Become a disciple? No, I'll be your master.

Three Prefectures of the Eastern Region, Donglan Mountain, Cloud Mist Villa.

Six-year-old Qin Yu wore a small martial arts outfit, his little face taut, his eyes looking stubbornly at the burly General Zhao Yunxing, who radiated a sharp aura.

"Qin Yu, from today on, I will teach you the Basic Body Tempering Method." Zhao Yunxing's voice was steady. "I have heard that your Xiantian dantian is strange and cannot store internal energy. The path of cultivation will be exceptionally difficult; you can only start by practicing External Martial Arts to strengthen your body."

"I am not afraid!" Qin Yu straightened his small chest, his face tight, his tone firm. "As long as I can become stronger and make my father value me, I can endure any hardship or exhaustion!"

He was too desperate to become strong.

He longed to no longer be the "useless" son forgotten by his father at Cloud Mist Villa.

Just then.

The void trembled slightly, and a cyan figure slowly descended onto the open ground. His robes fluttered, his temperament was extraordinary, and his gaze was gentle yet carried an unfathomable pressure.

The aura of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, though only slightly leaked, caused Zhao Yunxing's face to change drastically, and he immediately bowed in salute: "Junior Zhao Yunxing, greets the Senior!"

An Immortal! Anyone capable of flying through the air must be an Immortal like Senior Feng Yuzi!

That was a supreme existence whom even the Prince of Eastern Suppression, Qin De, had to treat with courtesy!

Qin Yu also widened his round eyes, looking at the suddenly appeared Yun Ce with curiosity and awe.

What an amazing uncle...

Yun Ce's gaze fell upon Qin Yu, and his heart stirred.

This is the Child of Destiny.

Seemingly an ordinary child, he bears a heaven-defying destiny. Although his strange dantian cannot currently practice internal cultivation techniques, it is the perfect vessel to carry the Stellar Transformations, and in the future, he can even become the Controller of Hongmeng.

[Ding! Detected Child of Destiny Qin Yu. Host is at Cloud Mist Villa. Would you like to perform your first check-in?]

"Check in!"

[Check-in successful!]

[Obtained Longevity +1000 years!]

[Obtained Super Marrow Cleansing Pill ×3!]

[Obtained the supreme treasure of External Martial Arts: the complete Heaven-Reaching Chart!]

[Permanent realm buff—always two major realms higher than Qin Yu! Unaffected by the heavenly tribulations of this world, the system can shield the heavenly secrets for the host.]

A gentle force instantly surged into his body, and his previously decaying vitality rapidly recovered. Yun Ce felt his entire body lighten; his longevity had directly recovered from less than a hundred years to one thousand one hundred years!

What surprised him even more was that the complete Heaven-Reaching Chart was transmitted directly into his mind—this was exactly the External Martial Art suitable for Qin Yu's current stage of cultivation. It could temper his body while subtly nourishing his strange dantian, laying the foundation for his future practice of Stellar Transformations!

Furthermore, the system could actually automatically shield heavenly secrets; he didn't even need to undergo Tribulation Transcendence, and his cultivation could grow all the way!

The system is truly heaven-defying!

Yun Ce suppressed the excitement in his heart, his gaze falling on Qin Yu as he spoke gently: "Your name is Qin Yu?"

"Yes, Senior." Qin Yu nodded obediently, his small face full of nervousness.

"Do you want to cultivate and become stronger?" Yun Ce asked again.

"I do! I want to very much!" Qin Yu nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with longing. "But Father and Uncle Feng said my dantian is strange and I cannot practice internal arts, so I can only practice external arts..."

Zhao Yunxing said respectfully from the side: "Senior, this junior was just preparing to teach Prince Qin Yu the basic body tempering techniques, but his dantian is special and cannot accumulate internal energy, so he can only start by strengthening his body with external arts..."

"No need."

Yun Ce waved his hand lightly, his tone plain yet carrying an unquestionable power: "The techniques you teach him are too weak; they are not worthy of him. His dantian is not useless; it just requires a special method of cultivation."

Zhao Yunxing's face stiffened, but he dared not refute.

He had no qualifications to question the words of an Immortal.

Yun Ce squatted down, looking Qin Yu in the eye, his voice carrying a strange magic: "Qin Yu, are you willing to take me as your master? I will teach you a peerless External Martial Art. Even with your strange dantian, it will allow you to reach the pinnacle of external arts, and later, you will be able to practice internal arts and become a top-tier powerhouse in this world."

[Ding! Host has taken the initiative to take Qin Yu as a disciple, triggering binding conditions!]

[Deep binding initiated!]

[Permanent realm buff effective: Qin Yu's current realm is None; Host's realm remains at Nascent Soul Late Stage!]

[Subsequently, when Qin Yu is two major realms behind the host, every time Qin Yu advances one major realm, the host will automatically advance one major realm, always remaining two realms higher!]

Boom!

An invisible connection bound Yun Ce and Qin Yu tightly together.

It was as if threads of fate were entwined; from now on, they would prosper together and suffer together!

Qin Yu's little heart pounded wildly. Looking at Yun Ce's gentle yet firm eyes, he did not hesitate in the slightest. With a "thud," he knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed three times.

"Disciple Qin Yu, greets Master!" This uncle seems even more powerful than Zhao Yunxing.

The youthful yet incredibly earnest voice echoed on Cloud Mist Mountain.

Zhao Yunxing was dumbfounded, completely stunned.

Who could tell him why an Immortal would suddenly run over and take a child with a strange dantian who couldn't practice internal arts as a disciple?

Yun Ce nodded in satisfaction and reached out to help Qin Yu to his feet. With a light tap of his fingertip, a gentle stream of spiritual energy surged into Qin Yu's body to carefully probe his dantian—it was just as it had been in the original story: the dantian was bizarre, incapable of storing ordinary internal energy, yet possessed of endless potential.

"From this day forward, you are my, Yun Ce's, personal disciple."

"I shall be solely responsible for your cultivation."

"General Zhao Yunxing, thank you for your care thus far, but there is no need for you to remain here any longer."

Zhao Yunxing bowed hurriedly, "I shall obey your instructions, Senior!"

He did not dare to linger, turning and departing quickly with only one thought in his mind—

The Eastern Suppressing Prince Mansion was about to undergo a massive change!

On the training grounds of Cloud Mist Villa, only Yun Ce and Qin Yu remained.

Qin Yu tilted his small face upward, looking at Yun Ce with eyes full of admiration, "Master, shall we begin our cultivation now? Will the peerless External Martial Arts you are going to teach me truly make me stronger?"

"Yes."

Yun Ce took out a pill as white and lustrous as jade and handed it to Qin Yu, "Consume this."

[Super Marrow Cleansing Pill]

Quality: Top-tier Mortal Grade

Effect: Cleanses the marrow and cuts the tendons, improves physique, nourishes the bizarre dantian, and lays the foundation for practicing External Martial Arts.

Qin Yu obediently took it and swallowed it in one gulp.

The pill melted the moment it touched his tongue, and a cool yet powerful force instantly swept through his entire body. His meridians, bones, and flesh were being frantically reshaped, and his bizarre dantian, in particular, felt a tingling warmth, as if it were being soaked in warm water.

"Master, my body feels so comfortable!" Qin Yu said in surprise, "And my dantian feels warm, too!"

Yun Ce smiled faintly.

This was only the beginning.

His path, and Qin Yu's path, had both just set off.

"Qin Yu, remember this." Yun Ce's voice turned serious, "Your dantian is not useless; on the contrary, it is uniquely gifted. It simply requires you to practice External Martial Arts first to build a solid foundation. The Heaven-Reaching Chart technique I am teaching you is a peerless form of External Martial Arts. I have organized it into nine levels; once you reach the ninth level, you will have reached the limit of the Xiantian Stage for External Martial Arts. At that time, I will take you to a place to find an internal cultivation technique truly suited to you, allowing you to completely break your shackles and truly step onto the path of cultivation."

"The limit of the Xiantian Stage for External Martial Arts!" Qin Yu's eyes shone, and he nodded vigorously, "This disciple will remember! This disciple will certainly cultivate diligently and not let Master down!"

As the sun set, the golden afterglow bathed the two of them.

A master-disciple legend destined to shake the entire Stellar Transformations world had just begun.