Script of Reincarnation

That night, the moon hung quietly above the Lu Family.

Inside the courtyard, Lu Yang sat beneath the pavilion with Bai Qinglan and Lu Qingxue.

Lu Qingxue had already grown considerably over the past few years, no longer the little girl who would run around the courtyard without a care in the world.

At eleven years old, she already possessed a certain elegance and composure.

Her long hair fell naturally over her shoulders, her features had become increasingly delicate, and there was a faint air of calmness around her that was completely unlike an ordinary child, possessing a bearing similar to that of Lu Yang in his younger days.

Of course, in front of her parents, she was still their daughter.

”Dad,” Lu Qingxue looked at Lu Yang, ”Are you really sending me to the True Martial Sect?”

Lu Yang nodded, ”Yes.”

He didn’t conceal anything from her, having already explained the current situation of the Lu Family.

Bai Qinglan looked at her daughter with a trace of worry.

”This isn’t something you have to agree to.”

Lu Yang also nodded.

”If you don’t want to go, I won’t force you. You are still young, and even if you remain in the Lu Family, you can cultivate peacefully.”

Lu Qingxue lowered her head slightly, seemingly thinking.

After a while, she raised her eyes.

”I’ll go.”

Lu Yang was slightly surprised.

”You’re certain?”

Lu Qingxue nodded.

”If Dad thinks it’s better for me to go, then I’ll go. I know you’re doing this with both me and the family in consideration.”

Lu Yang fell silent at her words.

He had expected her to be reluctant, after all, leaving the Lu Family at eleven years old and going to a completely unfamiliar sect wasn’t an easy decision.

Yet, she had agreed without hesitation.

His daughter really had grown up.

Bai Qinglan reached out and gently stroked her daughter’s hair.

”Remember something; the cultivation world outside is much larger than Canglan Prefecture.”

Bai Qinglan’s voice was gentle but serious.

”There will be people stronger than you, people more talented than you, and also people who are hostile to you for no reason. To live well, you have to be magnanimous, but don’t be careless. If something doesn’t concern you, don’t interfere unnecessarily. Don’t involve yourself in other people’s disputes merely because you think you can.”

Lu Qingxue nodded, taking these words of admonishment seriously.

At that moment, Lu Yang spoke from the side.

”However, if someone truly crosses the line, strike hard enough that they won’t dare entertain the same thought again.”

The little girl thought about it for a moment before solemnly nodding.

”I understand.”

Lu Yang smiled.

That was the attitude he wanted.

Being magnanimous didn’t mean being weak, and being cautious didn’t mean being cowardly.

The cultivation world was too complicated.

Sometimes retreating was wisdom, but sometimes retreating was simply inviting others to advance further.

Lu Yang didn’t want Lu Qingxue to become arrogant, but neither did he want her to become someone others could casually bully.

...

That night, after Lu Qingxue returned to her courtyard, Lu Yang and Bai Qinglan remained beneath the pavilion, neither of them speaking for a while.

Eventually, Bai Qinglan sighed.

”She’s really grown up, don’t you regret sending her away?”

Lu Yang was silent for a long time before he shook his head, replying in a calm voice.

”No, but I’m worried.”

Bai Qinglan smiled faintly, ”So am I.”

Parents were perhaps just like this.

No matter how talented or strong their children, they would still worry.

Lu Yang seemed to understand the thoughts of his late parents in this life.

”Perhaps this is also an opportunity.” He couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.

Bai Qinglan nodded.

”The True Martial Sect is indeed much stronger than our Lu Family. If she can receive guidance from an Essence Gathering cultivator, that would truly be an immense opportunity.”

...

Lu Yang entered seclusion shortly afterward.

He had just broken through to the Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, and his cultivation still needed to be consolidated.

Although his foundation was exceptionally strong, he couldn’t neglect something as important as stabilizing his cultivation.

One careless step could leave hidden problems, therefore, he temporarily set aside everything else and focused entirely on cultivation.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

At the beginning of the third month, news rapidly spread throughout Canglan Prefecture that the Lu Family’s supreme prodigy, Lu Qingxue, would be sent to the True Martial Sect.

At the same time, another piece of shocking news emerged.

Lu Qingxue, at eleven years of age, was not at the Fourth Stage of the Body Tempering Realm, but the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering Realm!

The entire Canglan Prefecture was shaken.

Eleven years old at the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering Realm, such talent was absurdly exaggerated even when compared to the Essence Gathering seeds of the various top tier factions in Wuyuan Province.

It could genuinely be said to be once in a century talent in Canglan Prefecture.

...

Lu Yang had already stabilized his cultivation by now.

One day, while he was quietly sipping tea in his courtyard, he suddenly opened his eyes, his expression changing drastically as a terrifying force swept across the entire courtyard.

His entire body instantly became tense, the invisible force seeming to lock onto him, and for a brief moment, Lu Yang felt incredibly fragile.

It was an instinctive sensation, the kind of instinct that only appeared when facing an existence whose strength vastly exceeded one’s own.

Lu Yang’s pupils contracted sharply.

Essence Gathering Realm!

Only an Essence Gathering Realm cultivator could give him that feeling!

A powerhouse of that level was actually using Divine Sense to examine him.

For several moments, that terrifying Divine Sense lingered around him before it suddenly vanished.

The pressure also disappeared as if it had never existed.

Lu Yang remained seated, not moving an inch for several breaths of time.

Then, he slowly took in a deep breath, his tense body gradually relaxing.

He immediately understood; the True Martial Sect!

It was probably an assessment, perhaps an Essence Gathering Realm elder wanted to personally examine the newly famous Lu Qingxue out of curiosity to see if she truly lived up to her reputation, or perhaps it was the True Martial Sect giving the Lu Family an answer, a tacit admission.

Lu Yang’s eyes flickered.

If an Essence Gathering Realm cultivator from the True Martial Sect was willing to personally examine him, then it meant that they had already noticed Lu Qingxue as well.

Lu Yang’s nerves relaxed considerably at the thought.

He was initially worried that the True Martial Sect might not care enough, but it seemed he had underestimated what Sixth Stage of Body Tempering Realm at eleven years old represented.

Such talent was enough to attract the attention of an Essence Gathering powerhouse.

As for the possibility of this being an Essence Gathering cultivator from outside the True Martial Sect?

That was extremely unlikely, nigh impossible.

The True Martial Sect was only a few hundred miles from Canglan Prefecture City.

For an Essence Gathering Realm cultivator, such a distance wasn’t particularly far. They could cross it in minutes.

And the True Martial Sect had seven publicly known Essence Gathering Realm powerhouses, with overwhelming prestige in the Wuyuan Province.

Any outside Essence Gathering cultivator approaching the area within roughly a thousand mile radius of the True Martial Sect had to obtain its approval, otherwise, it would be equivalent to declaring hostility with it.

And even if they informed the sect beforehand, they still couldn’t act recklessly in the other party’s main territory.

This was the authority of the True Martial Sect, the deterrence of seven Essence Gathering Realm powerhouses.

Even other Essence Gathering factions had to take them seriously.

Lu Yang slowly smiled.

It seemed the Lu Family had made the right choice.

...

Several weeks later, the True Martial Sect’s disciple recruitment ceremony finally arrived.

The Lu Family sent a team of several Spirit Awakening cultivators to the main plaza of the prefecture city.

Among them were Lu Yang, Bai Qinglan, Lu Qingyu, a few elders, and more than a dozen Body Tempering Realm juniors.

When Lu Yang finally arrived at the bustling main plaza, seeing a huge crowd with parents holding their children and True Martial Sect disciples of the True Martial Sect maintaining order, he fell into a brief trance.

The scene before him was strangely familiar.

He had experienced something similar before more than once.

In his previous life, when he was eight years old, he had also followed his father to a sect’s disciple recruitment ceremony purely by accident.

That sect was the Azure Spirit Sect.

Back then, he was merely a young farmer child with low talent for cultivation, assigned to be a menial disciple right from the beginning.

But now... he was the Supreme Elder of the Lu Family, a dignified Eighth Stage Spirit Awakening cultivator, and behind him stood the Lu Family’s younger generation.

Lu Yang slowly turned his head.

There were around thirteen or fourteen children, all under eighteen, and Lu Qingxue was the strongest among them while also being the youngest.

The weakest among them had reached the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm, while several had reached the Fifth Stage of Body Tempering Realm.

These people were considered geniuses within the Lu Family, with quite a few possessing Spirit Awakening potential.

Some were children of various elders while others came from ordinary clansmen.

The Lu Family had sent them for two reasons.

The first was naturally sincerity, and the second was Lu Qingxue.

She couldn’t enter a massive sect completely alone.

Having several clansmen around her would make her life much easier.

At the same time, these young cultivators would have the opportunity to establish a relationship with Lu Qingxue.

If nothing unexpected happened, she was destined to become a strong Essence Gathering Realm powerhouse.

Establishing a connection with her while they were young would be extremely beneficial to them.

This was how cultivation clans operated.

Lu Yang looked forward.

The disciple responsible for the recruitment ceremony was a Spirit Awakening Realm cultivator.

This was completely different from the county level recruitment ceremonies Lu Yang had once participated in during his previous life.

The Canglan Prefecture was the main base of the True Martial Sect, so naturally, the one coming for the ceremony in the prefecture city would be a Spirit Awakening cultivator.

That disciple immediately recognized Lu Yang, his expression becoming respectful as he approached with cupped fists.

”Senior Lu.”

Lu Yang nodded, not putting on airs.

”Greetings, fellow daoist.”

The two sides exchanged a few polite words.

Some of the younger generation members looked excited.

They were about to enter the True Martial Sect; for ordinary Body Tempering cultivators, this was an extremely rare opportunity.

Only Lu Qingxue remained considerably calm, standing quietly beside Bai Qinglan and occasionally exchanging some words with her clan brothers and sisters.

Just as everyone was waiting for the ceremony to begin, a sudden sound of breaking air came from above.

*Whoosh!*

Lu Yang immediately raised his head to see a figure descending from the sky.

It was a beautiful middle aged woman wearing a simple blue robe, her long hair fluttering gently in the wind as she stepped through the air.

She descended slowly, as though the invisible air beneath her feet was solid ground.

The woman did not release any intimidating aura, and she hadn’t even deliberately displayed her cultivation.

Yet just by descending through the air, this sole act, she had already demonstrated something that Spirit Awakening cultivators could not accomplish.

Lu Yang’s pupils contracted ever so slightly, three words surfacing in his mind.

Essence Gathering Realm!