Chapter 14
- The Lu Family Martial Arts Arena was located on the east side of the Lu Family Residence. It occupied a very large area and could easily accommodate a hundred thousand people. In the middle was a huge platform, two hundred meters long and wide, completely made of fine steel and rock.
- There were majestic stands built on the north, east, and west sides of the arena. The north stand was the main seat, where people from the Lu family sat, and the east and west stands were for people from other famous families in Fenghuo City.
- At this moment, sitting at the top of the main seat were seven gray-haired old men. These seven old men were the seven core elders of the Lu Family. They were jointly elected by the Lu family as the most qualified, and their final position was dedicated to the people of the Lu family. Therefore, relatively speaking, they were the most fair and would not be biased toward a certain lineage. They put the interests of the Lu family first.
- A little further down sat Lu Yunxiong, the Great Elder of the Lu family. Next to him sat a fifteen-year-old girl in a snow-white dress. She was extremely beautiful. It was Lu Yao.
- "Elder Lu, congratulations. I heard that your daughter's talent is unparalleled. She has awakened a fifth-level bloodline, and her future achievements will be limitless." The head of the Li family, Li Fu, congratulated the Great Elder with a flattering look.
- "You're welcome." The Great Elder responded casually. Then, some other local families and celebrities from Windfire City came over to congratulate him. The Great Elder nodded casually in response.
- Roar! Roar!...
- At this time, bursts of beast roars suddenly came from the distant streets. The roars soared into the sky, as if there were thousands of monsters charging at once.
- After a while, dozens of blood-red giant tigers, two meters tall and four meters long, appeared in front of everyone. On top of each giant tiger sat a figure wearing a fiery red robe. A powerful ferocious aura and hot breath filled the entire place.
- "Crimson Flame Tiger! It's a member of the White Tiger Academy, one of the five major courtyards of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect."
- "Could he be the head of the Duanmu family?" the crowd screamed.
- "The White Tiger Academy actually took the initiative to send people here. Is it to recruit Lu Yao as a disciple?" some speculated.
- The Great Elder stood up with a swish and walked down the stand with an excited face. He cupped his fists and said, "A distinguished guest from the White Tiger Courtyard of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect is here. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome you from afar."
- "Haha, Great Elder, you're welcome. I am Duan Muqing, the deacon of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect's White Tiger Academy. I am here to congratulate Lu Yao on taking charge of the Lu family, and to officially recruit Lu Yao as a disciple of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect's White Tiger Academy." A middle-aged man wearing a fiery red robe spoke from one of the largest red flame tigers.
- "The messenger is welcome. Please take a seat." The Great Elder said with a smile on his face.
- Duanmu Qing smiled slightly and led two people off the Red Flame Tiger to the main seat.
- "It seems that Lu Yao's talent is really terrifying. The Xuanyuan Sword Sect is still two months away from officially recruiting disciples. Usually, others take the initiative to go to the Xuanyuan Sword Sect and undergo numerous assessments. Only those who pass can join. But the Xuanyuan Sword Sect came to recruit directly—it is extremely rare."
- "No, it is said that Lu Yao has been spotted by the geniuses of the Duanmu family of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, and her future will be even more limitless."
- "The Lu family has produced an incredible genius, even more talented than Lu Yuntian back then."
- All around, people were talking excitedly.
- Ga!
- At this time, a huge roar sounded in the sky—so sharp that it resounded throughout the sky and could be heard clearly even from a long distance away. The crowd's eyes couldn't help but look in that direction, and their pupils couldn't help but shrink.
- A huge goshawk, all white in body, extremely huge, with its wings spread out fully fifty meters wide. A pair of eagle claws were as sharp as knives, and a pair of eagle eyes were extremely sharp. As they swept across the crowd, everyone felt chills all over and broke out in cold sweat. There were several people standing on the back of the eagle.
- "The Snowy Night Goshawk of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect's Suzaku Academy!"
- "Someone from Suzaku Academy is here too!" the crowd let out a cry of surprise.
- "Liu Qian of the Zhuque Academy of Xuanyuan Sword Sect is here today to represent the Zhuque Academy and wants to recruit Lu Yao as a disciple." A graceful young woman in her thirties spoke from the goshawk.
- Silk...
- At this time, a huge flying snake flew from a distance, and a sinister atmosphere filled the place.
- "Haha, Duanmu Qing, Liu Qian, you White Tiger Academy and Zhuque Academy came very quickly. Xuanyuan Sword Sect's Qinglong Academy, on behalf of Qinglong Hall, wants to recruit Miss Lu Yao as a disciple."
- "Xuanyuan Sword Sect, Gao Shi of Xuanwu Academy, represents Xuanwu Academy and wants to recruit Miss Lu Yao as a disciple." Then, another voice sounded.
- The empire where Lu Ming lived was called the Lie Sun Empire. Its territory was extremely vast. Wind and Fire City was just a small city in the huge Lie Sun Empire. The total number of cities in the Lie Sun Empire was no less than tens of thousands.
- There were five sects in the entire Lie Sun Empire. These five sects were high up, overlooking the mountains and rivers. They were located in the east, west, north, and south of the Lie Sun Empire and ruled the huge Lie Sun Empire.
- The Xuanyuan Sword Sect occupied a huge territory in the eastern part of the Lie Sun Empire. Fenghuo City was located in the easternmost part of the Lie Sun Empire and was within the jurisdiction of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect.
- Xuanyuan Sword Sect was divided into five courtyards: Qinglong, White Tiger, Xuanwu, Suzaku, and Qilin. The Duanmu family was the big family of Xuanyuan Sword Sect. Although they belonged to the same sect, it was inevitable for the five houses to compete with each other and fight openly and secretly. Therefore, whenever there was a genius, they naturally wanted to recruit them into their respective courtyards.
- Four groups of people came in succession, causing a commotion.
- "Oh my god, four of the five major courtyards of the Xuanyuan Sword Sect have come, and they all want to accept Miss Lu Yao as their disciples. It's really incredible."
- "Yes, there are nearly two thousand cities under the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, and the five courtyards are high above them. They rarely take the initiative to send people to accept any of them as disciples. This time, four courtyards actually appeared. It's amazing, it's amazing."
- All around, other people were talking excitedly.
- To say that the White Tiger Academy sent people to recruit Lu Yao as a disciple, it would be easy to say, because of the marriage relationship between Lu Yao and the geniuses of the Duanmu family of the White Tiger Academy. But now, the other three academies had sent people to recruit Lu Yao as a disciple. This could only show that Lu Yao's talent was so good that she had alarmed the other academies.
- The Four Academies of Xuanyuan Sword Sect wanted to accept Lu Yao as a disciple, which made Lu Yao's light shine even more dazzlingly.
- "Three envoys, please take your seats." The Great Elder quickly invited the people from the three courtyards to sit down, smiling so hard that they could hardly open their eyes. He was really happy. He had expected that the White Tiger Institute would come, but he did not expect that the other three institutes would come. This invisibly made him feel even more proud.
- "Yao'er, you brought all this to me." The Great Elder clasped his hands and murmured to himself in a surging mood. He knew that the reason why the Four Academies sent people to visit him personally was all because of Lu Yao, his daughter. At this moment, he sighed that the previous three years of hard work had not been in vain and everything was worth it.
- "Suzaku Court, Qinglong Court, Xuanwu Court—what are you doing here? Lu Yao is a member of my White Tiger Court, and you also want to rob me?" Duanmu Qing looked at the envoys from the other three academies, his face a little ugly.
- "Haha, Duanmu Qing, I know that Lu Yao is married to your White Tiger Academy's Duanmu Lin. Even so, Miss Lu Yao does not necessarily have to choose the White Tiger Academy. They both belong to the Xuanyuan Sword Sect. It is the same if she chooses another academy. It just depends on whether it fits or not." Qinglong Yuan laughed.
- "Hmph, I think your trip this time is destined to be in vain." Duanmu Qing snorted coldly.
- The First Elder on the side was even more excited. The Lu family meeting had not even started yet, but the four major courtyards were already trying to snatch Lu Yao away. This made his face flush.
- At this time, a gust of fragrant wind came, and a graceful figure came, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
- "Hall Master Mu, I didn't expect you to come too. Please take a seat." The Great Elder quickly welcomed her.
- The person who came was none other than the master of the Spiritual Medicine Hall, Mulan. Behind the Spiritual Medicine Hall was also the Xuanyuan Sword Sect, so the Great Elder naturally did not dare to neglect them.
- "Aunt Mu, you are here too." Liu Qian from the Zhuque Academy quickly stepped forward to salute, which surprised many people. They all speculated that Mulan's status in the Zhuque Academy was very unusual. Liu Qian was in her thirties, and she actually called Mulan her aunt.
- "Well, let me see the excitement." Mulan smiled, walked over to Liu Qian, and sat down.
- "Why is she here?" The expressions of everyone in the other three academies changed.
- At this time, Lu Ming, Li Ping, and Qiu Yue also came to the crowd.