408 You can choose your apprentice, but you can’t choose your son
The Second Elder was extremely familiar with the auras of the fox and the dragon. Even though the two monsters tried their best to conceal the fluctuations of their spiritual power when they attacked, they could not deceive the Second Elder.
The two monsters missed their attacks at the same time. The second elder's body turned into a butterfly and appeared in front of them. Before they knew it, he had left them some distance behind.
She turned around and gave them a cute and smug smile, as if she had known they would do this.
The sneak attack failed, and an unnatural look flashed across Mu Zisong's face: "Zhizhi, that old guy Zhuyue is very cunning. Even if his cultivation level drops to the Fusion Stage, he is still able to protect himself. Don't worry about him."
"The demon world is just like this. We have done our best by notifying them. There is no need for us to act like slaves and take care of everything for them. Now that we have done our job, let's go back." Ao Yu added.
The second elder snorted: "I haven't finished my work yet. I want to find..."
"What's there to find in Zhuyue?"
"How can he be better than me?"
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu asked at the same time with dissatisfaction.
The second elder was helpless: "He is me..."
Ao Yu interrupted her angrily: "Even if he's your biological father, it won't work!"
The second elder looked resentful: "Even my biological father can't do that?"
"No!" Mu Zisong had a bad feeling. He was unwilling to accept that his beloved Zhizhi and Zhuyue were playing such wild games. He didn't want to listen any more. "Zhizhi, I'm asking you one last time, will you come with us?"
“No.” The second elder snorted at them again, and his body turned into countless illusory pink butterflies and flew away.
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu immediately mobilized their spiritual power to block these butterflies, but they didn't expect that the seemingly fragile butterflies could actually penetrate their spiritual power barrier safely and disappear into the air.
The butterflies disappeared one after another, and soon even the Second Elder's aura gradually faded away.
The two demons did not dare to delay and quickly released their spiritual senses to catch up with the Second Elder when they found any traces that he had not had time to erase.
At the same time, two figures penetrated the thick clouds and fell from the sky.
Seeing Mu Zisong and Ao Yu galloping, the figure flew towards them quickly and soon joined the two monsters.
The people who came were Qiu Yeluo and Chu Yu whom they met by chance in the Star Realm.
"Why are there only the two of you? Where's Gu Qingzhi?" Qiu Yeluo sensed the lingering aura of the Second Elder nearby and gave Chu Yu a mischievous look, deliberately looking for trouble.
"None of your business." Ao Yu scolded, staring at Chu Yu, "Why are you here?"
"Come and take Zhizhi home." Chu Yu smiled happily, his mind full of thoughts that he knew more than these two guys, and he must be the one to get the beauty.
"There's no need for you to be so sentimental." Mu Zisong retorted unhappily and took the lead to chase the second elder.
Ao Yu and Chu Yu were unwilling to fall behind and caught up immediately.
Qiu Yeluo was happy to see them fighting with each other, so he followed them with a smile on his face.
On the way, he asked about the situation here: "Is this the demon world?"
He and Chu Yu had just arrived here and had not had time to confirm the situation here.
Although Mu Zisong was dissatisfied, he did not embarrass them on this matter: "It is indeed the Demon Realm. We just met the Archon of the Demon Realm, Shen Pan, and told him about the Devourer."
He briefly recounted the content of his conversation with Shen Pan.
Chu Yu frowned and said, "The barrier of the Tiancheng Spirit World can't hold out for too long. Even if the demons can move over there, they can only survive for a few more days. It's best to think of a permanent solution."
"If you want to solve the problem once and for all, just kill the Devourer. Even the Immortal Master Mingchen couldn't do it back then, so who has the ability to kill him now?" Ao Yu asked back.
No one can answer this question.
Qiu Yeluo sighed and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Let's find Zhuyue first."
When this name was mentioned, the displeasure on Ao Yu and Mu Zisong's faces became more obvious.
Chu Yu saw it and smiled secretly.
He was really looking forward to seeing what these two would look like after meeting Zhuyue.
It would be best to beat Zhuyue up as soon as you meet him, and then find out that it’s your father-in-law, hahahahaha…
Chu Yu was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, which made Qiu Yeluo confused: "What are you grinning about?"
"Nothing." Chu Yu suppressed his smile and deliberately said to Ao Yu and Mu Zisong, "I don't know what kind of drug Zhuyue gave Zhizhi that made her take him so seriously and save him at all costs."
Qiu Yeluo helped to fan the flames: "That should be the man that Gu Qingzhi cares about the most, right?"
"Shut up." Ao Yu gritted his teeth and unconsciously raised his hand beside him and moved it, making a "cracking" sound from the friction of bones.
Since they were all in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, Chu Yu was not afraid of him and continued to stir up trouble: "When we meet Zhuyue, we don't know if Zhizhi still has us in her eyes. Don't just worry about Zhuyue..."
He stole a glance at the two demons and sighed in a fake tone, "But I see that she cares so much about Zhuyue, which means that Zhuyue is really special in her heart. Maybe we really can't compare to Zhuyue..."
"Shut up!" Ao Yu roared, unable to suppress the anger in his heart any longer.
He shed his human form and returned to his original form as a Jade Dragon. The deafening dragon roar resounded in the air, and it actually shook out the Second Elder who had been hiding.
The second elder showed a rare flash of embarrassment on his face, which he could only cover up with a smile and hide his figure once again.
But this time her pursuers had experience, so Ao Yu didn't need to take action. Mu Zisong also restored his nine-tailed fox form and used his demonic power that covered the sky and the sun to force the second elder out of his hiding.
Chu Yu hadn't seen her for a long time and was extremely happy: "Zhizhi! I'm here to see you!"
The second elder smiled back and said softly, "Long time no see."
"Long time no see. Let's find Taoist Master Zhuyue and go back to Tianshui together - how about Tiancheng Spirit Realm?" Chu Yu was so excited that he almost revealed the identity of the second elder.
Fortunately, the other three people were focused elsewhere and did not notice this.
Ao Yu was so angry that he yelled, "Chu Yu, are you sick? Why did you ask Zhu Yue to join you? Can you beat him?"
Chu Yu would never say that Daoist Master Zhuyue was the Second Elder's biological master, and had an expression that said "I am the only one who loves Zhizhi the most": "What do you know? This is called loving someone and loving his dog. To love Zhizhi means to care about everyone that Zhizhi cares about, including Zhuyue."
Ao Yu: "Bullshit! You know nothing about love!"
It was rare for Mu Zisong to agree with him.
Qiu Yeluo was not as love-minded as the other two. He knew that Chu Yu admired the Second Elder, and when he saw that Chu Yu was willing to accept Taoist Master Zhuyue, he always felt that this was strange, and couldn't help but staring at him.
Chu Yu felt uneasy when he looked at her: "What's the matter? Have you never seen a gentleman like me?"
Qiu Yeluo rolled his eyes: "Your Chu family got started by lending money at high interest rates, and you are worthy of being called a 'gentleman'? Stop wasting idioms. Are you——"
Halfway through his speech, he turned to Chu Yu and asked, "Do you know something? If you know, just tell me. I also want to see Ao Yu and Mu Zisong make a fool of themselves."
Chu Yu showed an unfathomable smile: "I won't tell you."
It is a consensus among many high-level cultivators in the Tiancheng Spiritual Realm that the Chu family deserves a beating. At this moment, Qiu Yeluo once again clearly realized this fact and felt like punching someone.
If he wasn't busy chasing the Second Elder, he really wanted to stop and beat Chu Yu up to vent his anger.
Just as he was thinking about it, the second elder who was running at a high speed in front suddenly slowed down.
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu were about to show joy, but suddenly their expressions froze - they sensed Zhuyue's presence!
The two demons released their spiritual senses and followed the direction of advance that the second elder had newly adjusted. Sure enough, they saw that Taoist Master Zhuyue, who was in the fusion stage, was being besieged by three demons in the fusion stage.
The divine sense of the Tribulation Crossing Stage swept over and obviously startled Zhuyue, causing him to look up and gaze at them while fighting.
It was not known whether he saw them or noticed the Second Elder, but a smile broke out on the face of Taoist Master Zhuyue, who had originally had an indifferent expression.
At the same time, the second elder also laughed.
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu were even more furious.
Taking advantage of the distance they had just narrowed between themselves and the Second Elder, the two demons launched another attack.
The Second Elder dodged nimbly, turned into a light pink mist and quickly rushed towards Daoist Chasing the Moon: "Dear father, save me!"
Ao Yu and Mu Zisong: "!!!"
Zhuyue, you bastard, you actually played such tricks with Zhizhi! ! !
Die for me! ! !
The spiritual power of the two demons attacked Zhuyue at the same time, but before they got close, they were detonated by the spiritual power buried in the air by the second elder, making a loud explosion.
Taking advantage of this storm of spiritual power, the second elder distanced himself from them again and hid behind Taoist Master Zhuyue.
The spiritual power storm was quickly suppressed by Mu Zisong. The huge nine-tailed fox flew in the air, staring at Zhuyue with red eyes.
The other half of the sky was occupied by a green dragon that shone with the brilliance of jade.
Between the Azure Dragon and the Nine-tailed Fox, two humans were grinning maliciously, looking down at everything from above.
Zhuyue, who was being stared at by all the people and monsters, looked indifferent, just a little surprised at their appearance.
On the contrary, the three demons who had just besieged him were all confused. They didn't understand why they attracted so many people in the Tribulation Crossing stage to watch when they just wanted to use their numbers to kill a stranger in the Fusion stage.
And why is that beautiful female cultivator, who exudes the essence of the Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivation, hiding behind this pretty boy in the Fusion Stage?
Can he protect you?
The three fusion stage demon cultivators looked at each other and knelt down at lightning speed: "Since the seniors have important matters to attend to, I will not be in the way. Goodbye!"
They turned around and tried to run, but they heard the low voice of Daoist Master Zhuyue coming from behind them: "Stop."
The voice seemed to contain spiritual power. The three of them actually did not take a step forward. Instead, they turned back to look at him anxiously.
"Stand there peacefully. I'll deal with you after I've made peace with these people." Daoist Master Zhu Yue simply glanced at them and then turned his attention to Qiu Yeluo and the other three. "Why are you here?"
Qiu Yeluo was enjoying the fun, and while stealing glances at Mu Zisong and the other two, he said with a grin, "Your Zhizhi is so worried about you that she had to come to the demon world to find you."
Taoist Master Zhuyue turned around to look at the Second Elder.
The second elder gave him a flattering smile: "I'm good, right?"
Seeing that she was already in the Tribulation Crossing Stage and had a solid foundation, Daoist Master Zhuyue was very pleased: "Well, good boy."
These words had a completely different meaning to Mu Zisong and Ao Yu's ears; the sound of their teeth grinding could be heard from a long distance away.
The more jealous they were, the happier Chu Yu was.
He landed gracefully, walked towards Daoist Master Zhuyue, and asked respectfully and politely, "How did Daoist Master become a fusion stage?"
"Don't worry about it." Taoist Zhuyue answered briefly, looked at him, then looked at Mu Zisong and Ao Yu, and then turned back to look at the second elder.
The second elder gave an embarrassed yet polite but very well-behaved smile.
Taoist Master Zhuyue understood and silently held his forehead with his hand. He didn't know how many times he regretted not stopping the second brother from becoming a seductive cultivator.
The eye contact between the two made Mu Zisong and Ao Yu grit their teeth in anger.
Zhizhi has never shown such a well-behaved expression in front of them!
What kind of magic potion did that bastard Zhuyue feed Zhizhi?
Ao Yu was furious: "Zhuyue, go away and give Zhizhi back to me!"
Taoist Master Zhuyue, who was always indifferent, turned cold and said, "Speak to me properly."
Ao Yu instinctively shivered, but then he felt that he didn't need to shiver, so he straightened his back and said, "I'm not beating you now because I'm showing you special favor for Zhizhi's sake. Stop putting on airs, do you still think you're the peak of transcendence and the number one killer?"
Mu Zisong didn't want to be outdone by him, so he sneered, "Zhuyue, if you know what's good for you, just stand aside. You're just in the Fusion Stage and you want to compete with us for Zhizhi? That's just wishful thinking!"
Chu Yu fanned the flames: "What's wrong with the fusion stage? People in the fusion stage also have the right to be nice to Zhizhi."
Mu Zisong felt that Chu Yu was very strange today, but because they were not familiar with each other, he had no way of judging where Chu Yu's strangeness came from.
Ao Yu was extremely angry: "Shut up! In this damn place called the Demon Realm, even those in the Fusion Stage may not be able to survive. The Star Realm is extremely dangerous. With Zhuyue's current level of cultivation, if he wants to return to the Tiancheng Spirit Realm safely, he still has to rely on us, right?"
Taoist Master Zhuyue turned around to look at the Second Elder, questioning her vision in choosing a Taoist partner with his eyes.
The second elder felt guilty and whispered, "They are not usually like this."
Daoist Master Zhuyue expressed his doubt: "One or two brainless things are enough."
"You are brainless!" Ao Yu roared and rushed towards Taoist Zhuyue.
Mu Zisong followed closely behind.
Chu Yu couldn't close his mouth with laughter, and acted as a completely useless peacemaker: "Don't fight, these are people Zhizhi cares about, don't fight and make things difficult for Zhizhi!"
At the same time, Taoist Master Zhuyue, who was locked by Ao Yu and Mu Zisong's spiritual sense, was not affected at all and drew out a sword from the void.
The three demons in the fusion stage who were standing aside as a background suddenly felt something was wrong.
Just now when they were besieging Taoist Master Zhuyue, the battle was so intense but Taoist Master Zhuyue didn't draw his sword. They thought that he had already run out of tricks.
I didn't expect he had another big move!
As the three people were shocked, Taoist Master Zhuyue twisted his sword-holding hand vigorously, and refined spiritual power burst out from his body.
With him as the center, the aura of the peak of the Tribulation Period spread out in all directions, scaring the three demons so much that their legs went limp and they fell to the ground. It also suppressed Ao Yu and Mu Zisong who were swooping down on him.
Even Chu Yu and Qiu Yeluo, who had no intention of joining the battle, stood there in a daze.
Compared to the last time they met, Zhuyue's cultivation has improved a lot.
He is still the number one killer in the Tiancheng spiritual world.
When everyone was filled with fear, only the Second Elder was overjoyed. He raised his arms and cheered behind Taoist Master Zhuyue, "Yeah, yeah, yeah! The peak of transcendence! Daddy is the best!"
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu hate each other so much.
When I go back, I will practice in seclusion until I reach the peak of transcendence, and play with Zhizhi like this!
The two of them reluctantly landed on the ground and turned into human forms, not even daring to show their resentment.
Taoist Master Zhuyue sneered, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You don't want to fight anymore?"
Which Tribulation Crossing cultivator in the Tiancheng Spirit Realm doesn't know about his glorious achievements? Who would dare to seek death knowing that there is such a huge gap in cultivation level?
When he got no response, Daoist Master Zhuyue turned around and scolded the Second Elder: "How many times have I told you to be more discerning when choosing a man? Look at what kind of rubbish you have found."
You are the waste!
Mu Zisong, Ao Yu and Chu Yu all refuted in their hearts at the same time, but no one dared to say it out loud.
Compared with Taoist Master Zhuyue who is at the peak of the Tribulation Period, they are indeed useless in the early stage of the Tribulation Period.
Only Chu Yu mustered up the courage to say, "I will work hard to practice."
But he had the negative bonus of the Chu family, so he only got a glare from Taoist Master Zhuyue.
The Second Elder felt that he had a good vision and wanted to argue for a while, but before he opened his mouth, he heard Ao Yu suppress his dissatisfaction and questioned Daoist Chaser Moon with gritted teeth: "Why do you deliberately hide your cultivation?"
"Is it your business?" Taoist Zhuyue asked back.
Ao Yu really couldn't control him, so he had to shut up.
Mu Zisong was smarter than him, and used this to deceive the Second Elder in a roundabout way: "We saw your cultivation level drop to the Fusion Stage in the Tiancheng Spirit Realm, and Zhizhi was very worried. If you wanted to hide your cultivation level, why didn't you tell her in advance?"
The second elder was terrified when he thought of this: "Yes, Dad, I am so worried."
Daoist Master Zhuyue let out a long sigh, glanced at the three demons who were kneeling in a row, and explained briefly: "As soon as I arrived in the Demon Realm, I found that this place was devouring my vitality and cultivation. I didn't understand the situation here, and I was afraid that my cultivation at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Stage would attract hostility from the elders of the Demon Realm, so I suppressed it to the Fusion Stage."
His cultivation in the fusion stage allowed him to roam safely in most places in the demon world. At the same time, it also allowed Dao Zun Zhuyue to encounter several waves of demons in the fusion stage who wanted to kill him because of his abundant spiritual power and vitality, and take the opportunity to seize his vitality and spiritual power.
In the fight with them, Taoist Master Zhuyue roughly grasped the specific strength of the demons in the fusion stage.
After hearing his explanation, the three fusion stage demons who had always regarded the fusion stage Chasing Moon Daoist Master as a toy realized that they were his playthings. They burst into tears, regretted their actions, and begged for mercy again and again: "Senior, we were blind and did not recognize the great man. Please let us go."
"You are from the Tiancheng Spirit World, right? We can tell you anything you want to know."
"Even if you want us to follow you to the Tiancheng Spirit Realm and work like slaves, that's fine!"
"Yes, yes, we are in the fusion period after all, and I can do a lot of things for you."
"We were confused just now. If the demon world wasn't dying, we wouldn't have done such a thing. Please have mercy on us and spare our lives!"
"Too noisy." The second elder saw that Daoist Master Zhuyue frowned, knowing that he disliked their noise, so he started to silence the three of them and smiled at Daoist Master Zhuyue in a flattering way, "Dad, am I considerate?"
Every time she called "Dad", Ao Yu and Mu Zisong's teeth were worn down an inch shorter.
Even Chu Yu, who knew that the two were master and disciple, felt strange.
Qiu Yeluo couldn't bear to look at it, and said, "I didn't expect Zhuyue to be this kind of person."
Taoist Master Zhuyue told the Second Elder earnestly, "Speak properly."
The second elder stood straight and responded quickly: "Okay, Dad! No problem, Dad!"
Daoist Master Zhuyue was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh: "Tell me, what trouble have you gotten yourself into again? Or did you break something of mine?"
The Second Elder felt so wronged: "How can you look at me like that?"
Taoist Master Zhuyue gave her a look and asked her to slowly understand it herself.
The second elder was an orphan he took in when he was traveling abroad.
When the Second Elder became her apprentice, she was still a babbling little girl who could not even speak clearly. She had to rely on Taoist Master Zhuyue and the First Elder to teach her word by word and sentence by sentence.
The second elder was born in a mortal village and had no idea of the concept of "master" in the world of cultivation. After his parents passed away, he always regarded Taoist Master Zhuyue as his real father.
In the first few years after he accepted her as his disciple, Taoist Master Zhuyue took her and the Great Elder on a trip and did not return to Tianshui Sect.
The second elder was young and thought that "Master" and "Dad" meant the same thing, so he called them both mixed up for several years.
Taoist Master Zhuyue and the Great Elder tried to correct her several times, but failed, so they just let her do what she wanted.
Later, as he grew older, the second elder gradually realized that the two words could be the same, but they could also be different, at least they were not the same in terms of blood relationship.
In order to set an example for subsequent junior brothers, the title of Second Elder was gradually changed.
However, if she made a mistake and asked her master for forgiveness, she would call him "Dad" all the time.
Being looked at with such "trust" by Daoist Master Zhuyue, the Second Elder had no choice but to confess honestly: "Let me make it clear first, I didn't steal the Moonlight Bracelet. It was Old Six who pretended to be me and stole it."
Taoist Master Zhuyue understood: "The Moon Night Bracelet broke in your hand?"
The second elder was choked. He didn't expect the master to jump right in and ask about the result: "Don't you want to ask how it broke?"
Taoist Master Zhuyue smiled and said, "If I don't ask, you won't tell me?"
The Second Elder was hurt that he didn’t get the Master’s concern. “Are you still my real father?”
Taoist Master Zhuyue told her seriously: "As a teacher, I cannot give birth to a rebellious girl like you."
The second elder was even more sad.
On the other side, Qiu Yeluo, Ao Yu and Mu Zisong were stunned where they were.
The three of them looked at each other, wondering if they had heard wrongly: "Zhu Yue, you two... are master and disciple?"
"What else?" Taoist Master Zhuyue asked back.
Ao Yu's eyes suddenly widened like bells: "Then why did Zhizhi call you dad?"
"Once a teacher, always a father, isn't that possible?" Taoist Master Zhuyue asked back.
That's fine, but master and disciple should just call each other Master. Calling him Dad will cause misunderstanding!
Ao Yu wanted to curse out loud, but he was afraid that Taoist Zhuyue would punish him. He was even more afraid of being laughed at for having a head full of rubbish and misunderstanding other people's pure master-disciple relationship.
Mu Zisong's fair face turned even more ashen.
If you think about it carefully and remove your preconceived prejudices, the Second Elder's concern for Taoist Master Zhuyue is indeed the concern of a disciple for his master.
He kicked Ao Yu hard: "Why did you interrupt Zhizhi's explanation just now!"
Ao Yu was dissatisfied: "How could I have that?"
Mu Zisong: "You told her that 'even my own father can't do that'!"
Whenever he thinks of the resentful look in the Second Elder's eyes at that time, Mu Zisong regrets not asking a few more questions.
If he had noticed something was wrong at that time, and asked one more question - no, just half a sentence would be enough, he would have been able to find out about their master-disciple relationship.
Only Chu Yu remained calm and composed. He bowed to Taoist Master Zhuyue with a smile and said respectfully, "My son-in-law Chu Yu greets my father-in-law."
Taoist Master Zhuyue’s eyelids twitched violently.
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu's faces changed drastically, and they quickly picked up Chu Yu who was bowing and asked, "You knew about this a long time ago?"
"Yes, I have been telling you to calm down, but you didn't listen." Chu Yu's smile was particularly insincere.
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu angrily left him behind.
The two of them naturally knew etiquette, but they had just used their skills to humiliate Taoist Master Zhuyue, and now if they were asked to imitate Chu Yu and call him "Father-in-law", they would be hard to open their mouths.
But if they don't recognize this father-in-law, then they can forget about marrying Zhizhi.
Seeing the struggle between the two, Daoist Master Zhuyue asked the Second Elder in a low voice: "Are you really interested in this dragon and this fox?"
Chu Yu raised his hand to increase his presence: "Zhizhi also likes me!"
The second elder smiled sheepishly and nodded shyly.
Taoist Master Zhuyue was helpless, he sighed deeply, and said to Mu Zisong and Ao Yu: "You don't have to call me Master like Lao Er, I can't teach you to be traitors."
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu were ecstatic.
Zhuyue rarely spoke sensible words, and really treated them as a family!
Taoist Master Zhuyue added, "Although the second child is not my biological child, teaching a disciple is the same as teaching a biological daughter. Once a teacher, always a father. Since you want to marry her, just call me dad."
After saying this, he sighed and said with regret, "Who lets the apprentice choose, but the son has no choice?"
Mu Zisong and Ao Yu: "..."
It’s better to call him Master.
Zhuyue, you are so shameless.
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