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Chapter 381: Lu Wei - 381

3 more years passed quickly. As always, everything had remained constant and steady. At least, until the blue flower sect was destroyed overnight.

"Those damn demonic cultivators. They always hide away like rats, only to strike when it is unexpected." The old man said as he read the newspaper.

"It is said that half of the people in the sect, including the sect master who had reached the soul formation realm, died. Luckily, the sect master did not go down without a fight. She self-destructed, destroying the soul formation realm demonic cultivator and the rest of the army. Sadly, the blue flower sect will decline, but it will not disappear." The old man sighed.

"It's tragic." Zhou Fan agreed.

"Actually, this is one of the better outcomes. Most demonic cultivators fear death and will only attack with absolute confidence. They did not expect the blue flower sect master to be willing to die for her sect. We lost a truly admirable cultivator." The old man said while shaking his head.

"Are the demonic cultivators strong?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Of course. If not, they would have been wiped out long ago. If I recall correctly, they have 3 void traversing cultivators, with one at the peak of that realm. They are also very good at hiding and running away." The old man said disdainfully.

"Have you ever encountered one? You seem to have a personal dislike for them." Zhou Fan asked.

"Not in my life, no. It is easy to personally dislike worthless cowards." The old man said.

Zhou Fan nodded and did not speak of the subject again.

3 more years passed slowly. The blue flower sect had been rebuilding, but their status was even lower than when Zhou Fan first heard about them.

The only thing stopping them from being wiped out or replaced was the achievement of the dead sect master. By sacrificing her life to kill a powerful demonic cultivator, the blue flower sect was granted protection by the ruling power of the world, which Zhou Fan learned to be the tri-sect alliance.

Their protection would last 300 years, enough to re-establish themselves.

Over the last years, Zhou Fan and the old man had gotten closer. They could even be considered great friends.

The old man was more than happy to be friends with a calm and steady person like Zhou Fan.

5 years later, Zhou Fan noticed that the old man was looking at him differently. Along with the usual friendliness, there seemed to be some appreciation and an unspoken understanding.

Zhou Fan assumed that the old man had finally realized that he was a cultivator.

It would be kind of weird if he had not after so long. Zhou Fan had not aged a day, and not a single feature on his face changed. No facial hair, no change in hair growth, no wrinkles, and no signs of age.

Despite the old man making such a realization, the way things went never changed and the old man never spoke of it.

Nobody was a regular at the library. Only the old man and Zhou Fan had stayed for so long.

"As the seasons change, so do the pursuits and the hearts of humans." The old man sighed. 

"I've met many people, yet all of them eventually go their own ways. It is appreciated to have a long time friend." The old man said as he passed Zhou Fan and patted him on the shoulder.

Zhou Fan was used to such behavior. For a few days every 5 years or so, the old man would become melancholy and recite poems or quotes.

Everyone seemed to have their own weird behaviors.

Ever since he had come to the city, Zhou Fan had brought Leaf out every night. Leaf had no issue with Zhou Fan's daily absence. He swayed happily in the sword's inner world.

As for the sword, it just sat in the corner of his room. Nothing would happen to it even if Ying Xiong were to attack it with his full strength.

10 years later, Zhou Fan saw the old man walk into the library holding a newborn child in his arms.

"I found this child in a basket outside the library. I suppose I can at least understand the thought behind not being ready to have a child, but who in the world decided to leave it in front of a library?" The old man said with confusion.

"What do you plan on doing with it?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Well. I suppose for now I'll take care of it here. Either someone from the city government or its mother will come and get it eventually." The old man said.

After a long time, the steady life within the library finally changed.

Unexpectedly, neither the city government nor the mother came back to claim the child, and after a year, the old man became too attached to let the child leave.

As they were sitting down and eating lunch, the old man mentioned that he was planning to adopt the child.

"You seem capable of raising a child." Zhou Fan said. He had no opinions on the matter.

"I know. I just need to figure out what to name him. Do you have any ideas?" The old man asked.

"If you're adopting him, then name him after you." Zhou Fan said. 

"He will naturally share my surname, but I still need a first name." The old man said.

"How about Long." Zhou Fan said.

"No. That is too domineering." The old man rejected.

"Tian." 

"Too arrogant."

"Wei?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Hmmm. That's good. Lu Wei." The old man said.

Zhou Fan did not have many interactions with Lu Wei for a year, but once he turned two, he began to follow the old man around the library.

Lu Wei seemed like a respectable young man. He had black hair and dark brown eyes.

He always seemed happy and was always respectful. Even Zhou Fan did not mind Lu Wei.

Once he turned four, Lu Wei began to read books often. Sometimes, he would read near Zhou Fan.

Once again, Zhou Fan was given the name, Uncle.


Chapter 382: Lu Wei's Talent - 382

As Lu Wei reached the age of 5, he became more curious about the world.

"Uncle Zhou Fan, what do you think of cultivators?" Lu Wei asked.

"They're powerful and dangerous. The vast majority are selfish and do not care about the lives of mortals. It is not bad to become a cultivator, but most cultivators are bad." Zhou Fan said, giving his honest opinion.

"What if I wanted to become a cultivator?" Lu Wei asked.

"Then I suppose I would do my best to help you." Zhou Fan said. "Your father would as well."

Lu Wei nodded and thought seriously for a moment. Zhou Fan went back to reading as Lu Wei thought.

A few minutes later, Lu Wei spoke again.

"If I were to become a cultivator, should I join a sect?" Lu Wei asked.

"If you want to become as strong as possible, yes." Zhou Fan said.

"The only sect around here is the blue flower sect. Would I really need to join it?" Lu Wei asked.

"Unless you have a cultivator to take you elsewhere, I suppose you don't have a choice." Zhou Fan said.

"I see. I'll go talk to my father." Lu Wei said as he ran downstairs.

Zhou Fan shook his head and continued reading. Nearly a week later, the old man brought up the subject.

"Lu Wei told me that he wants to become a cultivator. I won't restrict him, but it is truly dangerous out there. That I've heard at least." The old man sighed.

"If you can't stop him and won't stop him, then don't worry about it." Zhou Fan said.

"I know. The blue flower sect is the only sect around here, but very few men are allowed to join. I don't want him to feel sad and dejected." The old man explained.

"If he can't even join the blue flower sect when it's at its lowest, he doesn't have enough talent to go out and freely live in the world. In that case, you might as well persuade him to stay at the library, and if he wants to cultivate he can cultivate by himself." Zhou Fan suggested.

"That makes sense. I suppose an outside perspective helps." The old man mumbled as he got up from his seat.

Zhou Fan chuckled to himself as he walked away. The old man did not understand what a gem he had picked up.

Until Lu Wei reached the age of 12, the old man helped him train his body and fighting techniques. As the old man and Zhou Fan saw Lu Wei off, he looked more like a 16 year old than a 12 year old.

"I hope he does well, even if I want him to live a peaceful life." The old man said.

"We'll see." Zhou Fan said as he went back inside.

Once every year, a large string of carriages took any youth who wanted to join the blue flower sect to the gate's of the sect.

Traveling there took a month by mortal carriage.

Around a month and a half later, the old man nearly fell out of his chair after receiving a letter.

He ran up to the second floor and showed it to Zhou Fan.

"Dear father and Uncle Zhou Fan, it seems that my talent is fairly good. As soon as my group finished the talent testing portion of the entrance exams, the grand elder of the blue flower sect accepted me as her personal disciple. I will visit soon, goodbye!" The letter read.

"Wow." Zhou Fan said.

"Not just "Wow", my son must have some incredible talent for such a thing to happen. What if he is schemed against? What if someone hurts him? What if the grand elder has evil intentions?" The old man asked with worry apparent in his voice.

"In that case, it is fate. What can you do about it?" Zhou Fan asked. "Plus, I'm sure he'll be fine." 

The old man only calmed down after nearly an hour.

"These old bones can't handle all of this excitement." He said as he took the day off early.

Zhou Fan shook his head as the old man walked away. There was no way that a mere blue flower sect would see the extent of that child's talent.

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At night, within the blue flower sect, Lu Wei was sitting on the floor of a dark room with faint moonlight coming in through the window.

He held out his hand, and a three sided dice appeared on his palm from thin air.

After the grand elder had helped him become a 1st level Qi condensation cultivator, he had felt as if there was something in his body.

He had kept it hidden from the grand elder, and was only testing it now.

"A three sided dice?" He asked himself.

He threw the dice on the ground and watched as it landed on a 1.

All of a sudden, a large amount of Qi appeared out of nowhere and poured into Lu Wei's body. In that instant, Lu Wei had absorbed an amount of Qi he could only get after cultivating for 24 hours.

The dice turned blurry and disappeared, while Lu Wei panted from exhaustion. Half of his stored Qi had disappeared.

He could still cultivate and did so to refill his Qi reserves, as well as regain his stamina.

Although it was a roundabout method, Lu Wei had just broken the rules set in place by Zhou Fan pertaining to cultivation speed.

With this, he could cultivate twice as fast as anyone else in the same realm in the entire universe.

That, with his immortal god 7 rank meridians, there was no telling how far he would be able to go.

With his talent, he should have received a letter at the age of 10, but Zhou Fan had stopped it. Now, he would only receive the second letter when he broke through to the space shattering realm.

It was about a year later that Lu Wei returned to the library. Of course, he did not return quietly. He came with the grand elder of the blue flower sect on the back of a core formation realm eagle.


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