4: Chapter 4 I Became a Celestial Emperor as My Master?

Zhao Ruoan's heart skipped a beat.

Become her Disciple?

Did he even need to ask?

The person in front of him was a living legend of the Qingxuan Sect, the ultimate pillar of support, and the ceiling of combat power.

Reaching the Peak of the Divine Ability Realm at fifty years old—what kind of concept was that?

For ordinary Cultivators, being able to form a Golden Core by age fifty was already worthy of burning high incense at their ancestral graves to comfort their ancestors.

What's more, this person's rules were notoriously strange; she never accepted male Disciples.

Today, she had made an exception for him. If he didn't cling to this thigh, he would have to be out of his mind.

Without a second's hesitation, his knees buckled, and he respectfully kowtowed three times to the white-clothed figure.

"Disciple Zhao Ruoan pays respects to Revered Master!"

His voice was clear and his actions were swift.

It was done!

Seeing this, Sect Master Yan Jingxuan and several Grand Elders sighed in unison, their faces practically spelling out: "A painful loss."

There was nothing they could do; they couldn't compete with her.

The very moment Zhao Ruoan's forehead touched the ground.

"Ding."

The cold System prompt rang out in his mind right on cue.

"Congratulations to the host, the main quest [Apprenticeship] has been overcompleted!"

"Beginning quest evaluation..."

"Evaluation target: Yun Qinghan."

"Identity verification: Grand Elder of the Qingxuan Sect, Peak of the Divine Ability Realm... Warning! Detected a higher-order status... Re-verifying..."

Zhao Ruoan was stunned.

A higher-order status? What was that?

"Ding! Final identity verification: Reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor (Remnant Soul Awakening state)."

"Comprehensive evaluation Rank: SSS+ (Highest)!"

"Evaluation complete. Beginning distribution of the highest-Rank rewards!"

Zhao Ruoan's mind buzzed, turning completely blank.

The... the Reincarnation of an Immortal Emperor?

I took an Immortal Emperor as my Master?

Isn't this script a bit too advanced? I just wanted to find a thigh to cling to, I didn't expect to directly grab onto the Creator God!

Before he could recover from this shocking secret, the System's rewards already rained down.

"Congratulations to the host, your cultivation talent has been upgraded from [Yellow Rank Third Grade] to [Immortal Rank Ninth Grade]!"

"Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the Supreme Cultivation Technique [Great Dao Scripture]!"

Boom!

It felt as if some invisible shackle in the depths of his Soul shattered completely with a "crack."

In his perception, the entire world had changed.

If the world before was a blurry black-and-white picture, then now, it had directly become 4K ultra-high-definition full color, complete with Dolby Atmos.

In the air, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that he previously could not perceive at all now became incredibly vivid.

They were no longer illusory concepts, but wisps and strands of colorful mist, drifting joyfully between heaven and earth.

What shocked him even more was that these mists of spiritual energy seemed to go crazy, drilling into his body.

He didn't even need to actively absorb it; the spiritual energy lined up on its own to squeeze into his pores, scrambling as if afraid of not getting in.

Is this the Immortal Rank Ninth Grade talent?

Truly terrifying!

At the same time, a mysterious and profound torrent of information flooded into his mind, turning into a scripture named the "Great Dao Scripture."

This Cultivation Technique had no Rank, or rather, its Rank had already exceeded the System's defined range.

It had only one characteristic—round-the-clock, fully automatic, idle cultivation.

As long as he attained basic mastery of the Cultivation Technique, it would operate on its own twenty-four hours a day without interruption, just like breathing and his heartbeat, inhaling and exhaling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, tempering his Physical Body, and strengthening his Divine Soul.

The most abnormal part was that it could integrate all paths. Any Cultivation Technique or Martial Skill, once absorbed by it, could be automatically deduced to the highest Realm. Moreover, the solidity of his Foundation and the purity of his spiritual energy would exceed those of the same Realm by ten thousand times.

Zhao Ruoan could feel a faint but incredibly pure warm current already starting to flow slowly through the Meridians in his body.

"Why the hell do I even need to Cultivate? I can just lie flat..." This rebellious thought popped into his head.

"Rise."

Yun Qinghan's cold voice pulled him back to reality.

A gentle force lifted him up.

"Your Comprehension Ability is rare throughout the ages. On this point alone, you are destined to reach the absolute Peak. The tedious assessments of the Sect are useless to you."

Yun Qinghan paused.

"However, we still need to go through the proper procedures. As your Revered Master, I also want to see what your Innate bone structure is like, to have nurtured such Sword Intent."

Hearing this, Zhao Ruoan almost laughed out loud.

It was like someone handing him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

He was just worrying about having nowhere to showcase his Immortal Rank Ninth Grade talent when the opportunity presented itself.

"I shall leave everything to Revered Master's discretion," he replied respectfully on the surface, while his heart was already looking forward to the upcoming scene.

"Junior Martial Uncle Yun is right."

Sect Master Yan Jingxuan, who was standing to the side, quickly hurried over, his face piled with a warm, friendly smile, without a single trace of his previous overbearing manner.

"Zhao Ruoan, I am the Sect Master of this Sect, Sect Master Yan Jingxuan. If anything happens in the Sect in the future, you can come to the Heavenly Palace Main Hall to find me at any time."

"And me! I am the Peak Revered Master of War Sword Peak, Wang Batian! Kid, if you want to practice the sword in the future, come to my War Sword Peak anytime. I will personally guide you!" The burly Elder also squeezed his way over, patting his chest as he guaranteed.

"Ahem, you can use the Medicinal Pills of my Danding Peak as you please."

"My Zixia Peak..."

The Elders, who had been high and mighty just moments ago, were now all extremely respectful, competing to show goodwill to Zhao Ruoan.

They all knew clearly that this young man's Comprehension Ability was Heaven-Defying, and now that he had taken Yun Qinghan as his Revered Master, his future achievements would be limitless. He was destined to be the future pillar of the Sect.

If they didn't build a good relationship now, when would they?

Zhao Ruoan handled it with ease, bowing to each of them in turn, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Disciple pays respects to the Sect Master and all the Elders."

His warm and humble attitude made the group of heavyweights more and more pleased the more they looked at him.

They had seen many geniuses, but one who was such a Prodigy yet so sensible and humble was truly a first.

"Since we are going to test, we can't use that common piece at the mountain gate." To show off a bit, Sect Master Yan Jingxuan proactively took out a human-head-sized purple crystal stone from his Storage Ring.

This crystal stone was deep purple all over, with what seemed like lightning flickering inside; one look was enough to tell it was no ordinary item.

"This is our Sect's treasured [zixiao spirit-testing stone], a High Grade Magical Artifact specifically used to test the talent of Core Disciples. It can even estimate the talent of experts in the Divine Ability Realm."

Sect Master Yan Jingxuan placed the zixiao spirit-testing stone on the ground in front of Zhao Ruoan.

"Come, Zhao Ruoan. Place your hand on it and simply circulate your spiritual energy with all your might."

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on that purple crystal stone.

They were also very curious about what Rank of cultivation talent this sword Dao Genius with such a Prodigy's Comprehension Ability possessed.

Reasoning by common sense, with such a high Comprehension Ability, his talent shouldn't be too bad; a High Grade Profound Rank would already be considered quite good.

Zhao Ruoan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

The moment to show off had arrived.

He stretched out his right hand and slowly pressed it against the cold zixiao spirit-testing stone.