Signing In for Three Drops of Great Emperor Blood Essence!

His talent was nearly all-encompassing. His aptitude in every Dao was exceptional; he could cultivate anything, and his achievements would never be low!

Even his luck had reached golden-grade luck. He was a child of destiny, a darling of the Heavenly Dao!

The protagonist of an era!

"Are you willing to take me as your master?"

Hua Yunfei looked at Ye Bufan.

A disciple like this had talent not much inferior to his own. He had already met Hua Yunfei's requirements!

Ye Bufan hesitated, rubbing his fingers together. "Senior, I possess the Ancient Sacred Body... In this era, I..."

His words brimmed with grievance and unwillingness.

He possessed a physique that had once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Human Emperor, yet he could not cultivate.

It was like winning a hundred million, only for the funds to be frozen and unusable.

It was utterly stifling.

Hua Yunfei chuckled. "You only need to tell me whether you are willing or unwilling."

Ye Bufan clenched his fists, his expression solemn. "I am willing to take Senior as my master! If one day I still cannot cultivate, I will leave of my own accord and not burden Senior with needless trouble!"

Hua Yunfei's face darkened. "As an Ancient Sacred Body, how can you speak with so little confidence! From today onward, forget that nonsense about the Sacred Body being unable to cultivate. Cultivate diligently for me. I am here for everything!"

"Yes, Master!"

Ye Bufan knelt and performed the ceremony of taking a master, his face filled with excitement.

"Rise!"

"Let me ask you: when Great Accomplishment Holy Bodies suppressed heaven and earth, what was their conviction?"

Without even thinking, Ye Bufan answered, "I am a Sacred Body; I shall sweep aside every enemy beneath heaven!"

That one sentence conveyed only one meaning.

With the Sacred Body alive in this world, he should be invincible beneath heaven!

"Roar it with spirit. Show me your confidence, show me the pride of a Sacred Body that can battle a Great Emperor!"

Ye Bufan's expression sharpened. An invincible conviction belonging solely to the Ancient Sacred Body surged forth, and his voice rang like great bells and thunderous chimes, shaking Tian Qiong:

"I am a Sacred Body; I shall sweep aside every enemy beneath heaven!"

In an instant, the sky changed color. Dark clouds pressed overhead, and heavenly thunder rumbled.

The Sacred Body's declaration seemed to have enraged some mysterious law. Immortal punishment descended, sending down heavenly lightning in an attempt to destroy Ye Bufan.

"Disperse!"

Hua Yunfei gave a soft shout, his voice like heavenly thunder. With one word, the Dao and its laws took form on their own.

The dark clouds in the sky instantly shattered. Brilliant golden sunlight poured down, as though nothing had happened.

Ye Bufan glanced at Hua Yunfei, reverence filling his heart. His master's realm seemed extraordinarily formidable!

"Your master is the chief seat of Daoyuan Peak in Backer Sect. From now on, you are my eldest disciple."

"Yes, Master!"

Ye Bufan looked solemn as he respectfully bowed.

"Come, return to the sect with me!"

Dao Yi Immortal Sect's Ancestral Land.

An old man sat there, his face withered and gaunt, so aged that he seemed about to die at any moment.

Several Tortoise Shells lay before him, each emitting a faint halo of light.

The old man studied the Tortoise Shells intently, shaking his head as he muttered, "It shouldn't be... It shouldn't be!"

The Sect Leader of Dao Yi Immortal Sect stood respectfully before the old man and asked expectantly, "Master, have you deduced it? Who is the murderer?"

"Very strange. I cannot calculate it. In Wildlands Province, there is actually someone capable of escaping this old man's deductions?"

The old man shook his head. "I refuse to believe it. I'll try once more!"

As he spoke, the old man spat out a mouthful of blood onto the Tortoise Shells and began chanting an incantation.

Immediately, thread after thread appeared between heaven and earth, growing ever more numerous. The old man's divine soul wandered through the countless threads and quickly found Elder Wang's thread!

Then, following Elder Wang's Causal Threads all the way, he finally arrived at that valley and saw a human face.

The face was exceedingly blurry and impossible to discern. No matter how the old man circulated his mana and intensified his deduction, it was all in vain.

This meant the other party's cultivation far surpassed his own. It was not an existence he could peer into!

Suddenly, that face actually looked over. Its gaze was like lightning, and it gave a light rebuke: "Perish!"

Pfft!

Like a watermelon, the old man instantly swelled up and violently exploded, blood splattering across the Sect Leader of Dao Yi Immortal Sect's face.

"Master..."

He was dumbfounded.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

Ye Bufan saw his master suddenly stop in midair and turn toward Dao Yi Immortal Sect, his expression indifferent.

"Nothing. Some overconfident fool was playing with fire and burning himself. I merely helped him put out the flames."

Hua Yunfei spoke carelessly.

The old man had not died. What had just happened was merely Hua Yunfei's lesson for him.

Dao Yi Immortal Sect and Backer Sect bore no grudge against one another. If Hua Yunfei killed him, and Dao Yi Immortal Sect somehow invited an expert who deduced that he had done it, it would be nothing but trouble for Backer Sect.

It was not that he feared Dao Yi Immortal Sect.

As a sect devoted to the path of laying low, Backer Sect had always believed that one less matter was better than one more.

If you did not go too far, I would not beat you up.

Hua Yunfei, who had grown up in Backer Sect, was the same. The old man had merely tried to deduce him and failed, so a lesson was enough.

Moreover, this outcome was better than killing him outright.

After such a fright, the other side would surely abandon their investigation into Elder Wang's death, lest they offend him.

Chapter 8: Signing In for Three Drops of Great Emperor Blood Essence!

Dao Yi Immortal Sect's Ancestral Land.

The old man's shattered corpse gradually gathered back together and returned to human form. However, he had lost a great deal of vital energy and lifespan, becoming even more aged.

"He is a terrifying, mysterious expert. He should not be from one of the three sects!"

The three sects naturally referred to Dao Yi Immortal Sect, Backer Sect, and Nether Ghost Palace.

The three had dealt with one another for many years and understood each other quite well.

Such an expert was not someone the three sects could nurture.

He should have come from a Holy Land-level force!

They could not afford to provoke him!

The life of a mere elder was not enough for him to fall out with a Holy Land-level force!

The Sect Leader of Dao Yi Immortal Sect wore a grave expression. He had truly been frightened just now, and he nodded. "Indeed, Master. Let us leave this matter at that! Even if we uncover the truth, it would be of no use!"

The old man nodded. "That expert from a Holy Land-level force must have had his reasons for killing Elder Wang. If we were in the wrong, then we can swallow this grievance."

"Master, deduce Elder Wang's cause of death. Other than that senior, were there any others at the place where he fell?"

"This matter is easy to deduce. I already calculated it in my heart just now."

"Several disciples had a conflict and fought fiercely, resulting in a death. Elder Wang happened to pass by and wanted to punish the disciple who had killed someone. Then that senior suddenly appeared and wanted to protect that disciple."

"Elder Wang's words offended the other party, and he even wanted to use Dao Yi Immortal Sect's reputation to kill him!"

Hearing this, the Sect Leader of Dao Yi Immortal Sect trembled with rage. "That idiot, did he have no eyes? He nearly doomed Dao Yi Immortal Sect. His death was no loss!"

Hua Yunfei took Ye Bufan flying high in the sky, weaving above the clouds.

Originally, Hua Yunfei had wanted to travel through the void directly to save time.

But Ye Bufan had said that he wanted to experience what it felt like to fly.

Naturally, Hua Yunfei indulged him, guiding him into the heights to experience the feeling of riding clouds and soaring through mist.

"Right, I haven't signed in this month yet. I was thinking about taking in a disciple and completely forgot!"