After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

"Father! From this day forward, you are my father!"

Hearing the old man call him that again, Qin Chuan felt a tickle in his heart, and a chill ran down his spine.

Seemingly noticing Qin Chuan's discomfort, Jia Dahai's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, thinking to himself, "Hmph, I told you to call me 'Dad,' so I'll call you that every day, and make you suffer to death, you brat!"

"Stop!"

Qin Chuan smiled helplessly, "Old man, the bet is null and void, so stop calling me dad. I don't have a son as old as you."

"I won't!"

Jia Dahai, like a proud and mischievous old man, seemed to be determined to challenge Qin Chuan. He ran to Qin Chuan's left side and called him "Dad," then ran to his right side and called him "Dad" again.

The father's voice echoed continuously across the low-lying area.

Qin Chuan rubbed his temples, and his eyes lit up when he caught sight of the smiling white-haired old man next to him. He quickly said, "You're this Master Jia's senior brother?"

The white-haired old man nodded and smiled, "That's right, my name is Ma Yang, and he is my junior brother Jia Dahai."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan clasped his hands and said, "Senior Ma, then you should quickly tell your junior brother to stop calling me 'father'."

"Not urgent."

Ma Yang smiled and said, "As long as you are willing to join our Danfeng, you can use all the resources on Danfeng at will, and Jia Dahai will no longer call you 'Dad'."

Danfeng?

Upon hearing the name Danfeng, Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Danfeng, like Cao Jun's Bailufeng and Lü Qingyun's Jianfeng, is one of the seven peaks of the Tianjian Sect.

Unexpectedly, the two people in front of me were actually from Danfeng.

After regaining his composure, Qin Chuan shook his head and said, "No."

Ma Yang remained calm and smiled slightly, "Jia Dahai!"

"Dad! Daddy! Daddy!"

Upon receiving Ma Yang's instruction, Jia Dahai's wrinkled face blossomed like a chrysanthemum, and he joyfully called out to Qin Chuan.

"stop!"

Looking at these two disrespectful old folks, Qin Chuan's lips twitched, and he said helplessly, "But I am already Master Guan's disciple, and I am a person of Falling Leaf Peak. I can no longer take other peaks as my masters."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yang's face showed surprise, and he frowned, saying, "I didn't expect you to be Guan Yatou's disciple..."

Like Jia Dahai, he was engrossed in alchemy and didn't care much about the affairs of the sect.

After a long silence, Ma Yang said in a deep voice, "Then could you..."

Before the white-haired old man could finish speaking, Qin Chuan interrupted him, saying, "I only recognize Guan Yueyue as my mentor in the Heavenly Sword Sect; I don't recognize any others!"

Ma Yang opened his mouth, about to utter a sound, when Qin Chuan interrupted, "Even calling your father won't do this!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yang smiled helplessly. From the other party's firm tone, he knew that this matter was impossible to change.

Just as he was about to give up, Ma Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "Since you are not willing to join our Pill Peak, why not join us as a disciple?"

Qin Chuan was puzzled, "A disciple in name only?"

Ma Yang explained with a smile, "This nominal disciple is just like a retainer in a secular family. You just need to have your name on Danfeng."

In this way, young friend, you can not only continue to stay on Falling Leaf Peak as Guan Yueyue's disciple, but Junior Brother Jia, the other elders, and I will also teach you the art of alchemy!

Seeing the hesitation on Qin Chuan's face, Ma Yang was overjoyed and quickly seized the opportunity.

"And medicinal herbs! Didn't you argue with Junior Brother Jia about medicinal herbs before? There's a huge medicinal garden on our Dan Peak."

The room is filled with all kinds of medicinal herbs. As long as you are willing to become a disciple, you can use all the herbs freely, and you will only need to pay half of your contribution points.

Hearing this, Qin Chuan was somewhat tempted.

For an alchemist, the most important thing is medicinal herbs.

Even a skilled cook can make a meal!

Even if you have a lot of prescriptions, it's useless without the right medicinal herbs.

Now that he can exchange a wide variety of medicinal herbs for half the price of contribution points, he naturally wants them.

Moreover, once you become a disciple by name, you don't have to do anything; you're just a figurehead.

He can go to Danfeng when he wants, and he doesn't have to go when he doesn't want to.

No matter how you look at it, it's a worthwhile deal.

"I can agree to it."

Suddenly, a clear, cold voice came from the side.

Qin Chuan turned his head and saw that Guan Yueyue had arrived there at some point.

"Professor Guan!"

Guan Yueyue nodded, then glanced at Ma Yang and Jia Dahai, and said calmly, "I remember your two senior uncles speaking up for my master back then, and I will repay that debt of gratitude today."

Hearing this, Ma Yang looked wistful and sighed, saying, "Guan girl, back then your master..."

Guan Yueyue's face was frosty as she interrupted him, saying, "Uncle-Master Ma Yang, there's no point in talking about the past anymore, and I don't want to hear about it again!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Yang sighed again and said nothing more.

Guan Yueyue looked at Qin Chuan and said softly, "The nominal disciples are indeed as they say. You should agree."

As she spoke, her gaze swept across Jia Dahai and Ma Yang's faces. "These two aren't exactly great people, but they're not bad either. Don't worry about them."

As soon as she finished speaking, Guan Yueyue turned and left, as if she had come here for this very reason.

As she said before, she came to repay a debt of gratitude.

Seeing Guan Yueyue leave, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Since Instructor Guan has said so, I will agree. But let me make it clear first, I need quite a lot of medicinal herbs."

As if he had thought of something, he added, "Also, you're not allowed to call me 'Dad' anymore, you junior brother!"

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's agreement, Ma Yang looked away and nodded excitedly.

"No problem, no problem. Junior Brother Jia promises he won't call you that anymore, and you can use as many medicinal herbs as you like! Our Danfeng Medicinal Garden is very large, so you probably won't need much."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan's lips curled slightly, but he didn't offer any further explanation, knowing that they would find out later.

At this moment, Ma Yang took out a token and a ceramic bottle and handed them to Qin Chuan.

"This is the Pill Peak Token. With it, you can freely enter and leave Pill Peak. The rest are some pills, which can be considered as an apology for what happened before."

After glancing at the pills, Qin Chuan said indifferently, "I'll accept the token, but I'll pass on the pills; I can refine them myself."

Upon seeing the pills that Qin Chuan had returned, Ma Yang was not angry at all; on the contrary, he was somewhat excited.

They can even refine pills now!

Very good! Very good!

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Ma Yang left with Jia Dahai.

……

On the way back to Danfeng, Jia Dahai looked at Ma Yang and said in a deep voice, "Senior brother, what if this kid refuses to keep the appointment a year from now?"

Ma Yang stroked his beard and laughed, "Then you can keep calling me 'Dad'!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dahai's eyes lit up, but he quickly frowned and said, "But Senior Brother, didn't you just agree to him..."

Ma Yang smiled and said, "Things are different now. Once we enter Danfeng, he won't have a choice!"

After saying this, the two old men exchanged a glance and then let out a chilling, eerie laugh…