Super Divine Daoist Skill-Chapter 44: Becoming a Disciple

"You may leave now."

The Sect Leader’s indifferent voice followed.

"Yes!"

The young man replied respectfully, and quickly retreated.

"Inner Sect Apprentice Bai Ziyue, here to pay respects to the Sect Leader."

Bai Ziyue bowed slightly and said. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"Originally, on the day I learned of your talent, I intended to summon you immediately. Do you know why I waited for three days?"

Liu Dong asked with a smile.

"I don’t know."

Bai Ziyue shook his head.

"In just forty days, you have trained the Zen Meditation Posture to Small Success. This kind of talent is unique in the entire Qinghe Town.

Even in the talent-rich Wujiang County, it is top-notch. Most importantly, your status was as a mere miscellaneous disciple, with limited training resources and insufficient time for practice.

This kind of talent is something I highly value.

Therefore, even when Right Guardian Liu Yang proposed to take you as his disciple, I suppressed it.

But for a martial artist, talent alone is not enough.

Besides talent, one must also have a firm determination to practice martial arts.

As my disciple, Liu Dong’s disciples cannot be those who have talent but weak minds.

These three days of ignoring you were actually a test.

Fortunately, you did not disappoint me. Even without anyone accepting you as a disciple, you did not give up on training and persisted in arduous practice every day."

Liu Dong was very pleased with Bai Ziyue.

There are many martial artists with talent and diligence, but few can match Bai Ziyue’s extraordinary talent and unwavering focus despite external rumors.

Bai Ziyue remained silent.

He knew himself well. If he were truly an ordinary child, he would not be able to withstand such neglect. Even if not completely discouraged, he would be despondent for a while.

But he was no ordinary person. With a mature mindset, he naturally wouldn’t be easily swayed by others’ opinions.

"Are you willing to take me as your master?"

Liu Dong asked next.

"Disciple Bai Ziyue pays respect to Master."

Bai Ziyue, being astute, quickly displayed an excited expression and said.

"Good."

Liu Dong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Our Sunburst Gang doesn’t have too many rules for accepting disciples. Coincidentally, seven days later, is the seventieth birthday of the father of Yang Zhengling, the town guardian of Qinghe Town. All the important figures of Qinghe Town will be present. I will take you there to introduce you, which will also serve as a public acknowledgment of your status.

By the way, you are my third disciple. The other two are serving in Wujiang County. You will naturally meet them in due time."

Liu Dong was not surprised by Bai Ziyue’s agreement and was quite pleased.

By comparison, Bai Ziyue’s talent was the best among his three disciples, and not inferior to some renowned figures in Wujiang County.

Although Liu Dong had a high position in Qinghe Town, his status within the entire Sunburst Gang was not very high. Coming to Qinghe Town was somewhat seen as a demotion.

He planned to slowly accumulate power to return to Wujiang County. Accepting Bai Ziyue as a disciple was also an intention to leverage his talent to aid his return to the Sunburst Gang Headquarters.

"Thank you, Master."

Bai Ziyue said respectfully.

"You have only reached Small Success in Zen Meditation Posture, so there are not many martial arts you can practice now. The few martial arts techniques uniformly taught within the gang will suffice.

For now, focus your efforts on Zen Meditation Posture. Strive to achieve Great Success as soon as possible.

I will inform your instructor to give you a transmission once every seven days."

Hong Gang has already perfected Zen Meditation Posture. After the transmission, you should carefully comprehend it, which will significantly shorten the time for you to reach Great Success."

Liu Dong thought for a moment and said.

"Master, am I not allowed to learn External Forging Techniques yet?"

Bai Ziyue hesitated but still asked.

"Without mastering your inner power, how can you proceed with External Forging?

Only when you achieve Great Success in Zen Meditation Posture can you consider External Forging. Don’t aim too high too soon."

Liu Dong admonished and said.

"Understood."

Bai Ziyue bowed his head silently.

It seemed futile to try to obtain the Vajra Lock Jade Technique external forging technique of the Sunburst Gang ahead of time. He had no choice but to focus entirely on the Fifth Rank Golden Body he had taken from Liu the Sixth.

As for requesting transmission from Instructor Hong Gang, although it would be somewhat bitter to endure, he could not refuse.

It indeed significantly shortens the time for a martial artist to reach Great Success in Zen Meditation Posture.

As far as he knew, Senior Brother Qin Shaoping was also using this method to accelerate his Zen Meditation Posture training, although his interval was ten days...

"If there’s nothing else, you may leave for now. In seven days, I’ll send someone to take you to Old Master Yang’s birthday banquet."

Liu Dong waved his hand and said.

"Master, there is something I must speak up about."

Bai Ziyue bit his lip and said.

"What is it?"

Liu Dong looked surprised.

"When I first joined the Sunburst Gang, I had the opportunity to become an Outer Disciple like others. However, someone sabotaged me, causing me to lose the chance of promotion, and I was directly assigned to be a miscellaneous disciple.

Even though I achieved entry level in Zen Meditation Posture early, I lost the opportunity to become an Inner Sect Apprentice directly.

Therefore, I ask Master to help me punish the person who sabotaged me."

Bai Ziyue said determinedly.

When he first joined the Sunburst Gang, he felt the deliberate difficulties from the Logistics Steward Zhang Bo and the Inner Sect Apprentice Wang Jian. Even though it was because of his connection to Uncle Ming, he was the one who suffered.

If he lacked power, he would have had no choice but to endure.

Now that he had become the disciple of the Sect Leader, he no longer wished to endure and wanted revenge.

"Oh?"

Liu Dong was slightly taken aback and frowned. He only knew Bai Ziyue was a miscellaneous disciple but hadn’t thought deeply about why someone with such talent would be in that position.

After a moment, he said coldly, "As my disciple, Liu Dong’s disciple, you should not suffer such grievances. Understanding how to use power for revenge is good; it shows you’re not stubbornly ignorant.

Rest assured, I will ensure you get justice."

"Thank you, Master!"

Bai Ziyue bowed sincerely before retreating.

...

This apprenticeship didn’t seem to bring much immediate benefit to his strength.

However, Bai Ziyue understood that the actual gains were substantial.

First, there was an elevation in status.

A typical Inner Sect Apprentice was lower in status compared to one apprenticed to one of the five main stewards. Apprentices of the five stewards would even greet Zhao Gangyi, who apprenticed under Left Guardian Zhao Jing.

As the Sect Leader’s disciple, he would not be looked down upon by even the five main stewards.

Moreover, upon becoming an apprentice, without having to take action himself, he saw the Logistics Steward Zhang Bo and Inner Sect Apprentice Wang Jian, once figures he had to look up to, punished, which relieved his resentment.

Now, one had been dispatched to the Wolf Horn Mine as a mine disciple, and the other to Qinghe Pier as a recording steward. Although not critically injured, their status was greatly reduced, and their income in silver coins significantly decreased.