61: Li Erniu, the Thunder Spirit Body

"Oh? Work has arrived?"

Jiang Chen's expression froze.

He was just about to research some new techniques with Liu Shu.

He didn't expect an Inner Sect Disciple to appear at this critical moment.

"Forget it, disciples are more important. Massage moves can be researched anytime."

Jiang Chen secretly decided, then said to Liu Shu beside him, "Xiao Shu, This Sect Master has urgent business. You can continue researching on your own for now. When This Sect Master returns, you can just apply what you've learned."

"Yes, Sect Master!" Liu Shu nodded obediently.

Jiang Chen said no more, tore open a spatial rift, and vanished from the main hall.

Southern Domain, Xuanzhou.

At the edge of a lush forest.

A giant wolf covered in silver fur opened its mouth and approached a young boy dressed in coarse cloth.

Seeing this, the boy was terrified and panicked.

He quickly grabbed a wooden stick from beside him and wildly swung it at the approaching silver-furred giant wolf.

"Don't come any closer!"

"I... I don't taste good. You've eaten my ox, don't eat me too."

"Wuwu, Grandpa, I'm so scared."

The boy collapsed to the ground and cried loudly.

He knew that he couldn't possibly escape from the mouth of this silver wolf.

Thinking of his gravely ill grandfather, he could only cry helplessly.

Because in a little while,

he would only be a pile of bones, unable to see his grandfather again.

"Hmph, a mere beast dares to harm an Inner Sect Disciple of my Qingtian Sect?"

Just as the boy was about to lose his life to the wolf's mouth,

Jiang Chen appeared above the boy and the wolf, casually waving a stream of power at the giant wolf approaching the boy.

"Bang!"

In just an instant,

the giant wolf, which had just been baring its fangs, exploded into a mist of blood, splattering onto the nearby trees.

"Hiss, this senior is so powerful! He just waved his hand and killed the silver wolf?"

The boy was utterly dumbfounded when he saw Jiang Chen kill the silver wolf.

He had already prepared himself to be eaten by the giant wolf.

He never expected someone to come and save him at this moment, and a flying cultivator at that.

This was the kind of powerful expert he had dreamed of meeting since childhood.

"Young man, This Seat observes that you have red lips and white teeth, a rare good seedling for cultivation. This Seat is the Sect Master of the Qingtian Sect, and I intend to take you back to the sect to become an Inner Sect Disciple. Are you willing?"

After eliminating the giant wolf,

Jiang Chen landed in front of the boy and spoke kindly.

The gentle breeze blowing around him made his long robes flutter, giving him an air of an immortal.

At this moment, his system panel displayed the boy's detailed information.

[Li Erniu, 18 years old, Ninth-Grade Talent, Mortal cultivation]

[Special Physique: Lightning Spirit Body]

[Life Trajectory: Born in a small village in Xuanzhou, Southern Domain. His parents disappeared when he was young, and he was raised by his injured grandfather. Today, he brought their only ox to graze nearby, but the ox was eaten by a silver wolf, and he himself fell into danger.]

"Ah! Become an Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingtian Sect?"

Li Erniu was first overjoyed upon hearing this.

Then his expression became conflicted and uncertain.

Entering a sect to cultivate was his childhood dream.

But he still had his gravely ill grandfather lying in bed. If he left with Jiang Chen, his grandfather would surely die.

Thinking of this,

Li Erniu seemed to have made a decision, kowtowing to Jiang Chen and saying, "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. But this junior has family ties at home and cannot leave with Senior. Thank you for your kindness."

After Li Erniu finished speaking, although his face showed reluctance,

for his grandfather, he could give up anything.

"Heh, quite filial, aren't you?"

Jiang Chen looked at Li Erniu kowtowing on the ground, chuckling.

He, of course, understood the reason for Li Erniu's refusal.

As long as his grandfather was taken care of, there would be no problem.

This was an epic treasure chest; how could he give it up so easily?

"Erniu, are you worried about your grandfather? As long as you become a disciple of my Qingtian Sect, This Seat will cure your grandfather's illness," Jiang Chen said to Li Erniu, who was kneeling.

He had already resolved the root of the problem for Li Erniu.

He believed Li Erniu would make a wise choice.

"Hiss!"

"Senior, how do you know my name? And how do you know about my grandfather's illness?"

Li Erniu shrieked in shock upon hearing this.

Not only did Jiang Chen know his name,

but Jiang Chen also knew about his grandfather, who had been bedridden for five or six years.

Such eerie ability was truly terrifying.

"Hehe, don't worry about how This Seat knows. Just tell This Seat if you want to become a disciple of the Qingtian Sect?"

Jiang Chen didn't explain anything to Li Erniu; he just wanted an answer from Li Erniu now.

This time, Li Erniu had no reservations.

He kowtowed excitedly and shouted,

"Disciple is willing!"

"Disciple is willing to join the Qingtian Sect!!"

Now that Jiang Chen had eliminated his worries,

if he still didn't agree, he wouldn't be called Li Erniu; he should be renamed Li Erbi.

Although he didn't know how Jiang Chen would save his grandfather, with such mysterious and unfathomable abilities, he surely wouldn't deceive a mortal like him.

[Ding. Successfully accepted an Inner Sect Disciple, rewarded with one epic treasure chest.]

As soon as Li Erniu finished kowtowing, the system's broadcast sounded in Jiang Chen's ear.

The epic treasure chest also appeared in his system inventory.

"Alright, This Seat will take you now to treat your grandfather's injuries."

Looking at the treasure chest that had arrived, Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction, grabbed Li Erniu, and prepared to take him to save his grandfather.

But before he could take flight,

a voluptuous female cultivator at the sixth level of Heavenly Venerate realm,

flew from a distance and fell in front of him.

This female cultivator was covered in injuries, and her clothes were tattered, revealing her fair skin through the torn areas, making it unbearable to look at.

She tried to struggle to fly again, but her injuries were too severe, and she ultimately failed.

Almost instantly,

three male cultivators at the seventh or eighth level of Heavenly Venerate also pursued them, surrounding the group.

"Heh, Bai Xiangling, you can't escape. Just obediently come back with me and serve my Prince," a hypocritical Middle-aged Man among the three said with a sneer, looking at the injured female cultivator.

He reached out and grabbed her.

Bai Xiangling had no room to resist and was grabbed by him like a little chick.

"Let me go! I would rather die than serve that beast Dugu Xin!"

Bai Xiangling struggled in the Middle-aged Man's hand, her face filled with despair.

"Se-Senior, what should we do?" Li Erniu whispered to Jiang Chen.

These people didn't look like good people, and now that they were surrounded, he was genuinely a little scared.

"It's nothing."

Jiang Chen said calmly.

He then looked at Bai Xiangling, who was being held by the Middle-aged Man.

Of course, he wasn't looking at Bai Xiangling's fair skin.

He was just lamenting.

Female cultivators with good figures and pretty faces always had difficult lives, always being coveted wherever they went.