Chapter 270: Role Model Lu Yang

When Lu Yang first saw the pill recipe, he wasn't sure if the "river water" mentioned by Alchemist Qinghe was indeed from the Mother-Child River. However, the Immortal Fairy's voice, which soon echoed in his spiritual space, solidified this idea.

"Oh, it's Qinghe? That little girl is my most devoted follower; she always does things according to my wishes," the Immortal Fairy exclaimed.

"River water?" questioned the Immortal Fairy. "I once saw in an ancient text that during ancient times, there was a river whose water, if drunk by women, would lead to pregnancy."

"There's such miraculous river water?" Seventh Elder was astonished; he had never heard of such a river.

Lu Yang thought to himself, 'What's so special about that? Seventh Elder, have you ever seen a river that can grow sister flowers?' Under the Immortal Fairy's guidance, Lu Yang's knowledge had already surpassed that of Integration stage cultivators.

Seventh Elder was not surprised that Lu Yang knew ancient secrets. This had become apparent when Lu Yang served as the acting sect master and hosted the Five Elements Sect. Considering Lu Yang was Yun Zhi's junior disciple, his knowledge of ancient mysteries was understandable.

"Where did this river water come from? Was it naturally formed by heaven and earth?"

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

"Just say it was refined by Immortal Ying Tian. He's already taken credit for my recipes, so adding the Mother-Child River won't hurt!" The Immortal Fairy waved her hand, acting quite magnanimous.

Respecting the Immortal Fairy's wishes, Lu Yang told Seventh Elder, "It was river water refined by Immortal Ying Tian during ancient times."

"I see. An immortal's touch is indeed extraordinary. Refining such an unconventional river water is perfectly within reason." Seventh Elder quickly accepted Lu Yang's explanation.

"By the way, what brings you here?"

Lu Yang took out the Shepherd's Grass and explained the situation: "That's how it happened. Senior Sister said this plant should be left to your discretion."

Seventh Elder's eyes lit up. "An intelligent spiritual herb! How rare! Most intelligent spiritual herbs don't do evil, making them unsuitable for pill refining. But finally, one has fallen into my hands!" This was the first time Seventh Elder was allowed to use an intelligent herb for alchemy, and he was overjoyed. "The value of an intelligent Shepherd's Grass is immeasurable. Tell me, what do you want? I'll grant your wish!"

Lu Yang waved his hands repeatedly. "No need, no need. The Shepherd's Grass has harmed countless people; just being able to deal with this plant is enough."

Seeing that Lu Yang wanted nothing, Seventh Elder decided for him. "How can that be? Alright, I'll refine three batches of pills for you free of charge." His alchemy skills were such that few in the entire cultivation world could surpass him. Having him refine pills even once was enough to deplete the resources of a Void Refinement stage cultivator.

Leaving Pill Cauldron Peak, as Lu Yang was on his way back to Heavenly Gate Peak, he saw more than a dozen people walking towards him. Their eyes lit up when they saw him.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lu!" Their synchronized greeting startled Lu Yang.

Lu Yang noticed that these dozen-plus individuals were both male and female, and roughly his age.

"Are you... Junior Brother Wei Nanfei, Junior Sister Jin Qinqin?" Lu Yang recognized these dozen-plus individuals as disciples who had joined the Dao Seeking Sect with him. Junior Brother Wei Nanfei was poisoned by his stepmother in his childhood but was fortunately saved by Senior Brother Dai Bufan, who happened to pass by and helped him. Junior Sister Jin Qinqin had consumed a fruit in a valley, the Azure Wood Immortal Fruit, which allowed her internal energy to flow continuously and circulate on its own.

He hadn't seen them before, likely because they hadn't yet established their foundation. Now that they had successfully done so recently, they were permitted to move about. Lu Yang swept his divine sense over them, and indeed, all these dozen-plus junior brothers and sisters had successfully established their foundation. Establishing a foundation at this age would make them geniuses in the outside world, capable of being groomed as the next sect master by a first-rank sect. Lu Yang and his four companions were exceptions. As Senior Sister had said, their five talents were proof of the coming grand era; the Dao Seeking Sect had never before recruited five disciples of unparalleled talent in the same cohort.

The junior brothers and sisters looked at Lu Yang with adoring eyes. 'Is this the legendary Senior Brother Lu Yang?' they thought. They had only just established their foundation, while Senior Brother Lu Yang had already formed his Core, a full major cultivation realm ahead. They heard Senior Brother Lu Yang had served as acting sect master, which was unprecedented even in the Dao Seeking Sect, known for producing numerous prodigies. They had heard from senior brothers who participated in the Five Elements Sect exchange that Senior Brother Lu Yang was proficient in Five Elements spells, capable of using the Samadhi True Fire, Ground Shrinking, Water Evasion Art, and could even create clones. His swordsmanship was said to be the best among his peers! Learning even one of these was difficult, let alone mastering them all. 'What a role model,' they thought. They secretly resolved to learn from Senior Brother Lu Yang and catch up to him as soon as possible!

Lu Yang encouraged the junior brothers and sisters, saying, "Senior Sister is looking for me for something, so I'll be going now."

"Goodbye, Senior Brother Lu Yang!" The junior brothers and sisters enthusiastically saw him off, reluctant to part.

Throughout his journey, Lu Yang had a smile on his face. Having junior brothers and sisters felt good.

"Senior Sister, I'm back."

Senior Sister was currently handling official duties, resolving various complaints against the Dao Seeking Sect. For instance, the Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect had strongly condemned Second Elder's behavior of harassing his mother. Another example was the mother of the Five Elements Sect Master hoping that Second Elder would bring more creative gifts next time. Yet another example: Daoist Buyu had stumbled into prison and hoped Yun Zhi would bail him out as a guarantor. Furthermore, some people wanted to hear Daoist Buyu continue his "Legend of the Dao Seeking Sect" and requested to be jailed next to him. The Great Xia Dynasty hoped Yun Zhi would quickly get Daoist Buyu out, as the prison was now filled with inmates who had come to listen to him tell stories. She gently massaged her temples, unable to understand why, despite the Dao Seeking Sect's prosperous appearance, there were so many troublesome matters to deal with. She recalled that when her master was sect master, there didn't seem to be this much trouble.

Senior 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, curious.

"After the Immortal Cult was destroyed, its leader confessed the location of the Immortal Cult's origin, which is where the first cult leader encountered the Immortal Immortal's ruins," Senior Sister explained. "The Great Xia Dynasty had sent people to investigate that place. Their report stated there were many items suspected to be from ancient times. Because the ancient era is so distant—its writing, heritage, ancient languages... only a fraction is understood—the Great Xia Dynasty dared not act rashly when faced with these ancient artifacts, fearing that reckless actions might damage them."

"Regarding the ancient era, my knowledge is not as extensive as that of Senior Immortal. Moreover, this matter is closely related to Senior Immortal, so Senior Immortal should go," she continued. "After the Great Xia Dynasty informed me of this, I originally wanted to take you and Senior Immortal to explore the ruins together. However, you were undergoing training in the dense forest then, at a critical stage of forming your Core, so I didn't disturb you. Now that you have successfully formed your Core, I can confidently take you to the ruins."

As Senior Sister spoke, she walked out of her cave dwelling, waved towards the sky, and a rift appeared. White clouds descended from the sky, landing in front of Senior Sister. "Let's go," she said.