Chapter 149: Chu Fan Intends to Take a Disciple

Chapter 149: Chapter 149: Chu Fan Intends to Take a Disciple

The very instant the little girl’s hand grasped the little fatty Wen Ang’s, something unexpected happened.

The little fatty, who had been lying on the ground, rose to his feet as if lifted by an unseen force. Then, hand in hand, the two children floated into mid-air.

The red flush on the little fatty’s body slowly began to transfer to the little girl.

Seeing this, the woman was about to fly up and pull them apart, but Chu Fan stopped her.

"Ma’am, if you interfere now, you might not only fail to save them, but you might even get them killed."

"Who are you?" the woman demanded angrily.

"Insolent! He is my master! How dare you speak to the lord so disrespectfully!" Jing’an rebuked.

Chu Fan waved his hand to cut Jing’an off, nodded at the woman, and then turned his attention back to the little fatty and the little girl in mid-air.

"Wen Ang is your disciple?" Chu Fan asked.

"That is correct, My Lord!"

"I want to make him my disciple. Are you willing to part with him?" Chu Fan asked again.

"My Lord, your interest in him is Wen Ang’s greatest fortune! How could I possibly object?" Jing’an said, his voice filled with excitement.

"Is this little girl your daughter?" Chu Fan then asked the woman.

The woman still looked displeased, but after Jing’an’s earlier rebuke, she gave a stiff nod in reply.

"I wish to take her as my disciple. Do you agree?"

The moment Chu Fan finished speaking, Jing’an began frantically gesturing to the woman, urging her to agree.

Naturally, the woman didn’t understand what Jing’an meant. ’After all, this man is so young, and I can’t even sense a hint of True Qi from him.’

"My Lord, Wanping is the Third Elder of our Celestial Heart Hall. Her daughter is therefore a disciple of our sect, so I can accept on her behalf," Jing’an said hurriedly.

Ni Wanping was even more furious when she heard this. ’The two children are in mortal danger, and they’re still discussing taking on disciples? This Jing’an is so unreliable! How dare he make the decision for me!’

"Wanping! The Lord is already an expert at the Divine Separation Realm despite his youth. What’s more, without the Lord, there would be no Celestial Heart Hall! For him to take Ling’Er as his disciple is a blessing for her. How can you be so ungrateful?"

"Ah!" Ni Wanping gasped, but she still found it hard to believe.

’This young man in front of me is twenty-three or twenty-four at most, right? And he’s already at the Divine Separation Realm?’

In truth, Chu Fan was already twenty-six, but a twenty-six-year-old at the Divine Separation Realm was still a fact jaw-dropping enough to stun anyone.

Despite the conversation, Chu Fan’s attention remained fixed on Wen Ang and Ni Cailing.

He hadn’t acted yet, not because he was helpless, but because his powerful Spiritual Power had already detected the crisis enveloping the two children slowly fading away.

Although he couldn’t explain why this was happening, the obvious fact was that after the little girl, Ni Cailing, intervened, the terrifying power contained within the Drunken Immortal Brew had formed a closed loop within their two bodies.

The power coursed relentlessly between their meridians, refining their bodies like a great flood carving a new riverbed.

Moreover, just as Chu Fan decided to take them as his disciples, that power had already helped them open their Ren and Du Meridians.

It propelled them directly into the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Neither of them has learned a Cultivation Technique yet, have they?" Chu Fan asked.

Jing’an shook his head. "They have not."

"Perfect. I have two Cultivation Techniques that are just right for them. I guarantee that these two techniques are among the most powerful in the world today."

"On behalf of Wen Ang and Ni Cailing, I thank you, My Lord."

"Don’t be so formal. It might be my own good fortune to take them as my disciples. Who knows? Perhaps one day I, their master, will take pride in them. Just don’t blame me for snatching such a talented disciple from you when that day comes."

While they were speaking, the two children in mid-air underwent another change.

Their skin, once so red it looked as if it would drip blood, had now returned to its normal color. Their breathing had also grown much steadier and more profound.

Chu Fan, however, saw with greater detail than Jing’an and Ni Wanping. He could sense a vast power remaining within the two children’s bodies, split into two streams, gathering in their respective Dantians.

Then, the two slowly descended to the ground, lay down side by side, and fell into a deep sleep.

"Ling’Er!" Ni Wanping rushed forward and knelt on the ground.

"They’re just asleep. The danger has passed. When they wake, make sure they come to me to formally become my disciples."

With that, Chu Fan left.

As soon as he was gone, Ni Wanping immediately asked Jing’an, "Sect Leader, what in the world is going on?"

"I haven’t even asked you yet. Why did you and your daughter suddenly show up?" Jing’an asked.

"I don’t know why. I was practicing with my sword in the courtyard when this girl suddenly burst into tears and insisted on coming here. Scolding her didn’t work, so I gave in and brought her," Ni Wanping explained.

’Could this be fate? That legendary connection between kindred souls?’

"Don’t be ridiculous, Sect Leader. They’re just children," Ni Wanping said, shooting him a sidelong glance.

"Wen Ang secretly drank a bowl of Drunken Immortal Brew. The Drunken Immortal Brew is a wine from the Divine Realm. Forget a child—even Lord Chu Fan himself drank a bowl, and his Cultivation shot up from Nascent Soul Realm Tier Six to the Nascent Soul Realm Peak. He was unconscious for over two years! Can you imagine the terrifying power contained in that wine?"

"Just now, even Lord Chu was helpless to do anything about Wen Ang’s situation. Who would have thought Cailing would be the one to save him? And it’s obvious from Lord Chu’s expression that not only did Cailing save Wen Ang, but she also received considerable benefits herself."

"Who exactly is this Lord Chu?"

"The former Saint Heir of Lingyun Sect, the number one prodigy in the Eastern Domain Cultivation Realm—you must have heard of him, right? In a later battle with Red Blood Mansion, his master and senior brother were killed, leaving him the sole survivor. His Golden Core was shattered and his meridians were destroyed. But he had a great fortuitous encounter. Not only did he recover his Cultivation, but in just three and a half years, he reached the Divine Separation Realm. He has eight subordinates like me, and the very founding of the Great Xia was orchestrated by Lord Chu himself."

Hearing this, Ni Wanping found it impossible to calm the turmoil in her heart.

Of course she had heard of the Eastern Domain’s former number one prodigy. She had once been a disciple of the Dark Moon Sect, one of the Six Sects and Eight Gates, and was only expelled because she secretly pledged her life to Ni Shan’s father—the man who was now the Second Elder of Celestial Heart Hall.

"But wasn’t it said that three years ago, Chu Fan and Yun Xi were chased into Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain by the elders of the Six Sects and Eight Gates and died there?" Ni Wanping asked.

"You saw him yourself today, didn’t you? Everyone else thinks he’s dead. If used properly, can’t that fact be leveraged for greater gain? Besides, Lord Chu has a blood feud with the Red Blood Mansion."

Ni Wanping thought for a moment, then it dawned on her. "So, the unification of the Eastern Domain... his real plan is to lure the snake out of its hole?"

"How could we possibly fathom the Lord’s thoughts? We just need to do our own part. For now, do not speak of what you saw today to anyone. At the very least, wait until after the Tengxing Grand Assembly."

"But he wants to take Ling’Er as his disciple. I can’t make that decision on my own," Ni Wanping said.

"As for the Second Elder, I will go speak with him."