Script of Reincarnation

Time never paused for anyone.

Whether mortal or cultivator, whether genius or ordinary person, the flowing river of years continued onward with extreme indifference.

Unknowingly, another five years had already slipped past.

This year, Lu Yang was thirty-nine years old.

Nearly a decade had already passed since his marriage with Bai Qinglan.

Within those ten years, the relationship between the Lu Family and the Bai Family had become increasingly close.

The younger generations of both families frequently interacted with one another, various businesses gradually expanded together, and many Spirit Awakening cultivators from both sides often exchanged cultivation experiences.

Although they still remained separate cultivation clans, everyone throughout Canglan Prefecture understood one thing; the Lu Family and the Bai Family had effectively become true allies.

Many forces that previously attempted to play both sides against one another had long since abandoned such thoughts.

Among them, none felt this change more deeply than the Wu Family.

For generations, they had competed openly and secretly against the Lu Family.

Resource mines, commercial routes, businesses, and even talented younger descendants, almost every matter became another battlefield between the two families.

However, after Lu Yang entered the Spirit Awakening Realm, followed by the marriage alliance with the Bai Family, everything gradually changed.

The Wu Family still competed where competition remained unavoidable, but they no longer dared deliberately provoke the Lu Family as recklessly as before.

Everyone understood the reason:

A Lu Family possessing Lu Yang was no longer the same Lu Family from decades ago.

Even if Lu Yang had yet to become an Essence Gathering cultivator, his existence alone already represented an invisible deterrence.

No one wished to provoke someone possessing such terrifying potential without sufficient reason unless they could kill him effortlessly.

Thus, Canglan Prefecture entered one of its rare periods of stability.

Naturally, the Lu Family also experienced changes throughout these years.

Many younger generation disciples successfully entered the Body Tempering Realm, a few older clansmen reached the end of their lifespan.

Birth, death, joy, sorrow, everything repeated itself generation after generation.

Five years ago, the Lu Family possessed more than twenty Spirit Awakening Realm cultivators. Now, that number had decreased once more.

The Second Elder, who had cultivated for well over a century and ten years, ultimately failed to overcome the relentless passage of time.

He peacefully passed away inside his secluded courtyard.

His funeral wasn’t extravagant, but it remained solemn and dignified.

Every elder personally attended, and even the Supreme Elder emerged briefly from seclusion.

Watching another familiar face disappear, many older cultivators became increasingly emotional afterwards.

Even Spirit Awakening cultivators could not escape old age.

With the Second Elder’s passing, the positions of the elders shifted upwards once again.

Lu Yang, who had previously become the Eleventh Elder, now officially assumed the position of the Tenth Elder.

Although merely changing one title, what it represented was entirely different.

Without anyone realizing, the younger generation had already occupied nearly half of the elder positions.

The future of the Lu Family had already arrived.

Naturally, not every young genius chose the same path as Lu Yang or Lu Tianhe.

Throughout these years, many people attempted persuading Lu Qingyu regarding marriage.

Unfortunately, every attempt ultimately ended in failure.

Initially, several cultivation families secretly wished to establish marital relations with the Lu Family.

After all, Lu Qingyu herself possessed extraordinary talent while also belonging to one of the strongest cultivation clans throughout Canglan Prefecture.

Marrying her naturally carried enormous benefits.

However, reality proved considerably more difficult.

After entering the Spirit Awakening Realm, Lu Qingyu’s status fundamentally changed. Ordinary cultivators no longer entered her eye, neither did they qualify.

Meanwhile, those sufficiently talented individuals almost always belonged to major cultivation clans or powerful sects.

Such people couldn’t simply marry into another family.

Likewise, the Lu Family also had no intention of allowing Lu Qingyu to leave.

Eventually, everyone gradually gave up.

Even the Internal Affairs Grand Elder merely smiled helplessly afterwards.

"If Qingyu doesn’t wish to marry, then let her continue cultivating. No one needs to force her."

Thus, the matter quietly came to an end.

At the same time, Bai Qinglan also steadily progressed throughout these years.

Her talent truly deserved the Bai Family Head’s confidence.

After nearly years of painstaking cultivation, she finally entered the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering Realm some time ago, only one final step away from Spirit Awakening.

Many elders privately estimated that if nothing unexpected happened, breaking through before fifty years old shouldn’t present much difficulty.

Such talent already ranked among the upper echelons of the Canglan Prefecture.

Obviously, compared to Lu Yang, the difference still appeared astonishing, however, no one truly compared themselves against monsters.

On the other hand, one matter frequently became the topic of discussion among the older generation: children.

After marrying for almost ten years, neither Lu Yang nor Bai Qinglan possessed any descendants.

Occasionally, several elders subtly mentioned the matter.

However, neither the Family Head nor the Grand Elders ever pressured them.

Cultivators naturally possessed considerably lower fertility than mortals, especially after entering the Spirit Awakening Realm, producing descendants was even more difficult.

However, this disadvantage also accompanied another benefit; once cultivators reached the peak of the Body Tempering Realm, their bodily functions almost completely stopped declining, and their prime could easily continue for decades.

Spirit Awakening cultivators could still produce children even when they neared one hundred years old.

Therefore, neither Lu Yang nor Bai Qinglan felt particularly anxious.

For them, whatever happened would happen naturally.

...

At this moment, inside the secluded cultivation chamber in Lu Yang’s courtyard.

Lu Yang slowly opened his eyes.

Compared with five years ago, the man seated upon the jade platform appeared noticeably more mature.

His originally youthful appearance had quietly changed.

Although still handsome, the sharpness surrounding him during his younger years had long since faded.

Instead, what replaced it was calm composure belonging to a high tier elder of a powerful clan.

A faint layer of stubble covered his chin, combined with his deep gaze and mature features, he now resembled a man approaching thirty years of age.

Seeing his own reflection in the nearby pristine jade wall, Lu Yang couldn’t help smiling faintly.

Cultivators also aged, perhaps much slower than ordinary mortals, but nobody remained eternally youthful, at least not at the Spirit Awakening Realm.

Even those mighty Qi Sea powerhouses he had seen years ago still displayed traces left behind by time.

Only legends recorded that certain miraculous treasures, such as the Youth Retaining Pill or cultivators reaching even higher realms could truly preserve eternal youth even on their deathbeds.

Unfortunately, those things were far beyond his current horizon.

Soon enough, Lu Yang withdrew every distracting thought.

For the past month, he had been in uninterrupted secluded cultivation, all for this moment.

The Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique circulated continously as Spirit Qi entered through every pore before refining his Blood Qi.

Inside his body, every strand of crimson gold Blood Qi became increasingly condensed while its spirituality also grew noticeably stronger.

Just like his previous breakthrough, this advancement also proceeded exceptionally smoothly, with no bottlenecks at all.

Several hours quietly passed.

Suddenly...

*Boom!*

A muffled sound echoed deep inside Lu Yang’s body.

Immediately afterward, every strand of Blood Qi surged simultaneously.

Compared to moments earlier, its density increased once more.

His flesh, meridians, bones, organs, and Divine Sense, all underwent another refinement.

Everything happened naturally, with no surprises in between.

Several moments later, everything gradually calmed down.

He slowly opened both eyes, a faint smile surfaced on his face.

Finally, the Third Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

His Divine Sense slowly spread outwards.

Twelve meters, thirteen meters...

Only after reaching nearly fourteen meters did it finally stabilize.

Everything surrounding him appeared incomparably vivid, every tiny grain of dust floating throughout the cultivation chamber unable to escape his perception.

Lu Yang slowly stood up, and immediately, an indescribable sense of power seeped through every corner of his body.

He gently clenched his fist, causing the surrounding air to emit faint cracking sounds.

Compared with breaking through to the Second Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, the improvement this time felt even more obvious.

If his current self fought against the Lu Yang from five years earlier at the First Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, he would easily win with a single blow.

The higher one’s cultivation, the wider the gap separating every minor realm, that law had never changed.

Feeling his own cultivation, Lu Yang began to calculate.

At present, among the ordinary elders throughout the Lu Family, very few people could still claim superiority over him.

Above him now, only the various Grand Elders, the Great Elder, the Family Head, the Supreme Elder, and several senior ordinary elders possessing many decades of Third Stage cultivation still remained stronger.

As for everyone else, he possessed complete confidence to suppress them.

Thinking this far, Lu Yang began to walk towards the stone doors.

The heavy gates slowly opened, warm afternoon sunlight illuminating his face.

Looking towards the distant mountains, he couldn’t help recalling the calm youth who first entered the Lu Family nearly thirty-five years ago.

Back then, he had only hoped to become as strong as possible, enter the Spirit Awakening Realm to fulfill his past life regrets, and know the truth behind his death.

Who could’ve imagined that same insignificant child would now stand among the strongest ordinary elders beneath the highest echelon of the entire Lu Family?

Yet, Lu Yang’s expression remained remarkably calm.

He understood that everything before him still merely represented another beginning.

Compared to the Azure Spirit Sect, Luo Tian, and the vast cultivation world stretching far beyond Canglan Prefecture, his current strength was extremely insignificant.

However, unlike his previous life, this time, he truly possessed hope.