[When you were fifteen, the Daoist with a golden toad perched on his shoulder wished to take Lu Yu as his disciple. He frankly admitted that he had not accepted any disciples for many years and now wanted to take him as his final disciple.]
[To take on a disciple, the Daoist specially showed off a skill. With a light leap, he could fly to the treetop, and when he landed, he was as silent as a falling feather.]
[Everyone in Lu Manor was stunned beyond measure, crying out that he was an immortal.]
[Unexpectedly, Lu Yu refused. Even the Daoist surnamed Liu was somewhat surprised.]
[Your uncle hurriedly interrupted Lu Yu, reminding him to be respectful and courteous. Your mother also understood the Daoist's extraordinary nature and hastily urged Lu Yu to become his disciple.]
[Lu Yu said firmly, "If you wish to take me as your disciple, you must take my elder brother as well."]
[The Daoist frowned slightly upon hearing this and did not immediately agree.]
[Another month passed. Lu Yu's cultivation advanced again, and his Innate Skill had already entered the fourth level. His speed was astonishing.]
[When your uncle sparred with him, he actually needed more than a hundred moves to defeat him, leaving your uncle deeply shaken.]
[The Daoist surnamed Liu watched with itching impatience, believing Lu Yu's talent was extraordinary. He was absolutely the perfect candidate to revitalize the Three Truths Sect.]
[When he proposed taking Lu Yu as his disciple again, he was refused once more.]
[Lu Yu said that becoming his disciple was possible, but his elder brother had to be accepted as well.]
[The Daoist fell into deep thought.]
[He recalled the prophecy left behind fifteen years ago by a great Daoist master: "A Heavenly Star shall descend upon the world, and the chaotic age of strife between Dao and demons shall arrive."]
[From then on, Daoist factions began widely taking in disciples.]
[Lu Yu was now fifteen or sixteen, matching the description in the prophecy. The Daoist's heart stirred. Perhaps this Dao Child descending into the mortal world truly referred to Lu Yu.]
[As for Lu Chen, although his aptitude for martial arts was inferior to Lu Yu's, he possessed the composure of one beyond his years, Calmness Within, and handled matters in perfect order without ever making mistakes. In the mortal world, he was destined for great achievements.]
[Unfortunately, he was not suited for cultivation.]
[But for Lu Yu, this possible Dao Child, he was willing to make an exception.]
[Thus, the two of you became the Daoist's disciples, and your mother was overjoyed.]
[The Daoist revealed his true name: Liu Jinchan.]
[That year, your uncle headed north to join your father. You two brothers followed your master to Mount Zhongnan, the founding ground of the Three Truths Sect.]
[This was your first time leaving your hometown.]
[New check-in location unlocked: Mount Zhongnan.]
[On this day, the two of you received the Three Truths Sect's true registers.]
[Unlocked Righteous Dao disciple identity—Three Truths Sect disciple.]
[The Three Truths lineage did not have many disciples, but every one of them was extraordinary. Only then did you learn how high the Daoist surnamed Liu stood in seniority. Even the sect master of the Three Truths lineage called you two his martial uncles.]
[The Daoist surnamed Liu was proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, as well as the teachings of the Confucian School, Daoist School, and Buddhist School. You two brothers were completely convinced.]
[After that, you and your younger brother began cultivating the Dao on Mount Zhongnan. He personally taught you Daoist scriptures and martial arts.]
[That year, beacon fires stretched across the land and the chaotic age was rife with conflict, yet you lived deep in the mountains, cut off from the world.]
[Cultivation became your daily routine.]
[Each day, you climbed from the foot of the mountain to its summit, bathed in the morning sun, crossed stone steps, and tempered your body in the pool.]
[From the first ray of dawn until night fell and all sounds faded into silence, you still practiced your stances diligently in the training ground, sweat pouring like rain and soaking your clothes.]
[Year after year passed, from flowers blooming in spring to winter snow drifting down. Yet your martial progress was not as swift as you had expected.]
[Two years flew by, but you still lingered at the second level of the Great Yellow Court, possessing only a little more strength than an ordinary person.]
[That day, you exchanged blows with Lu Yu. His palm techniques were fierce and his movement agile. In only a few moves, he forced you into one peril after another.]
[Seeing that your defeat was certain, Lu Yu could not bear to hurt your pride. So he fought you again, deliberately holding back this time, and only narrowly defeated you after two hundred moves.]
[You had long since seen through it, but merely smiled without losing heart. You trained even more seriously, often practicing until you forgot yourself. Whenever you gained some insight, you rejoiced beyond measure.]
[This year, you were eighteen. Your mother sent a letter to you two brothers, saying that she missed you dearly and worried whether you had grown accustomed to the harsh life in the mountains.]
[The letter said that the world was becoming increasingly chaotic. After the autumn harvest, the Northern Xuan Kingdom crossed the border, war drums thundering as the north trembled in fear.]
[Your father returned with white hair already covering his head. Three times he passed his own doorstep without entering. He told your mother to prepare the entire family to move south, for the North Wind Profound Kingdom would soon march south.]
[That autumn, your cultivation finally broke through to the third level of the Great Yellow Court. It could only be called slow progress; disciples who had entered the sect just a year ago had already surpassed you.]
[Meanwhile, Lu Yu was only seventeen, yet he had already begun to reveal his brilliance. Apart from the few elders in the mountains, he had almost no rivals.]
[The true qi within his body could be released and withdrawn at will, enough to protect himself. He had already entered the ranks of First-Rate Realm experts in the martial world.]
[He held great prestige within the sect, and every newly initiated disciple admired him.]
[Lu Yu possessed the heart of a child, and the Daoist surnamed Liu praised him even more highly as a natural genius of cultivation.]
[Another year passed. Today, you were nineteen.]
[As Northern Xuan's iron cavalry crossed the Yellow River, the voices within the Three Truths Sect calling for disciples to descend the mountain and save the world grew ever louder.]
[Lu Yu was even more filled with righteous indignation. He gathered a group of like-minded disciples, intending to secretly descend the mountain under the cover of morning mist to save the common people.]
[However, on the night before this happened, Lu Yu took the initiative to seek your opinion.]
[Thus, you made your decision.]
1. Inform Master of this matter. 2. Turn a blind eye and let him act as he pleased. 3. Go with him. 4. Personally take part in it. (0/3)
Yu Ke looked at the choices that appeared in his mind and pondered for a moment.
[Lu Yu's cultivation was already far above yours. Ordinary strongmen could not even get close to him, and he possessed the ability to protect himself.]
[He was already eighteen. Even if you tried to stop him, it would most likely be futile.]
[Moreover, with Master's insight, he had likely already guessed Lu Chen's nature.]
[Yu Ke chose 2, turning a blind eye.]
[When Lu Yu learned that you would not stop him, he said happily, "Just wait, Brother. I will surely build a great legacy."]
[Not long after Lu Yu descended the mountain, the Daoist surnamed Liu silently appeared before you. Watching Lu Yu and a group of Three Truths Sect disciples depart down the mountain, it was just as you had guessed—this matter could hardly be hidden from Master.]
[The Daoist smiled lightly. "Actually, the one who should most go down the mountain to gain experience is you, my disciple."]
[Liu Jinchan sighed inwardly. Of his two disciples, one was a natural Dao Child, yet his heart remained in the mortal world. The other should have been a talent capable of governing an age, yet insisted on becoming a mountain recluse who ruled from afar.]
[You did not understand what he meant, only feeling that you cultivated even more earnestly that night.]
[Another cycle of cold and heat passed. You wasted not a single day. There were no roosters or dogs in the mountains, so you rose with the morning dew and roamed beneath the stars at night.]
[That year, you turned twenty, but your cultivation still remained at the third level of the Great Yellow Court, with only slight progress.]
[Yet you were not anxious. You still cultivated every day according to your old methods, as immovable as thunder.]
[Some of the newly recruited disciples had already cultivated the Great Yellow Court to the fourth level.]
[After becoming the Daoist surnamed Liu's disciple, you did not need to attend either morning or evening lessons, regardless of seniority.]
[This stirred dissatisfaction among the sect's disciples. Mocking voices rose often, saying that you had only attained your position by currying favor with the sect's elders.]
[Lu Yu held great prestige among the newer disciples. Especially after his departure, the sect's disciples grew increasingly dissatisfied with you.]
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