disciple

Ling Han left the black tower after changing his appearance. His Qi gathered around him, forming a Qi, which allowed him to fly up into the sky.

True flight was real. Only those immortals are able to access fly across the sky. Flying on top of a flying cloud was the closest and fastest way to travel in the lower realm, unlike one could get a demon beast to be your mount.

Ling Han shot off at a quick speed, flying among the clouds.

A few days later. Ling Han was sitting in a restaurant as he looked outside at a kid who was kowtowing by the doors of the restaurant.

'black tower, you said you sensed a treasure here,' Ling Han asked lazily as he looked at the kid. The kid had dark red hair, ripped-up clothes, and some injuries all over his body.

When he entered this city, he saw this kid was starving to death. Since he was in a good mood, he gave the kid a herb which helped him. It was only a rank 1 herb which was useless to him, so he didn't mind.

"Yes, I can't pinpoint where it is, but if you are close. I will let you know." The black tower said as Ling Han nodded as he finished the food before leaving after paying.

He walked out of the restaurant. He walked past the kid. The kid stood up as he quickly followed Ling Han.

"Mr., please take me as your disciple." The kid said as Ling Han sighed before turning around.

"your name?" Ling Han asked with crossed arms. The kid stood up straight as he quickly spoke.

"m-my name a Feng Yang." He said quickly as Ling Han nodded.

"if you wish to become my disciple, you must prove yourself. if you ever want to give up, I will kill you." Ling Han said with hands behind his back,

"... I will not give up." Feng Yang said seriously, not showing a hint of fear. Ling Han nodded slightly as he waved his hands, sending the kid into the black tower.

He returned to the room he booked before he entered the black tower. He calmly watched the kid who was looking around in confusion and shock.

"before I take you in, you must tamper the mind. for the next few years. You shall take care of his garden. If one herb dies, you will go the day without food." Ling Han said as he pointed towards the garden he planted fill with herbs of all kinds.

"How is this tampering the mind?" The kid said, but who covered his mouth when Ling Han frowned.

"gardening is a way for one to enter a special state of peace and even allow them to think clearly. if you have achieved this state, then I shall take you in as my first disciple." Ling Han said, speaking nonsense. He just wanted someone to take care of his garden,

"I understand." Feng Yang said with a nod, with he hesitated to say something.

"what is it?" Ling Han asked with a frown

"I do know anything about gardening." The kid said in embodiment. Ling Han frowned slightly before signing,

Ling Han stepped forward as he tapped the kid's forehead, giving him some knowledge of farming and taking care of herbs. After which, he gave the kid some food before leaving.

Ling Han left the room he booked and began to fly around the city. He held a map. As he crossed out the places he had been which didn't have the treasure the black tower was speaking of.

The City had a few no-flight zones, so he had to keep away from there. So Ling Han just made sure he didn't fly around here, he had been searching for 4 days now, and he had searched over 60% of the city.

After flying for a few hours, he crossed off another place on the mark as he looked at the remaining 6 places. 4 of these places belonged to the 4 clans, 1 belonged to the city mayor mansion, and the last belonged to the city police force.

Ling Han had a deep frown as he didn't dare to fly close to any of these spots.

The 4 clans had an ancestor with the cultivation at level 6 sky realm or even higher. The mayor's mansion was a way for the Emperor to keep a close eye on the 4 clans.

And the police force, of course, wasn't weak. They too had strength in the sky realm.

With all of this, Ling Han had no choice but to start thinking of a way to get recourse so he could breakthrough.

He floated down as he went to walk around these clans, but a group of guards with the clans sent him off. Helpless, he return to the room he booked as he entered the black tower.

Ling Han fell into deep thought of what he could do. He could start a business and sell herbs. But he didn't feel like doing so, he could join a sect, but he would have to follow rulers.

'I have to start my own farm, but it will take long for herbs to grow. but in the black tower, they grow 1,000 times faster.' Ling Han thought as he took out his sword and began to train.

Feng Yang, who was taking care of the garden, stopped what he was doing when he saw Ling Han. His eyes glowed as he paid close attention to Ling Han.

After a few hours, Ling Han stopped training and went to cultivate. While Feng Yang began to copy Ling Han movements, but he felt something was off.

Thinking of Ling Han's words, he returned to the garden as he tried to enter that state Ling Han was speaking off.

As for Ling Han, he was cultivating. He was at level 1, Nascent Soul. But in a few days, he believed he would be able to break through to level 2.

Three days passed, and Ling Han's cultivation reached level 2. with that, his strength reached level 1 of the sky realm. Of course, with his infinite energy. He could even fight those at level 2 and even 3.

Ling Han had a frown as he left his close door cultivation. As he left, his eyes widened as he looked at Feng Yang, who was holding a stick, doing the 3 style of black origins.

Of course, there were no blades flying out. But he was copying the movement he did a few days back.

"you should take this kid as your disciple. he was able to access enter that state you made up." The black tower said, shocking Ling Han.

"it's not strange since it is actually real. He just gained it faster than I expected." The black tower said calmly

"I see... " Ling Han said with a shrugged. he didn't really care

"black tower, when will the second flower open?" Ling Han asked with a frown.

"it was already opened when you reached core formation. I thought you knew since you started planting herbs within the black tower." The black tower said as Ling Han sighed softly

The second level of the black tower allowed higher-level herbs to grow faster. Not that Ling Han looked at it, these herbs only took days before they were fully grown.

Herbs that needed more than 100 years took just a day. This speed was shocking, but he thought it was just the first level that allowed herbs fo grow faster 1,000 times faster.

But now that he looked, not all of these herbs needed 100 years. Some needed more than 500 years, and at most needed a week at most.

Just as Ling Han was about to leave the black tower, he stopped when he saw a giant golden-red flower. This was the seed he picked up a few days back. It seemed as if it only needed a few hours before he fully grew.

If you are wondering what his ranking was on the demonic cultivator chart. He was ranked 9,841 with a bounty of 500 ranks 5 spirit stones of the med rank.