Chapter 4714
“Mr. Chen, we are independent cultivators. We’ve endured countless hardships to reach our current realm, yet we remain stuck at the peak of the ninth level of the Mahayana realm, unable to break through.”
“Unlike you, we have no powerful backing—we’ve only ever had each other to rely on.”
“Now that we’ve met you, my brother and I are willing to follow you, through fire and water, without hesitation…”
As Xuan Bin spoke, he suddenly dropped to his knees before Kai!
Xiao Yuanshan was instantly stunned, and even Kai was taken aback. He had never expected Xuan Bin—a peak ninth-level Mahayana cultivator—to kneel before him in front of everyone!
Cultivators of such power valued their pride above all else. To them, dignity was often more important than life itself.
Yet, Xuan Bin showed no concern for his pride at all.
Even Zhou Tang, who stood beside him, was wide-eyed in disbelief.
“Brother, what are you doing…?” Zhou Tang stammered, clearly bewildered.
“Kneel down,” Xuan Bin ordered coldly.
Zhou Tang hesitated for a moment but ultimately followed suit, kneeling beside his brother.
“My fellow Taoists, what are you doing? Get up, quickly!” Kai said, flustered. “Both of you are among the strongest in the Heavenly Realm.”
“My strength is nowhere near yours—this has to be some kind of joke!”
Kai hurried to pull them up.
In terms of cultivation and age, these two were far beyond him. The idea of them kneeling and pledging loyalty to him was something he dared not accept.
“Mr. Chen, this is no joke. If you refuse to accept us, we will remain kneeling forever!” Xuan Bin declared with unwavering sincerity.
“That’s right, I won’t get up either,” Zhou Tang added, standing firm in his decision, even if he didn’t fully understand his brother’s reasoning.
Kai sighed. “The Tenth Prince has issued a kill order on me, and yet you still wish to follow me? Aren’t you afraid of him?”
Xuan Bin smiled. “If Mr. Chen isn’t afraid of the Tenth Prince, why should we be?”
Xuan Bin spoke firmly.
Kai glanced around and said, “I have no idea how many masters are lurking nearby, waiting to kill me. Aren’t you afraid?”
“If anyone wants to harm Mr. Chen, they’ll have to step over our dead bodies first!”
Xuan Bin’s resolve was unwavering.
Seeing this, Kai nodded and smiled. “Alright…”
“Thank you, Chen—Mr. Chen…”
Xuan Bin quickly corrected himself, addressing Kai with the same respect as Xiao Yuanshan.
“Since you two have chosen to follow me, we’re family now. You can get up,” Kai said. “You’re both at a critical stage in breaking through to the Immortal Realm, and you’ll need a lot of resources.”
“I have 20,000 immortal spirit stones here—take 10,000 each.”
Without hesitation, Kai tossed two storage bags to Xuan Bin and Zhou Tang.
The 10,000 stones originally belonged to Yun Li, but Kai didn’t feel the least bit regretful. Besides, with an entire spirit stone vein under his control in Beast City, he estimated he could mine 80,000 to 100,000 more.
20,000 immortal spirit stones?!
Xuan Bin and Zhou Tang stood up, their faces instantly lighting up with joy.
Such generosity!
Holding the storage bag, Xuan Bin beamed and said respectfully, “Thank you, Mr. Chen! We would follow you even to our deaths!”
Zhou Tang, equally overwhelmed, suddenly dropped to his knees with a loud thud!
“Thank you, Mr. Chen! From now on, I’m your dog—just say the word, and I’ll bite whoever you tell me to!”
This time, Zhou Tang knelt of his own free will.
Before, he had only done so because of Xuan Bin. But now, he was more than willing—even if it meant kneeling for an entire day!
They say a man’s dignity is worth its weight in gold, but what Kai had given them was far more valuable than gold itself!
“That’s a bit much…”
Kai chuckled faintly.