Something was off, really off.
Lu Changsheng had seen a lot, but he had never encountered anything like this.
Never mind, another disciple means more opportunities to teach. Shouldn’t be a loss, right?
“Xu Jing, after you become the disciple of this master, do not forget our Shuiyue Sword Sect.”
The Golden Immortal Elder, relieved that Lu Changsheng wasn’t intimidated by the background of this disciple, then let Xu Jing pay respects and take Lu Changsheng as her master.
Xu Jing paid her respects with utmost piety, “Disciple Xu Jing wishes to take my lifesaver as my master.”
“Your master’s name is Lu Changsheng.”
“Disciple has noted it.”
“Lu Changsheng?! Is master actually the Lu Changsheng who ranks second on the Qilin Ranking?!”
Upon hearing the name Lu Changsheng, the Golden Immortal Elder suddenly recalled that the new genius listed on the Qilin Ranking was also named Lu Changsheng, and he too hailed from the Taihua Holy Land.
“It is indeed I.”
“So master is the Holy Son of Taihua. I have long admired your reputation. To encounter you today is truly my great fortune across three lifetimes!”
The Golden Immortal Elder showed his reverence instantly, turning into a little fanboy.
With the current status and position of Lu Changsheng, even ordinary Daluo Golden Immortals might not even have the privilege to speak with him. Now that Lu Changsheng had saved them and even bestowed upon them a seventeenth-grade Immortal Pill, it was indeed an honor of the highest order!
This experience was something he could boast about for a lifetime!
The female disciples of the Shuiyue Sword Sect looked at Lu Changsheng with worship in their eyes, and it was as if they were almost starstruck.
Lu Changsheng’s appearance, strength, and status undoubtedly fit all the criteria of a dream prince.
[Ding, the system is loading the information of the other party.]
[Name: Xu Jing]
[Race: ??]
[Aptitude: Yinming Eye, Ominous Person]
[Cultivation: First Layer of the Earth Immortal Realm]
[Identity: ??]
…
After Xu Jing became his disciple, her information appeared in Lu Changsheng’s mind.
Huh??
Lu Changsheng was stunned, then felt a chill run down his spine.
This disciple, why is she so eerie?
Her race was a series of question marks.
Could it be that she is not human?
No, that’s not right. She clearly looks like a human cultivator.
What’s more, Xu Jing’s origin and identity were also a series of question marks.
Xu Jing’s constitution turned out to be the Yinming Eye.
Although Lu Changsheng had perused countless tomes in the Taihua Holy Land, he had never heard of such a special constitution.
The “Ominous Person” term in her aptitude column was also somewhat alarming.
Lu Changsheng, with his extensive experience in accepting disciples, had taken eleven direct disciples, each with their unique traits, but he had never had such a disciple before, and he didn’t know if it was a blessing or a curse.
If you could say that this disciple was a lone star of evil, that still wouldn’t suffice. After all, the Elder of the Shuiyue Sword Sect took Xu Jing as a disciple, and for ten thousand years there had been no disasters; during real danger, she was even saved by Lu Changsheng.
He could only take one step at a time now.
The meeting of master and disciple is also a kind of fate.
“This is a small compensation, please do not hesitate to accept.”
Lu Changsheng took out a jade bottle containing a few seventeenth-grade Immortal Pills as compensation for taking someone else’s disciple.
“Then I shall humbly accept.”
The Golden Immortal Elder thought of Lu Changsheng’s status, and that these Immortal Pills might not mean much to him, so he did not refuse.
A single seventeenth-grade Immortal Pill, if auctioned, would be worth a fortune, enough to help the Shuiyue Sword Sect through their toughest times.
“Xu Jing, after you follow Daoist Lu, you must practice diligently and not miss this opportunity.”
“Xu, you are really lucky to have met such an exalted figure. We, your senior sisters, are truly envious of you.”
“Xu, once you get to Mount Taihua, don’t forget about us.”
The Shuiyue Sword Sect members bid farewell to Xu Jing and headed back to their sect in the same way they came.
Lu Changsheng, on the other hand, continued to search for Demon Blood Stones in the Nine Nether Domain with Xu Jing.
So far, Lu Changsheng only had seven Demon Blood Stones, which was far from enough.
Lu Changsheng imparted power to Xu Jing through a power-infusing initiation.
A disciple at the first layer of the Earth Immortal Realm, whose power and cultivation returned, was but a drop in the ocean for Lu Changsheng.
However, since Xu Jing was recognized by the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, it wouldn’t be long before he could become a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Lu Changsheng had searched the Nine Nether for three years and finally found two more Demon Blood Stones.
These Demon Blood Stones were far from enough.
If Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were so easy to find in the Nine Nether, the place would have been swarming with people long ago.
“It seems that only by venturing deeper into the Nine Nether can one find more Demon Blood Stones; most of those on the outer edges have already been picked clean.” Lu Changsheng decided to venture into the even more dangerous depths of the forbidden Nine Nether.
He had the Taiyin Goddess Talisman, which gave him a chance to save his life in the face of danger.
As for his newly accepted disciple, Xu Jing, if he encountered danger, Lu Changsheng could still take him into his magical treasure for protection.
The next day, Lu Changsheng took Xu Jing with him deeper into the forbidden area on a Sword Flight.
Inside the forbidden land, one cannot easily use Spatial Talismans; otherwise, even Lu Changsheng wouldn’t know where he might end up.
“Master, there are more Ancient Divine Demons wandering around here, there, and over there… An armless Great Demon… A fallen Goddess… A man-eating Buddha…” Xu Jing pointed to different mountain ridges, muttering words under his breath.
Hey, hey, hey, what’s with this disciple?
Lu Changsheng’s hair stood on end.
The surrounding mountain ridges were bereft of any Mountain Demons or Yakshas and other spirits, bare and void of anything. Where were these Ancient Divine Demons coming from?
Lu Changsheng suddenly noticed a glint of eerie turquoise light in Xu Jing’s pupils, deep and sinister, and he was even more astonished.
Could this disciple actually see the dead?
Perhaps, this was the unique function of the special body trait known as the Yinming Eye.
However, this kind of special physique was somewhat unsettling.
Among Lu Changsheng’s disciples were members of the Demon Race, Dragon Clan, Great Demon, Buddha, and now his twelfth disciple seemed to be related to ghosts and demons.
Lu Changsheng felt extremely uneasy, shivering with fright.
Apart from being able to see some bizarre things, Xu Jing’s behavior was similar to that of a normal disciple, which somewhat reassured Lu Changsheng.
Deep in the Nine Nether, due to the excess of Yin energy, there were noticeably more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
However, these treasures were somewhat ghostly, feeding on Yin energy.
Within the depths of the Nine Nether, Lu Changsheng found eight Demon Blood Stones.
“Ninety miles ahead, there’s a Nine Nether Soul Herb, guarded by a Yaksha,” Xu Jing, using his Yinming Eye, was able to detect treasures everywhere he went.
Lu Changsheng was all the more surprised.
To Xu Jing, who possessed the Yinming Eye, this part of the Nine Nether seemed as if he were in a place devoid of people.
Xu Jing pointed towards a range of mountains stretching ten thousands of miles: “Over there, there’s a very terrifying corpse. It’s not an opponent you can handle, Master. It’s better not to provoke it.”
“Disciple, who exactly are you?” Lu Changsheng was taken aback for the first time by his disciple’s words.
Even Dugu Aotian, son of the Demon Marshal, didn’t give Lu Changsheng such an eerie feeling.
After all, the so-called Demon Marshal was just a human Great Expert who cultivated Demonic Arts.
The Demon Realm and the Immortal Realm were both ruled by humans. They just followed different paths and did not conspire with each other.
But this disciple was too strange.
Xu Jing looked somewhat bewildered: “Disciple also doesn’t know who he is. When disciple woke up, he was already in the Nine Nether and wandered unknowingly for a long time before meeting my previous master.”
Could this guy have amnesia?
Lu Changsheng was baffled and resigned himself to the situation for now.
Xu Jing’s cultivation was so low, he likely didn’t have any significant background.
Being born with the Yinming Eye meant he was destined to be a cultivation prodigy, but such a special physique might be suited for practicing shadowy Cultivation Techniques.
Why did he have all kinds of disciples?
Lu Changsheng grumbled in his heart.
Lu Changsheng continued searching for Demon Blood Stones.
Meanwhile, in the depths of the Nine Nether Abyss, a beam of purple light escaped from the depths of the Nine Nether, and not even the terrible gravitational pull of the abyss could prevent the light from fleeing.
The purple light arrived hundreds of miles away, and an elegant woman in purple appeared. The dazzling purple light vanished, and she held in her hand a crystal-clear purple dagger.
This dagger was actually an Emperor Soldier.
“Finally, I’ve left the Demon Realm. Is this the Nine Nether Forbidden Land? Once I leave the Nine Nether, it will be the true Immortal Realm. Let me see the strength of those prodigies on the Qilin Ranking in the Immortal Realm.”