The disciple chuckled at that, not the least bit bashful, and said:
"Senior Brother Jiang, you're so well-traveled and knowledgeable. Surely you've heard of the Myriad Wonders Same Abyss Method?"
Jiang Lu gave an awkward laugh. "I've heard a little, a little."
"Then what do you think of it, Senior Brother?"
"Well..." Jiang Lu hesitated. "I hear it's quite wondrous, but I'm a rather dull fellow. I don't dare try new things."
"Senior Brother, you're mistaken."
Zhao Si shook his head and pulled a thin booklet from his robes. The four large characters Myriad Wonders Same Abyss were written across its cover.
He held the booklet out to Jiang Lu, his earnest tone making it impossible to refuse.
"Senior Brother Jiang, we're both Outer Sect Disciples, and resources are scarce. If we keep to the usual way of cultivating, when will we ever get ahead? When will we be like those Inner Sect Prodigies, riding swords on the wind, free to roam between heaven and earth?"
Those words immediately brought Gu Chengming to Jiang Lu's mind, and then made him think of his own cultivation, stalled for so long at First Realm Level Seven.
"This method was made for people like us, whose talent is only average."
"With everyone united and helping one another, what need is there to worry that we won't attain the Great Dao?"
Jiang Lu stared at the booklet, torn between two warring thoughts.
After a long while,
he drew a deep breath, tucked the booklet into his robes, and forced a smile at the disciple.
"Since you're so kind, Junior Brother, I'll... take it home and look it over."
The smile on the disciple's face instantly bloomed, as if he'd just found a new family member.
"Then we'll await good news from you, Senior Brother