Script of Reincarnation

The Supreme Elder’s cloudy eyes seemed to contain countless memories accumulated across the passage of more than a century as he spoke calmly.

"This art can allow a Ninth Stage Spirit Awakening cultivator to burn their future potential and temporarily force themselves into the Essence Gathering Realm."

Lu Yang’s pupils contracted slightly as the Supreme Elder continued.

"However, the price is extremely severe."

He reached out and gently tapped the ancient manual.

"Once activated, the cultivator’s Blood Qi, vitality, foundation, and even their future potential will be burned simultaneously, and everything they possess will be converted into strength for a short period of time. The stronger one’s foundation and potential, the greater the power that can be unleashed. At the very least, they can temporarily possess the combat strength of an ordinary cultivators who has just stepped into the Essence Gathering Realm, but if the user possesses an extraordinary foundation... they may even approach the middle stages of Essence Gathering Realm."

Hearing these words, Lu Yang’s heart trembled slightly.

A Ninth Stage Spirit Awakening cultivator suddenly possessing Essence Gathering combat strength, that alone was already astonishing enough.

Although the gap between the Ninth Stage Spirit Awakening Realm and Essence Gathering Realm was enormous, this technique forcibly bridged that gap by burning everything the cultivator had accumulated.

Naturally, the price was equally terrifying.

The Supreme Elder continued.

"However, this isn’t a method that allows someone to truly enter the Essence Gathering Realm; it merely borrows the power of that realm. Once the duration ends, everything returns to normal, except the future is gone."

Lu Yang’s gaze fell upon the ancient manual.

The so-called future potential wasn’t just some vague concept. For a cultivator, potential represented countless possibilities.

Burning that potential was equivalent to exchanging one’s future for a brief moment of brilliance.

The Supreme Elder slowly leaned back against the bed.

"This is the ultimate trump card of the Lu Family and cannot be used unless the family reaches its final moment. Even if an enemy threatens to destroy the family, the person who uses this art must understand what they are giving up."

Lu Yang nodded silently.

He could imagine how desperate the situation would have to become before someone was willing to pay such a price.

A Ninth Stage Spirit Awakening cultivator was already the ultimate pillar of the strongest Spirit Awakening Realm cultivation clans in Great Qian.

And right now, the Lu Family did not have anyone like that.

Even the Supreme Elder was only at the peak Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

Only he... could reach that height in the near future.

The Supreme Elder suddenly looked at him.

"However, there is something else you must remember."

Lu Yang raised his head, looking into the Supreme Elder’s calm eyes.

"If such a day truly arrives, as long as you still possess hope of entering the Essence Gathering Realm, you have to prioritize yourself."

Lu Yang was stunned.

"Supreme Elder..."

"Listen to me." The old man interrupted him.

"If the Lu Family truly reaches a situation where someone must sacrifice themselves, the person who should use this art must never be you."

His eyes were surprisingly clear at this moment as he said.

"Your existence represents the future of the Lu Family. Even if everyone else dies, as long as you survive and eventually enter the Essence Gathering Realm, the Lu Family can be rebuilt."

The old man’s voice gradually softened.

"However, if you burn your future... then the Lu Family truly loses its future."

Lu Yang remained silent, listening to the old man talk.

The Lu Family had existed for more than two centuries.

Hundreds of cultivators had contributed their lives to allow the clan to survive until today, and the Supreme Elder was merely doing the same thing: protecting the person who could carry everything forward.

Lu Yang slowly closed the manual.

"I understand."

The Supreme Elder smiled faintly, "Good."

He looked towards the window, the afternoon sunlight having already begun fading.

"I’ve lived long enough."

The old man’s voice carried no fear, only contentment and relief.

"I’ve watched the Lu Family rise from a small scale clan with less than a hundred cultivators into one of the strongest Spirit Awakening families in Canglan Prefecture. I’ve watched countless people arrive and countless people leave, now, it’s finally my turn."

Lu Yang’s heart became slightly heavy.

The old man had clearly accepted his fate, leaving behind no struggle or unwillingness, just a sense of inevitability.

That was perhaps the greatest difference between mortals and cultivators.

When ordinary mortals approached death, they often feared the unknown, but cultivators spent their entire lives walking around it.

Every breakthrough was accompanied by danger, and every journey could be their last.

Death was never something distant, but always the final obstacle waiting at the end of the road.

Yet, almost no one could get past that final obstacle.

The Supreme Elder looked at Lu Yang.

"Go."

Lu Yang nodded, standing up as he clutched the Blood Burning Essence Combustion Art carefully in his embrace.

Then, after hesitating for several breaths, he cupped his fists and bowed deeply.

"Supreme Elder... thank you for everything."

The Supreme Elder smiled.

"You don’t need to thank me, just remember what I told you."

Lu Yang nodded, "I will."

He turned around and slowly walked towards the door.

Before leaving, he suddenly paused and looked back.

The old man was already lying down again, his eyes slowly closing.

The strongest cultivator of the Lu Family looked incredibly small beneath the blanket.

Lu Yang silently watched him for several breaths before he finally walked out, closing the doors behind him.

...

The moment Lu Yang stepped outside, numerous gazes immediately landed upon him.

Lu Tianhe was the first to approach.

"What did the Supreme Elder tell you?"

Lu Yang glanced at him, shaking his head slightly.

"Some things concerning the family."

Lu Tianhe frowned, clearly, unsatisfied with the answer, however, seeing the ancient manual in Lu Yang’s arms, he didn’t press further, trusting the other party.

The others were equally curious, but nobody directly pried into the conversation.

The Supreme Elder had specifically asked Lu Yang to remain behind.

Whatever had been discussed was naturally extremely important.

The Internal Affairs Grand Elder merely glanced at the manual before sighing softly.

"Let’s go."

Everyone nodded as they walked out of the courtyard, with Lu Yang among them.

His expression was calm, but his heart was considerably heavier than before.

The Azure Moon Spirit Control Art, an ancient inheritance that had survived for more than a thousand years...

If only he could gather the remaining Chapters. Unfortunately, his current strength was still too low, and he couldn’t investigate any further.

...

The following day, the Supreme Elder passed away peacefully in his sleep.

The news was immediately suppressed by the Lu Family, and only the highest ranking cultivators and those who had been present the previous day knew about it.

To outsiders and even other clan members, the Supreme Elder had only entered another prolonged seclusion.

The Lu Family didn’t intend to announce his death publicly for the time being.

The clan had already lost too many pillars during these decades, and if news spread that even the Supreme Elder was gone, the outside world would inevitably begin reassessing the Lu Family’s strength.

That wasn’t something the family wanted, thus, everything remained quiet.

The old man who had guarded the Lu Family for generations disappeared from this world without causing any ripples.

Only a memorial tablet was left behind as proof of his existence.

...

That night, the moon hung high in the sky.

Lu Yang stood upon the balcony of his courtyard, silently gazing at the enormous silver moon.

Bai Qinglan had already fallen asleep in their room behind him.

After a long while, Lu Yang finally took out the ancient manual, his gaze lingered upon its name.

His thoughts gradually drifted to the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique.

For years, he had always felt a peculiar familiarity with this cultivation technique.

At first, he believed that it was simply because he had once cultivated and memorized the Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art during his previous life, and the latter was probably derives from the former.

But now, that didn’t seem to be the case.

The Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art and the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique were actually both Chapters of the same inheritance, the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art.

Lu Yang’s eyes gradually became profound.

He finally understood why the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique felt so natural when he cultivated it.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

He had already established his foundation with the Golden Vajra Body Tempering Qi and Blood Method during the Body Tempering Realm.

Later, he cultivated the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique after entering the Spirit Awakening Realm.

Under normal circumstances, once a cultivator established their foundation with a cultivation technique and advanced into a higher realm, changing cultivation methods was almost impossible.

Crippling one’s cultivation?

That was an even more ridiculous idea.

Destroying one’s cultivation would severely damage the body, vitality, and potential.

For ordinary cultivators, recovering afterwards was already almost impossible, and trying to rebuild with another cultivation technique would be even more difficult.

Only heaven defying treasures or incomprehensible methods could accomplish such a thing.

Lu Yang naturally didn’t possess either.

Perhaps somewhere in the vast cultivation world existed a technique capable of allowing someone to change their foundation without paying an enormous price or a physique compatible with all Daos, but his current knowledge was simply too limited.

He didn’t even know much about the cultivation world outside of Wuyuan Province, much less the entire Great Qian Dynasty and beyond.

Maybe in my next life...

The thought suddenly appeared within Lu Yang’s mind.

If he could begin cultivating the Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art from the very beginning, then combine it with the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique, his foundation would undoubtedly become far stronger, and his cultivation speed would probably increase as well.

Even more so, the compatibility between the two would allow him to develop strength far beyond ordinary cultivators of the same stage even at the Spirit Awakening Realm.

Unless his opponent also possessed a complete cultivation inheritance of comparable quality, he might truly become invincible at the same level.

Lu Yang’s eyes flickered under the moonlight.

The Blood Burning Essence Combustion Art also revealed something even more important.

If there was a Spirit Awakening Realm and Body Tempering Realm Chapter of the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art, then there might be other Chapters as well, at least reaching till the Essence Gathering Realm.

And even that may not be its true endpoint.

At this thought, Lu Yang’s breathing couldn’t help becoming slightly heavier.

Just how powerful would the complete Azure Moon Spirit Control Art be?

Lu Yang couldn’t even imagine it.

At that moment, another thought suddenly emerged in his mind.

The Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art was one of the top tier Body Tempering cultivation techniques of the Azure Spirit Sect, and the sect’s name...

Lu Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Could it be a coincidence?

The Azure Spirit Sect had existed for centuries, nearly four hundred years now, having been established a few decades after the Great Qian Imperial Family came into power.

Did the Azure Spirit Sect... know about the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art too?