Fights Break Sphere: Purple Thunder Emperor

Chapter 24 Apprenticeship
"If there is a ready-made strange fire, Senior Xu, please come with me to get it. It's not easy for me to get it alone!"

After hearing Xiao Bai's conditions, Yao Lao's eyes flashed with disbelief, and he complained:
"Xiao Bai, you're not going to just give me a map and let me find it myself, right?"

When Xiao Bai heard his surprised words, he touched his nose a little embarrassedly.

When Yao Lao saw his expression at this moment, he instantly realized that his guess was correct, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

Damn it, this little bastard looked serious on the surface, but he was actually full of bad intentions secretly. Fortunately, he was prepared and added a condition in time.

"You can't be sure there is a strange fire just by looking at a strange fire map, right? What if there is no strange fire, or someone has taken it first, or it is a young strange fire, what can you use to trade?

I will only give you what you want after I see the strange fire, so don't think you can get something for nothing!"

Yao Lao said with a serious look.

"Don't worry, senior. At first, I did intend to give you the location of the strange fire. However, the strange fire does exist, and it is a mature form. I can guarantee this. However, you need to go there with Xiao, otherwise it will be difficult to get it!"

"Why is it so difficult to get it? Could it be that this strange fire has an owner? If so, I won't go!"

Having an owner means there will be conflicts, and those who can possess strange fire either have a good background or strong strength, and he doesn't want to provoke these two types of people for now.

Seeing that Yao Lao seemed to be about to give up, Xiao Bai decided to make the bait more fragrant and the situation more urgent, otherwise the fish Yao Lao would slip away.

"It is ownerless and has not been discovered yet. It will not conflict with anyone. It is just in the magma underground. It needs the help of seniors. But we have to be quick, otherwise someone might get there first!"

Yao Lao pondered for a moment and agreed.

On the one hand, these children in front of him can be said to have grown up under his care. He understands their personalities and approves of them. Xiao Bai is the best among them, but unfortunately he has the thunder attribute.

Second, the strange fire was really tempting. If he wanted to resurrect, he needed strange fire. This time he successfully got two of them, and he was only one away from three. That would make things much easier.

"I need some time. I can't leave right away. Is that okay?"

Yao Lao stroked his beard and said to Xiao Bai.

Xiao Bai nodded and said:
"No problem, we'll set off in three months!"

Knowing that Yao Lao had to make arrangements for Xiao Yan first, he gave him three months.

According to the timeline in the original novel, it would take Queen Medusa a year and a half to get the Blue Lotus Earth Core Fire, so he was not in a hurry.

Xiao Yan was feeling a bit bored when he suddenly found two pairs of eyes staring at him. He felt a bit flustered and swallowed his saliva. He said:

"Brother Bai, what's wrong with you guys? Why are you looking at me all of a sudden?"

Now he didn't dare to scold the old man in the ring. He was ignorant and fearless just now, but now that he knew the old man was an eighth-grade alchemist, it would be stupid to curse him.

Although I still feel a little aggrieved, I have to bow my head because I am under someone's roof.

"Boy, are you willing to take me as your master?"

Then Yao Lao floated in front of Xiao Yan with a kind smile on his face. He stroked his beard with one hand and put the other hand behind his back, looking like a master.

"Please...Please...Please become my disciple?"

Xiao Yan looked around to confirm that the words were directed at him, and was a little confused for a moment.

After being at a loss, I felt a little entangled, as if there were two villains arguing in my heart:
Xiao Yan A: Become my disciple? What the hell, this old guy has unknown origins and has sucked my fighting spirit for three years. I haven't even settled the score with him yet!
Xiao Yan B: Bow! Hurry up and bow. Didn’t you just hear Brother Bai say that this old man is an eighth-grade alchemist? He must be a strong man. After I become his disciple, Yunlan Sect means nothing!
Xiao Yan A: So he sucked me for three years and that's it? I have to call him teacher from now on. Anyway, I... I can't say it!

Xiao Yanb: Humph! It's not a shame to be born in a humble family. A man who can bend and stretch is a real man. What's wrong with calling me teacher? I'm not calling you foster father! ...

Xiao Yan's face was filled with a conflicted expression, and the two villains in his heart were already fighting.

Suddenly, he thought of Xiao Bai, and now he had complete faith in Xiao Bai.

Xiao Yan quickly turned his head and looked at Xiao Bai for help.

"Brother Bai..."

Xiao Bai was speechless. In the original novel, Yao Lao used the alchemist as bait to lure him into becoming his apprentice. Now, because of him, this guy knew more, so why did he become hesitant?

He was wondering if his appearance had made Xiao Yan weaker and less decisive than before.

Rubbing his brows, Xiao Bai felt a little tired and said:
"Do you want to become stronger? Today you shouted to others not to bully the poor young people. If you don't become my disciple now, will you shout to others not to bully the poor middle-aged people... not to bully the poor old people in the future?"

"Puchi...!" Xiao Xun'er's cute laughter sounded from the side.

Yao Lao also had the urge to laugh, but he held it back. Now he was a teacher and he couldn't laugh!
But what Xiao Bai says is really interesting, hahahaha...

After hearing what Xiao Bai said, Xiao Yan finally understood that becoming stronger was the real thing. If he was strong enough, he wouldn't have suffered the humiliation of being broken off in public today.

Putting aside his pretentiousness, Xiao Yan knelt down in front of Yao Lao, bowed three times respectfully, and formally addressed him, "Teacher!"

Looking at Xiao Yan, who was very serious and polite, Yao Lao nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes became more friendly.

"Good, good, good..."

Yao Lao was satisfied with Xiao Yan, because his previous experience of being betrayed by his apprentice made him more cautious in choosing people this time.

As for Xiao Yan, he had been observing him for nearly ten years before deciding on the candidate. This time, he didn't believe that he, Yao Chen, would receive a disciple who was so ruthless.

"Teacher, can you help me break through to the seventh level of Dou Qi in one year?"

Xiao Yan said in distress. This was the issue that concerned him most right now. He would be sixteen years old next year. In the Douqi Continent, this age was considered an adult.

In the Xiao family, if one fails to reach the seventh level of fighting spirit by the age of sixteen, he will be arranged into various industries. Even if his father is the patriarch, he cannot avoid this.

Therefore, his most urgent matter now is not the affairs of the Yunlan Sect, but the coming-of-age ceremony in a year.

“It’s hard for others to go from the third stage to the seventh stage in one year, but you are different, your foundation was very solid three years ago;
Plus, you have a strong character and have not missed a single day of practice in the past three years, so it is not impossible for you to reach the seventh level, it just requires some tricks!"

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes, thinking of Yao Lao's identity, and asked curiously:

"Can we use external force, such as elixirs?"

Yao Lao said calmly: "That's about right! But with the toughness of your meridians now, your body can't withstand the impact of ordinary pills, even the lowest level of Qi Gathering Powder!"

“The lowest level Qi Gathering Powder?” Xiao Yan rolled his eyes. He was indeed an eighth-grade alchemist. He was so arrogant!

He described the elixirs that were being hyped up to sky-high prices in the Gama Empire as being of the lowest grade. If Brother Bai hadn't confirmed that he was indeed an eighth-grade alchemist, he would have thought that the old man was crazy.

"Then teacher, what is your method...?" Xiao Yan calmed down and asked with a frown.

(End of this chapter)