Script of Reincarnation

Ten years passed by in the blink of an eye.

For ordinary mortals, ten years could change the appearance of an entire household.

Children became adults, adults grew old, businesses changed hands, and familiar streets could become completely unrecognizable.

Even for a vast majority of cultivators, ten years were considered a significant portion of their lives.

It was also no different for the Lu Family.

Several familiar faces had disappeared one after another.

The first was the Law Enforcement Grand Elder.

After spending over a century guarding the family's rules and order, he eventually reached the end of his lifespan and passed away peacefully in seclusion.

His funeral was solemn, but unlike the funeral of ordinary clansmen, the atmosphere among the upper echelons was considerably more heavy.

Another pillar of the Lu Family had fallen.

Not long afterwards, the Great Elder followed suit.

The old man who had once watched generations of Lu Family cultivators grow eventually became another name engraved upon a memorial tablet.

Two more ordinary elders passed away afterwards.

Four Spirit Awakening cultivators, four positions within the upper combat strength of the Lu Family.

Their deaths naturally caused another reshuffling of the elder hierarchy.

However, the greatest change wasn't the disappearance of those old cultivators, but the people who gradually took their places.

The younger generation had finally become the old generation.

Two years ago, Lu Yang had successfully entered the Fifth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm.

The increasingly slow cultivation speed wasn't shocking to him, after all, he had already understood that every step beyond the Fourth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm would become increasingly difficult.

Nevertheless, when the news reached the highest echelons of the Lu Family, another wave of shock still swept through them.

At this point, Lu Yang's strength had already surpassed nearly everyone in the Lu Family.

Even among the various Spirit Awakening Realm forces throughout Wuyuan Province, he could already be considered a genuine expert.

More importantly, he was still cultivating, and his potential had not been exhausted.

The Lu Family had therefore become increasingly careful about his identity.

Lu Yang was now the Seventh Elder, however, his actual influence wasn't reflected by this title alone.

Everyone knew that as long as nothing unexpected happened, he would eventually become the first Essence Gathering cultivator in the history of the Lu Family.

Nobody wanted to interfere with his cultivation.

At the same time, Lu Tianhe and Lu Qingyu had also made considerable progress.

Lu Tianhe entered the Fourth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm while Lu Qingyu followed soon afterwards.

The former Twin Stars of the Lu Family had finally entered the middle stages of Spirit Awakening Realm.

Their achievements were already extraordinary, however, compared to Lu Yang, there was still an enormous difference between them.

When they were younger, the three of them had once stood at the summit of the Lu Family's younger generation together, but now, Lu Yang had already left them far behind.

There was no longer any competition.

Even Lu Tianhe, who had always been obsessed with cultivation, had long since accepted this reality.

Sometimes, talent was simply unreasonable.

At the same time, another major change occurred within the Lu Family.

After Lu Tianhe broke through to the Fourth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, the Family Head finally stepped down from his position, handing it over to the former.

He had served as the head of the family for many years, and although his cultivation was at the Sixth Stage of Spirit Awakening Realm, his age had already become considerable

The arrogant prodigy who had once spent nearly all his time cultivating was now forced to manage the enormous affairs of the Lu Family.

When Lu Yang heard the news, he couldn't help laughing.

Lu Tianhe's expression was considerably ugly that day.

"You owe me."

Those were the first words he spoke upon seeing Lu Yang after becoming the Family Head.

Lu Yang merely looked at him strangely.

"What do I owe you?"

Lu Tianhe's face remained expressionless, "The family affairs."

"I should be cultivating." Lu Yang laughed for a long time afterwards.

However, the change wasn't limited to Lu Tianhe.

After the Great Elder's passing, Lu Qingyu inherited his position, becoming the new Great Elder.

Technically speaking, both Lu Tianhe and Lu Qingyu now possessed a higher position within the Lu Family than Lu Yang, but everyone understood the reason; nobody wanted to burden Lu Yang with family affairs.

The future of the Lu Family was far more important than the title of Family Head or Great Elder.

As long as Lu Yang continued cultivating, the Lu Family would possess a pillar capable of supporting its future for decades, allowing their legacy to endure across centuries.

Thus, Lu Tianhe and Lu Qingyu cooperated in handling family affairs while Lu Yang cultivated.

It was the most suitable arrangement for the three of them at the moment.

Unknowingly, almost all the familiar faces from Lu Yang's childhood had disappeared.

The generation that had once guided him had gradually become history, and those who had once been called the younger generation were now already middle aged or even elderly cultivators.

At the same time, the new generation had also begun growing.

Among them, the most dazzling figure was Lu Tianhe's eldest son, Lu Yuanfeng.

At nineteen years old, he had already reached the Seventh Stage of Body Tempering Realm.

This achievement was even faster than Lu Tianhe's original cultivation speed.

The entire Lu Family was naturally delighted.

According to the current trend, Lu Yuanfeng had an excellent chance of reaching the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering Realm before thirty.

If he could then enter the Spirit Awakening Realm before thirty-five, he would possess the bare minimum qualifications of impacting the Essence Gathering Realm.

Of course, this qualification was extremely inferior compared to Lu Yang, who genuinely possessed Essence Gathering potential rather than just the qualifications.

After all, Lu Yang had reached the Ninth Stage of Body Tempering Realm at only twenty-four years old.

That was a truly monstrous record.

Lu Yuanfeng's talent could be considered extraordinary within the Lu Family, but Lu Yang had already become something that ordinary geniuses could only look up to.

Even so, everyone still placed enormous hopes upon Lu Yuanfeng.

After all, a chance was still a chance.

Perhaps one day, the Lu Family would possess another Essence Gathering cultivator.

Lu Tianhe had two other children, but unfortunately, neither possessed talent comparable to Lu Yuanfeng.

They were still outstanding by ordinary standards, but the gap between them and their eldest brother was obvious.

The Shu Marquis Manor had also gradually faded from Lu Yang's memories.

After all, decades had already passed.

The original matter had long since become meaningless, and the Shu Marquis Manor naturally stopped targeting the Lu Family.

They couldn't possibly start a war with another Spirit Awakening Realm family just because of a mortal daughter who was in the wrong in the first place.

Their relationship with the Lu Family had therefore completely fallen apart, but neither side deliberately provoked the other.

Lu Yang had long since forgotten about them.

There were simply too many things in the cultivation world worth remembering. A feud from his youth wasn't worth occupying space in his mind.

...

One afternoon, in a secluded courtyard, the stone doors of a cultivation chamber slowly opened as a figure stepped outside.

The current Lu Yang looked completely different from the youth he had once been.

His long black hair were casually tied behind his back, while several strands of gray had appeared among the otherwise dark hair, and short black beard covered his lower face.

His features remained handsome, yet the youthful sharpness within them had long since disappeared.

Instead, there was a natural majesty belonging to someone who had stood in a position of authority for many years.

It wasn't oppressive, but it still caused others to instinctively lower their heads when facing him.

His actual age was already approaching sixty, but his appearance still resembled a man in his forties.

Only his eyes remained unchanged throughout the years.

Deep within those calm eyes still burned the faint flames of the supreme genius who had once suppressed the entire younger generation of the Lu Family with one hand.

After years of cultivation, Lu Yang's aura had become increasingly restrained, so faint that even Spirit Awakening cultivators would find it difficult to perceive his true cultivation unless they deliberately investigated with Divine Sense.

At this moment, he had just taken several steps when a hurried sound suddenly came from the distance.

"Seventh Elder!"

A young servant sprinted over. His expression was anxious, and he immediately slowed down upon seeing Lu Yang.

The servant instinctively straightened his clothes before bowing deeply.

"Seventh Elder."

Lu Yang looked at him.

"What happened?"

The servant swallowed slightly.

"The Supreme Elder has summoned you."

Lu Yang's brows lifted.

"The Supreme Elder?"

"Yes." The servant nodded quickly before continuing.

"The Family Head, the Great Elder, and the other Grand Elders have already gone over. The Old Family Head is there too."

Lu Yang's expression changed slightly, realization instantly dawning upon him.

The Supreme Elder had already been approaching the end of his lifespan several years ago.

Back then, the Supreme Elder still possessed enough vitality to continue cultivating and suppressing his injuries, but everyone knew that his remaining time was limited.

Now, for him to suddenly summon all the highest ranking cultivators of the Lu Family, there could only be one reason.

Lu Yang slowly took in a deep breath before exhaling.

"Lead the way."