"Zhiyu greets Master~"

Zhiyu immediately slid onto her knees, touching her forehead to the ground in a grand salute to Lu Jin'an.

Watching Zhiyu's smooth movements, Lu Jin'an's eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of laughter, but... the procedure wasn't right!

At this moment, Pei Wanyu hurried to Zhiyu's side and said softly, "Zhiyu, becoming a disciple isn't that simple."

"Oh?"

Zhiyu looked up at Aunt Pei with confusion. Isn't kneeling enough? What else needs to be done?

Pei Wanyu chuckled softly and then began to teach Zhiyu the disciple ceremony rules of Wandao Sect.

The disciple ceremony processes of various sects in Yunding are all different, and naturally, Wandao Sect has its own rules.

This is because the disciple ceremony also involves the destiny of a sect.

This kind of destiny is like the non-aggression pact signed by Zheng Dongliu, Zhu Tianqi, and Li Chengshi, witnessed by the Heavenly Dao through a sect's destiny.

But in a certain sense, it is independent of the Heavenly Dao, involving only the destiny of a sect.

Only through the disciple ceremony passed down through generations can this relationship truly bind together in a meaningful way.

The six disciple ceremonies of Wandao Sect are similar to the six courtesy ceremonies in the mortal world, but the six gifts given by the apprentice are vastly different.

After all, the Immortal World and the mortal world are different.

And Pei Wanyu naturally had preparations, taking out a short sword, bamboo pole tip, red jade, plum blossom, the Four Treasures of the Study, and sect regulations.

Maintain uprightness, progress even in hardship, surpass in fortune, five blessings of the plum blossom, diligent in learning, respects and honors the teacher.

This is the significance of the six disciple ceremonies in Wandao Sect.

"Zhiyu, can you copy the sect regulations?"

Zhiyu glanced at the vast number of sect regulations, swallowed a bit, shook her head, then nodded, and finally nodded quickly to show that she could do it.

"It's okay if you can't write; just read it now."

"This Zhiyu can do!"

Zhiyu quickly clapped her small hands joyfully, immediately picking up the sect regulations to read. However… as a member of the Dragon Clan, she understood the dragon language and could speak the human tongue, but some of the traditional characters were really hard to read.

She couldn't help but look at Aunt Pei pitifully, and Pei Wanyu, who felt a bit like she was bringing up a child, also enjoyed teaching.

After learning, Zhiyu earnestly read to Lu Jin'an, her voice crisp and her enunciation clear.

At this time, Zhu Tianqi, who had been silent for a long time in the Sky Dome, suddenly spoke: "When it comes to cunning, it has to be your Human Clan."

The non-aggression pact signed previously with Zheng Dongliu and Li Chengshi indeed harbored a trap. It didn't change because of Zheng Dongliu's retirement, nor did it become void because of Lu Jin'an's rise to power.

By this, if Wandao Sect was unwilling to return Zhiyu, who originally belonged to the Dragon Clan, or wanted to seize Zhiyu, some parts of the non-aggression pact would become effective.

By then, the impact would not only affect Zheng Dongliu but also Wandao Sect and the Human Clan.

But…

Lu Jin'an dissolved it.

A single misconception could have been avoided if I had asked Cang Qinglong Saint back then!

This thought flashed across Zhu Tianqi's mind, and the next second, he dived down, transforming into the shadow of a giant dragon, heading straight for Zhiyu!

Lu Jin'an clapped the armrest of his chair, space Dao surged around him, and as he soared skyward, the Dao Domain unfolded.

Boom——

The chaotic space currents, blown out from void rifts stretching tens of thousands of miles, covered the sky, and amid the deafening roar, the immense dragon body shattered layers of void, retreating far for a hundred miles.

"Candle Demon Lord, a guest is a guest, but since you don't give this Sect Master face, neither should your Dao form expect to return!"

As he finished speaking, just halting his figure, Zhu Tianqi saw Lu Jin'an step out, covering a hundred-mile distance in an instant.

"The vastness of your Dao Domain is unexpected, but..." Zhu Tianqi sneered, "Why does your spiritual power seem to lack in stamina, hmm?"

He didn't expect to interrupt Zhiyu's disciple ceremony with just a Dao form; he just wanted to see how much Lu Jin'an was affected by the color temptation.

It seems now, indeed quite a bit.

"Oh? Are you anxious?"

"Noisy!"

Boom——

The powerful spiritual power was like a raging storm, the space trembled violently like a water surface, and the dazzling light stretched for miles, remaining unextinguished for a long time.

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Demon World, Qingqiu.

Zhu Tianqi opened his eyes, his expression slightly somber: "Late Divine Presence... This kid's strength has indeed grown quickly."

Listening to the muttering of the Demon Lord, the Golden Dragon Clan Leader Fu Qiong's face slightly changed: "The plan in Yunshan State didn't work?"

"It worked." Zhu Tianqi stood up and said, "Even though that kid's breakthrough speed is fast, his origin is damaged. Although the burst is strong, the lack of stamina in spiritual power is apparent, showing that his origin is quite depleted."

"Could it be an act?"

"Fighting against me... even if it's just a Dao form, would he dare to presume?" Zhu Tianqi snorted coldly, "An act? With his physique, pretending to be in that state isn't an easy task."

"I was overthinking."

"Hmm..." Zhu Tianqi pondered for a moment, then said, "Pass my order, let the strong ones from the upper and lower realms move towards the Central Domain, the army will be stationed!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Qiong's face changed slightly, "Demon Lord, the non-aggression pact..."

"It's useless now!" Zhu Tianqi waved his hand, "Lu Jin'an officially took Zhiyu as a disciple in front of the Human Clan's high-ranking officials."

Fu Qiong froze for a moment, then heard Zhu Tianqi continue, "Besides, this was Cang Qing's original intention when he initially sent Zhiyu to Wandao Sect."

"That old guy..." Fu Qiong cursed lowly a couple of times and continued, "But even so, at most, it's a private matter between the Dragon Clan and Lu Jin'an..."

"Think faster!" Zhu Tianqi interrupted Fu Qiong, "Now that Lu Jin'an has taken Zhiyu as a disciple, the non-aggression pact has become ineffective due to his master-disciple relationship with Zhiyu. After all, a master standing up for a disciple is only natural...

And in this situation, is it normal for Wandao Sect to stand up for Lu Jin'an? Is it normal for the Human Clan to stand up for Wandao Sect?"