I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 310 - 181: This character is pronounced "hang" not "xing

Chapter 310: Chapter 181: This character is pronounced "hang" not "xing

"Just about here, huh? Almost walked my legs off..." Gu Shanhai looked at the nearby sect, appearing somewhat at a loss, "But then again, are we sure this is a sect???"

Gu Shanhai had been traveling for almost a month, with Little White and the Azure Dragon both tucked away. The main reason was that the world was just too dominant, and having those two with him would likely cause unnecessary complications.

During this month, he spent most of the time analyzing the Spiritual Energy in the air, which was why his pace was so slow. On his journey, he found that the world was indeed sparsely populated, which didn’t mean there were few people but rather that the massive population was spread thin over an even more massive land area.

In all this time, he only came across two cities. The cities weren’t small in scale, but there seemed to be no Cultivators in sight, neither in governance nor among the common folk.

Each year, sects would come to recruit disciples. Unfortunately, Gu Shanhai couldn’t join through this method as he was too old.

So, he simply collected some information before continuing on. The upper layer’s blockade on the lower class was severe. In both cities, Gu Shanhai hardly uncovered any significant details regarding Cultivators - nothing beyond the fact they came to select individuals annually. Matters like realms and cultivation were completely unknown to the people there.

Perhaps the City Lord knew something, but if Gu Shanhai were to actually go knocking with some tricks up his sleeve, it would be nothing short of a provocation. So in the end, he gave up the idea.

"Five Elements Sect, is it a sect that’s based on the five elements?" Gu Shanhai looked at the three crookedly inscribed characters on the stone stele at the entrance.

The Five Elements Sect was established on a low hill, not tall and lacking any splendid architecture. On the contrary, it looked somewhat dilapidated, giving Gu Shanhai an inexplicable sense of déjà vu, like some country fortress. He even spotted a string of sausages hanging near the main hall’s entrance.

Next to it was a vegetable garden which, under normal circumstances, should be a Spirit Medicine Garden. It seemed like it had been abandoned and casually turned into farmland instead.

This sight made Gu Shanhai facepalm - ’third-rate’ was insufficient to describe the state of the Five Elements Sect.

But this was the best there was around, mainly because the land was too vast. Even the large sects with branches didn’t have enough disciples to fill them.

"What brings this mortal here? Burp~" A drunken old man stumbled out, belching loudly, which made Gu Shanhai even more dumbfounded.

Could this actually be a drunken beggar???

"I’m here to seek apprenticeship and learn." Gu Shanhai pointed to the stone stele beside him.

The man snapped alert abruptly.

"You want to become an apprentice?" The drunken look faded from the old man’s face, replaced by incredulity. It was bizarre enough that someone showed up in this backwater, but to actually take on another disciple was beyond uncanny. It was outrageous!

"Aren’t you going to accept disciples?" Gu Shanhai asked again.

"We are, but I need to test your potential first." The old man didn’t say he would just accept anyone as a disciple. At least, he had to administer a test.

The checking process was quite simple. However, after it was complete, the old man furrowed his brow deeply - Gu Shanhai’s Root Bone and potential were high-grade, even better than his, which was precisely why he was concerned.

If his potential were poor, he could understand, since it would mean not being chosen in the first place and then coming here to seek apprenticeship.

With potential like this, he should have been taken away at the age of one. It seemed impossible that he’d grown so large without being selected, instead being left behind.

"Why didn’t you join Chengyun Sect when you were a child?" the old man said.

Chengyun Sect, one of the three major powers of the Xuanji Realm, and his own sect. This entire area was under the influence of Chengyun Sect, and his Five Elements Sect was naturally a branch, albeit a very poorly developed one. They didn’t worry about conflict since all the nearby sects were made up of their own brothers, uncles, and so on. Also, the nearest branch was a thousand li away - all this land belonged to Five Elements Sect.

"I didn’t know," replied Gu Shanhai, looking totally clueless.

’Truth,’ thought the old man, confirming to himself that indeed a gem had been lost to the sea. He then asked, "So why did you come to our Five Elements Sect?"

"Because this is the only sect nearby," Gu Shanhai answered truthfully.

"..." The old man didn’t know how to respond, but had to admit Gu Shanhai’s logic was sound.

"But then again, I thought this was the Five Elements Sect? Why is it ’Five Elements’..." Gu Shanhai commented, thinking it was about ’whether’, only to be surprised when it turned out to mean something like ’bank’s row’ in the other’s mouth. That was rather bizarre.

"Either is fine, call it what you will. Well, you’re in. The formal apprenticeship ceremony will have to wait. For now, you’ll be a nominal disciple in Five Elements Sect until your identity is confirmed, and then you can become a True Disciple."

"My name is Xia Xingyi, the nineteen-generation Disciple of Chengyun Sect, also the Sect Leader of Five Elements Sect, and a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator. You can call me Master Qingli."

"For you, let’s go with the name Wude for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shanhai was speechless. How did it end up being Wude?

"Is there any particular reason for this?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"No particular reason. You have four senior brothers, but they all ran off. They were named Yide, Erde, Sande, and Sude, so now you make Wude," Xia Xingyi said casually, then added, "When you wander the world, don’t use your real name, go by this new name. It’s safer!"

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