Chapter 143

Chapter 143: Harvesting the Token

Xuanyuan Lie was anxious.

Why?

Because he didn’t have any cultivation techniques at all.

His powerful swordsmanship and sword intent were inherited from a hereditary bead, not cultivated through a technique.

If the other party insisted, what could he possibly hand over?

“Senior, you may not believe what I say…”

“Then don’t fabricate.”

Xuanyuan Lie was speechless and reluctantly said, “Senior, my swordsmanship and sword intent come from inheritance, not cultivated from techniques.”

This was something Chen Ansheng actually believed to a certain degree.

After all, he was merely at the eighth rank of immortality, with a constitution at the peak of mystic quality. It was impossible for him to cultivate such sword mastery.

However, one point did strike Chen Ansheng as strange, so he asked, “You claim you didn’t cultivate any techniques, yet you were able to transform grass and trees into swords, attacking the ninth rank of immortality. Who are you fooling!”

Xuanyuan Lie felt a chill inside and hurriedly said, “Senior, this is a misunderstanding. The ten thousand swords formation earlier was not from my technique but rather a fortunate use of a token.”

“What kind of token?” Chen Ansheng asked, extending his hand, “Let me see!”

Xuanyuan Lie had no choice. He didn’t know the other party’s cultivation level, whose power was extremely terrifying. If he didn’t truthfully confess, his life might be in danger.

Subsequently, he conjured a bronze token and sent it to Chen Ansheng.

Chen Ansheng took the token, examined it in his hand. There were “Mowang” characters carved on it, as well as some small mystical patterns. Beyond that, it seemed rather ordinary.

“How do you use it?”

Chen Ansheng infused divine power into it but to no avail, prompting him to ask.

“When you think of it, it activates.” Xuanyuan Lie said.

Chen Ansheng attempted to focus his intention into it again but still got no response.

Fine, he decided to put it away and examine it later with Elder Ji.

Seeing Chen Ansheng put away the token, Xuanyuan Lie was extremely heartbroken but dared not ask for it back. He said, “Senior, this token is my apology to you, please forgive me this time.”

Chen Ansheng arrogantly replied, “You just tried to kill me, do you think a bronze token can absolve your sins!”

Xuanyuan Lie sighed inwardly but had no choice, saying, “What else must I do for you to let me go?”

Chen Ansheng glanced at the flying ascension pool and said, “This bronze pool is quite nice, I shall take it. Do you have any objections?”

Xuanyuan Lie immediately looked up and pleaded repeatedly, “Senior, please do not! This pool is where my mentor’s remains are buried. I beg you to show mercy and not take it.”

Chen Ansheng, however, laughed and said, “You merely stole someone else’s inheritance, where’s any master-student bond!”

After saying that, Chen Ansheng unleashed his imposing aura, the pressure under which Xuanyuan Lie felt as if he could hardly breathe.

Xuanyuan Lie sighed inwardly, this senior wasn’t entirely incorrect.

If it weren’t for accidentally finding that inheritance bead at this place, where would he, an abandoned orphan, have the chance to become a disciple of that Senior of White Bones?

A groundless desire.

After a brief silence, Xuanyuan Lie clenched his teeth and said, “Senior, I hope you can agree to one request from me.”

Chen Ansheng coolly said, “Speak.”

Xuanyuan Lie knelt down sincerely, “I humbly ask you to take me as your disciple. A master for a day is a father for life. Only when you become my master will I not dare to disobey your commands.”

Chen Ansheng shook his head and chuckled, “You’re using me as a shield, just to feel at ease. Fine, I’ll take you as a disciple and let your conscience feel at rest.”

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Lie was overjoyed.

For hundreds of years, he had gained the inheritance and become a powerful sword immortal, but always lacked guidance and couldn’t progress further.

Could this deep and unfathomable senior arriving today be an opportunity?

In fact, Xuanyuan Lie had already harbored the thought of becoming a disciple. He just didn’t dare to mention it earlier unsure about the senior’s personality and whether he would forgive him.

“Thank my master, thank my master!”

Xuanyuan Lie hurriedly performed three kowtows to show his gratitude.

“Stand up.” Chen Ansheng waved his hand, lifting Xuanyuan Lie up while seriously saying, “Do not rejoice hastily. I’ll temporarily take you as a registered disciple. I will observe your sincerity. If you’re insincere, I’ll expel you from the sect someday. Do you understand?”

“I understand, master!”

“Good.”

Chen Ansheng nodded and said, “This time my master comes here to take this bronze pool, it is for great use. Go and bury the remains, then follow me.”

“Apprentice will obey the master’s orders!”

With this genuine master’s command, Xuanyuan Lie felt at ease.

He flew into the bronze pool, took the skeleton, dug a grave, and buried it. Later, he performed three kowtows in front of the grave, thanking him for the inheritance.

Subsequently, Chen Ansheng used his divine power to pull up that massive bronze pool and stored it in his bag of storage.

…

“Master, how did you subdue this creature and make it bow to you?”

Chen Ansheng and two others were flying in the air. Xuanyuan Lie looked at the Purple Demon and curiously asked.

“A small insect like it, my master can subdue it with a flick of a hand. Is it strange?”

Chen Ansheng boasted in a very arrogant manner.

“Amazing, amazing.” Xuanyuan Lie sincerely praised, saying, “I hope my master teaches me the techniques soon.”

“Let’s not rush, see your performance.”

Chen Ansheng said indifferently. In reality, he didn’t have any good techniques to pass on to him at the moment.

In no time, Chen Ansheng arrived at the Dragon Bone Abyss.

“Stay here waiting, I’ll go meet a senior.”

Chen Ansheng gave the order and disappeared into the dark abyss ahead.

Behind him, Xuanyuan Lie was secretly amazed. Even a master as powerful as Chen Ansheng needed to visit the senior he mentioned, how powerful could that elder be!

“My fortune is not bad, otherwise, how could I gain the opportunity to be a disciple of such a master.”

Xuanyuan Lie excitedly muttered.

At this moment, he did not notice that the Purple Demon beside him began to change.

Its purple pupil revealed a grimacing ghostly face, staring towards the abyss ahead.

…

“Did everything go smoothly?”

Ji Hongfu sensed Chen Ansheng’s arrival and pulled him into the thatched cottage.

“It went smoothly enough,” Chen Ansheng nodded. “In this place of Sword Dusk, there was an unsanctioned cultivator who inherited the technique from the deceased sword immortal; it delayed me a little. Apart from that, there was no other hurdle.”

“Hmm?” Ji Hongfu raised an eyebrow and asked, “Young friend, did you slay that person?”

“Why would I kill him,” Chen Ansheng chuckled. “Although he intended to stop me from taking the Ascension Pool, he showed filial piety, so it wasn’t entirely unjustified. In the end, he voluntarily bowed and called me master, thus I took him as a disciple.”

Hearing this, Ji Hongfu nodded in approval, inwardly affirming that this Chen friend was not someone who reveled in slaughter.

“By the way, Elder Ji, my disciple used a token earlier that caused grass and leaves to transform into swords. Can you identify what it is?”

Chen Ansheng said and then conjured the token.

Ji Hongfu took the token, and his expression suddenly changed.