Chapter 244: Acting
They ended up waiting for a few hours until the disciple selection process had finished.
Of course, Shi Lan accompanied them the whole time. She wasn’t an ungrateful person. Since Albert didn’t blame her and righteously extort her, she made sure that they had a great time there.
Finally, Li Mu returned, finding Shi Lan talking to them happily.
"Master!" Shi Lan immediately rose from the floor and clasped her hands to greet Li Mu.
"En. Sorry that I made you wait for too long." Li Mu nodded to them.
Li Mu then introduced Albert and the others again. "I think you have known each other, but these three are my new disciples. Though, it’s more like a partnership since they’re aiming for the mountain master’s disciple."
"Yes." Shi Lan nodded, acknowledging their identities. Of course, she had paid the price for knowing it later.
"Natasha has four Grade 7 Elements. Although her talent is above you, you shouldn’t look down on yourself. You have something in you other than that talent... And that’s the reason why I took you as my disciple."
"I understand. Thank you, Master." Shi Lan nodded.
Even though Li Mu called Natasha with her name, he was uttering that name in local language. However, Albert and the others heard it as their original name since it had been translated directly.
After that, Li Mu gently pointed at Gin and said, "This is Gin. He has two Grade 7 Elements, which is equal to your talent. However, his focus is elsewhere. He can use Grandmaster Level Array which is a big plus. Though, I don’t know how your skill is in the other majors..."
"This is something I pick on the fly, so I haven’t learned them. But I think I will be able to become an Array Master in a month." Gin nodded, confirming his power.
"I see. Are you sure you don’t want to go to the First Elder’s peak?"
"No. I love to stay with them."
"Is that so? Well, their talents are not worse than you, so I think I can persuade the First Elder about this matter. However, I’ll still talk to him about your existence and talent, alright?"
"I don’t have any problem." Gin agreed without hesitation. Of course he would agree, having the First Elder as your backer meant having another support that could shut people up. That was why Gin planned to use his talent to make sure the First Elder protects the group.
Last but not least, Li Mu introduced Albert. "He is Albert. He has a Supreme Nature Physique."
"Supreme Nature Physique? What’s that?" Shi Lan asked in confusion as this was the first time she heard it. Albert also wanted to know about this.
"Supreme Nature Physique is a body that has all affinities to all elements. Basically, it’s the body perfect for our Five Elements Mountain. You can imagine it as him having all elements at grade 10."
"Grade 10?" Shi Lan sucked a cold breath and finally understood why Gin could only sigh in disappointment when they were about to leave. It turned out Albert had the body that the Five Elements Mountain wanted the most.
If his action caused him to join another peak or even worse another sect, their Five Elements Mountain, especially her and her master, would be the laughing stock.
Albert’s kindness became even bigger in her heart since someone with that kind of talent could have anything he wanted, thus making him so arrogant.
Li Mu then looked at Albert and asked, "Though, that’s my rough calculation. If you don’t mind, I want to arrange a small test."
"A small test?" Albert tilted his head in confusion.
"Yeah." Li Mu waved his hand, summoning a scroll. "This is a simple fire art called Fire Palm. A normal person should have no problem in learning this within a few days while people like Shi Lan should master it within a few hours. Your physique should allow you to learn this within an hour. Can you try to learn it?"
Albert smiled inwardly as this was his specialty. He took the scroll and carefully opened it.
Skill: Fire Palm - 7 Bonk Bites
Effect: Creating a palm made of fire.
Requirement: 30 Bonk Bites
He acted as if he was reading the scroll for a moment while he used Bonk Bites to learn this ability. After a minute which he thought it was enough to read all of them, he closed his eyes for a few seconds before raising his palm.
A flaming palm suddenly appeared on top of his head, stunning everyone.
"This is..." Shi Lan gasped. Her Master said it would take him an hour, but it turned out Albert surpassed their expectation. He just read it once and could immediately use it.
Albert’s talent turned out to be much stronger than they imagined.
"It seems that I still have underestimated you. Your Supreme Nature Physique might be the greatest among other Supreme Nature Physique. I expected you to learn it around fifteen minutes, but reading it once was all it took for you to learn it." Li Mu let out a long sigh. "No wonder you can reach Mid-Phase Golden Core Stage at 21 years old."
"Huh? He’s still 21 years old?" Shi Lan dropped her jaw to the ground, staring at Albert. Even though she looked like this, her age was already over 80 years old. Li Mu was even several hundred years old.
That was why it was shocking that he could reach Mid-Phase Golden Core Stage at 21 years old. He completely defied anyone’s logic.
"This might be why Old Master wanted you to gain some experience," said Gin while looking at Albert. "It’s not that he hates you, but he simply wants you to learn common sense. Teacher... You’re simply too kind."
"Is that so?" Albert scratched the back of his head, playing his role that he had agreed with Gin.
"Old Master? Do you happen to have a master?" Li Mu asked.
"Mhm. His..." Gin pointed at Albert. "We were just random people that he picked because of his kindness. That’s why we wanted to follow him no matter the result of our talent. The Old Master told him to go to the Five Elements Mountain to gain experience. Do you remember how you met Natasha? That’s precisely the reason."
"Well, hahaha." Albert laughed it off while looking away as if he was embarrassed by his own mistake.
"It’s fine. I’m grateful that I can meet Master." Natasha smiled sweetly, backing Albert up.
A perfect acting for these three.
Even Li Mu closed his eyes and nodded in understanding. "So, that’s how it is... What is your Master’s name? He sends you here and should be for a reason... It’s not because of your talent..."
"Master is Master no?" Albert tilted his head in confusion. This was the move he had practiced to make him look like he lacked common sense that he didn’t even know his master’s name. This way, they didn’t need to question him any further.
And it worked as Li Mu could only shake his head helplessly, stopping to ask any other questions.
"Well, you should be able to get your house tomorrow... assuming that you want to stay together..."
"Yes, please. Let us stay with him." Gin and Natasha answered at the same time.
"Good then. For now, you can sleep in my place. Shi Lan will guide you to your rooms. I’ll need to handle Elder Wen Qing before she can create problems."
"Before that, I want to talk to you, Master... It’s something important." Shi Lan raised her hand with a troubled expression.
Li Mu looked at her for a moment and nodded. "Sure. Lead them to their rooms first."
"Yes."
