“Mother!” Feng Yaya exclaimed happily as she left the teaching courtyard.

Su Huanian stood quietly by the bamboo forest, waiting for Feng Yaya to come down.

Inside the bamboo forest, Ge Laodao was hunched over, kneading a large ball of mud. It seemed that he was making a beggar’s chicken.

Ge Feng greeted him with a speechless expression, first bowing to Su Huanian, then complaining to Ge Laodao, “Old man, the chicken from Leaving South Court…”

“It doesn’t matter!”

Ge Laodao pushed him away and smiled as he looked at Su He.

Since they separated at Listening Sea Lake two years ago, this was the first time they had truly met. He looked at Su He’s heroic appearance and nodded in satisfaction, “Not bad, you have a bit of the Dragon Turtle’s appearance.”

It’s time for you to become my disciple!

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. Although he had expressed his intention to take Su He as his disciple when they met underwater, the Dragon Turtle was still very happy.

But now that they were actually meeting, he felt a bit nervous and didn’t know what to do.

After practicing for thousands of years, this was the first time he was taking a disciple. And it was a Dragon Turtle.

“Um…” He opened his mouth, not knowing how to start.

Before he could say anything, Su He had already bowed down – directly lying on the ground, with his dragon head lowered, in a gesture of respect.

A mature disciple should know how to give face to his master.

Ge Laodao opened his mouth, his lips trembling, and his face turned slightly red. “Turtle, why don’t you think about it again? You have to know that I can’t teach you anymore!”

He suddenly felt a bit lost and even a bit inferior. “You have already mastered the Dragon Turtle’s longevity technique, and even made improvements. It’s enough for you to use at your current stage. When you reach the second realm, the Dragon Turtle’s inheritance will naturally descend upon you.”

The Dragon Turtle’s inheritance, the entire Qingyuan Sect couldn’t find a higher-quality inheritance than this.

It seemed that having a master was useless.

Su He lowered himself even further.

“Ang~”

Head, boss, father, king…

That’s probably what it means. There are no specific terms in the language of beasts, only the thoughts conveyed through roars.

Ge Laodao opened his mouth, his eyes a bit absent-minded, murmuring, “All I can teach you is the common knowledge of the cultivation world, miscellaneous knowledge, and at most, I can protect you on your journey…”

The path of the divine beast was too long, so long that it was despairing. Despairing to the point that one day he would die, his bones would rot, turn into ashes, and leave no trace, but this turtle could still watch the sunrise and sunset at Listening Sea Lake, watching the rise and fall of Qingyuan.

Su He raised his head and looked at Ge Laodao seriously, then respectfully lowered his dragon head again.

He didn’t understand the rules of the cultivation world, and he didn’t know if a sloppy old Taoist had the qualifications to take a Dragon Turtle as his disciple.

But it was him who guided Su He into the path and taught him the techniques. Although the two of them hadn’t become close enough for Su He to feel attached, Su He knew that the grace of imparting knowledge was greater than the heavens!

Since Su He started on the path, he had only learned two techniques: “Dragon Turtle’s Longevity Technique” and “Dream Path Technique,” both taught by Ge Laodao.

Ge Laodao looked at Su Huanian for help, and Su Huanian calmly looked back at him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth but didn’t say anything.

On the other hand, Feng Yaya tilted her head in confusion, “Grandpa Ge, why are you being so coy about accepting Big Turtle as your disciple?”

Ge Laodao suddenly froze.

Why are you being so coy…

Being so coy…

Ge Laodao froze. Yes, why be coy when it’s a willing master and disciple relationship? A thousand years of age is not as good as an ignorant child!

He suddenly became excited and laughed heartily. The laughter shook the bamboo forest and even brought tears to his eyes.

After laughing, he said loudly to Su He, “Good! I will accept you as my disciple!”

He suddenly became high-spirited. In this world, who else could teach a Dragon Turtle cultivation? Who else but me? His second form was a grass turtle even bigger than Su He!

“But as an elder who has been cultivating for thousands of years, I can only take one disciple. I must invite my good friends and inform the sect of like-minded individuals to hold a grand disciple-accepting ceremony!”

As an elder of the Qingyuan Sect, he was of the same generation as Su Huanian’s father and Feng Yiju’s master. He was also outstanding among them. He had only taken one disciple in over a thousand years, so how could he handle it casually?

Su He was overjoyed: Ang~

Ge Laodao laughed heartily, “No rush, no rush! First, I will give you a name. How can you keep calling yourself Dragon Turtle all day long?”

As his disciple, Su He’s bloodline had not yet been purified, but he was given the name Dragon Turtle, which would damage his luck.

Su He blinked, “Ang~”

“Do you have a name? Do you want to come up with a name yourself? What is it?”

This question puzzled Su He. He could express himself through beast roars and thoughts, but how could he express a name? It’s not like Da Zhuang’s name, where expressing something big and strong would be enough.

He turned his dragon head towards Su Huanian and called out.

Ge Laodao was puzzled, “Do you want your surname to be Nv? Xian? Liang? Qi?”

Su He shook his head anxiously.

“Su?”

Su He nodded.

What surname should a Dragon Turtle have? Shouldn’t it have a Daoist name? Besides, why should it be surnamed Su? Your master’s surname is Ge! Ge Laodao suddenly had a constipated look on his face.

Because Su Huanian had taken care of him for a long time? Ge Laodao found it a bit strange.

Su Huanian raised the Fairy Sword and stood quietly under the bamboo, with a faint smile on his lips, his beautiful hair difficult to hide.

Ge Laodao held his breath, “Su Cao?” What kind of lousy name is this!

“Su He!” Feng Yaya giggled and interrupted.

Ge Laodao fell silent. This name is also lousy! The surname is lousy too! Why should it be surnamed Su when it should be surnamed Ge, following the old man Su’s surname? He wanted to protest and show his authority as a master. Just then, the sound of a bell rang from Leaving South Court.

The next class had begun.

Ge Laodao waved his hand, “You go, attend the class with the new disciples. We’ll talk about other things later.”

The teachings at Leaving South Court were all basic knowledge and common sense of cultivation, which Su He needed the most.

Feng Yaya pouted and waved to Su Huanian reluctantly, following Su He to the teaching area.It had been several days since Feng Yaya had seen her mother, and she was feeling a bit rebellious. But she knew her mother would never approve. The last few times she skipped class, her teacher happened to be teaching wherever she went.

Feng Yaya was not a fool!

In this session, two instructors stood on the podium at the same time. The one on the left was dressed in the attire of the Sword Residence, while the one on the right was dressed in the robe of the Sword Cleansing Pool.

Both of them were sizing each other up with unfriendly eyes. They were here to recruit disciples.

The current term at Leaving South Court was about to end, and all the disciples were finally about to officially join the Seven Meridians for cultivation. The instructors took this opportunity to promote their own teachings, hoping to recruit more disciples.

The senior brother from the Sword Cleansing Pool was the first to bow his hand and said to the junior brothers and sisters below, “It’s been a long time, I’m back.”

“I’m here too!” The senior brother from the Sword Residence interrupted.

The senior brother from the Sword Cleansing Pool ignored him and looked at the junior brothers and sisters below, loudly saying, “As I’ve said before, the sword is the world. Since you’ve entered the immortal gate, you should learn the sword! Riding the sword through the sky, dominating all realms, isn’t it exciting?”

The senior brother from the Sword Residence took over the conversation, “Indeed, the sword is the world! You should join my Sword Residence and worship my sword box! Within one box, thousands of swords are hidden!”

He patted the sword box behind him, and the box fell to the ground. With a point of his finger, a Fairy Sword flew out from the box.

“The sword is the world! It encompasses everything. Thunder Sword!”

The sword flashed with thunder, and thunder roared.

“Sunfire!”

Another sword came out, burning with raging fire, as hot as the sun.

“Gale!”

Another sword came out, the shape of the sword was invisible, but the wind rose, and the flying sand and rocks tore everything apart.

“Sudden Rain!”

“Falling Snow!”

“Green Wood!”

With each shout, a sword came out, each with its unique aura, the sword aura overflowing. It truly encompassed everything.

However, the senior brother from the Sword Cleansing Pool’s face darkened, “The sword is just a sword, why all these flashy displays? With a sword, there is a world!”

This was the fundamental disagreement between the Sword Residence and the Sword Cleansing Pool. Both were sword cultivators, but the Sword Residence emphasized the simultaneous use of thousands of swords, encompassing everything. The Sword Cleansing Pool, however, was extremely attached to the sword, believing that man is the sword, and the sword is man.

He pointed with his finger, and a Fairy Sword came out, without any light or sword sound, just like an ordinary iron sword, he swung the sword.

The wind stopped, the rain ceased, the thunder dispersed, and the fire extinguished.

It was as if nothing had happened.