Chapter 64 Refusal!

  The Tiangong Array Tower, inside the main hall, the eyes of Gu Taizhu and Wen Daishi were all fixed on the young man who was tightly held by Little Li. Especially Gu Taizhu's deep eyes carefully examined him, as if admiring a work of art, making him extremely surprised. While sizing him up, he kept nodding his head, with an expression of joy on his face.

  On the other side, Bi Yi had long been stunned on the spot, falling into a deep state of shock. Since witnessing Tang Jing's creation of that exaggerated Cloud and Rain symbol, she knew that Tang Jing's attainments in the field of talismans might be very profound. As for how profound, she wasn't clear, nor did she think it would be so profound as to be able to crack the ancient tower master's Nine Palaces Six Harmonies residual layout.

  Tian Jingang was like a person struck by lightning, his eyes wide open and round, his mouth agape, as if he had seen an immortal.

  "Great! Excellent, fantastic, outstanding!"

  The master of the ancient tower was very pleased with this young man who had solved his own Nine Palaces and Six Harmonies residual puzzle, and said with a smile, "At such a young age, you can solve my Nine Palaces and Six Harmonities residual puzzle. With such high intuition, given time, you will surely make great achievements in the field of talismans."

  "Tang Jing! What are you still dazing about? Quickly kneel down and pay respects to your master."

  Master Hong saw Tang Qing stunned there, and hurriedly urged him. Tian Jinguang, who was on the side, saw that Tang Qing was unmoved, and he was anxious to death. He stepped forward and said, "Tang Qing! You quickly pay homage to your master!" Everyone knew that as long as Tang Qing knelt down to pay homage to his master, Gu Taizhu would definitely accept him as a disciple. From then on, Tang Qing would not only have the background of being a direct disciple of Qingyu Men, but also have Gu Taizhu as a master with extremely high prestige. Under such circumstances, in Yongyang City, he would be able to get whatever he wanted, and his value would skyrocket. Thinking of this, everyone was both envious and jealous of Tang Qing.

  Tang Qing shook his head with a wry smile, his eyebrows furrowed in distress. "I was just itching for a challenge, so I solved your Nine Palaces Six Harmonies puzzle," he said. "As for becoming your master, I'm truly sorry."

  What's this thing about bowing to a master, really sorry?

  Did he refuse the Lord of the Ancient Tower?

  Not only Biyi, Tian Jinguang and others were puzzled, but even Gutashi, Wenda Shi and others were also full of doubts. Hong Daoshi was shocked and asked uncertainly, "Tang Qing, what do you mean by this?"

  At this time, Tang Qing was no longer tactful and bluntly said, "I don't want to be an apprentice."

  I won't rest until I've shocked you with my words!

  If Tang Qing's polite refusal had left everyone in doubt, then his direct rejection was like a wake-up call, shocking not only Bi Yi, Tian Jinguang and Guan Ming, but also the master of the ancient tower and Hong Dashi.

  He... He actually refused?

  Is he an idiot? Doesn't he know what kind of identity the ancient tower master is? Doesn't he know what honor it is to be a disciple of the ancient tower master? Doesn't he know how much benefit this honor can bring to himself?

  "Ah, Tang Jing! Don't be stupid! Quickly kneel down and acknowledge your master!" Tian Jinguang was anxious on the side, his face flushed red. This man had always been easy-going, but after drinking with Tang Jing last night, he had already considered Tang Jing as a brother. Such a great opportunity was right in front of him, within reach, yet it was rejected by this guy. Tian Jinguang was completely collapsing.

  "Tang Jing! How can you refuse!"

  Bi Yi also disregarded her dignity, ran over with a red face and scolded Tang Qing.

  At this moment, Guan Ming's inner complexity is probably unimaginable even to himself. Two years ago, he failed to become a disciple of Gu Taizhen, which has been a pain in his heart ever since. Back then, he had used every trick in the book to try and impress Gu Taizhen, even kneeling for three days and nights in an attempt to move him with his sincerity, but ultimately failed. He never expected that Tang Qing would solve the remaining puzzle of the Nine Palaces Six Harmonies Formation, let alone refuse it.

  Tang Jing's rejection was like an invisible claw, fiercely squeezing Guan Ming's heart. The more he squeezed, the thicker the jealousy in his mind became. The glory that he had always dreamed of obtaining had fallen into Tang Jing's hands, and this guy actually rejected it with such disdain!

  This intangible humiliation made Guan Ming almost unable to breathe.

  "Nonsense! Absolute nonsense!" Master Hong pointed at Tang Qing, who was flustered and didn't know what to do. Gu Taizhu, on the other hand, had a look of astonishment mixed with embarrassment, despite his calm nature. Being rejected by a junior made him lose face, and he wanted to say something, but Tang Qing took a step ahead, bowed and bid farewell before turning around and leaving.

  Seeing Tang Qing leave, Tian Jinguang shouted twice and hurriedly chased after him. Bi Yi was about to chase after him too, but suddenly realized something, cupped her hands and said, "Master Gu Ta, Tang Qing may have temporarily lost his mind, please don't take it to heart, I will definitely persuade him to come back and apologize." After saying that, she also hurriedly chased after them.

  Looking at Tang Qing's thin figure quickly leaving, the awkwardness between Gu Ta's expression gradually disappeared, replaced by a self-mockery. He didn't expect that after waiting for 15 years, he finally got a disciple who could solve the remaining puzzle, but the other party refused. This made Gu Ta unbearable, and he shook his head slightly in disappointment, turning back.

  Master Hong, Master Wen and others saw the dejected expression of Gu Taizhu and advised him while also blaming Tang Qing for being young and ignorant. Later, Master Hong mentioned that Tang Qing had refined the Wind Blade Symbol, which shocked Gu Taizhu, Master Wen and others. They were all masters in the field of symbol refinement, with extremely deep attainments. However, they couldn't even refine a Wind Blade Symbol using the same method as refining a Purification Symbol, let alone Tang Qing who not only succeeded but also made it ten times more powerful than an ordinary Wind Blade Symbol.

  "There's another thing, Master Gu Ta might not know about it yet?" Master Hong pondered for a moment and then said, "The disciple of Qing Yu Men who formed the body of the earth is precisely Tang Jing!"

  What!

  Upon hearing this news, Guta Zhuren and others could no longer sit still.

  "Master Tower, why don't I go to the Qingyu Gate instead? I have a good relationship with the Great Elder Lei Hong inside, and I think he will definitely help if I tell him about this matter." Master Wen knew that Master Tower had been waiting for this disciple for 15 years and couldn't bear to lose him now.

  The master of the ancient tower did not respond, and Tang Jing had already refused in person, which made him extremely disappointed. He was about to give up, but then he learned that Tang Jing had refined the Wind Blade Symbol, and he made up his mind to make Tang Jing his disciple, otherwise it would be a pity to waste such a talented symbol master like Tang Jing.

  "This matter doesn't require your intervention, I have my own plan."

  Gu Tower lived for most of his life, after all, people get wiser with age. After some thought, he felt that he must first figure out why Tang Jing would refuse him, only then could he solve the problem from the root.

  On the way back, Guan Ming's previous elegance was gone, and he became even more gloomy. His mind was filled with everything that had happened in the hall today, and the name Tang Qing kept emerging in his mind.

  "Senior brother, you don't need to think too much about it. That Tang Jing is nothing but a piece of trash who happened to form a precious body due to some luck, but in the end, he's just a useless waste!"

  "Yes! Eldest brother, what is Tang Jing relying on? Isn't he just a useless person? He's actually arrogant to this extent, refusing to become the disciple of Gu Ta Zhu, truly foolish to the extreme."

  Guan Ming suddenly stopped in his tracks, a cold smile spreading across his face as he said, "Dare to rob me, Guan Ming, of my glory? No matter who it is, I will definitely trample him underfoot. Tang Qing, you may have some talent in the realm of alchemy, but forming the Earth Body has doomed you to be a waste, how can you compete with me, Guan Ming?"

  ……

  This time, he had originally planned to exchange some talismans with Wind Blade Symbol, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened. Tang Jing was somewhat depressed, but what's even more depressing is that Bi Yi and Tian Jinguang were both advising Tang Jing all the way, telling him about the benefits of becoming the disciple of the ancient tower master, but Tang Jing was completely unmoved. Bi Yi was so frustrated that she wanted to cry, while Tian Jinguang was beating his chest and stamping his feet, speechless and looking up at the sky.

  This matter quickly spread throughout Yong City, almost overnight. The various families and three cultivation sects of Yong City all knew that the guy who formed the Great Earth Body had solved the remaining puzzle of the Nine Palaces Six Harmonies, but then refused to become a disciple of the ancient tower master. In response to this, people were not only envious and jealous, but also criticized and scolded Tang Jing for being too arrogant and self-aggrandizing. Many hot-blooded young men shouted that they wanted to teach this ignorant guy a lesson.

  Tang Qing had not shown his face since returning to the Qingyu Gate. At that time, he absorbed the internal energy of Guan Deyuan, Guan Feng and Guan Huo, three people's internal energy added up to more than 100 years. Tang Qing refined this hundred-year-old internal energy with his own dragon and tiger true energy and transformed it into his own use. As a result, the dragon and tiger true energy in Tang Qing's body surged by one hundred years, equivalent to sixty years of bitter cultivation.

  After reaching the realm of Qi, it's not that the deeper the inner strength, the higher the realm. On the contrary, a high realm doesn't necessarily represent deep inner strength. For example, Guan De Yuan has been cultivating for decades and has deep inner strength, but he is only at the Small Vehicle stage. Guan Ming, on the other hand, has been cultivating for over ten years and is now at the Post-Heavenly stage. His inner strength is absolutely not as deep as Guan De Yuan's, but it is more refined than Guan De Yuan's. When these two fight, one with deep inner strength and the other with a high realm, who is stronger or weaker is not absolute.

  So, a small vehicle practitioner who has cultivated for over 60 years may sometimes have no better combat power than one in the acquired stage.

  At this moment, Tang Qing sat on the ground with his legs crossed, his expression solemn, his eyes slightly closed, his mind sunk into his dantian, his arms waving continuously, bringing up waves of fierce whistling wind sounds. He was relying on his decades of hard work to frantically unblock the meridians and acupoints in his body.

  He mainly practiced the improved Dragon-Tiger True Qi, the true qi's overbearing uniqueness was unmatched, and he had already thoroughly understood all the meridians and acupoints of his physical body. Although this was a difficult-to-shake earthly physique, it was still broken through by Tang Qing in one night, relying on his lifelong cultivation to forcibly open up several meridians and various acupoints, and his cultivation took a step into the Mahayana stage.

  At dawn, he opened his eyes, and there was no surprise in his expression. He remained calm and serene, raised his finger, and the true energy inside him began to circulate. A black aura burst out from between his fingers, making a whooshing sound as it shot into the forest, striking a large tree with a loud crash. Instantly, all the flowers, grass, and trees within a ten-meter radius of the tree shattered and disintegrated, transforming into an endless void that became a deep pit!