An Unexpected Windfall: The Undying Moon Laurel Tree
"Do you want it?"
Ye Fan crouched down and stroked the little girl in green's head.
Though he desperately wanted to complete the Lunar Ancient Scripture, especially its crucial final Human Emperor chapter, he had no intention of trading the Human Emperor Seal fragment for it.
Once it became a transaction, there would be no sentiment left to speak of.
Once he tricked... no, guided the little girl into becoming his disciple, wouldn't it all be his anyway?
"Mm-hmm."
Qianqian's eyes lit up brightly at his words as she gazed at Ye Fan with eager anticipation.
"It's yours."
"Really? Thank you, Big Brother~"
Qianqian cheered and immediately clenched the immortal gold fragment in her palm tightly, refusing to let go. She secretly kissed the Human Sacred Physique, then quickly drew back her little head.
"Then how about becoming my disciple? Big Brother will take you as his apprentice."
Seeing how obedient the little girl was, Ye Fan could not help speaking gently.
The Solar and Lunar Human Emperors had rendered immense, boundless merit to humanity. Later generations of ancient Great Emperors revered them above all others; their status was supreme, surpassing even the gods.
Taking in a descendant of a Human Emperor as a disciple would allow him to borrow a fraction of the two Human Emperors' unseen blessings, secure the proper standing, and gain the favor of fate. Only then would he have a greater chance on the path to Emperorhood.
Those who uphold the Way gain many allies; those who abandon it gain few.
To contend for the path to Emperorhood, one had to contend not only in strength, but also in popular support—especially for one who wished to establish a supreme Divine Court to rule the Nine Heavens and