I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ma En relented somewhat and asked:

"What do I need to do if you accept me as a disciple?"

Xiaoyao smiled and replied:

"You need to learn, that's what you need to do. In our world, disciples need to respect their masters and treat them as their third parent, while masters should treat their disciples as their own sons. But I know this is a completely unfamiliar custom to you.

"So I won't ask you to treat me in any particular way. You just need to maintain basic respect for your teacher. I've also taken a few disciples here, and I don't have any special requirements for them.

"I just can't bear to see a pearl covered in dust."

Ma En nodded slightly.

"I understand."

Xiaoyao's words only deepened Ma En's suspicions.

Truth be told, Xiaoyao's promise was tempting even to him, especially his promise regarding spiritual treasures. If he really gave himself a Rank Ⅴ anomalous entity suitable for killing, then he wouldn't need to refine anything at all and could directly and perfectly utilize its power.

Moreover, anti-mind metal was waiting for him in the seemingly near future. Two Rank Ⅴ anomalous objects were worth the risk for any other Rank Ⅳ ability user, but they weren't that important to Ma En, who was about to obtain the Sea God's Scepter.

But the more generous Xiaoyao's promises became, the more Ma En could sense the danger hidden behind them. Although he didn't reveal it through his expression, he could be said to be impatient about accepting him as a disciple. Based on Xiaoyao's current performance, he didn't really need to act this way.

Because accepting him as a disciple was hard to say if it would benefit Xiaoyao in any way. He said he would take Ma En, who had advanced to Rank Ⅴ, back to the cultivation world, but what was his purpose in doing so? Did he need a Rank Ⅴ anomalous ability user to help him?

Or was this not his real purpose at all, but rather he wanted to use him for something in the past? After all, he did have many things on his body that were coveted by most Rank Ⅴ ability users. It was estimated that only someone like Divine Firmament wouldn't care about a treasure like the Anomaly Containment Bureau.

But in any case, the information that Xiaoyao was showing on the surface didn't warrant him treating him this way.

He didn't seem to have any requirements for him, just wanted to teach him spells and let him learn his abilities. This was obviously something that only had benefits and no costs for him, but there was never a free lunch.

Although Xiaoyao claimed that the people in the cultivation world were of high moral character and criticized the Federation for "the collapse of etiquette and music," he had been entangled with the Federation for so long without falling behind, so he definitely wasn't the kind of guy without any cunning. On the contrary, he was likely a very cunning strongman.

Therefore, if he really had the opportunity to choose, then the best course of action would definitely be to stay away from him.

But the problem was whether he would let him go.

Ma En paused and then asked:

"I can feel your sincere emotions, and this is a very fortunate thing for me, but besides the benefits, there is actually an important reason why I am always hesitant. I no longer want to be involved in any vortexes."

Xiaoyao replied:

"After joining my sect, you can concentrate on cultivation and ignore the outside world."

Ma En shook his head:

"You are the problem here. The Federation covets the things and information you possess and has an extreme thirst for the truth hidden behind you. When I become your disciple, I will naturally be drawn into the vortex between you and them. I don't think I can easily escape.

"I have longed for an ordinary life for a long time."

Xiaoyao could sense the meaning behind his words:

"I won't force you to become my disciple, but you don't have to reject me either. You can slowly think about this issue. A few days, a few months, or even a few years doesn't matter. I have plenty of time to wait.

"And if there's anything else you want, I can get it for you."

Although these words sounded like he wasn't in a hurry, Ma En could feel Xiaoyao's determination to win.

Since the situation was not as easy to escape as he had expected, then he could only temporarily agree and slowly take the opportunity to obtain some technologies and anomalous entities belonging to other civilizations, as well as anti-mind metal and Xiaoyao's treasures.

Moreover, with the Containment Bureau, he didn't have to worry about any schemes. In fact, it was very likely that Xiaoyao would teach him a power system that he didn't understand at all, and as a strongman in this system, it would be easy for him to cheat.

But even if what Xiaoyao taught him had problems, he could directly use the Anomaly Containment Bureau to extract it as an anomalous trait—in fact, he could use the Containment Bureau to solve most negative anomalous traits that were not immediately effective.

The only traits that the Containment Bureau couldn't handle were the aftereffects left by the Unremembered. In fact, Ma En suspected that he was still in some kind of negative state, and the Containment Bureau's panel might also have a specific description of this.

It's just that he, in this negative effect, had no way to perceive the Containment Bureau's description of it, and had no way to interact with this trait using the Containment Bureau, just like the Federation couldn't perceive the existence of the cultivation world.

Ma En showed a contemplative expression, and then asked:

"Then what is the meaning of my learning?"

Xiaoyao also felt that Ma En was not satisfied with his reasons:

"Seeking the Dao. We often say attain the Dao and become an immortal, attain the Dao comes first, becoming an immortal comes later.

"The universe we are in has its own Great Dao. The purpose of cultivators becoming immortals is to seek their own path. When I was in my hometown, I was called a heretic. This word means that I am exploring not the right path, and the so-called right path is the path that most people take.

"That's why I have very few Dao friends. If you can walk the same path with me, we can support each other."

Only 70% of these words were true in Ma En's opinion, but he immediately asked:

"What is your Dao?"

Xiaoyao replied:

"It's my name, carefree and unrestrained. It is precisely the pursuit of this freedom that allows me to leave the cultivation world and freely exert my power here. And if you follow me to cultivate, you will learn how to be carefree.

"It is precisely because I cultivate this Dao that I will not be too restrictive to my disciples."

Ma En thought for a while and said:

"Let me think about it again. I'll give you an answer in a month."

Although he had to entangle with him, even out of caution, he wanted to approach Xiaoyao after obtaining the Overturning Sea Scepter, so as not to give him a chance to attack before he had the ability to respond. Otherwise, if he wanted to escape at that time, he might not even get the Overturning Sea Scepter.

Xiaoyao said:

"You can think about it slowly."

He could naturally afford to wait for this little time, anyway...

Ma En couldn't escape his palm.