Chapter 396: An Offer
"An offer? I will listen to it if it comes from you, Young Master." Mu Taishi replied quickly, and Tang Yin nodded.
"Join me, Elder Mu. You need not be ashamed of your talent when you work with me because I will stand before you to represent you. It's not nice for me to say so, but in the whole sect, I'm pretty sure no one has talent on par with mine." Tang Yin said, slightly confusing Mu Taishi.
"What do you mean?" he asked, and Tang Yin smiled.
"You don't need to hide the fact that you are ashamed that, not only can't you protect your younger sister who you swore to protect, but that you have to depend on her to keep you afloat. I understand your feelings, Elder Mu. You have lost your pride because you think there is nothing you can do to prove to your sister, that you can protect her."
"In reality, your pride was lost because of your cowardice and self-doubt. You have let yourself be driven by the inner demons within your heart and because of that your talent has been stagnated, not allowing you to move up a level in over 100 years."
"Everyone seems to be moving on, the young man who watched you from behind back then, grew so much as to become as powerful as you and was threatening your position. The younger sister who depended on you for so long became so talented and powerful, that she eclipsed you.
That allowed you to realize that everyone is moving on but you and you came to think that you lacked talent, but the reality is that you don't. It's just that your determination wavered at some point." Tang Yin smiled slightly to this point and stared at him.
"Mu Taishi, you have talent, but you lack determination because your personality is not what a cultivator should have. You seem to need someone else to stand in front of you so that you can shine, for your mentality is trapped in your inner demons." Tang Yin said and stood up.
"Back then, who stood before you, was my master. Legendary Shi Yue, as powerful and beautiful as she was, made you see that, perhaps, you can reach even higher and she showed you. That led you to become the Sect Master at a young age.
This time, the one offering to stand in front of you is not a Legendary of thousands of years, even so, it won't be long before I become a legendary being, just like my master."
"Your talent and mentality I can rescue. I can make an ordinary person, become a renowned cultivator, so I can also make you into someone who can stand in front of Mu Ruxue. But it's up to you to decide." Tang Yin said and stopped talking.
Mu Taishi frowned when he heard this, but after a while, he sighed.
"So, you've been investigating me." He replied with a smile.
"My sister's talent is not as simple as you think, Young Master. She is at the top of the alchemy pyramid, her alchemical power is so strong, that she is on the level of the God of Alchemy.
The Alchemical City respects her so much that they even worship her more than Madam Shi Yue herself, how could you possibly understand a talent like that?" he asked, and the smile on his face disappeared, he was a bit discouraged, as he had lost the position that allowed him to stand in front of his younger sister.
Now, she was totally above him, what face would he see her with?
Still, Tang Yin shrugged his shoulders.
"Her alchemical talent is certainly impressive. For me to say that she surpasses me in pure alchemical talent is something she should be proud of. Not only that, she is also a Spiritual Supreme, so her cultivation talent is quite high for this continent. But, it's just that."
"I don't abide by the laws of the continent.
Just as less than 5 years ago, I was a cripple who was trying to survive in the east, running away from little Spirit Masters who wanted to assassinate me, in the same way, I can make it so that you, in 5 years, can stop running away from your destiny and face your sister the way it is meant to be." Tang Yin said and then sat back down under Mu Taishi's shocked look.
"Actually, I only offer it to you because I feel sorry for you. I understand how you may feel, although I have never been through anything similar. But I don't need to. In 3 years, my words today will be proven, when this region will be filled with Spiritual Supremes from side to side with my help." Tang Yin said and relaxed in his seat as he looked at the environment.
Mu Taishi was in shock at this but only lowered his head in thought.
Shi Yue had mentioned to him that Tang Yin would be working with his sister and many alchemists to restore the sect. She had also told him that Tang Yin was not as simple as he thought, but he had not expected him to be able to say such words in such a way.
They were far-fetched words and seemed to be meaningless when spoken by a person who was barely in the King Realm. But, if he believed in Shi Yue's judgment, they did not seem to be such far-fetched words.
After all, the most Legendary woman on this continent said so and entrusted the sect and its future to him. Well, not just the sect.
She was entrusting the whole region by giving him so much freedom.
That meant she trusted him and had something to hold onto to trust so blindly.
But what was it? It was an unanswered question that haunted Mu Taishi's head.
After a few minutes, Tang Yin stood up and tapped Mu Taishi on the shoulder.
"Elder Mu, think very carefully about your decision because your future will depend on it. You still have time to restore your status. My master told me that she will soon leave her position and I have no plans to inherit being a sect master, so, maybe the sect will depend on you again." Tang Yin said as he started walking.
"If you can promise me that you will help me to be able to stand in front of my sister again, I will follow you and not look at a place you don't want me to look at." Mu Taishi suddenly said, causing Tang Yin to stop and look at him.
"Do you know what a God is?" Tang Yin asked, a question unexpected by Mu Taishi, but from which he could only nod in confusion.
Tang Yin then smiled.
"I will make you one if you follow me. Don't think about whether I can make it, I have many ways to do it." Tang Yin said and turned his body as he raised his hand until he had it level with Mu Taishi's head.
He made a light fist at that moment, which caused the Natural Law of Control domain to appear for a small moment and hit Mu Taishi in the chest, sending him flying for over a dozen meters.
"That's my gift for now. Think everything through and come find me anytime." Tang Yin said, disappearing soon after.
Mu Taishi was in shock as he stood up with a slight dizziness...
Small amounts of strange information implanted in his head at that moment, which confused him, but soon a gleam appeared in his eyes, realizing what was happening...
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