Carson Flores was astonished.
Is Floating Cloud really going this far to take as a disciple?
You are the foremost strongman of the Dragon Mountain Sect, the sole master of the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Scripture, yet you speak so without concern for your reputation?
Carson Flores truly felt flattered and overwheld. After all, their identities, status, and abilities were worlds apart, yet the other party was willing to lower themselves like this, leaving Carson with no words to refuse.
Carson thought for a mont, then solemnly clasped his hands and bowed to Floating Cloud: "Senior, my personality is laid-back and I dislike being a steward. I’ve always worried that after joining a sect, I might not be able to shoulder the responsibilities or et the expectations. I want to live for myself, free and unrestrained; this is the original intention of my Immortal Path."
"The reason I refused you before, senior, is primarily because of this. I know myself well; my talents are average. Whether it’s the Sword Bone, the Abnormal Phenonon, or the Doppelganger Divine Ability, they are all results of chance encounters and help from benefactors."
"Judging by my current age and strength, I seem impressive, but I am nowhere near as brilliant as the truly gifted. You, senior, as the foremost strongman of the Dragon Mountain Sect and the only disciple practicing the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art, have seen talents more nurous than fish in the river. I don’t understand why you favor so much, to the point where..."
Floating Cloud listened calmly to Carson and smiled at this point: "You think this old man has no sha in trying so hard to take you as a disciple, is that what you an?"
Carson replied sowhat awkwardly: "I did not an that, senior."
Floating Cloud laughed: "Alright then, let explain. I just said ’you have a destiny with our Dragon Mountain Sect,’ correct?"
Carson nodded: "Flowing Cloud had also ntioned this before, saying it was your word, senior."
Floating Cloud nodded: "While Dharma seeks enlightennt and Fiction pursues truth, our Dragon Mountain Sect specializes in various skills such as Astrology, Talisman Formation, dical Practice, among others. Although we cultivators have infinite lifespans, none can fully master all the Absolute Skills of the Dragon Mountain Sect."
"I am rebellious and disregard rules. When I was young, I often got beaten for this while learning from my master. Every Dragon Mountain disciple, besides their main practice, also needs to choose at least one supplentary specialization. My master wanted to choose Talisman, but I chose Divination."
"My master wanted to abandon Divination, but I refused. In the end, I was forced to practice both Talisman and Divination simultaneously. While my master closely guided in Talisman, Divination was entirely my hobby."
"Perhaps I have a bit of talent in Divination or perhaps it was fate. Under my master’s guidance, I did reasonably well in Talisman but nothing exceptional. Instead, I excelled remarkably in Divination, which I was interested in."
"Divination is mysterious and unpredictable. At first, I didn’t know what my level was after years of practice. Not until one day when I predicted whether there would be a disaster at Wuling Mountain; the hexagram clearly inford that Wuling Mountain would face a great catastrophe within ten days."
"I told my master about it. To be honest, I was half-skeptical myself and inford my master with the mindset that no harm was done by letting him know. Even if I made a mistake in my calculation, it wouldn’t matter. But what if I was right?"
"Upon hearing it, my master inquired about all the details of my divination and then left solemnly. Later, I heard that several strong figures in the sect had ford teams to leave the mountain gate."
"Days later, they returned, along with the Sect Leader Helythar Ward, who was severely injured. It turned out that soone took advantage of the fact that Sect Leader Ward had left with only a few people to attend a gathering, launching an attack intending to kill the foremost strongman of Dragon Cloud Mountain."
"Sect Leader Ward is extrely powerful. At first, no one was worried about his trip. However, based on the divination result calculations, the most likely disaster was Sect Leader Ward’s death. Therefore, they ford a group to support him, and when they indeed encountered him being pursued, they saved him."
"Although I was a core disciple in the sect, I wasn’t highly valued or considered particularly talented. However, after this incident, my status improved significantly. Sect Leader Ward personally supervised my cultivation and eventually imparted to the Absolute Skill, Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art."
"I learned it quickly, shocking everyone, as they had all tried but were unable to learn it. I asked Sect Leader Ward, and he replied that mastering the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art relied on destiny, on fate, not on talent. I could learn it because the heavens deed I should."
"After mastering the Dragon Mountain Cloud Dream Art, my cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, earning the title of the foremost strongman on Dragon Mountain. However, as you ntioned, I, too, dislike being burdened by the many sect affairs, so I’m usually traveling, rarely staying within the sect."
Carson found it a bit confusing, as Floating Cloud seed to have talked extensively about his own life, which appeared to have little relevance to him wanting to take Carson as a disciple.
Seeing Carson’s puzzled expression, Floating Cloud smiled and said: "What I said seems to have no relation to the current matter, correct?"
Carson hesitated a bit, but finally nodded honestly.
Indeed, it has nothing to do with it.
Floating Cloud chuckled gently: "It is related because I perford another divination, and you are the person in that divination..."
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