Above Moon River Bay.
White Waves roared and surged, bearing the vicious White-Headed Blue-Bodied Giant Demon aloft.
The giant demon was just as arrogant and proud.
He voiced the thoughts in his heart.
Yet Qingyuan was taken aback upon hearing this, asking in astonishment, "You want to join... a Saint's sect?"
"Nonsense! If I hadn't come here to become a Saint's disciple, why would I have traveled thousands of miles and suffered so much to get here? Wasn't it precisely to join a Saint's sect?"
Wuzhiqi snorted coldly. "Who in the Primordial Wilderness does not know that Sect Master Tongtian of Shangqing established his sect, proclaiming his willingness to carve out a sliver of hope for all living beings of the Primordial Wilderness, teaching without distinction and broadly accepting disciples? I spent so many years coming to the Kunlun Mountains solely to join a Saint's sect!"
"Unfortunately..."
"Why are you asking so much? If you dare not agree, then get lost!!"
Seeing this.
Qingyuan pondered inwardly.
Perhaps Wuzhiqi wished to become a disciple, yet lacked the affinity for the Interception Sect.
Although his master, Sect Master Tongtian, had not set layer upon layer of Innate Restrictions and Killing Formations to select disciples as Venerable Yuanshi had, still...
Those without affinity
Could not enter the Interception Sect.
Sometimes, crossing just one more mountain might bring one to the Interception Sect, or perhaps one need only turn a corner ahead. Yet those without affinity, lacking sufficient destiny, could not get in even through a gauze-covered window.
Qingyuan did not dwell on it further and nodded. "I agree to your condition."
"Good, then come capture me!"
Wuzhiqi was overjoyed and issued another bold declaration. "If you can truly defeat me in the water, then even if you tell me to die, I will not so much as furrow my brow!"
As soon as he spoke.
Wuzhiqi stood upon the water's surface, looking down arrogantly at the two of them.
"Why do you not dodge?"
Qingyuan frowned slightly.
"Because I'm not afraid!"
"Why are you not afraid?"
"Not afraid means not afraid!" Wuzhiqi grew somewhat irritated and shouted, "Either hurry up and capture me, or take me to the Interception Sect! Why waste time?"
"Very well."
Qingyuan nodded.
With merely a sweep of his great hand, the towering waves transformed into a boundlessly savage sword force that swept toward Wuzhiqi.
Wuzhiqi's scalp went numb.
Before he could react, the river water he depended upon for survival had turned into razor-sharp, terrifying sword qi that wrapped around him. The moment he dared move, his soul would scatter and perish!!
Crash...
The river water struck the shore like enraged dragons.
Countless torrents washed away forests and earthen slopes, carrying vast amounts of yellow soil back into the river.
Wuzhiqi was smashed until he was dizzy and disoriented. Only then did he see the tall, handsome Mystic Immortal before him, smiling at him inscrutably. "Does this count as capturing you?"
"It does not! A sneak attack is the act of a petty man; it does not count!"
Wuzhiqi said in shame and anger, "If you have the skill, capture me openly and fairly in the water!"
"Fine, go back!"
Qingyuan did not stop him. Without another word, Wuzhiqi fled back into the river, gathering the force of its surging waters once more. A crudely made magical artifact, the Mixed Iron Staff, appeared in his hand as he shouted, "Do you dare enter the water and fight me?"
"Fine."
Qingyuan did not hesitate either.
Stepping upon a sword formation, his figure crossed hundreds of thousands of miles without leaving a trace, appearing behind Wuzhiqi in an instant.
The Sun Sword appeared at Wuzhiqi's neck. Qingyuan said calmly, "Does this count as capturing you?"
Such Divine Ability and talent
Were comparable to Yun Zhongzi's Stand Upright Without Shadow. Combined with his inexhaustible talent, which gave him nearly endless magical power, employing such methods was effortless.
As he sensed the chill.
Wuzhiqi's hairs stood on end, and he shouted, "We agreed to fight openly and fairly, yet you ambushed me again! This does not count as capturing me!!"
"Fine!"
Qingyuan withdrew his sword and said, "Please!"
"You are courting death!"
A ferocious gleam flashed through Wuzhiqi's eyes. He swung the Mixed Iron Staff at Qingyuan, driving towering waves along with it. Its might seemed capable of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the world, inspiring awe in all who witnessed it.
Unfortunately.
In an instant, the moisture in the void transformed into endless sword qi.
It became a Sword Qi River that washed forward, once again breaking Wuzhiqi's momentum.
A sharp sword appeared once more at Wuzhiqi's brow.
"Does this count as capturing you?"
"It does not!!!"
"Fine, then what about this?!"
"That is not real skill! If you have the ability, come into the water!"
"You were captured by me even in the water. Will you admit defeat?"
"No, no!! If you have the skill, do it again!!"
Within Moon River Bay.
The great ape in the water was furious and terrified. After being captured and released seven times, he finally sighed toward the heavens, no longer arguing. He respectfully dropped to one knee upon the river surface and conceded, "Your abilities are formidable. I am willing to submit!"
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Even if I must climb mountains of blades or descend into seas of fire, I am willing to carry it out!"
"You exaggerate. I do not need you to climb mountains of blades or descend into seas of fire. I only wish to accept you as my disciple. What do you think?"
Qingyuan's expression was gentle as he revealed his true intentions.
"You..."
Wuzhiqi had initially wanted to fly into a rage.
Both of us are Mystic Immortals, yet you want to take me as your disciple?
But upon thinking it over, he realized this man possessed vast Divine Abilities and was even more formidable than the Golden Immortals he had seen. Moreover, the kindness of being captured and released seven times was surely as high as several mountains?
Afterward.
Wuzhiqi knelt once more and kowtowed three times, saying respectfully, "If I can enter the sect of one with Divine Abilities like yours, then what does it matter if I do not join the Interception Sect? I, Wuzhiqi, am wholly convinced. From now on, I am willing to take you as my master and serve you faithfully!"
"Master above, accept your disciple's three bows!"
Yet upon hearing this.
Yun Zhongzi, who had been watching from the riverbank, could not help bursting into loud laughter.
This left Wuzhiqi utterly bewildered, and he quickly asked, "Senior Disciple Brother, why are you laughing at me!"
"Hahahahaha... Hahahahaha!!!"
Yun Zhongzi laughed so hard he could not stand straight, tears streaming from his eyes.
Only when he saw Wuzhiqi's somewhat angry expression did Yun Zhongzi explain, "Junior Brother, I am not mocking you. When you came to the Kunlun Mountains, whose lineage did you wish to join?"
"I came to the Kunlun Mountains to join the Interception Sect. What is wrong with that?" Wuzhiqi asked in great confusion.
"Then do you know who this person standing before you... is?"
"I do not..."
"He is the chief disciple beneath Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian—the Senior Disciple Brother of the Interception Sect, Qingyuan!!"
Yun Zhongzi introduced Qingyuan to Wuzhiqi with a smile.
Boom!!
Wuzhiqi was first stunned.
His mind buzzed as though struck by lightning. He could not believe it, and his emotions surged beyond measure.
Once he came back to his senses.
His old face flushed with embarrassment as he said in disbelief, "Y-You... You are the First Disciple of the Interception Sect?"
"It is my fault! My fault for failing to recognize a great figure!!"
Slap!!
Both ashamed and respectful, Wuzhiqi slapped himself several times across the face. His face filled with fervor, he said, "Only the First Disciple of the Interception Sect could possess such Divine Abilities while still a Mystic Immortal!!"
"No wonder you wield Divine Abilities and methods so effortlessly! No wonder your capabilities are so powerful and your Divine Abilities so vast! So you are a great figure of the Interception Sect!!! This disciple, Wuzhiqi, greets Master! Greets Master!!!"
After speaking.
He knelt upon the river surface.
His head knocked ceaselessly against it like a pecking chick!!
No wonder Wuzhiqi was so fervent and excited.
He had traveled from an unimaginably distant land to the Kunlun Mountains for the sole purpose of joining the Interception Sect.
Yet for so many years, he had never found the necessary affinity.
In recent days, he had even considered returning home, but he had never expected to encounter the First Disciple of the Interception Sect and gain the fortune of entering his sect.
This was immense wealth and a heaven-sent opportunity!!
"From this day onward, you are my second disciple."
Qingyuan solemnly nodded, acknowledging this disciple before heaven and earth.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully accepting a disciple. Feedback critical hit activated. Reward: "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique," Three Million Years of Cultivation Level *1, talent Flood of Calamity, Divine Ability Finger to Steel, Myriad Creation Cauldron...]
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