Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 527 - 525: Lu Yunzhou

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Night fell as the Beast Taming Sect’s Main Peak laid out a grand banquet.

Lu Wenyao, the Sect Master, ordered that all Elders and above participate, accompanying her to drink with the Nascent Soul Great Cultivator.

Ning Daoran frowned, suddenly realizing something.

In the Cultivation World, once your realm is high, you’re welcomed everywhere, with endless drinks every day and countless friends to socialize with, just like in his previous life.

If you’re just a lowly clerk, you’ll rarely need to entertain. But if you’re a department head...

Congratulations, your exciting life has officially begun...

...

Now that Ning Daoran is in the Nascent Soul Stage, if you compare the human world to his previous life, his rank would be... Well, never mind, it’s better left unsaid. In any case, as long as he’s willing, there are endless gatherings, an abundance of Spiritual Wine, and countless Fairies to deal with.

"Everyone."

After the third round of drinks, Lu Wenyao’s charming face blushed slightly as she stood with her cup in hand, saying, "This time, our Sect Master went to hunt the Third-tier Late-stage Crimson Training Demon Scorpion in the Star Fallen Mountain Range. I thought I was sure of victory, but complications arose. Luckily, at the most critical moment, Senior Ning took action and saved my life. Therefore, Senior Ning is the most honored guest of our Beast Taming Sect!"

"So that’s what happened..."

A group of Elders sat there, dumbfounded.

"Senior Ning’s life-saving grace to the Sect Master is equivalent to reconstructing our Beast Taming Sect. I toast to you, Senior!"

"Senior Ning, please do finish this cup of Spiritual Wine. My admiration for you is as endless as the river’s flow..."

"Senior Ning is so young, I wonder if you’re single? My granddaughter..."

For a while, Ning Daoran was somewhat overwhelmed by their reactions.

"Senior Ning."

Lu Wenyao sipped her lips, smiling and saying, "Since Senior has a predestined relationship with our Beast Taming Sect, would you be willing to take up a position as a Guest Elder? As Sect Master, I extend an invitation to treat you with the courtesy due to a Supreme Elder."

"Eh..."

Ning Daoran shook his head, saying, "Sect Master Lu, I am but a Loose Cultivator with no grand ambitions and am used to traveling far and wide. I am destined not to stay for many years in Dongming City, so I’d rather avoid taking up this position if possible."

"Is that so..."

Lu Wenyao appeared somewhat disappointed. Her charming face was flushed not only with alcohol but with a sincere desire to retain Ning Daoran.

"If Sect Master Lu truly wishes to express gratitude for this life-saving grace..."

Ning Daoran continued, "I, Ning Daoran, will boldly ask the Sect Master to gift a copy of the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique to me. In exchange, I am willing to offer one Low-grade Spirit Treasure and one Third-order Ancient Treasure, and I promise that this Cultivation Technique will only be used by my Spiritual Beast and will not be disclosed. This is the only favor I ask for; what do you think, Sect Master?"

"This..."

Lu Wenyao was momentarily stunned.

Indeed, the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique was with her, but it wasn’t just something to give away freely as it was a Mountain Suppressing Skill, essential to the Beast Taming Sect’s place in the Cultivation World. If it spread, it could shake the foundation of the Sect.

The other Elders were also stunnned, soon whispering among themselves.

"The Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique is the cornerstone of our Sect. Generations of Sect Leaders have never dared to pass it on..."

"Right, although Senior Ning is a distinguished guest, the matter of the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique is extremely serious. If it were to really spread, our ancestral founders of the Beast Taming Sect would not approve!"

"I personally feel that a copy of the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique isn’t a big deal. Senior Ning is a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator and has saved our Sect Master’s life. He surely is a man of his word, and he won’t disclose it!"

"Exactly, if the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique is only practiced by Senior’s Spiritual Beast, it should cause no harm. After all, Senior has a close relationship with our Beast Taming Sect. The matter should be considered carefully by the Sect Master!"

...

"Sect Master."

Ning Daoran, still frowning, said, "If the Sect Master thinks that what I’ve offered is not sufficient, I am willing to include ten stems of Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo as part of the exchange. What do you think, Sect Master?"

"Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo?"

Suddenly, a Sword Cultivator Elder with a sword on his back exclaimed in shock, "Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo is an exceedingly rare treasure that appears once in a millennium. Sect Master, you must not refuse Senior Ning’s request! The debt of a saved life is greater than the heavens; it cannot go unrepaid, Sect Master!"

"Tsk! Elder Liu, you have no shame! You’ve been seeking the Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo for many years, but how can you use our Sect’s foundation like the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique for exchange? When we old bones are buried, how will we face our ancestral masters of the Beast Taming Sect?"

"Cough, cough, you two Elders stop quarreling, your spittle is splattering on my face, truly detestable!"

The crowd continued to debate endlessly.

"Sect Master."

Cao Yan, who had not spoken until now, rose and said with a bow, "Please forgive my bluntness. Senior Ning is an esteemed guest and also a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. Although the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique is the foundation of our Sect, we do not have to cling to the old rules for many years. These clichéd regulations ought to be changed when the time comes.

You are the leader of a Sect. The rules are for you to set. Why should the rules set by our ancestors be immutable? For tens of thousands of years, how many rules have the major Sects of the Cultivation World modified and abolished?"

As he spoke, Cao Yan directly transmitted a message to Ning Daoran, "Senior Ning, rest assured. When Senior first came to the mountain, it was I, Cao Yan, who received you. I appreciate that connection, and I promise to do my utmost in mediating to acquire a copy of the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique for Senior."

Ning Daoran gave a grateful smile but felt speechless inside.

Oh, you cunning Cao Yan, all of you are sly foxes!

With so many people present, he felt that only he and Lu Wenyao were the most naïve.

"Actually..."

Lu Wenyao softly began, her lips parting, "The Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique, as a cornerstone of our Sect, is indeed important. But if we are only sharing a copy with a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, I don’t see a problem, it’s just..."

"Just what? Spit it out already," slurred Cao Yan, "Sect Master, you must remember Senior Ning saved your life; a mere Spiritual Beast Secret is nothing. There’s no need for such nitpicking."

"I..."

Lu Wenyao bit her lip, already very swayed, on the verge of agreeing!

Ning Daoran felt a surge of ecstasy in his heart. It’s settled then!

But just at this moment, suddenly a voice filled with authority spread throughout the entire banquet hall—

"Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique is an Absolute Skill created by our ancestors and is also the thousand-year foundation of Beast Taming Sect. How could it be casually given to others? Could it be that what you all are plotting is to overturn the thousand-year legacy of the Beast Taming Sect?!"

The voices of the crowd immediately dropped, and the entire hall became as silent as death, where one could hear a pin drop.

Ning Daoran turned around, his gaze fell on a martial artist who had just stepped into the hall.

The man was clad in golden, gleaming armor, a golden helmet tucked under his arm, and behind him fluttered a blood-red cape. He exuded the aura of a great general, and his martial artist qi mechanism had already reached the early stages of Mixed Element Realm!

Behind him followed a group of golden-armored soldiers, each one brimming with an exuberant blood qi.

Without needing to think, it was clear who it was.

Lu Yunzhou, Martial God of Hun State!

And moreover, he was also Lu Wenyao’s father, and held the position of Supreme Elder in the Beast Taming Sect.

The reason Lu Wenyao had invited Ning Daoran to be a Guest Elder, and not a Supreme Minister Elder, was probably to avoid clashing with this person. Otherwise, it would inevitably cause friction.

"Dad, how come you are here?"

Lu Wenyao stepped forward to meet him, with a tender and soft expression, as if she had instantly transformed from the commanding Sect Master to a pampered young daughter.

"Hmph!"

Lu Yunzhou rubbed the hair on top of her head, saying: "My beloved daughter, Lu Yunzhou’s, encountered danger in the Star Fallen Mountain Range. With the matter being so grave, how could I, as a father, not come to see for myself?"

As he spoke, Lu Yunzhou’s glance drifted over coldly: "I heard it was a Fellow Daoist of the Nascent Soul Early Stage of Fire Origin who saved my Wenyao. May I know which Fellow Daoist it is?"

Ning Daoran immediately stepped forward a few paces and cupped his fists, saying: "Fire Origin True Monarch is indeed I. Pleasure to meet Pavilion Master Lu!"

"So it’s Fellow Daoist..."

Lu Yunzhou narrowed his eyes, his gaze scanning Ning Daoran up and down.

This won’t do, this person is too young!

Although his real age might not be small, this individual’s appearance is like that of a youth, it’s really...

The way Lu Wenyao looked at Ning Daoran with such tenderness, this made Lu Yunzhou’s heart extremely uncomfortable.

If the cultivator who saved his daughter was an old man, then so be it, but this person...

Lu Yunzhou’s emotions were incredibly complicated at that moment.

He was two hundred and twenty-four years old this year. Outside being a martial artist of Mixed Element Realm, he was also a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator. Although he already consumed First-order and Second-order Lifespan Extension Pills, his lifespan was already running out. This was the awkward predicament of a martial artist.

Lu Yunzhou’s daughter was also only one hundred and forty years old. Such a young and talented Late Stage Golden Core cultivator, if he truly fancied Ning Daoran, and was to form a Daoist couple with these Nascent Soul Old Monsters who are easily four to five hundred years old...

Lu Yunzhou felt darkness before his eyes, a son-in-law who was several hundred years older than oneself?

No way, absolutely not, the sky would fall!

"Hm?"

Ning Daoran frowned; he had no idea about the many thoughts inside Lu Yunzhou’s head.

"Dad."

Lu Wenyao’s lips pursed, a trace of shyness on her pretty face, and she recounted how Ning Daoran had saved her.

Lu Yunzhou pretended not to hear, yet a trace of murderous intent had already appeared on his face.

"???"

A group of Elders all stepped back a bit, each of them nervous.

The atmosphere seemed a bit off.

There was actually killing intent in Lu Yunzhou’s eyes, how could this be tolerated!

What kind of change was a Mixed Element Realm Martial God? The wrath of a Martial God could lead to millions of deaths.

In their eyes, Lu Yunzhou’s anger would probably have the same effect as Second Elder Guan opening his eyes.

...

"Fellow Daoist Ning."

Lu Yunzhou forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart, slowly sat down, placed the golden helmet on the wine table, and said: "Since Fellow Daoist Ning has the grace of saving my daughter, then you are also a benefactor to Lu Yunzhou. I, Lu, toast to you!"

Drink?

Ning Daoran shivered slightly, a sigh in his heart, this person is the Pavilion Master of Martial God Pavilion of Hun State, equivalent to a Duke sent by the Court to Hun State, with enormous power. His toast could not be refused.

After downing the drink in one go, Ning Daoran said: "Regarding Pavilion Master Lu’s request for the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique from Ning?"

"It is absolutely impossible."

Lu Yunzhou shook his head, saying: "Apologies, Fellow Daoist Ning, my young daughter has not been careful enough regarding the Five-Colored Deer Chanting Technique, a matter of great importance. This cultivation technique must not be passed on, I hope Fellow Daoist understands."

"If that’s the case, then it is I who has been presumptuous."

Ning Daoran gave up completely, cupped his fists with a smile, and said: "I still need to cultivate, and will not stay any longer today, thus I will take my leave."

"Fellow Daoist Ning!"

Lu Yunzhou slowly stood up, his martial artist qi mechanism bursting forth, intimidating the group of Elders around him into a cold sweat.

"Would Fellow Daoist be interested in having a friendly spar with Lu?"

"No."

Ning Daoran turned and left without looking back.