I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 88 Passing the Test

"Take care, Senior Brother Zhong. You're welcome to visit often in the future."

"Junior Brother Zhou, please wait. You are also welcome to visit my cave in the future."

At the gate of the courtyard, after seeing Zhong Sheng off, Zhou Tai watched his figure soar into the sky and disappear into the distance, and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Even now, he still doesn't know what Zhong Sheng's purpose is in visiting him today.

However, he was certain that his conversation with the other party had not been impolite, nor had he said anything inappropriate. Judging from the other party's behavior throughout the entire process, there seemed to be no dissatisfaction with him.

In short, he certainly did not offend the other party.

"How about we consult Master Zeng?"

Zhou Tai's heart stirred slightly, and he acted on his thought immediately, quickly heading to Zeng Qiming's cave to pay a visit.

Zeng Qiming is quite old, and when he has nothing to do, he spends most of his time relaxing and enjoying his retirement in his cave.

After Zhou Taitong relayed the message, he soon met him.

Upon meeting, Zhou Tai immediately apologized, saying, "Master Zeng, I apologize for my presumptuous visit."

"It's alright, just tell me your purpose."

Zeng Qiming waved his hand, signaling him to get straight to the point.

So Zhou Tai told him about Zhong Sheng's sudden visit that day, and even emphasized the conversation between the two.

After saying this, he bowed again and said, "Master Zeng, you are wise. I feel that Senior Brother Zhong's sudden visit must have had some purpose, but even after he left, I still couldn't figure out what he meant. That's why I came to Master Zeng to ask for your help."

Zeng Qiming didn't speak, but his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was pondering his words.

After waiting for a while, his brow relaxed, as if he had found a solution.

He smiled gently at Zhou Tai and said, "You don't need to think too much about this. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a good thing for you. Just continue drawing talismans and waiting for news!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai's curiosity was immediately piqued, and he couldn't help but look at him and ask, "Master Zeng, could you please explain in detail?"

Zeng Qiming, however, became mysterious, repeatedly waving his hands and saying, "There's no point in saying more, no point in saying more. Let's go back and calmly draw the talisman and wait for news!"

Seeing that he was unwilling to reveal anything, Zhou Tai had no choice but to cup his hands and say, "This student understands. This student will take his leave now."

However, even though he had left, he was still thinking about the matter on his way home.

As he walked to his own doorstep, a thought suddenly struck him, and he remembered the phrase "waiting for news" that Zeng Qiming had mentioned twice.

What is it that he needs to wait for news about now?

"Could it be that—"

His eyes lit up, and he understood the true meaning of Zeng Qiming's words.

"If that's really the case, then calling him 'Senior Brother' today might not have been in vain!"

He muttered to himself, and his mood instantly improved.

For the next few days, Zhou Tai indeed stayed at home drawing talismans without going anywhere.

Five days later, Zhong Sheng came to visit again.

"Why has Senior Brother Chung suddenly come to visit again today?"

Outside the courtyard gate, Zhou Tai looked at Zhong Sheng, who had come to visit again, and asked with a surprised expression.

Seeing his expression, Zhong Sheng immediately smiled and said, "I've come to deliver good news to Junior Brother Zhou."

"Oh, I wonder what brings you this joy?"

Zhou Tai's expression shifted, and he looked at him with curiosity in his eyes.

Zhong Sheng smiled slightly and said, "I forgot to tell Junior Brother Zhou last time that I am the disciple of Elder Song Yanting of our sect, and I am ranked fifth among my fellow disciples. Today, I am here on the orders of our master to invite Junior Brother Zhou to our master's cave, Hu Lei Peak, for a meeting."

"I see."

Zhou Tai nodded in realization, then looked at Zhong Sheng with envy and exclaimed, "Senior Brother Zhong has been hiding his abilities so well! I never imagined you had such a background!"

Zhong Sheng continued with a smile, explaining, "I was only there on my master's orders to contact Junior Brother Zhou, so I couldn't reveal anything. I'm sure Junior Brother Zhou is intelligent enough to understand everything by now!"

Zhou Tai understood, of course, but to ensure everything went smoothly, he still asked in a low voice, "Judging from Senior Brother Zhong's words, Elder Song summoned me here today, could it be about the matter of becoming his disciple?"

"Indeed!"

Zhong Sheng nodded, then looked at Zhou Tai with a sigh and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, you may not know this, but Master originally had no intention of taking on any more disciples. It was only because you have extraordinary potential and great fortune that the Sect Leader specially wrote to Master to recommend you. And Master, because he has always cherished talent, made an exception and decided to give you a chance!"

Hearing that he was only being given one chance, Zhou Tai frowned imperceptibly, then looked at Zhong Sheng with a questioning expression and asked, "Then what do I need to do, Junior Brother?"

Zhong Sheng simply shook his head slightly and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, you don't need to do anything now. After you meet with Master, Master will make his own decision!"

"Junior brother understands. Thank you, Senior Brother Zhong, for clearing up my doubts."

Zhou Tai nodded thoughtfully, thanked him verbally, and then left Yuanfu Peak with Zhong Sheng.

The two flew together using their qi, and soon arrived outside Hulei Peak.

Hulei Peak is the main cultivation cave and training ground of the Purple Mansion, and it is protected by a powerful array. Even Zhong Sheng, as a direct disciple of the Purple Mansion, cannot enter or leave at will, let alone bring others.

After the two landed beside the pavilion at the foot of the mountain, Zhong Sheng immediately sent out a message talisman to inform them of his purpose.

Before long, a bluestone path appeared in the dense forest ahead.

Seeing this, Zhong Sheng immediately called out to Zhou Tai, "Master's wife has opened the array passage, Junior Brother Zhou, please follow me."

After saying that, he strode ahead onto the bluestone path.

And so, with Zhong Sheng leading the way and Zhou Tai following behind, they walked briskly for a little over fifteen minutes before finally arriving outside Song Yanting's cave.

The cave dwelling of Song Yanting, a master cultivator of the Purple Mansion, was located below the cliff and was divided into an outer mansion and an inner mansion.

The outer palace is a magnificent courtyard in the valley below the cliff, while the inner palace is a cave hall and stone chamber inside the cliff.

The inner chamber is where Song Yanting and his Daoist partner Mo Yunshuang cultivate in seclusion. Even their personal disciples are not allowed to enter, and it is protected by powerful array formations and restrictions.

The outer palace was the place for daily activities, and guests were received there.

When Zhou Tai arrived at the outer gate of the mansion with Zhong Sheng, he saw a beautiful woman in a blue long dress with flowing sleeves standing in front of the gate waiting.

Upon seeing the beautiful woman in the blue dress, Zhong Sheng, who was leading the way, immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Zhong Sheng greets Master's wife."

Since the master-disciple relationship had not yet been established, Zhou Tai could only greet him with the courtesy due to a junior: "Zhou Tai greets Senior Mo!"

Although Mo Yunshuang is not a cultivator at the Purple Mansion stage, she has the cultivation of the late Foundation Establishment stage, and she is definitely more than several decades older than him, so it is appropriate for him to call her senior.

"You two need not stand on ceremony. My husband is already waiting for you at home. Please come with me inside!"

Mo Yunshuang waved her hand gently, then turned and led the way.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Sheng and Zhou Tai immediately followed closely behind.

After navigating through the courtyard and passing through several gates, they finally arrived at Song Yanting's location.

The place where Song Yanting met Zhou Tai was not in the living room, but by a pond in the backyard.

He was sitting on a smooth rock by the pond, fishing with a fishing rod in his hand.

After Mo Yunshuang led Zhou Tai and the other man in, she immediately curtsied to him and said, "Husband, Sheng'er and Zhou Tai have arrived."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Sheng immediately bowed and said, "Disciple greets Master."

Zhou Tai also bowed and said, "Disciple Zhou Tai greets Elder Song."

"You may dispense with the formalities."

Song Yanting put down his fishing rod, turned around, waved to the two of them, and then looked at Zhou Tai, who had just straightened up, and asked, "You're Zhou Tai?"

Zhou Tai lowered his head slightly and replied respectfully, "Indeed, this is your disciple."

Song Yanting asked again, "I heard that you shone brightly in the previous Chongming Ruins trial. Not only did you become the only surviving disciple of our sect, but you also eliminated demons and protected the righteous path, obtaining fifteen demonic trial tokens. This made our junior brother Tian Qi, who was leading the team, very happy. He even went out of his way to plead with our junior brother, the sect leader, to allow you to exchange them for spiritual items that greatly boost your vitality and life force. Is that right?"

Zhou Tai kept his head down and frankly admitted, "Reporting to the elder, this is indeed the case."

Song Yanting then asked, "Given this relationship, when you went to the sect leader to recommend someone for apprenticeship, why didn't you directly specify Junior Brother Tian Qi? Did you think he wasn't worthy?"

coming!

Zhou Tai's heart skipped a beat; he knew the real test had begun.

If he doesn't answer this question well, and Song Yanting is not satisfied with his answer, he may have to miss the opportunity to become Song Yanting's apprentice today.

Thoughts raced through his mind, and he quickly came up with a variety of excuses.

But after thinking it over, I felt that if I lied, it might backfire.

After all, he didn't know if Song Yanting had any secret treasures or methods to detect lies.

After quickly weighing the pros and cons, he decided to give a truthful answer.

He immediately bowed to Song Yanting and said, "Elder, you are wise. I am just a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator from the mortal world. To have a Grandmaster of the Purple Mansion as my master is already more than I could ask for. How dare I say who is worthy or not!"

"The reason I didn't specifically mention Elder Tian Qi at the time was twofold: firstly, Elder Tian Qi had never expressed any intention to take on disciples in front of me, and secondly, without knowing the details, I dared not make any unfounded accusations!"

"Secondly, I am of humble status and have contributed nothing to the sect. I am already deeply grateful that the sect leader is willing to recommend a renowned teacher for me, considering the difficulties I have faced in my cultivation. How could I dare to be picky and arbitrarily appoint someone!"

After he finished speaking, he felt Song Yanting's gaze fall on him and linger for a long time.

After staring at him intently for a long time, the man finally spoke slowly: "Was what you just said the truth?"

Zhou Tai quickly replied loudly, "Elder, you are wise! Everything I said just now was from the heart, and there was not a single word of falsehood in it!"

"Excellent! You may become my disciple!"

Song Yanting nodded in satisfaction and finally spoke the words Zhou Tai wanted to hear.

Zhou Tai was stunned for a moment, then immediately came to his senses and, beaming with joy, bowed deeply, saying, "Disciple Zhou Tai greets Master!"

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