Chapter Two: Taking on Disciples

“Sure enough, you can’t hide the little schemes in your heart, can you?”

“It was you who insisted on giving me the Supreme Bone. I never said I wanted it!”

“Now that I’ve hit a nerve, you’re so ashamed you want to pull the bone back? It’s just a simple piece of broken bone, how can you be such a petty man?”

...

Liu Ruyan pointed at Xiao Chenxin scolding him, but when she looked up, their eyes met—and that cold gaze made her heart involuntarily constrict.

He seemed so unfamiliar at this moment!

But then she recalled how tolerant Xiao Chenxin had been toward her in the past. He had gotten angry before, but never once had he dared to lay a hand on her.

This time would surely be no different.

Thinking this, she grew even more arrogant.

“How precious the Supreme Bone is—enough to turn an ordinary person into an unparalleled prodigy—and yet in your mouth, it’s nothing but a mere broken bone.”

“That was because you wanted to give it to me; I never intended to accept it!”

...

Such words made Xiao Chenxin’s expression turn icy cold.

Indeed, inequalities like this existed in every world!

“Without the Supreme Bone, do you think you would have your current cultivation?”

“If I hadn’t spoken up, do you think you could have become a direct disciple of Butian Sect?”

Every word he uttered struck deeply into Liu Ruyan’s heart, like a hammer pounding on her very soul.

Her defenses shattered, and before everyone, she began to mock Xiao Chenxin.

“I became a direct disciple of Butian Sect purely through my own efforts.”

“What does that have to do with you?”

“It’s you, the Peak Master, who got your position through backdoor connections!”

After her taunts, Liu Ruyan suddenly felt uneasy.

What had gotten into Xiao Chenxin today? Why had his attitude changed so drastically?

In any case, he wouldn’t take back what he had already given her.

He was just putting on airs!

With a flick of his robe, Xiao Chenxin’s face was as cold as ice.

“You eat from the bowl I give you and feast on the meat from my pot, yet you dare to accuse me?”

“Dan Peak Master, take orders!”

“You have three days to retrieve everything I have gifted her!”

“If she refuses, execute her entire clan!”

“As for the Supreme Bone, go summon the Holy Lord to reclaim it.”

Xiao Chenxin looked down from above, his killing intent fully revealed!

Dan Peak Master’s heart leapt with joy as he hastily agreed.

“Yes, Senior Uncle!”

“No need for three days—I will retrieve everything within one day!”

Seeing these two were not joking, Liu Ruyan immediately panicked, her voice no longer as strong as before.

“No need to retrieve! I will return them!”

“But how could I possibly gather everything in such a short time?”

“Give me a month, no, a year, please!”

Over the years, she had used up most of the treasures, rare herbs, and miraculous pills.

With her current strength, she simply could not collect them again.

She could only plead with her eyes toward Xiao Chenxin.

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“That’s your problem!”

Xiao Chenxin’s voice was cold as he looked up to the sky.

“Holy Lord, retrieve the Supreme Bone!”

“Understood.”

A voice filled with charm echoed from the horizon—it was Su Yao, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang.

Golden light descended from the heavens, enveloping Mu Yan’s entire body. Before she could react, intense pain swept through her.

“Ah!”

Amid her cries, a golden bone slowly floated down before Xiao Chenxin.

“Senior Uncle, you must take good care of it this time.”

“Of course.”

Xiao Chenxin smiled faintly as he stored the Supreme Bone away, then turned his gaze to Liu Ruyan, who lay like mud slumped on the ground.

She no longer bore the proud and noble demeanor from before; her face was deathly pale, her spirit waning. Her cultivation had slipped from the peak Foundation Establishment stage to the Qi Refining realm.

With time, even that would vanish, and she would be reduced to an ordinary person.

Not that it was truly a fall—she had been an ordinary person all along. It was only that her original body had met her in the mundane world and given her a chance.

“How… how can you treat me like this?”

Liu Ruyan’s eyes reddened as memories of her glorious past flashed before her. Feeling weak, her body trembled uncontrollably.

“You take yourself far too seriously. You don’t realize that everything you have is because of me. If I hadn’t wanted to give it to you, this would be your fate.”

Xiao Chenxin’s cold voice echoed softly.

Liu Ruyan wiped the tears from her eyes viciously and forced herself to stand.

“Fine, then. I hope you won’t regret this!”

Seeing her still spouting threats at this moment, Xiao Chenxin only sneered coldly and didn’t bother to reply.

Why?

Because it was beneath him.

Only after Liu Ruyan hobbled away did the system’s voice ring out again.

【Congratulations, host, you have completely broken free from your past. The system is now fully bound to you.】

【This system can return a ten-thousand-fold reward of any gifts the host gives to disciples once they are accepted.】

【Note: The disciples you accept must be sycophants!】

【The beginner’s gift pack has been sent to the host and is now activated.】

【Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Mortal World Sutra, congratulations on acquiring a flawless immortal body, congratulations on receiving a top-tier fire spirit root.】

Xiao Chenxin: ???

“Accept disciples all you want, but what does it mean that they have to be sycophants?”

So the system really couldn’t stand him not being a sycophant?

After finally shedding the label of a sycophant himself, this dog system actually wanted him to recruit sycophants as disciples?

As for the system’s beginner gift pack—

The Mortal World Sutra was a manual for mastering the path of the mortal world, the very legacy of their peak. The decline of the Mortal World Peak had been due to the break in inheritance, but now it was finally restored.

As for the top-tier fire spirit root, now that he had an immortal body, he no longer needed it. He could save it for someone suitable in the future.

Having sorted out his gains, he looked around with satisfaction, only to be stunned.

“What are you all staring at? Hurry up and start the disciple recruitment ceremony! How long do you plan to waste?”

Everyone stared blankly at him as if seeing him for the first time.

“What are those looks for?”

Xiao Chenxin tightened his robe, a chill running through him.

“No worries, just didn’t expect Senior Uncle to actually let go.”

“Yeah, this is just unbelievable!”

...

Hearing their chatter and seeing their strange looks, Xiao Chenxin felt a wave of black lines across his forehead.

“Enough nonsense! Get to work!”

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“Alright!”

Everyone exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

No matter what, this was a good thing.

As the disciple recruitment ceremony officially began, a giant seven-colored rainbow bridge extended from the distance. Countless beams of light descended from the heavens, and numerous teenagers appeared in the plaza. Each bore a youthful, innocent expression, their eyes filled with curiosity and awe as they surveyed their surroundings.

These were the new disciples chosen by the Yaoguang Sacred Land this year, but which peak they would join depended on their fate.

In Xiao Chenxin’s eyes, each person’s head was adorned with a blue-green electronic screen displaying only two lines.

【Sycophant Value】

【Fortune Value】

Xiao Chenxin stared dumbfounded. The system must be so afraid he wouldn’t find suitable disciples.

As for the Fortune Value, it was almost as if the person’s entire future was laid bare.

【Name: Zhang San】

【Fortune Value: Yellow】

【Sycophant Value: 50】

...

【Name: Li Yun】

【Fortune Value: Green】

【Sycophant Value: 66】

...

But with so many people present, most had sycophant values in only the tens and fortune values that were merely ordinary yellow or green—far from meeting his disciple requirements.

“Surely among so many, there must be at least one suitable candidate?”

Just then, a voice whispered in his ear.

“You have all mixed spirit roots. How did you manage to get into our Yaoguang Sacred Land? Since fate has brought you here, go be a lowly outer disciple.”

Xiao Chenxin’s gaze involuntarily shifted to the source.

【Name: Meng Yao】

【Fortune Value: Gold (Reincarnation of the Empress)】

【Sycophant Value: 0】

Holy hell!

A golden legend?!

Xiao Chenxin’s eyes gleamed—was this not the peerless genius he needed?

It was just that sycophant value...

After a moment of hesitation, he asked silently in his heart.

“System, can I accept her as a disciple?”

【Yes, but it will not trigger system rewards.】

“What if I accept her as a disciple, then make her my sycophant?”

...

【Possible.】

After a brief silence, the system responded.

Somewhere faintly, Xiao Chenxin thought he smelled something burning.

Yes, the system’s CPU was fried.

This was messed up!

Xiao Chenxin clasped his hands and smiled lightly.

“Hey, how about I take you as my disciple?”