"Side quest?"

Shen Yuan was subconsciously stunned.

After completing the novice guidance mission, he knew that there were main missions and side missions, but the artificial intelligence system did not explain how to trigger the side missions and what the rewards were.

Gong Buyu's apprenticeship was Shen Yuan's first experience with a side quest.

Such a token could actually be recognized by the artificial intelligence system, which forced Shen Yuan to carefully consider the identity of the girl named Gong Buyu in front of him, as well as the reward for completing the side quest in the system prompt.

From the name, the reward of apprenticeship gift seems a bit unpresentable, but artificial intelligence system never plays by the rules.

With this thought flashing through his mind, Shen Yuan decided to make plans after learning more about Gong Buyu's background and identity.

Although the two people met for the first time, Gong Buyu's words revealed a lot of information to Shen Yuan.

The first thing that caught Shen Yuan’s attention was the title “Supreme Taoist”.

"Why does the title of Supreme Daoist sound so familiar?"

Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel puzzled, but then he immediately realized another similar name.

"Wait a minute, this Supreme Daoist she's talking about isn't she referring to the Ascension Daoist?

How come everyone knows that I am the Taoist Master Dengxian except me?"

Shen Yuan couldn't help but his eyelids twitching, and he suddenly felt speechless.

Although this was just Shen Yuan's guess, looking at the girl's solemn attitude and the Ascension Order in her hand that was very familiar to Shen Yuan, Shen Yuan was almost certain that the Supreme Taoist she was talking about was the Ascension Taoist of Luoyun Sect.

From Yunmeng Dragon Lord to Kuang Tianjie, the master of Xuehe Yuantu Dao, and to the young girl in front of him with extraordinary cultivation, they all seemed to know Shen Yuan, the immortal Taoist of Luoyun Sect.

It seemed as if Shen Yuan was the only one in the world who didn't understand him, which made Shen Yuan feel puzzled.

Although in terms of identity, there was nothing wrong with their guess, Shen Yuan was indeed the Supreme Taoist mentioned by the founder of Luoyun Sect.

But the key point is that Shen Yuan arrived ten thousand years late in his time travel, and did not catch up with the heyday of cultivation ten thousand years ago. The rise and fall and survival of the Luoyun Sect had nothing to do with Shen Yuan.

The reputation of the Supreme Taoist and the legend of the demon rebellion have absolutely nothing to do with Shen Yuan.

"They are so sure that I am the Supreme Daoist, there must be something I don't know about!"

Thinking of this, Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up and down at Gong Buyu in front of him.

One thing that has to be admitted is that Gong Buyu has a delicate face and a cold temperament, which fits Shen Yuan's stereotype of a cold fairy.

This also made Shen Yuan even more wary of Gong Buyu.

Previously, only big figures like Yunmeng Dragon King and Kuang Lao Mo knew Shen Yuan’s identity.

Gong Buyu was able to know Shen Yuan's identity and come to him on his own initiative. There is very likely an old monster behind him who is no less powerful than Yunmeng Dragon King and Kuang Lao Mo.

Gong Buyu also revealed another person's name to Shen Yuan in his words.

"The master abandoned his disciple Gong Buhuo."

Considering the Ascension Order in Gong Buyu's hand and the fact that she came to become Shen Yuan's disciple after knowing his identity, the main sect she mentioned is most likely the Luoyun Sect.

It's just that all the records of the Luoyun Sect suffering from heaven's punishment were erased, leaving only Shen Yuan, the immortal who was ten thousand years late, and who had not encountered the disaster. Therefore, no one, including Yunmeng Longjun and others, could accurately say the name of the Luoyun Sect.

“Gong Buhuo is her father, and also an abandoned disciple of Luoyun Sect.

You have to know that the Luoyun Sect suffered heavenly punishment ten thousand years ago, and his father Gong Buhuo must have been expelled from the Luoyun Sect before the heavenly punishment.

Gong Buhuo's identity is an old monster who has survived from ten thousand years ago to the present day!"

The moment Shen Yuan realized Gong Buhuo's identity, he immediately thought of the prying eyes he felt in the courtyard a few days ago.

There was no malicious intent in that prying gaze, but since its origin was unpredictable, Shen Yuan did not choose to act rashly.

Not long after the prying eyes came, Gong Buyu came to try to become his disciple. This was so coincidental that Shen Yuan could almost conclude that the prying eyes came from Gong Buhuo.

Shen Yuan's eyes swept across Gong Buyu who was holding the Ascension Order.

Although he had a gradually clear thread in his mind, there was still a lot of information that confused Shen Yuan.

"Why would Gong Buhuo spy on this secret courtyard? What is his purpose?

Gong Buyu wants to use the Ascension Order to join the Luoyun Sect and return to the Luoyun Sect as a descendant of an abandoned disciple. Does he have any other purpose?"

Shen Yuan did not respond to the girl who was kneeling on the ground and offering the Immortal Order. Instead, he sat on the stone bench, tapping the stone table unconsciously with his right index finger, and fell into deep thought.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

The dull sound seemed like a precursor to an impending storm. Although he did not show any dissatisfaction or malice, the attitude shown by the Supreme Taoist alone made Gong Buyu feel a sense of suffocation.

"Could it be that Master Wushang Daozi is unhappy with my arrival?"

Gong Buyu was filled with anxiety.

But the cold-hearted girl would never have imagined that the Supreme Taoist sitting in front of her at the stone table was not as calm as he appeared to be.

After thinking for a while, Shen Yuan felt that the information in front of him was not enough to make a judgment. If he wanted to obtain information, he could only start from the cold girl in front of him.

After a moment of silence, Shen Yuan stopped tapping the stone table with his right hand and said to the anxious girl in front of him, "Gong Buhuo? What an old name."

Shen Yuan's tone was very flat, as if he was stating a fact.

Gong Buyu, who was kneeling on the ground, was slightly stunned. He said in a cold voice with some surprise:

"The Supreme Daoist knows my father?"

But then Gong Buyu immediately realized the problem in his words and immediately explained:

"When my father was expelled from the sect as a core disciple, the Supreme Daoist had already gained great fame. My father and I both thought that Daoist would not care about the title of a mere abandoned disciple of the sect."

Gong Buyu's attitude was very humble, but he also revealed a very important piece of information, that is, Gong Buhuo and Wushang Daozi did not know each other at all. This immediately made Shen Yuan feel a lot more at ease.

His tone remained calm, Shen Yuan just responded nonchalantly:

"I heard from some fellow disciples that Gong Buhuo is extremely talented and admirable."

In fact, this passage is complete nonsense. If one is not a person with extraordinary talent, it is absolutely impossible for him to live from ten thousand years ago to the present.

However, when Gong Buyu thought about these words, they had a completely different meaning.

"Father will be very happy to receive such praise from Daozi." The voice was still cold, but it finally had some emotional fluctuations.

"It's a pity that my father is still in Rongcheng Dayu Heaven. Once he leaves the cave and stays in the world, he will inevitably suffer the backlash of the rules of heaven and earth.

The various True Lords and True Men in Rongcheng Dayutian have long admired the Supreme Daozi, but are unable to leave the cave to pay respect to the Daozi. "

Hearing the name Rong Cheng Dayutian, Shen Yuan immediately thought of Laojun Mountain and Yunfu Market, as well as the behavior of Yan Xiao, the market steward, collecting storage rings.

Shen Yuan immediately realized why he was exposed.

“Yan Xiao once said that an ancestor of Laojun Mountain ordered the collection of storage rings. At that time, I vaguely guessed that it might be related to Hu Tian’s magical power to make storage rings.

Now it seems that the ancestor who ordered the collection of storage rings should be Gong Buhuo."

Shen Yuan felt that all his thoughts were becoming completely clear, and even Gong Buhuo's identity as an abandoned disciple of the Luoyun Sect began to have another possibility.

“Gong Buhuo was an abandoned disciple of Luoyun Sect but was able to obtain the Immortal Ascension Order, which shows that he has a good relationship with the upper echelons of Luoyun Sect. He was expelled from the sect only because of some reasons.

In addition, he has been searching for Luoyun Sect for ten thousand years. He either has some intentions towards Luoyun Sect, or he must have deep feelings for Luoyun Sect.

Considering the feat of the previous leader of Luoyun Sect who achieved Earthly Immortal and attempted to lead the entire sect to ascend to heaven.

It is very likely that Gong Buhuo was deliberately expelled from the sect by the previous sect master in order to prevent the Luoyun Sect from failing in its ascension and being wiped out.

The existence of Gong Buhuo is because the previous leader foresaw the failure and left a seed for Luoyun Sect?"

After all the information came together, Shen Yuan began to realize that he might have complicated some simple problems.

Especially when he is the Supreme Taoist, many times he cannot speculate from a simple conspiracy perspective.

Whether it was Yunmeng Dragon King or Kuang Lao Mo, these great figures from ten thousand years ago, after realizing Shen Yuan's identity, all regarded Shen Yuan as a person of the same level or even a higher level.

In their eyes, Shen Yuan seemed to have lived from thousands of years ago to the present and remained in good condition.

In the eyes of Gong Buhuo, an abandoned disciple of the Luoyun Sect, Shen Yuan seemed to be an invincible immortal who dominated the world.

Under such circumstances, plotting against an invincible supreme Taoist master would undoubtedly be courting death.

"Gong Buhuo tried to get Gong Buyu to become my disciple. It's very likely that he just wanted to recognize his ancestry and curry favor with the Supreme Taoist?"

After sorting this out, Shen Yuan had already made a decision in his heart.

reject!

If Shen Yuan really had the strength of a supreme Taoist, he would definitely not mind giving face to his senior apprentice from ten thousand years ago.

But the reality is that Shen Yuan's cultivation has just reached the late stage of Qi Transformation Realm, which is even one major realm lower than Gong Buyu.

It's okay to exchange a few words when they meet occasionally, but if they really have long-term contact, unless Gong Buyu is a fool, he will sooner or later find out about Shen Yuan's problem.

It is foreseeable that once the skin of Shen Yuan, the so-called Supreme Taoist, is torn off, it will inevitably lead to unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, refusing to become a disciple is the best choice.

"As for the apprenticeship gifts and the like as rewards for side quests, most likely they won't be anything good."

Just when Shen Yuan made up his mind to refuse, Gong Buyu, who was kneeling on the ground, seemed to suddenly remember something and took out a storage ring from his arms.

Shen Yuan recognized it at a glance. The storage ring was exactly one of the storage rings that Shen Yuan sold to Yunfu Market.

The space of the storage ring was opened up by Shen Yuan using his Hutian magical power. Shen Yuan could easily break through the storage space and see the things in the storage ring. There were only three things in such a large space.

A jade box sparkling with precious light, with four big characters "Shenyuan Ganoderma" written on it.

The first step is more than one meter long, and the patterns on it look like howling evil spirits. There is a jade plaque next to it with the name of this spiritual wood written on it: "Wanzai Xuanyin Wood".

The last item was a yellowish book that seemed to be made of some animal skin, with a few large characters clearly written on it: "Insights on the Method of Hu Tian".

Gong Buyu held the storage ring in both hands and said seriously:

"This is the apprenticeship gift your father gave you."

Shen Yuan silently swallowed back the rejection that was about to come out of his mouth.