My disciples are all villains.

Everything was related to merit points. If he was so poor that he could not even feed himself, how was he supposed to purchase avatars and improve his realm?

Lu Zhou had always been thinking of bringing the rascals back, but the problem was that the three remaining rascals were each a handful.

Old Seventh was clearly inflicted by the Binding Mantra and had lost his cultivation base. However, he stubbornly remained hidden. Even with Mingshi Yin's capabilities, he could not bring him back. Clearly, capturing him was a difficult task. His current cultivation base was not even comparable to Mingshi Yin's.

Lu Zhou had the third technique, but he did not know what it was. However, what surprised him was the grand technique, Scram, that he had unleashed earlier only depleted half of his extraordinary power. In other words, the Open Heavenly Writing scroll had given him a third technique and also increased his extraordinary power.

As for Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong, there was no need to compare himself to them. Lu Zhou was certain both of them had an Eight-leaf cultivation base.

Lu Zhou stood up. 'I'll have to improve my cultivation base… It's not just that, I'll have to improve my disciples' cultivation bases as well. After all, I can only capture those rascals with a profound cultivation base… and approach the secret of the Nine-leaf stage.'

"Yuan'er." Lu Zhou projected his voice.

Little Yuan'er liked to cultivate in the vicinity. When she heard her master's voice, she appeared inside the great hall like a bolt of lightning. "Master! I'm here!" She did not even kneel. She was hopping around with a wide grin on her face.

Lu Zhou said calmly, "Where are your manners? Behave yourself."

Little Yuan'er pouted and felt aggrieved. She said, "Master, I haven't made any mistakes lately!"

"Don't be so sure about that," Lu Zhou said with his hands on his back.

"Huh?"

"You're all grown up now. You can't act like a child anymore… Someday, you'll have to be independent," Lu Zhou said sincerely.

"Oh." In the past, she never practiced restraint and would immediately threaten to kill another person's family at the slightest provocation.

Times were different now. The hearts of the people in the cultivation world were unpredictable. Danger lurked in every corner. If she were to behave like a child forever, she would never be able to stand on her own two feet.

"Summon your Third Senior Brother here."

"Right away."

A short while later, Duanmu Sheng entered the great hall with Little Yuan'er.

Currently, they were the only disciples in the Evil Sky Pavilion.

Lu Zhou had decided to let Zhu Honggong, Old Eighth, reflect on his actions in the Cave of Reflection.

"Master!" Duanmu Sheng bowed.

Lu Zhou looked at the two of them and said, "How's the cultivation of your Divine One Technique coming along?"

"I'm making progress even though I feel its progress is slow."

"What about you, Yuan'er?"

"Master, I'm feeling fine… I feel like I'm going to sprout a new leaf soon." Little Yuan'er wore an eager expression on her face as though she was waiting to be praised.

Lu Zhou was speechless. With their mind-boggling talent, was there truly a need for him to instruct them? However, his expression remained unchanged as he said, "I'll properly teach all of you in the future."

When Duanmu Sheng and Little Yuan'er heard this, they grinned in delight.

"Thank you, master!" both of them said in unison.

…

Early the next morning.

In a certain gazebo of the Evil Sky Pavilion.

The gazebo sat on a wide empty land below. It was a scenic place that was also suitable for cultivation. which was suitable for cultivation as well.

Lu Zhou sat inside the gazebo. He looked at Duanmu Sheng and Little Yuan'er who were standing below.

"You can go first." Lu Zhou pointed at Duanmu Sheng. "Demonstrate one round of the Divine One Technique without using your Primal Qi."

"Yes, master." Duanmu Sheng struck his palm out. The Overlord Spear flew into his hand, and he began to demonstrate his technique.

The nine disciples of the Evil Sky Pavilion had a reputation in the outside world. Everyone was curious about the treatment of the patriarch to his disciples.

When the others in the Evil Sky Pavilion heard that Lu Zhou suddenly wanted to teach his disciples, they hurried over and observed from afar. This was especially true of the three elders. They were conscious of their statuses. They wanted to look, but they did not want to stand alongside their juniors. Hence, they stood together and observed from the other side. They were curious as well.

"Come in, all of you." Lu Zhou waved his sleeve and beckoned the three elders to join him. They were the elders of the Evil Sky Pavilion, after all.

"Thank you, Pavilion Master."

Leng Luo, Pan Litian, and Hua Wudao walked into the gazebo. They looked down.

Duanmu Sheng was brandishing his spear in a valiant manner. His thrusts were forceful and domineering! They could clearly see the execution of his skills.

A moment later, Duanmu Sheng was done. He spoke confidently, "Master, I'm done."

Lu Zhou looked at the three elders and said, "What do you think, elders?"

"Pavilion Master, we're only elders. We wouldn't dare to overstep our bounds and instruct your disciples." Hua Wudao hastily cupped his hands.

It was one thing to instruct them on other days. In a setting such as this, they had to exercise restraint. After all, Duanmu Sheng was not their disciple.

In truth, Lu Zhou did not mind. However, he decided not to push it if they were unwilling to teach his disciple. It would have been a waste if he could not earn merit points from this.

Lu Zhou stood up and walked to the edge of the gazebo. He pushed his palm out… A miniature golden shining palm print shot out. Then, he said, "Don't dodge."

Bam!

The palm print landed on Duanmu Sheng's leg. He did not move and took the blow squarely.

Lu Zhou's palm print was not too powerful. He merely meant to test Duanmu Sheng. "Your foundation is alright…"

Duanmu Sheng was about to thank Lu Zhou when Lu Zhou continued to say, "However, you were too impatient in your attacks, and you put too much force behind your strikes."

He could tell that much from Duanmu Sheng's exchanges with his opponents.

Leng Luo and the others nodded. In truth, they knew where Duanmu Sheng's problems lay. It was related to his personality. Although he was highly talented, he was still a junior when compared to these old seniors. It was not difficult for a teacher to notice his students' problems. Moreover, these were a bunch of old seniors with terrifying cultivation bases.

Lu Zhou had 1,000 years' worth of Ji Tiandao's memories. Although part of it was lost, it was not something ordinary men could hope to compare to.

Duanmu Sheng scratched his head after listening to Lu Zhou's words. His back was straight, he did not dare to move.

Lu Zhou said, "You are to train under the waterfall behind the mountain for six hours each day for three months."

"Yes, master!" Duanmu Sheng did not seem unwilling. In fact, he seemed delighted. After all, his master was not like this in the past. Previously, his master would rain fists on them and educate them through violence. Currently, not only did his master suppress his temper to teach them, but he even taught them the correct cultivation method. How could he not be happy?

"Ding! Instructing Duanmu Sheng Reward: 300 merit points."

When Lu Zhou heard the notification from the system, his suspicions were confirmed. Before this, he earned merit points by disciplining his disciples. Now, he would have to teach them.

When he instructed Little Yuan'er in the beginning, he had been awarded with merit points. Now that he thought about it, he had been seeking far and wide for something that was close at hand.

"That's a brilliant method, Pavilion Master. It's indeed a great way to train one's endurance and spear skills in a waterfall."

"Looks like the Evil Sky Pavilion's disciples aren't powerful for no reason."

"I'm enlightened," Leng Luo said in a low voice.

Lu Zhou looked at the three of them suspiciously. He was hoping that they would give their opinions as well. He supposed that the Old Age Pavilion would be more aptly named if it was called the Old Age Kiss-Ass Pavilion.

Pan Zhong and Zhou Jifeng were visibly envious at this scene. Even the masters in the Clarity and Heavenly Sword Sects did not personally teach their disciples…

"Use your Primal Qi… Do it again," Lu Zhou said.

"Yes, master!"