A Good Master

"Why didn't you kill me?" Di Tian asked in a deep voice, looking at Bai Yuan standing between heaven and earth.

The Five Elements Array Disk before Bai Yuan dissipated, and the Five Elements Array activated once more. A bitter expression appeared on his handsome face. "Because you have a good master."

That was right—the Silver Dragon King was a good master.

At least, before the Silver Dragon King became Gu Yuena and turned into a love-struck young girl, she had truly been a good master.

Just moments ago, when he had been about to use the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's amplification to kill Di Tian, Bai Yuan sensed a terrifying presence awakening deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

At that moment, Bai Yuan was certain that if he dared to kill Di Tian, he would die. Even at the risk of being discovered by the Divine Realm, the Silver Dragon King would kill him!

Therefore, Bai Yuan gave up on killing Di Tian and instead severely wounded him. The Silver Dragon King quickly fell silent once more.

"A good master?" Di Tian glanced toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, then swept his gaze over Ning Fengzhi and the other two again, making their scalps tingle.

At the same time, Ning Fengzhi and the other two were deeply shocked.

An existence like Di Tian actually had a master?

That had to be a true God Level Soul Beast!

This completely overturned their understanding of the Star Dou Great Forest and the world. They found it hard to believe that a God Level Soul Beast could exist.

Yet Di Tian paid them no attention. He merely fixed his gaze on Bai Yuan. "This time, I lost."

Bai Yuan smiled bitterly. "I won unfairly."

Suddenly, his tone shifted, and his eyes became incomparably sharp. "But if you still wish to take away the Auspicious Beast, then you can only have your master come personally."

Bai Yuan's condition was terrible. If Di Tian attacked now, he would surely suffer a crushing defeat and die. Thus, he had to appear exceptionally strong.

After all, it was truly hard to say whether Di Tian would attack again.

After giving Bai Yuan a deep look, Di Tian said, "If humans do not become gods, their Lifespan is but a fleeting hundred years. Even if they become gods, they will inevitably leave. The Auspicious Beast can remain with you for now. I will return after you die."

Di Tian extended his claw and tore open a Space Rift hundreds of meters long.

On the other side of the rift was a vast emerald-green lake.

That was the Lake of Life, a space concealed by the Silver Dragon King that did not yet exist in the world, and also the place where the Fierce Beasts secluded themselves and slept.

Di Tian plunged inside. The other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts entered in turn, and at last, the space closed.

Bai Yuan finally let go of the worry he had been holding onto.

Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi hesitated before saying, "Senior Bai Yuan... could you return Rongrong to this junior?"

Bai Yuan did not look kindly upon him. He merely said flatly, "For the sake of your help just now, I will let the matter of you surrounding and attacking me pass."

Ning Fengzhi sighed in relief.

Bai Yuan walked toward Mu Junwu, who was not far below.

He stepped through the air at an unhurried pace, walking forward step by step as though descending a staircase.

After a moment of silence, Ning Fengzhi asked again, "May this junior ask, Senior, what must I do for you to spare Rongrong?"

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Bai Yuan's lips.

He knew the fish had taken the bait.

Bai Yuan said blandly, "Your daughter wanted to kill me back then. How do you think I should spare her?"

Ning Fengzhi's face remained expressionless, but inwardly, he was delighted.

Bai Yuan's willingness to speak meant there was room for negotiation. By emphasizing that Ning Rongrong had wanted to kill him, he was raising the price.

Suddenly, inspiration struck Ning Fengzhi. "Senior Bai, I heard that you previously wished to accept disciples. I am willing to bring ten thousand people for you to choose from."

Bai Yuan gave Ning Fengzhi a cold glance. "I once wanted to take humans as disciples. Now, I do not."

Ning Fengzhi froze. "Why?"

Bai Yuan smiled disdainfully without explaining. He merely said, "If this is all the sincerity you have, then get lost!"

A few days ago, he had wanted to fulfill the system's mission requirements.

But now, the number of people he could bind was limited. Besides, would he dare accept people sent by Ning Fengzhi?

After all, their families were effectively in the hands of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Moreover, Bai Yuan no longer intended to accept humans as disciples.

Cold sweat beaded on Ning Fengzhi's forehead. He knew his little scheme had been seen through, so he could only clasp his hands respectfully and say, "If Senior has any need, please speak freely. So long as it is something my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can do, we will certainly help Senior accomplish it."

Bai Yuan finally stopped and turned around. "I heard that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a very good relationship with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded. "Indeed. Xue Qinghe, the eldest prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, is also this junior's disciple."

Without hesitation, Bai Yuan directly voiced the demand he had long prepared. "Good. My request is simple. Bring Poison Douluo to me, and then I will let you take Ning Rongrong away."

Ning Fengzhi froze.

One Titled Douluo in exchange for his daughter?

Before he could bargain, Bai Yuan vanished from the spot in an instant and returned inside Mu Junwu.

Yet Bai Yuan's voice drifted through the air. "As long as you bring Poison Douluo here, I promise to help one of you turn your Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda."

Ning Fengzhi stood there in a daze.

Poison Douluo was an expert loyal to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. Trade him for Ning Rongrong, as well as a chance to evolve into a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda?

Inside the great tree.

The moment Bai Yuan teleported back to the first floor, he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wah." Dense cracks immediately spread across his entire body.

"Master Father, what's wrong?"

Mu Junwu's voice was filled with anxiety and concern.

At that moment, Bai Yuan looked like a porcelain vessel on the verge of shattering. Blood seeped from every tiny crack, making him appear horrifying and gruesome.

Mu Junwu hurriedly circulated the Wood Emperor Longevity Scripture.

A surge of emerald-green energy immediately enveloped Bai Yuan.

At once, his condition was restrained somewhat. At the very least, the cracks spreading across his body slowed down.

How miserable. If I'd known, I should've handed Wang Qiuer over. Why did I have to fight Di Tian so fiercely over her? Bai Yuan complained helplessly inwardly.

But complaints aside, Bai Yuan did not regret this matter. After all, Wang Qiuer had called him Master Father again and again.

In her current state, if she left Bai Yuan and Bai Yu, her "parents," she would probably cry herself to death.

Forget it. As long as I'm not dead, everything is fine. And now that I fought Di Tian, everything inside the Five Elements Array should count as my territory.

Bai Yuan swallowed several recovery pills for the Qi Refining Realm and began working with Mu Junwu's power to suppress his injuries.

Once the Wood Emperor Longevity Scripture was cultivated to great completion, it could almost be said to grant immortality and indestructibility. Its recovery ability and vitality would become terrifyingly powerful, so the spiritual power it produced naturally possessed an exceptionally strong restorative effect.

Furthermore, Mu Junwu had now become one of the Five Elements Array's Array Bases, so there was no need to worry about exhausting his spiritual power.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Di Tian gave the half-slumbering Silver Dragon King a complete report of the incident, even relaying Bai Yuan's final words exactly as spoken.

"You want me to go personally?"

"Then I shall go and see him."