Personal Disciple

Furthermore, many Venerables here do not believe their own ability to teach disciples is any weaker than that of White Phoenix Palace Master. After all, among the disciples White Phoenix Palace Master still has living today, only one is a mid-level Venerable, while the rest are merely Immortal Deities.

Just then, the smart butler of the gray villa sent a notification: someone was outside the villa, and it was White Phoenix Palace Master!

Ye Muxuan left the Virtual Universe, went downstairs, and saw White Phoenix Palace Master standing at the entrance.

This was the Human Race avatar of White Phoenix Palace Master, also her original body before she underwent possession. She belonged to the extremely rare Qingxu Star race within the Human Race, possessing immense natural talent, and it was also the image White Phoenix Palace Master frequently used in the Virtual Universe. Having met her when he was first accepted as a named disciple, Ye Muxuan recognized her easily.

"Disciple greets Teacher!" Ye Muxuan stepped forward a few paces, bowing respectfully. He felt immense gratitude toward this teacher; the fact that she had suggested he choose his secret technique, and later allowed Heavenly Feather King to spend three thousand years coming to guide his comprehension of the laws—these two things alone were worth keeping in his heart forever.

"Mm." White Phoenix Palace Master, dressed in pure white feathered robes, nodded. Her gaze swept across the surroundings with a hint of inexplicable meaning before she stepped into the gray villa.

With the owner's permission, the smart butler of the gray villa naturally granted her entry.

Throughout Chaos City, those beings with vast and majestic auras withdrew their gazes. Clearly, since White Phoenix Palace Master had personally stepped in, they would not go and ask for a snub. It seemed it wouldn't be long before White Phoenix Palace Master added another super powerhouse to her ranks.

In the hall of the gray villa, White Phoenix Palace Master looked at the black-robed man before her and spoke: "I did not expect that you would break through to the eighteenth level after only cultivating in Chaos City for a little over three thousand years. Your talent is even better than I imagined. Originally, I thought you would need at least tens of thousands of years to reach your current realm, which is why I only accepted you as a named disciple. Now, I am willing to accept you as my personal disciple. Are you willing?"

"This disciple is willing!" Ye Muxuan knelt on both knees, performed the three prostrations and nine kowtows, and spoke respectfully, "Disciple pays respects to Teacher!"

Inside the Chaos Ruins, a pair of eyes as vast as lakes, tranquil and gentle, withdrew their gaze at this moment.

Beside him, a gentle man in white robes wore a soft smile on his face.

Throughout Chaos City, those Venerables and Kingdom Lords who had sensed this scene through their own time or space laws finally gave up completely.

With White Phoenix Palace Master's status and strength, it would have been one thing if he were just a named disciple, but since she had accepted him as a personal disciple, they—the Venerables—had no chance to intervene! After all, they were Venerables themselves, beings capable of presiding over vast Universe Kingdoms across the entire universe. Even if they were not as strong as White Phoenix Palace Master, they still had their pride. Unless one of them could advance further, they lacked the qualifications.

"From this day forward, you are my nineteenth personal disciple!" White Phoenix Palace Master looked at the young man before her. Compared to her own vast lifespan of hundreds of millions of epochs, Ye Muxuan, with his mere hundred thousand years of life, was just a little child. "Excluding named disciples, I have had nineteen personal disciples in total over countless years, and sixteen are still alive today. Among your fifteen current senior fellow apprentices, one is a Venerable, and the rest are Immortal Deities. With your talent, you will soon catch up to them."

"Thank you for the praise, Teacher!" Ye Muxuan had once heard his senior fellow apprentice, Heavenly Feather King, mention in casual conversation that he was the seventeenth among the teacher's many disciples. Under White Phoenix Palace Master, the eldest senior brother had followed her the longest and had been a peak King Level powerhouse since endless epochs ago. He was currently stuck at the final step, traveling the universe in search of an opportunity to break through to become a Venerable. Among the other senior brothers and sisters, there were several peak King Level powerhouses, but it was actually the seventh senior brother who had surpassed them, breaking through the shackles thirty thousand epochs ago to become a Venerable, known by the powerhouses of the universe's billions of races as Venerable Jingfeng.

"You have cultivated for only a little over a hundred thousand years, yet your comprehension of the laws has already reached the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Bridge. You are even stronger than your senior brother Heavenly Feather King. In terms of talent, you can be called a genius that appears once every ten million epochs." White Phoenix Palace Master looked at Ye Muxuan and said, "Generally, when a genius of this level becomes a disciple, the teacher will present a welcoming gift. Since you have joined my ranks, I should also give you a gift."

Geniuses who appear once every ten million epochs usually join the ranks of Universe Venerables, and might even attract Universe Masters who align with their temperament to take them in as disciples! After all, if such geniuses do not fall prematurely, those who survive are basically peak King Level powerhouses, with a one-third probability of becoming Venerables. Venerables are already the upper echelon of a race, qualified to sit in the highest council of the race and serving as the backbone of the Human Race. In the endless epochs since the birth of the universe, the Human Race has only had a few thousand Venerables.

"Thank you for the gift, Teacher!" Ye Muxuan looked up, quite expectant of what his teacher would bestow upon him.

"According to the rules for core members of the five major powers, World Lord level members must undergo life-and-death trials, usually choosing the Outer Battlefield or a Universe Secret Region. Although you came from the Outer Battlefield, you still cannot break this rule before becoming an Immortal. Unless you break through to become an Immortal immediately upon leaving the Initial Universe, you must undergo life-and-death trials." White Phoenix Palace Master looked at Ye Muxuan. "Life-and-death trials place greater emphasis on survival skills. As your teacher, I am giving you a gift to enhance your ability to preserve your life."

With a wave of her palm, a pair of dark cyan, ancient-looking combat boots appeared before Ye Muxuan. White Phoenix Palace Master said calmly: "These combat boots are a top-tier Heavy Treasure. They are of little use to me, but for those Immortals, they would cause a frenzy, and even ordinary Venerables would covet them. However, I obtained them recently on a Primal Star, and they have not yet appeared in the universe, so there should be no powerhouses who recognize them; the possibility of exposure is low. You must use them well and do not let them gather dust."

"Thank you, Teacher!" Ye Muxuan received the dark cyan, ancient combat boots with both hands, his eyes shining.

This was a top-tier Heavy Treasure, the second Heavy Treasure Ye Muxuan now possessed. It was a treasure that could move even Universe Venerables, and was more than enough to drive Immortals into a frenzy!

"You are leaving the Initial Universe tomorrow. For this life-and-death trial, will you choose the Outer Battlefield or a Universe Secret Region?" White Phoenix Palace Master looked at Ye Muxuan and suddenly asked.

"This disciple intends to return to his hometown first, and then head to the Outer Battlefield!" Hearing White Phoenix Palace Master's words, Ye Muxuan stored the combat boots into his World Ring and replied respectfully, "After all, this disciple is more familiar with the Outer Battlefield."