Chapter : 49 : Becoming Bing Fu's Disciple :
" Then please help me to get stronger senior Bing Fu !!! "
Zhau Xuan looked at the spirit in front of him with eyes that health both anger and determination .
" You saw what happened today didn't you "
" You saw all the humiliation I had to. go through infront of those Xiao clan members . "
" And the worst part was that I couldn't do anything .... I couldn't do anything to them . "
" Boom ! " - in his anger and frustration Zhau Xuan hit a tree near him as hard as he can creating a crack in it .
" When that old woman used even a little bit of her pressure I felt as if I was paralyzed . "
" And even my father couldn't move . "
" And when she suddenly came behind my back... " - just thinking about that moment still gave him a chill throughout his body .
" I felt .... I... I felt... I felt as if a demonic beast was staring down at me and she would devour me without any hesitation ."
As he said that his eyes trembled with fear .
And his words came out ragged showing that the fear from that encounter was still fresh .
After sometime he took in some deep breaths to finally calm his breathing after which he spoke once again but this time his eyes did not have any fear but a resolute convection .
" But I understand why that happened . "
" It was because I was too weak . "
" If I was as strong as her or even stronger than her then it wouldn't have happened .
" My father and I would not have been insulted in such a manner . "
With that he came forward and with a formal bow of respect he looked at the spirit in front of him and said .
" That's why I request you senior please to take me as your disciple and make me strong . "
" I don't want to feel that weak ever again . "
After he finished speaking he waited for an answer .
However the conversation fell silent as Bin Fu did not reply back to his request .
' What's going on ? Just say something already you old ghost . ' - Zhau Xuan suddenly felt a little irritated.
After what seemed like hour's to Zhau Xuan ( which was actually only a few seconds ) the spirit in front of him finally spoke .
" You have great determination young Zhau Xuan ! " - he started .
" But while I can teach you I have my own condition . "
Hearing this Zhau Xuan showed a delighted smile .
Obviously Zhau Xuan wasn't a fool who would expect to be taught for free .
Especially if that teaching comes from a person or a spirit who was technically once a Dou Saint .
A Dou Saint is one of the strongest person in existence even higher than a Dou Emperor .
And even in his ghost form Bing Fu's strength was considerable .
While he may not be able to defeat anyone right now in a direct fight , his knowledge from the time he was a living person is still intact .
This was the one of the greatest treasures someone can have - ' the treasure of knowledge ' .
Here one the greatest quote in Sanskrit perfectly fits in this scenario here .
" Buddhiryasya Balam Tasya , Nirbuddhestu Kuto Balam ! "
It translates to : ' Strength belongs to those with intelligence , how can a fool have true power ? '
In the cultivation world you can go around practicing all kinds of cultivation techniques , eat all kinds of alchemist pills and you can have all the resources in the world you want .
But all of these would mean nothing if you lack the proper knowledge to use them .
( Author's Note : Hello guys I hope you all are doing well and before continuing any further I would like to say something about the last quote.
The Quote is actually just the first half of the original quote and I have used this first half because it perfectly fits with the scenario where I am trying to showcase the importance of knowledge and wisdom not just raw power and resources .
And this is being done simply to give the story more depth and diversity .
And I will be taking more lines from various other real world quotes and lines in the future chapters as well .
So I hope you will understand that and if you have any other opinion to say on the matter please do tell me in the comment section .
But once again I would like to remind you all that while I am open to constructive criticism please refrain from excessive negative comments which is not good for us both .
Thank you for reading . )
" I need you to find me some treasures of nature that would help me regain my body . " - Bing Fu who was now satisfied with Zhau Xuan's attitude presented his demand .
" Treasures of nature ? What kind of treasure are you looking for exactly senior ? " - At first hearing about Bing Fu's demand Zhau Xuan was confused .
After all if there are Treasures of nature that can help the senior bring back his body then certainly those treasure will be extremely precious .
And that also meant that it was going to be very hard to get .
How was he going to find them in his strength .
" You don't need to worry about finding them right now . " - seeing the confusion and hesitation in Zhau Xuan's eyes Bing Fu quickly cleared his intentions.
" Right now I will train you to become stronger and when you become strong you will help me get those treasures so that I can regain my body . " - he clarified .
" With that you would have the strength and the knowledge you want so that you don't have to feel so weak ever again . "
" And I will have the resources I need to regain my body and take my vengeance on those who betrayed me in the past . "
In short - ' I give you knowledge now and you give me future concessions ' .
A simple and straight forward trade or is it ?
After thinking about the conditions for some time Zhau Xuan finally came to the conclusion that he should accept this .
After all right now he has nothing to pay the other side with for his knowledge and mentorship .
And in the future after he becomes strong obviously even if he was not told he would have repaid Bing Fu for his kindness .
And this was the only realistic chance he had left to regain his cultivation talents and the future he lost .
" Alright ! Senior I accept your proposal . "
Hearing this a smile appeared on Bing Fu's face and he said .
" Then from now onwards you don't need to call me senior instead call me master . "
With that Zhau Xuan came forward and after kneeling to the ground he did three bows and nine kowtows officially recognising Bing Fu as his master .
" Good ! Now stand up . " - with that Bing Fu brought his hand over Zhau Xuan's head and started slowly chanting some incantations .
At first nothing of significant change happened .
Then all of the sudden Zhau Xuan felt lighter and he could literally feel that the flow of his Dou Qi had increased .
It felt as if some kind of a barrier had been lifted from his body that was constantly blocking his Dou Qi moment .
This healing process continued for a while after which Bing Fu finally removed his hand .
" Alright I have removed some of the problem that was obstructing your cultivation for now . "
" Wait ! Master does that mean my cultivation talents have returned once again . " - Zhau Xuan who heard his master's words felt a hope rising in his heart .
If his cultivation talent returned then wouldn't that mean that he was no longer a waste .
And considering his talents before losing them in future it won't take much time to catch up with Xiao Yun and others .
But just as he was thinking about all this possibilities Bing Fu broke his day dreams .
" Obviously not ! I had just removed some of the curse that was obstructing your cultivation . "
" And it will take at least one year for it to totally be healed . " - Bing Fu said .
Hearing this Zhau Xuan looked at little disappointed .
But just then Zhau Xuan suddenly look at his master with confusion in his eyes as he caught a particular ' word ' in his previous sentence .
" Curse ! What do you mean by that master ? "
A few months back when he suddenly lost his cultivation talents everyone suspected that someone might have used a cursed technique on him .
In fact his father and many others believed that it was the work of the Su Clan and they even went to look for answers from them on this matter .
And it was during this incident that they had a rough encounter with the mayor and his men which ultimately strained their relationship now .
However even after all their efforts they couldn't find any proof of Zhau Xuan being cursed .
Even the experts that they brought from the imperial capital concluded after some thorough and expensive examinations that there was indeed no cursed technique put upon Zhau Xuan .
So eventually they had to leave this matter behind .
But now that he heard the word ' curse ' once again from his master that the old suspicion returned once again .
" There is a curse barrier technique that had been put in your body and it's the reason why you have suddenly lost your cultivation talents . " - Bing Fu said his tone even .
" I can sense that someone put a deep curse in your Dou Qi meredian to lock it forcefully when you try to use your Dou Qi . "
" So my dear disable it will take at least an entire year for you to heal because the damage done by the curse seal had reached a critical point . "
For some time Zhau Xuan didn't speak as he was too shocked by this revelation .
However when he finally understood the situation a deep and primal anger surged through his body .
" How dare they !!!! How dare they play with my life like this . "
All this humiliation and insults was because someone was jealous of his talents .
Because someone wanted to have him out of the way .
' ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS !!!! '
" Master can you tell me who put this curse on me ! " - Zhau Xuan quickly asked his master hoping he would know the culprit .
Hearing his student's desperate question the master could only shake his head .
" Whoever did this made sure not to leave any trace of his or her work . "
" And at my current strength is impossible to know for sure who did it . " - however after seeing his student's getting sad Bing Fu continued to say .
" For now it's better to believe that anyone who may have a grudge against you or your family would be the one behind it .
" Because they would be the one profitting from your loss . "
" Especially from the engagement promise cancellation . "
Hearing this a flash of understanding came to Zhau Xuan .
Obviously his master was correct .
Because it would be specially those people who would benefit from the engagement promise cancellation who would be more motivated to do this kind of thing .
' And I think I already know who might be responsible for it . ' - Zhau Xuan thought to himself .
His first suspect was the Su clan and the Xiao clan after all this was regarding the engagement promise .
And both of them had more than enough motivation and reasons in the line if the engagement promise was cancelled .
He even started to believe that those high professionals from the capital were told by the Xiao clan to keep their mouths shut .
And it was quite easy for them to do so with their power and influence .
Thinking about it only made Zhau Xuan's hatred and anger for the Xiao clan grow even more .
However in his anger what he failed to see was a small smile on Bing Fu's face as he saw his disciple's growing anger .
The smile appeared only for a few seconds before he quickly went back to normal as if that smile was never there .
" I understand how you feel my young student but remember you have to be patient for now any act of vengeance can wait for future . "
" Right now your ultimate motive should be to make sure that no one finds out about me and the fact that you have started to recover your talents. "
" After all those who are against you might strike while you are still weak . " - Bing Fu set his voice filled with concern for his new student .
" Thank you for your guidance master I will follow your lead . " - Zhau Xuan now truly grateful to his masters generosity quickly bowed his head in respect .
" Alright from tomorrow onwards make sure to come at this time exactly and I will start teaching , so that you can become stronger . "
" Yes master !!! "
The night was still dark with the moon being suddenly hidden by dark clouds of storm as the sounds in the forest died down .
Perhaps an omen of things coming in the future .
But no matter what one thing was already clear .
That was our dear main character being put in the middle of the storm .
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To Be Continued .