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Chapter 357 Who's trying to frame me?!
After deciding on the affiliations of the remaining three disciples, Sect Master Zhai waved his hand and ordered Tian Sheng to lead the three to the Scripture Pavilion to receive the flying swords, magical artifacts, and foundation-building techniques that were due to them as initiating disciples.

Of the four, only the prodigy with extraordinary talent remained.

The sword masters exchanged glances, then turned their gazes to the seven-year-old child, their eyes filled with burning desire and regret for what they could not have.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Yu couldn't help but frown.

"Do you want to become my apprentice now?"

"Ha ha!"

Old Monster Jin laughed loudly and looked at him with great interest, saying, "I heard that you are quite arrogant, even looking down on Junior Brother Lan, a Nascent Soul sword cultivator."

"I wonder if I, the Grand Elder of the Ancient Sword Sect, might meet your approval?"

Lin Yu's eyes lit up and he said, "You are the strongest elder of the Ancient Sword Sect?"

Jin Yong proudly declared, "It is indeed I!"

After he finished speaking, he waited for Lin Yu to kowtow.

But for some reason, the little child did not act as he expected. Instead, he stood there hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Seeing this, Jin Yong frowned and said calmly:
"What, you don't even think much of me?"

"That's not..."

Lin Yu shook his head and sighed, "To be honest, it's not that I don't want to become a disciple, it's just that I'm afraid to. After all, those who dared to take me as a disciple before didn't have good endings."

Oh?
Is there such a thing?

Old Monster Jin raised an eyebrow, exchanged a glance with Elder Tian and Fire Dragon Boy beside him, and said thoughtfully:

"If this is true, then it is most likely a matter of fate and physical constitution..."

"But don't worry, I am a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, worlds apart from those mortals. Even if you truly possess some special destiny, it is absolutely impossible for you to affect me!"

Lin Yu asked suspiciously, "Really?"

Jin Yong laughed loudly, "Of course!"

Lin Yu stared at him and said, "Then can I become your apprentice?"

Old Man Jin smiled and said, "Just go ahead and become my disciple. I want to see what kind of strange constitution you have that makes you worry about me, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu no longer hesitated, immediately bending his knees and shouting:

"division--"

Before he could finish speaking, Jin Laoguai's expression changed drastically, and an indescribable feeling of unease suddenly welled up in his heart.

The feeling of palpitation was so intense that even the nascent soul within Jin Laoguai trembled, as if sensing that he was about to face imminent doom and explode.

Without the slightest hesitation, he instantly transformed into a beam of light and appeared in front of Lin Yu, helping him up and covering the child's mouth, forcing him to swallow the word "father" that he hadn't yet uttered.

Upon seeing this, everyone, including Sect Leader Zhai, was stunned.

Even the Fire Dragon Boy and Elder Tian couldn't help but show surprise, blurting out:
"Senior Brother Jin, what are you doing?!"

"..."

Ignoring the reactions of the crowd, Jin Yong's tiger-like eyes were filled with astonishment and horror as he stared intently at the seemingly harmless child before him, saying:

"Who are you?"

"..."

Lin Yu frowned, pointing with some dissatisfaction to the large hand covering his mouth.

Jin Yong was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening and awkwardly released his grip.

"So, even you can't stand my bowing?"

"..."

Jin Laoguai's expression froze, and after slightly opening his mouth, he gave up in dejection, clearly not wanting to experience the great terror he had just witnessed again.

Seeing this, both Fire Dragon Boy and Elder Tian were shocked and couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, what exactly is going on?"

"..."

Old Monster Jin glanced at Lin Yu with a complicated expression, then used his divine sense to tell his two junior brothers what he had just felt.

After listening, the two looked at each other in bewilderment. The Fire Dragon Child pondered for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and, suppressing his shock, transmitted his voice to Old Monster Jin and Elder Tian:

"Could it be... a reincarnation of an immortal?"

"what?!"

Both of them were startled upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at the seemingly innocent boy.

The more Fire Dragon Boy thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He immediately transmitted his voice and said, "Decades ago, I obtained a jade slip that had fallen from the upper realm in the cave of an ancient cultivator. It recorded the story of an immortal descending to the mortal world and being reincarnated to cultivate again."

"According to the description in that jade slip, all those who are reincarnations of immortals are exceptionally talented and have astonishing luck."

"Wherever they go, there are boundless opportunities. Even when they encounter danger, they can turn misfortune into good fortune and find a way out of a desperate situation!"

"Even more so, it is common for someone to form a core in ten years and an infant spirit in a hundred years!"

"Such an unusual characteristic, isn't it perfectly suited to this doll?"

Upon hearing the words of the Fire Dragon Boy, Jin Laoguai and his companion exchanged glances, their expressions changing involuntarily.

If that's the case, then the strange events just now have a very reasonable explanation—although Old Monster Jin is the strongest person in the three sects of Yunmeng, he is only a Nascent Soul cultivator after all. How could he accept a bow from an immortal?
Elder Tian's expression shifted, and he whispered, "If he is truly a reincarnation of an immortal, then this child... this immortal senior, is he a blessing... or a curse for our Ancient Sword Sect?"

"Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined!"

Fire Dragon Boy gritted his teeth and said, "If you want my opinion, I think we can gamble!"

Jin Yong said in a deep voice, "Give me a reason."

Fire Dragon Boy said, word by word, "I will only say one thing: when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!"

Upon hearing this, both Old Monster Jin and Elder Tian trembled.

They couldn't help but turn around, their eyes burning as they gazed at Lin Yu, as if they were seeing not the innocent-looking boy, but their own and the Ancient Sword Sect's path to immortality!
After some discussion via telepathy, Old Monster Jin felt that this matter could not be kept from everyone, so he used his divine sense to tell the sect leader and the sword masters of each peak about Fire Dragon Boy's speculation.

Undoubtedly, many Core Formation cultivators were utterly shocked by this matter.

After digesting this shocking news, a very serious question arose in everyone's minds.

"...So what should we do now?"

"Now that this child has joined my Ancient Sword Sect, he should have a master, right? If no one in the sect accepts him as a disciple, wouldn't that be illegitimate?"

One of the Core Formation Sword Masters couldn't help but ask this question via telepathy.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators exchanged glances, all feeling quite troubled by the matter.

Only Sect Leader Zhai pondered for a moment before suddenly speaking up: "You all must have forgotten that in the back hall of the Sword Pavilion, there is a portrait of the founding ancestor of our Ancient Sword Sect!"

"..."

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this, but then their spirits lifted and they said, "Does Senior Brother Sect Leader mean that he should become the disciple of Sword Master Taibai?"

Sect Master Zhai smiled slightly and transmitted his voice, "Nearly ten thousand years have passed since the Taibai Sword Master ascended to the Upper Realm."

"If our ancestor were still alive, he would surely have survived the heavenly tribulation and ascended to immortality. With his immortal cultivation, he might be able to withstand this child's fate and avoid being devoured by it..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's thoughts suddenly became clear.

Yes, since even the Grand Elder can't stand this bow, why not make him bow to someone even stronger?

Of course, the dangers of becoming an immortal far surpass those of ascending to the mortal realm, so Zhai Ziyi's words only revealed half the story; there was another possibility he didn't voice—

This means that the Venerable Taibai unfortunately passed away and failed to become an immortal.

If that's the case, then there's even less to worry about. After all, the Old Ancestor Taibai has already perished. Even if he can't withstand this bow, he won't be so badly affected that his coffin lid will explode.
Everyone understood the unspoken message and tacitly avoided mentioning this possibility to protect the dignity of the person in question.

"But wouldn't that make him a bit too senior?"

"How should we address them when we interact with them on a daily basis?"

"It's alright, let's each do our own thing. Anyway, it's unprecedented for someone to take the ancestor as their master, so let's just treat him as a successor from a different generation, someone of the same generation as us!"

The sword masters of the various peaks discussed the matter extensively, but most of them expressed their approval.

These telepathic communication between Nascent Soul and Core Formation cultivators naturally could not escape Lin Yu's notice.

Hearing their speculations, Lin Yu found it amusing, but he had to admit that they had indeed stumbled upon a small part of his true identity.

"Then it's settled. This boy will become the disciple of Ancestor Taibai!"

As soon as Jin Yong made the decision, everyone turned their heads and turned their gazes toward Lin Yu.

"Master Zuo...Junior Brother!"

Sect Master Zhai changed his address to Junior Brother and said with a smile, "Your destiny is special. None of the three patriarchs can accept you as a disciple. However, my Ancient Sword Sect has a long history and profound foundation, and there is still a way to find a master for you."

"Who?"

"Ancestor Taibai!"

Is he good?

"Of course!"

Sect Master Zhai proudly declared, "The Supreme Sword Master Taibai was the founding patriarch of our Ancient Sword Sect. The renowned 'Taibai Sword Manual' was created by him alone!"

Lin Yu had a sudden thought and traced the cause and effect back to the past, and found that there really was such a person.

After a moment's thought, he readily nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll take him as my master!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and immediately led Lin Yu into the back hall, where they arrived in front of the portrait of the venerable old man with an air of otherworldly wisdom.

Before long, Sect Leader Zhai had set up his formation, and in the end, Old Monster Jin presided over the ceremony, allowing Lin Yu to become the disciple of the portrait.

Of course, considering that their ancestor might still be alive, they didn't dare let Lin Yu kowtow, but merely bowed and addressed him as their grandmaster.

But this one cry of "Grandmaster" caused the portrait to shatter, the Heavenly Dao to change drastically, and an invisible force was born out of thin air, spreading all the way from the lower realm to the vast Immortal Realm.

The Taibai Sword Master, who was in seclusion in a certain immortal realm, was struck as if by a heavy blow. He suddenly opened his eyes, spat out a mouthful of blood containing terrifying immortal energy, and his aura plummeted wildly as if a dam had been breached.

Once the backlash subsided, a thousand years of painstaking cultivation had been destroyed in an instant.

The Taibai Sword Master's face was ashen, his heart pounding with fury. He surveyed the cave with a mixture of shock and rage, and finally let out a frustrated yet furious roar:

"who is it?!"

"Who's trying to frame me?!"

(End of this chapter)