Chapter 95

"Alright, let's decide it this way. You and I will return to the Spirit Treasure Sect. You will serve me, and you can read the books anytime. I have other books as well." Li Zhi nodded. Bu Zheng's techniques were very proficient, especially those array formations. Even Li Zhi himself might not be able to achieve such a level of completion.

Of course, Li Zhi didn't think Bu Zheng was stronger than him. It was just that Li Zhi hadn't practiced these array formations, while Bu Zheng practiced them every day. The saying "practice makes perfect" is understood by everyone.

"Return to the Spirit Treasure Sect with you?" Bu Zheng was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what this meant.

"..." Li Zhi fell silent. Had this kid not thought about this before? Was he mistaken?

"Bu Zheng, quickly thank Senior Li. Following him, you will definitely have a bright future," Chen Yong immediately said. He also wanted his disciple to be taken out, even if it was just as a miscellaneous disciple.

"I... thank you, Senior." Bu Zheng quickly reacted and hurriedly bowed. If he followed this Li Zhi, he wouldn't have to worry about his safety. Although he wasn't like his second senior brother, at least he would have a powerful person backing him up.

"Black Bear, you stay and help him pack. From now on, he will be under your management." Li Zhi instructed the Black Bear beside him, then returned to the New Moon Pavilion with Chen Yong to continue drinking.

Li Zhi taking in Bu Zheng was merely taking in a servant, not a personal disciple. He naturally wouldn't pay much attention to Bu Zheng, and might even forget his existence in the end.

He had many subordinates, and he only remembered a few of them. Most were managed through others and had no direct contact with him.

Bu Zheng was now in this situation, being managed through Black Bear.

However, this didn't matter to Bu Zheng. As long as he had food, a place to stay, and money, he didn't care who managed him.

In fact, Li Zhi was a good choice. He was a significant force in the Spirit Treasure Sect. Although the sect was ordinary in individual strength, even a bit weak, they were a forging sect with a very strong foundation in array formations. Even the upper echelons of Yellow-level forces wouldn't dare to provoke the Spirit Treasure Sect.

Array formations can be passed down and will only increase over time. Even if a person is extremely powerful, they will eventually die, but array formations can generally be passed down. This is the difference.

Because the Spirit Treasure Sect is a forging sect, they select people based on their talent for array formations, not their strength. This is why they came to the Seven Stars Kingdom to find people.

A characteristic of forging sects is that they would rather have ten people with ordinary talent than one genius, because array formations can be accumulated through quantity and require many people to create.

Of course, they still want geniuses, but their relative value is different. Geniuses are not as important as martial artists, who might sacrifice ten or even dozens of people for one genius.

Because of this, when Li Zhi saw Bu Zheng's talent in alchemy, he chose to let Bu Zheng join the sect, even if it was just as a miscellaneous disciple. This status was equivalent to an elite disciple of the Green Cloud Sword Sect, or even higher.

Although Bu Zheng's martial arts were not as high as those of the Green Cloud Sword Sect's elite disciples, the issue was the difference in status.

No one would have expected that Bu Zheng, a miscellaneous disciple, would become a member of a Yellow-level force before anyone else. This was something Xiu Ying had never considered, even after thinking of many possibilities for Bu Zheng's safety.

Crisis, indeed, brings opportunity!

If people knew about this, they would all be envious, jealous, and resentful, wondering why they weren't chosen, especially the other miscellaneous disciples who came with Bu Zheng. They felt it even more deeply because the opportunity was right in front of them.

Why didn't I go to guard the gate at that time? Especially the person who assigned Bu Zheng to guard the gate, they regretted it even more. They all felt that if it were them, they might have become a member of a Yellow-level force.

In fact, it was impossible. For Bu Zheng to be chosen by Li Zhi, it wasn't that simple. There were many reasons, a combination of various factors.

First, to open the box like Bu Zheng did. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't have done it. This was necessary; otherwise, Li Zhi wouldn't have come to see.

Second, to have the array formation secret manual that Bu Zheng had. Because of this, Li Zhi felt he owed Bu Zheng something, which led him to think of taking Bu Zheng to the Spirit Treasure Sect.

Third, to know a bit of alchemy and have proficient techniques, which Li Zhi felt he needed and recognized.

Lastly, Bu Zheng was still young, only sixteen years old, with much room for cultivation.

Each of these reasons would make it impossible for others to meet the criteria, so they wouldn't be chosen by Li Zhi. Even if he was just selecting a miscellaneous disciple, he didn't need to deeply investigate their strength and talent, but there were still standards.

"Big Brother Black, where are we going now?" Bu Zheng didn't have much to pack, so he was ready quickly. He also wanted to leave early, as he didn't feel very safe here.

"To the Welcome Inn. We will stay there," Black Bear said calmly, neither showing any displeasure nor any favoritism towards Bu Zheng.

"Welcome Inn?" Bu Zheng was a bit puzzled. Why stay at an inn? With such a high status, even they had a separate courtyard to stay in. How could he stay at an inn?

Soon, Bu Zheng's confusion was resolved. They did stay at the Welcome Inn, but it wasn't just a regular stay. They had directly booked the entire Welcome Inn, and only Li Zhi's people stayed there.

"You will sleep in this room. I will go to the New Moon Pavilion to serve the hall master," Black Bear casually found a room for Bu Zheng next to everyone, then went to the New Moon Pavilion.

As for the hall master Black Bear mentioned, it was naturally Li Zhi. Li Zhi was a hall master of a branch of the Spirit Treasure Sect, a position of considerable status.

Speaking of which, given Li Zhi's relationship with Chen Yong, why didn't Li Zhi let Chen Yong stay in his branch? Was it because of the strict rules of the Spirit Treasure Sect?

No, that's not it. As a hall master, Li Zhi could easily recruit a few ordinary disciples, but he didn't invite Chen Yong. It wasn't because he was unfeeling or had never thought about it. It was because Chen Yong didn't want to come.

Why didn't he want to come? If he were in Li Zhi's Spirit Treasure Sect, his status would be higher than his current position as an elder, and the cultivation environment and martial arts would be better than those of the Green Cloud Sword Sect. Why didn't Chen Yong want to come?

It was because Chen Yong's philosophy was: "Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!"