CHAPTER 1577: CHAPTER 1577: MASTER ABOVE

Fang Bai’s dominance immediately enraged the dozen or so Golden Pill Experts who had been tracking them.

In fact, those experts had already decided to leave no survivors from the moment they chose to chase Fang Bai and the others; they intended to kill them all.

After all, Lu Liyu and Shui Mo were both disciples of Flower Pavilion. If they let them go and they reported this to Flower Pavilion, the consequences would be unimaginable.

So, rather than leaving endless trouble behind, it was better to kill all four of them together, eradicating the problem at its source. As long as no traces or clues were left at the scene, even if Flower Pavilion sought revenge later, there would be no target to find.

"In that case, let’s do it!"

The Golden Pill Perfection expert who first spoke shouted, launching an attack on Fang Bai.

The other dozen or so experts also attacked violently, aiming at Lu Liyu, Lu Dong, and Shui Mo separately.

Fang Bai had just obtained the Yin Yang Spring Water and was planning to take it back to Flower Pavilion. He looked for a secluded spot to use the spring water to nourish the dark wooden stick, hoping to see if it could come back to life and flourish.

His mind was focused entirely on the Yin Yang Spring Water and the dark wooden stick. He had no desire to get entangled with the dozen or so Golden Pill Experts?

Therefore, their intent to kill also ignited his own killing intent.

He held nothing back as he struck.

"Whoosh!"

The wind howled, crimson light flashed, and blood splattered. The Golden Pill Perfection expert attacking Fang Bai was sliced in two with a single cut from the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, dying instantly.

After slaying the enemy with one strike, he did not give the others any time to react. His figure moved like lightning, rapidly flickering in mid-air.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

...

Amid the howling blade winds, streaks of crimson light continuously tore through the void. With each flash of crimson, a pursuing expert fell.

In mere moments, the dozen or so Golden Pill Experts who had chased them were all dealt with by Fang Bai alone, each with a single strike.

Lu Liyu was fine, but Lu Dong and Shui Mo stared at Fang Bai, who seemed like a god of slaughter, in disbelief.

The dozen or so Golden Pill Experts, including two at Golden Pill Perfection, were strong enough that even a Nascent Soul beginner would have struggled against them. Yet under Fang Bai’s blade, none could withstand a single blow, defeated so swiftly and utterly. Just how powerful was Fang Bai?

In the previous counterattack at Zixia Manor, Fang Bai had ranked first, but that was by trapping and killing enemies with formations, not showcasing his actual strength.

Only now did Lu Dong and Shui Mo realize that although Fang Bai’s cultivation level was just at the high rank of Golden Pill, his combat power was definitely not inferior to a Nascent Soul beginner.

Lu Dong looked at Fang Bai, who had already put away the Blood-Drinking Mad Blade, and sighed inwardly.

During the Groom-Recruiting Event at Flower Pavilion, when he had become sworn brothers with Fang Bai, Fang Bai’s cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment Perfection and had not yet formed a core. It hadn’t been long since then, and not only had Fang Bai successfully formed his core, but he had also reached the high rank of Golden Pill in one shot. It felt like a dreamlike scenario.

Ironically, under Fang Bai’s help, he himself had only advanced one small realm and felt quite pleased with himself. Thinking about it now, it was somewhat embarrassing.

Lu Dong and Shui Mo, who had become Martial Dao companions and understood each other instinctively, exchanged a glance and read each other’s intentions.

"Fang Bai, I have a request. I wonder if you might agree..."

Lu Dong’s face reddened, his demeanor awkward as he spoke.

Fang Bai chuckled, "Why don’t you tell me first?"

Before Lu Dong could speak, he fell to his knees in mid-air in front of Fang Bai with a "thud."

Seeing this, Shui Mo also knelt behind him, her expression respectful.

"What is this..."

Fang Bai, though he faintly understood, pretended to be puzzled, saying, "Brother Lu, Sister Shui Mo, you can say what you need to standing up. It’s not good to kneel like this..."

"Fang Bai... No, Master, please accept Shui Mo and me as your disciples! From now on, we are willing to follow you, serving you with utmost loyalty!"

Lu Liyu didn’t expect Lu Dong and Shui Mo intended to take Fang Bai as their master, staring in shock at them, then at Fang Bai, unsure what to say.

In fact, Lu Liyu was quite in favor of Fang Bai accepting the two. After all, one was a brother he clicked with instantly, the other was her fellow disciple, and both had decent aptitude.

In the vast world, sect boundaries were not so strict. After Shui Mo became Martial Dao companions with Lu Dong following the Groom-Recruiting Event, she had stepped half a foot out of Flower Pavilion and could only be considered half a disciple of Flower Pavilion.

In the future, Shui Mo could cultivate outside or stay in Flower Pavilion, and she would have the freedom to choose whom to take as a master.

Of course, the premise for her apprenticeship is not to betray Flower Pavilion or turn against it.

Otherwise, Flower Pavilion still had the right to pursue action against her.

As for Lu Dong, although he was a few years older than Fang Bai, in cultivation, the more accomplished is the teacher; Fang Bai’s prowess far exceeded his, so it was not an issue.

"Do you really want to take me as your master?"

Seeing that no matter how he persuaded them, Lu Dong and Shui Mo were resolute in their decision to take him as their master, Fang Bai’s face became serious, and he said solemnly, "I am determined to travel across the vast world, traversing many mountains and rivers. Following me will bring a lot of hardship, fatigue, danger, and possibly even death! Have you both made up your minds?"

"We’ve made up our minds!"

Lu Dong and Shui Mo exchanged a glance and then nodded firmly.

"Alright! I shall accept you both!"

Only then did a smile appear on Fang Bai’s face. He said, "Stand up! Later, when you meet the grandmaster, you’ll bow to him, and then you will officially be inducted!"

The "grandmaster" Fang Bai mentioned was none other than He Wujie.

Lu Dong and Shui Mo were aware that the grandmaster was a Nascent Soul Expert, with two Nascent Soul Puppet Corpses, making him far more formidable than ordinary Nascent Soul experts.

Lu Dong, a Loose Cultivator yet to form a core, had no opportunity to meet a Nascent Soul expert ordinarily.

And Shui Mo, a menial servant disciple in Flower Pavilion, couldn’t attract the attention of those Nascent Soul-level seniors either.

Now, having taken Fang Bai as their master, it was equivalent to having a grandmaster with Nascent Soul cultivation, greatly elevating their status, which was truly wonderful.

With Fang Bai becoming the master, his Martial Dao companion Lu Liyu was promoted to "Master’s Wife."

When Lu Dong cheerfully called out "Master’s Wife," Lu Liyu’s pretty face turned bright red, too shy to control, yet she still softly acknowledged with an "um."

In Shui Mo’s eyes, having Lu Liyu transition from "Senior Sister" to "Master’s Wife" felt somewhat awkward, but after hesitating, she eventually said it, causing Fang Bai to burst into laughter and tease them a little.

The four returned to Flower Pavilion, where they met with Fan Luoying, He Wujie, and others. Upon mentioning Lu Dong and Shui Mo’s apprenticeship, Fan Luoying and the others naturally congratulated them.

He Wujie, thrilled at gaining two grand-disciples, immediately, together with Zhao Wanqing, gifted them some rare cultivation resources, which made the other Flower Pavilion disciples present envious.