Chapter 1743 - 23: Master Turtle
"Have you all come to take him as your disciple?" asked the Artifact Spirit of the Reincarnation Immortal Scripture.
"Reporting to the Immortal! Exactly so!"
A group of ancestor-level experts replied.
"You can all talk to him, as for whom he chooses to be his master, that will depend on his own choice!" said the Artifact Spirit of the Reincarnation Immortal Scripture.
Then the group of ancestor-level experts all looked at Lin Feng like big gray wolves eyeing a little white rabbit.
Thoughts flashed in the minds of these ancestor-level experts.
All were contemplating what enticing conditions they should offer to attract Lin Feng to become a disciple.
Lin Feng was not in a hurry either, smiling happily as he waited for these ancestor-level experts to speak.
But at that moment.
A mass of black fog covered the sky, pouring into the All Heavens Stars Palace.
"Hehehehe! Everyone! This kid should follow me! You don’t need to waste your efforts plotting for him."
A sinister voice emanated from the black fog.
The next moment.
The black fog wrapped around Lin Feng.
Then tore through the void, disappearing without a trace.
"Old Turtle! You shan’t snatch him away!"
A group of ancestor-level experts immediately grew furious.
Quickly chased after him.
...
A flash of light.
Lin Feng found himself in a mountain forest.
"Plop!"
He was directly thrown to the ground.
And then.
A small old man gazed happily at Lin Feng and said, "Kid, still standing there dumbfounded? Hurry up and acknowledge me as your master!"
Lin Feng rubbed his butt and climbed up from the ground.
Then looked at this old man.
To his surprise.
This old man was actually carrying a turtle shell.
"Turtle Man?" Lin Feng couldn’t help but exclaim.
Lin Feng wasn’t unfamiliar with the Turtle Man Clan.
This was a race from the ocean.
Upon hearing Lin Feng’s address.
This old guy slapped Lin Feng on the head.
With a thud.
Lin Feng was smacked onto the ground sitting.
"Kid! Are you blind? I’m Xuanwu! Holy Beast Black Tortoise!"
The old guy squinted his eyes and yelled discontentedly.
Azure Dragon! White Tiger! Vermilion Bird! Black Tortoise! Spark Snake!
These are the Five Elements Sacred Beasts.
Rumor has it that in the Heavenly Realm there are the Five Directions Holy Emperor, governing the Tao of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.
These Five Directions Holy Emperor.
Are respectively the Eastern Azure Dragon Saint Emperor! Western White Tiger Saint! Southern Vermilion Bird Saint Emperor! Northern Xuanwu Saint Emperor! Central Earth Huangshe Saint Emperor!
The Five Directions Holy Emperor hail from the Azure Dragon Clan, White Tiger Clan, Vermilion Bird Clan, Xuanwu Clan, and Huangshe Clan respectively.
Thus these five major clans are the most powerful races in the Ethereal Heavenly Realm.
In the Three Thousand Great Worlds, there are also the Five Holy Beasts Clan, but the pure-blooded Five Holy Beasts Clan is rarely seen.
Most are descendants with impure bloodlines.
The strong combat power of the Five Holy Beasts Clan is hardly visible.
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"I haven’t met Xuanwu, how would I know if you’re Xuanwu or the Turtle Man Clan?"
Lin Feng couldn’t help but exclaim in his heart.
Of course, he didn’t dare speak these words aloud in front of the old guy.
It was Lin Feng’s first time meeting a strong cultivator of the Holy Beast Black Tortoise Clan.
The power of this old guy is extremely terrifying, Lin Feng could feel his strength.
However, strong as he was, he was a bit petty.
He spoke with a forced smile, "The junior is inexperienced, mistaken the senior’s race, sincerely apologize, haha, may the senior be magnanimous and not get angry at a junior."
Upon seeing Lin Feng apologizing with a smile, the old man’s expression became more agreeable.
He said, "Being able to take Master Turtle as your mentor is a blessing earned over three lifetimes, hurry and acknowledge me as your master, then prepare your apprenticeship gift to honor your mentor!"
Lin Feng was utterly dumbfounded.
He originally wanted to ask Master Turtle about the benefits he could get from acknowledging him as a master.
Then ask Master Turtle if he could grant him the Ten Great Immortals as maids to warm his bed.
But now, as soon as Master Turtle spoke, Lin Feng felt as if he’d been dealt a heavy blow.
This old guy blocked all roads to asking for benefits from him, let alone granting him the Four Great Immortals as maids to warm his bed.
If he dared to make such a request, he wondered if this old guy would give him a beating?
Acknowledging him as a master and learning a craft without any welcoming gift.
And he had to prepare a gift for this old guy.
Lin Feng was truly on the verge of tears now.
An apprenticeship in the Immortal Sect.
Isn’t it usually where Masters reward their disciples with various magical treasures, cultivation secret books, and cultivation resources?
Why did it become him, the disciple, offering treasures instead to Master Turtle?
"Cough, cough, I have something to do, can I acknowledge you next time?" Lin Feng coughed dryly and said awkwardly.
He wanted to slip away unnoticed.
But Master Turtle gave a strange laugh and said, "Kid! Trying to sneak away, aren’t you? Let me tell you, it’s impossible, you have two choices now, first, obediently kneel and perform the rituals, acknowledge your master, and hand over the apprenticeship gift, second, you can choose to escape, but then as your master, I will personally capture you, and force you to kneel and perform the rituals, and for you to learn the fine tradition of perseverance and hardship, I’ll confiscate all the treasures on you for safekeeping!"
"Good grief..."
Lin Feng was left speechless.
This old guy is too shameless.
Too brazen.
Threatening him like this.
Acknowledging him as a master.
Little Fairy Sister is gone.
Future magical treasures, divine skills, cultivation resources from the master are gone.
This is too deceitful.
But now there’s no other choice.
Even if unwilling, he must obediently acknowledge Master Turtle as his mentor.
...
"At least this old guy is a master!"
...
Lin Feng could only comfort himself this way.
"Disciple pays respects to Master!"
He performed the three kneels and nine bows to Master Turtle.
After acknowledging him as a master, Lin Feng took out over a hundred various types of Spiritual Medicine, and even gave a jar of Monkey Wine.
He handed all these to Master Turtle.
"Haha, good disciple, quite filial!" Master Turtle contentedly collected the gifts.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
At that moment, figures shuttled out from the void.
More than twenty ancestor-level experts appeared.
They looked at Master Turtle indignantly and yelled, "Old Turtle! We won’t stop you from taking anyone as a disciple, but this kid absolutely can’t acknowledge you as a master."
"Why?"
Lin Feng felt something seemed off and asked.
An ancestor said, "This Old Turtle makes his disciples cultivate the Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill! This Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill reverses the meridians, mana flows backward, in past years, the disciples he accepted, either astoundingly brilliant talents, all due to cultivating this Old Turtle’s Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill, ended up exploding due to the uncontrollable reversed mana!"
Upon hearing this ancestor’s words, Lin Feng felt like he’d hit a new low.
Lin Feng had been utterly duped by this old guy Master Turtle.
Master Turtle laughed happily, saying, "You’re too late, this kid has now acknowledged me as his master!"
"Old Turtle, you’ve gone too far! Now we shall go find the Sect Master to judge, the Sect Master won’t allow this kid to acknowledge you as a master either!"
These ancestor-level experts shouted in rage.
"Go ahead, just don’t bother me again!" Master Turtle pouted, appearing unconcerned.
He grabbed Lin Feng, flew towards a distant place, and quickly disappeared without a trace.
"Let’s go..." A group of ancestor-level experts stormed away in rage.