Gao Wu: Others practice martial arts, but you cultivate immortality?

Seeing the little guy earnestly asking him for "face," the old man almost burst out laughing.

But I also felt a little ashamed and annoyed.

If my old buddies knew, they'd laugh themselves to death...

But the next moment, when he saw the bronze token that appeared in Chu Yuan's hand, his expression also became serious.

He spoke with a complicated tone: "You bastard, you were pretty quick..."

Although this Zhenwu Token did not bring any change in Chu Yuan's strength, it represented the will of the Zhenwu Bureau.

So much so that he had to take it a little more seriously and could no longer ignore Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan waited silently for his answer;

The old man was silent for a moment, then shook his head regretfully: "I cannot agree to that."

"..." Chu Yuan almost burst out cursing, but in the end he held back;

He said with a hint of sarcasm, "Since you were summoned to the Seventh Secret Realm, you must be a strong person."

But I have never seen any strong person like you, senior, in such a disheveled state!

"Let my sister follow you in your cultivation... and go begging together?"

The old man wasn't angry; he shook his head and said, "You don't understand."

"I really don't understand what kind of strange quirk this is, senior;"

But one thing I know for sure is that Chu Ying will never become your disciple, so you should give up on that idea.

"She will."

"She won't!"

"She will."

"Won't!"

"..."

"My brother is right, there's no way I'll become your apprentice!"

"Sigh~" The old man sighed, his gaze towards Chu Ying filled with pity and sorrow.

Just then, another aged yet gentle voice rang out: "Zhou Ye? What are you doing here?"

Chu Yuan was startled. Who had come this time?

He turned his head and saw an old man with white hair and a youthful face, holding a cane, walking slowly towards him;

The face looked somewhat familiar; it seemed like I'd seen it somewhere before.

Thinking back a little, I realized I had indeed seen it before, but not in real life; it was in the news...

"Old Zhang!?"

The visitor's real name was Zhang Chen, an ordinary name;

But almost no one calls him by his name directly; instead, they respectfully refer to him as Old Zhang.

He showed his talent in the early stages of the martial arts revival, but unlike other martial artists, he did not have the merit of conquering his homeland or the fame of fighting against foreign tribes.

But his contributions to the Qin Dynasty are no less than those of any powerful figure who has made a name for himself through his fighting prowess!

Just to put it simply, most of the healing pills for martial artists on the market were either developed by Elder Zhang or by his disciples!

Any martial artist who has participated in a war, regardless of whether they are in the second, third, seventh, or even eighth realm;

Who hasn't taken healing pills?

If it weren't for those pills, many martial artists who could have survived might have perished along the way.

Inevitably, many powerful figures will emerge from among them...

Zhang Chen smiled and nodded to Chu Yuan: "You should know by now that I'm here to heal your injuries."

"I heard from our principal, but I didn't know it was you... Thank you for coming all this way!"

"It's alright... Zhou is here to see you too?"

Chu Yuan turned his head and looked around, only to find the bench completely empty; the old man had vanished sometime during the night...

"Don't bother looking for him, he's already gone."

"He wasn't targeting me, he just insisted on taking my sister as his apprentice..." Chu Yuan explained with a wry smile;

Then, a thought struck him, and he asked, "Elder Zhang, although this may be a bit abrupt;

But I don't know... could you please ask him to stop bothering my sister?

As Zhang Chen listened, he carefully observed Chu Ying, and finally smiled, "Why not? This is a good thing..."

"Good things depend on whether people are willing to do them..." Chu Yuan complained, "I don't understand, there are so many people in the Great Qin;

He's a powerful figure, after all. If he were willing to take on disciples, there would be plenty of people offering themselves up!

Why is it that you keep bothering my sister...?

Chu Ying listened to their conversation and belatedly realized that the drunken old man was actually a powerful figure!

Even someone like Elder Zhang treats him with special regard!

But after the initial amazement, there were no other feelings such as regret.

She was still young and didn't understand how great an opportunity this was.

All I know is that taking the college entrance exam step by step is the safest bet...

Zhang Chen's gaze never left Chu Ying. After hearing Chu Yuan's words, he shook his head: "You don't understand. Zhou Ye's lineage... doesn't easily accept disciples."

Accepting disciples isn't based on martial arts talent, but rather on some other quality.

Although he couldn't see anything special about Chu Ying, Zhou Ye must have his reasons for choosing her.

Chu Yuan was somewhat puzzled: "Not talent? Then what do we look at?"

"Perhaps, it's fate?"

"Why are you acting so mysteriously..."

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "You're right, their lineage has always been mysterious and eccentric."

After thinking for a moment, he explained, "This lineage has a long history. Before the revival of martial arts, it was a Taoist temple called Tongshen Temple."

They claimed to be experts in divination, fortune telling, divination, and the like... basically all sorts of mysterious things, which were considered "superstition" at the time.

At that time, many high-ranking officials and nobles went there to seek blessings...

Later, when martial arts revived, the Tongshen Temple lineage somehow embarked on a unique path of martial arts, but still maintained its previous mystical and eccentric style...

Chu Yuan was taken aback. Was there really such a thing?

"Although Zhou Ye is only at the seventh realm, he is not an official."

However, his status was actually not low, and he had some connections with many eighth-realm martial artists.

Many times, the authorities need his assistance with their operations... He's not particularly strong in combat, but he can indeed predict certain things.

That's why I said that it wouldn't actually be a bad thing if this little girl could become Zhou Ye's apprentice.

"Oh, there really are!" Chu Yuan asked curiously, "Then why did you say they were superstitious?"

"Because this is originally a matter within the scope of martial arts;"

After reaching the fifth realm, martial artists begin to come into contact with the laws through their martial arts skills, which is why the martial arts skills used by martial artists in the Divine Power Realm have such explosive power!

Martial artists at the seventh realm then begin to formally comprehend the laws...

Zhou Ye's precognition should be an ability brought about by his own unique laws;

Just like the concept of 'big data,' it's not surprising.

"But not many martial artists choose this path," Zhang Chen sighed. "After all, some things, even if you know them in advance... if you lack the strength, you still can't change the outcome."

law!?

Chu Yuan was a little confused. The path of martial arts... was it really this advanced?

To start comprehending such high-level concepts at the seventh realm?!

Then Zhang Chen asked in confusion, "I see an aura of the Law of Metal on you?"

"..." Chu Yuan was instantly relieved and replied, "I have cultivated the Golden Yuan Technique."