85 – Ye Chen Seeks a Master!

“You are…!?”

The sudden voice startled Ye Chen, who was practicing his punches. He quickly raised his head and looked at Wang Ping, full of astonishment.

Flying on a sword… this is a technique of the Sword Spirit Sect!
Although Ye Chen was still young, he was extremely passionate about martial arts and naturally had learned about the major sects of Great Xia, dreaming of one day joining them.

Among these great sects, the Sword Spirit Sect was the strongest and the one he most aspired to join.

Traveling the world with a sword… how cool would that be? It was his dream!

“Hehe, kid, no need to be alarmed. I come to your Ye Family with no ill intent.”

The flying sword under Wang Ping’s feet disappeared, and he gracefully landed in front of Ye Chen, standing with his hands behind his back, smiling lightly.

“Is that so?” Ye Chen stared at Wang Ping with eyes full of curiosity and admiration, feeling a bit nervous. But he seemed to have made up his mind and clenched his fists, suddenly kneeling in front of Wang Ping. He said, “Senior of the Sword Spirit Sect, I want to take you as my master and join the Sword Spirit Sect. I wonder if you are willing to accept me as your disciple.”

Wang Ping was slightly taken aback, looking at Ye Chen with surprise.

This child of destiny truly speaks unexpectedly, asking to become a disciple just like that.
This wasn’t shown in the Life Simulator.

It could be that this scene occurred but wasn’t mentioned by the Life Simulator, and he most likely refused at that time.

Or perhaps the way he appeared in the Life Simulator was different, and he didn’t reveal his Sword Spirit Sect identity. First, he conversed with the members of the Ye Family.

“Are you sure you want to take me as your master?”

Wang Ping looked at him with a nuanced expression and asked.

Taking a child of destiny as a disciple is indeed an interesting affair.

Perhaps, by taking Ye Chen as a disciple, he could quickly become powerful in the Life Simulator by relying on Ye Chen’s aura of destiny.

After all, people around the main character, as long as they have a relationship with him, often seem to have a cheat code for cultivation, leveling up rapidly.

Of course, there is another possibility.

And that is… the lone star of death.

Some main characters are truly nemeses to those around them.

Killing off someone would make them level up crazily, and then they avenged them, ridiculously so.

In Wang Ping’s view, Ye Chen, this child of destiny, most likely carries the fate of the lone star of death.

After all, if he hadn’t intervened, the Ye Family would have been slaughtered.

If even his family could be wiped out, let alone mentors and friends.

Probably, only Jiang Huai, this Ring Grandpa, wouldn’t die inexplicably before completing his task.

“Yes, I want to take you as my master. I want to fly with a sword and wander the world, slaying evil villains!”

Ye Chen’s gaze was sincere as he stared at Wang Ping and spoke.

“Allow me some time to consider.”

Wang Ping raised an eyebrow slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing Ye Chen.

He needed to simulate in the Life Simulator and make some judgments.

If he rashly accepted Ye Chen, he might be inexplicably killed by Ye Chen’s lone star of death fate.

“Hmm!” Ye Chen looked at Wang Ping with full hope, anticipating that Wang Ping would accept him.

Anyway, although he hadn’t directly agreed, he hadn’t refused either, so he was still very hopeful.

“Kid, take me to see your parents. I have some matters to discuss with them.”

Wang Ping used his power to help Ye Chen up, then spoke.

“Senior, please follow me!”

Ye Chen respectfully nodded and led Wang Ping to meet the head of the Ye Family and others.

“Chen’er, this is…?”

When Ye Chen brought Wang Ping to meet the head of the Ye Family, the head’s pupils shrank sharply as he looked at Wang Ping, dressed in white, elegant as jade, with an extraordinary aura, and showed a surprised expression.

Although he didn’t know who Wang Ping was, just by looking at his aura, one could tell he was no ordinary person. He was likely a great expert whom their small Ye Family couldn’t afford to offend.

“Uh…” Ye Chen hesitated, then eagerly looked at Wang Ping, at a loss for words.

He didn’t actually know Wang Ping’s name.

“My name is Wang Ping, the Supreme Elder of the Sword Spirit Sect.”

Wang Ping stood with his hands behind his back, speaking plainly.

He appeared with his real face, so there was no need to hide his identity.

After all, he was also a famous person now, and his identity could be easily known by his appearance.

“The Supreme Elder Wang Ping of the Sword Spirit Sect…?”

The head of the Ye Family was dumbfounded, staring at Wang Ping, almost jumping up in surprise.
As long as they are from the Sword Spirit Sect, even a menial disciple is not someone the Ye Family can afford to offend.

Now, an Elder has come.

This is a supreme Spirit Origin Realm expert!

Let alone, this Wang Ping, is a legend among legends, and also a fourth-grade alchemist!

His esteemed status means he could walk unchallenged through all of Great Xia.

However, such a big figure had lowered himself to visit their Ye Family, which almost scared the Ye Family head to death, leaving him bewildered.

But then, came wild joy!

For such a distinguished person to visit his Ye Family, this was a huge opportunity delivered right to their door!

If they could flatter Lord Wang Ping, the Ye Family would undoubtedly soar to new heights.

“Lord Wang Ping, please, this way, have the main seat!”

Immediately, the Ye Family head became extremely hospitable, carefully took out their most precious teacup, poured tea for Wang Ping, and spoke to him.

In response, Wang Ping did not hesitate, naturally sat in the main seat, and looked at the Ye Family father and son.

“I came this time for the ring on this little fellow’s hand. This item is of great use to me. If you are willing to give it to me, I will give you a satisfactory reward.”

Wang Ping drank the tea and chuckled.

The Ye Family head looked at the black ring on his son’s hand, his heart in turmoil.

He did not understand why such a big figure as Wang Ping would come just for such a ring, but he could guess that this ring, originally bought by Ye Chen’s biological mother at a market as a birthday gift, must have an extraordinary origin and incredible value.

However, the Ye Family head also knew very well that no matter what secret the ring held, they were destined not to keep it.

On the contrary, if they acted sensibly, they could obtain astonishing benefits from this ring, allowing the Ye Family to flourish.

“If Lord wants this ring, take it, we don’t need any reward.”

Immediately, the Ye Family head stopped Ye Chen from saying anything, laughing heartily.

Wang Ping glanced at him, understanding his thoughts, and said calmly, “I don’t like to owe favors. In this storage ring, there are some advanced profound level techniques and martial arts, and ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. Please accept them.”

As he spoke, Wang Ping’s finger brushed the storage ring.

Upon hearing this, the Ye Family head was stunned.

“Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, and profound-level techniques and martial arts…”

The Ye Family head’s hands started trembling.

This is ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, even the wealth of a Spirit Origin Realm expert wouldn’t compare.

With so many spirit stones, plus advanced techniques and martial arts, as long as they developed steadily, the Ye Family was bound to rise.

A small ring they couldn’t protect could exchange for so many resources; the Ye Family head was truly overjoyed, his face flushed with excitement.

“Senior, I don’t want these things, I just hope you can take me as your disciple.”

Ye Chen looked at his father’s overjoyed appearance, extremely conflicted, but ultimately chose to speak.

As soon as he spoke, the Ye Family head also snapped back to reality, much calmer now, looked at Wang Ping with anticipation: “Senior, if you can take my son as your disciple, we can forgo these resources.”

He had been completely blinded by greed before, without his son’s foresight.

Although these resources were precious, enough to let a small family grow into a major family, they were nothing compared to apprenticing to Wang Ping.

Wang Ping was not only a top Spirit Origin Realm expert but also a fourth-grade alchemist!

If taken as a disciple, the resources provided would surely be abundant, and his son might also become a top Spirit Origin Realm expert in the future.

Not to mention, the Sword Spirit Sect’s connection!

This was far beyond any comparison to the resources!

“You are quite greedy.” Wang Ping didn’t seem to mind Ye Chen’s words, only glanced at the Ye Family head and spoke indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Ye Family head’s face turned pale, cold sweat streaming down.

“Ye Chen had wanted to apprentice to me before, but I have not agreed yet. I need some time to consider.”

Wang Ping withdrew his gaze and spoke calmly.

“Whether to take him as a disciple or not depends on our destiny. You should accept these resources as they are what the Ye Family deserves.”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

The Ye Family head sweated profusely but also breathed a sigh of relief, nodding quickly.

“Alright, prepare a place for me to stay. I will rest at your Ye Family for the night and give an answer tomorrow.”

Wang Ping spoke again.

“Thank you, Lord Wang Ping.” The Ye Family head immediately bowed his head, then said to Ye Chen: “Chen’er, quickly, hand the ring to the senior.”

Ye Chen nodded, carefully handed the ring to Wang Ping, eagerly awaiting his response for the next day.

In response, Wang Ping nodded, received the ring, and said no more.

“Lord, please follow me!”
Next, the head of the Ye Family swiftly brought Wang Ping to the guest room of the Ye Family, ensuring everything was well arranged.

During this process, other members of the Ye Family saw them, but the head of the Ye Family waved them away to prevent these people from disturbing the distinguished Wang Ping.

In the guest room, Wang Ping sat cross-legged on the bed, picked up the black ring in his hand, squinted his eyes, and directly used his spiritual power to probe inside.

Then, he saw that within the ring’s internal space, there was a highly fragile spiritual body with an old appearance, eyes full of vicissitudes, and a face full of helplessness.

He was precisely Ye Chen’s Ring Grandpa, Jiang Huai.

“I didn’t expect that in today’s Profound Turtle Continent, a powerhouse of the Transcendent Realm like you could still emerge. It’s truly surprising…”

Jiang Huai sighed and spoke.

“I also managed to break through to the Transcendent Realm by a stroke of luck, still far behind the senior…”

Wang Ping’s tone was mild, revealing no malice.

“Every era produces its own talents, it can’t be said who’s stronger or weaker.” Jiang Huai lamented. “However, I am quite curious, how did you know about the special properties of this ring and come specifically to find it?”

“Just a coincidence.”

Wang Ping didn’t want to answer and couldn’t answer in detail, so he remained vague.

“Senior, your combat power in life should not have stopped at the Transcendent Realm, right? This doesn’t seem like a level attainable on the Profound Turtle Continent. Could you tell me how you left the Profound Turtle Continent?”

Wang Ping asked again, directly changing the subject.

“As expected, when one reaches the Transcendent Realm, they will try every possible way to go to sea. You, too, have chosen that route, right…”

Jiang Huai’s eyes flickered as he spoke slowly.

“Leaving by sea, I almost perished. So, I can only seek other methods…” Wang Ping sighed.

“Leaving by sea is indeed a dead end. Back then…”

It felt as though Jiang Huai nodded, revealing a reminiscence on his face, and began to tell the past.

Wang Ping listened quietly.

Although he had already known about Jiang Huai’s past through the Life Simulator, he could only listen again now.

However, even after listening again, Wang Ping didn’t know how much of what this old guy said was true or false.

“Young friend, if you can help me find a precious medicine to nourish the soul, I am willing to give you adequate compensation. What do you think?”

After finishing his story, Jiang Huai made his request.

“Alright. If there is a precious medicine that nourishes the soul, I will trade with you.”

Wang Ping smiled slightly and nodded.

“Then I will thank you in advance, young friend. However, young friend, my spiritual body is extremely weak, could you use your Spirit Origin to stabilize my spiritual body? Otherwise, I might dissipate from this world at any time.”

At this time, Jiang Huai bitterly requested.

“Heh, just a small matter.”

Wang Ping nodded and began infusing his Spirit Origin.

Of course, Wang Ping infused a very small amount.

He didn’t want this old guy to recover enough strength to deal with him.

To deal with such an old guy, one must always be on guard.

If it weren’t for Wang Ping needing to carry out paid simulations and squeeze every bit of value out of this old guy, he would have killed him long ago.

Besides, Wang Ping was also contemplating one matter.

That is, apart from needing spirit stones, the stone stele array might also need a method of activation.

In other words, Jiang Huai couldn’t be killed before he left the Profound Turtle Continent.

Seeing that Wang Ping chose to stabilize his spiritual body with Spirit Origin but had no intention of giving more, only ensuring his spiritual body wouldn’t continue to weaken but also wouldn’t grow stronger…

This left Jiang Huai extremely helpless.

However, he didn’t say much.

Only having just met, Wang Ping couldn’t trust him.

Just as he didn’t trust Wang Ping.

This was reciprocal, so there was nothing more to say.

Next, Wang Ping directly cut off his spiritual force, sealed the ring with Spirit Origin, preventing Jiang Huai from sensing the outside world.

Then, he closed his eyes and silently said in his heart, “System, I want to conduct a free simulation.”

“Life Simulator activated. The host has seven remaining free simulations.”

Soon, the system’s voice sounded, the screen appeared, and the text began to emerge.

【On the first night, you began cultivating, nothing happened.】

【On the second day, you chose to accept Ye Chen as your disciple. Ye Chen was overjoyed and performed the apprenticeship ceremony, causing a sensation in the entire Ye Family, making everyone ecstatic.】

【Next, you brought Ye Chen to the Sword Spirit Sect, intending to cultivate him well.】