The Spirit Turtle Peak of today was vastly different from its past. The mountain was now teeming with disciples from every sect, and although they all kept some distance from Wang Xiu’s small courtyard, how sharp were a cultivator’s six senses?
Moreover, Ouye Feng had no intention of suppressing his voice in the slightest. His shouts echoed across half of Spirit Turtle Peak, and who knows how many disciples heard him. In just a moment, figures began to emerge one after another from the previously empty wilderness, craning their necks to peer in this direction.
Wang Xiu stared, momentarily startled, at Ouye Feng kneeling before him.
What’s wrong with him? Coming over in the middle of the night was one thing, but as soon as he arrived, he said nothing and just dropped to his knees with a thud.
Before Wang Xiu could even figure out what was happening, Ouye Feng began to shout.
However, Wang Xiu reacted quickly. Seeing the figures of disciples from various sects appearing on the surrounding hills, his hand moved with lightning speed. He drew out several array flags and set up the Green Lotus Sky-covering Array.
A cyan lotus shadow enveloped the small courtyard, blocking all prying eyes. Only then did Wang Xiu hurry to help Ouye Feng up. "Senior Martial Uncle Ouye, what are you doing? Please, get up quickly..."
Seeing Wang Xiu’s swift action to shield them from view, Ouye Feng felt a flicker of warmth in his heart. Although he had come tonight fully prepared to abandon all his dignity, Wang Xiu’s considerate act still elevated his opinion of the young man immeasurably. He couldn’t help but feel a pang of guilt.
Back when Wang Xiu was promoting the Immortal Sect loan system, I sternly forbade my disciples from having any contact with the Divination Sect. Thinking back on it now, it’s truly shameful!
He remained on his knees, took a deep breath, and spoke to Wang Xiu again. "I have come tonight for one thing only... I hope you will take me as your disciple!"
Take him as a disciple?
Hearing Ouye Feng say this again, Wang Xiu raised an eyebrow. "Senior Martial Uncle, you mustn’t joke !"
"I am serious," Ouye Feng said, his expression earnest. "If you don’t believe me... I’ll kowtow to you first!"
With that, he moved to kowtow.
Wang Xiu quickly stepped aside, at a loss for whether to laugh or cry. "What are you doing? You are an elder, my master’s senior brother. If you do this, a junior like me will have his lifespan shortened by such an act..."
"In learning, there is no order of arrival; the one who is proficient is the teacher!" Ouye Feng insisted. "With the Primordial God Refining Technique alone, you are more than qualified to be my master!"
The Primordial God Refining Technique?
At these words, Wang Xiu finally understood. He chuckled lightly, shaking his head with a hand to his forehead. "So, Senior Martial Uncle is here for the Primordial God Refining Technique!"
Ouye Feng’s old face flushed red. Put this way, it made his intentions seem too transparent, as if he were unscrupulous in achieving his goals. He knew such behavior could easily leave a bad impression and hurriedly explained, "Yes! The Primordial God Refining Technique you created is not only of extreme importance to the Manipulation Sect, but for my Artifact Sect... it is just as crucial! I know that the relationship between the Artifact Sect and the Divination Sect has not been harmonious over the years, and you have suffered many grievances... But rest assured, I am serious about becoming your disciple!
"I can swear a Dao Heart Oath that I will never have any intention to betray my master or forsake my heritage. I will absolutely serve you as I did my late master!"
A Dao Heart Oath was the most formal pledge a Righteous Dao Cultivator could make. Once violated, their Dao heart would shatter, their Dao fruit would vanish, and they would be damned beyond redemption. Not only would a lifetime of cultivation be rendered worthless, but even after death, their spirit would find no peace. Unable to be reincarnated or delivered from suffering, they would be doomed to wander the world as a lonely, tormented ghost.
Wang Xiu quickly waved his hand. "Senior Martial Uncle, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not what I meant..."
"Then what do you mean?" Ouye Feng asked, puzzled.
Wang Xiu chuckled, producing a Jade Slip with a flip of his hand and passing it over.
Ouye Feng took it. His Divine Sense swept into it, instantly grasping its profound mysteries. Immediately, his pupils constricted, and his entire body trembled. It was not for any other reason than the fact that the Jade Slip contained the complete Primordial God Refining Technique!
Overwhelmed with excitement, Ouye Feng’s eyes burst with an unprecedented light of joy. He never imagined that the priceless treasure he had sought in vain would be so easily placed in his hands. It felt so unbelievable, as if he had fallen into a dream.
"Actually, even if you hadn’t come today, Senior Martial Uncle, this Jade Slip would have made its way into your hands before long," Wang Xiu said calmly.
Ouye Feng’s gaze flickered with confusion. "What do you mean?"
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Ouye Feng was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized he was still kneeling on the ground. A wave of embarrassment washed over him as he stood up.
Only then did Wang Xiu continue, "That day, when I was exchanging ideas with Senior Martial Uncle Gongshu, I mentioned that the Primordial God Refining Technique cannot realize its true value in my hands alone. The Manipulation Sect needs it! The Artifact Sect also needs it! In fact, the entire Sanqing Immortal Sect needs it more!"
Hearing this, Ouye Feng seemed to guess Wang Xiu’s intention and exclaimed, "You’re not thinking of..."
Wang Xiu nodded with a smile. "I’ve already discussed it with Senior Sister Xiao. We will deposit the ’Primordial God Refining Technique’ into the Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion! If any sect needs it, they can simply go and consult it."
Upon hearing this, Ouye Feng subconsciously glanced in the direction of Wang Xiu’s house, then sucked in a sharp breath and blurted out, "Have you gone mad?"
Storing the Primordial God Refining Technique in the Immortal Sect’s Scripture Pavilion? How could he even dare to think of such a thing?
Didn’t Wang Xiu know that with such a divine technique in his possession, given time, he could become one of the wealthiest, most powerful, and most influential figures in all of Nanzhou? To put it bluntly, even the entire Sanqing Immortal Sect would have to act according to his whims.
It was precisely because he understood the monumental importance of this technique that Ouye Feng, a dignified Great Ability of the Emergence Stage, was willing to cast his pride to the ground, already prepared to...