Douluo Continent: I teach and nurture students at Tianshui Academy!

Chapter 83: Zhu Zhuqing becomes a disciple; the [Master-Disciple] function is activated.

"It seems you've gained a lot."

Gu Shenge enveloped the little wildcat with her spiritual power, examined Zhu Zhuqing's body, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

Regardless of the level of her physical improvement, the fact that her soul power broke through from level 27 to level 28 is enough to show that she was the student who made the greatest progress in the elite class.

When the little wildcat saw that the teacher was staring at her, and realized that she was completely naked, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she looked shy, but she didn't dare to say anything to remind her.

What if I misunderstood? The teacher was just observing her physical progress and had no other intentions.

After a while, Gu Shenge withdrew her gaze from Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body, noticed her slightly flushed face, and guessed what she was thinking. Without offering any further explanation, she slowly spoke.

"Xiao Qing, would you be willing to become my disciple?"

"Apprenticeship!"

This sudden question stunned the little wildcat, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. Haoyang Douluo actually wanted to take her as his disciple!

Although they now call Gu Shenge "Teacher," it's only because he's the teacher of the elite class.

Gu Shenge's mention of becoming her disciple meant that he wanted to take her as his last disciple and successor.

"Teacher, am I capable?"

However, Zhu Zhuqing did not agree immediately; after the initial surprise came self-doubt.

Little Wildcat knew her own limitations perfectly well. Her talent was only slightly above average in the elite class, just better than Shuiyue'er and the others. There were several other outstanding students ahead of her, so why didn't they accept them, but instead chose to accept her?

Looking at the cat-eared girl who was doubting herself, Gu Shenge smiled slightly. This girl, is she really that insecure?

He nodded and softly asked Zhu Zhuqing in return.

"Xiao Qing, do you know how many times you've done these body-strengthening exercises?"

Upon hearing this, the little wildcat shook her head; she had forgotten.

In fact, she was already exhausted by the fourth time. In the end, she was only able to keep going by her willpower to not be expelled from the elite class. Zhu Zhuqing herself did not know how many times she did it in the end.

"You persisted longer than them, reaching the eighth time. You should know that even Hu Liena, a high-level Soul Master, only managed to do it five times, while you, a Great Soul Master, reached eight times. From this point of view, you have far surpassed them."

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback when she heard that she had done it eight times. She hadn't expected that she had done it so many times and even surpassed Hu Liena.

Gu Shenge continued, pointing out her strengths and explaining why he wanted to take her as his apprentice.

"Xiao Qing, although your talent and martial spirit are not top-notch, you have extraordinary perseverance. To become a strong person, both talent and perseverance are indispensable. There are many ways to improve talent, but perseverance can only be achieved by oneself. That is what I value in you. So, would you like to become my disciple?"

Although Zhu Zhuqing's talent was far inferior to that of Hu Liena and Shui Bing'er, her perseverance far surpassed theirs.

It's not a big deal if her cultivation talent is a little lacking. At worst, Gu Shenge can go to Sunset Forest in a while, have a heart-to-heart talk with Poison Douluo, exchange feelings, and get some immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to nourish Zhu Zhuqing.

"Perseverance, you know."

Zhu Zhuqing was surprised to find that she was chosen because of her perseverance, which made her gradually understand.

Zhu Zhuqing felt extremely honored to become a disciple of a Title Douluo, and naturally she wouldn't be foolish enough to refuse.

The cat-eared girl immediately nodded in agreement.

"I am willing to become your disciple!"

"Yes, from now on, you will be my first disciple, Gu Shengge."

Gu Shenge nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding~ Detected that the host has accepted their first disciple. The [Master-Disciple] function is now activated. Please check your account.]

"Ok!"

The sudden notification sound stunned Gu Shenge. He naturally knew that the system had a [Master-Disciple] function, and he originally thought it would be opened randomly, but he did not expect it to be activated in this way.

He didn't immediately open the [Master-Disciple] function to check, but looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a gentler gaze.

"Get out of the bucket, they're still waiting for us outside."

After saying that, he turned around, leaving Zhu Zhuqing room to get dressed.

A few minutes later, Gu Shenge left Mingjie with the little wildcat who had changed his clothes.

——Douluo Continent——

As the sun sets and dusk falls, the sky gradually darkens, and one star after another lights up the fading sky, surrounding a crescent moon.

In the living room of the small villa, Hu Liena, Shui Bing'er, and Xiao Wu each held a cup of floral tea and had some snacks in front of them. They sat in a circle, chatting and laughing, getting along quite well, unlike the distance they had felt in the afternoon.

Huo Yun'er stood beside them, and whenever someone's cup of flower tea was empty, she would refill it for them, which made the girls feel flattered.

Although Huo Yun'er was just a maidservant of her teacher, as the saying goes, even a third-rank official is above the prime minister's gate. They dared not treat Huo Yun'er as a maidservant; on the contrary, they respected her greatly.

After all, the body-tempering liquid they were soaking in was prepared by Huo Yun'er.

If you offend her, she might not say anything openly, but if she reduces the amount of body-tempering liquid you use during cultivation by even a tiny bit, they'll be devastated.

Ye Lingling savored the flower tea, a hint of surprise showing on her pretty face. It tasted even better than the flower tea her mother brewed, and it was so fragrant! She must have used some special method to bring out the aroma of the petals. Not only did it leave a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth, but it also enveloped her nasal cavity with the aroma of the flower tea, making her feel intoxicated.

She quickly put down her teacup and asked Huo Yun'er, who was standing beside her.

"Sister Huo, the flower tea you made smells so good and tastes so delicious. Can you teach me how to make it?"

"can."

Seeing that Ye Lingling wanted to learn, Huo Yun'er did not refuse. However, the skill of brewing flower tea requires a long time to learn, and most importantly, it requires a good eye to select the flowers for brewing.

"I want to learn too."

Shui Yue'er also raised her hand, wanting to learn too, but Shui Bing'er shook her head, telling her not to act on a whim, and that her current goal was to study and cultivate diligently, and not to waste her time on other things.

Seeing that her sister disagreed, Shuiyue had no choice but to put her hand down and stick out her tongue at Shuibing to indicate that she understood.

A burst of golden light appeared, and Gu Shenge and Zhu Zhuqing appeared in the living room.

Upon seeing their teacher return, Hu Liena and the others put down their teacups and stood up to greet him.

Seeing that it was getting late and the students in the elite class were tired, Gu Shenge told them to go back and get some rest.

"You're all tired today, so go back and rest first. If you have time tonight, remember to practice your physical exercises more often, don't wait until class to practice, understand?"

As for the Taiyin Refining Spirit Technique, it's not too late to teach them tomorrow.

The Taiyin Treasure Record told them to go back and study it more, but not to practice it.

As for the secret manual being passed on to outsiders, Gu Shenge was not worried at all. Apart from the teacher's version of the "Taiyin Treasure Record" in his own possession, the Taiyin Treasure Records in their possession were all student versions.

In short, the Taiyin Treasure Record in Hu Liena and the others' hands has no reference answers. If they force themselves to cultivate it without his personal explanation and guidance, they will run into trouble.

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(Gu Shenge: Hehe, didn't expect that, did you? I tore up the answer key.)

Chapter 84: The Heaven-Defying [Master-Disciple] Function, Zhu Zhuqing's

Inside the small villa, apart from Zhu Zhuqing who stayed behind, Hu Liena, Shui Bing'er, and the others from the elite class all left.

Seeing that Gu Shenge had left Zhu Zhuqing alone, Huo Yun'er knew that the teacher and student had private matters to discuss, so she didn't disturb them and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Gu Shengge said gently, "Xiao Qing, why don't you sit down for a while? I have some things to take care of."

The little wildcat nodded obediently, watching its teacher go upstairs.

After going upstairs, Gu Shenge opened the system interface and began to study the [Master-Disciple] function.

The [Master-Disciple] function is different from the other three functions. It does not only benefit him but also his disciples.

As a teacher, Gu Shenge can bestow one of her talents upon her apprentices.

You can also choose one of your apprentice's talents and apply it to yourself.

You can also use the "Master-Apprentice" function to assign various master-apprentice tasks to your apprentice. These tasks require the master and apprentice to work together to complete them.

After the task is completed, the system will issue different levels of rewards to the master and apprentice.

When her disciple encounters danger that she cannot overcome, she can also summon Gu Shenge's true form or clone to help.

Moreover, every time her disciple's cultivation level improves, Gu Shenge, as the teacher, will also receive some cultivation feedback.

He can also transfer his own cultivation to his disciples to help them improve their cultivation level.

Furthermore, after completing their apprenticeship mission, disciples can also take on disciples, and when their grand-disciple's cultivation level increases, Gu Shenge, as the grandmaster, can also gain a portion of that cultivation.

With a long and rich history, generation after generation, they all had to offer their cultivation to Gu Shenge.

This "Master-Apprentice" feature is absolutely incredible!

Gu Shenge also saw three more functions after the [Master-Disciple] function.

Sect, Family, and Nation.

This made him fall into deep thought and analyze these three functions.

The "Sect" function is likely an advanced version of the "Master-Disciple" function.

Based on the system's tendency to trigger the "Master-Disciple" function, it should be activated once I have enough disciples.

As for the [family] and the [country], he could guess some of it.

The condition for unlocking the [Family] function should be that he marries a wife and concubines, has children, and forms a family, thus unlocking it.

The [Nation] function can be activated either by having him establish a nation or by making him the ruler of a nation.

These three subsequent features are no ordinary things.

However, Gu Shenge felt that she didn't need to activate so many system functions; enough was enough, and too many or too complicated functions would be a bad thing.

After closing the system interface, Gu Shenge remained silent for a long time before coming back to her senses, turning around and walking downstairs.

In the living room, Zhu Zhuqing, who had been waiting for a long time, saw him come downstairs and quickly got up from the sofa. A hint of respect appeared on her cold and beautiful face. She bowed slightly and greeted him respectfully.

"Teacher, are you done with your work?"

"Well, sit down."

Gu Shenge nodded, telling Zhu Zhuqing that she didn't need to be so reserved, as he didn't care about such formalities, and then sat down opposite her.