Ling Tian Dao Palace.
Chu Kuangren looked at Gu Jiang before him and sighed. "So you joined the Mystic Heaven Sect just so you could become my disciple?"
"Please teach me, young master!" Gu Jiang bowed with his hands clasped.
Beside them, Venerable Xuanqi, Elder Ruyan, and the others also looked at Chu Kuangren in utter astonishment. They had never expected him to know alchemy too!
He had even won the wholehearted admiration of a grandmaster like Gu Jiang.
Chu Kuangren truly kept giving them more and more surprises.
"Ahem, Kuangren, considering Grandmaster Gu's sincerity, there would be no harm in teaching him," Venerable Xuanqi said with a smile.
"I can teach him, but there's no need to take him as a disciple," Chu Kuangren said.
"Yes, teacher." Gu Jiang's face lit up with joy.
"Didn't I say I wasn't taking disciples?"
"You misunderstand, teacher. Although you won't accept me as a disciple, anyone who imparts knowledge is a teacher. Please don't refuse that title."
"All right, then." Chu Kuangren nodded.
Just like that, Ling Tian Dao Palace gained a regular visitor.
Gu Jiang came to the Dao Palace every few days to seek guidance, and his joining the Mystic Heaven Sect considerably strengthened its foundations.
After all, he was an alchemy grandmaster.
These days, Venerable Xuanqi could often be seen beaming, constantly muttering about how Chu Kuangren was a lucky star and such.
Chu Kuangren enjoyed a peaceful stretch of days.
But there was always someone who would not let him remain so comfortable forever.
Today.
A handsome young man dressed in white visited Ling Tian Dao Palace. He was reportedly from the Featherfolk and intended to take Lan Yu back.
Chu Kuangren looked at the man before him, his brows furrowing slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, I am Yanbo