[First among Douluo's Five Strongest Forces: Mount Lu Residence.]
Everyone across the Douluo Continent was curious about the top-ranked power, whether human or Soul Beast.
The moment the words "Mount Lu Residence" appeared, humans and Soul Beasts alike began speculating.
Ning Fengzhi murmured to himself, "Mount Lu Residence?"
"Judging by the name, it sounds like a residence built on some mountain. Could it be a secluded sect?"
"But why use the word 'residence'?"
"The scope of a residence is quite small, nowhere near that of a sect or clan."
"That proves Mount Lu Residence has very few members. Could every last one of them be a top-tier powerhouse?"
"Otherwise, they couldn't possibly stand above the Star Dou Great Forest. Even setting aside the divine beast, over two million Soul Beasts alone is an utterly staggering number, not to mention that the Star Dou Great Forest also has beings like divine beasts and Ferocious Beasts."
"But where exactly is this Mount Lu?"
"I've simply never heard of it."
"Grandmaster Yu, have you ever heard of Mount Lu?" Ning Fengzhi asked. Yu Xiaogang had, after all, come from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and had spent time in Spirit Hall. There was no denying that his knowledge was quite broad.
Yu Xiaogang scoffed. "Sect Master Ning, don't waste your effort asking around. I've never heard of any Mount Lu."
"This Mount Lu must be a backwater."
"If it were famous, there's no way I wouldn't know about it."
"Besides, the people in Mount Lu Residence might not even be human. We'd better not count on them. Even if they are human, they're no good."
"When the Soul Beasts threatened us, did anyone from Mount Lu Residence speak a single word on our behalf?"
"You're absolutely right, Grandmaster Yu." Ning Fengzhi did agree somewhat with Yu Xiaogang's words.
Presumably, Mount Lu was some obscure backwater, perhaps nothing more than an utterly ordinary hill.
"This Mount Lu Residence really is interesting."
Ning Fengzhi murmured to himself and withdrew his gaze from Yu Xiaogang, another plan forming in his mind.
Where might this Mount Lu Residence be?
If I find Mount Lu Residence, I could pay them a visit and invite them to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to strengthen the sect as a whole.
Ning Fengzhi had already decided that Mount Lu Residence had few members and lived in seclusion. Wasn't seclusion the same wherever they lived?
The Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
"Di Tian, do you know where this Mount Lu is?" Gu Yuena asked. She spent most of her time asleep and had no idea where Mount Lu was.
If she wanted to visit them, she would have to find Mount Lu first.
Di Tian carefully searched his memories, then shook his head. "My lord, I've traveled to many places, but I've never heard of this Mount Lu."
"I'm afraid Mount Lu is a backwater."
"It won't be easy to find them."
Gu Yuena sighed inwardly and said helplessly, "In that case, we can only wait for the Sky Curtain System to reveal more information about Mount Lu Residence."
"Hopefully, that information will include Mount Lu Residence's precise location."
The Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Xiao looked at "Mount Lu" in the words "Mount Lu Residence" and questioned the sect's elders.
"Elders, have any of you heard of Mount Lu? Do you know where it is?"
The five elders exchanged looks, then all shook their heads, indicating that they had never heard of Mount Lu, much less knew where it was.
Seeing that none of the five elders knew where Mount Lu was, Tang Xiao had to abandon the idea in his heart and murmured regretfully:
"Mount Lu Residence calls itself a residence. That proves it has few members, all of them top-tier powerhouses."
"If our Clear Sky Sect could gain Mount Lu Residence's help, why would we fear Spirit Hall?"
Back then, the Clear Sky Sect had been forced into seclusion.
They had been blazing like the midday sun in their development. Who would willingly come to this wretched place and stay here all this time?
But Spirit Hall's strength had forced them to compromise. Given even the slightest opportunity, Tang Xiao would absolutely lead the Clear Sky Sect back into the world without hesitation.
Spirit City, the Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu looked at the words "Mount Lu Residence" and searched his mind, but found no information about Mount Lu Residence. He had never even heard of Mount Lu.
He could be considered knowledgeable and well-traveled, yet things beyond his expectations kept happening. He could not help marveling, "The world is vast indeed, filled with every conceivable wonder."
"The Star Dou Great Forest alone appeared out of nowhere and gave me a great shock."
"Now there's a Mount Lu Residence as well."
"I hope the master of Mount Lu Residence is human. Otherwise, humanity on the Douluo Continent is in peril."
Information about Mount Lu Residence began appearing on the sky curtain.
[Mount Lu Residence consists of one human and two monster spirits, secluded within Mount Lu, practicing immortal cultivation and seeking the Dao. What a carefree existence.]
The Sky Curtain System's announcement clearly stirred towering waves across the Douluo Continent.
Countless commoners and Soul Masters who lived near or knew one another began discussing it.
"I understand the one human, but what are these two monster spirits?"
"And what's immortal cultivation?"
"Do those questions matter?"
"They don't matter at all, okay!"
"Shouldn't you be wondering about this? Even if we count those so-called monster spirits as people, Mount Lu Residence only has three people."
"The second-ranked Star Dou Great Forest has a full million Soul Beasts, two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, seven Ferocious Beasts, and even a divine beast."
"And that divine beast is even a half-step God King."
"I don't know what realm a half-step God King is or how powerful one could be."
"But if it's connected to gods and even has 'king' in its name, how weak could it possibly be?"
"Yet a force that powerful is firmly outstripped by Mount Lu Residence's three people."
"Forgive me, but I can't even imagine how powerful those three must be!"
The Clear Sky Sect.
The five elders cried out in shock.
"How is that possible! Mount Lu Residence only has three people! And two of them might not even be human!"
"Three people overpowering a million Soul Beasts. What an incredible feat!"
"Even Ancestor Tang Chen in all his glory back then couldn't match these three!"
"If I could find out where Mount Lu Residence is, I would definitely visit these three seniors!"
"We'll go together, together."
Spirit City, the Worship Hall.
The six Enshrined sought out Qian Daoliu.
"Great Enshrined, you're knowledgeable and well-traveled. Do you know what these monster spirits are, and what immortal cultivation is?"
"Could it be an entirely different cultivation system?"
"If it's an entirely different cultivation system, I'm afraid our Martial Soul system falls far short of theirs."
"I wonder whether Soul Masters like us could practice their immortal cultivation system alongside our own?"
Faced with the six Enshrined's overlapping questions, Qian Daoliu shook his head and answered honestly:
"I don't know what monster spirits or immortal cultivation are either. As for whether it's an entirely new cultivation system, or whether we Soul Masters can practice it alongside our own, we'll only know once the Sky Curtain System reveals more, or once we meet the master of Mount Lu Residence."
Watching the people around him marvel at Mount Lu Residence's one human and two monster spirits, with even Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the others filled with yearning for Mount Lu Residence, Yu Xiaogang could not help saying jealously:
"What's there to make such a fuss about?"
"They're just three old monsters who've lived for who knows how many years."
"If I were given the same amount of time, I could be as powerful as those three old monsters too."
"Even more powerful than them!"
The Sky Curtain System continued revealing information about Mount Lu Residence.
[The one human is a Mahāyāna cultivator named Xu Jie.] [The two monster spirits are Golden Core cultivators called Big Yellow and Big White.]
When Yu Xiaogang saw the name Xu Jie, he froze and even began to feel afraid.
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