"Young Master, pardon the interruption. The Divine Maiden and the other Seven Sons have come looking for you several times. They want to know how much longer you will need before you emerge from seclusion?" Fu Zhenghao's voice came from outside the cultivation room.
He had been left with no other choice but to come in and ask Lin Chuan. Interrupting someone during secluded cultivation was an absolute taboo; no matter how bold he was, he would not have dared to directly disrupt Lin Chuan's seclusion.
"Senior Sister Luo Yuxi has already emerged from seclusion?"
Before long, Lin Chuan's voice came from within the cultivation room, without any discernible fluctuation in emotion.
"Yes. The Divine Maiden's cultivation has reached the early Nascent Soul Stage, and she emerged from seclusion some time ago. She visited Phoenix Perch Lake several times before, but did not come in to disturb you. This time, it seems she has something important to discuss with you, so..." Fu Zhenghao explained.
"I understand. Go tell them that I will be done with my seclusion shortly. Have them wait a moment," Lin Chuan said softly.
"Yes!" Fu Zhenghao respectfully turned and withdrew, finally breathing a sigh of relief inwardly.
Outside Phoenix Perch Lake, six figures stood apart from one another. Luo Yuxi stood at the front, her azure eyes surveying Phoenix Perch Lake as though she were lost in thought. Not far away, Lian Yifan still wore his usual casual expression, a longsword in hand that he occasionally flicked through the air.
The remaining four were the four senior brothers Lin Chuan had yet to meet. One held a folding fan and carried an air of refined elegance. If not for the powerful spiritual pressure radiating from him, many would have taken him for an ordinary scholar. This