A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

Upon hearing this, Xuanji Zi remained silent. His strength was indeed extremely weak at the moment. If it weren't for the Void Spirit Cauldron condensing his soul, he would have ended up with his soul scattered and his spirit destroyed. How could he have survived until now?

"The selection of a teacher is not based on strength or weakness, but on a person's life experience and character."

Feng Jiutian glanced at Xuanji Zi and rarely showed a smile, saying, "Although this old man is a bit of a troublemaker, he taught me things I didn't know before, and he did his best to protect me in dangerous situations. He is my master."

“Senior, you must have taken on quite a few disciples, right?” Feng Jiutian said calmly, “But this old man only has me as his disciple, and I will not abandon him casually.”

These words touched Xuanji Zi, but also made him feel a little guilty. Actually... there was something he hadn't told Feng Jiutian...

However, it seems best not to say anything for now, otherwise it might really be the end of us.

"Is that so?"

The old man rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache, but still didn't give up and asked, "Why don't you reconsider? There are plenty of people in the world who want to become my disciples, why are you so clueless, young lady..."

The old man glanced at Xuanji Zi and lowered his voice, saying, "Why don't you try to persuade her?"

"Ahem." Xuanji Zi coughed deliberately and said, "Master can't make a decision about this disciple's matter, but that Jiutian..."

Xuanji Zi smiled and said, "You can learn something from him, since you're already in the secret realm, right? I won't mind."

What goes around comes around. He used to beg Feng Jiutian to become his disciple, but now he sees someone begging Feng Jiutian to become his disciple, and he feels inexplicably smug.

Feng Jiutian looked at the old man quietly without saying a word.

The old man straightened his sleeves, sat upright, looked at Feng Jiutian, and remained silent.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Feng Jiutian sensed the aura flowing from the old man. Although it was only a faint trace, it was extremely strong!

That's right, it's powerful!

Feng Jiutian couldn't discern the old man's cultivation level at all; he could only guess based on this faint aura that the old man might have already broken through to the Divine Breaking Realm!

His strength is unfathomable, immeasurable, and intangible. It would be extremely fortunate to learn from the old man within the secret realm during this period.

After a moment of contemplation, Feng Jiutian slowly spoke: "Alright, what can you teach me?"

The old man tapped his hand lightly on the stone table, uttering two words with utmost confidence: "Array, barrier, and... restoration technique!"

The art of restoration?

Feng Jiutian had never heard of him before, but Xuanji Zi's expression had changed. He looked at the old man in shock and asked, "Could you be the teacher of Ling Yuan back then?"

"That's natural!"

The old man shook his head and answered Xuanjizi with a proud expression.

Xuanji Zi immediately gave Feng Jiutian a frantic wink, this was Ling Yuan's teacher... quickly pay homage to him!

However, Feng Jiutian had no idea what a Master of Lingyuan was. Ignoring Xuanjizi's gaze, he asked, "What is a Master of Lingyuan?"

The old man's face immediately turned ashen.

"Pfft—hahaha..."

Xuanji Zi couldn't help but laugh out loud, but considering the old man's face, she suppressed her laughter halfway through, coughed, and explained with a serious expression—

"Legend has it that there was a man named Ling Yuan who, back then, borrowed an array and used the power of heaven and earth to annihilate a hundred immortal masters, two divine venerables, and tens of thousands of spiritual masters and imperial teachers. He became famous in one battle, splitting the empire into the four kingdoms it is today, and his fame spread far and wide!"

"The battle that followed was called the Battle of the Burial Master, and Ling Yuan was also known as the Master of Ling Yuan. This was because he had used formations and barriers to their fullest extent, and it was a name given to him by those who admired him."

“However…” Xuanjizi glanced at Lingyuan and asked with some curiosity, “When I heard this rumor, I was just a minor master. I wonder why you clashed with the Empire back then?”

Ling Yuan seemed a little embarrassed and turned his head away, coughing twice to cover it up, saying, "Well... I was young and impetuous at the time and couldn't stand being wronged. It just so happened that someone in the empire learned that I was proficient in the art of restoration, and the king was on his deathbed. So someone came to me, wanting to prolong the king's life."

At this point, Ling Yuan's expression turned cold, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he said, "But those people's attitude was far too rude. They even threatened my family. In the end, the Ling family, which was famous in the world for its array barriers, disappeared from the world."

"As for me, I was knocked unconscious by the patriarch and hidden away. When I woke up, the world had changed..."

"With the Ling family gone, I can only hide in the Monster Forest, barely surviving, researching array formations and barrier techniques, setting traps when I reach my peak, and spreading false information."

"Those people are really stupid; they actually fell for it."

Ling Yuan's tone became somewhat disdainful: "It's absolutely impossible to capture me alive. If the Empire won't give my Ling family a way out, then I, Ling Yuan, will naturally not give the Empire a way out either!"

Ling Yuan didn't say anything more, but Feng Jiutian guessed a bit of what was going on. It was probably that after those people were tricked into entering the formation and dying, the news would spread. The empire would never leave Ling Yuan as a hidden danger, so they sent out all the experts at the time to surround and kill him.

That's how that massive battle took place back then!

"But that was all in my youth. If it were now, I really couldn't do it."

As Ling Yuan spoke, he shook his head with a sigh, then looked at Feng Jiutian and raised an eyebrow: "So, you won't suffer if you learn from me, will you?"

Feng Jiu subconsciously turned her head to look at Xuanji Zi.

Xuanji Zi immediately pretended not to see it, turned around, covered her sleeves, and remained silent.

"study!"

Feng Jiutian finally uttered a single word: "Of course I must learn it! But what exactly is the restoration technique?"

Judging from Ling Yuan and Xuan Jizi's tone, it seems to be an extremely powerful secret technique that can bring people back to life.

The idea of ​​bringing someone back to life is indeed a bit exaggerated, but judging from their expressions, this kind of resurrection technique seems to be commonplace.

Upon hearing Feng Jiutian's words, Ling Yuan first chuckled, then raised his hand and flipped it open, revealing a mirror in his hand. The image reflected in the mirror was the forest that Feng Jiutian had ultimately destroyed.

The forest, scorched by the Red Lotus Night Fire, had long since turned into a charred wasteland, and the trees were also burned black.

"Alright!"

Ling Yuan gave a soft shout and swept his hand across the mirror. In an instant, Feng Jiutian felt a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy, and then a ripple appeared on the mirror.

After Ling Yuan completely removed his hand, Feng Jiutian witnessed an astonishing scene—