Golden Sun Sacred Sect

"Zhining, thank you, Master, for saving my Lu Family last night."

Lu Zhining said to Li Zhōujūn with reverence in her eyes.

Faced with a Great Cultivator at the Integration Stage, she naturally wouldn't dare show anything but respect.

Li Zhōujūn smiled gently. "There's no need to be so formal. If you want to repay me, just guide me properly the day after tomorrow."

"Zhining understands."

Lu Zhining nodded.

Time quickly passed, and the next day arrived.

"Zhining, your grandfather said you've woken up?!"

Early the next morning, a middle-aged man's voice rang out across the Lu Family residence.

Hearing the voice while resting in her room, Lu Zhining brightened. "Dad?!"

As she spoke, Lu Zhining opened the door and walked out. Sure enough, her parents were standing in the courtyard.

When they saw that Lu Zhining was awake, her father, Lu Fusheng, was overjoyed. "Good girl, you've finally woken up! While you were unconscious, your mother and I traveled far and wide, crossing the length and breadth of the land to find an expert who could save you."

"Hahaha, it was Grandpa Yu who saved me," Lu Zhining said with an adorably innocent smile.

"As long as you're awake. As long as you're awake." Madam Lu, Liu Wan'er, sighed with emotion.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, Grandfather had me take a master." Lu Zhining suddenly sounded a little sad. "I may have to leave the Lu Family with my master in a few days."

"So suddenly?" Lu Fusheng frowned.

"Alas, a fledgling bird must eventually take flight into the sky. From now on, you must follow your master and cultivate properly. We know your grandfather's eye for people." Liu Wan'er sighed.

"By the way, Mom and Dad, while you were away, a Void Immortal came to attack our Lu Family," Lu Zhining said.

"What?"

Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er were startled.

"But my master intervened and killed that Void Immortal who attacked our Lu Family." Lu Zhining smiled.

"What?!"

Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er were shocked once again.

To the two of them, a Void Immortal was already an unreachable existence. Yet their daughter's master could actually kill a Void Immortal Expert. Could it be that he had already reached the Integration Stage?

At that thought, Liu Wan'er sighed. "Good girl, when the time comes, you must cultivate diligently under your master. I believe your future will be absolutely radiant."

"That's right. By the way, girl, where is your master now?" Lu Fusheng asked. "However you put it, we should pay our respects to the old man."

"Um, my master is staying in one of the Lu Family's guest rooms, but he isn't old at all. On the contrary, he's very young, and he looks refined and elegant," Lu Zhining said.

Lu Fusheng laughed. "You silly girl, don't you understand? How can a cultivator's age be judged by appearance? Take your mother, for example. She's actually thirty years older than me, yet doesn't she still look like a young girl?"

"Lu Fusheng, do you have a death wish?" Liu Wan'er kicked Lu Fusheng in the butt.

Lu Fusheng didn't dare dodge. He merely chuckled and took the kick.

As the saying went, hitting was affection, and scolding was love.

Lu Zhining was delighted to see this warm scene between her parents.

After Lu Zhining's parents exchanged a few more jokes, Lu Fusheng said, "Girl, take us to meet your master."

"All right," Lu Zhining replied.

When they arrived at the courtyard the Lu Family had prepared specifically for guests, they found a young man sitting in the courtyard, flipping through a book titled Records of Qingzhou.

That young man was none other than Li Zhōujūn.

"Zhining pays her respects to Master."

"Lu Fusheng pays his respects to Senior."

"Liu Wan'er pays her respects to Senior."

The three of them bowed to Li Zhōujūn.

Hearing them, Li Zhōujūn set down the book in his hands and looked at Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er with a smile. "You two must be Zhining's parents. There's no need to be so formal."

As Li Zhōujūn finished speaking, Lu Fusheng, Lu Zhining, and Liu Wan'er all sensed an invisible force, like a gentle breeze, lifting them to their feet.

"Senior, we are indeed Lu Zhining's parents," Lu Fusheng said reverently.

"You two sought me out. Is there something you need?"

Li Zhōujūn got straight to the point.

"We came specifically to pay our respects to Senior," Lu Fusheng said.

Li Zhōujūn smiled. "Sorry for the trouble. Rest assured, since Zhining is already my disciple, I will naturally teach her with all my heart."

"Thank you, Senior. If my daughter has offended you in any way, I hope you'll be magnanimous," Lu Fusheng said.

"Mm." Li Zhōujūn nodded slightly. "The two of you should go see Old Master Lu. There's nothing else worth seeing here."

"All right, Senior. We'll take our leave first." Lu Fusheng's voice was heavy.

He naturally knew that his father, Lu Wuhen, had little time left. Every day he could live was a day gained.

"Girl, stay here and keep Senior company," Lu Fusheng said to Lu Zhining.

"All right," Lu Zhining replied.

Lu Fusheng then took his wife and headed toward the place where his father lived.

"Dad, we're back," Lu Fusheng called from outside the room.

Creak.

The instant Lu Wuhen pushed open the door and stepped out, a trace of pallor flashed across his face, but it quickly returned to a healthy flush.

"Dad, is there really no hope for your injuries?" Lu Fusheng asked, his heart aching at the sight.

"It would be nice if there were hope. Enough, you brat. You're the Lu Family's patriarch now, so stop crying and sniveling. Anyone who hasn't become an immortal will die eventually. It's only a matter of whether death comes sooner or later. Your father has roamed the cultivation world for quite some time. I've seen enough of this world's scenery in this lifetime. It's time for me to go find your mother."

Lu Wuhen had taken it all quite calmly.

Just like his name, even when facing death, he could accept it with complete composure.

"Alas, Dad, if you leave, and that girl Zhining finds out, who knows how heartbroken she'll be." Lu Fusheng smiled bitterly.

"I never planned to tell that girl. I only hope she can stand on her own in the future. Once I'm gone, conceal it from her for as long as you can. Under no circumstances must her cultivation be disturbed." Lu Wuhen's expression was solemn.

"Don't worry, Dad. I understand," Lu Fusheng said.

"Actually, even if I didn't say anything, you should have already realized what kind of physique Zhining has, right?"

Lu Wuhen spoke at this moment.

"Yes. The girl has the Taiyin Body, which is why a Great Cultivator at the Integration Stage took a liking to her and accepted her as a disciple."

Lu Fusheng nodded.

"The Integration Stage?" Lu Wuhen laughed. Your horizons are still too narrow, boy. The girl's master is a genuine True Immortal!

However, Lu Wuhen said nothing of this and instead continued, "It must be that the people who came to treat Zhining some days ago revealed that she has the Taiyin Body. According to what my informants have heard, the sect master of the Golden Sun Sacred Sect has already set out for Jiang City today. You should know that his son is supposedly born with the Fire Spirit Body. If he cultivates dual cultivation with Zhining, there's a very high chance he'll become a Great Sun Sacred Body."

"What are we going to do? That sect master of the Golden Sun Sacred Sect, the Golden Sun Holy Lord, is said to have already reached the Integration Stage." Lu Fusheng's expression turned ugly.

"It's fine. Presumably Mr. Li—the girl's master—won't stand by and do nothing." Lu Wuhen thought for a moment before speaking.

"Dad, are you sure? Will this Great Cultivator really be willing to offend the Golden Sun Holy Lord, an Integrated Body Great Talent, for a newly accepted disciple?" Lu Fusheng asked uncertainly.

Lu Wuhen merely smiled without saying a word.