Disciple.

Alex's frustration grew as Lan Xiuqing's request seemed unreasonable."I decline, you can go now Lan Xiuqing" He was being asked to protect someone who was being hunted by the entire world. He waved his hand dismissively, urging her to leave.

"I see... it is indeed not something that i should ask... i understand." Lan Xiuqing understood and started to fade away, appearing quite concerned.

Before she vanished completely, Alex remembered something. "Wait, what was the name of the technique you were going to offer?" he rememvered that she was going to offer some technique so he asked.

"It's called the Heaven Space Cutter," Lan Xiuqing revealed.

BANG!

In an instant, Alex teleported in front of her, urgently asking, "Can that technique travel between different worlds?"

Lan Xiuqing halted her fading and appeared more solid. She contemplated the question and then answered, "Other worlds? there are more worlds? i don't know, but if you mean different realms, then yes."

Without hesitation, Alex decided, "I accept."

"Huh? Weren't you going to decline earlier, Zhi Li—" Lan Xiuqing began, but Alex cut her off.

"Don't worry about that. I accept," Alex reaffirmed.

"Really?" Lan Xiuqing sounded astonished.

"Yes," Alex confirmed with a smile. "I swear to the heavens, whatever you want, I will protect her forever. I will keep her safe from harm, teach her what she needs to know, and I'll hide her if necessary. You can rest assured, Lan Xiuqing."

Lan Xiuqing's relief was palpable. With tears in her eyes, she extended her hand towards Alex. "Thank you... thank you so much..."

"Take this technique, it is the technique that is hard to train, no, it is almost non existent to to train in this world, but it it strong, believe me when i say this as i have witnessed this technique myself, it may ne weak in the start but if you master it it will become strongest weapon you will ever have." She said it.

Taking her hand, Alex felt a warm connection. The world around them seemed to blur as he heard her whisper incomprehensible words. Then, a sudden explosion engulfed them.

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[Congratulations!!! You have learned Divine Heaven Space Cutter Technique]

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As the aftermath of the explosion settled, Lan Xiuqing's form began to fade, her voice still reaching Alex. "I wish you good luck, Zhi Li. And I am grateful for you."

She then looked up in the sky looking up she said "I am really finishing this mission... thank you master, and i am coming towards you." She whispered air.

Alex looked up at the sky, his expression a mixture of astonishment and wonder. "Well, that was... something. Now, let's see what this technique can do."

He walked back to the building and took out a sword, a simple weapon that was superior to the ones given to servant disciples. Closing his eyes, he focused his energy and uttered, "[Space Cutter]."

A faint crack appeared in the air, revealing a glimpse of strange, colorful patterns beyond. "Wow... it is quite amazing." Alex's curiosity piqued, but before he could explore further, a tremendous explosion erupted from the crack.

BOOM!

The shockwave sent Alex flying, but strangely, he noticed that nothing was damaged around him. Everything seemed untouched, despite the immense explosion he had triggered.

"What the hell?" Alex murmured as he examined the surroundings, perplexed.

Fengying's voice suddenly cut through his thoughts. "TEACHER!"

Alex turned to see Fengying rushing towards him, concern etched across her face. "I sensed an enormous amount of energy. What happened here?"

"Nothing just a mistake from my part" Alex tried to brush it off as a simple mistake.

"No... you don't see this Teacher? oh my god... what did this enormous cracks." She looked around to see cracks in the sky.

"What are you talking about... there is nothing there Fengying" Alex was confused, he went towards her and looked at where she was looking.

Fengying's reaction was confusing. She seemed to see something that wasn't there.

"I guess i am too tired from that attack... yeah..." She looked at Alex but moment she looked back she saw the cracks were fixing themselves.

Before he could ask an explanation, she dismissed it as fatigue and fatigue alone. As they retreated to the building, he made a mental note to investigate this anomaly later.

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The next day arrived with a sudden urgency, as Fengying woke Alex up with a panicked exclamation: "TEACHER! GET UP! YOU'RE LATE!"

Startled awake, Alex jumped out of bed,

"Oh my god... its you again... just can you not wake me up like this? i said not to scare me like that..." Alex said it after looking at Fengying. he remembered that he took a disciple and made a promise to protect her no matter what, Alex thought this would be his wake up calls in the future as Fengying looked really talkative.

But then he heard another thing she said "Wait... OH CRAP... I AM INDEED LATE!!!" He looked outside to see it was almost noon.

his heart racing. He quickly donned his clothes and listened to Fengying's panicked words, realizing that he was indeed running late for the tournament.

He didn't want to see Old Chang angry again, he really didn't feel Aura but supression was still thete, He smiled and looked outside with a decision in his hand. he knew what he had to do and what he should had to reveal... and that was really like taking off weights from his shoulders from past.

"We need to go! I HAVE A TOURNAMENT TO WIN!" Determination and excitement filled Alex's voice as he made up his mind.

After a day of contemplation spurred by Lan Xiuqing's story, Alex had reached a decision. This world was much stronger than him, and he had no time to dwell on personal dilemmas. He was resolved to push forward and make the most of his circumstances.

With a newfound determination, Alex headed out of the building, ready to face the challenges ahead.

End of Chapter.