Lu Shui, a Thorough Disappointment

After applying the medicine, Lu Shui sat where he was and circulated his current cultivation method, allowing himself to rapidly absorb the medicinal power.

This would let his injuries recover quickly.

After a long while, Qi Xi came to the courtyard again. Standing before the pavilion, she said:

"Young master, Third Elder has some instructions."

Lu Shui opened his eyes.

"Speak."

"Third Elder wants young master to visit the Scripture Repository. After some time, young master will need to go to the Heavenly Pool River, where your comprehension speed can be accelerated. Therefore, Third Elder wants young master to select a high-tier cultivation method and practice hard during this period. As long as you gain an initial grasp of it, entering the Heavenly Pool River will be effective," Qi Xi said.

Lu Shui rose to his feet and walked out of the courtyard, with Qi Xi following behind him.

"What else did Third Elder say?" Lu Shui asked without turning back as he walked ahead.

"Third Elder said that quite a few prodigies will be going to the Heavenly Pool River, and that young master should..."

Qi Xi hesitated to speak.

"Continue," Lu Shui said calmly.

"Third Elder told Third Young Master not to make too much of a disgrace of himself," Qi Xi said softly, as if afraid that her young master would fly into a rage.

Lu Shui smiled faintly. The Heavenly Pool River had limited opening periods, and those who could obtain a slot were usually Big Shots.

The Lu Family had quite a few slots, yet he was the only one who met the requirements to go.

For something beneficial to cultivation, even if it meant losing face, the Lu Family would still send him.

However, with his reputation, there would definitely be no shortage of sneers and sarcasm if he went.

Big Shots would not concern themselves with the taunts exchanged among children.

But no one dared to make a move to kill him. In the entire Cultivation World, it seemed there were not many who could bear the Great Elder's wrath.

He remembered that in his previous life, the Great Elder had acted on his behalf once. Back then, he had been lucky enough to snatch a supreme treasure from a demonic cultivator.

Then the other party had beaten him until he was critically injured and near death, and he had almost been beyond saving.

That incident directly alarmed the Three Big Shots in the clan.

He had heard that the Great Elder merely glanced at him and calmly said, "I'll go out for a while."

Then, the next day, every force affiliated with those demonic cultivators was burned clean by a single fire overnight.

After that, he was confined.

His uselessness had disappointed the Big Shots beyond measure.

Everyone knew that sending him to the Heavenly Pool River was merely sending him there to be humiliated, yet they could not simply refuse to let him go.

The only thing they could do was not pay attention.

Oh, in his previous life, he had failed to go because he was injured by a demon, along with various other factors.

Before long, Lu Shui arrived at the Scripture Repository. Just as he was about to enter, Qi Xi immediately asked:

"Young master, Madam asks what you would like for dinner tonight."

Without slowing his steps, Lu Shui casually replied:

"As usual."

Qi Xi said, "Yes."

After that, Lu Shui entered the Scripture Repository. Heaven knew what he had eaten before, so it could only be as usual.

The Scripture Repository had five floors in total. Access to the first three floors was granted based on merit to certain Lu Family subordinates. For example, True Martial and True Spirit could enter the First Floor, and even maids were qualified to do so.

Only a small number of confidants could enter the Fourth Floor, while the Fifth Floor was naturally reserved for Lu Family members.

He had once heard that female relatives were not even allowed to set foot on the Fifth Floor, though that had recently changed.

The Lu Family was a pack of old antiques who refused to change with the times.

The moment Lu Shui stepped into the Scripture Repository, an old man appeared before him and respectfully said:

"Young master."

Lu Shui glanced at him. He found the man somewhat familiar, but could not recall his name.

"Is there something?"

The old man immediately said:

"Third Elder instructed that young master must record any cultivation methods and books taken out."

Lu Shui said nothing. He walked past the old man and headed for the Fifth Floor.

The cultivation methods there were truly powerful. Of course, the Scripture Repository also held other things, including array formations and artifact refining.

Lu Shui arrived at the Fourth Floor. At that moment, he happened to see an old man leafing through books.

That old man naturally sensed someone coming up. Seeing that it was Lu Shui, he nodded in greeting.

Lu Shui ignored him. He did not know him.

Heaven knew whether the man had any grudge against him.

Afterward, Lu Shui went directly to the Fifth Floor.

Watching Lu Shui ascend to the Fifth Floor, the old man shook his head and sighed.

"He is being too hasty. At this stage, the cultivation methods on the Fourth Floor are the most suitable for him."

He had come to see whether their young master would linger on the Fourth Floor.

Now it seemed their young master had not changed at all. He was still somewhat impetuous and did not understand the importance of keeping his feet on the ground.

Just as he was about to send a voice transmission report, he suddenly saw Lu Shui coming down from the Fifth Floor and heading straight downstairs.

The old man was instantly dumbfounded. So fast?

Had he chosen a cultivation method already?

Did he just go up and pick one at random?

However, the old man soon stopped caring and merely shook his head with a sigh.

Lu Shui truly had not chosen anything. From the beginning to the end, he had intended to take only one cultivation method, so there was no need to choose.

And what he took was naturally the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns, the most mysterious and most useless book in the entire clan.

A book that no one could understand.

In theory, he did not need the book to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns, but since Third Elder had sent him here, taking it away by the way did not matter.

Lu Shui then arrived at the First Floor. As he was about to leave, the old man from before immediately came over to him.

"Young master, have you made your selection?"

Though surprised by how quickly Lu Shui had come down, what he cared about now was whether Lu Shui would let him register the cultivation method books. If Lu Shui refused, there was nothing he could do.

Especially since Lu Shui had ignored him outright earlier.

He had some understanding of the temper of their Young Master of the Lu Family.

At times, their young master liked to flaunt the authority of a young master.

No one could do anything about that.

Yet while the old man was still guessing, a book appeared directly before him, followed by Lu Shui's Voice:

"I'm in a hurry."

The next stage of applying the medicine was about to begin, so it was not suitable to delay.

After one more application, he should be healed by tonight.

There would not be any lasting effects on his kidneys either.

The old man was delighted and immediately took the book to register it. But when he saw the book, his brows frowned. Th-this was a cultivation method that could not be cultivated.

Sure enough, young master had only come to put on an air of mystery.

He felt somewhat regretful.

Regretful for the Lu Family.

After the registration was complete, Lu Shui headed straight back. He needed to return and continue applying medicine.

In the Main Hall, Third Elder sat with gloom filling his eyes.

In the end, he gave a self-mocking laugh and left.

What a waste. Today, he had felt that Lu Shui's bearing had changed somewhat, and thought that he had finally come to his senses and knew to work hard.

Yet in the end, he had disappointed people as always.

Choosing the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns?

After so many years of confirmation by the Lu Family, everyone had concluded that the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns were not a cultivation method at all.

How many people had studied the Heaven and Earth Array Patterns? How many prodigies had gained nothing from them?

Could Lu Shui succeed?

He did not know his own limits and was indulging in wild fantasies.

Lu Gu and Dongfang Liyin, upon receiving the news, also sighed. When would their son become a little more promising?

They did not ask him to compete with other people's children, but he should at least become more mature.

He was no longer young. Later on, it would be difficult to rely on medicine to increase cultivation.

Could he really linger at the Second Tier or Third Tier for his entire life?

Lu Shui knew nothing of what the Big Shots in the clan thought. He was still applying medicine to himself.

He had been injured for so long, yet no one had even bothered to check on him.