"A child's heart is steadfast, but the Great Way is merciless."

"It's all in vain, nothing at all..."

Yun Zhongzi and the other peak masters shook their heads upon seeing this scene.

Suddenly, they saw Gu Xuan standing on the steps in front of Fang Li.

"When did this kid get there?"

"Does he intend to pass on Senior Brother Yun Hezi's legacy to such an ordinary person with mediocre talent?"

"Taking mortals as disciples? What a ridiculous joke!"

"Sect Master, you can't let Gu Xuan continue to cause trouble!"

......

Yun Zhongzi patted his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

This kid, can't he ever give us a break?!

At this moment, Gu Xuan stood in front of Fang Li, staring straight at him.

Fang Li was covered in blood, his gray robe almost reduced to tattered rags hanging from his body, his knees and hands a bloody mess.

But they still gritted their teeth and refused to give up.

Gu Xuan plopped down and asked, "You've persisted for so long, aren't you going to give up?"

Is pursuing the so-called path to immortality really that important?

Fang Li didn't even raise his head, gritting his teeth as he said, "My path is not to follow the heavens, but to defy them, to cultivate against the immortals. What I seek is not only immortality, but more importantly, to escape the ant-like existence behind me!"

"The path to success lies in human effort! Why should I give up?!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xuan smiled slightly, "Not bad, you suit my taste perfectly. How about becoming my disciple?!"

Fang Li looked up and glanced at Gu Xuan.

Before she could even speak, she fainted.

In order to complete the system's apprentice-recruiting task to become stronger, and also so that I can continue to live a leisurely life of doing nothing and lying down in the future.

Gu Xuan picked up the unconscious Fang Li, preparing to take her back to Medicine King Valley.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhongzi blocked his way, saying with a stern face, "Gu Xuan, although I agree to you taking him as a disciple, this person's aptitude is mediocre and he has no affinity for the path of immortality."

Gu Xuan shrugged and said, "While aptitude and talent for cultivation are certainly important, I think perseverance is even more crucial!"

“But he can’t even get past the 19th level. In the end, there’s a difference between immortals and mortals,” Yun Zhongzi sighed and said.

Gu Xuan, however, disagreed and said with a smile, "Sect Master, how about this: in the newcomer competition three months from now, if Fang Li can't win the title of Newcomer King, I'll just take down the mountain gate made of diamonds."

"......."

Yun Zhongzi was somewhat taken aback.

Try to chew through a mountain gate made of diamonds? Damn, aren't you afraid of getting indigestion?!

"Gu Xuan, are you serious?"

A gentleman's word is as good as his bond!

"......"

Yun Zhongzi stared at Gu Xuan, who had a serious expression, and remained silent for a while.

final.

He waved his sleeve and said helplessly, "Fine."

But before leaving, he turned his head and said in a deep voice, "Gu Xuan, remember what you said!"

As soon as he finished speaking...

Yun Zhongzi transformed into a divine rainbow and disappeared into the horizon.

Gu Xuan glanced at Fang Li, who was unconscious in his arms, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

Are they really going to take over the sect?

Just kidding, with such a good set of teeth, wouldn't they all break?

Sigh, I can't lie around for the next three months.

What a terrible thing!

......

Two days later.

Medicine King Valley, in the courtyard of a thatched hut halfway up the mountain.

The wooden door of the thatched cottage on the south side was pushed open from the inside, and Fang Li, dressed in a blue robe with a resolute and handsome face, walked out.

Just then, a lazy voice drifted lightly from under the big tree.

"woke up?"

Fang Li was startled and looked in the direction of the sound...

Dressed in a white robe, with an ethereal and otherworldly air, Gu Xuan lay on a rocking chair under a sycamore tree, looking like an immortal.

He quickly walked over, bowed and cupped his hands, saying, "I am just a mortal, Fang Li, and I greet the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley."

"Oh? You know me?!"

Gu Xuan sat up and looked at Fang Li with great interest.

"I know." Fang Li nodded.

After all, he heard it clearly from the crowd in the outer square.

"So what do you think?"

"In my opinion, the fact that Valley Master doesn't care about the world's opinion shows that you have confidence and therefore don't care what the world says," Fang Li said after thinking for a moment, neither humble nor arrogant.

Gu Xuan laughed; this kid knows how to talk.

"Then would you be willing to become my disciple?"

A divine destiny is within reach.

If not now, when?

Without hesitation, Fang Li knelt down and kowtowed several times to Gu Xuan.

"Disciple Fang Li greets Master!"

......

Complete the apprentice recruitment task and receive a disciple gift pack!

[The Supreme Ancient Artifact – The Heaven-Defying Pearl!]

[The Immortal Body of the Dao!]

[Nine Revolutions Immortal Refining Technique!]

[Nirvana Pill!]

[At the same time, the eldest apprentice training quest is now available!]

[Please ensure that Fang Li comprehends the ultimate realm of divine sense within three days, and cultivates it to at least the Spirit Sea Realm.]

[Completion will reward the host handsomely!]

......

Gu Xuan's smile froze; joy turned to sorrow!

Since things have come to this, we can only accept reality.

Moreover, he had boasted to the sect leader that he would make Fang Li the Rookie King in the rookie competition three months later.

Therefore, whether the system releases a training task or not, you still have to complete it yourself.

You have to fill the hole you dug yourself, right?

Gu Xuan looked at Fang Li in front of him and said, "You have excellent perseverance and are a natural talent for cultivation, but you are weak in talent and aptitude. Since you have become my disciple, I will give you a gift!"

"This is the Nirvana Pill, which can help you cleanse your marrow and bones. Eat it."

He flipped his hand over.

A fiery red pill with nine halos appeared in his palm.

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