Script of Reincarnation

Lu Yang stood beneath the moonlight for a long time.

The thought that had emerged within his mind refused to disappear.

The Azure Spirit Sect and the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art, at first glance, these things seemed at most coincidental, yet when all the scattered fragments were placed together, an extremely disturbing possibility gradually emerged.

Could the Azure Spirit Sect possess another Chapter of the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art?

Lu Yang’s expression slowly became solemn.

He had already verified many things regarding the history of the Azure Spirit Sect during these years.

According to the records he had gathered in this life, combined with the memories from his previous one, the founder of the Azure Spirit Sect was originally nothing more than an orphan.

During the final years of the previous dynasty, the world had descended into chaos.

Every day, countless mortals died, cultivation families fought, and even numerous ordinary cultivators became victims of the turbulent era.

The future founder of the Azure Spirit Sect was taken in by an elderly Body Tempering cultivator during those chaotic years.

That old man wasn’t particularly powerful, only at the later stages of Body Tempering Realm, yet to an orphan who had almost starved to death, becoming his disciple was already equivalent to changing his fate.

The young man possessed extraordinary talent.

After his master’s death, he continued cultivating and wandering alone, and by his twenties, he had already reached the later stages of Body Tempering Realm.

Later, he encountered an inheritance, and that inheritance completely changed his destiny.

Relying upon it, he successfully entered the Spirit Awakening Realm before thirty-five.

However, something about the records had always seemed strange to Lu Yang in his current life.

The founder of the Azure Spirit Sect was clearly a genius from his excellent Body Tempering Realm cultivation speed, and he later on also obtained an extraordinary inheritance.

But after entering the Spirit Awakening Realm, his cultivation speed suddenly slowed dramatically.

He remained trapped in the Spirit Awakening Realm for decades, and only when his lifespan was nearly exhausted did he finally break through to the Essence Gathering Realm.

Afterwards, he established the Azure Spirit Sect based on that inheritance, and his life story circulated among the masses.

In his past life, Lu Yang had simply regarded this as an inspiring story of an orphan rising against all odds to become a powerful Essence Gathering cultivator, and even in his present life, he only lamented how even geniuses became ordinary after reaching the Spirit Awakening Realm.

But now, he suddenly seemed to understood.

Perhaps the inheritance the Azure Spirit Sect founder obtained were precisely the Body Tempering and Essence Gathering Chapters of the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art.

The Spirit Awakening Realm Chapter was missing.

Lu Yang’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Everything suddenly became logical.

If the founder possessed the Azure Spirit Body Tempering Art, even if he obtained it after he had already reached the later stages of Body Tempering Realm, combined with his natural talent, he could quickly switch cultivation techniques and naturally cultivate extraordinarily fast.

But after entering the Spirit Awakening Realm, if he didn’t possess the corresponding Chapter of the same inheritance, no matter how strong his potential, his foundation would no longer perfectly complement his cultivation method.

Even if he obtained another Spirit Awakening cultivation technique, there would inevitably be differences.

His cultivation speed slowing down so dramatically was therefore completely understandable.

He could only continue accumulating for decades before finally forcing his way into the Essence Gathering Realm.

And once he established the Azure Spirit Sect, perhaps one of the most important objectives of the sect became finding the missing Spirit Awakening Chapter which he did not know the name of.

Lu Yang’s heart sank the more he thought about it.

If this speculation was correct, then the Azure Spirit Sect knew that the inheritance they possessed was incomplete, and they had probably been searching for the missing Chapter for centuries.

Fortunately, the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique wasn’t publicly known.

Even within the Lu Family, only cultivators who had entered the Spirit Awakening Realm were generally qualified to learn it.

The Azure Spirit Sect couldn’t openly announce that they were searching for an ancient inheritance either.

If they did, countless powerful factions would inevitably become interested.

Thus, their search could only be conducted secretly.

This was probably the only reason the Lu Family had survived until today, otherwise...

Lu Yang’s expression turned cold.

If an Essence Gathering Realm faction discovered that a small Spirit Awakening Realm family possessed an inheritance they desperately needed, what would happen?

There was only one answer: the Lu Family would be destroyed.

The difference in strength, status, and connections was too enormous.

If the Lu Family knew of a core secret belonging to an Essence Gathering Realm faction, then leaving the Lu Family alive would be equivalent to leaving behind a hidden danger.

The cultivation world had never been as peaceful as mortals imagined.

There were rules, there were orders, but there were limits to them.

When two forces possessed similar strength, rules could maintain order, but when the difference was overwhelming, rules became meaningless.

An Essence Gathering Realm faction wouldn’t even need to personally destroy the Lu Family; just their lackeys would be enough for the job.

The Imperial Court itself might choose to turn a blind eye.

Matters of the cultivation world were not for the Imperial Court to handle.

Besides, what could a Spirit Awakening family possibly be worth compared to an Essence Gathering Realm faction?

Lu Yang slowly clenched his fists.

In his previous life, he had died because of the Azure Spirit Sect.

Initially, he believed that the conspiracy surrounding his death was an internal struggle between two factions.

But now, another possibility had appeared.

Could the Azure Moon Spirit Control Art also be connected to those hidden struggles?

Could the Grand Elder’s faction and the Sect Master’s faction have been fighting over something related to that ancient inheritance?

Lu Yang immediately suppressed the thought.

It was too early to reach such a conclusion, he didn’t have enough evidence.

Most importantly, he was too weak right now.

Even if he knew the answer today, what could he do?

Nothing.

Before an Essence Gathering Realm faction, his current cultivation was still insignificant.

He needed strength, overwhelming strength.

Lu Yang slowly looked up at the moon.

"Essence Gathering Realm..."

His voice was barely audible.

"I have to reach it as soon as possible."

Behind him, Bai Qinglan turned around in her sleep.

Lu Yang glanced back at her before silently turning away.

...

Six years passed quietly.

This year, Lu Yang was sixty-three years old.

Inside his secluded cultivation chamber, wisps of Spirit Qi continuously circulated around his body.

His breathing was slow and steady, and every circulation of the Azure Moon Spirit Water Technique refined his Blood Qi.

The crimson gold Blood Qi flowing through his body had become considerably denser than six years earlier while his physical body had also undergone many refinements, being a few parts stronger than before.

At that moment.

*Boom!*

A deep vibration echoed from within his body.

Lu Yang’s opened his eyes slowly, a faint spiritual radiance flashing through his pupils.

Sixth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm!

He had finally crossed another minor realm, reaching the peak of the Spirit Awakening Realm middle stages.

Lu Yang slowly stood up, his Divine Sense spreading outwards.

From twenty-one meters, it began to expand with him as the center, finally stabilizing around twenty-four meters.

His perception covered the entire cultivation chamber, every movement of the surrounding Spirit Qi becoming incomparably clear.

Lu Yang quietly sensed the changes within his body.

At this point, Lu Yang was already unquestionably the strongest cultivator in the Lu Family.

The late Supreme Elder had once possessed the strength of the Eighth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, but he was long gone now.

Right now, only the Old Family Head and the Internal Affairs Grand Elder were at the Sixth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm in the entire family, and their true strength was clearly inferior to Lu Yang’s at the same level.

Lu Yang’s current strength had already reached a level that nobody else in the family could match, and it wouldn’t take too long before he reached the Seventh Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

Soon, he would officially enter the late stages of Spirit Awakening Realm, becoming the next Supreme Elder.

Lu Yang took in a deep breath before exhaling as he slowly stood up.

...

Over these six years, another elder had passed away.

Lu Yang’s position therefore rose once more, and he was now the Fourth Elder.

At the same time, another Spirit Awakening Realm elder successfully entered the Fourth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm and became the new Law Enforcement Grand Elder.

Looking at the current Lu Family, Lu Yang suddenly realized something.

Almost everyone who had once been called the younger generation had now completely taken over the clan.

Lu Tianhe was the Family Head and Lu Qingyu was the Great Elder.

The former younger generation had become the backbone of the entire Lu Family.

Meanwhile, the new younger generation had already begun emerging.

Lu Tianhe’s son, Lu Yuanfeng, was already not far from the Spirit Awakening Realm.

Time truly never stopped moving.

Unfortunately, the Supreme Elder’s death couldn’t remain concealed forever.

Eventually, the news leaked.

It didn’t cause any enormous disturbance throughout Canglan Prefecture, but it inevitably attracted some attention.

The Lu Family’s deterrence had undoubtedly weakened.

Some forces began testing their boundaries, and among them, the Wu Family was the most obvious.

After decades of silence, they once again became active.

The opportunity arrived when a new mineral vein was discovered within Lu Family territory.

It wasn’t particularly large, but its location was extremely awkward, being relatively close to the Wu Family’s territory.

Naturally, disputes emerged.

At first, the Lu Family didn’t take the matter too seriously.

However, the Wu Family’s attitude gradually became increasingly aggressive.

Finally, the conflict reached the point where the Lu Family could no longer ignore it.

Lu Tianhe, the Family Head, eventually made a decision.

"Let the Third Elder handle it."

Lu Yang happened to be present during the discussion.

He shook his head, "I’ll go."

Everyone became silent at his words.

Lu Tianhe looked at him, raising an eyebrow.

"Are you itching for some action?"

Lu Yang nodded, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"I haven’t appeared outside for many years, it might be just the right time to announce my cultivation bade."