Chapter 9: The Emperor's Appearance? What kind of garbage is that?

[Character: Xiao Huo]

[Talent: A once-in-a-millennium genius in the way of the sword, possessing the "Chaos Sword Body". Due to not awakening, the spiritual energy within him has been absorbed, remaining at the Foundation Establishment realm for ten years.]

[Character Introduction: Betrayed by childhood sweetheart, tragically called off engagement, enduring humiliation, Xiao Huo lives with a strong dao heart. Once the "Chaos Sword Body" awakens, his future will be limitless, overshadowing the emperors.]

[Task: Accept Xiao Huo, help him awaken the "Chaos Sword Body". (Note: Host, please don't stress yourself; you only need to take Xiao Huo as a disciple, and the system will handle his training.)]

[Rewards: "Chaos Celestial Emperor Technique" (automatically awakens Chaos Sword Body after cultivation), supreme-grade imperial artifact "Mysterious Heavy Ruler", Emperor-level advanced martial arts "Flame Devouring Wave Ruler", Emperor-level advanced martial arts "Sky-Cutting Sword Art", Grade Nine "Marrow Cleansing Pill" x100, three hundred years of cultivation.]

[Ten Thousandfold Return: Xiao Huo's practiced techniques, martial arts, swordsmanship... all will be returned ten thousandfold to the host. If Xiao Huo practices the techniques and martial arts provided by the host, the host can directly comprehend them to perfection.]

The system's voice echoed as Ye Qingyun smacked his lips, groggily opening his eyes.

"Xiao Huo? The son of misfortune who was jilted?"

"Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west... I didn't expect this disciple-recruitment event to have a son of fortune?"

Ye Qingyun looked at Xiao Huo with amusement.

He originally didn't want to take on disciples because it was too troublesome. However, the system promised that if he took in Xiao Huo, he wouldn't need to worry about his training. Moreover, he would receive a ten thousandfold return on everything Xiao Huo cultivated. Why wouldn't he do it?

Once Xiao Huo became a sword immortal, Ye Qingyun could also become a peak sword immortal!

This kind of easy task, Xiao Huo naturally couldn't miss out on.

"Huh? This disciple actually woke up?" Ji Ningxue glanced at Ye Qingyun imperceptibly.

Ye Qingyun noticed and even smirked at her, causing Ji Ningxue to blush. Scenes from their recent cultivation together involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

This disciple of hers seemed to have fallen into Ye Qingyun's hands!

But his skills indeed made her acknowledge him...

Seeing several peak masters sleeping beside him, Ye Qingyun frowned and tapped their heads a few times.

"What... what happened?"

The peak masters instantly woke up, their eyes showing some panic.

"What's wrong with you? How could you fall asleep at such an important event? I'm really disappointed in you all!" Ye Qingyun wiped the drool from his mouth and reprimanded them seriously.

Ji Ningxue: "..."

Xu Zhenbin: "..."

Chen Haojie: "..."

The empress and all the peak masters were speechless.

They never expected that one person's shamelessness could be so thick?!

If it weren't for Ye Qingyun falling asleep first, would others have been drawn into slumber?

"Master, you're right to criticize us."

Several peak masters suppressed their inner displeasure and replied in low voices.

They endured for the sake of "the manual"...

After a brief interlude, everyone's attention turned to Xiao Huo.

When Xiao Huo infused spiritual energy into the talent stone, the stone tablet showed no immediate reaction. It took a long time to display a blue talent.

It turned out to be the worst talent, almost failing to light up...

Utterly useless.

"Really? Such talent dares to come and humiliate itself?"

"Look at his bone age, nearly thirty, he has no hope of entering the Flowing Cloud Sect in his lifetime."

"Young man, you better go back home and farm."

Seeing Xiao Huo's blue talent, some people started mocking him mercilessly.

Some people were like this, deriving pleasure from others' pain.

Facing the mockery, Xiao Huo's face darkened. He had experienced this scene many times before.

But he didn't fall. On the contrary, his dao heart became firmer.

However hard he tried to cultivate, his cultivation seemed to stagnate, unable to break through, and the spiritual energy in his body would disappear inexplicably...

Perhaps this was his fate!

"Xiao Huo, blue talent, disqualified," announced the elder indifferently.

Xiao Huo turned around and walked downheartedly towards the stage.

Ye Qingyun had been paying attention to Xiao Huo all along.

Jilted, surnamed Xiao, mocked everywhere... This was truly the plot of a typical male protagonist!

Xiao Huo already possessed a strong dao heart. Once the "Chaos Sword Body" awakened, his future would be boundless!

"Young... man, wait."

Suddenly, Ye Qingyun stood up.

Everyone looked at him in confusion, unable to understand what Ye Qingyun intended to do.

"Hmm?" Xiao Huo, already feeling despondent, suddenly stopped. He turned around, looking at Ye Qingyun with the same confusion.

Although it was his first time seeing Ye Qingyun, he had a rough understanding of him from others' comments.

In summary, Ye Qingyun had no abilities but ascended to the peak of the Lingxiao Peak due to sheer luck.

But Xiao Huo still respectfully saluted Ye Qingyun, "Greetings, Peak Master Ye."

Ye Qingyun nodded and placed his hands behind his back, saying in a profound manner, "Young man, this Peak Master sees your extraordinary bones and intelligence. You are very suitable for cultivation and carrying the heavy responsibility of saving the world... Pah, would you be willing to become this Peak Master's disciple and join Lingxiao Peak?"

Ye Qingyun borrowed that speech from his drunken master.

Everyone was dumbfounded by his words.

Ye Qingyun actually wanted to take Xiao Huo as his disciple?!

Wasn't that too outlandish?

Ye Qingyun, lazy as he was, would actually take on a disciple voluntarily?

Moreover, Xiao Huo's talent was really pathetic, probably even worse than Ye Qingyun's.

Many people speculated that Ye Qingyun simply wanted someone to serve him tea and water, because with his current strength, he couldn't possibly recruit a highly talented disciple.

"What's this guy thinking?" Ji Ningxue murmured in confusion.

She was increasingly unable to understand Ye Qingyun.

Even a disciple with barely a blue talent, even if accepted, would have no great future ahead and would continue to be a waste of space.

"Does the Peak Master really want to accept me?"

Xiao Huo was pleasantly surprised.

Although Lingxiao Peak had a bad reputation, joining it meant becoming a member of the Flowing Cloud Sect!

Joining the Flowing Cloud Sect meant there was still a chance.

"Yes," Ye Qingyun nodded in response.

Xiao Huo swallowed nervously with excitement and didn't hesitate any longer. He immediately performed the ceremony of paying respects to his master, "Master, please accept me as your disciple!!"

"Hahaha, good, get up."

Ye Qingyun chuckled, having already distributed all the rewards. By now, he had accumulated nearly four hundred years of cultivation, and another six hundred years would allow him to break through to the Emperor realm.

Of course, after helping Xiao Huo awaken the "Chaos Sword Body", Ye Qingyun would also cultivate it to perfection!

As a peak master, he had the privilege of directly recruiting disciples, which didn't violate any rules.

Those disciples with inadequate talent were now envious of Xiao Huo.

But Mu Bai and the others were very disdainful.

"Heh heh, Xiao Huo is really pitiful. His talent was already subpar, and now he's joining Lingxiao Peak. His life is truly over!"

"Lingxiao Peak is only fit to accept wastes like Xiao Huo. I'm afraid Su Shao, who possesses the potential of an Emperor, wouldn't even deign to glance at Lingxiao Peak!"

"Exactly, I'd rather die than enter Lingxiao Peak. It's just a place to waste away!"

The cheeky disciples sneered.

Ye Qingyun, however, sneered coldly. "Potential of an Emperor? What a joke. He's not even qualified to guard the gates of Lingxiao Peak!"

The whole place fell silent.

The potential of an Emperor, not even qualified to guard the gates of Lingxiao Peak? Wasn't that too arrogant?

Especially coming from Ye Qingyun's mouth, everyone felt like he hadn't fully woken up yet...

Su Beichen's face darkened, feeling very unhappy.

How dare Ye Qingyun look down on him?

If not for Ye Qingyun's good fortune, he probably wouldn't even be qualified to become a menial disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect.

But Ye Qingyun was a peak master after all, and Su Beichen naturally didn't dare to voice his thoughts.

When there was an opportunity in the future, he would make Ye Qingyun regret it!!

"Xiao Huo, as long as you follow this Peak Master and cultivate diligently, crushing the potential of an Emperor will be a piece of cake," encouraged Ye Qingyun.

This statement made Xiao Huo feel guilty.

The potential of an Emperor was an existence he could only hope for!

"Yes... disciple will work hard," Xiao Huo replied weakly.

Ye Qingyun smiled. Xiao Huo had yet to realize just how extraordinary he was.

When Xiao Huo's "Chaos Sword Body" awakened, everyone would understand how correct Ye Qingyun's actions today were.