Chapter 335 Qiankun Stone
Duanmu Bai looked at Nie Tian speechlessly, even wondering if he had heard it wrong.
It sounded a little ridiculous that Nie Tian wanted to accept Duanmu Lu as his apprentice.
Duanmu Lu was at the second level of Giant Spirit, and Nie Tian was at the first level of Giant Spirit. How could a teacher be weaker than a student?
Although Duanmu Bai had heard about Nie Tian's killing of Luo Fan, he felt that it was a bit exaggerated. Even if he saw that Nie Tian was a potential dragon, he didn't think the latter was qualified to be Duanmu Bai's teacher.
You know, once Nie Tian became Duanmu Bai's teacher, he would be on an equal footing with Duanmu Bai, who was his father.
What is a teacher? A master.
Master, master, both a teacher and a father.
Duanmu Bai understood this, and Nie Tian certainly understood this as well.
This was also one of the reasons why he wanted to accept Duanmu Lu as his apprentice.
With the identity of Duanmu Lu's teacher, he could be on an equal footing with Duanmu Bai without any scruples.
"My benefactor, I am willing to take you as my master." Just when Duanmu Bai was still highly suspicious of Nie Tian, Duanmu Lu behind him seemed to suddenly understand something, and he said in surprise, and then knelt down with a plop.
"..." Duanmu Bai's eyes widened, and he looked at Duanmu Lu in astonishment, and his expression was very funny.
Duanmu Lu had already knelt down, and if he didn't take him as his master, it would be in vain.
And at this time, if Duanmu Bai objected, it would definitely not be a wise choice. Because Nie Tian has not yet opened the Eight Extreme Sword Seal for Duanmu Lu.
Nie Tian looked at Duanmu Lu and said happily in his heart: "Stinky boy, you finally got it, it's worth it for me to save you three times."
"Palace Master Duanmu, you won't object, right?" Nie Tian glanced at Duanmu Bai and said with some pride.
Duanmu Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead and had to shake his head and said: "Of course, I don't object."
At this point, Duanmu Bai had no choice.
He also couldn't understand how things had come to this.
Jin Dabao and Qiu Shan smiled at each other behind Nie Tian, and really admired Nie Tian's wisdom.
Next, Duanmu Bai respectfully performed the apprenticeship ceremony. Nie Tian sat upright, and finally helped him up, smiling: "Very good, from now on, you are my tenth, no, eleventh direct disciple."
"Huh?" Duanmu Lu was stunned and said in astonishment: "Teacher, do I have another senior brother?"
"..." Duanmu Bai also curled his lips and thought: "Are you sure you are not joking?"
Nie Tian said seriously: "You have ten senior brothers above you, one of whom is in the City Lord's Mansion and is in seclusion. As for the other nine, I will introduce them to you when I have the chance in the future."
As Nie Tian spoke, he glanced at Duanmu Bai and thought: "You guy, you are so lucky!"
The reason why Nie Tian said this was because of Tang Hao.
Duanmu Lu became Nie Tian's direct disciple, which meant he became Tang Hao's junior brother. Duanmu Bai was one level higher than Tang Hao for no reason. What else could this be but luck?
If Duanmu Bai knew this, he would be so happy that his chrysanthemums would bloom.
"City Lord Nie Tian, the first condition has been met. Tell me your second condition." Duanmu Bai was a little anxious, wanting Nie Tian to open the Eight Extreme Sword Seal for Duanmu Lu as soon as possible, and said.
Nie Tian was not in a hurry, but took out a volume of martial arts, and said: "Duanmu Lu, this volume of Heavenly Sword Art, the Nine Extreme Sword Art of the Heart, is the first gift from your master to you."
"Heavenly Sword Art!!" Duanmu Bai and Duanmu Lu were stunned at the same time.
Duanmu Bai's spiritual sense probed over and was immediately petrified.
The moment Duanmu Lu touched the sword art with both hands, he was also stunned on the spot.
After the father and son were still for a few seconds, they finally reacted.
"City Lord Nie Tian, your move is really, really, really..." Duanmu Bai was so excited that his voice trembled, which was very different from his previous reaction. At the end, he didn't know how to describe it, and he hesitated and couldn't continue.
Nie Tian smiled indifferently and joked: "It's really generous. It makes you ashamed, right?"
Duanmu Bai's old face turned red, and he smiled awkwardly, saying: "I am ashamed."
Jin Dabao and Qiu Shan were stunned, of course not because Nie Tian took out the Heavenly Sword Art, but because Duanmu Bai called himself "underlord".
It seems that the Heavenly Sword Art is still powerful. Once it was taken out, even Duanmu Bai took the initiative to bow his head.
The Jixin Jiujue Sword Art in Nie Tian's hand was also brought out from the Blood Slaughter Hall, and it was a high-level Heavenly Sword Art. Nie Tian studied it carefully and found that it was very difficult to practice. It required a very high talent and perseverance in the swordsmanship of the swordsman, and it was not something that ordinary swordsmen could practice successfully.
Nie Tian felt that the Jixin Jiujue Sword Art was very suitable for Duanmu Lu.
Duanmu Lu, although a little slow sometimes, has a great talent for swordsmanship, and he is determined, so he will definitely be able to successfully practice the Nine Ultimates.
"Thank you, teacher." Duanmu Lu almost trembled as he took over the sword art, and his pride was all revealed on his face.
"Yes." Nie Tian nodded, and then turned his eyes to Duanmu Bai again, saying: "Palace Master Duanmu, the first condition has been met. I have a second condition."
"City Master Nie Tian, please speak." Duanmu Bai took the initiative this time, and his face was full of spring breeze.
Duanmu Lu directly got a volume of high-level sword art of the heavenly rank. How could he, as a father, not be full of spring breeze?
Nie Tian nodded slightly, his expression became more serious, and said solemnly: "I want to borrow the Qiankun Stone from your sect."
"Qiankun Stone!" Hearing these three words, Duanmu Bai's smiling face froze.
The Qiankun Stone, the treasure of the Qiankun Palace, is a huge stone that is 100 meters high and dozens of meters long and wide. It is rumored that the Qiankun Stone is a divine stone passed down from the ancient times. It can resist attacks of Yuanli and only withstand attacks of pure power, and it can also recover.
In other words, if a warrior hits the Qiankun Stone with a palm, if a palm print is made, the palm print will be restored in the blink of an eye, which is very magical.
The Qiankun Stone is regarded as the treasure of the Qiankun Palace by the people of the Qiankun Palace. In a sense, it is the symbol of the Qiankun Palace.
Nie Tian formed an alliance with the Qiankun Palace, so of course he had to know about the latter in advance. So he not only knew the existence of the Qiankun Stone, but also knew that the Zhenji crystal he got from Duanmu Lu and Duanmu Wan'er before was nurtured by the Qiankun Stone.
If Nie Tian guessed correctly, the Qiankun Stone is actually a Zhenji jellyfish stone.
Zhenji jellyfish stone is a very peculiar mineral. It is extremely flexible, has almost 100% resistance to force attacks, and can absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth, and breed the forbidden stone of illusionists, the True Crystal.
If you use the True Jellyfish Stone to make a spiritual weapon or a set of armor, there will definitely be unexpected magical effects.
However, Nie Tian borrowed the Qiankun Stone from Duanmu Bai not to make spiritual weapons, but for other purposes.
He wanted to use the Qiankun Stone as the audition stone for the Dragon Blood Martial Arts Competition.
To put it bluntly, the Qiankun Stone is used to test the strength of all the warriors participating in the Dragon Blood Martial Arts Competition and hold an audition.
Because there are too many applicants for the Dragon Blood Martial Arts Competition, there are nearly 100,000 people. If all the competitions are decided, it is estimated that there will be no result until next year.
Of course, the Qiankun Stone, a magical object, is too much of a waste of talent to be used to screen the contestants of the Dragon Blood Martial Arts Competition.
Nie Tian uses the Qiankun Stone for another deeper meaning.
The Qiankun Stone is almost as famous as the Qiankun Palace. He wants to use the Qiankun Stone to tell the people of the entire Nanshan Region that Tianluo City and Qiankun Palace have formed an alliance.
If the Qiankun Stone appears at the audition site of the Dragon Blood Martial Arts Association, it would be equivalent to telling everyone that Tianluo City has a powerful ally, the Qiankun Palace.
In this way, it can have the effect of shocking everyone, and it can also firmly bind Tianluo City and Qiankun Palace together.
However, the Qiankun Stone is the treasure of the Qiankun Palace, and it is still a question whether Duanmu Bai is willing to lend it.
Duanmu Bai stared at Nie Tian for a long time, making sure that the latter was not joking again, and said solemnly: "City Lord Nie Tian, the Qiankun Stone is the treasure of the Qiankun Palace. Although I am the master of a palace, I can't..."
But Duanmu Bai was interrupted by Nie Tian just halfway through.
"Palace Lord Duanmu, if you are unwilling to lend the Qiankun Stone, you can leave." Nie Tian's expression was cold and his eyes were determined.
Duanmu Bai froze for a moment, and immediately reacted in a state of confusion.
He didn't expect that Nie Tian would change his attitude faster than turning a page of a book. The atmosphere was harmonious just now, but before he finished speaking, dark clouds rolled in.
Jin Dabao, Qiu Shan, Duanmu Lu, Duanmu Wan'er and others also looked at Nie Tian in unison, some embarrassed, some confused.
Duanmu Bai's face was blue and red, and Duanmu Lu on the side looked at him, and his eyes were clearly urging him to agree to Nie Tian's conditions.
"City Lord Nie Tian." After a long time, Duanmu Bai finally spoke again and said, "Do you really want to borrow the Qiankun Stone?"
"Yes!" Nie Tian nodded, very decisively.
"Okay!" Duanmu Bai was ruthless and almost shouted, "Qiankun Stone, this palace master will lend it to you!"
Duanmu Bai knew that if the Qiankun Stone left the Qiankun Palace, this move would definitely be opposed by many people in the palace, but for Duanmu Lu, even if everyone opposed it, he had to do it.
"Palace Master Duanmu is indeed bold." Nie Tian's expression suddenly softened, and he said, "Thank you very much."
Nie Tian looked relaxed, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
Just now, he just took a gamble, and he was really afraid that Duanmu Bai would refuse.
Luckily, Duanmu Bai did not disappoint him and finally agreed with gritted teeth.
"City Master Nie Tian, both conditions have been met. Can I unlock the sword seal now?" Duanmu Bai did not bother to be polite with Nie Tian and said directly.
"Of course." Nie Tian smiled, then stood up and said, "Let's go to the martial arts arena together."
Nie Tian dared to ask Duanmu Bai for such a high price, of course he had prepared everything.
In fact, three days ago, he had already thought about how to open Duanmu Lu's Baji Sword Seal, but he had been waiting for Duanmu Bai to arrive.
A moment later, the figures of the crowd appeared in the martial arts arena of the City Lord's Mansion.
Nie Tian and Duanmu Lu stood in the martial arts arena, facing each other.
The others watched from the side, especially Duanmu Bai, who wanted to see how Nie Tian would activate the Eight Extreme Sword Seal that even Lin Yiqing was helpless against.