Taking the Pavilion Master as His Master and Choosing a Cultivation Method

"Then I want to take the pavilion master as my master." Was there even a choice to make? The pavilion master had told him to choose anyone he wanted. Wasn't that a hint to choose him...?

"Ahem, elders, you all saw it. This was Qin Yi's own choice. I did not interfere much. None of you have any objections now, do you?"

The pavilion master looked a little awkward. After all, he had also taken in the last genius with dual spirit roots. But he couldn't help it. Whenever he saw a genius, he couldn't bring himself to walk away. What could he do?

The elders: ...You've already put it that way. What else can we do? Sigh, who made him the pavilion master? How did we end up choosing someone like this in the first place?

"Then I hereby announce that Qin Yi will be my final disciple."

Qin Yi immediately knelt and kowtowed three times to the pavilion master. "Greetings, Master."

"Rise."

The pavilion master waved his hand. After all, he seemed to have told the elders last time that he would let them have the next dual spirit root genius.

"Huh? Why don't I remember that? Did I say it? Hmm, if I don't remember it, I probably didn't say it."

"Right, Qin Yi will come with me. Elders, if there is nothing else, you may disperse."

There was nothing the elders could do but cup their hands and take their leave. The pavilion master had already said he would take Qin Yi as his final disciple. Didn't that mean he wouldn't compete with them for the next batch? The pavilion master had given them a way to save face, so why wouldn't they take it?

The pavilion master found Qin Yi more pleasing to the eye the longer he looked at him. He thought, This boy is good. Hmm, he's good-looking, talented, and quick to comprehend things. There's nothing about him that isn't good.

"Qin Yi, come with me." The pavilion master rose and walked out of the hall, and Qin Yi immediately followed.

"From today onward, you are my final disciple. You have one senior sister named Lan Xuan, who is now twenty-one years old. A few months ago, she broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and went down the mountain to gain experience."

"Our Eight Gods Pavilion is the foremost immortal cultivation sect in the Eastern Region. We have countless Foundation Establishment cultivators, nearly twenty Golden Core Stage cultivators, and a Nascent Soul Realm patriarch guarding the sect. The sect has reached a level of strength it has never attained in the hundreds of years since its founding."

Only when Qin Yi walked out of the hall did he realize he was already on the summit of the mountain in the middle. From here, he could clearly see the other seven peaks.

"The Eight Gods Pavilion has eight peaks in total. Seven are named after the seven stars: Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang. The peak we are on is the main peak, named Purple Tuberose."

The pavilion master reached out and grasped at the air, and a rift appeared in front of Qin Yi. "Let's go."

After Qin Yi passed through the rift, he found himself in a bamboo grove. A short distance ahead stood a wooden house.

"This is your residence." The pavilion master walked slowly over from behind him and handed Qin Yi a token. "Within the Eight Gods Pavilion, you can activate a teleportation array and arrive here simply by infusing the token with Spiritual Qi. But once you leave the Eight Gods Pavilion, you won't be able to use it."

"Thank you, Master."

"Qin Yi, I have high hopes for you. With your Lightning-Fire Dual Spirit Roots, as long as you don't fall along the way and have enough fortuitous opportunities in the future, you can still surpass me."

"Master, are you a Golden Core cultivator? I heard my royal father say that a Golden Core cultivator can decide the lives and deaths of ten thousand people with a single thought. They're even more powerful than an emperor."

"I could wipe out a mere Golden Core cultivator with a wave of my hand. Well, you can consider me to be at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage." The pavilion master waved his hand and said somewhat impatiently, "Forget it. Telling you these things now is still a little premature."

"I have a few Cultivation Methods suited to you. Choose one to cultivate."

"The first is called the Extreme Thunder Divine Fire Instruction. This Cultivation Method leans more toward the lightning attribute. It uses lightning to temper the body so it can withstand the power of lightning and fire, and refines flames to increase the power of the lightning. It has ten levels in total and can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"The second is called the Nine Nether Profound Asura Instruction. This Cultivation Method has tremendous killing power, but as you cultivate it, a wisp of demonic Qi will be planted in the depths of your heart, slowly corroding your mind and consuming your lifespan. Once the demonic Qi is released, you will unleash tremendous combat power, but after no more than a quarter of an hour, you will die of exhaustion. It likewise has ten levels and can be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"The third is called the Blazing Yang Thunder Asura Scripture. This Cultivation Method cultivates both lightning and fire, using the five thunders to set heaven aright and cultivating blazing yang to destroy the world. Legend has it that, cultivated to its utmost, it can summon heavenly lightning and earthly fire and turn one into the lord of lightning tribulations. This Cultivation Method can also be cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm. I found it in a cave abode twenty years ago."

"Now you must choose one yourself. Remember, unless you cultivate a Cultivation Method to its utmost, you must not change it. Otherwise, you will have to disperse your cultivation and start over."

Qin Yi looked at the three Jade Slips floating before him. "The Extreme Thunder Divine Fire Instruction, the Nine Nether Profound Asura Instruction, the Blazing Yang Thunder Asura Scripture... Which one should I choose?"

Just as Qin Yi was considering which one to choose, he seemed to see a bolt of lightning flash before his eyes. He looked at one of the Jade Slips. "Was that you?"

"Master, I've made my choice."