The first step was to create a formidable intelligence organization!

One that could know all things Under Heaven!

The Hundred Information Hall was a good choice, but making it swear loyalty to him would be extremely difficult.

After all, he was no Li Changsheng.

Everyone in the Hundred Information Hall was his descendant.

Jiang Mu Ming's real choice was two people.

Rumor had it that in the martial world, there was an invisible river that only appeared in the dead of night.

Its name: Dark River!

"Su Muyu and Su Changhe of the Dark River—those two brothers wouldn't be a bad choice."

"They want to build a new Dark River."

"If they seek to see the light, then why not grant them the strength to glimpse it?"

All this, though a long story, passed through Jiang Mu Ming's mind in a single fleeting thought.

Seeing Jiang Mu Ming agree to take a disciple, Yin Luoxia jumped for joy, not even minding her injuries.

Nearby, Li Changsheng also accepted Baili Dongjun as his disciple.

"By the way, what about the other two?"

someone among the Eight Princes of Northern Li asked.

"They're fine," Yin Luoxia replied. "Both already have masters and left by another path.

Only I and Senior Brother Baili came to seek a teacher."

Baili Dongjun nodded, but he looked somewhat disappointed—he had wanted Ye Dingzhi to become Li Changsheng's disciple too.

For the two of them to study together would have been a blessing.

He had even prepared plenty of persuasive words to convince Li Changsheng to take them both.

But now, there was clearly no chance to use them.

Jiang Mu Ming's mind wandered in a single thought, scanning Tian Qi City, and found that Ye Dingzhi was indeed unharmed.