Upon hearing the words of the flaming figure, Wang Baole's face was filled with nervousness, fear, and gratitude. It was a complicated expression that most people wouldn't be able to pull off, but Wang Baole had been practicing ever since he was a child after reading the high officials' autobiographies. That was how he had been able to pull it off.
However, in his heart, he was already muttering to himself that this old man was unreliable. If he wanted to take a disciple, then take a disciple. Why did he have to make it a registered disciple …?
"He clearly only wants the title and doesn't want any benefits. Does he think I'm stupid?" When Wang Baole thought of this, he had already rejected the old man in his heart. After all, even though his master had fallen, he still had a great reputation. Not to mention, he also had an unreliable senior brother. Thus, he quickly thought of a way to avoid provoking the old man's rejection.
While he was thinking quickly, his expression was still very deceptive. When Lieyan Laozu saw it, he didn't see anything wrong with it. Instead, he nodded inwardly. He felt that although this kid was a source of trouble, he was still very sensible.
"Senior …" Wang Baole's contemplation didn't last long. It only took him a few breaths before he raised his head gratefully. He endured the piercing pain in his eyes and tried to make himself look teary as he bowed deeply towards the heavens.
"This matter is too important. This junior needs to …"
"Are you going to ask Chen Qing?" Before Wang Baole could finish, the Flame Patriarch, who was hovering in midair, suddenly spoke with a half-smile.
This sentence immediately made Wang Baole's scalp go numb. He instinctively looked at Lieyan Laozu with a confused expression.
"Are you trying to say that this matter needs to be considered and that there will be plenty of time in the future? Are you even thinking that this old man wants to take you as a registered disciple because I don't want to give you any benefits?" Lieyan Laozu said faintly with a hint of mockery in his eyes.
When these words came out, Wang Baole's forehead began to sweat. Just as he was about to speak, the old man waved his hand and cut him off.
"Well, you do need to consider this carefully. If you meet Chen Qing, you can ask him if he agrees or disagrees with me, Laozu, accepting a disciple."
Wang Baole blinked his eyes and muttered in his heart, "Agree and agree, aren't they the same?" But he also knew that the other party had probably seen through most of his details. After all, his Source Technique came from his Senior Brother, and a powerful figure who was familiar with his Senior Brother would naturally be able to see through some clues.
But being able to tell was one thing, admitting or not was another. So Wang Baole's face was still blank, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words. He wanted to say something but stopped, as if he didn't dare to ask too deeply. In the end, he lowered his head submissively and spoke softly.
"Thank you, Senior, this junior will give you an answer as soon as possible. Also … this junior doesn't know how to contact you after I think of an answer. How about … you leave this mask with me so that I can contact you more easily?" Wang Baole's face was full of sincerity as he bowed to the Inferno Laozu again.
"You can keep it. However, the curse on the mask has already been used. Therefore, the mask isn't of much use to you." The Flame Patriarch revealed a meaningful look in his eyes. He seemed to have seen through Wang Baole's thoughts as he spoke with a smile.
Being stared at like this, Wang Baole didn't feel embarrassed at all and continued to play dumb.
"Ah, then why don't you leave seven or eight more curses on this mask? This way, this junior can bring your name out with him."
"Don't think about this mask, I can't give it to you," the Inferno Laozu said faintly.
"So stingy?" Wang Baole said, a bit stunned. After muttering to himself for a moment, he tried again.
"Senior," Wang Baole said loudly, bowing again. "If you don't want to give me this mask, then you must be planning to teach me the curse on this mask as a greeting gift, right? Many thanks, Senior!"
"Your skin is as thick as Chen Qing's," the Inferno Laozu said. The Inferno Laozu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that perhaps he really was being a bit stingy. Originally, he hadn't intended to give any benefits, but after hearing Wang Baole's words, the Inferno Laozu changed his mind. After muttering to himself for a moment, he lifted his right hand and made a grasping motion. Suddenly, numerous particles flew out from the surrounding ruins and gathered in his hand to form a gray jade slip.
Holding the jade slip, the Inferno Laozu blew on it, causing it to turn black. Finally, he tossed the jade slip toward Wang Baole, who grabbed it.
"This jade slip contains a curse. You can use it only once. You can also use it to contact me, but only once. Very well, if you and I are destined to be Master and apprentice, then we will meet again someday. Let's go." With that, the Inferno Laozu looked deeply at Wang Baole. He really did want to take him as an apprentice.
Although he said he wanted to take him as an apprentice, the truth was … he had never had an apprentice in his entire life.
Thinking of the sad past, the Inferno Laozu waved his hand, then turned and walked off into the distance. As he did, Wang Baole's body began to fade away. The last thing he saw was the lonely figure of the Inferno Laozu. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then said nothing. In the end, he disappeared from the ruins. The only thing that remained was the pig's mask, which transformed into a beam of light that shot toward the Inferno Laozu. Unlike the other masks, it didn't merge into his body, but rather, he held it in his hand.
"If it's mine, it'll be mine in the end. If it's not mine … I can't force it." The Inferno Laozu's voice could be heard muttering to himself.
In the next instant, in Wang Baole's room in the City of Stars, in the inn, there was a flash of light, and Wang Baole's figure materialized. The moment he appeared, he immediately spread out his Divine Sense and scanned his surroundings. After confirming that he was back in the City of Stars and that there was nothing out of the ordinary, he finally let out a long sigh of relief. His current mission flashed in his mind, and he recalled all the dangers he had faced. In the end … the figure of the Inferno Laozu's back became a deep impression in his mind.
"He's also a person with a story." Wang Baole took a deep breath and calmed his thoughts. Then, he began to check his gains. First, it was the Emperor Armor … Almost ninety percent of it had been destroyed. Then, there was his Dharmic Battleship … Almost ninety percent of it had been destroyed. Only the core was barely intact.
As for the other items and damage, as well as the self-destructing battleships, there were countless of them. It could be said that all of Wang Baole's accumulated wealth had been used up in an instant.
However, his gains were equally huge. In addition to the increase in his cultivation level, his storage bag contained a huge amount of resources. That was all the items in the warehouse of the Never-Ending Clan's military camp. There were pills, Dharmic artifacts, materials, and so on. It was enough to make anyone green with envy.
Just these alone were enough to make up for the losses, not to mention that he still had 13,000 Red Crystals. One had to know that all the items he had obtained from Xie Haiyang were only worth 300 Red Crystals. One could imagine how shocking the purchasing power of these 10,000 Red Crystals was.
Apart from that, he also obtained a rainbow core. Although he didn't know how to use it, Wang Baole knew that it was definitely closely related to the rainbow planet. Its value was indescribable.
At the same time … there was also half of the palm of the Never-Ending Clan's Planet realm cultivator. This palm itself could be used as a material, not to mention the storage ring on one of the fingers.
"A Planet realm cultivator's storage ring …" Wang Baole was a little excited. After tidying up, he took the ring off the finger of the palm. He spread his divine sense and wanted to check it, but he quickly frowned. There was a mark of that Planet realm cultivator on the ring. No matter how Wang Baole operated it, he couldn't open it.
"Forget it. When I reach the Spirit Immortal realm, I might be able to slowly erase this mark!" Although Wang Baole was indignant, he had no choice. He didn't dare to ask others for help. After all, once he took it out, it would be equivalent to exposing himself to a certain extent.
And just as Wang Baole was checking his gains and studying the ring, there was a blue sea of stars in the endless starry sky. This … was the territory of the Never-Ending Clan's 19th Army.
In this starry sky, there were countless stars. At this moment, on one of the stars, there was an ancient hall. As the ground shone, half of a head was directly transported out. After flying out, this half of the head rolled to the side and let out a shrill cry.
This half of the head belonged to the Never-Ending Clan Planet realm cultivator who had escaped death. At this moment, his face was distorted and revealed madness. On one hand, he had been seriously injured this time. On the other hand, there was another reason for his madness, and that was … he had lost his storage ring!
In that storage ring, there was a supreme treasure that he didn't dare to tell others. Although this treasure didn't have any offensive capabilities … it wasn't an exaggeration to describe it as a great creation in the Never-Ending Dao Domain!
His aptitude wasn't good, but it was this treasure that allowed him to reach the Planet realm with his ordinary aptitude. In the future, he could even use it to reach the Star realm or even higher. Therefore, once outsiders found out, it would definitely cause countless families and races to go crazy and try to snatch it. When that time came, with his strength, he would miss out forever!
"Pighead, I will definitely find you!"
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