The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard-Chapter 2382

Carson Flores was astonished.

Is Floating Cloud really going this far to take me as a disciple?

You are the foremost strongman of the Dragon Mountain Sect, the sole master of the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Scripture, yet you speak so without concern for your reputation?

Carson Flores truly felt flattered and overwhelmed. After all, their identities, status, and abilities were worlds apart, yet the other party was willing to lower themselves like this, leaving Carson with no words to refuse.

Carson thought for a moment, then solemnly clasped his hands and bowed to Floating Cloud: "Senior, my personality is laid-back and I dislike being a steward. I’ve always worried that after joining a sect, I might not be able to shoulder the responsibilities or meet the expectations. I want to live for myself, free and unrestrained; this is the original intention of my Immortal Path."

"The reason I refused you before, senior, is primarily because of this. I know myself well; my talents are average. Whether it’s the Sword Bone, the Abnormal Phenomenon, or the Doppelganger Divine Ability, they are all results of chance encounters and help from benefactors."

"Judging by my current age and strength, I seem impressive, but I am nowhere near as brilliant as the truly gifted. You, senior, as the foremost strongman of the Dragon Mountain Sect and the only disciple practicing the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art, have seen talents more numerous than fish in the river. I don’t understand why you favor me so much, to the point where..."

Floating Cloud listened calmly to Carson and smiled at this point: "You think this old man has no shame in trying so hard to take you as a disciple, is that what you mean?"

Carson replied somewhat awkwardly: "I did not mean that, senior."

Floating Cloud laughed: "Alright then, let me explain. I just said ’you have a destiny with our Dragon Mountain Sect,’ correct?"

Carson nodded: "Flowing Cloud had also mentioned this before, saying it was your word, senior."

Floating Cloud nodded: "While Dharma seeks enlightenment and Fiction pursues truth, our Dragon Mountain Sect specializes in various skills such as Astrology, Talisman Formation, Medical Practice, among others. Although we cultivators have infinite lifespans, none can fully master all the Absolute Skills of the Dragon Mountain Sect."

"I am rebellious and disregard rules. When I was young, I often got beaten for this while learning from my master. Every Dragon Mountain disciple, besides their main practice, also needs to choose at least one supplementary specialization. My master wanted me to choose Talisman, but I chose Divination."

"My master wanted me to abandon Divination, but I refused. In the end, I was forced to practice both Talisman and Divination simultaneously. While my master closely guided me in Talisman, Divination was entirely my hobby."

"Perhaps I have a bit of talent in Divination or perhaps it was fate. Under my master’s guidance, I did reasonably well in Talisman but nothing exceptional. Instead, I excelled remarkably in Divination, which I was interested in."

"Divination is mysterious and unpredictable. At first, I didn’t know what my level was after years of practice. Not until one day when I predicted whether there would be a disaster at Wuling Mountain; the hexagram clearly informed me that Wuling Mountain would face a great catastrophe within ten days."

"I told my master about it. To be honest, I was half-skeptical myself and informed my master with the mindset that no harm was done by letting him know. Even if I made a mistake in my calculation, it wouldn’t matter. But what if I was right?"

"Upon hearing it, my master inquired about all the details of my divination and then left solemnly. Later, I heard that several strong figures in the sect had formed teams to leave the mountain gate."

"Days later, they returned, along with the Sect Leader Helythar Ward, who was severely injured. It turned out that someone took advantage of the fact that Sect Leader Ward had left with only a few people to attend a gathering, launching an attack intending to kill the foremost strongman of Dragon Cloud Mountain."

"Sect Leader Ward is extremely powerful. At first, no one was worried about his trip. However, based on the divination result calculations, the most likely disaster was Sect Leader Ward’s death. Therefore, they formed a group to support him, and when they indeed encountered him being pursued, they saved him."

"Although I was a core disciple in the sect, I wasn’t highly valued or considered particularly talented. However, after this incident, my status improved significantly. Sect Leader Ward personally supervised my cultivation and eventually imparted to me the Absolute Skill, Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art."

"I learned it quickly, shocking everyone, as they had all tried but were unable to learn it. I asked Sect Leader Ward, and he replied that mastering the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art relied on destiny, on fate, not on talent. I could learn it because the heavens deemed I should."

"After mastering the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art, my cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, earning the title of the foremost strongman on Dragon Mountain. However, as you mentioned, I, too, dislike being burdened by the many sect affairs, so I’m usually traveling, rarely staying within the sect."

Carson found it a bit confusing, as Floating Cloud seemed to have talked extensively about his own life, which appeared to have little relevance to him wanting to take Carson as a disciple.

Seeing Carson’s puzzled expression, Floating Cloud smiled and said: "What I said seems to have no relation to the current matter, correct?"

Carson hesitated a bit, but finally nodded honestly.

Indeed, it has nothing to do with it.

Floating Cloud chuckled gently: "It is related because I performed another divination, and you are the person in that divination..."