Chapter 637: Chapter 630 Kowtow and Worship

Looking at Ye Fangxian, who stood before him with his mouth agape, as if a cooked egg could easily fit inside, Chen Hai smiled indifferently.

“Brother Ye, it’s been a long time, I trust you’ve been well.”

“I’ve told you before that my surname is Chen, my name is Chen Hai, and I am certainly not the ‘Sea King.'”

“You’re not here because of some misunderstanding about me, seeking revenge, are you?”

With hands behind his back, Chen Hai spoke in a calm and detached manner.

If he had still been a True Immortal or True Demon, perhaps he would have had a slight concern for Ye Fangxian.

But now, having stepped into the realm of an Earth Immortal and having condensed his Domain, Ye Fangxian, who was merely at the early stage of being a True Immortal, seemed no different from an ant in his eyes, no matter how extraordinary his combat power might be.

Knowing that he had barged into his Territory in the guise of a wild pig, Chen Hai didn’t even bother to deal with him personally, simply letting his disciple, Zhang Tianci, face him to test his skills.

Unable to defeat even his disciple and ultimately being captured alive, dragged before him like a dead dog.

Ye Fangxian was so weak, why would Chen Hai personally act against him? He truly lacked the interest to do so.

“I… I… I…”

With a complex expression, Ye Fangxian bowed his head, stuttering without knowing how to respond.

He had come here, after all, seeking vengeance against Chen Hai, to retrieve the dignity he had once lost.

Yet now, without Chen Hai lifting a finger, his disciple Zhang Tianci alone had battered him to a pulp, nearly leaving him disoriented.

Although Ye Fangxian felt that Zhang Tianci’s victory over him was largely due to the overwhelming power of the finger technique he used, which prevented him from getting close, the fact remained – he had lost miserably to Zhang Tianci, a fact that couldn’t be changed.

“Sea… Sea King, no, I should say Senior Chen.”

“Could you tell me, how long has your disciple been practicing under your tutelage?”

After hesitating for quite some time, Ye Fangxian finally spoke again, tentatively probing.

Facing his question, Chen Hai did not respond directly, merely smiling inscrutably.

“Seventy to eighty years ago, I had already joined Master’s tutelage.”

“However, due to the responsibilities of succeeding as the Sect Master of the Five Thunders Sect, I was preoccupied for quite a while. It was only after I completely took control of the Five Thunders Sect and had it integrated into the Bloodthirsty Sect of my Master’s wife that I stayed here at Black Water Immortal Mountain to practice alongside Master.”

“The Black Water Mysterious Yellow Sword Finger technique I used against you was an original creation by Master, and it was only half a year ago that I was fortunate enough to receive this technique from him!”

…

On the side, Zhang Tianci, with a look of disdain, curling his lip, said.

What he had related was the plain truth.

Anyone who was determined to verify these details could do so with a little effort.

“You are Zhang Tianci? The former Sect Master of the Five Thunders Sect?” Ye Fangxian exclaimed in realization.

He had just returned when the news of the Five Thunders Sect integrating into the Bloodthirsty Sect was spreading like wildfire throughout the West Barbarian Mountain Territory.

The Five Thunders Sect, with enough power to be ranked among the top within the West Barbarian Mountain Territory, had merged into the Bloodthirsty Sect?

This had filled Ye Fangxian with tremendous confusion as well.

But now, having seen Chen Hai and heard the words of his disciple Zhang Tianci, Ye Fangxian quickly understood the reasons behind the events he had failed to comprehend before within a mere moment.

“That day, when I first returned to the West Barbarian Mountain Territory and stood outside Medicine King Valley, was that finger that I thought was Heavenly Punishment actually…”

Thoughts raced wildly through Ye Fangxian’s mind, and without his realizing it, this terrifying guess surged relentlessly within him.

Zhang Tianci’s Black Water Mysterious Yellow Sword Finger, aside from its might which was worlds apart from the white light that nearly vanquished Ye Fangxian with ease on that day, deemed Heavenly Punishment, was almost identical in every other aspect.

Knowing that the Black Water Mysterious Yellow Sword Finger was Chen Hai’s own creation, it took only a brief moment for him to link that white light to Chen Hai.

If that white light which almost killed him instantaneously, was merely Chen Hai testing and perfecting his technique, and had happened to be unleashed near him by accident…

After much deliberation, no matter how Ye Fangxian considered it, he felt that the probability of his guess being correct was indeed remarkably high.

Piecing all the events together, all the questions that had puzzled him before now seemed to have a reasonable explanation.

“Master, how do you plan to deal with this Ye Fangxian?” asked Zhang Tianci cheerfully.

“Should we just kill him, or do you plan to imprison him first?”

Zhang Tianci, beaming, suddenly posed the question from the side.

Defeating Ye Fangxian and capturing him alive obviously put Zhang Tianci in a particularly good mood.

After all, during their battle, Ye Fangxian had demonstrated a strength that was clearly far superior to his own.

With the wonder and unpredictability of the Black Water Mysterious Yellow Sword Finger, to have so pitifully tormented someone stronger than himself filled him with a sense of accomplishment so sweet, it was as if he had tasted honey, delightfully sweetening his heart.

Chen Hai’s brows furrowed slightly as he pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement, “It was you who captured him, so how you deal with him is up to you…”

Before he had even finished speaking, Ye Fangxian, who had been simply sitting on the ground, suddenly turned over and knelt before him.

“Senior Chen, my talents are unparalleled, and my fortune is certainly no less than anyone’s,” he said.

“The past is like smoke in the wind, and if there has been any offense, I implore you not to take it to heart.”

“I wonder, do I have the opportunity to be taken under your wing?”

…

This fellow was indeed playing a clever game; without a word, he began to kneel and worship Chen Hai directly.

Having gone to other territories and survived countless life and death situations, challenging heroes everywhere, had he acquired his current strength.

But how long had Zhang Tianci been cultivating by Chen Hai’s side?

Merely by virtue of a divine secret skill imparted to him by Chen Hai, Zhang Tianci was able to so brutally defeat him.

Thinking of this, Ye Fangxian felt a bitter taste in his heart, and it was an unpleasant feeling.

After much thought, he believed that the best choice for turning a disaster into a blessing was to become Chen Hai’s disciple.

After all, should this wish be fulfilled, not only could he save his life, but as long as he showed enough sincerity to earn Chen Hai’s trust, receiving treatment comparable to Zhang Tianci’s was not impossible.

As for avenging past humiliations against Chen Hai?

Ye Fangxian no longer even dared to contemplate such things, knowing that although he might be rash, he was not foolish.

He was no match for Chen Hai’s one disciple, and while Chen Hai had yet to make a move himself, his power and realm were conservatively estimated to be that of the Earth Immortal Realm.

When under someone’s roof, it was best to bow your head when necessary.

For an early stage True Immortal like himself, becoming the disciple of an Earth Immortal was not shameful.

For someone with his modest strength to seek revenge against an Earth Immortal was sheer lunacy.

“You want to become my disciple?” Chen Hai asked, his face a mask of surprise.

He thought he had misheard, and after a brief pause, he looked intently at Ye Fangxian before him and asked for confirmation.