All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"You kid..."

Murong Xiao was furious!

He realized that the kid was deliberately changing the subject and didn't want to answer him!

He wanted to say something more, but out of the corner of his eye he suddenly saw Chen Bei beside him, and his pupils immediately contracted!

"Who is this?"

Murong Xiao did not recognize Chen Bei, but he could see through Chen Bei's strength at a glance, which was actually the cultivation level of the ninth level of the Life-Seizing Realm.

Most importantly, this person's bone age is no more than sixteen years old!

What does it mean to be a sixteen-year-old cultivator at the Life-Seizing Realm?

A true prodigy!

Moreover, it's at the ninth level of the Life-Seizing Realm, which makes the implications even deeper.

You must know that the path of cultivation is long and arduous, and the future is fraught with difficulties.

Each breakthrough in a new realm is a life-or-death struggle, leaving mountains of corpses!

Those who seize life defy the heavens, defying the very forces of nature. Success means swimming upstream; failure means certain death and annihilation!

At sixteen, he had reached the ninth level of the Life-Seizing Realm. What did he experience?

And what has Zhou Hai been through this week?

Indeed, Zhou Hai gave him too many surprises today.

A young man in his early twenties at the Divine Power Realm, accompanied by a sixteen-year-old at the Ninth Level of the Life-Seizing Realm—these two prodigies are even more outstanding than the holy sons and daughters of the major holy lands!

Now, two such figures have appeared in his own branch of the academy. Is this something he could have imagined?

"What are you looking at? My disciple Chen Bei!"

"Senior brother, don't change the subject, tell me about my courtyard first!"

Zhou Hai said impatiently from the side.

"What? Your disciple... Could he be the one from this morning...?"

Murong Xiao was taken aback and found it hard to believe.

But in fact, Zhou Hai only has one apprentice!

Why is this happening?

In the morning he was a disabled beggar, and in the blink of an eye he has become an unparalleled genius!

Is this a dream?

What kind of sleeping position can lead to such a dream?

"Disciple Chen Bei greets Sect Leader!"

Chen Bei bowed and performed a Confucian salute to Murong Xiao.

"Chen Bei?"

"That name sounds so familiar!"

"Wait, you are... Senior Brother Zhuyu's disciple?"

"The overlord of the Great Qian Dynasty?"

Murong Xiao frowned slightly, then suddenly realized something and stared intently at Chen Bei!

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

Chen Bei kept observing Murong Xiao, trying to gauge Murong Xiao's attitude towards him.

They're wondering whether to kick them out, deal with them directly, or keep them here.

He hoped his teacher hadn't made a mistake!

Teacher Zhu Yu once said that Murong Xiao is absolutely trustworthy!

"It really is you. Weren't you already dead?"

"No, no, we only see bloodstains and severed limbs, not a real body. How can we conclude that you are dead?"

"I was wrong, you are indeed still alive!"

"Only you have such talent!"

"Only you can make the major holy lands feel threatened and nip them in the bud!"

Murong Xiao shook his head, somewhat unable to believe that Chen Bei was still alive, because he had indeed gone to look for Chen Bei.

But when he came to his senses, he had to accept the fact!

As they were talking, more figures flew in from the sky. The commotion alerted the elders of the various departments of the academy!

Seeing this, Murong Xiao raised his hand and waved it, spreading out a powerful force that instantly transformed into a barrier that sealed off the entire courtyard.

"Child, now that you're here, settle down and stay!"

"It is fate that you were able to become Zhou Hai's disciple. From now on, you should cultivate diligently with Zhou Hai, and unless absolutely necessary, never step out of this courtyard!"

Murong Xiao looked at Chen Bei with a serious expression, then said to Zhou Hai, "And you, kid, I don't care what you're hiding!"

"Since you're a teacher, you should act like one. Stop being so lazy and disorganized. Also, keep an eye on your disciple. Don't let him go out easily, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

After saying that, before Zhou Hai and Chen Bei could speak, Murong Xiao leaped up and rushed out of the barrier.

"Sect Leader, what are you doing?"

"Head..."

"Head..."

Outside the barrier, the elders and heads of the various palaces, including the Sword Palace, the Academy, the Martial Arts Palace, and the Pill Palace, had all arrived. Seeing Murong Xiao fly out, everyone looked puzzled, wondering why he had set up a barrier!

"It's nothing, just testing my junior brother!"

"From now on, this place will be Junior Brother's place for quiet cultivation. Everyone must go to the Daoist Palace and must not set foot in this courtyard, or they will be severely punished!"

Murong Xiao stood with his hands behind his back in the air and said in a deep voice.

"But Sect Leader, can we see our junior brother now?"

Everyone frowned, sensing that Murong Xiao was hiding something, and someone asked.

"There's nothing to see, they've all gone!"

Murong Xiao frowned!

Zhou Hai's matter is easy to discuss, but he doesn't want Chen Bei to be exposed.

Zhu Yu of the Jixia Academy of the Great Qian Dynasty failed to protect Chen Bei, and he was equally uncertain, so he had to be cautious in everything he did.

Upon hearing this, the elders wanted to say something more.

But at that moment, Chu Chen flew over!

"Master, fellow disciples, someone from the Great Qian Academy has come to discuss the Four Academies' Dao Discussion!"

"However, some of them are from the Great Qian Dynasty, and they seem to have ill intentions!"

Chu Chen flew to the front of the group and cupped his hands in greeting.

"What? It's enough that the Great Qian Academy sent people. Why did the Great Qian Imperial Court send people here?"

Everyone looked puzzled upon hearing this.

Murong Xiao, however, instantly understood what was going on.

"Let's go. The once-in-a-decade competition and debate among the four prefectures is just around the corner, and it's indeed time to discuss it!"

Murong Xiao waved his hand, leading everyone away from there.

Zhou Hai and Chen Bei below heard everything they said clearly.

Watching these people leave, Chen Bei frowned, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes!

"Eldest brother, you couldn't sit still so quickly and sent people to hunt us down here?"

Chen Bei clenched his fists and muttered to himself.

"Alright, don't let your sect leader's stinginess fool you, he's doing this for your own good!"

"However, as my disciple, and a born warrior, how can you be timid and hesitant!"

"Take this. From now on, you can go wherever you want and do whatever you want. There's no need to hide in this courtyard. If anything happens, your master will cover for you!"

Seeing the killing intent in Chen Bei's eyes, Zhou Hai raised his hand and waved, sending a storage jade pendant flying to Chen Bei's front!

Chen Bei was taken aback. He picked up the jade pendant and examined it. His expression immediately changed drastically.

The jade pendant contained over a hundred Saint-level talismans and dozens of puppets.

Each puppet exuded a suffocating aura.

But that's not even the scariest part!

Most terrifyingly, among these treasures stood a halberd. An aura of destruction swirled around the halberd, as if it were dormant.

Even in its slumber, this halberd still exudes a sense of world-destroying power, making it something to be avoided at all costs!

That was an unparalleled divine majesty, which mortals could not look directly at!

"An Imperial Weapon!"

"Saint's Talisman!"

"Saint Puppet!"

"Master, you..."

Looking at Zhou Hai again, Chen Bei felt like he was going crazy. Had his master plundered the treasure vault of a great emperor?

Their accumulated foundation is incredibly strong!

The key is that he just waved his hand and gave it all to himself!

Even the mighty Overlord, who had always been strong, couldn't help but have tears welling up in his eyes at this moment. His master had truly been good to him!

With these things, what would he have to fear if he could roam the world freely?

"Alright, let's prepare to cultivate. Today we'll defy the heavens, seize their blessings, and strive to attain supernatural powers!"

"So, are you confident?"

Seeing Chen Bei's moved expression, Zhou Hai waved his hand.

"Reporting to Master, the power of the dragon blood is too immense. I have only absorbed less than one-tenth of it. There is still much more power hidden within my body!"

"If I refine them all, I estimate I can reach at least the third level of the Divine Power Realm!"

"Moreover, after being transformed by the blood of the dragon, the disciple's foundation is now nearly perfect!"

"It's a pity we don't have enough resources. Otherwise, if we could cultivate the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture to make our foundation and body even more perfect, the help from the dragon blood might be even greater!"

Chen Bei shook his head, somewhat disappointed.

He really wanted to refine the Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture!

"Who said there are no resources?"

"Here, take these Dao soldiers. Try to refine them into your body first!"

Zhou Hai laughed. "It's one thing to say someone doesn't have resources, but to say he doesn't have resources? Are you kidding me?"

Over seven years of system check-ins, he had acquired no fewer than a hundred Imperial Weapons, not to mention countless lower-level Divine Weapons.

The so-called Hundred Refinements Emperor Scripture is about cultivating oneself by forging weapons.

Once the technique is practiced, it can devour other weapons to strengthen itself, until finally, one cultivates oneself to the point of being a supreme divine weapon, then truly one who is unmatched in the nine heavens and ten earths!

However, to Zhou Hai, these weapons were like grains of sand, but to others, they were extraordinary treasures.

Chen Bei caught the storage bag that Zhou Hai tossed to him, and when he saw what was inside, he gasped in shock.

"Taoist weapons? At least a thousand?"

He was stunned. Are Taoist weapons so worthless now?