The Eight Princes of Northern Li behind him were all startled.
What kind of person was Li Changsheng? The Number One Under Heaven whom no one dared question.
Yet he had actually dared to say such a thing!
Did that not mean he believed Jiang Mu Ming had the strength to stand alongside Li Changsheng?
But Li Changsheng merely smiled.
He nodded and said, "You're right. If you become Second Mister's disciple, it definitely won't be any worse than becoming my, Li Changsheng's, disciple."
A Fifteenth Realm cultivator at such a young age.
His talent was so extraordinary that even Li Changsheng could be said to fall short of him.
The reason Li Changsheng was still the Number One Under Heaven at present
was because Jiang Mu Ming was still young. Give it another five years—no, perhaps he would need only three.
By then, Li Changsheng might no longer be the true Number One Under Heaven!
"However, this also depends on whether our Second Mister is willing to accept you as his disciple."
Everyone turned to look at Jiang Mu Ming.
Some were shocked.
Some were puzzled.
And some were even curious.
Why had Li Changsheng said that becoming Jiang Mu Ming's disciple was no worse than becoming the disciple of the Number One Under Heaven?
The meaning hidden behind those words
was worth investigating deeply!
But when Yin Luoxia looked at Jiang Mu Ming, her eyes held nothing but reverence.
"Please accept me as your disciple, Second Mister!"
Yin Luoxia bowed sincerely once more.
A graceful beauty.
Blood streaked across her face.
Who in this world could possibly refuse her?
"Get up. I'm willing to accept you as my disciple."
Jiang Mu Ming spoke indifferently.
Yet he was already considering the matter inwardly. Although the Academy Grand Examination had arrived, it would not be long before Li Changsheng took Baili Dongjun to Xueyue City.
His own goal was Spreading the Way Across the World.
What place could be more suitable for him to spread the Way than Tian Qi City?
However, once Li Changsheng left,
the person who could shelter him from the wind and rain would no longer be there. At that time, Jiang Mu Ming would inevitably face plenty of trouble.
After all, Emperor Tai An was not exactly a man known for his tolerance.
Though none of this posed any threat to Jiang Mu Ming,
if he had to deal with such matters every day, the trouble would be endless!
He might as well accept some disciples and, while he was at it, establish some forces of his own. That way, they could handle these troublesome matters for him later.
He would only need to devote himself wholeheartedly to spreading the Way.
The Fifteenth Realm should not be his endpoint. Even the Seventeenth Realm was merely a fleeting sight along the journey.
His destination should lie beyond the Seventeenth Realm!
A true... immortal!
Immortal and ageless, indestructible and eternal, with an everlasting soul and wondrous arts at his fingertips—knowing the world in a single thought.
Therefore, for the sake of the long term, Jiang Mu Ming indeed ought to establish some forces of his own.
And if he truly intended to establish a force,
the first step would be to build an intelligence organization powerful enough!
One capable of knowing everything under Heaven!
The Hundred Information Hall was a good choice, but getting it to pledge allegiance to him would be extremely difficult.
After all, he was not Li Changsheng.
Everyone in the Hundred Information Hall was a descendant of his.
Jiang Mu Ming's true choices were two people.
Rumor had it that there was an invisible river in the martial world, one that appeared only in the dead of night.
Its name was Dark River!
"Su Muyu and Su Changhe of Dark River would be rather good choices."
"They want to establish a new Dark River."
"They want to see the light. Then why shouldn't I grant them the strength to glimpse it?"
Though these matters might sound complicated when explained,
they had all flashed through Jiang Mu Ming's mind in an instant.
Seeing that Jiang Mu Ming had agreed to accept her as his disciple, Yin Luoxia jumped for joy.
She did not even have time to worry about the injuries on her body.
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. "Two of them already have masters, so they left by another route."
"Only Baili Senior Brother and I came to seek masters."
Baili Dongjun nodded, but he was clearly somewhat disappointed, because he had also wanted Ye Dingzhi to become Li Changsheng's disciple.
The two of them becoming disciples together would have been a fortunate thing.
He had even prepared plenty of arguments specifically to persuade Li Changsheng to accept them both as disciples.
But now, there was obviously no opportunity to use them.
With a single thought, Jiang Mu Ming entered Divine Travel and inspected Tian Qi City, discovering that Ye Dingzhi was indeed unharmed.
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