Chapter 22: Becoming an Apprentice

  The square in front of the main hall, Heng Er, Zi Ning and Da Chui, three new disciples, were now concentrating on practicing the basic five-element technique on the diagram.

  Qin Chuan did not disturb them and stood quietly by, watching.

  Chen Hao found that Qin Chuan had returned, with a smile on his face, and walked in front of him, saying: "Master's brother, the three of them are not bad. Heng'er is best at tiger shape, Da Chui is bear shape, and Zi Ning is snake shape. Each person has gradually entered the state."

  Qin Chuan nodded: "I also saw that the three of them are all malleable talents. Let's guide them well in their cultivation, and our Feather Transformation Gate's strength will be further enhanced."

  After a pause, Qin Chuan said: "Junior brother, let them stop their cultivation and go to the main hall. I have some things to announce."

  Chen Hao took orders and hurriedly went to inform the three of them to temporarily stop their cultivation, entering the grand hall together.

  Inside the grand hall, Qin Chuan sat in the middle, Chen Hao sat on one side, and three new disciples stood respectfully, waiting for the master's instructions.

  Qin Chuan cleared his throat and began to speak, "The introductory techniques that the three of you practiced earlier are the basic moves from our sect's secret manual, 'Five Forms Return to Truth'. The 'Five Forms Return to Truth' is a unique technique of our sect with great profundity. The five forms - tiger, crane, bear, ape, and snake - emulate nature, with both external techniques and internal incantations. By choosing the techniques that match your physical constitution and temperament, you can combine internal and external cultivation to achieve rapid progress. Just now, I observed your practice: Heng Er chose the Tiger Form, Zi Cong chose the Snake Form, and Da Chui chose the Bear Form, right?"

  "Yes, Master." The three of them bowed in unison.

  Qin Chuan nodded and said to Chen Hao, "Junior brother, you focus on cultivating the Tiger Form and Bear Form. Take Heng Er and Da Chui as your disciples and guide them in their cultivation. As for Zi Ning, I will take her as my disciple and guide her myself. What do you think?"

  Chen Hao hastily stood up and replied: "Everything will be done according to the instructions of the Master."

  "Heng Er, Da Chui, why don't you quickly pay your respects to Master?" Qin Chuan said with a smile as he looked at the two of them.

  Heng Er and Da Chui immediately knelt down in front of Chen Hao: "Disciples pay respects to Master!"

  Chen Hao's face immediately showed a flustered expression, and he repeatedly said: "Get up, get up, you two get up quickly!"

  In Chen Hao's heart, he had always been a minor character. When the former Liu Zhangmen was alive, he didn't even stand out as a disciple. Now that he had suddenly become the master, receiving others' kneeling and worship, he felt somewhat unaccustomed to it for a while.

  Moreover, Chen Hao is only twenty-three years old this year. Among the two apprentices, the older Qiu Daichui is already eighteen years old this year, and Heng Er is fifteen years old, which is not a big difference. This is also one of the reasons why Chen Hao is not very adaptable.

  But being unfit is not an option, since Master has given the order, I must be a good master.

  At the same time that Heng'er and Qiu Dadao knelt down to pay their respects to Chen Hao, Wang Ziyin also came before Qin Chuan, kneeled down and respectfully said: "Ziyin also pays her respects to Master."

  "Zi Ning, get up." Qin Chuan received Wang Zi Ning's kneeling and bowing ceremony, but unlike Chen Hao, he was not flustered at all, and instead remained very calm.

  In Qin Chuan's heart, a disciple is just a disciple and a master is just a master, regardless of age.

  It's not that Qin Chuan likes to put on airs as a sect leader or master, but rather he believes that rules and regulations are necessary.

  Without rules, there is no square inch. Although the scale of the sect is small, it is also an organization. To maintain the normal operation of an organization, there must be clear rules and regulations. Otherwise, everyone will follow their own preferences, do as they please, and the sect can only be a loose sand, even internal stability is difficult to maintain, let alone development and growth.

  Therefore, Qin Chuan believes that general conventional courtesy can be ignored, but necessary etiquette must be adhered to.

  He also did so in front of his subordinates. He often showed them his gentle and friendly side, while also paying attention to maintaining the dignity of being the leader.

  After the three disciples finished paying their respects to their master, Qin Chuan said: "You three entered on the same day, with Da Chui being eighteen years old, the oldest, and from now on will be known as Big Brother; Zi Ning is sixteen years old, and will be Second Sister; Heng Er is fifteen years old, the youngest, and will be Little Brother. From now on, you three must unite in friendship and progress together."

  Pausing for a moment, Qin Chuan suddenly asked: "Heng Er, do you still remember your parents' surname?"

  Heng'er shook his head and said: "I reported to the leader, Heng'er's parents died when he was a child, and he didn't even see his parents' faces once. He doesn't know his surname."

  Qin Chuann hesitated for a moment, then said: "You have officially become a disciple of the Yu Hua Gate. In the future, when traveling in the Xiu Zhen realm, you will also need to have a name and surname. Since you don't remember your parents' surname, let's follow the surname of the previous Liu Sect Master, and take the name Liu Heng. Are you willing?"

  "Thank you for the gift of a surname, I'm willing to be called Liu Heng!" In the past, Heng'er was just like Zi Xiang, wandering everywhere and suffering from hunger and cold. If it weren't for Liu Zhangmen bringing him back to Yu Hua Men, he would have starved to death on the streets by now. Therefore, in Heng'er's heart, Liu Zhangmen's kindness to him is as great as giving him a second life. Now that he can take Liu Zhangmen's surname and be called Liu Heng, he is naturally very willing.

  With that, everything has been settled. Qin Chuan stood up and said to the crowd: "Follow me, I'll take you to see the sect's training grounds."

  Qin Chu led the way, with everyone following behind him. They soon arrived at the training grounds on the east side.

  Wang Ziyin and Qiu Dachui were just new to the mountain and not familiar with the architecture of Yu Hua Men, so they didn't think there was anything unusual. However, Chen Hao and Heng Er had been in the sect for many years and clearly remembered that this place was originally just a piece of empty land covered with wild grass, without any buildings!

  But now, a vast and spacious training ground is really unfolding before them: the ground is clean and flat, and most of it is made of good rock materials. Inside the training ground, facilities such as meditation mats, wooden stakes, stone locks, and weapon racks are also very complete. On the edge of the training ground, trees and houses are also neat and orderly, like a new world!

  Chen Hao and his new apprentice Liu Heng exchanged a glance, both of them somewhat stunned. Liu Heng's personality was more lively than his master's, and after being shocked for a moment, he couldn't help but ask: "Master, is...is this another one of your magical creations?"

  Qin Chu smiled calmly: "This is not some kind of divine power, it's just the sect's cultivation arena. From now on, the sect's transmission of skills, cultivation, and sparring will all take place in the cultivation arena."

  "Also, the quiet room on the north side of the dojo is a forbidden area for our sect. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter it arbitrarily." Qin Chuan pointed at the quiet room that communicated with the spiritual vein underground and instructed everyone.

  Chen Hao and others nodded respectfully in agreement.

  "Junior brother, from now on, let's officially impart the cultivation method of 'Five Forms Return to Truth' to our disciples." Qin Chuan said as he took out three thin books from his storage ring, keeping one for himself and handing the other two to Chen Hao.

  "This is the practice manual for Tiger Form and Bear Form. The front side is the movement diagram, the back side is the breathing method. Take it to give to your disciples, let them refer to it during their practice."

  These little books were all personally copied by Qin Chuan from the original secret book of "Wu Xing Gui Zhen Jue" a few days ago. At that time, when solving Chen Hao's cultivation problem, Qin Chuan had already thought of this point.

  "The Five Forms Return to Truth Formula" Although the overall effect of practicing the five forms is better, it also requires much higher qualifications from the practitioner. Practicing with insufficient qualifications can be harmful and useless.

  In addition, the school now only has one cultivable skill, which is really a bit shabby. After splitting up, it's equivalent to having five secret skills manuals. When passing on to disciples, there can be more choices.

  Tiger-shaped, bear-shaped secret books were handed over to Chen Hao, while snake-shaped secret books were given to his own apprentice, Wang Ziyin. Qin Chuan and Chen Hao took their apprentices to one side each and began the formal transmission of their skills.

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