Chapter 20

Gazing at Lin Feng, Xiao Yan asked, "Senior, by saying this, you mean you have a way to make me surpass Murong Yanran in three years?"

Lin Feng smiled casually, "Of course I have a way, but the final outcome depends on how determined you are and how much effort you can put in."

"A master can lead you to the door, but cultivation is up to the individual. A rotten piece of wood can never become a great tool."

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows, "I don't know if, in your eyes, I am a rotten piece of wood or a promising talent, but I can say that my determination will never waver, and I will do my utmost."

The black-clothed youth's eyes were filled with resolve, "No matter how much hardship, I can endure it, and no matter how great the difficulty, I will overcome it!"

Lin Feng nodded, "If that's the case, then become my disciple. I will take you in."

"Still need to become a disciple?" Xiao Yan was somewhat hesitant.

Lin Feng said matter-of-factly, "Anyone who enters my door, I will teach everything I know. I want a successor, not someone with divided loyalties."

Xiao Yan thought for a moment and was about to agree.

Seeing his willingness, Lin Feng's heart warmed, but then he felt a familiar magical power fluctuation approaching the lake.

Turning his head, he saw a small purple figure quickly approaching.

Yan Mingyue also noticed, and her gaze followed Lin Feng's to the purple figure. Xiao Yan followed their gaze and was slightly stunned, "It's Zhen'er?"

Lin Feng frowned inwardly. At such a critical moment, he feared any unexpected developments. Even though Xiao Zhen'er's talent made him extremely envious, he did not want her to get involved and add variables to his plan to take Xiao Yan as a disciple.

"I don't want to see anyone else. Go and see what she wants. I'll wait for you here." Lin Feng commanded Xiao Yan without hesitation to go and deal with Xiao Zhen'er.

Xiao Yan looked at Lin Feng, then at Yan Mingyue, and finally nodded, heading over to intercept Xiao Zhen'er.

Lin Feng could feel Xiao Zhen'er's scrutinizing gaze sweeping over him, but he didn't know what excuse Xiao Yan used to take her away to a more distant place.

Yan Mingyue watched Xiao Zhen'er's retreating figure, her eyes sparkling, "Xiao Yan and this Zhen'er girl seem to have a very good relationship. It's quite a unique encounter."

Lin Feng knew that she had been hiding in Xiao Yan's ring for three years and might have already noticed Xiao Zhen'er's abnormality.

"In life, meeting anyone is a kind of destiny, but whether it will affect your future is hard to say," Lin Feng said casually.

Yan Mingyue glanced at him, "Lin Daoist's thoughts are somewhat similar to those of the Buddhist school."

Lin Feng smiled indifferently. He was now focusing most of his energy on the Heavenly Cage Curse Mark in the ring's space.

He tried to use his own magical power to explore the principles of the Heavenly Cage Curse Mark, but with little success. It made sense; if the Heavenly Cage Curse Mark were so easy to decipher, it wouldn't be a secret technique of the Tai Xu Sect.

But for Lin Feng, he had to decipher the Heavenly Cage Curse Mark in a short time, or the remnant soul of the Taotie would reappear.

At that time, Yan Mingyue would certainly intervene to suppress it again, but Lin Feng would expose his true strength, and he wouldn't be able to pretend to be a reclusive expert. Xiao Yan, who was about to become his disciple, would also be lost.

During their conversation, Little Point stood obediently by the side. However, being only about four years old, he was soon distracted by a small red bird flying over the lake.

Lin Feng caught Little Point's movement out of the corner of his eye and said irritably, "Go play by yourself, but don't go too far."

"Thank you, Master!" Little Point cheered and ran off to chase the red bird.

Yan Mingyue watched Little Point's retreating figure and sighed softly, "Lin Daoist, you say it's hard to take on disciples, but you're being too modest. Your young disciple has an extremely high natural talent, which is truly rare."

"Besides one of my senior brothers, I have never seen anyone reach the fourth level of Qi Cultivation at such a young age."

Lin Feng smiled indifferently, "Don't praise him in front of him. Children can't handle compliments well. Once they get too confident, it's hard to bring them back down."

He chuckled inwardly, "While your Tai Xu Sect is full of geniuses and prodigies, Little Point hasn't even shown his true talent yet."

If not for being betrayed by his clan brother, Little Point would have been born at the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the outstanding talent pool of the Tai Xu Sect still made Lin Feng envious.

He had secretly tested Yan Mingyue with the talent detector in the system, but only received a system prompt.

"Subject meets the standard, but has already been taken as a disciple by another. The original master-disciple relationship must be terminated before becoming the host's personal disciple."

Lin Feng thought, "Those who have already been taken as disciples can't be taken in. To poach, I need to incite them to betray their original master first."

Yan Mingyue frowned slightly, "That seems to be a Fire Bee Bird. This type of spirit bird is extremely rare. I've only seen them at the gate of the Blazing Sword Sect, and I've never heard of any in Wuzhou."

Lin Feng, busy studying the Heavenly Cage Curse Mark, replied casually, "Perhaps someone brought it here..."

His voice trailed off mid-sentence.

Damn, it's the Blazing Sword Sect!

...

"Little red bird, don't run!"

Little Point chased after the red bird, turning around a small grove of trees. He saw the red bird land on the shoulder of a red-clothed person.

The person stood among a group of red-clothed people. There were about a dozen of them, and their magical power was intense, making it feel like standing next to a volcano.

Two of them had magical power as deep and vast as the sea, clearly Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The leading figure was a fierce-looking red-haired elder. Despite his calm appearance, he exerted more pressure on Little Point than all the others combined.

"Uh!" Though small, Little Point was wise and sharp-eyed. He immediately recognized a red-robed youth in the crowd, the Blazing Sword Sect disciple he had escaped from in the mountains.

The youth respectfully said to the red-haired elder, "Elder Li, this is the child I mentioned."

"Seeking high and low, but finding it easily." The red-haired elder examined Little Point, his eyes filled with admiration, and he slowly nodded, "Good, good! Indeed, he has outstanding talent and excellent bone structure."

He walked up to Little Point and said straightforwardly, "Child, come with me. From today on, you will be a disciple of the Blazing Sword Sect!"

Little Point blinked, "But Grandpa, I already have a master."

The red-haired Elder Li's eyebrows rose slightly, "You don't understand the rules. I say you are a disciple of the Blazing Sword Sect, and you are, and you can only be!"

"Grandpa, I think I'll go." Little Point took a few steps back and suddenly turned to run away.

Elder Li snorted coldly, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Blazing Sword Sect stepped forward, extending his palm. Magical power transformed into a sea of flames, like a large cover, directly trapping Little Point underneath.