Chapter 15

Seizing the Position of the Noble Family! Now There's Nobody Left!

"So many people."

Lu Yun thought he hadn't arrived too late.

Unexpectedly, the Chengfa Hall was already mostly occupied.

The space inside the hall is like a large bowl, low in the middle and high on both sides, arranged in a stepped pattern.

There were thousands of futons placed on the steps.

The three of them managed to find a spot somewhere in the middle.

I just sat down.

A short, stocky young man followed closely behind and sat down.

"My name is Hong Bao of the Seeking Truth Society."

He cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "We greatly admired Brother Lu's demeanor yesterday."

Lu Yun sized him up.

He was dressed in fine clothes but was short and stocky.

He looks fat, but it's all muscle.

Ever since he disembarked from the flying boat, many scions of prominent families have been keeping an eye on him.

Anyone who gets close to them will be noted and warned. Lu Yun didn't believe that this person approached just to say such a thing.

"Brother Hong, what advice do you have for me?" Lu Yun replied with a fist and palm salute.

Hong Bao breathed a sigh of relief; it wasn't as difficult to approach as he had imagined.

Brother Lu has a discerning eye.

Hong Bao lowered his voice, "I am a member of the Seeking Truth Society, and I would like to invite Brother Lu to join the society."

"The Truth Seeking Society?" Lu Yun had never heard of it.

"A mutual aid alliance formed by a group of independent cultivators without aristocratic family backgrounds and disciples on the fringes of powerful clans."

Hong Bao explained, "Everything is for the purpose of seeking the true Dharma and obtaining the foundation of the Great Way."

"Can one obtain the foundation of the Great Dao simply by possessing the true method?" Lu Yun's eyes narrowed.

He possesses genuine magical powers.

"Of course it's not that simple," Hong Bao said patiently, "but the true method is the most important link."

Lu Yun asked many more questions about the true Dharma.

Hong Bao couldn't answer.

What are the benefits of joining the Truth Seeking group?

Lu Yun changed the subject, "Is it possible to obtain the true method?"

"Of course there's an opportunity, and there's a lot of secret intelligence to share within the organization."

Seeing his interest, Hong Bao began to explain earnestly.

He pointed to the podium in the center of the hall.

"Just like today, there will be a monument commemorating the inheritance of the law in the central government."

"It contains the 'True Dharma of Purification and Impurity,' which is the only true Dharma in the cultivation world that can be circulated in billions of copies."

"Over the next week, we can all contemplate this; the closer we are, the better the results."

"Not only us, but all the disciples of the Immortal Academy will also be studying this true method this week."

"After that comes the two-month assessment by the Immortal Hall to cleanse the spiritual materials."

Hong Bao paused.

"If Brother Lu agrees to join, you can have three of the seats in the first five rows."

"To show sincerity."

"Oh? The closer you are, the better you understand?"

Lu Yun looked at the first three rows.

They were all scions of noble families, wearing monk robes and carrying storage bags at their waists.

He was still wondering why these people were so eager to learn, but now he knows.

"certainly."

Hong Bao said with certainty, "The Chengfa Stele is filled with Taoist essence, and the effect of the first row is five times that of the last row."

"What if I want to go to the first row?"

"Those aristocratic families have already taken them all," Hong Bao chuckled.

Lu Yun remained silent; the other party clearly lacked the capability.

I stood up and looked at the first row.

Of the dozen or so seats available, two are still empty.

"Let's go to the first row."

Lu Yun, holding Qin Yue and Shen He's hands, continued downwards under Hong Bao's astonished gaze.

I went straight to the first row.

Just as he was about to sit down, a young man from a prominent family stood up to stop him.

"This place is occupied."

They initially intended to kick him out, but upon seeing that it was Lu Yun, they changed their mind and instead gave him a reminder.

"Is someone here?"

Lu Yun stared in astonishment at the empty prayer mat. "Where is he?"

"Lu Yun, stop playing dumb."

A prominent scion of a powerful family in the center stood up, his tone filled with disgust.

"Do you really think you can act recklessly just because you have the favor of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"There are only a dozen or twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Azure Mist Domain, but only five major families. Do you know why?"

"Can a Foundation Establishment cultivator stay by your side every day?"

"Our family is omnipresent. Are you sure you want to oppose us?"

The conflict at the central level immediately drew everyone's attention.

Especially those independent cultivators.

Many people put themselves in Lu Yun's shoes, but there are no Foundation Establishment cultivators here.

He thought he would be driven away in disgrace, just like those who had opposed powerful families in the past.

"The Hall of Dharma Transmission is the Hall of Dharma Transmission for everyone."

Lu Yun scoffed, "Finding an empty seat is considered going against you? You must be the enemy of the whole world!"

"you...."

The man pointed at Lu Yun, too angry to speak.

Lu Yun scoffed at this, knowing perfectly well what was going on in his mind.

From the moment Wang Yue knelt down, there was no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

The other party hasn't made a move yet, but it's unclear what their specific relationship is with Yingyue Zhenren.

Instead of waiting for others to make the first move and cause trouble, it's better to take the initiative.

He took out Yingyue's token from his pocket.

He swept it across the empty prayer mat next to him like a brick.

"Get out of here."

He glanced around at the disciples of the powerful families and sneered, "Now there's no one left."

He plopped down on his bottom.

He gestured for Qin Yue and Shen He to sit in the two empty seats behind him.

The disciples of the aristocratic families felt a burning pain on their faces.

It didn't feel like it hit thin air; it felt like it hit their faces.

But upon seeing the token, those who recognized it immediately had their pupils shrink.

That's the Elder's Order of the Immortal Academy, also known as the Foundation Establishment Order.

Lu Yun actually had it on him.

"What exactly is his relationship with Fairy Yingyue?"

The scions of noble families all looked grim, staring at the token, their lips trembling, unable to utter a word.

They might disrespect Foundation Establishment cultivators, but their families might; they wouldn't dare.

"This token is more effective than I thought."

Lu Yun observed their reactions, lost in thought.

Who knows how long they can keep up the fight with Yingyue Zhenren's tiger skin?

While we can still argue, let's grab the benefits first.

He had already thought it through.

If the tiger skin is gone, then run away and seek refuge in the Holy Way.

Hong Bao saw this scene from behind, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The reason the Seeking Truth Society invited Lu Yun was not because of him personally.

It was that Moon-Reflecting Fairy.

That Foundation Establishment cultivator who neither belonged to a powerful family nor joined the ranks of independent cultivators.

Upon seeing the token, Hong Bao realized that Lu Yun and Ying Yue's relationship was deeper than they had imagined.

"Could it be the long-lost younger brother of Fairy Yingyue?" Hong Bao's imagination ran wild.

"Who is that person?"

After sitting down, Lu Yun pointed to the prominent young man from a noble family who had shown great promise earlier and asked a seemingly innocent and bright-looking girl next to him a question.

He is a vengeful person.

The girl's big eyes were clear and pure. When she looked up and saw that Lu Yun was asking her a question, she froze.

Like a little white rabbit facing a big bad wolf, she lowered her head in fear and tugged at the hem of her clothes.

"My younger sister is kind-hearted and has never had any conflict with Brother Lu. Please do not take your anger out on her."

The young man next to him quickly stood up and switched places with the girl, lowering his voice, "That's Feng Jian from the Feng family of Wuzhou."

Seeing the other party's expression of wanting to avoid him but unable to escape, Lu Yun found it quite amusing.

It seems they've found an easy target—a scion of a powerful family.

"May I ask how you are addressed, brother?" Lu Yun clasped his hands in greeting.

"I am Jian Xing, Marquis of Qingchuan."

Lu Yun nodded, seeing the other party's forced reluctance, and didn't ask any further questions.

He ignored the piercing gazes of the aristocratic disciples around him and took out the book.

He looked like he was studying it very carefully.

"Pretentious," someone scoffed.

As time passed, more and more people filled the Chengfa Hall.

Many people, upon entering the hall, noticed three figures in the two central rows who seemed out of place among the scions of noble families, and their gazes turned strange.

There was envy, but also apprehension.

Just as the time set by the senior instructor was approaching, Wang Yue hurriedly led his group to the location.

After the incident involving Fazhou, he did not want to appear in crowded places, so he arrived very late.

Lu Yun laughed.

Unexpectedly, it was the Wang family's position that was taken.

It's said that enemies are destined to meet.

Wang Yue already knew about it, gave Lu Yun a deep look, and didn't say anything more.

He sat down directly opposite me and closed his eyes to rest.

The sound of clothes tearing through the air rang out.

Senior Brother Liu descended from the sky and landed in the center of the podium.

Look around.

Their gazes lingered on Lu Yun and the other two for a moment without them noticing.

"Since no one is late, let's get down to business."

After speaking, he took out a compass under the watchful eyes of everyone and respectfully placed it in the center of the podium.

In an instant, a jade tablet, its surface smooth and lustrous, suddenly appeared from the ground.

Lu Yun, sitting in the front row, had his pupils slightly constricted, rather than slowly rising.

It appeared out of thin air.

"This is the Dharma Inheritance Stele, on which is engraved the 'True Method of Purification and Impurity,' which is essential for those seeking the Dao."

Senior Brother Liu's voice rang out clearly.

"The turbid air pervades heaven and earth, reaching its peak in the world; all things and all spirits contain this air."

"Not to mention ordinary things, even spiritual rice and materials contain a huge amount of turbid air; not only in objects, but also in the air of heaven and earth and our own bodies, all are tainted by turbid air."

"This skill is specifically for purifying impurities. When practiced to a high level, it can remove the impurities of ordinary food and drink, as well as the filth of spiritual materials and utensils, with a wave of the hand."

"The more impurities are cleansed, the faster one's cultivation speed will be, which indirectly enhances one's talent."

"The position of Immortal Hall Spirit Servant was originally established to cleanse the impurities of spiritual materials."

"Once you master this method, which covers all aspects of cultivation, you will have the means to establish yourself in the world of cultivation, and you will also have a way to earn spiritual resources."

Lu Yun listened intently.

He knew of the harm caused by foul air before, but he did not expect it to be so widespread.

The True Method of Purification and Purification seems to be very magical.