“Success!” Elder Xiong laughed. “Our demon clan has gained another saint powerhouse.”
Little White Fox breathed a sigh of relief. A smile appeared on her face as she said to Elder Yang and the others, “You lot need to work harder too. Strive to break through to the saint realm soon.”
“Yes!” The group of elders vowed inwardly to cultivate diligently.
For once one achieved sainthood, it meant stepping into the ranks of the top powerhouses in the cultivation world.
Elder Xiong said, “I thought Old Niu’s tribulation would be a matter of nine deaths and one life. I never expected it to be so straightforward.”
“Especially that mysterious footwork he used. It multiplied his combat power several times in an instant. Truly fearsome.”
“National Lord, what was that footwork?”
Little White Fox smiled. “You should ask Ye Changsheng about that.”
“Oh?” Elder Xiong was somewhat surprised.
Ye Qiu did not conceal it. “That is Nine Steps Nine Heavens, a divine ability from the Shushan headmaster, Senior Dugu Wudi.”
“Elder Niu passed the Mighty God Fist to me. To thank him, I taught him Nine Steps Nine Heavens in return.”
Upon hearing this, the demon clan elders present were astonished.
Elder Monkey said, “I never imagined that Master actually possesses a saint’s divine ability. Master, I wonder if you could…”
“Of course.” Ye Qiu understood what Elder Monkey wanted to say. Without waiting for him to finish, he agreed. “Later, I will teach you Nine Steps Nine Heavens.”
Hearing this, the other elders looked at Elder Monkey with eyes full of envy.
“Old Monkey, you have a good master,” Elder Xiong said.
Elder Monkey laughed. “Old Xiong, if you also want to learn a saint’s divine ability, you could become my junior brother.”
Become your junior brother?
What did that mean? Take Ye Changsheng as master?
I am the strongest of the demon clan!
“This…”
Elder Xiong looked troubled.
Ye Qiu smiled. “When Nine Steps Nine Heavens is cultivated to great accomplishment, it can increase combat power a hundredfold.”
“Elder Xiong, and all the other elders, if you wish to learn it, you can have Elder Niu teach you later.”
Immediately, Elder Xiong and the other elders beamed with joy, thanking Ye Qiu in unison.
“Thank you, Brother Ye.”
Ye Qiu laughed. “No need for thanks. I still have to learn some ultimate techniques from you all.”
Above the ninth heaven.
The divine radiance filling the sky vanished. The heavens were clear for thousands of li. Elder Niu retracted the divine light from his body and descended to the ground.
At this moment, though he had restrained his aura, the opening and closing of his eyes carried an oppressive pressure.
Elder Niu’s gaze swept over Little White Fox and the various elders one by one, finally settling on Ye Qiu.
Whoosh!
Elder Niu took one step and arrived before Ye Qiu. Then, under Ye Qiu’s astonished gaze, he dropped to his knees with a thud.
“Elder Niu, what are you doing? Get up quickly,” Ye Qiu said hurriedly.
Elder Niu knelt on the ground and said sincerely, “Brother Ye… no, Mr Ye. If you had not taught me the saint’s divine ability, this old ox would have needed at least another hundred years of cultivation before facing the saint tribulation.”
“Moreover, whether I could have crossed it successfully at that time was uncertain.”
“Today, thanks to you, not only did I face the tribulation a hundred years early, but I also broke through to the saint realm in one go.”
“Your great kindness and virtue towards me, this old ox has no way to repay.”
“I have decided that, from today onwards, I will take you as my master and follow you for life.”
What is this situation?
Taking me as master again?
Ye Qiu was stunned.
The other elders were also stunned.
One must know that Elder Niu was now a genuine saint powerhouse.
For a saint powerhouse to take a Dongtian realm cultivator as master, who would believe it if word got out?
Truth be told, Ye Qiu was somewhat tempted.
After all, Elder Niu was now a saint powerhouse.
If he accepted Elder Niu, it would be equivalent to having a free bodyguard and enforcer. In the future, as long as he did not encounter a peerless powerhouse like Wuji Tianzun, who would dare provoke him?
However, since Elder Niu was an elder of the demon clan, and in front of Little White Fox and the other demon clan elders, he still needed to put on an act.
“Elder Niu, there is no need for this.”
“I taught you Nine Steps Nine Heavens because you passed your clan’s ultimate technique to me. You do not owe me anything, so there is no need to take me as master.”
“Besides, with my cultivation, I am not qualified to be your teacher.”
Elder Niu shook his head. “Mr Ye, I disagree with those words.”
“For tens of thousands of years, no one in the Niu clan has cultivated the Mighty God Fist to the third move. This old ox spent over a thousand years and only mastered the second move. Yet you achieved perfect mastery of the Mighty God Fist in less than a quarter of an hour. Your talent is unrivalled through the ages.”
“You are still young. Given time, your cultivation will surely surpass mine.”
“Moreover, the National Lord said that you obtained the supreme opportunity on Immortality Mountain and will attain emperorship in the future.”
“You are fully qualified to be my teacher.”
Elder Niu pleaded, “Mr Ye, I beg you to accept me. If you do not, I will…”
Before he could finish, Ye Qiu interrupted him.
“Elder Niu, since you have said this much, refusing you would make me seem ungracious.” Ye Qiu looked at Little White Fox and asked, “Do you have any objections to Elder Niu becoming my disciple?”
If I say I have objections, would Elder Niu not resent me to death?
Little White Fox snorted inwardly but smiled. “I have no objections.”
“Thank you, National Lord.” Elder Niu was overjoyed and then said, “Master above, please receive this disciple’s obeisance.”
Thud thud thud!
Elder Niu respectfully kowtowed several times to Ye Qiu.
“Elder Niu, get up quickly!” Ye Qiu helped Elder Niu to his feet. Elder Niu said, “Master, you need not call me elder in future. My true name is Niu Dali. You can just call me Dali.”
“Alright.” At this moment, Ye Qiu was filled with joy. Having accepted a saint powerhouse as disciple, if anyone dared provoke him in future, he would have Niu Dali punch them to death with one fist.
Elder Monkey, standing beside Ye Qiu, said with a cheeky grin, “Old Niu, since you have now taken my master as your own, should you not call me senior brother?”
“Call you senior brother? Are you worthy?” Elder Niu said. “Strength reigns supreme. My cultivation is higher than yours, so I am the senior brother.”
Elder Monkey said, “I became his disciple first.”
“You are not convinced?” Elder Niu raised his fist. “How about we spar a bit?”
Elder Monkey was frightened and quickly hid behind Ye Qiu. “Master, look, Old Niu is bullying me.”
Seeing this scene, the other elders burst into laughter.
Ye Qiu asked Little White Fox, “Which elder will I follow next to learn an ultimate technique?”
Little White Fox thought for a moment and instructed, “Elder Chicken, from now on, you will teach Ye Changsheng the ultimate technique.”
“Yes.” Elder Chicken agreed respectfully.
Ye Qiu glanced at Elder Chicken. She appeared to be in her early thirties, graceful and elegant, with extraordinary bearing.
Especially her waist, slender and delicate as if it could be grasped with one hand.
Moreover, her attire was extremely revealing, with large expanses of fair skin exposed, dazzling the eyes.
Elder Chicken noticed Ye Qiu looking at her. She winked and smiled, soul-stirring and captivating, frightening Ye Qiu into blushing.
“This Elder Chicken is really seductive~”
