This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

The cultivator at the main seat was the Lu Family\'s current Family Head, Lu Yuan.

For a very long time, Lu Yuan had been the first among the Lu Family, until Lu Bei appeared, and only then did the situation change.

"Hmm, Lu Qingshan, you are only fifteen this year and during the Spirit Root test at the age of five, you were found to have only an ordinary Mortal Spirit Root.

You have never succeeded in Qi Refinement all these years.

However, before disappearing three months ago and upon your return to the Lu Family, you had already become a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refinement."

Lu Yuan\'s gaze was like a sharp knife, seemingly capable of seeing through Lu Qingshan.

"Among all the descendants of our Lu Family over the past few hundred years, your record is indeed unique.

What, is it that the feng shui of our Lu Family is not good?

Did it cause you, a prodigy who could attain Qi Refinement Perfection in just three months, to be an obscured gem all along?

Was it only after leaving the Lu Family that you shed all the dust and shone through, illuminating mountains and rivers alike?"

Though there was no direct interrogation, the questioning tone was unmistakable.

Lu Qingshan remained unruffled and answered calmly, "The Family Head should not jest with me; it was just some fortune during the time I was missing.

The reason I couldn\'t Refine Qi before was surely due to my own lack of talent, how dare I blame the Lu Family\'s feng shui, and even less dare I claim the title of a prodigy that you mentioned."

"Heh, just some fortune?" Lu Yuan sneered coldly, "The opportunity that allowed you, a mere mortal, to achieve Qi Refinement Perfection in just three months is no trivial matter."

"I am indeed very curious, and would like to hear about it.

Perhaps there\'s something worth emulating, so that the younger generation of our Lu Family can also make significant progress in their Cultivation.

If that is the case, I will certainly credit you with a great merit."

"Opportunity is something that comes by chance, not by seeking. I was fortunate to encounter this opportunity; it was both timing and fate. To experience it again, I\'m afraid, is highly unlikely," Lu Qingshan replied, unfazed by Lu Yuan\'s sarcasm, "Since it cannot be replicated, then what good would there be in listening to it, Family Head?"

"Don\'t take on such a nonchalant demeanour! When the Family Head asks you something, you answer honestly. Do you think you can muddle through by evading the question and playing little tricks?" the elder sitting to the right of the main seat suddenly said in a raised voice, his color changing.

This was the Lu Family\'s Great Elder, Lu Zhou, also the eldest person in the Lu Family currently.

In terms of seniority, it might even trace back to several of Lu Qingshan\'s great grandfathers.

Lu Qingshan\'s expression turned serious, and he looked steadily at the Great Elder Lu Zhou, retorting, "Could it be that within the Lu Family, if a junior encounters some opportunity, they must report it?

I seem to recall that there is no such rule in the family\'s regulations?

If that were the case, if the opportunity turned out to be useful to the Great Elder, should I then offer it up with both hands to you?"

Lu Qingshan\'s words were sharp, and he showed no fear of the Golden Core Cultivator Lu Zhou, with no intention of backing down.

With such a rebuttal from Lu Qingshan, Lu Zhou\'s face grew somewhat unsightly.

An eerie atmosphere began to brew in the hall.

Suddenly, a gentle laugh sounded.

Lu Bei, having observed Lu Qingshan facing three Golden Core Cultivators yet remaining composed, chuckled lightly and said, "He\'s not wrong, are we of the Lu Family so devoid of generosity?

If a prominent clan like ours cannot tolerate a youngster\'s fortune, then what is the point of that family\'s existence, what about the sense of unity?"

Afterward, he turned his head towards Lu Zhou, who was glaring fiercely, and said, "Great Elder, in my opinion, we should let this matter rest."

Lu Bei\'s tone was gentle, without any hint of authority or sense of overbearing presence.

However, Lu Zhou, who had been furious, underwent several changes of expression upon Lu Bei\'s words, eventually giving up his interrogation.

Family Head Lu Yuan glanced at Lu Bei but ultimately chose not to say much more.

It seems that my father holds a rather high position, the Family Head and the Great Elder are both reluctant to oppose him.

Lu Qingshan took all this in, his understanding crystal clear in his heart.

Suddenly, a Jade Slip appeared out of nowhere in Lu Yuan\'s hand.

At the same time, a misty Spiritual Light appeared on Lu Yuan\'s hand, and he lightly touched the top of the Jade Slip with his fingertip.

Instantly, the information within the Jade Slip began to appear in the air.

This Jade Slip was the one recorded by the black-robed Cultivator at the Service Hall, documenting the information narrated by Lu Qingshan.

After displaying the information from the Jade Slip to Lu Qingshan, Lu Yuan lifted his robe sleeve and the characters in the air vanished in an instant.

"According to you, your disappearance was because you were attacked by an evil cultivator, and thereafter your life was saved by Yuanshan Tower?" Lu Yuan asked slowly.

"Indeed that is the case," Lu Qingshan naturally wouldn\'t contradict his own words.

"Do you know what Yuanshan Tower is?" Lu Yuan\'s gaze hardened as he pressed for an answer.

Given Lu Yuan\'s status and position, he naturally understood the existence of Yuanshan Tower and was even more aware of its terrifying aspects.

Therefore, after learning of Lu Qingshan\'s contact with Yuanshan Tower, it was certain that he would inquire about the specifics.

"I didn\'t know before, but later I came to understand, it\'s an immense entity," said Lu Qingshan with a light chuckle.

All this information was deliberately revealed by him.

The questions asked by Lu Yuan were all within his expectations.

Lu Yuan\'s eyes flickered with sharp light before he suddenly posed the question, "Is the opportunity you spoke of related to Yuanshan Tower?"

"You could say that," Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment before answering in a deep voice.

—Indeed, without Yuanshan Tower, he wouldn\'t have been able to gain the colossal Experience Points from the Blood Corpse True Person and the Weeping Soul True Person.

If related to Yuanshan Tower, creating a Qi Refinement level ten cultivator in three months surely isn\'t a difficult feat.

Hearing Lu Qingshan\'s response, Lu Yuan became thoughtful, his gaze shifting back and forth, scanning Lu Qingshan, and for the moment couldn\'t grasp the nature of their relationship.

If Lu Qingshan indeed had some connection to Yuanshan Tower, they would definitely not want to offend Lu Qingshan; in fact, they would consider him a cornerstone for the family.

Lu Qingshan, observing the Family Head lost in thought, took the initiative to say, "Family Head, I understand your concerns, but no matter what, I, Lu Qingshan, will always be a member of the Lu Family, there\'s no doubt about that."

His statement carried an underlying message signaling his stance to Lu Yuan.

As a member of the Lu family, no matter how he turned from an ordinary person into a Qi Refinement level ten cultivator in three months, it was a good thing for the Lu family in any case.

In terms of bloodline, the Lu Family was his, and that couldn\'t change.

Moreover, this world\'s Lu Qingshan had lived in the Lu family for fifteen years, and there had never been any melodramatic incidents where anyone in the Lu family humiliated him for his mediocre talent.

Thus, barring special reasons, Lu Qingshan had no desire to have conflicts or disputes with the Lu family.

"You haven\'t sensed Qi for many years, and according to you, you fortuitously encountered some opportunity that allowed you to traverse in just three months what would take ordinary people ten or even more years of cultivation.

But how do we ascertain how long this opportunity of yours can last, and to what extent it might go?" Lu Yuan asked the most critical question.

Logically speaking, given Lu Qingshan\'s age and his Cultivation of Qi Refinement level ten, and considering he had reached the Perfection stage in just three months, the Lu family should spare no resources in nurturing him.

But the issue was, if Lu Qingshan was like Lu Bei, naturally gifted and cultivated rapidly since childhood, then the family would\'nt hesitate to tilt a wealth of resources to nurture him.

Yet, Lu Qingshan had merely been an ordinary person before, becoming a cultivator only due to some opportunity.

This raises a possibility:

What if this is as far as Lu Qingshan\'s opportunity goes?

What if they invest a massive amount of family resources into Lu Qingshan, but he is unable to continue this astonishing performance and break through to Foundation Establishment and then to Golden Core?

Even saying, what if reaching Foundation Establishment isn\'t of much use for Lu Qingshan?

Because for the Lu family, although Foundation Establishment cultivators are the backbone of the family, it\'s the high-rank Golden Core cultivators who truly determine the family\'s status.

Family resources are always limited.

If a large amount of resources is poured into Lu Qingshan, and he can\'t bring the value expected, then the Lu family would enter a prolonged period of decline.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan needed to prove himself worthy of the family\'s resource investment.

Only then would they proceed to nurture Lu Qingshan vigorously.

Regarding this, Lu Qingshan simply waved his hand indifferently, "My cultivation doesn\'t require the support of family resources, I only have one request, I want a spot in this year\'s Ruin Realm."

The Lu family\'s resources weren\'t what he sought or needed.

His return to the Lu family was initiated not only to visit Lu Zhi and Lu Xun but also primarily for the Ruin Realm quota.

He currently needed a Foundation Establishment Technique to advance to Foundation Establishment.

And this Ruin Realm was directly related to a Foundation Establishment Technique.

A Foundation Establishment Technique of Taoist Level!