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The old man had stars in his eyes and a smile on his face. He stroked his beard and said with satisfaction: "You must agree to my three conditions first. If you agree, I will teach you."

Rulong thought, this old man is not easy to deal with, he started to negotiate. He thought that this old man seemed to care about him, since he was negotiating, he couldn't weaken his aura, otherwise he would be easily controlled by others and many benefits would not be obtained. Moreover, the great man also said that we must dare to fight.

So Rulong said, "Old man, we are in the same boat. If we lose together, we will lose together. If we win together, we will win together. If you help me escape this disaster, I will help you get revenge in the future. Isn't that great? We are partners. You know, it may be difficult to see outsiders in this ghost place, let alone find suitable partners. Besides, you don't have much time. How long do you plan to wait? So don't make excessive conditions."

Rulong did not dare to offend the old man and could only use words to warn him, so as not to damage the harmony by targeting him and leave hidden dangers for the cooperation. As the saying goes, even bacon needs salt, because the salt comes first.

The old man paused for a moment and said, "My friend, you misunderstood. The conditions I offer are very good for you."

Rulong was a little surprised and said, "Please speak, old man."

The old man said, "First, you have to take me as your master."

Rulong thought, this old man taught me how to pronounce and speak, and I also regard him as half a teacher, so it's okay to take him as my teacher. On Earth, there are so many teachers for each subject in elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university. One more is not too much, and one less is not too little. But Rulong thought again, I don't know what the master-disciple relationship in this world of cultivation is different from that on Earth. What if the requirements for the apprentice are too high? Let's learn about it first.

Rulong said, "Old man, I came from the lower world, and I don't know much about the master-disciple relationship here. Please tell me something."

The old man said, "Actually, there's nothing special about it. It's just a relationship between teaching and receiving skills. There are nominal master-apprentice relationships, ordinary master-apprentice relationships, personal disciple relationships, and closed disciple relationships. The closed disciple relationship is like that of father and son. Once a teacher, always a father. A nominal disciple is just a name, with a little relationship. These relationships have different levels of closeness and distance, don't you understand? I just want to take you in as my closed disciple, and we'll be a family in the future, what do you think?"

Rulong thought, the old man can't even protect himself, how much benefit can he get? But he has too many teachers. There is no defense if he adds one more.

Rulong then said, "Old man, there is no limit on the number of people who can become your disciples, right?"

After hearing this, the old man laughed and said, "Take the world as your teacher, take all things as your teacher, take the strong as your teacher, learn from the strengths of hundreds of schools, and help the great one. How could I restrict my disciples from taking others as their teachers? Only learning from the strengths of one school is equivalent to working in isolation. It is not caring for disciples, but selfishness. In this world of cultivation where life and death are at stake, it is equivalent to suicide."

Rulong was relieved after hearing this, but he still didn't tell him about the many teachers on Earth. After all, although the old man's words sounded good, there were many masters, and the feelings were still different, not to mention so many? He didn't want to make the old man unhappy.

Rulong said again: "Old man, you are locked up here, your cultivation is sealed, and you can't even protect yourself. What can you teach me?"

The old man laughed and said, "Looking at the Near Immortal Continent, how many people can surpass what I have learned in my life? What I have taught you is enough to allow you to dominate the world."

Rulong thought the old man was bragging, so he didn't care and said, "Okay, I will take you as my master. What's the second condition?"

The old man said, "The second condition is to marry a daughter of our Wang family."

Rulong was very surprised, thinking that there was such a good thing, so he asked the old man: "Who do you want to marry?"

"As long as they are not married, anyone can do it."

"What if others don't agree?"

"You can pick whatever you want. Whoever you pick is whoever you choose."

“What if there’s nothing I like?”

"Then wait. Someone you like will appear, but don't be too picky. If nothing works out, just make do with what you have."

The two of them started to discuss seriously. Rulong had never seen an old man who spoke so strangely, so he said, "Old man, your words are effective."

The old man laughed and said, "I am the ancestor of the Wang family. Who dares not to listen to me?"

Rulong then said, "What if someone disagrees?"

The old man thought for a moment and said, "If what I say doesn't work, then what you say won't work either."

Rulong added: "Isn't that the same as not saying anything? That's still a condition."

The old man also felt that what Rulong said was right and that it was not necessary to do anything unnecessary, so he said, "Don't worry, my words are my bond and I will definitely do what I say."

After hearing this, Rulong readily agreed and said, "Okay."

Then he asked, "What about the third condition?" Rulong was in a good mood now. Strictly speaking, these conditions were not conditions at all, they were clearly benefits! He was now looking forward to the third condition.

The old man replied: "The third condition is that you have to rescue me from here."

When Rulong heard this, his mood suddenly sank. He thought, what kind of place is this? If I can save someone from here, wouldn't that be courting death? Rulong wanted to say something, but then he changed his mind and thought that he had to give the old man some hope so that he could get some benefits and listen to his experience and magic skills. Besides, saving the old man was also his duty, and the old man was very sincere, so he had to be honest. So he said, "I can only save you from here if I have the ability and it is not too difficult to save you. Otherwise, we will both be doomed and no one will come to save you."

The old man said, "Of course. I am also sensible and will not let you take too many risks."

The old man was very happy that Rulong could be honest with him, and felt that this was more reliable. Rulong felt that an agreement could be reached, so he said, "Old man, how should I become your disciple? When I get out, how can I make the people of the Wang family believe what I say, and how can I get you out?"

The old man then said to Rulong, "The conditions are limited now and time is tight, so the ceremony of becoming a disciple should be kept simple. Just call me Master, and I will accept you as my last disciple."

Rulong thought this was too easy. Shouldn't he kneel down and kowtow? When Rulong was hesitating, the old man said eagerly, "My dear disciple, think about immortality, think about being unrivaled in the world, think about having a beautiful wife and concubines, and think about passing on magical powers to you. You can achieve them after you become my disciple."

Rulong thought that the old man had been locked up for too long and was mentally ill, so he was anxious and angry. He didn't know how much he valued him, so he was so eager to accept him as his disciple. However, the old man was straightforward and honest, so Rulong didn't care. He knelt down with a plop, kowtowed several times, and called him Master. Rulong confused the old man. The old man thought that this kid was still thinking about paying respects, yes, he was not wrong, so he cried with joy and helped Rulong up.

Rulong is now in the foundation-building stage. Although the old man's cultivation has been sealed, Rulong can still feel it, so he is not afraid of the old man getting close to him.

The old man took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Rulong, saying, "This jade pendant is a token of my love. When you meet someone of status in the Wang family in the future, they will recognize you, which will be helpful to you. As for saving Master, we will talk about it after you have achieved great success and become stronger, and when you can easily enter and exit here. However, this lock requires proficiency in formations and secret techniques to break, so you must learn these two well.

After hearing this, Rulong said, "Master, rest assured. I already know the key points of this lock formation. I will concentrate on learning after I get out and try my best to rescue you as soon as possible, even if there are difficulties and dangers. I will do whatever it takes."

Rulong changed his words to Master, and the change was very smooth. Rulong said again: "Master, you see, time is too tight, we are all on the same side, tell me how to escape first, and then pass on to me the unparalleled magical powers you know!"