Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law-Chapter 259 - 257: Su Wan: "Master, where did you bring this Junior Brother Lu from?" "Picked him up on the road!
Su Wan from the neighboring cave mansion: "..."
This... is this really something the master would say?
Su Wan felt like there was a hint of defiance in his tone.
But the problem is, with the master’s status, who would dare to defy her?
At this moment, Su Wan was genuinely intrigued about this new junior brother.
Where exactly did the master find him?
Outside the Red Cloud Fairy’s cave mansion, Lu Ye remained calm.
Since the Red Cloud Fairy sent him a message telling him not to take on the Ten-Star Task, Lu Ye knew that he would be blamed by this woman once he returned, having completed it.
After all, the ultimate task that had been pending for so long was suddenly completed...
It might have some unexpected impacts on the entire Red Cloud Sect.
Either it would inspire the disciples, or it would discourage them.
"Since the master is not in, I’ll come back later." After saying this, Lu Ye turned around.
Since the Red Cloud Fairy was in a fit of anger, it was better not to provoke her.
"You... wait."
Inside the cave mansion, the Red Cloud Fairy felt a bit numb.
She didn’t know much about this person, but there were some basic understandings. Most of the time... he avoided meeting her if he could.
Let alone taking the initiative to come to the cave mansion and ask if she was home.
So, if he came looking, it was probably for a genuine matter. Not meeting him now would indeed be inappropriate.
In hindsight... she shouldn’t have said she wasn’t in!
"Come in, your master is home." The Red Cloud Fairy waved her hand and opened the cave mansion’s restriction.
Lu Ye stopped, pondered briefly, and then turned to enter the Red Cloud Cave Mansion.
The concentration of Heaven and Earth Source Qi here was the highest among all the cave mansions on the Sect Leader Peak.
Just upon entering, Lu Ye could feel the Source Qi rushing toward him.
The inside was quite spacious, even featuring an artificial lake.
At this moment, the Red Cloud Fairy stood before the lake, hands clasped behind her back, her tone indifferent, completely unlike the person who just said she wasn’t home.
"Speak, what is it?"
"Well, I completed the Ten-Star Task, but I ran into a bit of a situation..."
Turning around, the Red Cloud Fairy asked, "What situation? Aren’t you supposed to address me as your master within the sect?"
Lu Ye: "..."
"Master, I wanted to ask how much you know about the Peach Blossom Forest?"
Now needing the Red Cloud Fairy’s insights, Lu Ye followed her wishes and addressed her as master.
Immediately, a subtle look of satisfaction appeared on the Red Cloud Fairy’s face.
However, she quickly stopped short, "What did you say? Peach Blossom Forest? Did you visit that kind of place?"
Seeing the Red Cloud Fairy’s gaze becoming a bit strange.
Lu Ye coughed and said, "Pang Xiong was in the Peach Blossom Forest. I went there to complete a task."
"But after killing Pang Xiong... I was pursued by someone suspected to be a Grandmaster expert."
Upon hearing this, the Red Cloud Fairy’s aura changed drastically, "A Grandmaster?!"
She reflected for a while before continuing, "In that case, this Grandmaster... is very likely to be from the Peach Blossom Forest."
"I told you not to take on the Ten-Star Task, but you insisted. Now, you’ve attracted the attention of the Peach Blossom Forest."
The Red Cloud Fairy slightly ground her teeth, looking at Lu Ye, "The Peach Blossom Forest is no ordinary faction, but rather renowned across the entire Great Jing."
"Master, can you elaborate?"
Seeing Lu Ye, rarely curious, the Red Cloud Fairy said, "The Peach Blossom Forest seems like an ordinary entertainment venue, but the profits from such places... far exceed your imagination."
"Moreover, there are dozens of such Peach Blossom Forests across the Great Jing!"
"How could such a treasure trove be defended without some strength?"
Hearing this, Lu Ye nodded in agreement.
He initially thought the Peach Blossom Forest was just a standalone venue, but now hearing it’s a chain operation...
That makes sense.
Any business that becomes a chain naturally cannot be small in scale.
Thinking for a moment, Lu Ye asked, "Who is the owner of the Peach Blossom Forest, Master, do you know?"
"Flower Master!" The Red Cloud Fairy replied solemnly.
"According to rumors, the owners of the Peach Blossom Forest are two women, whose origins are unknown to anyone, but both Great Flower Masters are true Grandmaster Realm experts!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ye began to have an inkling.
The one who chased him might have been one of the Flower Masters of Peach Blossom Forest?!
...
Leaving the Red Cloud Fairy’s cave mansion, Lu Ye returned to the cave mansion assigned to him.
The Source Qi in this cave mansion was also very abundant. After some contemplation, Lu Ye added a layer of aura shielding barrier onto the cave mansion’s array restriction.
Then, he started cultivating.
Having vaguely sensed the terrifying power of a Grandmaster, Lu Ye was now highly eager to reach the Grandmaster Realm himself.
In the next moment, when the Ancient Star Scripture started operating, the Heaven and Earth Source Qi dispersed throughout the cave mansion immediately surged in.
Without using any Source Crystals, this was Lu Ye’s first time absorbing such a large amount of natural Source Qi.
In layman’s terms, it was the first time he feasted so well.
As Lu Ye began, the accumulated Heaven and Earth Source Qi in the cave mansion quickly depleted.
The Spirit Gathering Array also activated at this moment, starting to draw in Source Qi from the outside and channel it into the cave mansion.
About half an hour later...
The Source Qi within hundreds of meters of Lu Ye was completely absorbed.
At this time, Source Qi from further away began to pour in.
About two miles away, in Su Wan’s cave mansion.
Feeling the noticeable fluctuation of Source Qi outside, Su Wan was somewhat puzzled, as she wasn’t cultivating at that moment.
"Why does the Source Qi fluctuation outside seem so intense?"
Curious, she stepped out of her cave mansion and was immediately taken aback.
She saw that the previously Source Qi-rich area atop the Sect Leader Peak now... had a vacuum region devoid of Source Qi!
"If I recall correctly, that’s where Junior Brother Lu Xuan’s cave mansion is... what’s he doing?!"
Gazing at the sky a kilometer away, there appeared to be a faint Source Qi vortex forming above, rumbling as it poured into the cave mansion below!
Su Wan could hardly imagine that one day she would use the word "pour" to describe the situation with Heaven and Earth Source Qi.
"Well, isn’t it astonishing, the commotion he caused during cultivation."
Behind her, a figure slowly emerged.
Su Wan turned to look at the Red Cloud Fairy, who appeared silently, and couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, "Master, where exactly did you find this Junior Brother Lu Xuan?"
After a moment of silence, the Red Cloud Fairy replied, "Picked him up on the road."
Su Wan: "???"
...
Meanwhile, within the Red Cloud Sect, the news that someone completed the Ten-Star Task had already spread extensively.
Even a few disciples who usually remained in closed training for years without interacting with the outside world had heard about it.
Deep within the Red Cloud Mountain Range, upon hearing the news, a robust young man’s eyes flashed with a glimmer.
"The Ten-Star Task, even Senior Sister Su Wan couldn’t complete it, yet it got accomplished by someone?"
"Interesting."
