Palace Master Tianshi Wants to Take on a Disciple

The system's judgment of influence over ordinary people and Great Beings was not all that different.

In simple terms, Prestige Value would rise the more people knew of Zhou Lin.

[Congratulations, Host, you have received a reward: Myriad Flower True Fruit]

[Kedi has passed the Cosmic Level Primordial Tongtian Mountain]

The system notification and the Virtual Universe email arrived one after the other. Zhou Lin first looked at the Myriad Flower True Fruit in his system inventory. It was an extremely precious treasure.

The Myriad Flower True Fruit was helpful even to a Fourth Heaven Celestial God.

It was a divine object that could nourish the soul, and it also had a slight effect on Great Beings. If it appeared in the Primordial Universe, the Universe Venerables would fight over it.

As for Kedi passing the Primal Tongtian Mountain, that was also within Zhou Lin's expectations.

There were simply too many emails, with many Venerables sending him messages.

A genius who appeared only once every tens of thousands of eras was enough to make those high-and-mighty Venerables observe him carefully before considering taking him as a disciple. As for geniuses who appeared only once every hundreds of thousands or even millions of eras...

Even those high-and-mighty Venerables would be tempted.

In the Primordial Universe, the relationship between disciple and teacher was extremely strong.

Once they accepted a disciple, they had to invest resources into nurturing him.

Since Zhou Lin had passed the Primal Tongtian Mountain at the Cosmic level, his aptitude would be judged that of a genius who appeared only once every hundreds of thousands or even millions of eras.

A freak of this caliber could normally cultivate smoothly to the Realm Lord stage and kill an Army Lord Immortal.

After becoming Immortal, he would at least be at the peak Marquis level.

The first to send Zhou Lin an email was Venerable Shenlan.

"Alas." Zhou Lin sighed inwardly. He truly did not want to acknowledge a Universe Venerable as his teacher. For one thing, the resources the other party could provide were limited.

Secondly, as a First Grade True Meaning Transcendent, he would need at most a thousand or ten thousand years to step into the Realm God stage. By then, he would directly possess the strength of a Universe Venerable.

If things went quickly, he could achieve it in just a few hundred years.

Moreover, he had no idea what conditions Venerable Shenlan might have. What if he was a deadbeat like Lord Ganwu? Would Zhou Lin have to support his teacher in the future?

Because Universe Venerables could be resurrected infinitely, many of them owed contributions to their race.

As for the others who had sent emails, some of their names were familiar to Zhou Lin, such as Lord Ganwu and Lord Nanhu.

Zhou Lin wanted to wait and see whether any Universe Master would be willing to take him as a disciple.

He had not opened any of the emails yet, and he was struggling inwardly. If no Universe Master was willing to accept him, he could only choose a Venerable.

Lord Ganwu was definitely out of the question.

As for the other Venerables, he did not know their strength—or rather, their financial circumstances. Even King Fengyan might not know about such private matters.

"Teacher, do you have any intention of taking on a disciple?"

Within the Chaos Ruins, Venerable Guiyi respectfully asked the question.

Standing before him was the person in charge of the Virtual Universe Company, the Fifth Tier Universe Master and one of humanity's great existences, City Master of Chaos.

"Go tell King Zunlong that I intend to accept Kedi as a nominal disciple."

City Master of Chaos pondered for several minutes before speaking.

Although he had accepted many disciples, he would not take two disciples in succession at the same time. Moreover, the talent Kedi and Zhou Lin had currently displayed only put them at the level of geniuses who appeared once every million eras.

City Master of Chaos accepted disciples of this caliber only with humanity's overall interests in mind.

"Kedi?" Venerable Guiyi smiled. "I figured you would choose Kedi, Teacher."

City Master of Chaos said nothing. His gaze rested on the boundless void before him, where the scenes of Zhou Lin and Kedi passing the Tongtian Mountain were continuously replayed.

Judging solely by their performances, Zhou Lin was actually somewhat better than Kedi, having passed the entire trial with overwhelming dominance.

But City Master of Chaos had a better impression of Kedi. Deep down, he was more inclined to accept this little fellow as his disciple.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhou Lin looked at the growing number of emails and communication requests in the Virtual Universe and finally decided that he would have to choose a Venerable as his teacher.

"Whatever. Having a Venerable as my teacher isn't bad either. Once I challenge the Domain Lord-level and Realm Lord-level Tongtian Mountains, the Universe Masters will naturally be tempted."

Zhou Lin quickly adjusted his mindset. Not being accepted by a Universe Master was the norm.

More than twenty Venerables had sent him emails.

Normally, he should prioritize Venerable Shenlan.

"Teacher, these are the Universe Venerables who sent me emails. Who do you think I should choose?"

Zhou Lin was currently staying with King Fengyan.

There were only a few Universe Venerables he knew, and nearly all of them were High Venerables. If he was going to choose, he had to aim for a Universe Overlord.

"Venerable Shenlan," King Fengyan said after looking them over. "His strength should be the greatest among these Venerables."

Beep~

Just then, another email arrived.

The sender's name was Palace Master Tianshi.

There was no need to hesitate now. Zhou Lin might not have known the other Venerables well, but Palace Master Tianshi was a legendary figure.

A Top Universe Overlord with strength comparable to a Universe Master.

Almost immediately, news that Palace Master Tianshi and City Master of Chaos were taking disciples spread throughout the race.

Zhou Lin also gained quite a bit of Prestige Value. Unfortunately, it had not reached the threshold for a system reward. Being accepted as a disciple by such a Top Universe Overlord was enough to make many people envious.

"You should go and acknowledge Palace Master Tianshi as your teacher, but you also need to explain things clearly to Venerable Shenlan." King Fengyan reminded him, "After all, he is your direct Venerable."

Zhou Lin nodded and went directly to Venerable Shenlan's location through the Virtual Universe.

He had not been qualified to visit before. He had only seen the other party during the Genius Battle and his time in Chaos City, and even then, it had been his predecessor who met him.

Venerable Shenlan was also a High Venerable of the Universe.

He was equivalent to a Third Tier Celestial God.

Venerable Shenlan wore a golden robe and had silver hair. His features were exceptionally handsome.

"You intend to acknowledge Palace Master Tianshi as your teacher?" Venerable Shenlan naturally could not say anything to stop him. After all, the other party's strength far surpassed his own.

They were both Universe Venerables, but becoming Palace Master Tianshi's Personal Disciple meant that Zhou Lin's status would be in no way inferior to that of City Master of Chaos's nominal disciples.

Venerable Shenlan fell far short of that. He was not even a Universe Overlord.

He could not possibly stop Zhou Lin from choosing someone better.

Venerable Shenlan sat on his throne, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Two freaks had finally emerged from under his command, yet he had not managed to take either one as a disciple.

In the real universe, Zhou Lin had already begun traveling by spaceship toward the Blood Luo Continent.

Along the way, Zhou Lin took out the Myriad Flower True Fruit and began savoring it slowly. He felt incomparably satisfied as he ate it.

Both his body and his soul were being nourished.

The energy contained in the Myriad Flower True Fruit was immense, yet its nature was extremely gentle, nourishing him silently.

Even if a God slowly absorbed this energy, it would take ten thousand years.

How much more so for Zhou Lin, a mere Demigod?

His soul continued to transform. Immediately after he finished eating, it reached the level of an ordinary God, equivalent to a Realm Lord in the Primordial Universe.

"If only I could have a few more."

Zhou Lin licked his lips, still unsatisfied.