Chapter 946 – Direct Disciple

Long Chen planned to spend some time with Ye Xuan before deciding what to do next. He felt like he had no goals, aside from reaching the Divine Martial Realm as soon as possible.

After Su Mo left, the City Lord chatted with her brother for a while. Then she looked at Long Chen and waved at him. “Come here.”

Long Chen did not know what she wanted to do, but he still approached. She was a beautiful girl, and more importantly, she had powerful cultivation and exuded elegance. Even though she was not hostile towards him, Long Chen still felt uncomfortable standing in front of her while she watched him with her subtly purple eyes.

“It looks like you carry many secrets. Every person has their own secrets, so I will not force you. You saved my brother twice, so I should give you something back,” she said with a smile.

Long Chen did not decline. He was still very weak now, and as his cultivation progressed, the Emperor’s Manual and the Emperor Vanquishers were becoming insufficient.

When she saw that Long Chen did not respond, she thought for a while. Her eyes lit up and she said, “You just left the Underworld Battlefield, so you probably don’t know this. There’s going to be a grand event in Underworld City in ten days’ time.”

“I haven’t heard,” said Long Chen, shaking his head. He behaved very politely in front of her.

She explained, “Every few years, Underworld City holds a martial tournament for young cultivators. Only people aged fifty and below, and at least the Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage, may join. This is considered an event for the experts of the youngest generation.”

“You want me to join the tournament?” Long Chen had participated in many tournaments, so he was not interested in them.

The City Lord smiled. “It’s not that simple, of course. Treat it as a test from me. I’ve been meaning to take in a disciple, so I have already announced that I will recruit the champion of the tournament as my disciple ...”

The City Lord was recruiting a disciple?

When he heard this, Ye Xuan, who was lying in bed, grew excited and quickly said, “Brother Chen, say yes! My sister is a Fifth Divine Martial Stage expert. She is the strongest member of the Ye family. Millions of youths dream of becoming her disciple but aren’t qualified. Join the tournament!”

Ye Xuan looked emotional.

He was confident in Long Chen’s abilities and saw him as a brother. Therefore, he grew excited when the City Lord proposed this.

Long Chen was no idiot. Not only was the City Lord extraordinarily strong, she was also very powerful, had the strong backing of the Ye family, and was beautiful. Countless people dreamt of getting to know her. Her younger brother saw Long Chen as a brother, and if Long Chen became her disciple, he would become even closer to him.

The City Lord eyed Long Chen and said, “There are a few reasons why I am doing this instead of just giving you a reward directly. First, I can tell that you have a great relationship with my brother. I don’t want to use the term ‘reward,’ as it would only sully the sanctity of your friendship. It’ll just make me look tacky. Second, which is a very important point, the Ye family is famous for the Seven Killings Blood. Ye family members are naturally stronger than other people. During battle, we produce an immense amount of Killing Qi, which boosts our divine essence and results in very destructive attacking techniques. Killing is the specialty of the Ye family. However, I also notice a similar, special Killing Qi on your body. If I were to pick a disciple, I would surely pick one with a strong killing aura. You’re very suitable.”

Based on her appearance, Long Chen could not tell that the Ye family specialized in killing. Ye Xuan had probably gone to the Underworld Battlefield to trigger his Killing Qi through battle.

Ye Xuan gave off a scholarly and righteous energy, while the City Lord was sophisticated and beautiful. It was hard to imagine that they were both experts in killing.

At this moment, Long Chen noticed a blood-red jade pendant worn around her neck. Her pendant stuck to her snow-white skin, and in the beginning, he had not noticed it at all. Upon closer inspection, the relief carving on the pendant was a strange but beautiful blooming lotus flower that radiated terrifying power.

“Long Chen, what is your decision?” The City Lord did not force Long Chen, but rather was asking for his opinion. She was already giving him face by doing this.

“Thank you for your kindness. I will participate in the tournament,” Long Chen said with a nod.

Long Chen would be reborn if he could have the beautiful City Lord as his master. People like Song Yang would be forced to consider the City Lord before hurting him.

The two siblings beamed with pride. They looked at each other and smiled.

“Of course, if you can’t win first place, you can’t be my direct disciple. This is all up to you, but I have faith in you,” she said with a smile.

“It will only be an issue if there are Divine Martial Realm cultivators. If not, no one at the Heavenly Martial Realm is a match for me,” Long Chen said determinedly.

His speed made him deadly to all Heavenly Martial Realm foes. Even Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivators were nothing to him.

The City Lord was moved by his confidence. She was definitely not as strong as he was when she was his age, or at his cultivation level.

“Don’t worry. Very few people can reach the Divine Martial Realm before fifty. My brother and the few prodigies from the estate are exceptions,” she said gently.

Long Chen felt much more assured.

He was likely going to become the beautiful City Lord’s direct disciple.

To him, this was like food falling from the sky.

“Good. Very good. Brother Chen, when you become my sister’s disciple, the relationship between us is going to change. We will no longer be brothers; we will be uncle and nephew,” Ye Xuan said smugly.

“That’s enough from you. Rest well,” Long Chen scolded jokingly.

The City Lord was happy to see them being so close. She continued, “Recruiting a disciple was just an idea I had a few days ago. However, this has been announced publicly. You will need to prepare well, in case there are strong participants. Also, there is another reward for first place, which is a Rank One Divine-tier divine weapon called Fluttering Blood. Another reason why I want you as a disciple is because you’re a Sword Warrior, and you have a high Sword Path level. You’re at the third stage, right?”

Long Chen nodded. The lady had a keen sense of observation. She was able to immediately sense Long Chen’s abilities.

“My brother uses a knife, while I use a sword. Do you know how to use a sword?” she asked with concern. She specialized in the sword, so if Long Chen used the sword, then he would be even more suitable and perfect as a disciple.

“Of course I do.” Long Chen had used a sword before, and the previous owners of the Yin-Yang Sword Soul also used swords. In theory, the sword was the weapon that was most suitable for him. Out of all the weapons, the sword was still king.

The City Lord was even more satisfied after hearing his answer.

“The Ye family has two Rank Three Divine-tier divine weapons. My brother is using one of them. You must have seen his blood-red knife, right? If the user can utilize a Rank Three Divine-tier weapon to its full potential, the possibilities are endless. The reward for the tournament, Fluttering Blood, is the other weapon. It is a blood-red longsword. If you win first place, it will be yours.”

Long Chen’s Emperor Vanquishers were only Rank One Divine-tier weapons. Rank-Three weapons were fit for experts of the Divine Martial Realm; they were incomparable to the Emperor Vanquishers.

Also, the blood-red color of the sword represented Killing Qi. This sword named Fluttering Blood was surely very suitable for Long Chen.

A position as a disciple and the Rank Three Divine-tier Fluttering Blood sword.

That was not the end of it.

She continued, “The Fluttering Blood sword is the reward for first place. However, it is not very useful without suitable combat techniques. Let’s do this—if you get first place, I will teach you the Ye family’s combat technique, Killing Tribulation. My brother is also currently cultivating it, and it is a Rank Three Divine-tier technique. Most of the experts in the Ye family are cultivating this technique. Of course, you will need sufficient comprehension abilities to cultivate it, and you won’t be strong enough to use it if you do not have the Divine Martial Realm’s essence.”

She was offering both Fluttering Blood and Killing Tribulation. It showed how important Long Chen was to her.

“Thank you,” he said while clenching his teeth and nodded.

“You don’t have to thank her. You deserve them, and you aren’t champion yet. There are countless variables. Who knows if these treasures will end up with someone else?” said the youth, sitting up from the bed. He was in a great mood.

“We’ll see.” Long Chen waved him off.

“Alright, you guys talk. I’m leaving. Rest well.”

The City Lord gave Ye Xuan a final reminder, then left. She activated her Divine Intuition, and the whole estate was under her control.

Long Chen felt like he was dreaming.

He had not expected to chance upon such a large opportunity after saving Ye Xuan twice.

If the City Lord wanted to, she could listen in on the conversation between the two of them. Therefore, they did not talk about Su Mo.

“Prepare well. Ten days will pass quickly.”