"Who is this person?"
This person seemed to have no magical power at all!
Of course, this was impossible!
Either this person knew a profound method of gathering energy, or his cultivation level was probably beyond his imagination...
Feeling that the Stone Bead World was still safe and sound, ready to be activated at any time, Lu Tiandu felt relieved. As long as this biggest trump card was not in jeopardy, everything would be fine.
"I didn't know you were here, Senior. If I have offended you, please forgive me!"
Lu Tiandu said respectfully, his expression unchanged.
"Oh, then how do you want me to forgive you?"
The dirty old man laughed strangely, his eyes brightening as he looked at Lu Tiandu.
In a dangerous situation, he remained calm, which was quite courageous!
This look made Lu Tiandu across from him feel like he had become a treasure to be admired by others, and he felt a little scared.
Lu Tiandu's lips twitched slightly, and he was about to speak when the old man spoke again:
"You just killed a law enforcement elder from our Yanyue Sect. How do you think I can forgive you?"
At this, the old man's imposing aura suddenly withered, leaving Lu Tian, over a hundred feet away, terrified.
This man's cultivation was so powerful, definitely surpassing the Chen family patriarch, who had previously met him in the early Jindan stage!
The old man's question stumped him. The man was already dead, so what?
Was he supposed to pay for his life?
He couldn't help but grumble inwardly, "If you knew this was someone from your Yanyue Sect, why didn't you come to his rescue? With your strength, you could easily stop my Spiritual Light Shuttle... and now you're bullying me?"
Looking at the old man, who still looked unruly, Lu Tiandu became increasingly speechless.
"So you're a senior from the Yanyue Sect. I, Lu Tiandu, a disciple of Huangfeng Valley, greet you... I wonder which master of the Yanyue Sect you are? Please give me your name... I was forced to do this for the accidental killing of a Yanyue Sect disciple, and I'm willing to do my best to make amends. What are your thoughts?"
Lu Tiandu had a way to escape, but to avoid being seen by this eccentric old man, he could only ask reluctantly.
"Well, you look so unconvinced. Do you think I could have saved him just now, but I didn't? And now he's dead, and you're here to trouble you?"
The old man remained languid.
"I wouldn't dare!"
"Humph! If you're not strong enough in a duel, you die, so be it. Besides, a Foundation Establishment cultivator dying at the hands of a Qi Refining cultivator is no big deal."
"..."
"You're quite good, kid. When did someone as interesting as you appear in Huangfeng Valley?"
The old man suddenly burst into laughter, leaving Lu Tian baffled.
"I was just bored, so I followed those three little guys from Spirit Beast Mountain to watch the show. I didn't expect a weirdo like you to show up mid-sentence. You're not very strong, but you're quite greedy. You're hiding out, trying to be the jackal... Faced with pursuit, you lack the strength, so you decisively run.
You're just like me back in the day..." The old man looked like someone truly my own generation, rubbing his dirty, black hands in a comical way.
"...And after luring the pursuers into the formation and trapping them, you even had the nerve to go back and pick up the bodies? Don't you think you're funny, little guy?"
The old man laughed again, as if he had accomplished something remarkable.
"...And finally, you even hid everything from the heavens to the sea, defeating the powerful enemy with a single Heavenly Thunder Seed... These guys fought to the death, but in the end, it all fell to a little guy like you. How pathetic!"
The old man shook his head as he finished his words, making you think he was mourning for the dead!
How absurd!
Lu Tiandu gave an awkward smile, unsure how to respond.
He secretly felt lucky, however. This old man had been hiding in the dark, watching the fun. Fortunately, he was careful and never entered the Stone Bead World from outside. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if he was targeted by this old monster...
"Kid, your temperament is very much to my liking. I have high hopes for you. Would you like to become my disciple?"
The old man seemed to have thought of something good. He rubbed his black, dirty hands again and said with a smile, "As long as you agree to be my apprentice, I will not make things difficult for you and will even help you settle this matter..."
"This..."
Lu Tiandu looked embarrassed. "My family has been a vassal of the Yellow Maple Valley for hundreds of years. If I betray my master, I am afraid that my entire family..."
Although this unknown person was very powerful, Lu Tiandu had never considered becoming his disciple since he came to this world, with his golden finger.
At this moment, he was thinking about how to get rid of this person. Being stared at by such a master was really stressful for him!
"Humph! That's not a difficult thing!"
The old man looked inscrutable. "If you agree to this, at worst, I can ask my master or senior sister to come forward and give your Linghu Patriarch an explanation. Even if you have an unusual spiritual root, I think Old Monster Linghu will give my master and senior sister some face. What do you think?"
After hearing the strange old man's words, Lu Tiandu's mind raced. This person belonged to the Yanyue Sect and seemed to know the Linghu Patriarch in the Nascent Soul Stage. And from what he said, this old man's master and senior sister were also old monsters in the Nascent Soul Stage and had a close relationship with the Linghu Patriarch?
Looking at this person's clothes, Lu Tiandu's mind flashed with lightning, and he instantly understood who this dirty old man was.
Old Monster Qiong!
He feigned shock and exclaimed, "So it's Senior Qiong of the Yanyue Sect. I beg your pardon for my ignorance!"
The only other member of the Yanyue Sect's generational lineage to Elder Linghu was the Grand Elder, a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, over nine hundred years old. This man claimed to be her disciple, a testament to his high seniority.
As the foremost sect in Yue Kingdom, the Yanyue Sect boasted not only this Grand Elder but also two other early-Nascent Soul cultivators, a man and a woman, who appeared to be of the same generation as this old man Qiong!
However, this old freak Qiong remained stuck in the False Nascent Soul stage, unable to break through. Otherwise, the Yanyue Sect could have added another Nascent Soul cultivator!
"Huh, you little brat, you've heard of me?"
The old freak Qiong, even surprised, waved his hand dismissively. "Alright, stop this nonsense. If you have nothing else to say, come back to the Yanyue Sect with me!"
"What?"
Lu Tian was stunned. Who had agreed to return to the Yanyue Sect with you? Oh, he hadn't even agreed to take this old man as a disciple. This old man was talking nonsense!
"Please forgive me, Senior. My family and friends are all in Yellow Maple Valley, and I can't bear to leave. I'm afraid I can't follow you to the Moon-shaking Sect."
Lu Tian couldn't even fathom the old man's intention in accepting him as his disciple. How could he dare follow such a pseudo-infant-stage old man? He could only make excuses.
If he had just arrived in this world and wasn't from the Lu family below Yellow Maple Valley, Lu Tian might have directly joined the Moon-shaking Sect, found a beautiful Taoist partner, and explored the supreme path of dual cultivation...
If an old pseudo-infant-stage monster had accepted him as a disciple, he would have been very happy.
Now that several of his close friends were in the northern part of Yue State, he didn't want to go to the Moon-shaking Sect!
"Hmph, you little brat have a lot on your mind?"
The dirty old man laughed at Lu Tiandu strangely, but he was not angry. "I am a lonely man with no disciples. Today, I am happy to see the prey. If you accept me as your master, I will teach you a profound wind-attributed magic formula. After decades of sitting in meditation, all my wealth will be yours. You kid will make a fortune!"
The old man began to tempt!
Hmph! After a few decades, how can I, a time traveler with a golden finger, be interested in your legacy?
(End of this chapter)