In terms of age, Chen Hai's grandfather, if he had not died young, would probably not be as old as Hu Laodao in front of him.
After hearing the words that Hu Laodao wanted to worship him as his teacher, Chen Hai luckily didn't drink tea. Otherwise, he would probably be like Mrs. Wu, and take a sip of tea and spray it on Hu Laodao's face.
"Mrs. Wu, what do you mean by this? Are my words ridiculous?"
"In our world of cultivation, those who have attained the highest standards come first."
"With Senior Chen's level of strength, it is absolutely sufficient for him to be my master."
"Being able to follow my senior and often accept his guidance is my luck and opportunity."
…
After wiping off the tea that Old Mrs. Wu sprayed on his face, Mr. Hu looked dissatisfied and glared at Old Mrs. Wu.
In the past, he just muddle along and had already lost his enterprising spirit.
In his opinion, this is probably what he will do in his life, and he will not be able to achieve much success in his cultivation.
But now, after seeing Chen Hai's Xiaowu Thunder Technique, some hope was rekindled in his heart.
At his age and in this state, it is definitely not realistic to say that he wants to see the end of cultivation and what it will be like!
For him, being able to break through the current realm and see what the next day travel realm will be like is already considered satisfying and he will die without regrets.
In order to fulfill this wish, even if it costs him everything, he will not hesitate.
As for the loss of face caused by worshiping a young man like Chen Hai, Hu Laodao didn't care at all.
Why should he care about the opinions of secular people?
How much is face worth?
Compared to such a major event as him breaking through the current realm and entering the day travel realm, other things are simply not worth mentioning.
"Hu Laodao, with Senior Chen's level of strength, he is naturally qualified to be your master."
"But why don't you take a pee and look in the mirror to see how old you are?"
"If a person like you really becomes the apprentice of a senior, any face of the senior will be completely lost by you..."
With a look of disdain, Mrs. Wu curled her lips and said sarcastically.
Although her words didn't sound very good, I had to admit that this was indeed the truth.
Hu Laodao was speechless. He simply ignored it and just rolled his eyes at Mrs. Wu.
Looking away from Mrs. Wu, he glanced at Chen Hai from the corner of his eye.
It seems that he wants to see what Chen Hai's reaction is now!
Not only him, but also Mrs. Wu, while she was mocking Mr. Hu, she also kept paying attention to Chen Hai's expression.
If only Chen Hai nodded and was willing to accept Hu Laodao as his disciple.
Perhaps, she, Mrs. Wu, might as well learn from Hu Laotao and see if she could be lucky enough to join Chen Hai's sect.
Although she is not an orthodox Taoist sect, if she wants to cast spells, she must rely on the magic from the great immortal behind her.
However, after she became a disciple of Chen Hai, a Taoist master who had mastered the art of thunder, the great immortal behind her would probably have to be polite to her.
Despite her skinny skin and white hair, and most of her teeth missing, in terms of actual age, she is only in her early sixties.
At this age, the reason why she looks so old is because she has to pay a price every time she seeks help from the immortals.
If she really wants to become Chen Hai's disciple and has the protection of a Taoist sect leader, she may think of ways to borrow magic power from the Immortal at a minimal cost!
"Fellow Daoist Hu, if you can really get started in Taoism, don't you have a master behind you?"
"For an orthodox Taoist sect, changing the sect is tantamount to deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors. This is a big taboo!"
"Are you sure you want to join my family? Aren't you afraid that the coffin board can't hold down your own ancestor?"
After being stunned for a long time, Chen Hai said with a strange look on his face.
He originally wanted to refuse outright and make Hu Laodao give up this unrealistic fantasy.
However, after seeing the sincerity on his face and the old and shapeless face, he felt a little unbearable.
After all, respecting the old and loving the young is a fine tradition that has been passed down by the Yanhuang people for many years.
Besides, old people of this age are very stubborn in their hearts.
What if, after rejecting him, he couldn't bear the blow, couldn't think of anything, and just hanged himself from a beam, then the evil he had done would be really big.
"Senior, my lineage inherits the Taoism of Chaoyang Temple."
"Decades ago, the entire Chaoyang Temple was destroyed by a fire overnight."
"I was the only one who was lucky because my father was seriously ill and returned to his hometown, so I barely escaped."
"If you really want to talk about it, there is no difference between me and Ye Luzi. There is nothing taboo about changing the family and becoming the disciple of my senior."
…
Without any psychological burden, Mr. Hu explained to Chen Hai confidently.
When he first started practicing Taoism, he worshiped the Patriarch Chaoyang Guan. This is indeed true.
However, after the Chaoyang Temple was destroyed and the Taoist lineage was severed, the slightest connection between him and his ancestor had been completely severed.
Unexpectedly, if he wants to continue practicing after his ancestor, he can only use the power of incense and a little bit of moonlight to strengthen his soul when his soul leaves the body.
If this were not the case, he would not have simply entered the realm of night wandering after practicing for more than fifty years.
"Fellow Daoist Hu, I was born in Yeluzi myself, so I don't have much experience to speak of in terms of cultivation!"
"Even if you become my disciple, I can't guide you at all."
"After all, I have been practicing all by myself until now..."
Feeling a little speechless, Chen Hai sighed.
He persuaded Hu Laodao with kind words and tried to make him give up the unrealistic idea of becoming his disciple.
"Senior, I know that my qualifications are dull, and you are unwilling to accept me as a disciple. This is human nature."
"It's just that I'm still a little bit unwilling to be able to take a step further into day travel!"
"It seems that I am that fate, it is me, and I have thought too much!"
With melancholy in his heart, Hu Laodao looked sad and sighed.
Although Chen Hai did not explicitly refuse to be with him, Hu Laodao could naturally understand the meaning behind his words.
For a monk, having a master to guide you is totally different from being alone and trying to figure things out.
It has been more than ten years since Hu Laodao entered the realm of night tours.
His current state, although he has not yet reached the peak of the Night Travel Realm, is already at the later stage.
Without guidance, he really didn't have much confidence on his own, so he took a step further and entered the day tour.
After joining Chen Hai's sect and becoming his disciple, he felt that he could at least increase his chance of breakthrough by 20 to 30%!
But now, after Chen Hai declined him, his hope of breakthrough seemed to have been completely shattered...
"Hu said, don't look depressed."
"Although you don't have the opportunity to worship your senior as your teacher, it's rare that your senior is here. If you don't understand anything about your cultivation, you can take advantage of the opportunity to ask your senior for advice!"
Seeing that Hu Laodao failed to become a disciple, Mrs. Wu quickly put out the unrealistic thoughts in her heart.
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere in the tent, she quickly changed the topic and suggested to Hu Laodao.
"It's not appropriate to ask for advice. After all, it hasn't been long since I entered the path of cultivation."
"When it comes to all kinds of things that are beyond reality, in terms of knowledge and experience, these two fellow Taoists are definitely better than I know how much."
"All of us are just communicating with each other and talking about Taoism. We don't talk about who asks whom for advice!"
With a faint smile, Chen Hai responded.
As long as the old lady and old Taoist priest in front of me don't want to become my teacher, everything else can be easily discussed.
Hu Laodao felt disappointed and was unwilling to speak for the time being.
Mrs. Wu took the initiative to bring up the topic and started communicating with Chen Hai.
Less than half an hour had passed, and Hu Laodao, who had calmed down a little, also joined in their discussion.
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The sky in March is like a woman's face, it changes at will.
After the Spring Festival, although it has only been a dozen or twenty days, if we switch to the Gregorian calendar, it is already early March.
There were lightning and thunder last night, and continuous raindrops, but early this morning, the clouds had dispersed, and the morning sun was high in the sky again.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, Chen Hai and others, who had just had breakfast, were once again invited to the tent where Lao Fang and the others were.
After yesterday's few people, two or three, were sent to the hospital overnight, now there are only four or five people left here, including Lao Fang Yecheng.
"Guys, last night was quite peaceful, and that thing didn't appear."
"The weather is nice today. It's broad daylight. If we want to do something, it will definitely be much more convenient."
"I wonder if you guys can come up with any ideas to find out where the hiding place is?"
After politely asking Chen Hai and others to sit down, Lao Fang got straight to the point and said directly.
Last night, he had actually asked several people this question.
However, after seeing Chen Hai knocking down the big camphor tree with a light palm, he had some other thoughts in his heart.
Lao Zhou's leg was broken, and everyone else was also in disgrace, with injuries to all of them.
In the situation like last night, Lao Fang didn't have a good expression, which was normal. After this night, his mood had calmed down a lot.
The whole person looked friendly and cheerful. Lao Fang's words seemed to be asking Chen Hai and Hu Laodao. But in fact, his eyes were always focused on Chen Hai.
Not only him, but Ye Cheng and others, as well as Hu Lao Dao and Wu Lao Mrs., all looked at Chen Hai at the same time.
It is said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
There is no doubt that in the eyes of everyone present, Chen Hai is undoubtedly the most capable person here.
ps: Keep coding, there will be another chapter later!