"We'll formally establish you as a direct disciple then."
"That would only be the natural course of things."
Lu Chengfeng stroked his beard and smiled. "Over these next three years, you will enjoy the same resources as a direct disciple—martial arts manuals, Divine Intent Diagrams, and so on. In the six inner courts, so long as you have sufficient contribution points, you may browse as you please. There are countless precious medicines across the vast medicinal fields, and each year, you will likewise receive a direct disciple's allotment."
"Besides that, there is one most important point."
"If you enter under this old man's tutelage, you may freely choose one superior martial art, along with a matching Divine Intent Diagram."
Having said that, he added, "You likely do not know this, but even the Sect Master's direct disciples must exchange contribution points for martial arts and secret arts. That girl Yingxue earns no more than five hundred contribution points for a single trip escorting disciples. Yet to exchange for a secret art Divine Intent Diagram requires at least ten thousand contribution points, while even the cheapest superior martial art costs three thousand."
Hearing this, Qin Jiu no longer hesitated.
On the path of martial arts, choice often outweighed effort. The Grand Elder's position within the sect could be said to stand beneath only one man, and as for that one man above him, whether Qin Jiu could even become his disciple was another matter entirely.
Even if he did, it might not suit him.
After all, just the Divine Intent Diagrams the Grand Elder had mentioned would take considerable effort to save up for on his own.
He had no desire to waste time now.
He immediately performed the grand rite of taking a master.
"This disciple, Qin Jiu, pays respects