IW: Chapter 143 - I Am a Proper Master, Ren Tingting (My Esteemed Teacher, Bai Ye)
"So he wasn't your arrangement?"
The Great Toad Sage was a bit surprised. He had originally thought it was the Six Paths Sage's sudden change.
This directly deviated from the prophecy, but now it seemed the other party didn't have that intention either.
"No, I always wanted Indra and Ashura to change the current state of the Ninja World, and only they could. But Bai Ye wasn't arranged by me, and what's more terrifying is that he also has a Sage Eye and a Sage Body."
Now, no one in the entire Ninja World was a match for Bai Ye, not even Nagato, whom he had been secretly observing.
Although Nagato had the Rinnegan implanted by Uchiha Madara, the eyes weren't his, and he couldn't fully unleash the Rinnegan's power, so naturally, he couldn't defeat Bai Ye.
"Without Indra and Ashura's Chakra, the Rinnegan cannot be activated."
The Great Toad Sage pondered for a moment, feeling this worry was completely unnecessary.
The Six Paths Sage's power was divided into two, and to synthesize a complete individual, all of this power had to be gathered.
Without these two, even if Bai Ye unified the Ninja World, it seemed impossible for him to release Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, right?
"The Gedo Statue has already been summoned, and the Rinnegan also exists. If he uses this to revive the Ten-Tails and forcibly becomes its Jinchuriki, then he can also activate that eye."
Ultimately, the activation of Infinite Tsukuyomi doesn't actually require the Rinnegan, but rather the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan.
Whether Infinite Tsukuyomi revives Ōtsutsuki Kaguya or directly turns everyone into White Zetsu, it will lead to the world's destruction.
The Six Paths Sage decided to rebel against his mother when he saw this scene.
"Actually, Kaguya did that because there were invisible enemies. Have you thought about how to deal with those Ōtsutsuki?"
Kaguya didn't belong here; the Great Toad Sage, as a native, naturally knew this.
Later, he came into contact with the Six Paths Sage and his brother because they weren't like Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.
"We can only wait for Indra and Ashura to grow stronger."
"What about the variable?"
Since Bai Ye was not supposed to be the one to change the world, he naturally became the variable.
"He is currently the teacher of Indra and Ashura. Let's see for now. If he doesn't have any other abnormal actions later, let's leave it at that."
Actually, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's feelings towards Bai Ye were complicated. Currently, he was a variable, uncontrollable. His existence deviated from his plan, so Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo hoped to eliminate Bai Ye, this variable.
But even if Bai Ye were eliminated now, the Ninja World's situation had already changed, making it futile.
He did bring peace to the Ninja World, but it wasn't under his control. If he could be used to deal with the Ōtsutsuki later, then he naturally wouldn't interfere further.
But if he continued to deviate, the Six Paths Sage also had his own plan to change everything.
"Don't you need to tell your brother?"
The two brothers, one on Earth and one on the Moon, protected this world.
He should probably tell Hamura if anything happened, right?
"He also knows about the variable. For now, it's like this."
"As long as you have it in mind."
The Ninja World, huh.
It seemed somewhat different from what he had seen before.
The Great Toad Sage's eyes gradually clouded, and he slowly closed them. The Six Paths Sage, seeing this, shook his head, not disturbing him further, and then left.
Naruto Bai Ye: [Everyone, how's my secretary team?]
Pirate Bai Ye: [Arrange Chiyo in a swimsuit!]
Nichijou Bai Ye: [Arrange! Must arrange! Is 648 enough?]
Naruto Bai Ye: [Are you devils?]
He was truly impressed. Didn't he just get a secretary team?
Why were they all getting so excited?!
And these two guys' lives weren't more colorful than his, especially in the Nichijou world, with so many beautiful girls.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Not bad. Our place is about to enter the Great Pirate Era. Once Wano Country is completely built up, I'm also ready to go out and roam around!]
Because he killed a Celestial Dragon, Bai Ye was currently on the World Government's highest bounty list.
Basically, anyone with a connection to him would truly die.
Wano Country certainly couldn't be exposed. Anyway, due to Wano Country's geography, others couldn't get out. After gaining control of Wano Country, he no longer had to worry so much.
KOF Bai Ye: [Speaking of which, I'm also preparing for KOF.]
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [It's starting? No more settling down?]
KOF Bai Ye: [I've settled for too long; it's time to make a move!]
Before, he only felt his strength wasn't enough, which was why he thought of settling down. It was actually an escape. But now that his strength was sufficient, why continue to settle?
Zombie Bai Ye:
ShinigamiBai Ye: [Yo, how have you been lately? Haven't seen you around!]
Everyone else had appeared more or less, but he had been holding back.
Could it be that he took a disciple and started playing a Development game?
Zombie Bai Ye: [Don't even mention it. I finally understand why my master always looked at me strangely back then, with that expression like he wanted to beat me to death!]
He felt so exhausted.
He used to wonder why his teacher looked at him strangely, with that expression of wanting to hang him up and beat him sometimes. He even thought his teacher was a bit too emotional.
It wasn't until he became a teacher himself that he realized some things were indeed simpler than he had thought before.
At this moment, he had an impulse to beat Ren Tingting to death.
Damn it!
Her talent was indeed good, but why was it so difficult to teach her?
Pirate Bai Ye: [Is that the kind of beating I understand?]
Zombie Bai Ye: [I am a proper master!]
Damn it!
If he dared to do anything, wouldn't his patriarch above strike him down?
He was taking disciples, and he was from a righteous sect, not an evil one.
The Shenxiao Sect needed to be passed down. After he left, the Shenxiao Sect couldn't just end with him, could it?
If it ended with him, he wouldn't have the face to meet those great figures.
So Bai Ye actually wanted to take some disciples and have them pass on the Shenxiao Sect.
As for disciples falling in love?
Please!
This wasn't like the TV shows he used to watch, whether it was cultivation or anything else, even dogs would have three episodes of romance.
He was taking disciples properly, just like Lin Jiu. Lin Jiu knew that Qiusheng and Wencai were unreliable, but there was no choice. In the Age of Dharma Decline, it was really difficult to find suitable disciples.
Naruto Bai Ye: [Just because you don't have ideas doesn't mean others don't!]
Indeed, you might not be interested, but what if their master-disciple relationship changes in nature?
Nichijou Bai Ye: [You know a lot, huh?]
Pirate Bai Ye: [Didn't this guy take three male disciples?]
Naruto Bai Ye: [I don't have any other ideas, I'm just saying!]
These guys are unbelievable!
No matter how shameless he was, he wouldn't lose face to that extent, would he?
And damn it, he liked women, he was a pure man!
Zombie Bai Ye: [Don't worry, it won't happen!]
"Master, did I do something wrong?"
Ren Tingting looked at Bai Ye blankly. She felt good about herself. At first, when she was cultivating, Bai Ye would occasionally praise her for her intelligence, but later, she noticed Bai Ye's gaze towards her became increasingly strange.
It seemed to have a hint of disdain?
This made Ren Tingting feel quite flustered. If she had initially come up the mountain with a playful attitude.
But after following Bai Ye to cultivate, Ren Tingting found that she had indeed gained tangible benefits.
Her face became prettier, her figure improved, and even her lifespan seemed to have increased with cultivation compared to before.
"Nothing, just thinking about some other things."
"But I always feel like you're a bit disgusted with me, Teacher?"
Ren Tingting pouted, then asked, puzzled, "Teacher, is my talent really that good?"
When she was taken in as a disciple by Bai Ye, she always thought she was a once-in-a-million genius.
But after cultivating with Bai Ye for a while, she increasingly felt that her talent was truly too poor, even her teacher was starting to dislike her.
"Actually, your talent is quite good. It's just that spiritual energy is scarce now, and just cultivating behind closed doors isn't the way. Do you want to go down the mountain for some experience?"
From Ren Tingting's talent, she was already very good.
Entering the early stage of Qi Refinement in a very short time—if Lin Jiu were here, he would probably start torturing Wencai and Qiusheng today.
"Experience?"
Ren Tingting felt it was a bit fast. She had just come up the mountain not long ago, and now she was going down?
But if she really went down the mountain, wouldn't she be able to see her father?
To be honest, Ren Tingting still missed her father and the town.
Although she had lived in such a small town for many years before, after suddenly going up the mountain, she seemed to miss what she had lost.
"But if I go down the mountain alone, will it be…"
Ren Tingting thought about it, and finally chose to give up. Although she really wanted to go down the mountain, she also hoped to improve her strength. When she saw Bai Ye's expression, she secretly vowed in her heart that she must cultivate well and then make Bai Ye look at her with new eyes.
Now Bai Ye might just want to test her willpower. She couldn't go down the mountain; she had to cultivate well.
Moreover, her strength had just entered Qi Refinement. She should at least stay put and wait until she reached Foundation Establishment before going down the mountain.
It was too dangerous outside.
"No, I'll go down the mountain with you. The things on the mountain are almost used up anyway, and we need to buy some things back."
He also needed to go down the mountain to gather information. Although Lin Jiu would remind him to go, he couldn't just keep waiting.
He still had the Ring of Merit here, and he hadn't gained any merit for a long time.
"Okay, okay. Will Xiao Hei and Da Huang come along too?"
Ren Tingting nodded repeatedly. If Bai Ye went down with her, then it wouldn't be a test for her.
Da Huang and Xiao Hei had gotten used to Ren Tingting after she had been on the mountain for a while.
Mainly because there were so few people on the mountain.
Every day, she could only cultivate with Bai Ye, and then play with Xiao Hei and Da Huang.
Sometimes Ren Tingting actually felt a bit bored. After all, she was human and always needed to interact with people. Although spirit beasts were intelligent, they couldn't always understand her meaning.
As for finding Bai Ye, Ren Tingting was a bit afraid.
"What do you think?"
Da Huang and Xiao Hei were pulling at Bai Ye from left and right, clearly not wanting Bai Ye to leave them here.
Could he not take them?
"Okay, okay, then when do we leave, Teacher? I'll go get ready!"
"Now. We'll leave once you're ready."
Bai Ye had a premonition that something was waiting for him outside.
Ren Tingting responded, then quickly ran to her room to grab her change of clothes.
The two people and two beasts packed up, tightly closed the mountain gate, activated the formation, and then walked down the mountain.
Since it was afternoon when they went down the mountain, and to reach the town as early as possible, coupled with his boldness due to his skill, Bai Ye decided to travel at night to get there sooner.
"Brother, it's very unsafe to travel at night!"
"Corpse driving?"
Bai Ye turned his head to look at the Daozhang beside him, thinking he looked familiar.
"Brother, there are many Yao Guai in this area. I think you should find a place to rest early."
"Thank you, fellow Daoist, but I don't need to for now. I'm in a bit of a hurry."
"Fellow Daoist?"
Four-Eyed Taoist looked Bai Ye up and down, then asked in surprise, "Are you from the Shenxiao Sect?"
It was dark just now, he didn't see clearly. Looking closer, was that a Shenxiao Sect Daoist robe?
After returning from his senior brother's place last time, Lin Jiu had also told Four-Eyed Taoist about the Shenxiao Sect.
The struggle between the righteous and evil sects seemed to have reached a fever pitch recently, and Four-Eyed Taoist also decided to pack up and prepare to assist after finishing his corpse driving.
The world was in chaos. If money was lost, it could be earned again, but if the evil path won, then it would truly be over.
"Bai Ye Daoshi?"
"Yes. Are you Lin Jiu's junior brother, Four-Eyed Taoist?"
Bai Ye was a bit surprised. Was the intuition in his heart about Four-Eyes?
Uncle Zombie?
Actually, Bai Ye wasn't clear about the timeline, but meeting Four-Eyes here might not be a simple coincidence.
"It's me. It seems he still mentioned me to you!"
Four-Eyed Taoist didn't expect Lin Jiu to actually mention him to others.
"How about coming to my place for a sit? It's nearby."
Four-Eyed Taoist thought about it. Meeting was fate. The other party was very strong. His senior brother had gained a lot from discussing Dao with him, so Four-Eyed Taoist naturally couldn't just let Bai Ye go!
He had to have a good discussion with the other party!
"This…"
Looking at Four-Eyed Taoist's eager expression, Bai Ye felt strange in his heart.
This guy wouldn't be into men, would he?
"Fellow Daoist, let's hurry home tonight and discuss Dao. There's no place to rest nearby, and if you want to leave, your disciple won't be able to handle it!"
Four-Eyes glanced at Ren Tingting behind Bai Ye and reminded him. Bai Ye could walk, but that didn't mean Ren Tingting could.
Looking at Ren Tingting, Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Alright."
Perhaps he could see if there was a storyline.