Golden Sun Sacred Sect

"Zhining thanks Master for saving my Lu family last night."

Lu Zhining said to Li Zhōujūn with reverence.

Facing an Integration Stage Great Cultivator, she dared not be disrespectful.

Li Zhōujūn chuckled and said, "No need for formalities. If you want to repay me, just lead the way properly the day after tomorrow."

"Zhining understands."

Lu Zhining nodded.

Time quickly passed to the next day.

"Zhining, your grandfather said you're awake?!"

Early the next morning, a middle-aged voice rang out from the Lu family mansion.

Lu Zhining, who was resting in her room, heard the voice and her expression brightened, "Dad?!"

As she spoke, Lu Zhining opened her door and walked out, indeed seeing her parents standing in the courtyard.

Upon seeing the awake Lu Zhining, Lu Zhining's father, Lu Fusheng, exclaimed with overwhelming joy, "Good girl, you're finally awake! While you were unconscious, your dad and mom traveled all over the country looking for a skilled expert for you."

"Hahaha, Grandpa Yu is the one who saved me," Lu Zhining said with a charming, innocent smile.

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake," Madam Lu, Liu Wan'er, said emotionally.

"Oh right, Dad and Mom, Grandpa asked me to take on a Master," Lu Zhining said with a hint of sadness. "I might have to leave the Lu family with my Master in a few days."

"So suddenly?" Lu Fusheng frowned.

"Alas, little birds must eventually fly in the sky. You must study diligently under your Master from now on. We know your grandfather's judgment," Liu Wan'er said with emotion.

"Oh right, Dad and Mom, while you were away, a Void Immortal attacked our Lu family," Lu Zhining said.

"What?"

Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er were shocked.

"But it was my Master who took action and killed the Void Immortal who trespassed on our Lu family," Lu Zhining said with a smile.

"What?!"

Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er were shocked again.

To them, a Void Immortal was already an existence beyond reach, yet their daughter's Master could kill a Void Immortal Expert. Could he have already reached the Integration Stage?

Thinking of this, Liu Wan'er sighed emotionally, "Good girl, when you follow your Master, you must cultivate diligently. I believe your future will be absolutely bright."

"Indeed. By the way, girl, where is your Master now?" Lu Fusheng asked. "We should at least pay our respects to the elder."

"Uh, my Master is currently staying in the guest room of our Lu family. However, he's not old; on the contrary, he's very young and looks very gentle and refined," Lu Zhining said.

Lu Fusheng chuckled, "You don't understand, girl. How can cultivators be judged by their appearance? Take your mother, for example. She's actually thirty years older than me, yet she still looks like a young girl."

"Lu Fusheng, you want to die!" Liu Wan'er said, kicking Lu Fusheng in the backside.

Lu Fusheng didn't dare to dodge and chuckled, taking the kick.

As the saying goes, hitting is affection, scolding is love.

Lu Zhining was also very happy to see the warm scene between her parents.

After her parents shared a brief moment of playful banter, Lu Fusheng said, "Girl, take us to meet your Master."

"Okay," Lu Zhining replied.

When they arrived at the courtyard designated for guests to rest, they found a young man sitting in the courtyard, flipping through a book titled Records of Qingzhou.

This young man was none other than Li Zhōujūn.

"Zhining greets Master."

"Lu Fusheng pays his respects to Senior."

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

Lu Zhining and the other two bowed to Li Zhōujūn.

Hearing this, Li Zhōujūn put down the book he was holding and looked at Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er, smiling, "You must be Zhining's parents. No need for formalities."

As Li Zhōujūn finished speaking.

Lu Fusheng, Lu Zhining, and Liu Wan'er felt an invisible force, like a gentle breeze, lift them up.

"Replying to Senior, we are indeed Lu Zhining's parents," Lu Fusheng said with reverence.

"You two are looking for me, is there something you need?"

Li Zhōujūn asked directly.

"Replying to Senior, we came specifically to visit you," Lu Fusheng said.

Li Zhōujūn chuckled, "Thank you for your trouble. Please rest assured, since Zhining is now my disciple, I will naturally teach her with all my heart."

"Thank you, Senior. If our daughter has offended you in any way, we hope you will forgive us," Lu Fusheng said.

"Mm," Li Zhōujūn nodded slightly. "You two should go and see Old Master Lu now. There's nothing much to see here."

"Alright, Senior, we'll take our leave then," Lu Fusheng said with a heavy voice.

He naturally knew that his father, Lu Wuhen, didn't have much time left. Every day he lived was a day gained.

"Girl, you stay here and keep the Senior company."

Lu Fusheng said to Lu Zhining.

"Okay," Lu Zhining replied.

Afterward, Lu Fusheng took his wife and walked towards the place where his father lived.

"Dad, we're back," Lu Fusheng said from outside the house.

Creak.

The moment Lu Wuhen pushed the door open, a trace of paleness flashed across his face, but it quickly regained its rosy color.

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

"If only there was hope. Alright, you brat, you're the head of the Lu family now. Don't be so teary-eyed. Everyone dies if they don't become an immortal. It's just a matter of sooner or later. Your father has roamed the cultivation world for quite some time, seen enough of the world's scenery in this life, and it's time to go find your mother."

Lu Wuhen seemed to have accepted it with an open mind.

Just like his name, he could face death with equanimity.

"Sigh, Dad, if you leave, Zhining will be so heartbroken when she finds out," Lu Fusheng said with a wry smile.

"I never intended to tell that girl. I just hope she can stand on her own in the future. As for how long I can keep it from her after I'm gone, I'll keep it as long as possible. We must not disturb her cultivation," Lu Wuhen said seriously.

"Dad, don't worry, I understand," Lu Fusheng replied.

"Actually, even if I don't say it, you should have noticed Zhining's physique, right?"

Lu Wuhen said at this moment.

"Yes, the girl has the Taiyin Body, which is why she was taken in as a disciple by a Great Cultivator of the Integration Stage."

Lu Fusheng nodded.

"Integration Stage?" Lu Wuhen chuckled. You're still too narrow-minded, boy. The girl's master is a genuine True Immortal!

However, Lu Wuhen didn't say anything more. Instead, he said, "It must have been those people who came to treat Zhining a few days ago who leaked information about her Taiyin Body. My informants have heard that the Sect Master of the Golden Sun Sacred Sect is heading to Jiang City today. You probably know that his son is said to have the Fire Spirit Body. If they cultivate together, she might very well achieve the Great Sun Sacred Body."

"What can we do? That Golden Sun Sect Master, the Golden Sun Holy Lord, is said to have already reached the Integration Stage cultivation." Lu Fusheng's face turned grim.

"It's alright. I believe Mr. Li, Zhining's master, won't stand by and do nothing," Lu Wuhen said after some thought.

"Dad, are you sure? Would this Great Cultivator really be willing to offend a powerful Integration Stage expert like the Golden Sun Holy Lord for a disciple he just accepted?" Lu Fusheng asked, his expression uncertain.

Lu Wuhen merely smiled without speaking.