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Chapter 455 System Evolution

When Chen Yu returned with the medicine, everyone was still there, quietly waiting for him, and not a single person dared to leave.

Liu Zhongxiang felt somewhat dazed; he had been selling paintings here for many years and no one had ever treated him like this before.

Even the locals either came to haggle over one or two paintings or to hurl insults at him.

In their eyes, it seemed he was nothing more than a pedantic scholar.

Chen Yu's behavior was completely beyond his comprehension, as if Heaven had opened its eyes and specifically sent someone to his rescue.

After drinking the medicine, Liu Zhongxiang clearly felt much lighter in his body.

"Young brother, I really can't thank you enough. May I have your honorable name and where you reside? I must repay your kindness in the future."

Just as Chen Yu was about to demur, the young Taoist who had received him rushed over in a hurry.

"Mr. Chen, how did you end up here? The Heavenly Master and the others are all anxiously waiting for you."

The young Taoist shouted this and, without further ado, grabbed Chen Yu's arm and hurried away.

The people present were immediately stunned.

They had seen many who had been invited to Tianhu Mountain, but generally, these people were older than Chen Yu.

They either gained worldly success or were extraordinary in some way, but Chen Yu didn't seem to fit any of these categories.

If it came down to it, it seemed all he could do was treat illnesses.

By the time they came to their senses, Chen Yu had already been led away by the young Taoist.

Atop Tianhu Mountain, on a vast square, a large number of Taoist-looking people were sitting on the ground, neatly arrayed at this spot.

The Heavenly Master Long Tian, whom they had seen earlier, was sitting on a dais in the center, expounding on the Tao.

Chen Yu did not disturb him; after arriving at the square, he found a place to sit down by himself.

At that moment, a burly Taoist suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Heavenly Master Long Tian.

"Master, I really don't understand why you randomly picked up a wild boy from the outside to be your Closed-door Disciple! And even handled his worldly affairs, this violates the rules of the Xuanqing Sect."

The gazes of everyone present focused on the center of the square.

In their eyes, one could see clear dissatisfaction; it seemed they all had prejudices against Chen Yu.

Chen Yu too was a bit confused; it seemed from beginning to end that it wasn't by his own will that he joined the Xuanqing Sect, and he'd been invited here moreover.

Looking at these people, it seemed as if he was relentlessly begging to be admitted into the Xuanqing Sect.

Chen Yu slightly adjusted his breath, slowly stood up, just about to speak, when suddenly an individual next to him stood up.

"Brother Chen! Since you were personally invited by the Master to come up the mountain, you must certainly be extraordinary. I would like to test your skills."

Chen Yu frowned, as the Taoist who was speaking seemed very polite, but the hint of rejection in his eyes made Chen Yu feel rather helpless.

Without waiting for his reply, the guy already had a short knife in his hand and charged at him.

The two immediately tangled with each other.

Chen Yu's body had reached the limits of human capability, and to some extent, he possessed extremely strong muscle memory.

In less than ten moves, he had the other man on the ground.

The people there were momentarily bewildered; they had never dreamed that Chen Yu could be so formidable.

Heavenly Master Long Tian had been silent from beginning to end, which seemed like a tacit permission for this group's rudeness.

Chen Yu understood; this might have been some sort of test by Heavenly Master Long Tian.

The dozen or so Taoists who were seated there until just a moment ago suddenly rose, each holding various kinds of weapons as they charged over.

Chen Yu took a step back, his muscles tense to the extreme.

These Taoist priests practiced on the mountain every day, possessing exceptionally strong physical constitutions; a few had even reached the limits of human capabilities.

Chen Yu was not sure he could defeat so many people at once.

Just as they were about to make a move, Heavenly Master Long Tian suddenly stood up.

"Enough, stop the commotion and stand down!"

No one dared to say much else, quickly backing away.

The reluctance in their eyes was unmistakable, and although they did not wish to dismember Chen Yu completely, there was still an impulse to give him a thorough beating.

Chen Yu gave a light cough and approached Heavenly Master Long Tian, kneeling before him.

"Heavenly Master, for what purpose have you summoned me?"

Heavenly Master Long Tian stepped forward and immediately grabbed Chen Yu's wrist.

"You indeed carry something within you that sets you apart from ordinary people. It seems I have made the right choice. From today on, you are my Closed-door Disciple."

Without regard for whether the others agreed, Heavenly Master Long Tian pulled Chen Yu toward the back mountain.

All the people in the square sighed deeply, looking pained; some even knelt and kept kowtowing, their eyes brimming with tears, as if they had just lost their own father.

Chen Yu happened to see this scene as he left and immediately found it strange.

Upon reaching the back mountain, he activated his system immediately, wanting to scan Heavenly Master Long Tian's brain information, but to his surprise, the Heavenly Master exuded a strange aura that could block the system.

Chen Yu tried several times, but to no avail.

Heavenly Master Long Tian took two steps forward and lightly clapped his hands. The lush woods in front of him sprang to life, opening up to reveal a path.

This path led directly to a small, emerald-green lake deep within the forest.

"Child, follow me!"

Chen Yu suppressed his emotions and followed Heavenly Master Long Tian to the emerald-green lake.

A strange mist emanated from the lake.

A slight whiff was enough to tell that the mist was mixed with the essences of tens of thousands of medicinal herbs.

Chen Yu immediately felt refreshed, but his mind seemed to be under some control, making him subconsciously want to jump into the small lake. Your next chapter awaits on empire

After biting hard on the tip of his tongue, Chen Yu was able to suppress this urge, but he had already reached the edge of the lake, with one foot poised to step in.

Heavenly Master Long Tian nodded with satisfaction.

"You're quite remarkable. The first time I came here, half of my foot was already in the water! My master said my concentration was insufficient to reach the state of unity with heaven and earth mentioned in the legends of Xuanqing Sect. But you are different; you can certainly inherit the essence of the Xuanqing Sect!"

Chen Yu felt somewhat bewildered, not understanding what Heavenly Master Long Tian meant.

Before he could react, Heavenly Master Long Tian's finger touched his forehead, and a brutally powerful force surged into his body.

[Alert, foreign energy infusing into the body]

[Autonomous protection function activated]

[Host's physical abilities enhanced, combining with foreign energy, alert dismissed]

The system seemed somewhat flustered throughout the process but quickly adapted to the forceful energy.

Part of it entered Chen Yu's body, transforming his muscles and breaking through the limits of humanity; even the many incomprehensible bits of knowledge in his head began to connect.

The other part was converted by the system in a special way and entered a purification state autonomously.

Inside his mind, Chen Yu could observe the entire process of the system's evolution.