Little Junior Sister, We Can’t Handle This Grind Anymore - Chapter 40

Hu Yunxiang knew he was in the wrong, but he had to get his array disk back. “I didn’t actually cause any damage to your sect, did I? You have a formation set up at the entrance—am I not allowed to study it? A powerful Nascent Soul expert like you surely wouldn’t stoop to picking on a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like me, right?”

“I’m not the one who will be dealing with you,” Liu Canglan said, his attention fixed on Mu Qianjue within the formation. Sensing that Mu Qianjue’s aura remained steady, he didn’t intervene further.

“I’m only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Isn’t this just bullying?” Hu Yunxiang knew this might anger Liu Canglan, but the array disk was his lifeline. He had to retrieve it.

Liu Canglan’s demeanor turned icy. “When you encounter someone weaker, you demand respect for strength. When you encounter someone stronger, you plead for fairness and justice.”

A guard whispered urgently, “Young master, please stop talking. Do you want to get us all killed?”

The other cultivators also feared Hu Yunxiang would provoke Liu Canglan further. “Tch! To barge into someone’s territory and still act so arrogantly—this young master is truly one of a kind. If he keeps this up, he’ll drag us down with him.”

“I just heard the gentleman who entered the formation call the one above him ‘Senior Brother.’ If even a Nascent Soul cultivator is only a disciple here, then the instructors and elders must be at least at the Divine Transformation stage, right? Why would such a sect choose to locate itself here?”

“Could it be that Lingyun Sect is some hidden major sect?”

“I’ve only heard of hidden clans, never hidden sects. Sects exist to recruit disciples and propagate their teachings. Who would want to remain hidden?”

“That gentleman above us just casually tossed out more than a dozen top-grade spirit stones without even blinking. Such extravagance—minor sects simply don’t have that kind of resources.”

Someone’s eyes widened in shock. “Did you say those were all top-grade spirit stones?”

“Low-grade spirit stones are yellow, medium-grade are slightly lighter, high-grade are nearly transparent, and top-grade are crystal clear, brimming with dense spiritual energy.”

The onlookers stared intently at the array disk, wishing they could bore holes into it with their eyes. Top-grade spirit stones—right before their eyes, yet utterly out of reach.

It was heartbreaking!

Their anguish was palpable. If not for Liu Canglan’s presence, they would have rushed to seize them.

Suddenly—

Thud!

Hu Yunxiang fell to his knees, startling everyone. Was this noble young master actually kneeling?

Then, he began kowtowing to Liu Canglan.

Liu Canglan’s lip twitched. He couldn’t fathom Hu Yunxiang’s thought process.

After three kowtows, Hu Yunxiang spoke earnestly, “Master, please accept me as your disciple! I am diligent, eager to learn, and exceptionally talented. I will not disappoint you!”

Liu Canglan: “…”

The crowd: !!!!!

Now this was what you called adaptability!

They couldn’t help but admire his audacity.

“Get up. I do not take disciples,” Liu Canglan said, his typically gentle temperament strained by Hu Yunxiang’s impulsiveness.

“No, Master! If you don’t accept me, I will kneel here forever,” Hu Yunxiang declared resolutely.

“Then kneel. Use the time to repent before the wooden gate,” Liu Canglan replied impassively.

Hu Yunxiang truly remained kneeling, his eyes filled with determination. The reason array masters were becoming increasingly rare was that studying array arts consumed spirit stones at an alarming rate.

The best stones for arrays were top-grade spirit stones, followed by high-grade ones. Yet, the difference in power between arrays fueled by top-grade versus lower-grade stones was astronomical.

Poor him—to this day, he had never used a top-grade spirit stone in his formations. But Liu Canglan had casually thrown out over a dozen without a second thought. This was definitely someone worth clinging to!

Even in a top sect like Heaven’s Sword Sect, disciples wouldn’t dare squander spirit stones so extravagantly.

He was determined to latch onto this powerful figure!

The group watched Hu Yunxiang with burning intensity. If this guy succeeded in becoming a disciple, would they be spared?

They seemed to have completely forgotten about going to watch the Divine Transformation tribulation.

One cultivator didn’t even notice the communication token at his waist lighting up.

“Master, please accept me! I will serve you tea and water, follow your every command, and never defy your orders. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west…”

Liu Canglan didn’t respond. Lingyun Sect could not accept any new members.

However, Liu Canglan had underestimated Hu Yunxiang’s shamelessness.

Hu Yunxiang continued, “Master, array masters are incredibly scarce here in Qingyun Province. Someone as exceptional as me is one of a kind.”

Hu Yunxiang fully embodied the philosophy: If I don’t feel embarrassed, the embarrassment belongs to someone else.

He went on, “Master, if you accept me as your disciple, your legacy will have a successor. You can focus entirely on breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage. Taking me as your disciple is a risk-free opportunity—you have nothing to lose…”

Liu Canglan’s eyebrow twitched. “Your legacy”?

“You can focus entirely”?

Did he look that old?

He could live for nearly three thousand more years—he didn’t need to worry about passing on his legacy anytime soon.

For a moment, Liu Canglan wished a bolt of lightning would strike down and jolt Hu Yunxiang back to his senses.

Rumble!—

A silver lightning bolt descended, catching Liu Canglan completely off guard.

Feeling the turbulent energy swirling around his Nascent Soul, Liu Canglan’s eye twitched. Was he about to break through to the Divine Transformation stage?

But that couldn’t be—he still needed more time before advancing!