Borrowing a sword

Chapter 252 Becoming a True Disciple, But with Eight Masters!

Outside the bamboo house, Chu Yinyin saw Nangong Yue and the others staring at Chu Huaixu, and immediately bristled like a cat guarding its food.

"What are you all looking at! This is my apprentice!"

Zhao Shuqi, with his narrow eyes, immediately said, "Junior Sister, what are you saying? We're not saying we won't let Chu Huaixu become your disciple, we just want him to have more disciples."

The Second Elder, Tai Tingbai, who looked like a farmer, immediately nodded in agreement: "Moreover, I have no intention of guiding Chu Huaixu in his cultivation. My idea is to be his alchemy teacher."

Despite his rugged appearance and his constant claims of being dull-witted, the Second Elder had already figured out that he could find a completely different path!

"As the saying goes: Of all the arts and techniques, alchemy is the foremost."

"Chu Huaixu, would you be willing to become my disciple and learn alchemy from me?"

Before Chu Huaixu could even reply, Elder Lu Pan immediately showed displeasure.

He and Xiang Yan have already taken on all their apprentices; they're here today purely to oversee the overall situation.

"Second Junior Brother, you are mistaken! There are countless arts and techniques, but array formations are clearly number one!" The array master immediately spoke up seriously and began to refute.

The magnanimous Ninth Elder, Nangong Yue, is usually a gentle and easy-going woman, but when it comes to this topic, she surprisingly joins the debate.

However, knowing that Chu Huaixu had likely already achieved some success in alchemy and wouldn't switch to weapon crafting, she said to Han Shuangjiang:

"Frostfall, I know you seem to have a little interest in weapon crafting. Don't listen to them. Of all the arts and techniques, weapon crafting is the most important."

"If you become my disciple, I can also teach you the art of weapon crafting."

Nangong Yue had already decided to try her best to become Chu Huaixu's master as well. But if that wasn't possible, becoming Han Shuangjiang's master would be just as good, since they were Daoist partners!
Rounding up, Chu Huaixu became his own "son-in-law".

There's no way around it; as a teacher, it's hard not to be moved by a disciple like Chu Huaixu.

Today, people expect him to be: a savior of the world, the second Taoist patriarch, and the future abbot!
At their age, who wouldn't want a disciple like that, who wouldn't want the title of Chu Huaixu's teacher?
Li Chunsong stood aside, and even this gambling addict had his mind opened up.

"The Chu Huai Preface states that of all the myriad arts and techniques, talismans are the foremost."

"Actually, you can also learn talismans from me."

When Tai Tingbai heard that they were all starting to imitate him, he immediately frowned and said unhappily, "Sixth Junior Brother, you're being ridiculous!"

"Human energy is limited; one cannot bite off more than one can chew. How can one immerse oneself in various arts and techniques? This is of no benefit to cultivation!"

Li Chunsong ignored him.

How could he not understand this principle?
However, he never intended for Chu Huaixu to inherit his mantle of talismanic arts.

“I’ll teach him, whether he learns or not is his own business. If he doesn’t study it, he won’t waste his time. Anyway, all I want is the title of master!” This gambling addict is quick-witted when it comes to this.

We need to learn to be flexible!
In this way, I will be his master of talismanic arts, and I won't have to compete with my junior sister for seniority or be some kind of third master who is overshadowed by her!
Which of the high-ranking members of the Taoist sect present wasn't a shrewd and calculating person?

Seeing Li Chunsong's shameless face, they immediately realized what was going on.

Yeah, I'll teach him, whether he learns it or not is up to him!

But as soon as he calls me "Master", just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm floating on air.

Even Xiang Yan and Lu Pan couldn't help but exchange a glance.

They no longer have any true disciples among their disciples.

However, if we follow this line of thinking, then it is possible to take on apprentices.

Which of these cultivation giants doesn't have a particular skill or technique they excel at?
As a result, the sect leader and the law enforcement elders who came to take charge of the overall situation also joined in the discussion.

This made Tai Tingbai, who had always followed the "wise fool" approach, feel frustrated and wanted to slap his thigh, exclaiming in his heart, "I really am stupid!"

Only Junior Sister Chu Yinyin was furious, cursing this person and then that person, and then cursing this person again.

They can't beat him in a fight, and they only have one mouth, so they can't keep up with all the insults. All they can do is stand there and get angry.

But bullying the junior sister is their usual form of entertainment, so who cares?

This left Mo Qingmei, the outer sect steward who was watching from the side, completely stunned.

She had never seen a high-ranking member of the Taoist sect look like this before!
For a moment, she felt as if she were not witnessing the acceptance of a true master, but rather in a noisy market.

Chu Huaixu listened to their chatter and was utterly speechless.

"What's going on? Are you trying to make me a 'shared disciple' of the Gentleman's View?"

What kind of Taoist sect is this, "Pinhao Disciple"?

Chu Huaixu originally thought he was Hua Wuque of the Yihua Palace, but he never expected to become Xiaoyuer of the Evil Valley.

An incense stick's time passed, and the Daoist leaders still hadn't reached a conclusion. Eventually, they began to form a united front, except for Chu Yinyin, who felt she was being taken advantage of and looked extremely unwilling.

My precious disciple, for no reason at all, has to be shared with these shameless old men.

She felt terrible and heartbroken; she felt like she had been cheated on.

You've ruined our perfectly good relationship of "one apprentice and two masters" by playing it like this.

It's too messy, the relationships are too messy!
Sect Leader Xiang Yan coughed lightly and looked at Chu Huaixu with anticipation, asking, "Huaixu, what are your thoughts?"

Chu Yinyin was furious: They're calling Huai Xu by his name now, are they being very affectionate?

Li Chunsong was a rogue gambler by nature, and since he was most familiar with Chu Huaixu, he immediately said, "Disciple, boldly speak your mind!"

The old woman was so angry her little chest felt like it was going to explode.

Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing stood aside, not feeling envious or jealous.

They even thought what they were seeing was somewhat reasonable.

As a result, a surge of righteousness suddenly appeared on the dead fox's face!

He said with a serious expression, "I am deeply grateful for the kindness shown to me by the sect leader and the elders."

"But my master and second master have always treated me very well."

“My master spent a whole month honing my sword intent.”

"The second master paid even more."

At this point, he first gave the old woman a deep look, then began to coax her, laying the groundwork for his next move.

"She gave her disciple an incomparably precious Grade 7 superior spiritual pill—the Profound Heaven Fetal Breathing Pill!"

The sly fox still brazenly asked for things.

But the old maid was easy to coax; just a few words from him made her feel incredibly comfortable, and Chu Huaixu made her feel very at ease.

However, Tai Tingbai frowned and interrupted, "But this Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill was a gift from me to my junior sister."

"What! You surnamed Tai! If you give it to me, then it's mine!" Chu Yinyin said anxiously.

“But you’re just using someone else’s flowers to present to Buddha,” Tai Tingbai said.

But he quickly felt it was time to show off his skills, and said with a smile, "No problem, I can also refine other types of high-grade spiritual pills. If you become my disciple, I will give you one to help you comprehend the supreme Dao of Alchemy!"

Li Chunsong immediately followed suit.

“Disciple, I can also give you a [Domain God Talisman], which can be used for self-defense when you travel down the mountain.”

Others began to follow suit.

Even Xiang Yan, who was usually very stingy, endured the pain in his heart and spent a lot of money.

As she listened, Mo Qingmei, the outer sect steward, began to feel somewhat dizzy.

Any one of these items is a priceless treasure that she could never possess!

Even these shrewd people could tell that this brat was doing it on purpose!

But so what?
Junior Sister had already given us the Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill as a gift for becoming her disciple. Since we accepted Chu Huaixu as our disciple, the gifts we gave her must be of a high standard, otherwise she would laugh at us for the rest of her life.

Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing seem to have a pretty good attitude.

Because they're not fools.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Chu Huaixu seems to be just trying to extort money from himself.

But actually?
When the time comes, if someone wants to take Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing as disciples, they can't be biased towards one over the other, can they?

This is a formal spiritual teacher, not a teacher of magic tricks!
At the very least, the apprenticeship gift should not be of a lower quality than the one given to Chu Huaixu, right?

Everyone thought that this brat should be satisfied now, right?
Unexpectedly, the dead fox continued to perform steadily.

He then began to show a troubled expression.

"Ah this."

Immediately afterwards, he bowed deeply to the old woman and said:

"This disciple will leave all decisions to my second master."

(End of this chapter)