The Array Spirit Has Come Out

"Master, what exactly is the background of that Mr. Li? Why do you and Uncle Lu treat him with such respect?"

Xiao Shi asked his master.

Yu Ziyue smiled. "That Mr. Li is an existence who roams the world freely."

"Roams the world freely? Does that mean he can go anywhere? Can he also enter those Forbidden Lands?" Xiao Shi asked.

Yu Ziyue smiled without answering.

Seeing this, Xiao Shi understood what his master meant. He could not help but whisper in shock, "He can even enter the Forbidden Lands. Could it be that Mr. Li is a Great Cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm?"

Early the next morning.

Lu Zhining, whose three souls had returned, slowly awoke.

The first people she saw were her grandfather and a young man in blue standing beside him with a warm smile on his face.

"Girl, you finally woke up. You nearly worried your grandfather to death." Seeing this, Lu Wuhen spoke with a bitter smile.

"Grandpa, who is this...?"

Lu Zhining supported her slightly throbbing forehead and glanced at Li Zhōujūn before asking Lu Wuhen.

"This gentleman will be your future master," Lu Wuhen said.

"Huh?" Lu Zhining stared blankly.

How had she gained a master after merely waking up from a sleep?

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Hurry up and get up to pay your respects and acknowledge him as your master!" Lu Wuhen said, frustrated by her failure to meet expectations.

Li Zhōujūn waved his hand to stop him and smiled. "There's no rush. Zhining just woke up, so she should rest properly for now."

"Mr. Li is right." Lu Wuhen hurriedly said, "Please don't blame me, Mr. Li. This old man was simply too anxious."

Seeing how respectful her grandfather was toward this young man, Lu Zhining was astonished. After all, she knew that her grandfather, as a Spirit Transmutation Realm cultivator, had always been incomparably proud. For someone to earn such respect from her grandfather, this young man had to be a cultivator above the Spirit Transmutation Realm!

With that thought, Lu Zhining also began to respect the young man.

"Well, Li Mou won't disturb the two of you as you catch up. I'll go for a walk in the streets." Li Zhōujūn chuckled lightly and walked out of the room.

"Take care, Mr. Li!" Lu Wuhen called from behind him.

"Grandpa, where are my father and mother?" Lu Zhining asked Lu Wuhen.

Lu Wuhen said, "Ever since you came out of the Void Immortal Cave Mansion, you've been unconscious. Your father and mother personally left to seek out experts throughout the Azure Continent. But ginger is still spicier with age. Your grandfather directly summoned your Grandpa Yu, a Fifth-grade Spirit Formation master. As for the fact that you've regained consciousness, I've already sent word to your parents. They should be back in two days."

"The Void Immortal Cave Mansion..."

Lu Zhining's face suddenly paled.

"Tell Grandpa what happened to you inside the Void Immortal Cave Mansion?" Lu Wuhen asked.

"It was the Array Spirit. It saw that I had the Taiyin Body and wanted to keep me inside the cave mansion forever. It wanted to possess my body, but a White-robed Sister inside the Void Immortal Cave Mansion intervened and sent me out. However, the moment I left the cave mansion, I fainted. Then I woke up to what just happened." Lu Zhining explained.

"Damn that Array Spirit!"

Lu Wuhen ground his teeth in fury. If not for the mysterious White-robed Woman mentioned by his granddaughter, his granddaughter would have been possessed!

"Grandpa, that Array Spirit has at least reached the Perfection of the Spirit Transmutation Stage. Don't go looking for trouble with it. We can't afford to provoke it." Seeing this, Lu Zhining hurriedly said.

"Don't worry. Grandpa knows what he's doing." Lu Wuhen smiled bitterly.

How could he go looking for trouble? He could not even enter the Void Immortal Cave Mansion.

"By the way, Grandpa, who was that just now? Why do you treat him with such respect?" Lu Zhining asked Lu Wuhen.

"You mean Mr. Li? I don't know his name either, but being accepted as his disciple is a heaven-defying opportunity." Lu Wuhen smiled. "Remember what Grandpa told you. Once you become Mr. Li's disciple, you must cultivate diligently."

"You didn't even know Mr. Li before, yet you dared to ask me to become his disciple?" Lu Zhining said helplessly.

"That gentleman is a very good person. Grandpa knows that much." Lu Wuhen smiled faintly.

"Can I not become his disciple? I want to stay at home. Besides, having Grandpa teach me to cultivate is enough." Lu Zhining thought it over, then gritted her teeth and said this.

She knew that her grandfather wanted her to become Mr. Li's disciple for her own good.

But becoming the disciple of someone she did not know at all still made her uncomfortable. Moreover, she did not want to take a master. She only wanted to stay at home and keep her parents and grandfather company.

"You girl, don't be so ungrateful. Do you believe that if Mr. Li wanted to take disciples, the line of people waiting would stretch across the entire Azure Continent?" Lu Wuhen grew somewhat angry when he heard his granddaughter say this.

"But I only want to stay at home and be filial to Grandpa..." Lu Zhining said aggrievedly.

Seeing his granddaughter's pitiful appearance, Lu Wuhen naturally could not remain angry. He could only smile bitterly and say helplessly, "Girl, all banquets must end. Your father, mother, and I can't protect you for your entire life. Only when you become strong will we be at ease. Besides, once your cultivation becomes powerful, won't you be able to show Grandpa filial respect however you want?"

"Huh? Grandpa, are you driving me away?" Lu Zhining's eyes reddened, and she looked as if she were about to cry.

"How could Grandpa bear to drive you away?" Lu Wuhen said helplessly. "I only hope that you can grow up in the future and protect Grandpa."

Hearing this, Lu Zhining thought for a moment before finally nodding. "All right, then I'll cultivate properly and protect Grandpa in the future, as well as our Lu Family!"

"Excellent! The little girl has ambition!" Lu Wuhen grinned at Lu Zhining and gave her a thumbs-up.

Yet he felt somewhat sorrowful inside.

This old man probably won't live to see the day you protect the Lu Family, little girl.

As he thought this, Lu Wuhen took out a Straw Dog and handed it to Lu Zhining. "Do you remember this thing?"

"Of course I do! Grandpa gave this to me when I was little, but I lost it back then and was sad for so long. So it was with you all along, Grandpa!" Lu Zhining's eyes lit up.

"This thing was lost on the road back then. When I saw how hard you were crying, I went back to look for it and actually found it. But the Straw Dog was rather damaged, so I planned to take it for repairs. Then, somehow, I forgot about it until today, when I suddenly remembered I still had this thing." Lu Wuhen smiled. "You'd better keep it safe this time. Grandpa won't be able to help you look for it again."

"I know, Grandpa!"

Lu Zhining happily took the Straw Dog from Lu Wuhen, looking as delighted as a child.

"All right, get some proper rest. Once tomorrow arrives, you'll perform the grand ceremony to acknowledge your master." After Lu Wuhen finished speaking, he left the room.

That night.

Night fell.

Li Zhōujūn had wandered around Jiang City for quite some time. He had already returned to the Lu Family and gone back to the guest room to rest.

Lu Zhining was still asleep.

Lu Wuhen, meanwhile, sat cross-legged in the secret chamber with a deathly pale face, tending to his injuries and doing his best to extend his life a little longer.

Suddenly.

A spirit body with an illusory figure drifted above the Lu Family. Its face was pale and indistinct, and its voice made it impossible to tell whether it was male or female as it muttered, "That girl's aura seems to be here..."

"That's right, it's here. Hahaha, I've finally found her!"

Having seemingly confirmed a certain aura, the spirit body's eyes shone with frenzied excitement.

At the same time.

As Lu Zhining slept, she seemed to sense something. Her eyes snapped open, and she cried out in terror, "How is this possible? How could that Array Spirit have left the Void Immortal Cave Mansion?!"