I'm Just Making Up The Exercises, My Disciple, Have You Really Mastered Them?

Chapter 1: I Don't Want to Take on Disciples, But He's Offering Too Much

"Senior, this is my gift for becoming your disciple!"

The young man respectfully placed three sandalwood boxes in front of Li Xuan.

"You've misunderstood, I'm not some hidden expert, and I don't take on disciples. Take them back!" Li Xuan said with a slight headache.

The young man's name was Xu Yan, a wealthy young man from the county city. Li Xuan, who had transmigrated to this world, was quite envious of his background. However, Xu Yan's lack of intelligence led him to mistakenly believe that Li Xuan was a hidden expert and insisted on becoming his disciple.

Having transmigrated to this world over ten years ago, Li Xuan had no system, no cheats, and couldn't even leave the small mountain village. What's worse, he was now the only person left in the village.

The village was surrounded by steep cliffs on all sides, with only a narrow passage about ten feet wide for entry and exit. It was a good place for seclusion and hiding. The ancestors of the village had moved here to escape the war.

Now that there was no more war outside, the younger generation in the village was unwilling to live a mediocre life in this small mountain village and began to leave to seek their fortunes in the city.

The nearest town was a hundred miles away, and the journey was treacherous, especially when passing through a dense forest where fierce tigers and beasts often appeared.

Over the past decade, the population in the village gradually decreased. When Li Xuan transmigrated here, there were only a dozen households left, mostly elderly people who stayed behind.

Including Li Xuan, there were only five young adults left in the village, and none of them were willing to stay in the small village. They all wanted to leave for the city to make a living, including Li Xuan.

However, the journey was dangerous, especially the thirty-mile Evil Demon Forest that had to be passed through, where fierce tigers and beasts roamed. Several young adults who left the village had died in the Evil Demon Forest.

Ten years ago, one day, a villager who had once left the village to seek his fortune returned and wanted to take his mother to live in the city. He claimed to have learned the art of tiger hunting and was not afraid of the fierce tigers in the Evil Demon Forest.

So Li Xuan and several young adults from the village accompanied him and left the village.

Although fierce tigers and beasts appeared in the thirty-mile Evil Demon Forest, if one was lucky, they could pass through safely without encountering any.

Li Xuan and his group were not so lucky.

A beautiful and fierce tiger appeared.

The guy who claimed to have learned the art of tiger hunting immediately wielded his knife, roared, and charged forward with a sliding motion...

Only Li Xuan managed to escape in a sorry state and returned to the small mountain village. He always believed that the reason he was able to escape with his life was because he saw that guy sliding forward and decisively turned around to escape.

This art of tiger hunting was too unreliable. It directly sent oneself into the tiger's mouth!

Since then, there was only Li Xuan, a young adult, left in the village. The elderly people who had lost their loved ones gradually passed away over the past ten years. Until half a month ago, Li Xuan bid farewell to the last elderly person in the village.

Looking at the empty small mountain village with only himself left, Li Xuan felt a mix of sadness and anger. Other transmigrators either rose against the odds or had extraordinary backgrounds.

But what about him?

He couldn't even leave the small mountain village!

Without a system or cheats, he might end up living a lonely life in the small mountain village.

"Sigh, I thought I could become a presence like those in online novels, wielding a sword across thousands of miles, slaying demons and monsters, achieving enlightenment, and standing above all for eternity. It seems like I was thinking too much," Li Xuan sighed in his heart and self-mockingly said, "I can't even leave the small mountain village, and I still want to wield a sword across thousands of miles? Ha!"

It was because of this self-mockery that Xu Yan, who somehow arrived in the small mountain village, heard the phrase "wielding a sword across thousands of miles" and mistakenly believed that Li Xuan was a hidden expert. He immediately knelt down with a thud and wanted to become his disciple.

"Senior, I've finally found you. Please accept me as your disciple and pass on your unparalleled divine skills to me!"

"What?!" Li Xuan was startled, widened his eyes, and looked at the sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth dressed in luxurious clothes with a long sword at his waist. He was a bit dumbfounded.

"I am Xu Yan from East River County. Since I was young, I've aspired to find the true Martial Dao. Today, I've had the fortune of meeting you, senior. I hope you will accept me as your disciple. I will work hard in my cultivation and will not let down your teachings!"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Looking at the youth's fanatical gaze and respectful kowtows, Li Xuan was at a loss. His first thought was: This kid's brain doesn't work well!

No matter how Li Xuan refused or denied being a hidden expert, Xu Yan didn't believe him and insisted on becoming his disciple. Li Xuan found his fervent attitude extremely headache-inducing.

"I am not a hidden expert, and I don't know anything about the cultivation methods of the Martial Dao. You've got the wrong person. I even wanted to find someone to teach me the cultivation methods of the Martial Dao!" Li Xuan said.

"That's impossible!"

Xu Yan's gaze was firm as he said, "Senior, don't deceive me. You must be a hidden master!"

"Look here, surrounded by steep cliffs, with beautiful scenery. It's clearly a place for seclusion. If you're not a hidden master, why would you live here alone?"

"Senior, please accept me as your disciple. I will never let down your teachings!"

Xu Yan continued to kowtow, his eyes filled with fanaticism and determination.

"I am not a hidden master. I don't know any cultivation methods, and I don't accept disciples. You've really got the wrong person..."

Li Xuan looked helpless. How could this kid be so single-minded? And how did he manage to pass through the Evil Spirit Forest and arrive at this small village?

Did he really ruin his mind searching for a hidden master?

"I understand!"

Xu Yan suddenly stood up, a look of realization on his face.

"Taking a master is a big deal. How can it be done hastily? I will go back and prepare the ceremony!"

In Li Xuan's bewildered state, Xu Yan dashed away and quickly disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

During this half month, Li Xuan had been regretful, not seizing the opportunity to learn about the outside world from Xu Yan, and even considering using this chance to leave the small mountain village.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yan came again.

And he brought the ceremony for taking a master!

He was determined to become his disciple!

No matter how much he denied it, Xu Yan firmly believed that he was a hidden master.

Li Xuan didn't want to deceive anyone, especially someone with an extraordinary background. Without any cheats or systems, the consequences would be unimaginable if he was exposed.

So he repeatedly refused and denied, but Xu Yan was stubborn, convinced that he was a hidden master, and couldn't be persuaded no matter what.

"Senior, this is 300 taels of gold. I know that material possessions are of no interest to you, but the ceremony cannot be lacking. This is my sincerity!"

Xu Yan opened one of the boxes, revealing thirty neatly arranged gold ingots.

Li Xuan looked at the gold ingots, swallowed his saliva, and felt a slight temptation. But in the end, he gritted his teeth and firmly said, "I won't accept disciples! I am not a hidden master. Take it back. I'm only a few years older than you!"

"Senior, although your appearance is young, it must be because of your accomplished cultivation. It's the reason why you don't age!"

Xu Yan still firmly believed that he was a hidden master and opened the second box.

"This is a thousand-year-old mountain ginseng from my Xu family's collection. It's my second gift for taking a master. I hope senior will accept it!"

Li Xuan swallowed his saliva and looked at the box. Inside was a complete thousand-year-old mountain ginseng that had already taken on a human form. The faint scent of ginseng wafted into his nostrils, invigorating his spirit.

A hundred-year-old mountain ginseng could keep a dying person alive for three days and rejuvenate their vitality. The effects of a thousand-year-old mountain ginseng were even more miraculous.

Li Xuan was tempted, but he gritted his teeth and continued, "Take it back. I really am not a hidden master, and I don't know any cultivation methods!"

Xu Yan opened the third box. "Senior, this is the Nine-Leafed Primordial Mushroom, my third gift for taking a master!"

The Nine-Leafed Primordial Mushroom!

Li Xuan couldn't take his eyes off it. The village elders had said that among the legendary primordial mushrooms, the nine-leafed ones were the best. The Nine-Leafed Primordial Mushroom could prevent all illnesses, enhance one's mental faculties, prevent graying hair, and extend one's lifespan by twenty years.

A rare treasure that was hard to find in the world!

Li Xuan looked at the box, at the jade-white mushroom resembling a lingzhi with nine purple leaves growing on its stem. He took a deep breath, forced himself to look away, and pretended to sigh deeply.

"Fine! Since you've come here with such sincerity, I will accept you as my disciple!"

Xu Yan had given too much. Li Xuan couldn't bear to refuse!

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