LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 22 I Want It All
There were three people coming, all of them were human cultivators, with strong aura.
There were twelve elders in the Shengyuan Demon Sect, eight from the demon race and four from the human race.
All of them started at the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
There were three human elders coming at once, which showed how much of a stir Zhao Mu's ascension to the top of the Outer Sect Prodigy List had caused.
An Zixuan suddenly said, "Would you like to worship me as your master?"
As soon as these words came out, the three human elders who had just flown over with smiles on their faces suddenly became gloomy.
"Saint An, you're going too far. We humans have finally produced a peerless prodigy, how can we let your demon race take him away! This is absolutely not possible, I'm the first one to disagree!"
The speaker was an old man with white hair and beard.
His name was Zhou Siliang, the fifth elder of the Shengyuan Demon Sect, and also a master of formations, with extraordinary attainments in formations.
"Saintess, since you have already accepted that little evildoer Mu Jiuling, how about giving me this human race genius? Just think of it as a favor that I owe you. You just want my precious alchemy furnace, so I can just give it to you."
When these words came out, everyone was surprised.
The old man's name was Fan Deng, and he was the seventh elder of the Shengyuan Demon Sect. His strength was not outstanding, but he was a well-known alchemist. Pills within the eighth grade were easy for him to make. It was said that even the mysterious female emperor praised his pills.
Fan Deng did not like money and only made pills for interest, so he was the poorest among the twelve elders.
But he had a top-grade magic weapon in his hand, called the 'Xuancao Lingqing Alchemy Furnace', which was said to be a ninth-grade magic weapon he obtained from an ancient ruins somewhere, and it was a treasure in the eyes of alchemists.
Fan Deng was willing to give up this treasure for Zhao Mu, which was definitely a huge investment.
"You two old guys, one is good at setting up formations, and the other is good at refining pills. They both sound very powerful, but you seem to have forgotten one thing. In this cultivation world, strength is the only thing. Zhao Mu, let me introduce myself. My name is Dugu Zhan, the third elder of Shengyuan Demon Sect. If you worship me as your master, I will equip you with a set of magic weapons and protective gear above the seventh grade, and teach you the "Battle Heaven and Earth Art" that I have learned throughout my life!"
"Battle Heaven and Earth Art!"
"That is a top-grade earth-level skill. Once practiced, you can fight against heaven and earth and do everything. Elder Gu Duzhan used this method of fighting against heaven and earth to kill his way into the deepest part of the ancient forbidden land and won the position of the third elder."
Dugu Zhan is different from Zhou Siliang and Fan Deng. Although he is older and is said to be more than 3,000 years old, he looks much younger than the other two elders, as if he is in his thirties and in his prime. The aura he exudes is also extremely strong and sharp, and he looks very good at fighting.
The three elders surrounded Zhao Mu, and with the addition of the saint An Zixuan, four pairs of eyes were staring at him at the same time.
The outer disciples were almost envious.
Becoming a disciple of the elders was equivalent to being promoted to a true disciple immediately.
No matter who Zhao Mu chose, he was destined to enter the core of the Shengyuan Demon Sect and rise to prominence from then on.
However, he had the ability to defeat the fourth level of the Heavenly Road. With such hard power in front of him, no one could be jealous.
Zhao Mu was a little confused at this time.
He had never considered becoming a disciple.
And apart from An Zixuan, these three elders also had their own strengths.
The art of array formation was ever-changing, from small things like home life and auxiliary cultivation to big things like exploring opportunities and surviving in desperate situations, they were all very helpful.
Needless to say, alchemy was not something that could be practiced without elixirs. Zhao Mu had the Red Sun Saint Body, so learning alchemy would definitely be twice the result with half the effort.
But what Elder Dugu Zhan said was also true.
In the cultivation world, strength is king. As long as your fists are strong enough, all dangers are not a concern.
Zhao Mu is also quite interested in his Battle Heaven and Earth Art.
As for An Zixuan... just for her face that people will never forget after seeing it for the rest of their lives, it is definitely worthwhile to worship her as a master.
Although she also has intentions for his Red Sun Holy Body, she is generous enough to give a lot of benefits.
As long as you give a lot, what does a small sacrifice matter.
For a moment, Zhao Mu was in a dilemma and was very entangled.
"Or... I want them all?" Zhao Mu gave his answer after struggling for a long time.
Since you want them all, then worship four masters at the same time.
Except for An Zixuan, the other three looked at Zhao Mu in shock.
This little guy is quite courageous.
An Zixuan smiled and said, "I have no objection. It depends on what the three elders think."
Hearing what An Zixuan said, the three looked serious and really began to consider the feasibility at this time.
Zhou Siliang said: "We, the lineage of array masters, need to spend a lot of time learning the mysteries of arrays. The most basic divine runes alone cannot be learned overnight. If you join my sect to learn arrays, I'm afraid you won't have much time to spend elsewhere."
"That's absolutely not possible."
Fan Deng interrupted hurriedly and said: "If you want to become a master of alchemy, you need a lot of time to accumulate. It often takes several days or even dozens of days to refine a furnace of high-level elixirs. During this period, you must always keep your mind focused and never do two things at the same time."
Dugu Zhan also said: "To sharpen your combat ability, you need unremitting practical training and cultivate combat instincts. The sect cannot create too many opportunities for you to fight in actual combat. You can only go to the Ten Thousand Monster Forest, where you will have a suitable opponent. When I was young, I spent most of the year in the Ten Thousand Monster Forest, fighting and killing at least thousands of monsters a year."
Obviously, in the eyes of the three elders, no matter who Zhao Mu worships as his master or what kind of skills he practices, he needs to be focused. Only by focusing can he last long.
Zhao Mu nodded and said, "What the three elders said makes sense, but I am very interested in setting up formations, refining pills and fighting. If I give up any one of them or choose only one of them, I will feel regretful..."
After a pause, Zhao Mu continued, "Why not, I will spend three days to learn from the three elders respectively. If I can meet your expectations in the shortest time, it will prove that even if I can take care of all three at the same time, if I can't meet the requirements of the elders, then there is no need to waste time."
In simple terms, each person gives Zhao Mu a one-day trial period.
If all three meet the standards, they can worship the three as their masters at the same time.
If they can't meet the standards, that's another matter.
The three human elders looked at each other.
It's not easy for such a human genius to appear in the Shengyuan Demon Sect, and none of the three are willing to give up the opportunity to accept disciples.
Perhaps the solution given by Zhao Mu is the most appropriate at present.
"Then you have to be mentally prepared. Even if you are extremely talented, you may not be able to handle three things at once." Dugu Zhan reminded.
Zhao Mu nodded.
In fact, he didn't know which path was the most suitable for him, so he needed to experience it himself.
An Zixuan said: "Well, then I'll give you three days first."
As she spoke, An Zixuan picked up Niu Aoxukong, who was still unable to move, and said to Zhao Mu: "I'll take this person away. I will try my best to ask for an explanation for you, but don't have too much hope. Long Tianxiang's identity is very special. Unless the empress comes in person, it will be difficult to shake him."
Zhao Mu's heart warmed.
From this point of view, this Saint Lady is still very kind.
"Thank you, Master."
"You haven't performed the apprenticeship ceremony yet, so you should continue to call me Senior Sister."
"Okay, Senior Sister Zixuan."