The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 395 Apprenticeship
Good guy!
Wang Wu was not at all surprised by Song Guangming's bad luck, but the fact that three strange immortals wanted to see him was a terrible surprise. He wondered if he had offended these three immortals.

With his skinny arms and legs, you can't mess with him.

He hurriedly replied to the message and then teleported out of the Hidden Yuan Bell. As soon as he appeared, he was stared at by two pairs of eyes, and even his level 24 passive concealment was useless.

It was as if everything else had turned into nothingness, into emptiness, and only he and the two people opposite him remained in the world.

He didn't do anything; he had already arrived at a very ordinary courtyard.

Here, there was an ordinary-looking old man in gray, and an equally ordinary-looking young man in black, younger than him.

That's pretty strange.

Of course, Wang Wu also knew that he absolutely could not show off or act childish at this time; he had to be as honest as possible.

Without saying a word, he immediately kowtowed and bowed.

"Your Excellencies, I, a lowly demon of the wilderness, have been summoned to receive your commands!"

"Get up, don't be shy."

The gray-robed old man smiled and spoke. After Wang Wu stood up, he looked Wang Wu up and down a few times before smiling again and saying, "I am an investigator sent by the Hidden Origin Society headquarters. I am now a third-rank elder of the Hidden Origin Society and hold the position of Lord of the Mist Domain. In formal occasions, I am usually called the Immortal of the Mist Domain, but in ordinary times, you can call me Old Gray."

"I admire your actions and therefore wish to take you as my disciple. Are you willing? Hmm, don't be nervous. You can ask me three questions before deciding. Even if you refuse, it's alright."

Apprentice?

Lord of the Mist Domain?

Damn, what else is there to say, and what else is there to ask? With such a powerful backer, why wait to latch onto him?
Wang Wu immediately kowtowed again with sincere devotion, bowing nine times in one go.

"Master, please accept this disciple Wang Zhige's deepest respects!"

"Hahaha!"

The old man in gray laughed heartily, "So your name is Wang Zhige, not 'Lying Flat Lord'?"

"Reporting to Master, that was merely a jest!"

"Yes, get up. First, pay your respects to this Black Emperor. He is the Lord of the Black Domain and is quite generous; he will give you a gift upon meeting him."

The gray-robed elder said jokingly, but the black-robed youth still smiled gently, "Do you know that I originally intended to take you as my disciple? However, I owed Elder Gray a favor, so I had to reluctantly give up my offer, but the benefits I should give you cannot be reduced."

Wow! Such a good thing?

So the Lord of the Frost Domain also wanted to take him as his disciple?

Ashamed!

"Junior pays homage to senior!"

Wang Wu obediently kowtowed, not daring to utter a single punctuation mark.

The young man in black was also quite carefree. He immediately took out a pale gourd and said, "You are now at the third level of Earth Immortal. You must have already encountered the three calamities of Yang Thunder, Yin Fire, and Evil Wind. So, I will give you this ball of fifth-grade Yin Fire. You will need it in the future. However, I also want to give you a piece of advice. Your cultivation is too unorthodox. You can be upright and honest, but you insist on doing things in a sneaky way. In addition, your foundation is too weak. You should go into seclusion and cultivate for one or two thousand years, first undergo the Three Calamities Heavenly Tribulation, and then the Nine Absolute Heavenly Tribulation, before you can prove yourself as a Taiyi True Immortal."

"Thank you for your guidance, senior!"

Wang Wu was extremely shocked. Good heavens, he casually sent out 150,000 strands of human five elements. He truly deserves to be called a big shot.

"That's settled then, Elder Grey. Congratulations on gaining a new disciple. Sigh, you've outsmarted me. Time to go, time to go!"

The young man in black shook his head and sighed, then vanished from the spot like a bubble.

At this moment, the gray-haired old man smiled slightly and beckoned to Wang Wu, "This item is not bad, but you must use it with caution. In the future, it would be best to find a senior brother or sister to protect you. Otherwise, if you use it rashly on your own, it will greatly shorten your lifespan."

"Yes, disciple understands." Wang Wu was filled with trepidation and his attitude was respectful. "Do you know why I chose to take you as my disciple?"

"This disciple does not know, please enlighten me, Master."

"Hehe, it's all because three days ago, I just cultivated the Twenty-Seventh Grade Divine Calculation Great Divine Ability. I got itchy and used up all thirty-six divine thoughts to barely unleash this Twenty-Seventh Grade Divine Calculation, calculating some situations for the next five hundred years. Among them is you, Wang Zhige, also known as Xiong Wu. You will shine brightly and be unparalleled in your fame. In fact, you will kill my beloved disciple three hundred years later, oh, that is, your current fifth senior brother. He is now at the third level of Taiyi True Immortal. You didn't expect that, did you?"

Wang Wu was dumbfounded. He thought to himself, "Old Deng, you've gone through all this trouble just to kill me?"

But the old man in gray laughed heartily, "You must be thinking now whether I'm going to kill you? Wrong, wrong, wrong! You're underestimating my twenty-seventh-grade divine calculation! Is this the kind of great supernatural power you'd use for? I might as well just find a block of tofu and smash my head against it!"

"What I want is the ability to foresee the future! By taking you as my disciple in advance, you will naturally avoid conflicts with your fifth senior brother, and you will not have to suffer so much hardship under my tutelage. Now that I have made this clear to you, you should understand my intentions."

"This disciple is ashamed. Master's intentions are profound. In this life, this disciple will never let down the sect, and will never anger any of my fellow disciples. I will never fight back when hit or talk back when scolded!"

Wang Wu knelt down with a thud, actually trembling with fear. What kind of being was this? A powerful being who could directly reverse his future destiny!

However, he was also curious. Logically speaking, such a powerful person should have been able to see that his Yin Fire resistance was actually only 10 points, and that ball of fifth-grade Yin Fire was actually not enough to cut him down with one strike.

At this point, the old man in gray continued, "That's one aspect. On the other hand, I also need to make it clear to you that I'm taking you as my disciple not because I care about your gratitude, and you don't need to expect me to care about you much. I don't need you to inherit any mantle or fulfill any unfulfilled wishes. We don't need to put on those fake displays of affection that only mortals need."

"It's not even about appreciating talent, nor is it about saving your poor fifth senior brother. The real purpose is only one thing: I need to expand and strengthen my faction!"

“You are already a first-rank steward of the Hidden Origin Society, so killing you will be difficult. Moreover, if I don’t make a move today, the other two will definitely be vying to take you as their disciple. In fact, according to my calculations, you have already become a disciple of Frost Lord, making it even more difficult to kill you then. Rather than that, it’s better to do the simplest thing: take you as my disciple.”

"I didn't need to tell you these things, but I know that it's better to be frank than to hide it. Everything boils down to interests. If you join my sect, I will guarantee you will survive the Nine Heavenly Tribulations and become a Taiyi True Immortal! In return, you will be a member of my camp and serve it. I don't need you to make any solemn oaths or risk your life. Just do your best."

"And my guarantee to you is that when I attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, you can still continue to follow me."

Do you understand what I mean?

"Yes, disciple understands!" Wang Wu was shocked, but even more so, he admired the old man. This old man was truly extraordinary.

It's best to make things clear and unambiguous.

"Hehe, now you can ask any questions you may have." The old man was very satisfied, no, actually very proud. If he had cultivated his twenty-seventh-grade divine calculation ability a few days later, he would have missed out on this boy.

"Thank you, Master. I do have some questions I would like to ask."

Wang Wu thought for a moment and then asked, "Master, if, at this very moment, another immortal who has also cultivated the twenty-seventh grade of the Divine Calculation Great Divine Ability were to use their divine calculation, wouldn't that mean that their understanding of the future is more accurate than yours? Wouldn't this allow the other side to obtain important information about our side, turning our advantage into a disadvantage?"

“That’s right, I knew that would be the first question you asked,” the gray-haired old man said with a smile, then held up three fingers.

"First of all, whether it is the twenty-seventh grade divine calculation of the human race or the twenty-seventh level of foresight of the demon race, they inevitably face a problem, that is, the cost of using it is extremely high. Even I am good if I can use it once every five hundred years. The consumption of thirty-six divine thoughts makes me feel heartache and liver pain."

"Secondly, divine calculation and foresight are not comprehensive predictions of the future, but only predictions of people and events related to oneself. For example, if you hadn't killed your fifth senior brother in the future, how could I have foreseen your existence? The entire cultivation world is so vast, how would I know who you are!"

"Third, because of the first two points, basically any decent and well-established faction will make arrangements for its important members and families. For example, the simplest thing is to provide protective talismans. This is basically the standard equipment for any important member in the cultivation world."

"With a protective talisman, one can basically be exempt from the intervention of a 24th-grade divine divination or a 24th-level precognitive supernatural power. It will be about 90% ineffective, making it difficult to deduce anything."

"Besides that, there are permanent immortal artifacts, such as the Hidden Origin Bell. Staying inside the Hidden Origin Bell, or establishing a good relationship with the Hidden Origin Bell, can also exempt one from the predictions of the 26th grade, 26th level divine calculation."

"Furthermore, the higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to make predictions. In short, with all these conditions combined, it is very difficult to make a successful prediction."

"Of course, the 27th grade divine calculation and prediction effect is undoubtedly overwhelmingly superior, but the good news is that within the Twelve Immortal Alliances of the cultivation world, there are no more than five Taiyi True Immortals who have mastered this level of divine calculation and precognitive abilities. And you have no contact with them at all, so they can't even make predictions about you."

"Therefore, I will not make a big fuss about you becoming my closed-door disciple, nor will I take you away. You will remain here and cultivate quietly. With the Hidden Origin Bell, this eternal immortal artifact, you will hardly have to worry about any trouble. Try to remain as low-key and discreet as possible. I know you have some friends, and you can bring them all over. Do not get involved in other matters. Try to go into seclusion for eight hundred years. If you can cultivate to the ninth level of Earth Immortal after eight hundred years, you will be considered to have stepped into the true threshold of this cultivation world. Only at that time will you be qualified to go to the Misty Domain where I am."

"Yes, disciple will respectfully follow Master's teachings!"

Wang Wu dared not disobey. In fact, when he learned that there were several such powerful fortune tellers in the cultivation world, he was too busy keeping a low profile.

(End of this chapter)