"I don't know much about Jing Xiu," Chen Xi rubbed his chin. "But in the secret realm before, I often heard Jin Yan complain that he had taken in a good-for-nothing."
"Jin Yan is irritable and arrogant," Yan Hua frowned. "He really dislikes Jing Xiu, his disciple who can't learn anything. But the Jing Xiu before was quite stubborn in cultivation. How should I put it, his temperament is quite different from now."
Jing Xiu had been living here for so long, and he hadn't seen Jing Xiu practice in private.
Before that, he had heard evaluations from the West Sea Dragon Clan about Jing Xiu's diligence.
The difference was too great.
Chen Xi spread his hands. "Actually, Jin Yan is a complete hypocrite. He beats to death what he dislikes, and protects what he likes. Among the Four Ancestral Dragons, only he has such a temperament."
"Because Jin Yan was born in darkness," Yan Hua looked at Chen Xi and explained slowly. "He is not a dragon of light attribute, so he has a killing aura in his bones. Although I don't want to make excuses for him, Chen Xi, you don't know that it's already considered restraint that Jin Yan only beats people violently instead of eating them now."
Chen Xi was probably the youngest and born the latest among the Four Ancestral Dragons. Hearing this, he looked terrified. "Jin Yan eats people?"
Yan Hua nodded. "He did all sorts of evil. Back then, the Heavenly Dao didn't have so many restrictions. Jin Yan could eat whoever he wanted. You were young, so you didn't see much of it."
Chen Xi's mouth twitched. Thinking carefully about the current Jin Yan, he had to admit that he had indeed restrained himself.
Not far away.
Jin Yan glanced at the stunned Ling Ruo, ignored her, and turned to leave.
Ling Ruo reacted belatedly and hurriedly chased after him. "Master, Master, where are you going!"
Jin Yan looked at her. "I'm going to give two more cultivation techniques to Qi Yu and Si Qing."
As he spoke, he raised his hand, and two ancient-looking bamboo slips appeared in his palm.
"These should be ancient cultivation techniques, right?" Ling Ruo raised her head in disbelief. "I've always wanted to learn these cultivation techniques, but you refused to teach me. Now you want to teach them? I'm your disciple!"
What Ling Ruo said was indeed true.
The original Jing Xiu had always yearned to learn these two ancient cultivation techniques.
But Jin Yan was unwilling to teach them.
"I really don't like you, but I don't teach you because I don't want to harm you," Jin Yan said with a cold tone. "These two ancient cultivation techniques are dark magic. Only those with a firm mind can learn them. You can't learn them, and if you try, you'll only go mad."
He paused here and suddenly conjured two identical cultivation techniques and threw them over:
"Of course, if you insist on learning, I have no objection."
Jin Yan looked at Ling Ruo and licked his lips:
"This way, I can kill you openly after you go mad. Then, a stupid and useless person like you will have nothing to do with me."
Ling Ruo's hands trembled.
Yan Hua suddenly spoke, "What Jin Yan said is true."
Ling Ruo was startled and looked up at Yan Hua.
Yan Hua walked over slowly. "When a dragon goes mad, their initial master can kill them."
"These two ancient cultivation techniques are not suitable for you, Jing Xiu."
Ling Ruo clenched her fists tightly, not knowing if she was speaking for herself or for the original Jing Xiu. "This is not suitable for me, and that is not suitable for me either. Master Jin Yan, I became your disciple, but you never taught me anything!"
In the original Jing Xiu's memory, there were no cultivation techniques at all.
"Are you blaming me?" Jin Yan suddenly became angry and slapped her. "You can't learn it, don't you understand! Am I less anxious than you?"
Ling Ruo was a little stunned by the slap.
Yan Hua sighed and looked at Ling Ruo. "Jing Xiu, there is something more important in this world than diligence and talent, and that is comprehension."
"If you don't understand, then you can look at this." Yan Hua picked up the teacup on the table. "Your comprehension is only as much as this small teacup, while Qi Yu and Si Qing's comprehension is that pond not far away."
"Your comprehension is too low. Diligence and talent alone are not enough, because even if you have the cultivation techniques, you won't be able to enter or understand them."
"As a result, others can learn tens of thousands of cultivation techniques, while you can only dabble in the most basic and vicious ones. So it's not that Jin Yan is unwilling to teach you, it's that you can't learn."
Ling Ruo trembled all over.
She felt that this was enough.
Before, when she used Qi Yu's body, they said she didn't have enough talent.
Later, when she transformed into Qi Wen, she couldn't make much of a splash.
Now, in Jing Xiu's body, she was still a fool!
Didn't she have the luck to possess a genius?
Jin Yan rolled his eyes at Yan Hua.
Yan Hua met his gaze. "And you too, Jin Yan. Can't you just talk properly? Even if you beat Jing Xiu to death, if you don't explain clearly, she won't understand."
"Damn it, taking disciples is so troublesome," Jin Yan couldn't help but curse.
Chen Xi stood by and glanced at Jin Yan, then muttered behind Yan Hua, "Taking disciples isn't troublesome. The key factor that makes this troublesome is that you misjudged when you chose disciples in the first place, isn't it?"
Jin Yan had always wanted to find a very intelligent successor to inherit his legacy, thinking it would be very fulfilling. Many people knew this.
Chen Xi's words hit Jin Yan's sore spot.
Jin Yan instantly became enraged.
Chen Xi pursed his lips. He was just telling the truth...
Ling Ruo looked up, and with courage she didn't know where it came from, met Jin Yan's gaze. "Master, Jing Xiu is indeed stupid, but Qi Yu and Si Qing are not your disciples. It should be a violation of the West Sea rules for you to impart your cultivation techniques and secrets to Qi Yu and Si Qing so casually!"
An Nuo and Shao Feng looked up at the sky.
Actually, what she said was not wrong.
Although the Dark Dragon Palm and the Illusionary Sky Phantom were not inheritance techniques, they were not techniques that could be easily imparted.
Because...
In the era of the Ancestral Dragons, the Four Ancestral Dragons had no rules, so the four of them knew all sorts of techniques.
But later, when the Four Seas were established and the sea was divided into East, South, West, and North,
The Four Ancestral Dragons made a tacit agreement among themselves.
That is, they would not impart their respective specialized techniques to the descendants of others...
In other words, the South Sea Ancestral Dragon would only impart his specialties to the South Sea Dragon Clan, and the West Sea Ancestral Dragon would only impart his specialties to the West Sea Dragon Clan, and everyone would mind their own business.
Of course, although this rule existed, in reality, the Four Ancestral Dragons had not followed it for many years.
The reason was that no one dared to pursue it.
Therefore, when Jin Yan wanted to teach Qi Yu and Si Qing the Illusionary Sky Phantom and the Dark Dragon Palm, Yan Hua and Chen Xi didn't think there was any problem, and even An Nuo and Shao Feng didn't stop him.
After all, if the ancestors were willing to teach, who could do anything about it?
Currently, Ling Ruo was the first person to dare to say this to Jin Yan.
After saying that, Ling Ruo regretted it and lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.
However, Jin Yan did not show the expected rage. Instead, he turned to Yan Hua. "I think what she said is right. Qi Yu and Si Qing are not my disciples, and it's not good for me to teach them casually like this. Therefore, Yan Hua, let me take them as my disciples, so I can teach them the West Sea inheritance as well."
Ling Ruo looked up in disbelief. "But, they are from the South Sea."
"So what?" Jin Yan looked at Jing Xiu, not seeing any problem. "You call the West Sea Dragon King over, and see if he dares to have an opinion?"
"You can't learn the cultivation techniques, and the West Sea Dragon King's son, Chu Xian, can't even awaken his inheritance. The younger generation of the West Sea Dragon Clan are only you and Chu Xian. The other West Sea tribes are holding back from having children."
"Neither of you can be supported. Who will I pass on the West Sea techniques to in the future? Or teach no one and directly cut off the inheritance? You might be willing to cut off the inheritance, but I'm not."
Perhaps because he was looking forward to Qi Yu and Si Qing learning his legacy, Jin Yan's tone was unusually good.
Ling Ruo was speechless.
Yan Hua looked at Jin Yan, considered the pros and cons, and then extended his hand to Jin Yan. "I can agree, but you must swear with three claps of your hands, not to use verbal or physical violence, not to provoke killing intent in Qi Yu and Si Qing, and to teach them everything you know."
Jin Yan raised his hand and clapped with Yan Hua three times.
Ling Ruo pursed her lips. "What if, what if Qi Yu and Si Qing are unwilling!"
"They're not stupid. Why would they be unwilling to such a good thing?" Chen Xi said, then suddenly smiled brightly and trotted over. "By the way, since Jin Yan has decided to teach them, why don't you take me along too? I also want to teach them my cultivation techniques!"
Jin Yan cast a disdainful glance at Chen Xi. "Why do you do whatever others do? You've been by Yan Hua's side for so long, why didn't you take them as disciples before? You have to take them as disciples with me."
"Then I was worried that someone would say I was taking disciples from other races," Chen Xi muttered behind Yan Hua. "The races in the Three Realms are all opportunistic. If I did what you did, someone would definitely find trouble, but if you take the lead in taking disciples from other races, they wouldn't dare to say a word."
"Heh," Jin Yan spat at Chen Xi. "Coward."
Chen Xi glared at him from behind Yan Hua. "I'm willing! I'm willing to be a coward, and I don't need your protection. You can't control me!"
Jin Yan was amused by him. "If you have the guts, come out from behind Yan Hua. What kind of ability is it to argue with me while hiding behind him!"
Chen Xi hid and ignored him.
Shao Feng looked at Chen Xi. "Speaking of which, Master Chen Xi, why don't you go to the East Sea to take disciples?"
Many people in the East Sea had awakened their inheritance so far, but it seemed that no one had been taken as a disciple by Chen Xi.
"Oh, that's because the inheritance in the East Sea is simpler than the other three seas. They can learn it themselves without being taught," Chen Xi said slowly. "Since they can learn it without being taught, why would I take disciples?"
Shao Feng felt something was wrong with this statement.
Then why did you take my cubs as disciples?
Jin Yan raised his eyes, sneered at Chen Xi, and then said slowly to Shao Feng, "Don't listen to his nonsense."
"As Ancestral Dragons, after taking disciples, besides teaching the inheritance techniques, we also teach our own cultivation techniques and incantations, just like the Dark Dragon Palm and the Illusionary Sky Phantom yesterday."
"The reason Chen Xi doesn't take disciples from the East Sea, besides the fact that the East Sea inheritance is simpler and doesn't need to be taught, is also because no one in the East Sea can learn his own cultivation techniques."
Jin Yan played with the teacup. "Since the East Sea inheritance doesn't need to be taught, and the East Sea juniors can't learn Chen Xi's cultivation techniques and incantations, Chen Xi naturally has no intention of taking disciples."
Shao Feng and An Nuo exchanged glances, and only then did they understand why Chen Xi had never taken disciples in the East Sea for so long.
However.
Shao Feng looked at Chen Xi with some doubt. "Master Chen Xi, is your cultivation technique of the attack type, or?"
Yan Hua had more defensive techniques.
Jin Yan was better at attack techniques.
Only Chen Xi's specialized technique type was currently unknown.
"As for me, emmmmm..." Chen Xi looked at Shao Feng, seeming to find it difficult to answer.
Yan Hua smiled secretly.
Jin Yan put on a look of watching a show, and still couldn't resist mocking. "Chen Xi, tell him. What's so embarrassing about this kind of thing? Speak, speak."
Chen Xi glared at him fiercely.
Jin Yan laughed heartily.
An Nuo and Shao Feng were even more confused.
Chen Xi vaguely brushed it off. "You'll know in the future. Don't ask."
Seeing this, An Nuo and Shao Feng had no choice but to shut up and ask no more questions.
Three days later.
Qi Yu and Si Qing woke up and were both stunned when they heard they had two more masters.
What the heck.
When did this happen?
"Don't worry, they'll at most just hold the title of master," Yan Hua said with the most ruthless words in a calm tone while holding a magic artifact. "I've already sworn with Jin Yan with three claps of my hands. If Jin Yan dares to lay a hand on you, I'll chop off his tail and make braised dragon tail for you to eat."
"That's enough. You're sticking to me like glue, and you've sworn. What else do you want?" Jin Yan was irritable. "Am I as fierce as you say?"
Chen Xi: "..."
You have no self-awareness at all.
Look at Jing Xiu's face yourself?
Qi Yu and Si Qing looked at Jin Yan, in a defensive posture.
Jin Yan cleared his throat. "The techniques and inheritance cultivation techniques that Yan Hua can teach you are mostly defensive. The attack ones are not strong, but on my side, there are many cultivation techniques for poisoning, treasure hunting, and punishing. The West Sea inheritance also has many techniques similar to the Illusionary Sky Phantom. Don't you want to try?"
"Yes!" Qi Yu raised her hand first.
Yan Hua glanced at her.
This little cub is truly dark and clear.