Chapter 3: Just a Task from the System...

Long before, Lu Changsheng already knew the whereabouts of Ye Qiubai.

Even more so, he found out that someone wanted to kill him.

How could they let these little brats ruin a task the system had finally issued?

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiubai immediately clasped his fists and said, "I am grateful for your help, senior."

Lu Changsheng nodded and looked at the man in black, his palm landing on the man's forehead amidst his terrified gaze.

Then, to Ye Qiubai's horror, a transparent spiritual body emerged from the man's forehead!

"This... Soul Searching Technique?"

Lu Changsheng nodded gently, his palm flipping as waves of information flowed into his mind.

Meanwhile, the spiritual body also showed signs of pain.

After a while, Lu Changsheng stopped the soul search.

The man in black was already dead.

Looking at Ye Qiubai, he whispered, "Do you want to know now?"

Ye Qiubai was stunned for a moment, then nodded with determination in his eyes.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng didn't intend to conceal anything and revealed the truth, "It's Jiang Chan."

Boom!

Hearing this answer, Ye Qiubai was shocked as if struck by lightning, frozen in place.

After a moment of silence, he slowly reacted, forcing a bitter smile, a hint of sorrow in his eyes.

He pondered over who could want to get rid of him so quickly.

But what he never expected was that this person would turn out to be his childhood sweetheart, Jiang Chan, the one he used to do everything with.

"Do you need me to help you deal with it?"

Ye Qiubai raised his eyebrows, then shook his head, "No need to trouble you, senior. I'll handle this myself."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng also showed admiration.

When someone is down, they don't retreat.

Only by facing adversity head-on can one grow quickly.

Ye Qiubai asked, "Senior, your kindness will be repaid one day. May I know your name?"

Lu Changsheng looked at Ye Qiubai and chuckled, "I am named Lu Changsheng. I want to take you as my disciple, which is why I appeared here."

Ye Qiubai was stunned, then smiled bitterly, "Senior, please don't joke. Now that I've lost all my cultivation and talent, I'm no longer qualified to be your disciple."

Seeing his transcendent demeanor and the ruthless methods he just displayed, Ye Qiubai knew that Lu Changsheng was extraordinary. How could such a figure take interest in him now?

Lu Changsheng remained silent and pointed his finger at Ye Qiubai's forehead, wanting to examine his physical condition.

[Your meridians are filled with sword energy, your foundation is damaged, but with the right techniques and medicines, you can recover and stand again.]

Huh? The system has this function too?

"What techniques and medicines?"

[I will provide them after you become Lu Changsheng's disciple.]

"Senior?"

Lu Changsheng snapped out of his thoughts and smiled, "If I told you that I could make you return to your peak, even surpassing it, would you follow me?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qiubai's eyes instantly lit up.

To return to the peak and surpass it, isn't that what he desires?

And seeing the confidence of the senior, he believed he wouldn't deceive him. Plus, he didn't have anything valuable on him. Why not?

So, Ye Qiubai immediately knelt down, performing a grand gesture of respect.

"Your disciple Ye Qiubai pays respect to Master!"

Lu Changsheng smiled, "Just accepting me as your master is enough. Why such a grand gesture?"

Seeing his serious expression, Ye Qiubai said, "To have you as my master is like having a father for life. It's only natural to show such respect."

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng nodded approvingly.

Good talent, good character.

It's not bad to take such a disciple.

[Complete disciple recruitment task, receive disciple recruitment gift package]

[Top-grade divine weapon - Azure Cloud Sword]

[Primordial Sword Art]

[Creation Pill]

[Simultaneously, the disciple nurturing task will be initiated.]

After hearing the system's words, Lu Changsheng nodded secretly and looked at Ye Qiubai, "Alright, since it's settled, come with me."

On the sword, Ye Qiubai asked, "Master, where are we going now?"

Lu Changsheng said, "Cangdao Academy."

Cangdao Academy?!

Ye Qiubai was surprised.

Although Cangdao Academy was not within the Tianyuan Empire, who in the Southern Domain didn't know about it?

It was widely recognized as a place of enlightenment in the Southern Domain!

"Master, are you an elder of Cangdao Academy?"

Lu Changsheng shook his head, "Our faction can be considered part of the academy, but we are not under its jurisdiction. We are called Caotang. Have you heard of it?"

Ye Qiubai shook his head.

That was normal, as Caotang hadn't done anything earth-shattering. Even after Lu Changsheng took over Caotang, they hadn't recruited any more disciples.

Ye Qiubai actually wanted to ask about his master's strength, but he thought it wouldn't be good to ask too much, so he suppressed his curiosity.

...

At Cangdao Academy, the elders were still selecting disciples.

But most of them had already been chosen.

The remaining ones would directly enter the outer courtyard for study.

However...

In front of the elders, there was a woman in red who was extremely stubborn.

"I want to join Caotang."

That was the only sentence she had said so far.

After that, she stood there with a frosty expression.

Moreover, both her identity and talent were the most outstanding among this group of students, or rather, among the several batches that had come in recent years.

This also made the elders very helpless.

After all, if someone didn't want to join their sect, they couldn't force them!

At this moment, two figures came flying on swords.

"Oh? Is the enrollment not over yet?"

The elders looked at the man on the sword with complex expressions.

Lu Changsheng was taken aback and asked, "Is there something on my face?"

One of the elders pointed to the girl standing on the ground and said helplessly, "Lu Changsheng, she wants to join Caotang."

Her?

Lu Changsheng looked at the girl in red at the door.

He only heard the girl say, "I want to join Caotang."

But Lu Changsheng refused and smiled, "Join another elder's sect. I don't take disciples."

After saying that, he took Ye Qiubai and walked toward the academy.

"Why?"

The girl was unwilling.

In her family, they told her to join Caotang, and they even told her about the deeds of Caotang in the past.

That's why she came to Cangdao Academy.

Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm lazy and like peace and quiet, so I'd rather not take in disciples."

An elder noticed Ye Qiubai beside him and asked, "Changsheng, who is this?"

"My disciple."

After that, Lu Changsheng took Ye Qiubai into the academy.

...

You're not lazy and don't like peace and quiet, afraid of misleading disciples, are you?

You're not supposed to take disciples, right?

The elders looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and turned to the girl, saying, "Xin Hongyi, why not choose another elder?"

But Xin Hongyi shook her head and clasped her hands, saying, "Since I can't join Caotang, I'll cultivate on my own."

Although it sounded arrogant, with her family background, she really didn't need the guidance of the elders.

Xin Hongyi looked in the direction Lu Changsheng had left, murmuring softly, "I will prove myself."

Obviously, Xin Hongyi thought that Lu Changsheng didn't take her because he didn't appreciate her talent.

Who knew, Lu Changsheng was really lazy!

As for accepting Ye Qiubai?

It was just a task from the system.