After leaving the Qingshan Sect, the Grand Elder began searching the Eastern Province for a desolate, godforsaken place.
He planned to use it as the new base for the sect.
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed as he spotted a desolate hilltop.
Looking at the surrounding environment, he thought, Perfect. This fits the Qingshan Sect's style perfectly.
There was no sign of human life for ten thousand miles, the spiritual energy was sparse, and the environment was harsh...
Then, he frowned. There were a few thatched huts on the hilltop.
“Someone is here?”
The Grand Elder frowned with a tinge of regret. He hadn't expected someone to beat him to such an auspicious site.
Just as he was about to leave, he instinctively swept his divine sense over the area, and his expression turned peculiar.
With a flash of his figure, he appeared on the hillside.
“This is my territory from now on. Pack up and get out...”
“Who the hell do you think you are, telling me to move?”
At this moment, Shi Banxian was absolutely furious.
Ever since he had performed a divination for the three Unity-stage big shots of the Eastern Province and ended up divining an unmatchable existence, he had washed his hands of the business.
He felt he was no longer suited for this line of work.
He had taken on two big orders, and both times, he had almost lost his life.
If he hadn't been smart and begged for mercy quickly, he would have been dead long ago.
Originally, after his disciple died, he had decided to hide out for a while.
But he hadn't hidden well enough, and the Ancestors of the three major sects of the Eastern Province had found him.
They had forced him to divine the location of the Break-Stage Grass.
He had divined that it was in the demon race territory.
Yet those heartless bastards had further demanded he divine whose hands it was in.
In the end, his luck was so terrible that he ran into yet another unmatchable existence.
Shi Banxian had begged repeatedly before that unmatchable existence spared his life once again.
From that moment on, Shi Banxian decided to wash his hands of the business for good and never perform divinations again.
It was simply too terrifying!
So, after fooling the three big shots, he had sworn a solemn oath right in front of them to wash his hands of the business.
Even then, he still didn't feel safe. After taking the spirit stones, Shi Banxian found this remote place to live as a recluse.
He was afraid of being found by those old fossils of the three major sects again.
If they held a blade to his neck, they would force him to come out of retirement and divine for them.
Yet he never expected that even after hiding here, someone would still come to bully him.
What, did they think he was easy prey? Sure, as a Soul Transformation cultivator, he couldn't afford to provoke those big shots or the Ancestors of the three major sects of the Eastern Province.
But surely he could handle a measly Golden Core cultivator, right?
Did they really think he was a pushover?
With that in mind, he stormed out of his room, intending to slap this wretched small fry to death.
He would show him the power of a Soul Transformation expert.
“Old man, you must be blind... Ah, I mean, I must be blind! I didn't come out to welcome Senior in time...”
Shi Banxian's face turned pale, and he was on the verge of tears.
Just as his arrogant rant was reaching its climax...
The aura of the old man opposite him suddenly shifted. His seemingly Golden Core stage cultivation instantly became unfathomably deep.
That invisible pressure made his entire body tremble.
Shi Banxian panicked. Damn it, I've run into another big shot.
Oh no, my tongue is itching. What should I do if I can't stop myself from brown-nosing?
“Hehehe... Senior, I'll leave right away. Look at you, if you needed this place, you could have just sent someone to tell me. Why did you have to come in person...”
The Grand Elder was also taken aback. This guy is a real character!
Right then, Shi Banxian spoke up again with a flattering smile.
“Senior, do you need me to clean up the place or anything?”
At the same time, he couldn't help but pray in his heart:
Please, please... find me annoying and tell me to get as far away as possible...
“Sure!”
“Alright... I'll get lost right away... Wait, what?”
Shi Banxian was completely stunned. The man actually wanted him to clean up.
He had only been being polite!
Not daring to delay, Shi Banxian quickly said:
“Yes, yes... Don't worry, Senior. I'm an expert at cleaning.”
The moment the words left his mouth, Shi Banxian quickly pulled out a rag he hadn't used in years and began working with practiced ease.
“Senior, let me tell you! Before I entered the cultivation world, I was in this line of work. In my town, I even won the 'Hygiene Whiz' championship trophy...”
At the same time, he was crying on the inside:
Just tell me to get lost, tell me to get lost... I just want to get lost...
As if the heavens were deliberately playing with him, the Grand Elder's voice rang out again:
“You're doing a good job... Keep it up...”
Shi Banxian trembled all over.
“Yes, yes... Senior, I promise to clean it spotlessly...”
Wipe, wipe... mop, mop... sweep, sweep...
Shi Banxian conscientiously cleaned the entire hilltop.
As for why he didn't use a Cleansing Technique...
Shi Banxian didn't dare. Since the senior had told him to clean, it meant the senior didn't want him using magic and preferred manual labor. If he lacked even this bit of situational awareness, how could he have survived in the turbulent cultivation world?
“Senior, I'm finished. If there's anything else that needs improvement, I'll fix it right away...”
“Not bad. I'm very satisfied.”
Hearing the Grand Elder's words, Shi Banxian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
I guess I won't have to die, right?
“Then I won't disturb Senior's rest. I'll get lost now...”
Shi Banxian silently chanted in his mind: Please say yes, please say yes...
Just then, the Grand Elder's voice rang out once more:
“I see you do good work. I have another job for you...”
“Huh?”
Shi Banxian was completely caught off guard. He could never have imagined that doing a good job of cleaning would bring him more trouble. If he had known, he wouldn't have performed so exceptionally.
Shi Banxian really wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare.
“Senior, please give me your orders. I will certainly do my best...”
The Grand Elder nodded in satisfaction and then asked:
“Do you know how to perform alchemy, forge artifacts, draw talismans, set up arrays, do mental therapy, deliver babies, act as a matchmaker...?”
The Grand Elder rattled off a massive list all at once, like beans spilling out of a bamboo tube.
Shi Banxian really wanted to say no.
But he didn't dare. He could only reply honestly:
“I know a little of everything, just some basic understanding...”
The Grand Elder was even more pleased. Perfect, absolutely perfect.
“Alright, you can come out of retirement now. Pick up your divination arts again!...”
“Huh?”
Shi Banxian was utterly shocked.
“Senior... how did you know... how did you know I washed my hands of the business...”
At the same time, he muttered in his heart:
Could those old fossils from the Haoran Sect have made this public? And this old man seems to know a lot about me!
The Grand Elder simply chuckled.
“Don't worry about how I know. In the future, you won't encounter any life-threatening divinations on the Xuantian Continent again...”
Hearing this, Shi Banxian's eyes widened in shock.
With a loud thud, he fell straight to his knees, his lips trembling.
“Senior, are you... are you that unmatchable existence?”
The Grand Elder's mouth twitched. What kind of bizarre title was that?
“I'm just an ordinary, little Golden Core old man...”
Shi Banxian's mouth twitched. This guy played the pig to eat the tiger so well he had practically turned himself into a piglet.
“Understood. Please give me your orders, Senior. I'll do whatever you ask.”
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