......

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

That suffocating, terrifying power vanished in an instant.

Click!

That photo-taking stone, after it had used up its last bit of energy...

It shattered in mid-air!

Then it turned into dust and scattered in the wind...

Hanging above the mountain.

The stunningly beautiful Liu Ruyan looked at Gu Xuan without any hostility whatsoever.

This moment.

Gu Xuan knew that the matter was basically settled.

I have to say...

The master of Xiyue Cave Heaven really made a terrible move!

Before he arrived, he was still thinking about how to persuade Liu Ruyan to switch allegiance to him and become his disciple.

Forcing him is not his style!

I never expected there would be such an unexpected bonus.

Perhaps this is the cycle of karma, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

What goes around comes around!

At this moment, Gu Xuan deeply agreed with these words.

That makes sense!

That makes so damn much sense!

Just as Gu Xuan had predicted, after witnessing the contents of the recording stone...

Liu Ruyan showed extreme disgust towards her so-called master and the entire Xiyue Cave.

Unexpected.

In the end, it was nothing more than wishful thinking on my part.

I was truly foolish!

My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens! I'm not putting up with this anymore!

Thump!

Liu Ruyan resolutely knelt before Gu Xuan and bowed, saying, "Disciple Liu Ruyan wishes to become your disciple, senior."

"I beg you, Master, to help me defy fate!"

"Haha, good disciple. Now that you are my disciple, let alone defying fate, what difficulty would it be to destroy this Heavenly Dao?"

Gu Xuan laughed heartily with satisfaction, and lifted Liu Ruyan up with a flick of his wrist.

However, he had barely uttered the words when...

Above the sky.

Suddenly, a thunderclap resounded from a clear sky!

Click!

It was as if the very laws of nature were expressing their dissatisfaction.

What did I do to deserve this?

Everyone wants to kick me while I'm down, do you think I'm easy to bully?!

Thunder was heard.

Gu Xuan glanced at the sky and made an internationally recognized hand gesture towards it.

This Heavenly Way is so petty and narrow-minded!

Can't I just put it in a cup?

The Way of Heaven: ......

And at the moment Gu Xuan accepted Liu Ruyan as his disciple.

The system notification sound arrived as scheduled!

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the apprentice recruitment task and receiving an apprentice recruitment gift pack!]

[Supreme Immortal Artifacts - Nine Heavens Profound Yellow Jade Bell, Saintess Battle Robe!]

[The Pure Maiden's Reincarnation Technique! The Void Yin-Yang Path!]

[Supreme Divine Power - Minor Destiny Technique!]

[The source of all things!]

[Unlock the three disciples and embark on the cultivation quest for Emperor Ruyan!]

Task 1: Within one month, help your third apprentice, Liu Ruyan, to annul her engagement with Ji Haoyue, the second prince of the Qian Yuan Divine Dynasty.

Completing the mission will reward the host handsomely!

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