I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 93 Cold Face and Smiling Face

Yuan Fu Peak.

After Zhou Tai revealed his master Song Yanting's name and forced Tang Caiying to release the person, he successfully returned to Yuanfu Peak with Hu Qianqian.

After bringing her to Yuanfu Peak, he personally accompanied her to complete the relevant onboarding procedures. Then he took her to the Inner Affairs Hall to register and file the transfer from Zhiyun Valley to Yuanfu Peak, ensuring the process was fully implemented.

With all the formalities in place, even if an elder from the Purple Mansion comes forward to demand the person, the procedure still requires asking Zeng Qiming, the master of the Talisman Hall, first.

That would give Zhou Tai a chance to call in reinforcements.

Of course, this was just a precaution he took. In reality, if such a thing really happened, he might not actually go against the Grand Master of the Purple Mansion for the sake of Hu Qianqian.

After completing the formalities and returning to Yuanfu Peak, Zhou Tai looked at Hu Qianqian beside him, whose worries had completely dissipated and whose face was now bright and cheerful. He smiled slightly and said, "Junior Sister Hu, you are now a member of my Yuanfu Peak. From now on, you can focus on your cultivation in the mountains. If you encounter any difficulties, you can come to me at any time."

Upon hearing this, Hu Qianqian immediately bowed deeply to him with a face full of gratitude, saying, "Uncle-Master, I have no way to repay your great kindness. In the future, if there is anything I can do to help you, I will do my utmost!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Tai, upon hearing her words, said in a serious tone, "Junior Sister Hu, I take your words to heart. From now on, I'll probably be spending most of my time in seclusion cultivating, and I'll really need you to run some errands for me!"

Hu Qianqian was taken aback at first, then nodded repeatedly with a look of surprise and delight, saying, "No problem, Qianqian is ready to serve you at any time, Uncle!"

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Seeing her surprised expression, Zhou Tai couldn't help but shake his head inwardly, knowing that this junior sister was still somewhat wary of him.

However, he had nothing to say about it, since he himself did have some ulterior motives!

Haste makes waste, and Zhou Tai was not in a rush.

Anyway, now that Hu Qianqian has arrived at Yuanfu Peak and been marked with his mark, he's not afraid of her running away anymore.

After offering a few more words of encouragement, Zhou Tai returned to his cave to cultivate.

On the third day after Zhou Tai brought Hu Qianqian to Yuanfu Peak, Cao Yang unsurprisingly came knocking on their door.

This time, Cao Yang chose a very formal approach: knocking on the door to pay his respects.

Hearing the wind chimes outside, Zhou Tai came out and saw him waiting there. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Oh, Senior Brother Cao, you've come looking for me so quickly? It seems you really care about Junior Sister Hu!"

At this point, he gazed intently at the other person and said, "But I'm very curious, what is it about Junior Sister Hu that attracts you so much, Senior Brother Cao, that makes you go to such great lengths and offend so many people to win her over!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing his sarcastic words, Cao Yang bowed apologetically and said, "I was somewhat wrong about what happened last time. I sincerely apologize to Junior Brother Zhou."

Zhou Tai was slightly taken aback, then smiled faintly and said, "Senior Brother Cao, you didn't come uninvited today, did you? Is this the reason?"

Cao Yang seemed oblivious to his teasing tone, looking at him earnestly and saying, "Junior Brother Zhou, I truly admire Junior Nephew Hu and sincerely wish to become her Daoist partner. If you can grant my request, I will certainly offer you a generous gift, and I will even help you three times in the future!"

This promise is undeniably tempting.

If Zhou Tai didn't know what the man was up to, he would definitely be tempted at this moment.

However, to avoid Cao Yang discovering that he knew the inside story, Zhou Tai still feigned surprise and said, "Senior Brother Cao, are you really not joking?"

Seeing his reaction, Cao Yang sneered inwardly, but said firmly, "Every word I just said is true, without the slightest falsehood!"

Zhou Tai's face immediately showed interest, but after thinking for a moment, he still looked up, shook his head, and sighed, "What a pity! Although I really want to agree to Senior Brother Cao's request, Junior Sister Hu won't agree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Yang's expression changed, and he looked at him with a gloomy gaze, saying in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Zhou, I have already been very sincere. Although you have successfully established your foundation, you will need to spend the next one or two decades cultivating your magical power and practicing your supernatural abilities. Why give up the readily available generous rewards and favors for a dispensable outer disciple?"

The threat in those words was obvious to everyone.

Cao Yang's meaning was very clear: you are a Foundation Establishment cultivator who has just succeeded in establishing your foundation, with weak magic power and not even having had time to learn any supernatural abilities or spells. What makes you think you can fight me?

But Zhou Tai completely ignored his threat, instead nodding at him and commenting approvingly, "That's the right flavor, that's more like your Senior Brother Cao's personality!"

After saying that, he smiled gently at Cao Yang and said, "I must thank Senior Brother Cao for reminding me. Since I still have so many shortcomings, I will focus on cultivating in the sect and make up for them!"

Cao Yang's eyes immediately turned cold, and he stared at him with a chilling glint in them, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"Zhou Tai, you'll regret this!"

After coldly uttering those murderous words, Cao Yang finally slunk away.

Zhou Tai has already successfully established his foundation and has even become a disciple of Song Yanting, an elder of the Purple Mansion Sect. As long as he remains in the sect, no one can do anything to Zhou Tai.

So rather than staying here and being mocked and ridiculed by Zhou Tai, it's better to leave first.

His words before he left already revealed his attitude.

He will absolutely not let this go!

As Zhou Tai watched Cao Yang's departing figure, he murmured to himself, "I just hope you won't regret it later!"

Then he shook his head, closed the courtyard gate, and went back to his cultivation.

Since Zhou Tai had offended Cao Yang from the very beginning, he never intended to reconcile with him.

He had seen too many different kinds of people, and from Cao Yang's previous actions and attitudes, he had long since discerned that Cao Yang was a vengeful and ruthless villain.

Therefore, he did not take Cao Yang's promises seriously at all today.

Moreover, the promises the other party made casually today only strengthened his belief in the man's character.

As for Cao Yang's threat, Zhou Tai really doesn't take it to heart right now.

He has no shortage of cultivation techniques and supernatural powers, and he is protected by his master. He also has no shortage of spirit stones. As long as he does not leave the mountain gate on his own initiative, Cao Yang would not dare to deal with him inside the mountain gate even if he had ten thousand lives.

When he is about to leave the mountain gate, if Cao Yang dares to come, he will be very happy to let him experience his supernatural powers!

Two more days passed, and Zhou Tai received a notification from his master, Song Yanting, that the date for the apprenticeship ceremony had been set for an auspicious day three months from now, at Hulei Peak.

In addition to his senior brothers and sisters, he will also invite the sect leader Zhao Dongyang and many other great cultivators of the Purple Mansion to attend the ceremony and witness the event. He can also invite five relatives and friends to the event.

Upon learning that he could also invite five relatives and friends to the event, Zhou Tai thought for a while and decided on Zeng Qiming, Aaron Kwok, Li Hongzhi, and Hu Qianqian.

As for the remaining spot, Zhou Tai decided to try inviting his senior sister Tang Caiying.

Although this Senior Sister Tang does not have a master, she is a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and has excellent silk weaving and clothing making skills, making her quite worthy of being befriended.

The main reason is that he has too few inner disciples he is on good terms with. Otherwise, a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Li Hongzhi would never have had the opportunity to attend such an important occasion.

"Since Junior Brother Zhou thinks so highly of me, I'll definitely go and support you!"

Upon learning Zhou Tai's purpose in Zhiyun Valley, Tang Caiying was initially taken aback, but then readily agreed with a smile on her face.

This opportunity to get up close and personal with the elders and sect leaders is rare for her, so she would definitely be willing to go and show her face.

Moreover, she went to witness this event as a relative of Zhou Tai, which gave her a better chance to be remembered by the sect leader Zhao Dongyang and Elder Song Yanting.

Seeing that she agreed, Zhou Tai smiled and said, "Then it's settled. Senior Sister Tang, please remember this."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Zhou, I'll definitely come to find you before then."

Tang Caiying smiled and nodded.

Within a few days, both Aaron Kwok and Li Hongzhi, who had received the invitation, replied and accepted it.

With the selection of relatives and friends finalized, Zhou Tai could then wait patiently for the auspicious day to arrive.

While he was relieved, the other two people who hadn't received any news from him were extremely anxious.

These two people were Zhang Yuanjing and Sun Jianghai.

Both of them already knew about Zhou Tai's successful foundation building and had been waiting for Zhou Tai to come and discuss feeding the frogs.

As a result, Zhou Tai did not come over no matter how long he waited, as if he had completely forgotten about the matter.

As time went on, the two realized that waiting idly was not going to work, so they secretly contacted each other and went together to Yuanfu Peak to visit Zhou Tai.

At Yuanfu Peak, when Zhou Tai heard the wind chimes outside the gate and opened it to see Zhang Yuanjing and Sun Jianghai, who had come to visit, he was slightly taken aback. Then, with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "So it's Senior Brother Zhang and Senior Brother Sun. What brings you two to my humble abode today?"

After saying that, he seemed to remember something and couldn't help but slap his forehead, exclaiming, "Oh dear, look at my memory! I've been so engrossed in cultivation these past few days. My two senior brothers must have come here today for the Thunder-Patterned Frog swarm!"

Zhang Yuanjing and Sun Jianghai couldn't help but inwardly criticize this clumsy excuse.

However, things are different now. Zhou Tai is now a Foundation Establishment cultivator just like them, and they are still the ones who need his help. They can only see through this but not say anything.

Then Sun Jianghai took the lead and said with a smile, "Junior Brother Zhou has just successfully established his foundation, so it's understandable that he's engrossed in cultivation. We've all been through this, so of course we understand."

Zhang Yuanjing nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, Junior Brother Zhou achieved Foundation Establishment at the age of sixty-four, and even rejuvenated afterward. He is truly blessed and worthy of congratulations!"

Looking at the two smiling faces, and recalling the time when he was threatened and intimidated by Zhang Yuanjing, Zhou Tai felt a pang of emotion.

The time difference between the two dates seems to be less than thirty years!

He waved his hand with a smile and said, "I am but a junior disciple, and I dare not accept such high praise from you two senior brothers. The area outside is not the place to talk. Please come inside and have a seat with me!"

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