Script of Reincarnation

The old Internal Affairs Grand Elder passed away that very night.

For a cultivator who had lived for over a century, perhaps this was already a good ending.

After all, those cultivators who wandered outside, with no background or luck, almost never died natural deaths, or even if they did, it was due to hidden injuries eroding their natural lifespan.

For a low level cultivator to live till the limits of their natural lifespan was considered a good end.

The Lu Family held a funeral for him according to the customs of the clan.

Lu Yang stood silently among the crowd, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces around him.

Aming those faces were many young people, and there were also many middle aged cultivators, but almost none of the old faces he remembered from his childhood remained.

Almost everyone from Lu Yang’s childhood had disappeared, and the only people who remained were those who had been his peers.

Time was merciless.

It didn’t care whether someone was a genius or an ordinary mortal, and neither did it care whether someone had reached the Spirit Awakening Realm or remained trapped in the Body Tempering Realm.

Everyone was eventually swallowed by time, unless, of course... they could reach those legendary realms of Emperors and Gods, living as long as heaven and earth, holding the cosmos in the palm of one’s hand and suppressing the heavens with another.

Lu Yang stood before the grave for a long time, his face as calm as still water.

However, that didn’t mean he was indifferent.

It was simply because he had experienced too many separations that he understood what they meant.

The people around him were slowly becoming fewer, and the people he once knew were becoming memories.

One day, this version of himself too would become a memory for someone else.

...

Six years passed like flowing water.

The Lu Family had changed considerably during these six years.

The most obvious change was the emergence of a Low-Rank Mysterious Grade Alchemist.

The person who achieved this was none other than the Tenth Elder of the Lu Family.

He had been talented in alchemy since his youth, but his progress had always been relatively slow.

No one expected that he would eventually become the first Low-Rank Mysterious Grade Alchemist in the history of the Lu Family.

His breakthrough immediately changed the cultivation efficiency of the entire clan.

Spirit Awakening cultivators could finally use medicinal pills to assist their cultivation, not relying on those exorbitantly prices pills from outside channels.

Although Low-Rank Mysterious Grade medicinal pills weren’t miraculous enough to allow someone to break through realms without effort, they could significantly improve cultivation efficiency.

Even for Lu Yang, this was particularly important.

His cultivation had already reached the Seventh Stage Spirit Awakening Realm.

At this level, every step forward required an enormous amount of accumulation.

Without sufficient resources, even someone with his foundation could only advance slowly, but with medicinal pills, the process became considerably faster.

In these years, the Lu Family continued growing, and the vacant positions left behind by the deceased Grand Elders were gradually filled as new talents appeared.

The family became increasingly prosperous.

By the time six years had passed, the Lu Family possessed twenty-five Spirit Awakening cultivators.

The total number of cultivators had also reached roughly seven hundred.

Twenty-five Spirit Awakening cultivators and seven hundred cultivators in total, for a family that had existed for only a over two hundred years, this was an extremely astonishing number.

This was the strongest the Lu Family had ever been.

And among the younger generation, one name had completely suppressed everyone else.

Lu Qingxue!

At eleven years old, she had become the undisputed number one genius of the Lu Family, just like her father back in the day.

Of course, the outside world didn’t know the truth.

According to the information deliberately released by the Lu Family, Lu Qingxue’s talent was merely slightly better than Lu Yang’s.

That was already enough to make her an astonishing genius.

But her true cultivation was hidden.

To the outside world, Lu Qingxue was only at the peak Fourth Stage of Body Tempering Realm, on the verge of entering the Fifth Stage of Body Tempering Realm.

In reality, she had already reached the Sixth Stage of Body Tempering Realm!

Sixth Stage of Body Tempering Realm at eleven years old!

Even Lu Yang was shocked beyond measure when he learned about her progress; her cultivation speed was simply too fast!

The Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art seemed to be perfectly suited to her.

Her already terrifying foundation continued improving at an astonishing rate.

Sometimes, Lu Yang even wondered whether the cultivation technique itself had been created specifically for someone like her.

Of course, he knew that was impossible, but the compatibility was simply too perfect.

At eleven years old, Lu Qingxue had already far surpassed Lu Yang at the same age.

The whole group of Lu Yang, Lu Tianhe, Lu Qingyu, and Bai Qinglan were certain of one thing: this girl would probably reach the peak of Body Tempering Realm before eighteen.

And Spirit Awakening Realm before twenty-five was almost a certainty.

It may be even earlier than that. Her true limit was almost impossible to determine.

...

At this moment, inside Lu Yang’s cultivation chamber.

The surrounding faint Spirit Qi seemed to be drawn toward his body by an invisible force, being absorbed by him ad it slowly tempered and refined his Blood Qi before merging with it.

The Blood Qi within his body had long since become incomparably pure, its spiritual nature already not far from reaching its absolute limit as it circulated through his meridians again and again.

Before long, a faint sound echoed within his body, as if an invisible barrier had shattered.

*Boom!*

Lu Yang’s aura began rising accordingly, going from the peak Seventh Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm to the Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

Lu Yang’s eyes opened, a sharp light flashed through them before quickly disappearing.

He slowly took in a deep breath before exhaling.

Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, he had finally reached the same height as the former Supreme Elder.

Lu Yang sat quietly for several breaths, feeling the power within his body, feeling it was about twice and a half stronger than his self before the breakthrough.

Then, he began to extend his Divine Sense outward.

It had now reached a radius of around thirty-four meters.

Lu Yang silently sensed the area around him.

Everything within thirty-four meters appeared clearly in his mind, whether it be dust, stone, or Spirit Qi.

Thirty-four meters had already exceeded the range of the cultivation chamber, and he could now sense the subtle movement of insects outside of it.

However, Lu Yang didn’t feel particularly excited.

He had expected this breakthrough sooner or later.

Without the assistance of medicinal pills, he estimated that it would have taken another two or three years.

The Tenth Elder’s breakthrough into the ranks of Low-Rank Mysterious Grade Alchemists had saved him considerable time.

Lu Yang slowly stood up, his aura gradually stabilizing.

Although he would still need another three or four weeks of cultivation to stabilize his cultivation base completely, he wanted to breath in some fresh air.

At eighty-one years of age, he had reached the Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

In his past life, he had died at the age of seventy-nine.

Now, he had already surpassed that age.

The Script of Reincarnation... was truly a supreme divine treasure capable of changing fate.

Lu Yang slowly walked towards the exit of the cultivation chamber.

He had just opened the door when a servant was already waiting outside.

The servant immediately bowed upon seeing him.

"Supreme Elder."

Lu Yang nodded, "What’s the matter?"

"The Family Head requests that you attend a private meeting at his courtyard." The servant replied respectfully.

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow.

"A private meeting?"

The servant nodded.

"The Family Head said only the Supreme Elder and Great Elder are invited."

Lu Yang’s expression became slightly serious.

Something was clearly wrong, otherwise, Lu Tianhe wouldn’t have summoned him immediately after his breakthrough, much less to a private meeting with just him and Lu Qingyu.

Lu Yang didn’t even bother stabilizing his cultivation and simply followed the servant.

...

When Lu Yang entered Lu Tianhe’s courtyard, he immediately noticed the solemn atmosphere.

Lu Tianhe sat beneath the pavilion behind a circular table, and Lu Qingyu was sitting beside him.

Both of them had solemn expressions.

There were no servants or elders nearby, and the entire courtyard was dead silent.

Lu Yang slowly walked over.

"Family Head."

Lu Tianhe looked at him, his eyes briefly flashing with surprise.

"You broke through?"

Lu Yang nodded, not saying anything.

Lu Tianhe’s pupils contracted slightly.

Even though he already knew that Lu Yang’s breakthrough was approaching, hearing the words personally still caused him to feel complicated inside.

Both he and Lu Qingyu had broken through to the Seventh Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm some time ago, and they were still far from the Eighth Stage.

That was the same realm as the former Supreme Elder, after all, and the strongest level any Lu Family cultivator had ever attained.

Lu Qingyu also looked at Lu Yang before smiling faintly, "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Lu Yang sat down.

However, he immediately noticed that neither of them seemed particularly happy.

Normally, Lu Yang breaking through to the Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm should have been a great occasion for the entire Lu Family.

Yet now, neither Lu Tianhe nor Lu Qingyu looked excited.

Instead, they looked somewhat worried.

Lu Yang’s expression gradually became serious.

"What happened?"

Lu Tianhe didn’t answer immediately, glancing at Lu Qingyu.

The latter nodded with a sigh, and only then did Lu Tianhe look back at Lu Yang.

"The current Sixth Young Master of the Wu Family... has been accepted as a personal disciple by the Azure Spirit Sect’s Grand Elder. That person, being the Grand Elder of the Azure Spirit Sect from Luoyun Prefecture, is a true Essence Gathering Realm great cultivator. His name... is Luo Tian!"