Chapter 47: Voidstone, Accepting Disciples!

  "Li Dage, it's exactly this person! I originally intended to hire him as a full-time alchemist on account of his relationship with Master Zhou Yan, but unexpectedly, this unscrupulous cultivator intervened!"

  A big man named "Tiger Brother" said with a silly expression, but there was an inexplicable flattery in his tone.

  The leading Li surname Taoist walked over, and the crowd naturally made way. The leading Li surname Taoist stared at Wang Chen for a moment, then asked: "Where are you from? How did you come to Fuyue City to stir up trouble? I think it's better for you to be wise and keep a low profile!"

  Wang Chen smiled slightly and jokingly asked: "May I ask, fellow Taoist, what method do you use to protect yourself?"

  A young man with the surname Li's face flushed for a moment, and he couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed. "He actually dared to tease himself, but hadn't inquired about the background clearly. In front of so many people, he can't just take action like this!"

  "Since Tiger is willing to help Brother Zhou, why don't you take a step back and let him do a good deed?"

  "I'd rather not be their alchemist, I didn't agree to it in the first place!" Zhou Yan shouted hastily, causing Li's face and the big man's face to look awkward.

  The Great Han saw the situation and raised his ring-shaped magic weapon, flying towards the young man while shouting: "You little rabbit, you don't know what's good for you! I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your deceased grandfather!"

  Although the ring-shaped artifact was not a top-grade item, it was still a mid-grade artifact. Zhou Yan, this second-layer cultivator, would not be able to withstand it, so he hastily hid behind Wang Chen.

  Wang Chen saw the situation and had no choice but to take out his circular ball defensive artifact. In the blink of an eye, a pale blue protective shield surrounded Wang Chen and the two men. The ring-shaped artifact was trapped on the shield without any effect, and the big man spat out fresh blood with all his might, and the artifact was also bounced back a great distance.

  Wow!

  The crowd around was shocked, what kind of artifact is this? A high-grade artifact? It's unlikely to have such a powerful aura! The cultivators secretly had an idea, but they didn't dare confirm it. After all, except for the disciples of the sect, the top-grade artifacts in the scattered cultivation were really too rare.

  It is also in the sect that the best artifacts are only available to those with a high enough status to participate in the secret market.

  Although Li surname young man didn't have good eyesight, it doesn't mean he has no vision. Although he doesn't possess top-grade artifacts, the Li family still has a few of them. However, his talent is not bad but not the best either, so he can't use top-grade artifacts yet.

  Recalling that several Luo Yunzong cultivators had come to Fuyue City in the past few days, Li surname cultivator made up his mind instantly.

  "Come on! Get Zhang Hu down for me!" Li surname Sheng immediately gave the order, and with a wave of his hand, a team of Shengs pressed Zhang Hu down amidst the big man's surprise.

  "What should I call you, senior brother?" The young man with the surname Li asked somewhat awkwardly, his tone extremely polite.

  "Come on, surname Wang!"

  "Wang Shixiong, I've suddenly been rude, please forgive me. Does the Li family still need a helper like you, a top-notch expert from the Luoyun Sect?"

  The young man with the surname Li's flattering words made Wang Chen feel a bit uncomfortable, and he hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him. Then he said: "Li Daoyou, you continue with your busy work! I have other things to attend to, so I won't delay you any further!"

  The young man with the surname Li smiled awkwardly and turned around to leave.

  After finishing his business, Wang Chen pretended to be nonchalant and walked back, but actually followed the newly rescued Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan followed Wang Chen all the way until they arrived at the residence prepared by the Li family for Wang Chen.

  The attendant looked puzzled but didn't ask anything and bowed his head to take leave after Wang Chen's order.

  As soon as the attendant left, Wang Chen carefully opened several arrays. Although these simple arrays had no defensive power, they were still quite good at detecting things.

  "Your name is Zhou Yan, right?" Wang Chen asked softly as he sat on the couch.

  "Yes! Thank you for saving me today, elder. I don't know what you want to ask, but I'll answer anything!" Although Zhou spoke briefly, his clear and refined face showed a maturity uncommon among people of the same age, and with a slight nervousness, he fluently expressed his words.

  Not bad, kid, still calm in this situation, Wang Chen nodded secretly at Zhou Yan.

  "I'd like to ask about something over a year ago, regarding Mo Xiu's occupation of the mine vein!"

  Wang Chen's words were very gentle, but Zhou Yan's face changed instantly after hearing them, and he didn't say a word. Wang Chen wasn't in a hurry either, slowly waiting for the young man to speak up.

  After a while, Zhou Yan finally calmed down and gathered his courage to say: "The thing you want to ask about, my grandfather has instructed me not to say, unless you can accept me as your disciple, I dare not tell the truth!"

  "Haha! You're indeed very clever, but unfortunately you're still too young. Who do I, Wang Chen, think I am? Don't even mention that you're just a Qi Refining stage cultivator, even if you were a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, I wouldn't be threatened!" Wang Chen smiled and spoke slowly, but his eyes showed great interest in Zhou Yan.

  "But you're wrong, if it were another master, they might have agreed to your request, but once you've spoken, your life would be over! What's the point of talking about becoming a disciple, you're still too young, you'll understand later!"

  Wang Chen said leisurely, adding another sentence: "Actually, I already knew the answer. The demonic invasion a year and a half ago was related to the Li family in the city, wasn't it?"

  Zhou Yan's face turned pale after hearing the first few sentences, and by the end, he was almost unable to stand still. His thoughts had been completely guessed by Wang Chen, and his heart suddenly suffered a huge blow. Unbeknownst to him, Wang Chen was also secretly feeling depressed at this time.

  "It seems that this time's demon repair is indeed due to the Li family's reason, and everything before makes sense now!"

  The two of them were thinking about different things, Wang Chen was thinking of a countermeasure, while Zhou Yan was thinking about the previous question and answer as well as the future path.

  After a moment, Wang Chen came back to his senses and said: "Zhou Yan, you go back! Let's just pretend that nothing happened tonight. If possible, leave Fuyue City as soon as possible, or there will be trouble!"

  As soon as Wang Chen's words fell, Zhou Yan suddenly knelt down with a thud and said, "I beg of you, senior, to accept me as your apprentice!"

  Wang Chen paused for a moment, and indeed, Zhou Yan was an exceptional young man. Not to mention his maturity and character, which were quite impressive considering his age. Taking him on as an apprentice would be a great choice.

  But Wang Chen had his own plans. His current goal was to find the materials for the Five Elements Mixed Yuan Pagoda. Other things would have to wait.

  Wang Chen shook his head, thought for a moment and still decided to refuse. Zhou Yan saw Wang Chen's shaking head, her eyes turned slightly red, but in an instant she seemed to think of something, and hastily said: "I am willing to offer the treasure left by my grandfather, please accept me as your apprentice!" As she spoke, she quickly took out a fist-sized stone from her storage bag.

  Wang Chen was about to refuse when he saw the stone emitting a mesmerizing color, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Could it be that this stone is...!

  Wang Chen didn't have time to think much and hastily took over the stone to observe it.

  Slightly crystal clear stones, emitting a mesmerizing glow, and even more strangely, when carefully looking at the stone, it can actually pull one's mind into an independent space.

  It's as if the surroundings are a special space of mirrors, giving people a strange feeling of being in a void.

  Carefully extracting the divine consciousness from the stone's space, Wang Chen had already confirmed that this stone was indeed the Kongming Stone he had been searching for, and its quality was exceptionally good. He couldn't believe his luck was so good, Wang Chen cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and put away the Kongming Stone.

  He picked up the stone, and after a moment of contemplation, Wang Chen slowly said to Zhou Yan, "This ore is indeed very useful to me. I'll take it. In exchange for this ore, you can make one request, as long as it's within my power, I will grant it!"

  "But think about it carefully, you can choose all sorts of skills, elixirs, artifacts and more. I can even help you get the cultivation resources you need before you start building your foundation!"

  Wang Chen's promise made Zhou Yan feel a thrill of excitement, and the conditions were sufficient. However, after thinking for a moment, Zhou Yan still bowed respectfully and said: "Senior, I still want to become your disciple!"

  Wang Chen was half delighted and half worried after hearing this. He was happy to have such a good disciple, with his own understanding of the Five Elements, building a foundation was a matter of course, and when the time came, there would be someone to help him take care of some things in the sect. What he was worried about was that he was still busy with his current affairs and had no time to take care of his disciples.

  "Alright! Since that's the case, then you can be my nominal disciple first!" Wang Chen had agreed, and it wouldn't be good to go back on his word, so he gave Zhou Yan the title of nominal disciple. However, Wang Chen also told Zhou Yan that he hadn't reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet, and in theory, wasn't allowed to take on disciples, so he couldn't directly promote Zhou Yan to become a Luo Yun Sect disciple.

  However, the benefits Wang Chen gave to Zhou Yan were not lacking in any way, and even more than what a normal master would do. That night, Zhou Yan told Master Wang about the information his grandfather had brought back before he died.

  The next day, Wang Chen bought various cultivation items for Zhou Yan, including low-grade and mid-grade artifacts that might be used later, talismans for the middle stage of Qi training, Dan techniques to be deciphered, and so on. In addition, he also gave Zhou Yan 5,000 pieces of Ling Stone.

  Dan technique is quite good, Zhou said his own alchemy skills are still usable, but Wang Chen was also very surprised by the disciple's talent. Alchemy is not an easy skill to cultivate, at least most cultivators' elixirs are obtained through purchase rather than self-refining.

  After that, Wang Chen instructed Zhou Yan to leave Fuyue City and go to several streets in Liang Guo to cultivate, and then find himself at Luoyun Sect four years later.

  If nothing unexpected happens, after four years, Wang Chen believes he has successfully built his foundation!