Ming Zhitian waved his hand, "I understand now. Senior, why are you all so unlucky? You all waited painstakingly for hundreds of years, only to find someone as useless as me. But, Senior, you are still considered lucky. When my Master Sheng waited for me, I was a cripple with a ruined cultivation, nothing at all."
Ouyang Yuanxia was startled, "Reshaping bones and repairing cultivation? Which renowned physician in the medical world is your master?"
Ming Zhitian shook his head, "No, he is a martial arts great."
Ouyang Yuanxia became interested, "Oh? Tell me about it. I'd like to see who this junior is?"
Ming Zhitian asked, "Junior? Are you very old, Senior?"
Ouyang Yuanxia didn't argue with him, "Just speak when I tell you to!"
Ming Zhitian said, "Ran Yizhou."
"What?" Ouyang Yuanxia thought he had misheard.
Ming Zhitian raised his voice, "My Master Sheng is called Ran Yizhou. Do you know him?"
Ouyang Yuanxia looked up and saw him clearly, "Are you speaking of the Martial Saint Ran Yizhou?"
Ming Zhitian nodded, "That's right."
A favor of a meal etched in his heart, never to be forgotten for thousands of years.
Ouyang Yuanxia reminisced, "Although he was younger than me, his destiny was something I could never reach in my lifetime. The world laughed at him for being a martial cultivator, but they were merely clowns. Martial Saint Ran Yizhou, among the youngest cultivators, single-handedly founded the Divine Sect, a figure of worship beyond the reach of spellcasters and异修.
Ouyang Yuanxia snapped back to reality, his eyes sharply fixed on Ming Zhitian, "Are you lying?"
Ming Zhitian asked, "Have you seen the Imperial Artifact Art?"
"!"
Ming Zhitian condensed air into a fist. Although it was a minor trick, it was still hard for ordinary cultivators to detect transparent objects in the presence of great beings.
Ouyang Yuanxia was shocked, "Are you truly the disciple of my benefactor?"
Ming Zhitian asked, "Do you know my Master Sheng?"
Ouyang Yuanxia immediately lowered his stance, "Know him? Martial Saint Ran once did me a great favor. When I was at my lowest and most desolate, he brought me a bowl of hot rice with a few pieces of meat and some greens. I remember it vividly to this day! Kid, have you ever starved? You haven't, and you don't know what it's like to live on the verge of despair. That's why I've been looking for an opportunity to repay him."
The scene replayed...
Ran Yizhou said, "Uncle, take this bowl of rice. Cultivation emergencies, don't be polite."
Ouyang Yuanxia looked up, "May I ask Senior's name?"
Ran Yizhou hesitated, "I am younger than you, Ran Yizhou."
Ouyang Yuanxia was shocked, "Martial Saint?!..."
"Birds flying by~~~~..............."
But Ran Yizhou was already gone. To this day, Ouyang Yuanxia still regretted not being able to thank him in person, as he had come and gone in such a hurry.
After hearing Ouyang Yuanxia's account, Ming Zhitian was filled with emotion, "I never expected that Master Sheng was already invincible in the ancient cultivation world when he was so young?"
Ouyang Yuanxia shook his head, "No, at that time, it wasn't called the ancient cultivation world yet. Its original name was the Myriad Ancient Cultivation World."
Ming Zhitian pondered, "That's not right. Who are you, exactly? How do I know you're not tricking me? The path of cultivation is fraught with deception. Don't scare me, I, Ming Zhitian, wasn't raised to be easily frightened."
Ouyang Yuanxia was quite pleased, "Good. You have your master's demeanor. Knowing the dangers of the mortal world will help you protect yourself, even if you are only at the sixth level of Qi cultivation now."
"Alright, since you are my benefactor's disciple, I won't beat around the bush. I have been waiting here for hundreds of years for a fated person to inherit my legacy and then rescue my daughter who is in a distant kingdom."
Ming Zhitian waved his hand, "No, I already have Master Sheng, so I won't take another master."
Ouyang Yuanxia considered, "If you are not going to be my disciple, then there must be a reason. How about this, I'll make a concession. My daughter's name is Ouyang Ni Feng. She is beautiful and kind-hearted, and quite suitable for you. After you rescue her, she will naturally follow you."