“Ye Chu! I am a formal disciple!” Du Liang said excitedly to Ye Chu, somewhat dancing about.
“I know!” Ye Chu felt Du Liang had a problem. Becoming a formal disciple was becoming a formal disciple. These past days he had mentioned it hundreds of times daily. Ye Chu feared that soon he would only be able to say this one sentence.
Seeing Ye Chu’s somewhat impatient expression, Du Liang then gave a hehe laugh, thinking that his reaction was indeed somewhat losing face. However, he simply could not suppress the excitement within his body.
“You don’t know, this time over a thousand cultivators went to take the test, yet only thirty or so passed. Even those senior brothers who had hopes of getting in were eliminated. Originally I also thought I had no chance, but I never imagined that, as if cared for by a heavenly god, I would easily become a formal disciple along the way.” When Du Liang spoke to this point, he could not help but think of that power which had suddenly surged within his body during the final trial. It truly was like divine assistance.
Ye Chu shrugged his shoulders, thinking that his heavenly god was standing right before him, and he still did not properly worship a few times. However, to help Du Liang, Ye Chu had nearly been discovered by a King of Tianxiao Pavilion. If discovered, that would have been troublesome. His injuries had not healed, and his Yuan Spirit was isolated by Cold Fire Emperor, so his strength had greatly decreased.
If he was found to be breaking others’ rules on their own territory, who knew what would happen.
“Becoming a formal disciple is good. You cultivate properly, and you will certainly become a strong person.” Ye Chu smiled at Du Liang. This fellow had been baptised by sacred liquid and was already no longer what he used to be. As long as he was given opportunity, he would not be worse than other cultivators, and might even be much stronger.
“Hehe!” Du Liang was still immersed in excitement until someone shouted “Du Liang” loudly. Only then did he react, dragging Ye Chu to quickly run out of the wooden hut.
Outside the wooden hut, there were several cultivators dressed in Tianxiao Pavilion disciple robes. The cultivator leading them was somewhat thin in build, but his eyes were extremely cold and gloomy.
“Senior Brother Huo Nong, why have you come?” Du Liang was surprised. This person before him was naturally familiar. Back then he had been a menial disciple just like him, but five years ago he became a formal disciple. After that he was high and mighty, never looking straight at them menial disciples. Du Liang truly had not expected that this Huo Nong, who had not paid him any attention for five years, would actually come looking for him on his own initiative.
Huo Nong seemed to have no interest in exchanging pleasantries with Du Liang. He let the two disciples following beside him take out and bring over a chest, delivering it before Du Liang and saying, “You have become a formal disciple. From now on your clothes will be changed to formal disciple clothes. This was sent by the sect for you.”
Du Liang suddenly realised. So Huo Nong had come to deliver formal disciple supplies to him. No wonder he had come. He was probably sent by an elder of the pavilion.
“Thank you, Senior Brother Huo Nong, but I wonder when this month’s Spirit Origin Pills will be given to me.” Du Liang was also clear as a mirror in his heart. Having stayed here for so many years, he knew that the supplies sent to formal disciples would not lack Spirit Origin Pills, and the first time they sent an extremely large amount, a full hundred pills. Seeing that Huo Nong did not mention Spirit Origin Pills at all, Du Liang thought he probably wanted to keep them. He knew Huo Nong’s character all too well.
Huo Nong swept a glance at Du Liang, not denying that he had taken them. He gave a humph and said, “There is an unwritten rule in the pavilion. New disciples must show filial respect to senior brothers. Those Spirit Origin Pills, this senior brother has collected them on your behalf.”
These words made Du Liang’s expression turn extremely ugly. He knew there was such a rule in the pavilion. But showing respect meant only giving half, keeping half for oneself. How could it be like this, where Huo Nong had taken them all?
“Senior Brother Huo Nong, this junior brother has just become a formal disciple and precisely needs Spirit Origin Pills to cultivate. You have taken them all, this…” Du Liang said somewhat discontentedly.
“What? You still have objections?” Huo Nong gave a humph, his aura suppressing downward. A powerful aura pressed onto Du Liang’s body, forcing Du Liang back several steps, his face pale.
“Don’t know what dog shit luck you walked, that you could actually become a formal disciple. However, so what if you became a formal disciple? Before me you had best be sensible. From now on, resources sent by the pavilion must all be split half with us.” Huo Nong stared at Du Liang, his expression calm. Clearly he was well practised at such matters.
How could Du Liang accept such a threat? If half the resources were given to him, then what would he himself cultivate?
“You dream!” Although Huo Nong’s imposing pressure pressed on his body making it difficult to breathe, Du Liang still clenched his teeth and shouted angrily.
“Every disciple who has just become a formal cultivator says this, but later, after being beaten by me, they become obedient. I advise you to be sensible. Do not make me act against you.” Huo Nong stared at Du Liang and sneered, “You have not yet been accepted as a disciple by a grandmaster. Even if I beat you, you would have nowhere to complain.”
“You…”
“What about you?” Huo Nong said coldly, “Remember my words. Every month from now on, resources the pavilion gives you, send half to my hands.”
Du Liang bit his teeth, stared at Huo Nong with an ashen face, his fists tightly clenched.
“What? Want to hit someone? Haha, very well, then I shall first properly teach you a lesson, let you understand your own status, and in the future be a bit more obedient before us.” Huo Nong laughed loudly, his steps walking toward Du Liang.
As he walked, the powerful pressure made Du Liang’s face increasingly pale. Huo Nong’s strength had reached the eighth level of the Innate Realm. Compared to Du Liang, he was stronger by not just a little bit. With just his pressure alone, he made it difficult for Du Liang to breathe.
Watching Huo Nong walk to his side, seeing his hand raise up, Du Liang’s expression drastically changed. He wanted to dodge, but had no possibility of dodging at all. He could only watch this slap descend.
“Today I shall teach you a lesson, telling you that in the future you must live with your tail between your legs!” Huo Nong laughed heartily, a slap directly striking down, about to land on Du Liang’s face.
Du Liang closed his eyes, bit his teeth, preparing to endure this slap. But waiting for a long time, he did not see this slap descend. Du Liang opened his eyes in confusion. The scene before him made him stunned.
He did not know when Ye Chu had stood beside him, his hand precisely grabbing Huo Nong’s arm. Huo Nong at this moment had a purple face. No matter how he gritted his teeth and waved his arm, he was powerless to struggle free from Ye Chu’s palm.
“Ye… Ye Chu…” Du Liang stammered, staring blankly at Ye Chu.
“Such beautiful scenery, yet as soon as you ran over you started shouting about fighting and killing. This is not very good, is it.” Ye Chu grabbed the other party’s hand, watching the other party’s face turn the colour of pig liver from struggling, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth.
Du Liang rubbed his eyes hard. Seeing that the powerful Huo Nong actually did not even have the possibility to struggle, he looked at Ye Chu full of worship.
From these days’ performance, Du Liang had also guessed that Ye Chu’s strength might be good. But normally, seeing Ye Chu meditate and not a trace of power emanating from his body, he also felt Ye Chu was unlikely to be too strong.
But at this moment, Ye Chu gave him a huge shock.
“Quick, quickly beat him down!” Huo Nong, seeing that he could not struggle free, shouted loudly at the two cultivators beside him. His arm hurt too much. It felt as if it was about to be crushed by the other party.