Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 344: Chapter 193: Take Him Down When He Arrives

Wen Mingyan took the tea and his face beamed with smiles: ”Good! Good! Good! From this day onward, you and I shall be master and disciple!”

After the three kowtows, Gu Sheng poured another cup of tea and handed it to Qin Xue: ”Disciple Gu Sheng, pays respects to Master-Wife!”

Qin Xue absentmindedly accepted the tea from Gu Sheng’s hand, evidently still not processing the situation fully.

”Haha! I don’t have much to give you as a token, so I’ll gift you a sword! It’ll come in handy someday anyway!”

Saying so, Wen Mingyan entered the house and selected a long sword with a fiery red blade from his pile of swords.

”Here! This Fire Cloud Sword, though only a low-grade Yellow Level treasure, is crafted with unique materials. The Sword Qi it emits has a flame-like scorching sensation, so it’s still quite a decent treasure. With your current cultivation, use this for now. Once you reach the Golden Bone Realm, I’ll replace it with a better one!”

Most of Wen Mingyan’s swords were ones he had won in duels against others. These low-grade Yellow Level treasures no longer suited him, making them perfect gifts for Gu Sheng.

This Fire Cloud Sword is about a meter long, much longer than the Ink Bamboo Saber. It’s more than adequate for frontal battles.

After witnessing the power of the Ink Bamboo Saber, Gu Sheng had been thinking about changing his weapon. After all, the Thirst Blood Axe was beginning to feel inadequate for his current needs, so Wen Mingyan’s timely gift of the Fire Cloud Sword came at a perfect moment.

Gu Sheng accepted the Fire Cloud Sword without hesitation and thanked Wen Mingyan: ”Thank you, Master!”

”Alright, you don’t need to kneel anymore! Now that you’re my disciple, there’s no need to report to the Inner Sect. Pack your belongings and come live with me directly! Over the next six months, I’ll teach you the Sword Dao properly!”

Gu Sheng had already learned about the Red Cloud Secret Realm from Lu Junyi, and he was filled with curiosity toward it. At the same time, he understood that since many factions would send their disciples into the realm, the competition would be incredibly fierce. To secure more Spirit Stones, survive, and improve his strength under such circumstances would be crucial.

Gu Sheng had already witnessed the might of Wen Mingyan’s Sword Dao and was genuinely intrigued by it.

After Gu Sheng left, Qin Xue finally snapped back to her senses and asked, ”Wasn’t the Great Elder looking to discuss something with you? Why are you back so soon?”

”Ah? No, not really! As soon as I arrived, he said to have Gu Sheng acknowledge me as his master, and then he promptly sent us both away. Oh, right, before leaving he stuffed this thing into my hands and told me for you to help register Gu Sheng’s sect contribution points.”

”Hey, by the way, what’s in this? It feels so heavy.”

Seeing her husband’s carefree demeanor, Qin Xue couldn’t help but press her forehead and sigh, ”Ugh! Don’t you think about why the Great Elder suddenly arranged for Gu Sheng to become your disciple?”

Wen Mingyan chuckled, ”What other reason could there be? Gu Sheng’s Martial Arts talent is terrifying. Apart from the Sect Master, who else in our Holy Pill Sect is more qualified than me to teach him? Plus, with the Red Cloud Secret Realm opening in just a few months, the old geezer must want Gu Sheng to bring back more resources from the Red Cloud Prefecture.”

Qin Xue, frustrated by Wen Mingyan’s nonchalant attitude, directly opened the cloth bundle and stuffed Wu Xinyu’s Identity Token into his hand, saying furiously, ”Here, this token belongs to Wu Xinyu! Gu Sheng killed him!”

Wen Mingyan instantly recognized the token as belonging to an Inner Sect disciple of the Thousand Poison Sect. Holding it, his face showed a hint of pride: ”What a good kill! Having just advanced to the Silver Bone Realm and already capable of killing an Inner Sect disciple of the Thousand Poison Sect — that’s my disciple! When he wanders the sect in the future, he won’t tarnish my reputation. Excellent, excellent.”

Seeing Wen Mingyan’s continued carefree attitude, Qin Xue felt like dropping dead: ”Take a closer look! This is Wu Xinyu’s Identity Token! Gu Sheng killed him! He killed him!”

Qin Xue raised her voice by several degrees, her expression turning solemn. Hearing her clearly now, Wen Mingyan froze for a moment: ”Wu Xinyu’s?” He quickly flipped the token over to examine its details.

”Damn it! That old geezer Lu played me again! Now Gu Sheng is practically a hot potato!”

Qin Xue sighed deeply, ”Now do you understand? It seems the Great Elder isn’t planning on dealing with this matter. What are you going to do? Wu Gui only has one son, and things aren’t likely to end peacefully.”

Wen Mingyan was also well aware of Wu Gui’s temperament. His brows furrowed deeply as he paced back and forth, pondering countermeasures.

Unfortunately, despite his scholarly appearance, Wen Mingyan was actually a complete sword enthusiast and a straightforward brute. He was decent in fights, but thinking up countermeasures clearly wasn’t his strong suit. After pacing back and forth dozens of times, he still hadn’t come up with a solution.

”Ah, forget it! Gu Sheng has already kowtowed and served the master-tea. No matter what, he’s my disciple now! I’ll protect him! If Wu Gui dares cause trouble, I’ll take him head-on! I don’t believe he’ll bring the entire Thousand Poison Sect here without Elder Lu stepping in!”

As Wen Mingyan spoke, he rushed back into the house, carrying out all of his swords and, with a grand gesture, embedded them into a massive rock.

Staring at the dozens of swords now sticking out of the rock, Wen Mingyan’s face broke into a confident smile: ”Hmph! If anyone wants to hurt my disciple, they’ll have to ask my swords first!”

Qin Xue, knowing full well what kind of man her husband is, didn’t bother hoping for him to come up with any reliable solutions.

”Gu Sheng told me that he lured Wu Xinyu and his companions into a valley where the aura of a Silver Bone Realm giant bird was present. Using those giant birds, he wiped them out. From beginning to end, he never personally made a move against Wu Xinyu! When Wu Gui shows up, just insist on this point. We can fight, yes, but we must stand on the side of reason. Otherwise, if he uses this to rally other factions, we’ll find ourselves in serious trouble.”