125: Lin Xiao becomes an apprentice

“Ah, it’s Senior Sister Sun Yang! Who is that person beside her?”

“I don’t know. Probably a newly admitted Disciple.”

“No, looking at Senior Sister Sun Yang’s expression, I think it should be Senior Sister Sun Yang’s Junior Brother.”

“That can’t be, can it? Senior Sister Sun Yang’s Revered Master is Grand Saint Liyang, who is a Disciple of Heavenly Saint King. If that esteemed individual has taken on a Disciple, does that mean our Azure Emperor Sect is about to welcome another peerless Prodigy?”

“Our Azure Emperor Sect has eightpulse, but only three have Saint King realm powerhouses. This is a situation where the strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker.”

“Indeed, all the talented Disciples flock to those threepulse. It’s getting harder and harder for us five smallerpulse to survive.”

Everyone watched Lin Xiao and Sun Yang’s departing figures, discussing animatedly.

Their eyes held envy, jealousy, and also frustration.

On the other side, Lin Xiao, led by Sun Yang, gradually entered the depths of the Azure Emperor Sect.

They only stopped when they reached the entrance of a Small World.

“Young Master Lin Xiao, please enter. Heavenly Ancestor is waiting for you inside. I won’t go in.” Sun Yang smiled at Lin Xiao.

After nodding, Lin Xiao stepped directly inside.

In an instant, a surge of Spiritual Qi rushed towards Lin Xiao.

Upon looking around, he saw that the Spiritual Qi in this Small World was incredibly dense, almost liquefied.

Immortal clouds swirled in the sky, and immortal cranes cried out above the white clouds.

All over the Small World, various kinds of Spirit Medicine grew, with the lowest grade being low-tier Saint realm.

Countless rare beasts roamed throughout the Small World, and when they saw Lin Xiao enter,

They all cast curious glances and let out various roars.

“Owoo!!!”

“Roar!!!”

“Caw!!!”

Among these Spirit Beasts, Lin Xiao even saw—

The ancient exotic beast, the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, which had long been extinct in the historical records of the Ancient Desolate Dao Domain.

“This truly is a blessed land on earth,” Lin Xiao couldn’t help but exclaim, looking at the various sights within this Small World, though he didn’t show much surprise.

Because Lin Xiao himself possessed such things.

And compared to this small-scale world, Lin Xiao’s world far surpassed it by countless streets.

The chaos pearl within Lin Xiao’s body had a continent roughly the size of an Ancient Desolate Dao Domain.

And Lin Xiao currently possessed nine such continents.

This meant that Lin Xiao was roughly equivalent to the co-lord of nine Dao Domains.

Although it was of no practical use, it still sounded very impressive.

After a brief look at the scenery in this space, Lin Xiao walked directly towards the small wooden house in the center of this Small World.

There was only that one building in the entire Small World, so Lin Xiao directly concluded that Heavenly Saint King might currently be in that small wooden house.

“Lin Xiao, you’ve arrived. Come in, Old Man is inside the wooden house.”

As expected, not long after Lin Xiao approached the wooden house,

That old voice from before once again echoed in Lin Xiao’s ears.

After Lin Xiao entered the wooden house, he saw a burly middle-aged man sitting cross-legged inside.

He held a cup of spiritual tea in his left hand and made a move on a chessboard with his right.

This scene was somewhat out of place with his massive physique.

“Is this Heavenly Saint King?” Seeing this, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but be slightly stunned.

He clearly remembered the letter stating that Heavenly Saint King’s Lifespan was depleted and he was on the verge of falling.

But now, it seemed that was not the case at all.

The middle-aged man before him not only looked radiant but also full of vigor; he showed no signs of someone about to fall.

“Could Heavenly Saint King be someone else?” Lin Xiao thought to himself.

Thinking this, Lin Xiao stepped forward and bowed slightly to the middle-aged man playing chess.

“Greetings, Senior. May I ask where Heavenly Saint King is currently?” Lin Xiao asked.

“No need to search. This Old Man is he.”

Hearing Lin Xiao’s voice, the middle-aged man silently put down the teacup in his hand and smiled at Lin Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn’t help but feel a moment of stunned surprise.

He was about to say something, but before he could, Heavenly Saint King spoke first.

“You don’t need to overthink it. This Old Man indeed doesn’t have much time left. This current appearance is merely a facade.”

“A year from now, at the Prodigy Competition of the Three Thousand Dao Domains, this Old Man must be present,” Heavenly Saint King said calmly.

Although he didn’t finish his sentence, Lin Xiao already understood the meaning of his words.

This was to build momentum for the upcoming Prodigy Competition.

“Lin Clan Divine Son Lin Xiao, greets Master.”

After Heavenly Saint King finished speaking, Lin Xiao said nothing more and directly performed the Disciple-acknowledgment ceremony to Heavenly Saint King.

Lin Xiao had always been a straightforward person, so he didn’t bother with elaborate etiquette.

“Haha, good, good, good. From today onwards, you are this Old Man’s only Personal Disciple.”

“Oh, besides you, this Old Man also has five closed-door Disciples. I’ll introduce you to them in a few days.” Heavenly Saint King laughed heartily after hearing Lin Xiao’s words.

At the same time, the obsession in his heart to take a Disciple also vanished instantly.

“Understood, Master.” Lin Xiao nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he broke off a small branch from the undying divine tree within the chaos pearl and handed it to Heavenly Saint King.

“Master, take this. Consider it my gift for acknowledging you as my Master,” Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Xiao’s words, Heavenly Saint King subconsciously wanted to refuse.

After all, he hadn’t even given Lin Xiao a gift himself, so how could he accept something from Lin Xiao first?

But before he could refuse, as Heavenly Saint King clearly saw what Lin Xiao had given him—

His entire breathing couldn’t help but become somewhat rapid.

“Wh-what… It’s a branch from the undying divine tree?!”

“How is this possible? Wasn’t the undying divine tree already extinct in the last great epoch?” Heavenly Grand Saint said in shock, looking at Lin Xiao with an expression of disbelief.

“Hehe, just good luck, good luck,” Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Then he continued, “Master, please accept it. This thing is of no use to me, so it might as well be given to you.”

“The longer you live, the longer I can be your Disciple, right?”

Lin Xiao smiled, seemingly on a whim, but in fact, he had already planned it out internally.

After all, Lin Xiao had just arrived at the Azure Emperor Sect, and his Foundation was shallow.

If he didn’t have a powerful background to rely on, it would be very dangerous in this Sect with countless powerhouses.

Moreover, Heavenly Saint King had mentioned in his previous letter that he was looking for Lin Xiao because he was about to fall and feared his Legacy would be lost.

If Lin Xiao didn’t make some gesture, then Heavenly Saint King would most likely adopt a hands-off approach to Lin Xiao in the future.

So, making a small contribution was beneficial.

Furthermore, while this branch of the undying divine tree was like a treasure to Heavenly Saint King,

To Lin Xiao, who possessed the undying divine tree, he truly had as much as he wanted.

Let alone breaking off one branch, even breaking off a pile—

It wouldn’t cause any impact on the undying divine tree.