Lu Yang, the Role Model

When Lu Yang first saw the Pill Formula, he wasn't sure if the "river water" mentioned by the Alchemist was the water of the Zimu River.

The words of the Immortal Fairy that soon echoed in his mental space solidified Lu Yang's idea.

"Oh, it's Qinghe? This little girl is my most devout follower, and her actions are very much in line with my wishes."

"River water?"

"I read in an ancient book that there was a river in High Antiquity times, and women who drank the water from this river could become pregnant."

"Such magical river water?" The Seventh Elder was very surprised; he had never heard of such a river before.

Lu Yang thought to himself, "What's so special about this? Seventh Elder, have you ever seen a river that can produce twin flowers?"

Under the tutelage of the Immortal Fairy, Lu Yang's knowledge has surpassed that of Integrated Body Realm Cultivator.

The Seventh Elder was not surprised that Lu Yang knew the High Antiquity secrets. It had been revealed when Lu Yang was the acting Sect Master receiving the Five Elements Sect. Considering that Lu Yang was Yun Zhi's junior brother, it was understandable that he knew the High Antiquity secrets.

"Where does this river water come from? Could it be naturally occurring water?"

Lu Yang hesitated for a moment. The water of the Mother-Child River was refined by the Immortal Fairy, but the existence of the Immortal Fairy could not be known to outsiders.

"Just say it's river water refined by Ying Tianxian. Anyway, he already stole my recipe's attribution rights, so what difference does one more Zimu River make!" The Immortal Fairy waved her hand, displaying considerable generosity.

Respecting the Immortal Fairy's wishes, Lu Yang said to the Seventh Elder, "It is river water refined by the Celestial Immortal in High Antiquity times."

"I see. The immortal's actions are indeed extraordinary; it's only natural that he could create such illogical river water."

The Seventh Elder quickly believed Lu Yang's explanation.

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Lu Yang took out the Heavenly Grass and recounted what had happened. "That's how it is. Senior Sister said you're in charge of disposing of this grass."

The Seventh Elder's eyes lit up. "It's actually a spiritual herb that has developed sentience! This is truly rare. Most spiritual herbs that develop sentience never do evil and are inconvenient to refine into pills. It's a relief that I've finally found a spiritual herb!"

The Seventh Elder was overjoyed, as this was the first time he had been allowed to use herbs that had developed sentience to refine pills. "The value of the sentient Shepherd Grass is immeasurable. Tell me, what do you want? I'll give you anything!"

Lu Yang waved his hands repeatedly. "No need, no need. The Heavenly Grass has harmed countless people. It's enough to deal with this grass."

Seeing that Lu Yang didn't want anything, the Seventh Elder made the decision for him directly. "How can that be? Here's what I'll do: I'll refine three pills for you for free."

His alchemy skills are so advanced that it's hard to find many cultivators in the entire cultivation world who can surpass him. Asking him to refine pills once is enough to deplete the resources of Void Refinement stage cultivator.

As Lu Yang left Elixir Cauldron Peak and was on his way back to Heaven Gate Peak, a dozen or so people approached him. Their eyes lit up when they saw Lu Yang.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lu!" Their unified shout startled Lu Yang.

Lu Yang noticed that the dozen or so people were both men and women, and were about his age.

"You are... Junior Brother Wei Nanfei and Junior Sister Jin Qinqin?" Lu Yang recognized these dozen or so people as disciples who had entered the Ask Dao Sect with him.

Junior Brother Wei Nanfei was poisoned by his stepmother when he was young, but fortunately, Senior Brother Dai Bufan happened to pass by and helped him.

Junior Sister Jin Qinqin once consumed a fruit in the valley; it was the Green Wood Immortal Fruit, which allowed her internal energy to be continuously generated and circulate on its own.

I had never seen them before, so I assumed they hadn't yet Foundation Establishment. They were only allowed to come out and move around after recently succeeding in their Foundation Establishment.

Lu Yang scanned the area with his Divine Sense and, sure enough, all of his dozen or so junior brothers and sisters had already Foundation Establishment.

At this age, achieving Foundation Establishment is already considered genius in the outside world, enough to be groomed by the Sect Master of a top-tier sect as the next Sect Master.

Lu Yang and his four companions are special cases. In the words of their senior sister, their talents are proof of the coming of a great era. The Ask Dao Sect has never recruited five disciples with unparalleled talents in the same year.

The junior students all looked at Lu Yang with admiration.

Is this the legendary Senior Brother Lu Yang?

They had only just reached the Foundation Establishment, while Senior Brother Lu Yang had already reached the Core Formation stage—a difference of a whole major realm.

I heard that Senior Brother Lu Yang once served as the acting Sect Master, which is the first time in the Dao Ask Dao Sect, which is full of geniuses.

They heard from the senior brothers who participated in the Five Elements Sect exchange that Senior Brother Lu Yang was proficient in the Five Elements Law Technique, knew Samadhi True Fire, Shrinking Earth, and Water Avoidance Techniques, and could also create clones. His Swordsmanship was also the best among his peers!

Learning even one of them is difficult, let alone learning them all.

A role model.

They secretly resolved to learn from Senior Brother Lu Yang and catch up with him as soon as possible!

Lu Yang offered some words of encouragement to his junior brothers and sisters, then said, "My senior sister needs to speak with me, so I'll be going now."

"Goodbye, Senior Brother Lu Yang!" The junior brothers and sisters bid farewell to Lu Yang warmly, reluctant to part.

Lu Yang wore a smile the whole way; it felt good to have junior brothers and sisters.

"Senior Sister, I'm back."

The eldest sister is handling official business, resolving complaints from various parties against the Ask Dao Sect, such as the Five Elements Sect Master's strong condemnation of the Second Elder's harassment of his mother.

For example, the mother of the Five Elements Sect Master hoped that the Second Elder could send a more original gift next time.

For example, the Silent Daoist stumbled into prison and hoped that Yun Zhi would act as his guarantor to bail him out.

For example, some people wanted to hear the Silent Daoist recount the sequel to "The Ask Dao Sect," and applied to be imprisoned next to the Silent Daoist. The Great Xia Dynasty hoped that Yun Zhi would quickly get the Silent Daoist out, as the current prison was full of prisoners who came to listen to the Silent Daoist's storytelling.

She rubbed her temples, unable to understand why, Ask Dao Sect Seeking Sect's seemingly thriving state, there were so many troublesome matters to deal with.

Why did she remember that her master didn't seem to have so many troubles when he was the Sect Master?

The eldest sister stood up and gestured for Lu Yang to come over. "Since you're back, come with me."

"Where are we going?" Lu Yang asked curiously.

"After the Immortal Cult was destroyed, the cult leader revealed the location of its origin, which was the place where the first cult leader saw the ruins of the Immortal Immortal."

"The Great Xia Dynasty once sent people there to investigate. The report stated that there were many things that appeared to be from High Antiquity times. However, because High Antiquity times are so distant, what we know about writing, traditions, High Antiquity languages, etc., is only the tip of the iceberg. Faced with those High Antiquity artifacts, the Great Xia Dynasty dared not act rashly, fearing that rash action would damage these things."

"I know less about the High Antiquity times than you, Immortal Senior, and this matter is closely related to you. You should go there."

"After the Great Xia Dynasty told me about this, I originally wanted to take you and the senior to explore the ruins together. At that time, you were training in the dense forest, at a crucial stage in forming the Golden Core, so I didn't disturb you."

"Now that you have successfully formed your core, I can safely take you to the ruins."

As she spoke, the eldest sister stepped out of the cave abode and waved to the sky. A gap appeared in the sky, and white clouds descended from the heavens, landing in front of her.

Let's go.