"Take me as your disciple?"
Gu Chenfeng looked at the Female Imperial Preceptor in surprise.
He had considered many possible reasons why she had sought him out.
For instance, to ask about the Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine that was about to mature.
Or the Source Crystal Vein, or even some of his secrets.
He had never expected her to propose taking him as her disciple.
For a time, Gu Chenfeng remained silent.
Beside him, Shangguan Bingxin could not help reminding him quietly.
"Young Master Gu, my master not only holds an exalted position in the Azure Sky Sect, but is also one of our Great Li Dynasty's Four Grandmasters."
"The Four Grandmasters!"
Hearing those words, Gu Chenfeng's heart jolted.
Grandmasters represented the pinnacle of combat strength in the Great Li Dynasty, and even throughout southern Yan Province.
Setting aside Leng Xingye, that unfathomable female Demon Venerable.
Within the Great Li Dynasty, the name of the Four Grandmasters had long thundered in Gu Chenfeng's ears.
His own grandfather, Gu Beiwu, was also one of the four, and had been the first among them to advance to the Source Manifestation Realm.
Yet the Female Imperial Preceptor was the first Grandmaster-level expert he had met.
That day in the underground mine, she had not even appeared in person.
Yet she had already brought him an immense sense of pressure, leaving him utterly powerless to resist.
That alone offered a glimpse of how terrifying the Grandmaster realm was.
Shangguan Bingxin's words were clearly a reminder to Gu Chenfeng that this opportunity must not be missed.
Becoming the disciple of a Grandmaster-level expert was an opportunity countless martial artists dreamed of.
Yet Gu Chenfeng remained silent.
A moment later.
The Female Imperial Preceptor actually spoke of her own accord.
"Gu Chenfeng, I know Elder Marshal Gu