Chapter 11: Wisdom Born of Desperation! (Fourth Update)

  Long Aotian's words were too unbelievable, but Yitian felt that what Long Aotian said was true, because just half a month ago he woke up from his foolish state, and the twelve golden pages of "Shen Ce" had completely merged into his mind.

  Actually, Yi Tian did not know that on that day, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky that ordinary people had never seen before, and it happened to be detected by Long Ao Tian.

  "What a lucky person?! Forget it, this matter is too dangerous, several lives are not enough to send! E Tian muttered in his heart, but said with his mouth: "Master, you see I'm still so young, you let me go find the Tai Chi diagram for you, this thing doesn't seem right to me, I don't have that ability and skill at all. How about this? You take another apprentice and let him help you complete it. Ah, no good, it's already so late, I should head back to school!" As he spoke, he was about to turn around and slip away.

  But just as he was about to take a step, he was shocked and stunned, because his feet were completely disobedient and couldn't move at all.

  It's obvious that Long Ao Tian is behind this, Yi Tian wailed: "Master, it's really not going to work, you're sending me to my death, I...I won't do it, go find someone else!"

  Long Ao Tian shook his head and smiled: "You little stinker, stop pretending. I didn't let you go now, waiting until your strength grows stronger in the future won't be too late!"

  The tone suddenly changed and continued: "This matter is not just about you alone, my senior brother has also found a good candidate, we have already agreed that whoever can retrieve the Taiji Diagram will be the new leader of the Wudang Sect! How's this condition?"

  Yi Tian reluctantly said: "Forget it, I never really intended to become a Taoist master, besides, what's the benefit of being the sect leader?"

  "Hmph, let me tell you the truth, now all 18 schools of Taoism take my Wudang school as the most respected. Under it, there are no less than tens of millions of disciples. If you're willing, wherever you go in this world, you'll be treated as a honored guest, and no one will dare to slight you. To put it this way, it's almost on par with the treatment of a head of state!"

  At this point, Yi Tian's eyes lit up, but immediately dimmed again. "It's good to be good, but I still don't want to be the sect leader, staying cooped up in the Taoist temple all day is too un-free for me! And I also want to find a beautiful woman to marry!"

  Looking at Yi Tian's Taoist attire and listening to his words, Long Ao Tian was speechless. "Alright, if you can get the Taiji Diagram back for me in the future, I'll discuss it with my senior brother and let you be a nominal leader, enjoying all the rights of the sect leader without having to participate in the sect's affairs. What do you think?"

  "Good, good, this is good, I agree!" Yi Tian hastily nodded.

  Long Aotian burst out laughing with great pleasure upon hearing Yi Tian's words.

  Yi Tian furrowed his brow, feeling that something was off, and said after a moment's thought: "You seem to have known all along that I would do this, haven't you?"

  Long Ao Tian nodded slightly and said, "Hmph, young man, although we've just met, I can tell your temperament at a glance. If I were to hand over the sect to you to manage, I'd really have some misgivings. But this is good, you yourself agree to be a nominal leader, haha!"

  Although he didn't feel like he was being taken advantage of, everything seemed to be calculated. Yi Tian felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart and thought for a moment before smiling and saying: "Hehe, okay, as long as Master is happy, that's all that matters. Now that I'm your disciple too, I'll promise to help you with what you want when I have the ability to do so in the future. However, as my master, you should also show some generosity, or it would be a loss of face for the Wudang Sect's Dongxuan Daoist!"

  Having seen through Yi Tian's little trickster's mind, Long Ao Tian took out several items from a backpack, which were three ancient copper coins and a wooden sword.

  "These three copper coins are called Kaiyuan Tongbao, which were forged during the Tang Dynasty and then re-forged with thunder fire, making them highly spiritual. They can detect evil spirits and demons, preventing them from approaching!"

  He picked up a wooden sword over a foot long and said, "This is an evil-warding sword, carved from a thousand-year-old thunder-struck jujube tree, with the inscription of 'suppressing evil spirits' engraved on it. With this, you can slay all ghosts and monsters under heaven!"

  As for the wooden sword, Yi Tian didn't pay much attention to it, but those few Tang Dynasty copper coins, he kept a close eye on them.

  Seeing Yi Tian's expression, Long Ao Tian frowned and said: "What are you thinking about, kid? I'll tell you, this Kaiyuan Tongbao, don't sell it as an antique. If I find out, I won't forgive you!"

  "Huh? Master, how did you know I wanted to sell it?" Yi Tian joked.

  "I'm not blind to your little thoughts, anyway, let's get back on track. I've prepared a comprehensive method for internal and external cultivation, called 'Taiji Divine Merit' along with some related annotations. Take it back and study and cultivate it yourself. I have some things to attend to during this period of time. You must cultivate diligently, if I come back and find you haven't made progress, just wait and see how I'll deal with you!" He then took out the book from his backpack and handed it over to Yi Tian.

  Looking at the title "Taiji Divine Art", Yi Tian muttered to himself, "Earlier, Old Man Xu gave me a 'Practicing Qi Divine Art', and now there's another 'Taiji Divine Art', it seems that divine arts are indeed numerous in this world..."

  While chatting with Long Ao Tian, the sky gradually darkened. Without receiving an invitation from the other party, Yi Tian took the initiative to propose a request to have a big meal in this three-star hotel.

  Long Ao Tian was also very generous, letting Yi Tian order whatever he wanted. As a result, Yi Tian didn't hold back and ordered all the expensive dishes. Two portions of two-pound lobster were served, along with ten abalone, sea cucumber as an appetizer, and swallow's nest as a dessert soup. They ate to their heart's content before bidding farewell to Master.

  As he was about to leave, Long Ao Tian gave him a handwritten decree and an octagonal Dao disk to prove his identity as Yi Tian, thus formally becoming Long Ao Tian's apprentice.

  Others are like Lin Daiyu who fell from the sky, but he came to Yi Tian and unexpectedly bumped into a master, and even now he still has a dreamlike feeling.

  Since he had promised Master, Yi Tian also became serious in his heart, secretly thinking that one day he would go and retrieve the Taiji Diagram to fulfill Master's wish.

  Although he had been dodging it in every way before, but to him, this matter was not difficult to achieve, because he still had those unknown secrets... That is, the twelve mysterious golden pages!

  For these secrets he has made up his mind, no one can say anything, until he achieves his goal!

  "Earlier, Master said that there was another person found by Master's wife. I wonder who that person is? Really want to see them! Ah, forgot to ask Master if the other person is a man or a woman... If it's a beauty... Hehe..."

  Just as Yi Tian was lost in thought, he heard a somewhat familiar voice, but the tone of speech was not very friendly.

  "Everyone chase after him, we can't let him get away!"

  Just as Yi Tian turned his head and took advantage of the streetlights to take a look, he saw the appearance of the person who was speaking.

  "Ah Qian!"

  There were several others who came running with Dong Qian, all of whom looked ferocious and sinister.

  Seeing the situation was not good, Yi Tian didn't hesitate and ran away immediately. At the same time, he also scolded in his heart, "Dong Qian is really too shameless, actually finding someone to clean up after herself."

  Just as they were running, there were also several people coming from the front to surround them, and with a pincer movement from both sides, they quickly closed in.

  Haha, I've finally caught you! Today, I discovered that you skipped class and I've been searching for your whereabouts. You've fooled me three times, making me lose face in front of everyone. Humph, today I'll make you pay the price!

  Dong Qian waved her hand and said to the seven or eight people around her, "Take action, teach this kid a good lesson, see if he dares to play tricks on me again!"

  Just then, Yi Tian suddenly had an idea and hastily shouted: "Wait..."

  Dong Qian quickly said: "Haha, what? Are you scared? If you're scared, I can let you go, just call me 'Gū Niáng' three times!"

  Yitian slowly clasped his hands together and bowed, saying: "Amitabha Buddha, I pay my respects. May I ask which noble lady you are?"

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