Looking at the blushing Song Cha, Chu Man touched the jade pendant in her hand with interest, “You want to take me as your master?”
Chu Man’s voice was somewhat leisurely. Song Cha’s body trembled slightly, but she still nodded: “Yes, I want to take you as my master.”
“Come here, let me take a look at you.” Chu Man’s hand, which was touching the jade pendant, paused for a moment before she spoke.
Chu Man was a cultivator in the God Transformation stage, naturally holding the greatest authority among these cultivators.
The other great cultivators naturally did not dare to refute Chu Man’s words, so they let Song Cha step up the stairs of the great hall, walking step by step towards Chu Man.
Finally, Song Cha completely ascended the high platform of the great hall and came before Chu Man.
The girl’s body was slender and fragile, giving off a feeling of being unable to withstand a breeze just by looking at her. However, such a girl had an extremely beautiful face, especially those eyes, which were now staring unblinkingly at Chu Man.
Being stared at by the girl like this, Chu Man had the illusion of seeing stars.
It must be an illusion.
How could there possibly be stars in someone’s eyes?
But that wasn’t the most important thing.
Chu Man reached out her hand, lifted Song Cha’s chin, forcing Song Cha to raise her head.
Chu Man’s gaze was tightly fixed on Song Cha, inching closer and closer until her breath was about to touch Song Cha’s face.
Just as Chu Man’s face was about to touch Song Cha’s, she finally retreated and leaned back in her chair.
With their breaths intertwining, Song Cha’s face turned even redder.
Seeing Song Cha’s red face, Chu Man smiled somewhat playfully, “Being my disciple comes with a price.”
Song Cha: “…”
Chu Man’s words left Song Cha a bit stunned. What did she mean by being her disciple comes with a price? What kind of price?
If it were about taking someone else as a master, hearing these words, Song Cha definitely would not have continued to insist.
But this person is Chu Man, the high and mighty Chu Man, who is fully equipped with golden fingers!
Seeing the tone in which Chu Man spoke, she now agrees to pay the price to become Chu Man’s disciple. Such a bright future, Song Cha simply couldn’t refuse.
Of course, what mainly prompted Song Cha to make this decision was that in the original plot, Chu Man hadn’t done anything too malicious, and there was no malice in her tone when she was speaking now.
Although her gaze seemed a bit strange, such a price… shouldn’t be too excessive, right?
Thinking this, Song Cha finally nodded: “Mhm.”
“Repeat everything from the beginning,” Chu Man glanced at Song Cha and continued.
Song Cha: “…”
Song Cha looked at Chu Man with respect and repeated the content of the conversation: “To become a disciple of the elder, I am willing to pay the price.”
“Can this price be anything?” There was a hint of a smile in Chu Man’s eyes.
Song Cha: “…”
Song Cha didn’t understand why Chu Man kept emphasizing the need to pay a price, but she still nodded seriously: “If I can become the elder’s disciple, the elder will be my master. Then, I am willing to listen to everything the master says.”
“Willing to listen to everything the master says.” Chu Man repeated these words one by one. After finishing, the corners of her mouth curved up, revealing a smile: “I hope you won’t regret saying these words in the future.”
“Alright, you are now my disciple.” Saying this, Chu Man handed over the jade pendant she had been playing with to Song Cha’s hands, “This is a gift for our meeting, from now on, call me master.”
“Thank you, Master!” Song Cha quickly took the jade pendant.
After taking the jade pendant, Song Cha was about to go back and stand below.
But she was stopped by Chu Man: “What is your name?”
“Master, your disciple’s name is Song Cha,” Song Cha said.
“Alright, from now on, I will call you Cha’er.” Saying this, Chu Man seemed to recall something, her tone somewhat profound: “Just stand behind me, don’t go down.”
“Okay, thank you, Master.” Song Cha stood behind Chu Man’s seat.
After Song Cha finished paying respects to her master, the other Golden Core stage cultivators also wanted to find masters for themselves.
And everyone wanted a powerful master.
The respect the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the hall showed towards Chu Man was easy to see. Under such circumstances, Chu Man became the first choice for everyone seeking a master.
High cultivation level or having a powerful background, and being good-looking, who wouldn’t want such a master?
Soon, a delicate-looking girl stepped forward, standing below Chu Man at the front of the hall.
She looked at Chu Man in the same manner as Song Cha: “Elder, I have always admired you, may I become your disciple?”
After saying this, she looked at Chu Man with anticipation.
In her view, since Song Cha could easily become Chu Man’s disciple by imitating her, she should be able to do the same, right?
However, to her surprise, Chu Man, standing on the stage, asked with interest: “You said you’ve always admired me, can you tell me who I am?”
The female disciple: “…”
Chu Man’s question stunned the female disciple; she had not expected to be asked this.
This was her first time seeing Chu Man, and she had no idea who Chu Man was. How was she supposed to answer under such circumstances?
Especially since… especially since Chu Man hadn’t asked Song Cha this question when she wanted to become a disciple.
The female disciple’s face turned red all of a sudden.
Chu Man observed the female disciple’s flushed face and said lightly: “Go find someone else.”
The female disciple dejectedly went to find another master.
Because of what just happened, the female disciple left an impression of being a liar among the people in the hall.
Under such circumstances, she only managed to find a master who had just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Soon, people began to seek masters again.
This person also sought to become Chu Man’s disciple, but unlike the others, this young man didn’t dare to express his long-standing admiration, merely stating his wish to become a disciple.
Chu Man merely glanced at him before refusing.
Afterward, several others who sought to become Chu Man’s disciples were also all refused.
However, even though they were refused, these cultivators found their own masters after being rejected.
The disciple initiation ceremony was finally completed.
After the grand hall’s doors reopened, the disciples followed behind their masters.
Song Cha followed behind Chu Man.
Chu Man led Song Cha into the sect’s core, arriving at a place with a high concentration of spiritual energy.
Chu Man pointed to one of the caves and said, “Cha’er, this is your master’s cave dwelling.”
After speaking, Chu Man pointed to another cave dwelling nearby, “This will be your cave dwelling from now on. Clean it up and move in as soon as you can.”
“Thank you, Master.” Song Cha’s voice was gentle.
Seeing Song Cha agree, Chu Man nodded slightly, “If you encounter any problems in the future, you can come directly to your master. If you encounter any trouble, you can use your master’s name.”
“Master, what is your name?” Song Cha asked.
“I am called Chu Man, with the Taoist name Danzong,” Chu Man’s voice carried a hint of pride, “In the future, if you encounter trouble, just use my Taoist name.”
“Thank you, Master.” Song Cha was moved, “Master, you are so kind to your disciple.”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Chu Man seemed to be in a good mood, “It’s only right for one’s own disciple.”
“Go pack your things. I’ll wait for you to move in.”
Wait for her to move in?
Was waiting necessary?
Song Cha felt something was odd but didn’t refuse. After agreeing, she left and headed towards her original cave dwelling.
The sect’s core was a bit far from Song Cha’s cave dwelling, and it took her a while to finally arrive. After arriving, Song Cha didn’t start tidying up her cave dwelling but instead examined the jade pendant Chu Man had given her. This jade pendant was clearly of high quality, very lustrous, making the whole piece look crystal clear. Song Cha had never seen this jade pendant in the original novel, but that didn’t stop her from liking it.
However, since the jade was a gift from Chu Man, it definitely wasn’t just for show. The specific utility of this jade could only be truly understood after performing a blood recognition ritual. Thinking this, Song Cha forced a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the jade pendant. As soon as the drop of blood touched the jade, it was absorbed, and after absorbing the blood, the jade seemed even more spirited. Song Cha extended her spiritual power into the jade, and as soon as she did, she saw a vast space within the jade pendant.
Song Cha quickly understood the function of this jade pendant. It was a space jade pendant that could become invisible. After recognizing its master, the owner could set it to be invisible, and then no one would be able to see the jade. It was a treasure that could keep one’s wealth hidden. But this wasn’t what shocked Song Cha.
What shocked her was the piles of elixirs stored within the jade pendant. There were a thousand bottles for the Golden Core stage, a hundred bottles for the Nascent Soul stage, and even ten bottles for the Mahayana stage. Song Cha checked the bottles of each level and found that each bottle for the Golden Core stage contained three elixirs, while the bottles for the Nascent Soul and Mahayana stages each contained one elixir. Song Cha: “……” Suddenly rich. Song Cha had always known Chu Man was wealthy, but she had never imagined Chu Man to be this wealthy!
The gifts for meeting a Golden Core disciple are so expensive, it’s almost too cool for friends.
After Song Cha finished counting the elixirs in the jade pendant, she hung it on her wrist and transferred all the top-grade spirit stones and most of the high-grade spirit stones from the storage ring into the jade pendant.
Clearly, the space in this jade pendant was much safer than her storage ring.
After transferring the items, Song Cha began to tidy up her cave dwelling.
She had been living in this cave dwelling since the Foundation Building stage, for several years now. So, Song Cha selected some more important items to put into her storage ring, and she didn’t keep the unnecessary items, leaving them here for now, waiting to be dealt with later.
The sect treated disciples who had already taken a master and reached the Golden Core stage quite well; this cave dwelling would remain in her name as long as Song Cha didn’t say she didn’t need it.
After packing up her things, Song Cha headed towards the core of the sect.
This time, she tried using the Wind Riding Technique and quickly arrived at the core.
After arriving at the core, Song Cha began to arrange her newly acquired cave dwelling.
This cave dwelling was much better than Song Cha’s original one, not only was there much more spiritual energy, which helped with cultivation, but the place was also much larger.
It took Song Cha a while to finally get the cave dwelling arranged.
After arranging the cave dwelling, Song Cha went to inform Chu Man.
After all, Chu Man was her master. Although it was Chu Man who had asked her to move here, she still had to say something.
Soon, Song Cha arrived at Chu Man’s cave dwelling.
Song Cha knocked on the door of Chu Man’s cave dwelling.
The door was quickly opened from the inside, and Chu Man saw Song Cha standing at the door.
“Master, I’ve moved over, and from now on, I’ll be living next to your cave dwelling,” Song Cha said, unable to help but look up at Chu Man.
“Good,” Chu Man responded softly, moving aside a bit, “Come inside my cave dwelling for a bit.”
Come inside my master’s cave dwelling?
Song Cha was somewhat puzzled by Chu Man’s words, but she still nodded in agreement: “Okay.”
Soon, the two of them entered the cave dwelling.
Unlike Song Cha’s bare stone cave, every corner of Chu Man’s dwelling was intricately carved. Everything was incredibly expensive.
Song Cha originally planned to wait for Chu Man to speak first, but then she suddenly remembered the jade pendant Chu Man had given her.
“Master,” Song Cha lifted the jade pendant on her wrist to show Chu Man, “The elixirs you gave me are too many, too precious, I can’t accept them.”
Chu Man smiled, “Cha’er is really sensible.”
Song Cha: “……”
Hearing Chu Man say she was sensible, Song Cha had a bad feeling. Could it be that Chu Man thought she was sensible and would take back the elixirs?
With this thought, Song Cha couldn’t help but linger her gaze on Chu Man for a bit longer.
“Is Cha’er looking at Master?” Chu Man smiled, “Are you too nervous?”
Song Cha: “……”
“However, I won’t take back the elixirs, those were a gift for our first meeting, how could I take them back?” Chu Man said.
How could Song Cha, pure and kind, accept such words from Chu Man? She couldn’t help but say, “But they’re too precious, I don’t deserve these gifts.”
Hearing Song Cha’s words, Chu Man said nonchalantly, “My disciple, there’s nothing in this world you don’t deserve. From now on, accept everything I give you, no refusals.”
Song Cha’s face was full of refusal: “……”
“Do you remember what you said when you became my disciple?” Chu Man asked.
What did she say when she became a disciple? That she would pay the price? That was the only thing Song Cha could think of. But how did that relate to what was said before? Song Cha couldn’t help but feel confused.
“You said you would listen to your master.” Chu Man looked at Song Cha, reached out to touch the jade pendant in her hand, and played with it: “I will only say this once.”
Song Cha: “Master, I understand.”
Seeing Song Cha finally coming to her senses, Chu Man felt somewhat satisfied.
And with this satisfaction, Chu Man couldn’t help but remember the matter of the price Song Cha agreed to pay.
Since Song Cha had seriously agreed to the matter of the price and even said she wouldn’t regret it, she must have been mentally prepared.
Thinking this, Chu Man’s hand, which was originally playing with a jade pendant, slowly moved up to cover Song Cha’s hand.
Song Cha’s hand was extremely soft and delicate, touching it felt like holding a handful of fresh snow, making one cautious and afraid it would melt away.
“Cha’er, do you like your master?” When asking this question, Chu Man’s voice was unusually tense.
Song Cha: “……”
Being touched by Chu Man made Song Cha feel even more that Chu Man was acting strangely. Why would she suddenly touch her hand?
However, this strangeness was quickly diverted by Chu Man’s question, asking if she liked her master.
The moment she heard this, Song Cha knew how she would answer.
“I like master.” Song Cha nodded super seriously, “Cha’er likes master the most!”
