Chapter 856: Meeting relatives, strict requirements
The Tempest Ocean Realm could generally be divided into two sections: the continent and the tempest ocean itself.
The continent was in the shape of a ring, with an endless tempest ocean in the center. The entire ring-shaped continent surrounding this tempest ocean was called the Tempest Continent.
That was also how the Tempest Ocean Realm got its name. The Tempest Ocean occupied at least 70% of the surface of the Tempest Ocean Realm, while the remaining 30% was the Tempest Continent’s land region.
At the southern end of the Tempest Ocean Realm’s continent, the Holy Nun Gate of the Tempest Ocean Realm’s Four Great Holy Lands sat in the midst of an endless mountain range.
However, the scale of the Holy Nun Gate was undoubtedly much smaller than other Great Holy Lands.
It was approximately less than one percent the size of other Great Holy Lands, occupying only a few peaks and a few valleys in the entire mountain range.
The entire mountain range was surrounded by clouds and mist, full of spirit qi, and it looked like an immortal’s cultivation holy land.
An endless stream of people came to visit every day, but most of them found it impossible to see Lin Ziyi, the sectmaster of the Holy Nun Gate and one of the Five Consolidations in the world.
On this day, at the base of the mountain, a young man in a moon-white robe took a leisurely pace and came to the maze beneath the mountain.
“Who are you?”
Just as he stood firm, from the maze came a sweet, clear, and curious voice.
“This humble one is Lu Xuan, the elder brother of Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo. Today, I have specially come to visit the honorable sect’s sectmaster Lin to thank Sectmaster Lin for her blessing to my two sisters!”
Lu Xuan said respectfully in a calm tone.
“You’re the elder brother of both Senior Sisters Lu?” A cry of exclamation came from the fog. Whoever this person was, they apparently knew Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo.
After joining the sect, Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo have had their cultivation levels progress by leaps and bounds, breaking records back to back.
It could’ve been said that they garnered the attention of the entire Holy Nun Gate. In just a few years, the two of them have changed from newly recruited Junior Sisters into the entire Holy Nun Gate’s Eldest Senior Sister and Second Senior Sister. Compared to these two, the historical geniuses of the Holy Nun Gate were not worth mentioning.
In the cultivation world, it was also very common to give ranks based on cultivation level rather than seniority, especially since the chief disciple represents the face of the entire sect. It didn’t matter who had the most experience; only someone who could suppress all complaints from both in and out of the sect was qualified to become the chief disciple.
The two Lu sisters, Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo, fulfilled all of these requirements.
This was precisely why everyone else slightly exclaimed in surprise when they heard that Lu Xuan was the elder brother of both senior sisters.
Over the past few years, countless people praised the two for being especially gifted geniuses and once-in-a-millennium prodigies.
However, the two remained humble; they both stated that they were not worth mentioning when compared to their older brother.
Nobody believed it, taking it as if they were speaking up for their brother. Over time, however, many people within the Holy Nun Gate began to remember his name.
A voice in the fog slowly said, “Master Lu, please wait a moment!”
It didn’t take long for the fog to be moved away and reveal a large formation, and two figures ran out while skipping.
Lu Xuan focused his eyes. Wasn’t this precisely Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo?
Compared to a few years ago, Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo were still as beautiful as ever. However, they both lost some of their original youthfulness and naivety; they’ve become much more mature.
“Brother, it’s you!”
Lu Guoguo was the first to run over, surprised and delighted. She instantly leaped onto Lu Xuan. Many of the male disciples were enraged by the sight of their “goddess” being with another man!
Their goddess was usually high up on a pedestal and difficult to approach, especially in the Holy Nun Gate, where female disciples were respected and male disciples had low statuses. Now, this person could act so intimately with their goddess. How could they not be jealous?
Then, they quickly realized that this man was the elder brother of their goddess. Would that mean that he was their future brother-in-law?
Thinking about it this way, their moods instantly improved at the thought of having such an impressive elder brother-in-law!
Lu Xuan certainly didn’t know how many male disciples in the Holy Nun Sect secretly thought of him as their elder brother-in-law.
He was simply happy to see his two younger sisters again after so long.
Especially after he had scanned the cultivation bases of his two younger sisters. Lu Shanshan and Lu Guoguo were already masters who had condensed two flowers. They had already reached the peak of their realm; it would only be a matter of time when they could become true masters with Three Flowers at One’s Prominence.
They were comparably faster than Yun Ling’er and Liu Wanrong, who were both still on Earth.
Although they both had the information left by Lu Xuan to guide them, Lu Shanshan and Luo Guoguo had ultimately joined a sect under the leadership of a Consolidation Realm master. With sufficient guidance available, it was normal for them to be faster.
This was even with the fact that Lu Xuan had given some advice after his return. Otherwise, the gap between the two sides would’ve probably been bigger.
The benefits of joining a good sect were clearly obvious.
Lu Shanshan also looked a little excited. When she saw her elder brother after separating for so long, she couldn’t hold back and said, “Brother, when did you come back? How did you know we were here?!”
Lu Xuan said with a smile, “How could I not know? Just by looking at you two, I can tell that you haven’t given up or wasted your cultivation while I was out!”
Lu Guoguo quickly said, “Of course. Elder brother, you don’t know that there are too many masters in the Tempest Ocean Realm. All of the geniuses from the Great Holy Lands are very powerful. Fortunately, we have the Master’s and your guidance. Otherwise, people would think we’re inferior to them!”
She was already full of ambition, but she immediately kept her pride after she came to the Tempest Ocean Realm after discovering so many outstanding geniuses.
None of them were easy to handle; they were all very powerful. They could’ve only gotten this far under the guidance of Lu Xuan and Lin Ziyi, but many people could still be on equal footing with them.
Of course, this had a lot to do with their cultivation age being less than half of the other’s age, but finding reasons and making excuses was completely pointless for them. What they could do, was obviously only to recognize the opponent’s strength. Obviously, all they could do was acknowledge their opponent’s strength.
Lu Xuan said with a laugh, “It’s good that you’re being stimulated like this. Know that no matter how good you think you are, there will always be someone out there that’s better than you!”
Many distant disciples of the Holy Nun Gate turned almost dumbfounded. With the two’s strength and status in the Holy Nun Gate, they could easily overwhelm their peers with a few rivals.
After all, this was no an ordinary sect; it was one of the world’s Four Great cultivation Holy Lands. Anyone who could roam freely within the Holy Nun Gate was practically allowed to run wild in the entire world.
How could Lu Xuan think this kind of cultivation strength was nothing? He was so strict!