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"It seems I’ve arrived just in time."

"Elder Bai," Fang Yun called out, taking the lead.

They all addressed Bai Qinying as "Elder."

Bai Qinying was very pleased to hear it.

With the new addition, a group of six made their way up Artifact Casting Peak together.

Almost all the disciples Fang Yun had invited had come to Artifact Casting Peak.

Lu Zefeng and Zhang Cailing, for example.

Thanks to their experience in the Black Ghost Cave, Fang Yun had grown quite close with these two senior disciples.

Now, both Lu Zefeng and Zhang Cailing had broken through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, with Zhang Cailing’s breakthrough having been slightly faster.

When the two received Fang Yun’s invitation, they accepted immediately without the slightest hesitation.

Neither of them was surprised that the Elder Fang Yun was apprenticing himself to was the Management Elder of Artifact Casting Peak.

Lu Zefeng, in particular, understood the high level of Fang Yun’s Artifact Refining skills. Fang Yun had been the one to craft his prosthetic arm, and he was now so proficient with it that he could even control the poison it contained.

Now, even if he scratched someone during a Magical Combat spar, he could prevent them from being affected by the poison.

After arriving at Artifact Casting Peak, the two of them were keeping an eye out for one thing in particular.

They wanted to see just how many disciples Fang Yun had invited.

This was quite important to them.

The number of invited disciples would allow them to gauge their own standing in Fang Yun’s eyes.

The fewer disciples appeared at Artifact Casting Peak, the more important they were to Fang Yun.

The final result was just what they had hoped for.

Not many disciples had come to watch Fang Yun’s master-disciple ceremony.

"Fang Yun!"

As soon as Fang Yun arrived with his group, Huang Mengzhu, who was standing beside Wu Junxin, spotted him and ran over.

Wu Junxin followed her over.

Wu Junxin had gone to the Outer Sect’s D Zone residential area to bring Huang Mengzhu.

When Fang Yun had invited Wu Junxin, Wu Junxin considered that many of Fang Yun’s other invitees were in the Inner Sect A Zone. Furthermore, his own residence was relatively close to where Huang Mengzhu lived.

So, Wu Junxin had volunteered to handle this for Fang Yun.

While inviting Wu Junxin, Fang Yun had also stopped by Yang Yingjie’s residence to check on him.

After learning that Yang Yingjie had gone out on another mission, he had to give up on inviting him.

Of all the disciples Fang Yun invited, the last to arrive was Tian Ruifeng.

Tian Ruifeng only rushed over after meticulously tending to his Purple Crystal Rice.

Tian Ruifeng was quite surprised when he learned that Fang Yun was apprenticing himself to Xiong Xingfeng, the Management Elder of Artifact Casting Peak.

He didn’t have much information on the matter, which meant he couldn’t understand Fang Yun’s move.

The Management Elder of Dan Cloud Peak had forbidden him from continuing his planting activities, yet it was the Management Elder of Artifact Casting Peak who was now taking him as a disciple.

Tian Ruifeng couldn’t wrap his head around the complexities of the situation.

He didn’t try to inquire further. The reasons were likely complicated, and he would rather spend that time checking on his Purple Crystal Rice.

The topics he and Fang Yun could discuss all related to planting.

From his conversations with Fang Yun, Tian Ruifeng knew that Fang Yun hadn’t completely abandoned his study of planting just because of Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

This was something that made Tian Ruifeng happy.

Perhaps in the future, Fang Yun would go on to cultivate Second or even Third Tier Spirit Medicines.

’Elder Mi is here too. It seems even he couldn’t do anything about Fang Yun’s situation regarding planting. These Elders must have discussed it back and forth, ultimately deciding to place Fang Yun under the tutelage of the Artifact Casting Peak’s Management Elder.’

Tian Ruifeng saw that the most prestigious Spirit Plant Master in their Celestial Cloud Sect had also come to watch Fang Yun’s master-disciple ceremony.

Inside the largest grand hall of Artifact Casting Peak, the space was decorated with many valuable ornaments.

Just a glance was enough to reveal its extravagance.

"Today is the day I, Xiong Xingfeng, formally take a disciple. I thank you all for taking the time to attend..."

On such a wonderful day, Xiong Xingfeng was beaming, a smile never leaving his face. He was completely different from his usual self.

The seated Elders could all see the stark contrast with the usual Xiong Xingfeng.

This was especially true for Bai Heyan.

"...This disciple of mine..."

"Alright, Elder Xiong, which of the Elders here doesn’t know Fang Yun? Stop showing off," Bai Heyan interrupted with a laugh.

"Elder Bai, I haven’t finished speaking yet," Xiong Xingfeng gestured, signaling for Bai Heyan not to antagonize him right now.

Bai Heyan simply reminded him, "The auspicious hour is almost here."

It was already very close to noon.

"Mm, alright."

Xiong Xingfeng looked down to see Fang Yun already standing there, waiting.

When Xiong Xingfeng looked his way, Fang Yun understood and walked forward.

Xiong Xingfeng had already gone over the procedure for the master-disciple ceremony with him.

The most important part, of course, was the act of formally acknowledging his master.

「Noon arrived.」

Fang Yun had already walked up to Xiong Xingfeng.

"Master, please accept this disciple’s respects!"

Fang Yun’s posture and movements for the ceremony were all perfectly executed.

Standing, Xiong Xingfeng watched Fang Yun and nodded with great satisfaction.

"Rise, my disciple. I gift you this Treasure Armor. Even without infusing it with Spiritual Power, it offers decent protection."

"Thank you, Master!"

Fang Yun accepted the Treasure Armor. The moment it was in his hands, he immediately knew it was a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact.

It possessed five Spirit Patterns.

A Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact has at least four Spirit Patterns and at most six.

The fact that it offered decent protection even without Spiritual Power infusion meant this Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact was undoubtedly excellent, which was enough to show how much Xiong Xingfeng valued him as a disciple.

’But this Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact really isn’t all that useful to me.’

’If Xiong Xingfeng had given me a pair of Spirit Shoes at the Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact level, now that would have been fantastic.’

Under the watchful eyes of the assembled Elders and disciples, Fang Yun officially became Xiong Xingfeng’s disciple.

Sect Influence +1%↑

The notification appeared. Fang Yun opened the light screen, glanced at it, and immediately closed it.

’There are quite a few Elders seated all around. This increase in influence is likely due to their combined presence.’

Fang Yun made an immediate judgment.

The increase in influence from today’s ceremony was a pleasant surprise for Fang Yun.

He was still only at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining. Before he cultivated and broke through to the Ninth Layer, it would be extremely difficult to raise his influence again.

The formalities were complete, the procedures concluded.

Xiong Xingfeng led Fang Yun around, introducing his "good disciple" to the various Elders.

Afterward, Fang Yun was free to go down and sit at a table with the other disciples.

"Ahem, Qin Ying, where do you think you’re going?"

"Great-Uncle, I want to be with Master Fang... I mean, Fang Yun."

"Get back in your seat. You’re an Elder now, not a disciple. An Elder needs to act like one." Bai Heyan also shot Bai Qinying a warning look, hoping she wouldn’t cause a scene.

"Alright."

Bai Qinying felt helpless.

She felt very out of place staying here.

Even though she was in the Foundation Establishment Stage, she hadn’t fully adapted to her identity as an Elder.

More importantly, aside from her great-uncle, her master, Feng Tianrui, was also present.