Chapter 11

Mountain peaks a few thousand miles away from the Demon Beast Sect.

A figure of a young man in white robe was seen taking a stroll.

This person was none other than Gu Xianyu.

"Roses are red and violets are blue. Life is beautiful when I don't share the same sky as you"

I whispered softly while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

The competition was quite interesting. That brat named Mo Fan was truly the main character of this world.

A waste material counterattack along with the cheating childhood sweetheart.

It had been a while since I last saw this kind of story. Back in the Immortal World, most son of luck was born with a golden spoon. Waste counterattack? That very same waste inherited an Immortal Emperor inheritance and even have some old Immortal Emperor grandpa.

However, because of the fierce competitions, most of them died before spreading their wings.

It made me curious about the protagonist from the mortal world.

However, that's all. I'm not interested in taking a protagonist as my disciple. His childhood sweetheart was quite pitiful actually. She possessed an Earth-grade physique and yet ended up as a furnace for the newbie villain to power up.

Losing her primordial yin essence before her talent fully bloom.

Oh well, even if a flower escaped his evil hand, the protagonist doesn't lack flowers to pick.

I'm sure that brat had a whole flower garden waiting for him in the future. A royal elder sister, arrogant empress, icy saintess, hot enchantress, sexy teacher, beautiful widow, loli princess and even an old grandma.

He only needed to point his evil finger and they would gladly throw themselves at him.

His luck with women would definitely against the heaven!

Even that girl named Qing Yun who were next to him had a faint trace of immortal fate.

Right now, I'm currently waiting for someone to meet me.

Swish!

A faint presence was coming at a fast speed, and soon a figure of an old man was seen.

"Greeting, fellow daoist Gu. My apologize for making you wait"

Ancestor Huang said politely.

"It's fine"

I waved my hand and the earth began to move.

Rumble!

The ground shook for a while and a piece of it moved upwards. Soon, a simple table and two seats were created.

"Let's talk"

I sat down after saying so.

Ancestor Huang nodded and followed my lead.

The reason why I waited him here was because before I left, Ancestor Huang sent a transmission sound asking to buy the Heaven-Rank pill.

I agreed to discuss it with him.

"So, why and how did you fell from 8th-stage Ascension Realm?"

I asked directly.

Hearing my words, Ancestor Huang opened his eyes in surprise.

"How did you!?"

His body became tense and his eyes were filled with caution.

"Don't look at me with those eyes. I'm far stronger than you think"

I poured a cup of tea and drank it.

"Anyway, just relax. You don't have to be on guard because If I want to, I can kill you with a snap"

The surrounding spiritual energy suddenly became chaotic as I showed him peak Ascension Realm.

Ancestor Huang eyes fluttered. After hesitating for a bit, he finally let go of his guard.

"That's more like it"

I'm satisfied with his attitude.

"Now, tell me your story. Whether I give you the pill or not will solely depend on whether your life is interesting or not"

Hearing my request, Ancestor Huang hesitated for a bit. However, he yielded in the end and started to tell his story.

...

"My name is Huang Futian. I was a member of Huang family in the Central Region"

Ancestor Huang began to introduce himself.

"I used to be the genius of the family and was respected by everyone. I started cultivating at the age of 5. At the age of 18, I reached the Nascent Soul Realm. My life was pretty much smooth sailing because the family support me with resources"

"I could read all the cultivation techniques without restriction. My strength grew day by day along with arrogance. No one in my generation was my match so I challenged the older generation"

Ancestor Huang stopped for a bit and let out a deep sigh.

"I, who didn't know the height of the heaven finally offended someone with Void Stage Realm. I managed to survive his slaughter but my dantian and soul was injured"

Ancestor Huang smiled wryly.

"Continued"

Gu Xianyu said.

"After hearing the news, my family went into an outrage. However, after knowing that the one who harmed me was a member of an ancient sect. They kept quiet and even kicked me from the house"

Ancestor Huang stopped for a while and sipped the tea before he continued.

"Afterwards, my life turned around. From a genius to a half-cripple. The family treated me as a dead person. I had no choice but to roam around as a loose cultivator"

"The life of a loose cultivator was hard. I had to compete and bet my life for a small amount of spirit stones. The competition and struggle of the weak was harsh. I barely managed to survive thanks to my experience as a Nascent Soul practitioner. Although my soul and dantian was injured, my experience was my best weapon"

"I began to collect resources and save it bit by bit. After more than a hundred years of continuous struggle, I finally recovered from my injuries. The first thing I did back then was not to seek revenge but to build wealth. After all, I don't want to struggle for the second time"

"Interesting..."

Gu Xianyu whispered softly.

"I started from a small medicine business and grew it slowly. Around ten thousand years ago, I met with daoist Mad Beast. We soon became close friends. I stopped caring about righteous and demonic cultivator after my harsh experiences. Daoist Mad Beast even helped me block my enemies when I was undergoing my tribulation to breakthrough into the Ascension Realm"

Ancestor Huang had a nostalgic look on his face when he mentioned daoist Mad Beast.

"The Demon Beast Sect became an ancient sect and rise to the become a leader of the Western region after daoist Mad Beast brokethrough to Ascension Realm. However, it didn't last long"

He had a sad look on his face.

After letting out a deep sigh, he continued.

"The Demon Beast Sect's glory only lasted for a thousand years. Daoist Mad Beast was besieged by the both the righteous sect and demonic sect and fell"

Ancestor Huang had a hateful expression on his face.

"The Soaring Heaven Sect in the Central Region spreaded rumours about daoist Mad Beast possessing an Immortal Artifact. The news caused the entire world to boil with greed. After the news spreaded, a huge war broke out. I tried my best to tell the truth that the news was false. However, everyone was blinded by greed. Even if they knew it was a false news, as long as it could be used as a reason, they would use it to fit their benefits"

He gritted his teeth.

"Daoist Mad Beast fell after he was besieged. Lots of people died in the process. I also got injured gravely at that war. It was a miracle that I managed to survive until now. The hateful thing is, the Soaring Heaven Sect did such a thing because their saintess fell in love with daoist Mad Beast. The sect master was pursuing the saintess since they were young but never get her heart. Later, she rebelled against him after learning daoist Mad Beast's death and was executed"

Ancestor Huang fell into silence for a while and then continued to finish his story.

...

Interesting.

A former genius fell from it's golden throne into a mud pool, and then raised once again. He then fell into a deep pit once again for helping his friend. In the end he spent his remaining life to watch over his friend's legacy.

I like it.

This guy fits my requirements.

Talent? He reached 8th-stage Ascension Realm after finding his way back from the bottom without anyone support.

Stable? He chose to build wealth instead of seeking revenge after he recovered from his injuries.

Intelligent? He had lived longer than me. As the saying goes, arrogance of the youth and the wisdom of the old.

Strong-willed? He fell from grace and had to crawled back from the deep pit of hell without going insane.

As for being old so he had exhausted his potential? Nonsense! I have Exalted-Rank cultivation techniques that could turn an idiot into a heaven defying genius.

His lifespan will run out soon? Come and choose what kind of Immortal-Rank pill you need as long as it was below Emperor-Rank.

Besides, being old is an advantage. That means he won't be swayed easily by beauty and pick up little girls every week.

The perfect candidate for my sect disciple!

Of course, before taking him as my sect disciple he needs to pass the test first.

I let out a faint smile.

"Your story is interesting"

I took out the Heaven-Rank pill and showed it to him.

The moment he saw the pill, his eyes flickered.

"Fellow daoist Gu, please tell me the price"

Ancestor Huang asked.

"I don't mind giving this to you for free. You just need to answer my questions"

I turned serious and look at him in the eyes.

Noticing my gaze, Ancestor Huang became nervous.

"What are you going to do after taking this pill?"

He fell into deep thought and answered after short pause.

"I'm already old and dying. My cultivation path already ended. However, I don't want to die before seeing Soaring Heaven Sect fell into ruin. This pill might be the chance to prolong my life while waiting for that day to come. Even if I had to die, I will use my last breath to self-destruct inside Soaring Heaven Sect"

He answered with serious look.

Good answer!

I smiled at him and thenー

Flame began to gather at my hand and burned the pill into ashes.

"Wha!? What are you doing, fellow daoist Gu!?"

Ancestor Huang shouted frantically.

He looked at me with crazy look.

"You don't deserve that pill"

I said in serious tone.

"You..!"

Ancestor Huang gritted his teeth in frustration and glared at me.

I pressured him with a peak Ascension Realm aura.

He tried to fight back as he refused to kneel.

We stared at each other for a few breath.

I nodded at him satisfiedly.

"On the center of the forbidden zone of Misty Forest, there is a flying island above the lake. Meet me there and join my sect if you wish to change your fate"

After saying so, I extended my hand and healed his body.

"I have temporary healed your injuries. It could only last for three days. You're free to do anything you want. However, after three days your injuries will relapse and you might die as the result of the backlash"

I explained.

If he went to Misty Forest with only a peak Transcending Tribulation Realm, he would just courting his death. He was the first person that fit my requirements, so I had to treat him well.

After finishing all that needs to be done, I turned my body into light particles and disappeared.