After a brief silence, Yao Lao's voice drifted out.
"Actually, I don't know what happened either. When I woke up, I simply heard a string of dinging notifications in my ears."
"They said I'd activated something called the Hundredfold Apprenticeship Return System. All I need to do is take on disciples and give them benefits, and I'll receive rewards in return."
Perhaps genuinely afraid that Xiao Yan might do something indecent, Yao Lao truthfully explained the whole sequence of events.
A hundredfold return for teaching disciples?
Good heavens!
This thing was more than a thousand times better than possession or One Qi Transforms All Things...!
In an instant, an idea sprouted in Xiao Yan's mind.
"Didn't the system give you a beginner's gift pack? Stop keeping it tucked away and hurry up and bring it out."
"You... how did you know?" Yao Lao's eyes went round, his expression all but asking how Xiao Yan knew everything.
Xiao Yan offered no further explanation. As he held out his hand for the goods, he did not forget to pat his chest and give his word.
"Teacher, rest assured. I, Xiao Yan, am certainly not someone like Han Feng, who betrays his teacher and desecrates his lineage."
"As long as I live, I will purge that villain from your sect on your behalf."
"Furthermore, your disciple will find a suitable body for you, so you can return to life as soon as possible."
A bowl of chicken soup for the soul, a grand blueprint for the future-what filled Yao Lao's heart was less gratitude than disbelief.
Could this little fellow read minds?
Why had he voiced everything I was thinking?
After gathering his thoughts, Yao Lao sighed and said:
"Little fellow, it isn't that I'm stingy. This pill simply isn't something you can ingest right now."
"This is a Marrow-Cleansing Pill. The energy it contains could easily raise your cultivation to Dou Zhe, but that would be far too dangerous."
"With how fragile your meridians are right now, they couldn't withstand the impact of the energy from any pill."
At this point, he stroked his beard, a thoughtful look crossing his face.
"The Marrow-Cleansing Pill is far too potent and could easily damage your meridians, so we must use a gentler method."
"Tomorrow, prepare three intact stalks of purple leaf orchid grass, two bone-washing flowers, and one first-tier wood-element magic core."
"Once you've gathered them, I'll refine Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for you, so you can first strengthen your foundation."
With that, Yao Lao was about to slip into the Storage Ring, but Xiao Yan stopped him.
"Wait, Teacher. I still have something to say."
"What is it?"
"To tell you the truth, my cultivation isn't actually third-stage Dou Qi."
"Not third-stage Dou Qi?"
Yao Lao smiled skeptically, clasping his hands behind his back and adopting the air of a transcendent master.
"Hahaha, little fellow, stop trying to amuse me."
"You should know how strong I am. Even though my cultivation has been severely damaged, I'm still quite confident in my ability to inspect your internal condition."
"Unless your cultivation has reached Dou Emperor, in which case, forget I said anything."
Xiao Yan looked at him and replied calmly, "I am a Dou Emperor."
"You're a Dou Emperor? Stop joking. How old are you?" Yao Lao froze for a moment, then shook his head like a pellet drum.
A fifteen-year-old Dou Huang expert?
How could that be possible!
"I'm not lying to you. I really am a Dou Huang expert." To prove that his words were true, Xiao Yan directly revealed his cultivation.
Yao Lao was utterly shocked and cried out, "You... you're actually a Dou Huang expert of such terrifying might? Heavens! To think that after the miserable life I, Yao Chen, have led, my fortunes would finally turn today!"
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