14: Bring Gu Chen back to the sect

"Ah? Take me as your disciple?" Gu Chen awoke from his shock, a hesitant expression on his face.

Although Jiang Chen's strength was formidable, it was limited to Yunzhou.

But he had a three-year agreement to break through to the Heavenly Soul Realm within three years. He didn't know if he could reach that realm after becoming Jiang Chen's disciple.

If he couldn't, it would be worse than killing him.

"Senior... Senior, can you help this junior break through to the Heavenly Soul Realm within three years? If so, this junior will become your disciple." Gu Chen's body trembled as he bit the bullet and asked.

He was afraid that Jiang Chen, if displeased, would set him off like a firecracker, but he had to ask this question.

"What, break through to Heavenly Soul in three years?" Jiang Chen showed a displeased expression.

Only breaking through to Heavenly Soul in three years? What's the point of that?

Outside, three years meant three thousand years in the Time Pagoda. Even a pig would have become a Great Emperor by then. Who was he looking down on?

"Senior... Senior, I know it's difficult, but this junior..." Seeing Jiang Chen's expression, Gu Chen's face turned pale with fright. He quickly tried to explain, but was interrupted by Jiang Chen.

"This Venerable One doesn't mean it's difficult; rather, your request is too low. Give me three years, and This Venerable One will let you directly become an Immortal!" Jiang Chen's voice was booming as he glared at Gu Chen.

"Become an Immortal?" Gu Chen was bewildered again; he had never even heard of this word.

"Senior, are Immortals very strong?" Gu Chen asked the doubt in his heart.

"You only need to know that an Immortal can instantly kill a Heavenly Soul," Jiang Chen patiently explained.

"An Immortal can instantly kill a Heavenly Soul?" Gu Chen was shocked and immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowing three times.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

"Disciple Gu Chen, greets Master!"

[Ding, successfully accepted a Direct Disciple. Rewarding one legendary treasure chest.]

A golden glowing treasure chest appeared in Jiang Chen's system inventory.

"Good, good, get up. You are now This Master's second Direct Disciple." Jiang Chen waved a burst of power to lift Gu Chen, then casually drew a spatial rift and stepped inside.

"Disciple, let's go. Follow This Master back to the sect."

"Yes... Master." Gu Chen, looking astonished, stepped into the space.

The space healed.

The eyes of the surrounding rogue cultivators nearly popped out as they erupted into heated discussion.

"What level of cultivation does this senior have to be able to tear space apart?" a dark-skinned young man asked in shock.

"I think he should have the cultivation of a Human Venerable Realm, right?" a long-faced young man next to him replied weakly.

"You really have a good brain, you bastard. He instantly killed a Heaven Soul Peak, so he must be a Human Venerable!" The dark-skinned young man roared at the long-faced young man.

"Well, I don't know either. I'm just in the Core Condensation Realm, you're discussing such profound matters as tearing space with me, how am I supposed to answer?" The long-faced young man took out his Big Saber and shouted loudly at the dark-skinned young man.

"Hehe, brother, don't get excited, don't get excited. The important thing is to participate, the important thing is to participate." Seeing the long-faced young man pull out his saber, the dark-skinned young man immediately became amiable.

Qingtian Sect.

Jiang Chen slowly appeared in the square with Gu Chen.

"Hiss, the spiritual energy here is too dense, isn't it?" Feeling the spiritual energy within the sect, Gu Chen's face was filled with awe.

When Jiang Chen had brought him to recognize the Mountain Gate below, he hadn't noticed the spiritual energy within the sect was so rich. Only after entering did he realize how terrifyingly abundant the spiritual energy of Qingtian Sect was.

With this concentration of spiritual energy, he was confident that he could cultivate to the Heavenly Soul Realm or even higher within three years.

"Master truly did not deceive me," Gu Chen secretly sighed.

"Big Saber, come to the square." Jiang Chen stood in place and called out faintly.

In an instant, Li Big Saber appeared before Jiang Chen and saluted, saying, "Subordinate, Li Big Saber, greets the Sect Master."

"Mm." Jiang Chen nodded, patted Gu Chen's shoulder, and looked at Li Big Saber, "This is my second Personal Disciple, Gu Chen. Take him to arrange his affairs within the sect."

"Yes, Sect Master." After bowing and saluting, Li Big Saber said to Gu Chen, "Gu Quasi-Disciple, come with me. I'll arrange your residence and then tell you the rules of Qingtian Sect, as well as some cultivation areas."

"Master, then this disciple will go." Gu Chen respectfully saluted Jiang Chen.

"Go. This is Elder Li. He will arrange everything for you." Jiang Chen waved his hand.

After Gu Chen left with Li Big Saber.

Jiang Chen also vanished from his spot, arriving at the Main Hall and sitting on the throne, preparing to open the second legendary treasure chest.

[Ding, legendary treasure chest opened successfully.]

[Ding, obtained one true immortal summoning card.]

[Ding, obtained one great emperor first level cultivation boost card.]

[Ding, obtained one Grand void sword Art.]

[Ding, obtained one Trial Pagoda (Trial Pagoda, with ninety-nine floors. Each floor has a powerful mirrored opponent, a supreme treasure for disciples to verify their strength).]

[Ding, obtained void sword (Sealed) (void sword, a divine artifact from the Supreme World, the exclusive weapon for the Grand Void Sword Body, capable of maximizing the Grand Void Sword Body's strength).]

[Ding, obtained one enlightenment tea tree (The leaves of the enlightenment tea tree are treasures for comprehending the Great Dao. When brewed with spiritual water or eaten raw, they can increase one's comprehension of the Great Dao).]

"Not bad, the items this time are also quite good." Seeing the treasures in his system inventory, Jiang Chen was overjoyed.

"System, use the great emperor first level cultivation boost card." As soon as the treasures arrived, Jiang Chen immediately used the cultivation boost card.

[Ding, using great emperor first level cultivation boost card.]

[Ding, successfully used great emperor first level cultivation boost card. Current cultivation: Fifth Level Great Emperor.]

"Boom!"

Jiang Chen's aura strengthened a bit more.

"Mm, getting closer to the peak." Feeling the increase in power within his body, Jiang Chen murmured to himself and then walked out of the hall.

He found an empty space next to the Main Hall and transplanted the enlightenment tea tree from the system.

Immediately, a lush, leafy tree appeared within Qingtian Sect.

The tree's leaves swayed in the wind, with Dao rhyme flowing on them. Standing under the tree and smelling the fragrance of the leaves, Jiang Chen felt his comprehension of the Great Dao increase by another trace.

"I've heard that for tea, it must be picked and processed by women to be the most flavorful." Jiang Chen looked at the enlightenment tea tree before him, and an idea emerged in his mind.

That was to use a summoning card to summon an Empress or a fairy to specially care for this tea tree.

By then, he would be able to drink fragrant enlightenment tea.

System, use the great emperor peak summoning card." Jiang Chen commanded the system.

Since he had an idea, he had to implement it.

He now had two true immortal summoning cards and one Great Emperor summoning card in his inventory.

He would start by summoning a Great Emperor. If it was an Empress, then the true immortal cards would be kept as trump cards, to be summoned when needed.