47: Chapter 47 Reunion with Elder Liu, a Triumphant Encounter

Danxia Peak.

It was still shrouded in Immortal Qi, with the scent of alchemy wafting everywhere.

Tang Xun walked along the familiar mountain path, looking at the Spiritual Plants and celestial flowers on both sides that he had seen countless times in his simulated memories; his heart was calm, and he even felt a little like laughing.

"This feeling is really quite strange. Even though it's my first time here, I feel as familiar with it as if I were returning home."

While complaining in his heart, he arrived in front of the Elder's Immortal Cave at the summit.

This time, he felt no nervousness or anxiety at all; instead, he had the composure of someone "revisiting an old haunt."

After reporting his name, the same medicinal boy he had seen in the simulation soon led him into the Immortal Cave.

The spacious hall, the blazing Pill Furnace, and the old man with white hair and beard wearing a crimson Daoist robe sitting cross-legged in front of the Pill Furnace.

Everything was exactly the same as the scene in the simulation.

"Outer Sect Disciple Tang Xun pays respects to Elder Liu."

Tang Xun stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and kept his posture extremely humble.

Although his true strength now was not much worse than this Elder at the Core Formation Mid-stage, he still had to play the part completely.

Liu Changfeng slowly opened his eyes. A flash of brilliance appeared in those seemingly cloudy eyes, and his gaze, sharp as lightning, fell upon Tang Xun.

"You are Tang Xun?"

Liu Changfeng's voice was very calm, but the pressure belonging to a great Core Formation Stage Cultivator bore down on Tang Xun like a mountain.

If it were any other ordinary Qi Refinement Stage Disciple, they would likely have had weak knees and cold sweat dripping down under this pressure.

But Tang Xun seemed to feel nothing at all.

He still stood there neither humble nor pushy, his back straight.

"Oh?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Liu Changfeng's eyes.

Although he had only used less than ten percent of his pressure for this initial show of force, it was not something a mere Qi Refinement Stage junior could easily withstand.

The youth before him not only withstood it but did so without changing his expression or missing a beat.

This Heart-Nature alone was far superior to ordinary people.

"Interesting."

Liu Changfeng withdrew his pressure, and the expression on his face softened a little.

"Look up."

"Yes."

Tang Xun lifted his head and met Liu Changfeng's gaze.

Liu Changfeng examined him carefully, and when his Divine Sense swept over Tang Xun's cultivation, his brows could not help but raise slightly.

"Ninth Layer of Qi Refining? Not bad, not bad. No wonder you were able to defeat that girl, Su Qinghan, and take the top spot."

Liu Changfeng nodded with satisfaction.

This cultivation level was a bit higher than he had expected. It seemed the rumors that this kid won by opportunism and tricks were not true.

"Reporting to Elder, this Disciple was merely lucky," Tang Xun said humbly.

"No need to be overly modest. In the cultivation world, there is never any such thing as luck; strength is strength." Liu Changfeng waved his hand, then changed the subject and asked, "I heard you have a Five Elements Spirit Root?"

"Yes." Tang Xun nodded.

"Five Elements Spirit Root... The world calls it a trash Spiritual Root, and the cultivation speed is extremely slow. Yet you were able to reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining at eighteen. This speed is not slower than those Heavenly Spiritual Root Disciples. How did you do it?"

Liu Changfeng asked the question he cared about most.

Here it comes!

Tang Xun smiled inwardly, knowing the main event had begun.

He cleared his throat and brought out the speech he had practiced countless times in the simulation.

"Reporting to Elder, this Disciple also happened to discover a small trick by chance."

"Oh? Let's hear it." A strong interest flashed in Liu Changfeng's eyes.

"This Disciple discovered that as long as one can make the Five Elements mana in the body form a perfect cycle of 'Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood,' it can allow the Spiritual Qi of the five attributes to complement each other and be inexhaustible. In this way, the cultivation speed is actually not as unbearable as the rumors outside claim."

As Tang Xun spoke, he extended his finger. With a thought, a wisp of colorful mana appeared at his fingertip and quickly formed an abstruse and perfect cycle.

That harmonious, flawless, and inexhaustible aura instantly attracted all of Liu Changfeng's attention.

"Five Elements generation, harmonious and smooth!"

Liu Changfeng's eyes lit up sharply. He couldn't help but stand up and walk over to Tang Xun, staring fixedly at the small cycle of mana at his fingertip, his expression full of shock and disbelief.

"This method... this method is actually feasible! This old man has also deduced cultivation methods for the Five Elements Spirit Root, but to achieve what you have, making the Five Elements power cycle perfectly without conflict, the requirements for Divine Sense and mana control are simply unimaginably high! How did you do it?"

Liu Changfeng looked at Tang Xun as if looking at a monster.

"This Disciple... this Disciple doesn't know." Tang Xun scratched his head, putting on a naive expression of "I don't know why, but I just did it," and said, "Perhaps this Disciple's talent in this area is relatively good."

"Talent... Hahaha, more than just relatively good! You are simply a unique Prodigy of the ages!"

Liu Changfeng excitedly patted Tang Xun's shoulder, his gaze towards him filled with undisguised appreciation and affection.

"And precisely because of this," Tang Xun continued his "performance," "the mana in this Disciple's body, after being tempered by this Five Elements cycle, is more than five times denser and purer than that of Cultivators of the same rank! Therefore, I was able to luckily defeat Senior Sister Su and the others during the Grand Competition."

"So that's it, so that's it!"

Liu Changfeng suddenly realized, followed by even more intense ecstasy.

Mana five times purer than the same rank! What kind of concept was this? This meant that Tang Xun's true combat power far exceeded the Realm he displayed!

A Prodigy! This was definitely a peerless Prodigy encountered once in ten thousand years!

My Azure Cloud Sect is about to produce a real Dragon!

"Good! Good! Good!"

Liu Changfeng paced back and forth in the hall excitedly, muttering continuously.

Tang Xun watched him like this, almost laughing out loud in his heart.

"Old man, don't get excited, calm down. If I let you know that I am already in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, wouldn't you be so excited that you'd have a heart attack on the spot?"

After a long while, Liu Changfeng finally calmed down from his excitement.

He walked up to Tang Xun and asked in an unprecedentedly solemn tone: "Tang Xun, are you willing to take me as your Master?"

Hearing this familiar sentence, Tang Xun's heart immediately blossomed with joy.

The script was perfectly replicated!

But on his face, he immediately put on an expression of being flattered and even somewhat at a loss, stuttering: "Take... take Elder as Master? This Disciple... what virtue or ability does this Disciple have... this, this is too sudden..."

Looking at this "inexperienced" appearance of Tang Xun, Liu Changfeng was even more satisfied.

With peerless talent, yet such a simple and humble Heart-Nature, neither arrogant nor impatient. A Disciple like this couldn't be found even with a lantern!

"Hahaha, no need to belittle yourself!" Liu Changfeng laughed heartily, "Your talent, your Heart-Nature, are all enough to be my, Liu Changfeng's, Disciple! It is my, Liu Changfeng's, honor to be able to take a Disciple like you!"

He paused, his expression becoming serious.

"However, according to the Sect's rules, before you successfully reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, I can only accept you as a Named Disciple first. When you break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage and become an Inner Sect Disciple, I will hold a formal apprenticeship ceremony for you and accept you as my seventh, and also my last, Personal Disciple! Do you understand?"

"This Disciple understands! Everything is up to Master!" Tang Xun nodded quickly, calculating in his heart.

A Named Disciple is a Named Disciple; at least the status is set. With this identity, it will be much more convenient to act in the Sect in the future.

"Good!" Seeing him agree, Liu Changfeng was in a great mood. "From today on, you are my, Liu Changfeng's, Named Disciple! This is your identity token. Take it and go to the Inner Sect management office to choose an ownerless mountain peak as your new Immortal Cave. From today on, you can be considered half an Inner Sect Disciple, and the monthly allowance of an Inner Sect Disciple will be issued to you as usual."

He handed Tang Xun a crimson jade token, exactly the same as the one in the simulation.

"Additionally, since you are already half my Disciple, Master will naturally not treat you poorly in terms of cultivation resources." Liu Changfeng handed Tang Xun another Storage Pouch. "Inside are five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, three bottles of 'Qi Condensation Pills', and a basic Five Elements Cultivation Technique, 'Five Elements Essential Arts'. Take them and use them first. If you have any questions about cultivation in the future, you can come to Danxia Peak to find me at any time."

"Thank you, Master!"

Tang Xun "excitedly" took the Storage Pouch and the token. This "Master" was called with genuine sincerity, from the bottom of his heart.

Free resources, why not take them!

"Hmm." Liu Changfeng stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction. "You just finished the Grand Competition, so you must be tired. Go back first to choose your Immortal Cave, rest well, and stabilize your cultivation. Remember, avoid arrogance and impatience; the path of cultivation requires taking one step at a time to go far."

"This Disciple will strictly follow Master's teachings!"

Tang Xun bowed again, then, under the guidance of the medicinal boy, withdrew from the Immortal Cave.

Walking down the mountain, feeling the fresh air and rich Spiritual Qi in the mountains, Tang Xun's mood was incomparably comfortable.

"Done! Everything went smoothly!"

Next, it's time to pick a good mountain, then close the doors and carry out his big plan!