When Luo Chen first met Lushan Jun, he was somewhat surprised.
He had assumed that someone with such a Daoist name would be a male cultivator, but he had not expected a strikingly beautiful female cultivator.
Xiao BuHuan had not mentioned her gender before, and Luo Chen had not given it any thought.
After all, among independent cultivators, male cultivators accounted for seventy to eighty percent, while female cultivators were few and far between.
The reason for this was not complicated.
Although men and women became no different after grasping the great power of the immortal path, most female cultivators longed for stability. Yet the Cultivation World was full of treacherous currents and peril at every turn, so many low-realm female cultivators chose to become dependents of powerful male cultivators.
Moreover, female cultivators were thoughtful and perceptive, often displaying exceptional talent in certain productive cultivation arts. Large and small factions alike were willing to take in female cultivators with no one to rely on.
At the very least, they could carry on the family line!
When cultivators with Spirit Roots became Dao companions, their children were far more likely to possess Spirit Roots as well.
Luo Chen had never looked down on female cultivators. In fact, along his journey, he had encountered quite a few powerful female cultivators with great abilities. Some of them were people even he had to deal with cautiously.
And a female cultivator who possessed a Daoist name among independent cultivators naturally earned even greater respect from Luo Chen.
"Azure Sun Zi?" Within a palace atop a great mountain on Qu Yang Island, the beautiful female cultivator studied Luo Chen with puzzlement on her face.
"That would be me. Greetings, Lushan Jun."
Luo Chen smiled faintly and cupped his hands in salute.
Having received confirmation, Lushan