Shi Hao thought for a moment and asked, "Who is your master?"

"Wrong, isn’t your master my master?" Zhang Tianyu shook his finger, "Little junior brother, you’ve even forgotten your own master. That’s forgetting your roots and disrespecting your traditions!"

Hmm, just you wait with your slick talk.

Shi Hao’s mind flashed with a series of names, and then he stopped at one person’s name.

Yet, he couldn’t believe it.

Old Ding was indeed a fierce person, having lived through nine lifetimes in the Mortal Realm and creating the Nine Character Battle Method. Shi Hao learned one character’s battle technique from it and deeply understood the terror of this secret technique.

But Old Ding’s ascension to the Immortal Realm happened only fifty thousand years ago. Could he have reached Immortal Venerable status?

The possibility is just too low.

Moreover, wasn’t he hunted by Jade Immortals from all directions when he entered the Immortal Realm? Under such high pressure, could he have achieved Immortal Venerable status in such a short time?

Fifty thousand years, not to mention Immortal Venerable, even achieving Jade Immortal is hard.

However, there is another possibility.

Though Old Ding only lived for ten thousand or so years each lifetime, who knows if he ultimately went to the Immortal Realm?

Shi Hao always suspected that the Nine Character Battle Method’s power is too great, it should belong to Immortal Technique. Also, the nine Divine Storehouses of Old Ding can’t be just opened by the Heaven Building Ladder, unless it’s Immortal Level, shouldn’t dozens of, hundreds of Heaven Building Ladders be able to crack it with a few hundred years of study?

Moreover, one of the Divine Storehouses even contains an Immortal!

What does this indicate?

The Divine Storehouses were created by Old Ding after entering the Immortal Realm, which could be within the last fifty thousand years, or maybe even earlier, as Old Ding might have entered the Immortal Realm and prepared in advance.

After eliminating all impossibilities, no matter how ridiculous the outcome seems, that is the truth!

"Ding, Ling, Feng?" Shi Hao enunciated.

"That is the revered name of the master; when you say it, you should use honorifics!" Zhang Tianyu did not deny it, he merely pointed out Shi Hao’s language mistake.

Damn, it really is him!

Though Shi Hao said it out loud, he was still filled with disbelief, and after getting Zhang Tianyu’s confirmation, he felt a bit shocked.

Old Ding, you’re fierce.

Even if Old Ding began preparing from his first life, it’s only about over a hundred thousand years, and look, how many Immortal Kings have reincarnated multiple times, having lived millions of years, yet are still stalled and far from Immortal Venerable status.

Who says the Mortal Realm has no geniuses?

Old Ding is one, and so is he.

Shi Hao nodded, he had obtained the Seventh Divine Storehouse of Old Ding, so he was considered Old Ding’s disciple.

Because of this connection, Zhang Tianyu revealed himself early in the Mortal Realm, explaining martial arts to him, and what Shi Hao didn’t know was that during his ascension to the Immortal Realm, Zhang Tianyu actually lent him a helping hand.

"Senior Brother!" Shi Hao immediately beamed a bright smile.

Zhang Tianyu’s heart skipped a beat, this smile was so familiar!

Hey, wasn’t this the expression he wore when he wanted something from his senior brothers and sisters?

Damn, why did he feel like he was about to bleed a lot?

"Senior Brother, last time aside, this time you have to give me a meeting gift, right?" Shi Hao said with a smile, extending both hands.

As expected!

Zhang Tianyu thought to himself, this guy indeed is a kindred spirit, with thick skin that’s naturally sociable.

He was amazed, saying, "Junior Brother, I just took you out, isn’t this enough of a favor to send my gratitude to the heavens?"

Shi Hao also feigned ignorance: "What do you mean, Senior Brother? You know, that was my mom, how can it be considered a rescue?"

You’re ruthless!

Zhang Tianyu gave a thumbs up: "Master once said, to become a strong one, there are essential qualities, such as having tenacious willpower."

Shi Hao nodded in agreement.

"And having incredibly thick skin," Zhang Tianyu continued.

Uh.

Shi Hao kept smiling, fully demonstrating thick-skinnedness.

"Master is truly wise!" Shi Hao stated, not minding to lavish some praise.

Zhang Tianyu smiled: "Seeing you are so thick-skinned, as your big brother, I’ll give you a huge meeting gift!"

Shi Hao couldn’t help but feel anticipation, something called a huge gift by a Nine Stars Immortal King must be extremely precious!

Zhang Tianyu placed his hands behind his back and after a while brought them out and opened them in front of Shi Hao.

It was a hammer, very small, Shi Hao glanced at it but couldn’t see anything special about it.

He was almost certain it was just a regular hammer.

"Junior Brother, I use this to crack walnuts, it’s very handy." Zhang Tianyu said with a broad smile, "Giving it to you makes me really reluctant!"

With that, he scrunched his face, feigning a painful expression.

Shi Hao bared his teeth, you’re a dignified Nine Stars Immortal King, cracking walnuts with a hammer?

Crack my foot!

This guy is indeed a kindred spirit, with incredibly thick skin, willing to lower himself to the level of a small Silver Spirit Immortal.

Yet, he cheerfully accepted the hammer, saying, "Well, thank you, Senior Brother."

Hey, is this being so obedient?

Zhang Tianyu couldn’t believe it, he thought Shi Hao wouldn’t be this agreeable, not without at least wrangling him for a few rounds.

But since Shi Hao accepted it, he couldn’t be bothered to say more.

After all, he’s a Nine Stars Immortal King, even if Shi Hao isn’t satisfied, can he bite him?

Shi Hao then put the hammer away, planning to show it to Old Ding eventually, properly "praising" Zhang Tianyu, to see how green his face turns then.

"Senior Brother, where are we?" He was merely joking when asking for a gift, naturally, if Zhang Tianyu was willing to be generous, he’d be happy to accept.

Zhang Tianyu’s expression turned serious: "Chaotic Immortal Domain."

Hey, is there an Immortal King with this title?

Shi Hao racked his brains for a long time but couldn’t find any matching Immortal King, leading him to think he was ignorant.

"The reason this is called Chaotic Immortal Domain is because since the last Immortal King transcended, no new Immortal King has appeared here, leading the entire domain into great chaos, with major Jade Immortal forces fighting each other, all wanting to unify the domain, thinking it would allow them to win the heavenly mandate and thereby breakthrough to Immortal King." Zhang Tianyu added.

Oh, there’s no such person as the Chaotic Immortal King.

Alright.

"Could the old—Master be here?" Shi Hao asked again.

"Master is of course not here, but you’ve offended quite a few Immortal Kings now, and Master doesn’t want you roaming as an Immortal Venerable’s disciple everywhere, it’d leave you without opponents and wouldn’t benefit your growth!" Zhang Tianyu said sternly.

Uh, is this to train him to his limits?