"Do not rush to bow; I haven't finished speaking yet. If you truly wish to accept
as your master, I have three conditions you must adhere to," Chen Guan stopped it and said.
"Master, feel free to state them. Not just three, even if they were thirty, three hundred, or three thousand conditions, I will heed your words," the Holy Palace Toad hurriedly replied.
"The first condition is that my existence must remain a secret. I ca here to find suitable disciples. If everyone knew my true identity, how would I test whether these Secret Spirits are worthy of being my disciples?" Chen Guan stated.
"What you are worried about is correct, Master. I will never reveal your identity," the Holy Palace Toad said, although it secretly thought, "I certainly can't tell others about your identity. If they knew, they'd all compete to be your disciple, which would make it difficult for
to be valued."
"Second, I can only accept you as a disciple in na right now; I can't accept you as an official disciple," Chen Guan continued.
"I know my talent disappoints you, but I am utterly loyal to you..." the Holy Palace Toad imdiately exclaid.
"Enough said! You haven't even reached the Ninth Awakening yet. If I accept you as an official disciple, wouldn't my friends make fun of ? If you wish to beco my disciple, you must start as a disciple in na. Only after you reach the Ninth Awakening can you formally enter the sect. If you are unwilling, then return ho now," Chen Guan said, his face turning stern.
The Holy Palace Toad quickly bowed as though planting a scallion, "Master, do not be angry! I am willing, I'm willing. I will follow all your instructions and diligently cultivate to swiftly advance to the Ninth Awakening and beco your official disciple, without bringing you any sha."
"That's better." Chen Guan's expression softened again as he said, "Third, you must do as I say and act accordingly. Do not question or ask more than necessary. Can you adhere to this?"
"Rest assured, Master. I will definitely follow your words and never be talkative or inquisitive. Whatever you say, I'll do," the Holy Palace Toad replied.
"Very well, then I shall accept you," Chen Guan spoke, landing on a sand dune.
The Holy Palace Toad hurriedly descended as well, kneeling onto the sand and formally perford the disciple ceremony, calling out, "Master."
"Since you're now my disciple, you should have a formal na. I shall na you Grand Saint. Are you satisfied?" Chen Guan asked.
"Thank you, Master, for bestowing the na." The Holy Palace Toad quickly bowed again.
Chen Guan gestured for it to rise, then said, "I just descended here and am unfamiliar with the area. I need to know where suitable Secret Spirits can be found, and you should tell
about the paths here."
The Holy Palace Toad quickly described the surrounding situation in detail, although beings like it only roam within the Tear Luo Desert, not daring to leave the desert carelessly and venture elsewhere.
Moreover, in this Tear Luo Desert, the Holy Palace Toad doesn't count as the top-tier existence, or rather, it lives dependently with the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake and the Azure Sea Sky Lotus, without having its own strength.
The true ruler of the Tear Luo Desert is nad "No Tears Asura," a presence comparable to the Celestial Eye Evil God.
The Tear Luo Desert is rely one of his territories, ruled by the Secret God under his command, the "Evil Luo King."
To call it ruling is just occupying the best parts of the Tear Luo Desert. The rest is left to grow wild, occasionally capturing so Secret Spirits to eat as needed.
Due to the harsh environnt and scarce resources in the Tear Luo Desert, Secret Spirits surviving here possess so peculiar abilities.
Like Grand Saint, Heaven Lake, and Lotus, if they don't unite, it would be hard to grow in such a place and might even be discovered and eaten by the Evil Luo King.
However, the Evil Luo King doesn't co out to eat Secret Spirits constantly, so usually, there's not too much worry.
As for areas outside the Tear Luo Desert, Grand Saint knows they're all territories of the No Tears Asura.
The No Tears Asura has five divine generals under him, and the Evil Luo King is just one among them.
The other side of the Tear Luo Desert originally belonged to the Celestial Eye Evil God, but since humans appeared there, they gradually replaced the Celestial Eye Evil God.
As for places farther away, it's beyond what Grand Saint can know, having lived so long but never leaving the No Tears Desert.
"When it cos to Secret Spirits with the best qualifications, it must be that No Tears Asura. However, that No Tears Asura is quite proud, afraid he might..." Grand Saint didn't finish the sentence, but its aning was clear.
Chen Guan wasn't sure and said to it, "Let us first take a look at the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake. Coincidentally, I caught so little fellows as toys. We'll let those little ones take a bath."
"Leave it to , disciple. Though we three are mutually dependent, I am now their leader, and everything is decided by ," Grand Saint assured, patting its chest.
Chen Guan nodded very satisfied, and Grand Saint swiftly led the way.
In a short mont, human and toad returned near the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake.
"Master, take a seat first," Grand Saint directly pulled out lotus leaves from the lake and stretched them to the shore as a seat for Chen Guan.
Chen Guan naturally did not sit down. With a wave of his hand, a delicate set of table and chairs appeared before him, complete with tea utensils.
Grand Saint looked on, its eyes gleaming, inwardly thinking, "Top Secret Spirits from the Celestial Secret Realm are indeed extraordinary! Such divine power like spatial ability is effortlessly wielded."
Thinking this way, Grand Saint beca even more respectful of Chen Guan.
Chen Guan casually beckoned, first summoning the little tiger and instructed Grand Saint to lead it to bathe in the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake.
Upon seeing the little tiger, Grand Saint's eyes showed surprise and doubt. Its eyes glead with golden light while appraising the little tiger, noticing it exuded a kind of dominion.
Human beings are not particularly sensitive to dominion, but Secret Spirits can easily sense it.
That's because only King Level Secret Spirits of a certain race possess dominion, a natural aura of authority.
The little tiger was emitting dominion, indicating it was a descendant of a ruler in the species.
Secret Spirits' sensitivity to royal dominion is crucial because lack of sensitivity might lead them to beco another's al.
"The little ones the master collected are indeed rulers of a species; no wonder he is a top strong figure of the Celestial Secret Realm!" Grand Saint internally sighed, escorting the little tiger into the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake.
The little tiger leapt directly into the lake, swimming around and even drinking so water.
Indeed, it did not end up corroded like other pets. After a long while, it continued splashing in the lake, showing no intention of coming ashore.
Grand Saint beca more surprised, as normally secret spirit cubs cannot stay so long in the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake.
Though the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake has strengthening capabilities, such strengthening can be harmful if excessive, akin to drawing the seedling up to help it grow.
The ti a creature can remain in the Heaven-Facing Holy Lake and how much lake water it can drink depend on how much purification it can tolerate.
Even the Ninth Awakening Secret God's progeny found it difficult to remain in the holy lake for such lengths.
Unbeknownst to it, the little tiger was no longer considered a cub but rely of small stature.
Moreover, it was indeed unusual, with a very unique background and identity.
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