Another notification followed,
[Congratulation to host for successfully accepting Lan Yue as a disciple. You have received the SSS-Grade Disciple Gift Pack.]
[cultivation +20 levels]
[Luck Points: +5000]
[Received: Divine Grade technique: Nine Tail divine Transformation 1x]
[Received: Divine Grade protective formation: Celestial Currents Formation 1x]
[The host's cultivation has automatically merged with these rewards.]
[The sect's formation has been automatically arranged. From now on, no one except for the host's disciples will be able to enter Taishan Mountain without the host's permission.]
[Please, host, promptly pass on the Nine Tail Divine Transformation to your disciple, Lan Yue, to help her increase her cultivation.]
Looking at the massive formation now shrouding Taishan Mountain, Xie Ren eyes gleamed with amusement. It can pass Divine Grade techniques and it can even place a formation without needing a formation master or prior knowledge or materials. He couldn't help but feel amazed at the capabilities of this system.
He turned to Lan Yue with a grin. "I've been in Taishan Sect for ten years, but I've never visited Empyrean Cloud City. Would you like to accompany me for a stroll?"
After all this time, he was finally eager to leave this mountain. Who knows? He might even find an opportunity to recruit a new disciple while he was at it.
However, his grand ambitions were immediately shot down.
"No, I want to focus on my training. Junior brother, quickly pass on the technique to me!" Lan Yue said.
Xie Ren blinked.
Did she… did she just call him Junior?
This ungrateful disciple! Had she already forgotten that she just acknowledged him as Master? And now, she wanted a divine technique without showing proper respect?
"Little Yue, did you just call me Junior?" Xie Ren narrowed his eyes, feigning disappointment.
Lan Yue's face turned red. The shift in their roles had happened so fast that she hadn't fully adjusted to it yet. Even though she had agreed to be his disciple, calling him Master just didn't feel natural.
Still, seeing Xie Ren's smug face, she suddenly regretted it.
He was definitely going to milk this for all it was worth.
"Master, hurry up and pass the technique to me!" Lan Yue urged, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.
She had been cultivating for ten years, tirelessly refining her skills, but she had never encountered anything like a divine technique. Just hearing those words sent excitement coursing through her veins.
Xie Ren chuckled at her eagerness. With a flick of his finger, he gently pressed against her forehead, transferring the Nine Tail Divine Transformation into her mind.
A surge of profound knowledge flooded her consciousness, filling every corner of her being.
"Master, what exactly is a divine technique?" Lan Yue asked, still feeling overwhelmed. She had always believed that techniques were graded in four categories, Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Mortal. But divine was something entirely new.
"A divine grade?" Xie Ren smirked. "No need to overthink it. Just know it's above a Heaven-grade technique, and that's all you need to care about!"
Despite her skepticism, she had no time to argue. A technique of this grade had to be practiced immediately! Without wasting another second, she hurried back up the sect for closed the door meditation.
"Wait!" Xie Ren said called. "What about resupplying our stock and my wine?"
"Juni--master is already strong, you can go down the mountain and get it yourself." She said before pacing away.
Seeing her disappear into seclusion, Xie Ren sighed lazily.
"Well, since she's going to be busy for a while, I might as well take a little trip."
He had spent years cooped up in Taishan Sect. It was time to see the world. Confidently, he strolled down the mountain, telling himself, There's no way I can get lost. I'm too big to just wander aimlessly!
Half a day later, he was completely lost.
The Taishan mountain was one of the largest mountains around and its size was not something to be trifled with. He, who had not took a single step outside, was bound to suffer.
Xie Ren stood in the middle of nowhere, staring at the unfamiliar terrain around him. "Damn it… how did this happen?"
Just then, a notification rang on his ears.
[Ding! An SSS-Grade Talent been detected nearby.]
[Name: Chen Yinyin]
[Talent: SSS-Grade]
[Identity: Reincarnation of the Abyssal Demon Sovereign.]
[Special Physique: Infernal Demon Body.]
[Suggestion: Host should recruit her as a disciple.]
Xie Ren stared at the notification in amusement. Reincarnation of the Netherworld Demon Sovereign?!
And the person was nearby?
Just as he was musing at the identity of this disciple candidate, a voice called out from the side. "Hey, you there!"
Hearing the voice, Xie Ren turned around in a dramatic way to face the voice.
To his surprise, all he saw was a young girl, wearing a simple black dress standing just outside the formation. Her face was sweet, with soft features and large, bright eyes.
This is the Demon Sovereign? Xie Ren couldn't help but blink, his eyebrows furrowing. A little beauty like this?
He raised an eyebrow, and before he could stop himself, he gave her a rather obvious once-over.
"Pervert, stop staring at me!" The girl snapped, her glare sharp as daggers. "If you keep looking at me like that, I'll gouge out your eyeballs!"
Xie Ren did not back down. Instead, he cheekily propped his chin up and continued to stare at her with a teasing gaze.
Chen Yinyin's anger flared. How dare he look at her like that? She was already considering how to punish him for his audacity.
But there was nothing she could do. No matter how much her fists clenched, she knew she couldn't hurt him, not unless she wanted to get herself harmed. She had already noticed there was a powerful formation placed, preventing her from climbing the up the mountain gate.
So, she huffed and locked her gaze on him in silent fury.