At Donghua's words, Gouchen fell silent for a moment, staring at him in a daze, his thoughts unreadable.
Donghua had no intention of paying him any mind. Instead, he began divining and examining the place where the dragon's head lay, searching for where the Kongtong Seal might be.
But his divination yielded no information at all about the Kongtong Seal. Everything was shrouded in murk, as though it did not exist in the world.
Even when he used Omniscient Insight, he could find no trace of the Kongtong Seal on Shouyang Mountain.
"Emperor Lord, are you looking for a spiritual treasure?"
Donghua turned and fixed his gaze on Gouchen. A flash of light passed through his eyes as an invisible pressure poured out, making Gouchen terribly uncomfortable.
In the end, Gouchen withstood the pressure and managed to say with difficulty, "I've seen that spiritual treasure."
Donghua replied in a flat, emotionless voice, "What are your terms?"
At once, Gouchen knelt and said, "Emperor Lord, I admire the Great Dao and worship the strong. I wish to take you as my master!"
Hearing this, Donghua looked at Gouchen and gently shook his head. "You and I have no master-disciple fate. Choose another condition."
"But I wholeheartedly yearn for the Immortal Dao and wish to achieve great things. I also want to become someone like you, Emperor Lord. Please take pity on me."
"You and I have no master-disciple fate. Forcibly taking you as my disciple would only harm you. You couldn't bear the status of being my disciple."
Donghua was entirely right. Though the young man before him had remarkable aptitude, his luck was ordinary and his blessings meager. The greatest achievement he could likely reach in this life was becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal—and even that was far from