Starting with no spiritual roots: beginning with being bound to the bad luck system

The old man belatedly realized that the people who had been addressed as "senior" by the other cultivators were now calling him "senior" as well, and he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.

However, since it would deplete the other party's spiritual power, how could the old man willingly fall into the pit he had dug himself?

Therefore, the old man said, "Since you call me senior, don't arbitrarily assign me a title that I'm going to have to go on stage..."

After saying this, the old man realized that the other person seemed to be reminding him not to do to others what he would not have them do to him.

He quickly changed the subject, "Alright, as a senior, I won't hold it against you. What I said not long ago was just because I admired your talent at such a young age..."

He spoke in a high-sounding manner, seemingly testing Yun Shizhu's qualifications to be his apprentice. Only the old man knew that he was not only looking for a way to save face, but also wanted Yun Shizhu to agree to that matter, so that he could exhaust Yun Shizhu after a series of tests.

Once a cultivator is exhausted, they will be caught off guard.

Even so, there will always be an opportunity to kill him with a single blow.

The old man pondered these things and couldn't help but feel troubled. If he hadn't been seriously injured, if it weren't for this situation, if his martial arts techniques were also very effective against men...

But, no if.

At this moment, the old man could not immediately go up to fight, which also exposed himself. Even if he followed behind, he might still be noticed by Yun Shizhu. It was truly an inauspicious start.

However, upon hearing about the shop owner's appreciation for talent, the cultivators were all envious of him. After all, although the shop owner was a senior, he was not at the Foundation Establishment stage. Yet, a Foundation Establishment senior was implying that he wanted to take the shop owner as his disciple.

Even the cultivators watching could hear it, and they wished they could take his place; how wonderful it would be to have a Foundation Establishment stage master.

Furthermore, although the shop owner's cultivation level is much higher than theirs, whether he can establish a Foundation Establishment is still unknown. Of course, this isn't to say that cultivators curse the Cloud Stone Bamboo to be unable to establish a Foundation Establishment. It's just that, having been Qi Refining cultivators for so long, their perspectives have become too narrow.

Therefore, even though Yun Shizhu had previously suppressed his cultivation level and "dealt with" other cultivators, these cultivators all ignored it. Perhaps they felt inferior themselves and wished others could do the same.

Of course, some clever people thought the Foundation Establishment cultivator was taking advantage of the situation. Look, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with such an old appearance wants to take in a young Qi Refining cultivator. And this Qi Refining cultivator is not only the shop owner but also has so many talismans!

Isn't this just a scheme to get the apprentice to make offerings later?!

They even went so far as to call it "taking on apprentices"...

However, this seemingly old Foundation Establishment cultivator didn't have the nerve to directly offer to take on a disciple.

However, the so-called love for talent is just a fig leaf.

Therefore, amidst the monks' envy and their anticipation of the shop owner's rejection, they finally heard—

"Hehe, then I should thank you for your kind intentions, senior..." Yun Shizhu couldn't help but say. Although the other party was a senior and not someone to be offended, he wasn't without temper either.

Although most of the time, he doesn't mind.

However, this senior, upon arriving at the free shop, immediately asked him to take the stage, and then had one cultivator after another fight against him.

First of all, he's not someone to entertain. — That would be far too boring; why doesn't the shop owner participate?

Secondly, by using everyone's name, we can force him to comply—a way of sharing the fun with everyone. Those who bet correctly can also earn a small amount of spirit stones.

Again, it seems like he's the one being unreasonable. —As a senior, I won't argue with you about these things.

In the end, the other party only gave a perfunctory reply. —Seeing your youthful talent, I've taken a liking to you.

Of course, Yun Shizhu didn't want the other party to take this seriously. He wasn't a thoroughbred horse, nor did he need a discerning eye.

He is a cultivator named Yun Shizhu, and he also has a bad luck system.

However, it seems he hasn't gained any bad luck points in a long time...