Incredible Sect Simulator-Chapter 619 - 587: The Approachable Elder Lu

"It would have been strange if he hadn’t entered the Foundation Establishment Stage by now. It’s been several years since his strength was already in the late-stage Qi Cultivation."

"Besides, he has that Crystallization Stage mentor to teach him, doesn’t he?"

Lu Changfeng spoke up, expressing no surprise at Yuan Lang’s current strength.

If he hadn’t stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage, that would indeed be strange.

"I think this lad seems to be interested in my little sister, but now that my little sister’s strength far surpasses his, this..."

Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan nodded lightly, then remarked, "He still needs more cultivation."

"He likes my little sister?"

Lu Changfeng’s face showed an interesting expression, glancing sideways at Lu Yuanshan before focusing his gaze on Yuan Lang.

"Did you just realize that?"

Lu Yuanshan chuckled bitterly and said, "I noticed earlier; his attitude towards our little sister is unusual. It was the same at the Nine Cold Mountain Commerce Association back then."

Lu Yuanshan brought up this past event.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng immediately recalled that Nine Cold Mountain Commerce Association.

At that time, he had accompanied Lu Yuanshan and Lu Zhiwei to visit Elder Jiang to purchase the Foundation Establishment Pill, where they encountered Yuan Lang.

Back then, Yuan Lang indeed showed unusual enthusiasm towards Lu Zhiwei.

As Lu Changfeng reminisced, Lu Ping, standing nearby, overheard the brothers’ conversation.

Naturally, he was interested in this kind of gossip, especially since it involved Lu Zhiwei.

"Yuan Lang has quite the potential, but Zhiwei is stationed at the Sect this time and didn’t come along, which takes away some of the fun."

Lu Ping remarked.

Hearing Lu Ping’s opinion favoring Yuan Lang, Lu Yuanshan and Lu Changfeng exchanged glances.

Seeing their father favor Yuan Lang, they thought maybe Yuan Lang had a chance.

Beside them, Liu Qiumei couldn’t help but smile slightly at Lu Ping’s words, finding this Cyan Mountain Sect’s founding ancestor to be quite different from what she had expected.

Not only did he lack any air of arrogance, but he also appeared approachable and easy to get along with.

Take the matter of communication, for instance; Lu Ping had never avoided Liu Qiumei.

When establishing a communication channel, Lu Ping included Liu Qiumei without any reservations or avoidance.

This allowed Liu Qiumei to often overhear the communications among Lu Yuanshan and the three siblings, talking with Lu Ping.

The conversations among them often struck Liu Qiumei as very interesting.

At times, Lu Ping would offer guidance on cultivation to his three children.

Occasionally, he would criticize Lu Changfeng for being lazy.

Other times, he would chat with his three children about interesting things outside the sect, such as which disciple developed infatuations recently and whether a junior has romantic feelings for a senior sister, pondering whether anything would come of it, and so on.

From sect management, cultivation guidance, down to trivial daily matters, relationships between disciples, and gossip, Lu Ping would all mention.

If Liu Qiumei hadn’t heard it with her own ears, she wouldn’t have believed that all of these came from the mouth of a Golden Core Ancestor, especially a Golden Core Ancestor like Lu Ping whom she admired.

In Lu Ping’s view, since Liu Qiumei had become Lu Yuanshan’s wife, she was family, and would sooner or later hear the communication between him and his children, so it might as well include her in the chat early on.

"Well, although Yuan Lang’s aptitude is decent, his current cultivation level is still a great realm apart from Zhiwei’s. This kid needs to work hard to catch up with Zhiwei."

"Leaving aside whether Zhiwei would let him catch up and win her heart, just speaking of Zhiwei’s cultivation speed alone, how could this kid possibly keep up with it..."

Lu Ping commented lightly.

Hearing this, Lu Yuanshan and Liu Qiumei met eyes and nodded.

What their father said was indeed true and undeniable.

It also raised a point worth considering: would Lu Zhiwei, who is wholeheartedly pursuing the Dao, really take an interest in Yuan Lang, who is a whole great realm below her?

Meanwhile, on stage, Yuan Lang glanced several times towards Lu Yuanshan’s direction without seeing Lu Zhiwei, which caused a twinge of disappointment in his heart again.

As the competition began, Yuan Lang quickly refocused on the battle at hand.

In this competition, Yuan Lang’s performance was somewhat unexpected to everyone.

Despite being in the Second Layer of Foundation Establishment, and his opponent being two small realms higher, Yuan Lang managed to win in the end.

In the first ten moves, Yuan Lang used defensive magical artifacts multiple times to fend off attacks while preparing to unleash his own attack.

In the middle exchanges, Yuan Lang, with the help of a formidable cultivation technique, wielded a powerful magical artifact akin to the Heaven-leveling Ruler, showing no disadvantage in the battle.

After another dozen exchanges, Yuan Lang seized the opportunity to break through his opponent’s defenses and knocked them off the platform, securing victory in this competition.

With Yuan Lang’s victory, the upcoming contests also reached a fever pitch.

From the Cyan Mountain Sect, Song Minghui and Zhang Deming took the stage one after the other.

Song Minghui won a match.

Zhang Deming quickly suffered defeat at the hands of a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Heaven-Facing Sect.

Although he didn’t win, he managed to persist through more than thirty moves with his Second-Layer Foundation Establishment strength, which was quite commendable.

After all, the gap in realm was evident there.

The competition among Foundation Establishment Cultivators lasted one day, concluding finally that evening.

Among the top ten, the Cyan Mountain Sect occupied two places this time.

Song Minghui was tenth.

Zhang Nianchuan was eighth.

The two just barely made it into the top ten.

Throughout the competitions, Lu Ping observed and gradually realized that the Cyan Mountain Sect’s mid-tier strength was quite weak.

While the strength of some disciples, like Song Minghui and Zhang Nianchuan, was decent, the rest were quite average.

After participating in this Heaven-Facing Ceremony, the Cyan Mountain Sect needed to focus on the cultivation education and resource allocation for the mid-tier and even lower-ranking disciples.

The final segment of the Heaven-Facing Ceremony was the sparring among Crystallization Stage Cultivators.

For this, a Golden Core Ancestor from the Heaven-Facing Sect stepped up to personally host this competition.

This Golden Core Ancestor, named Bai Xianhe, had a refreshing name and was a female cultivator, appearing to be in her twenties, quite eye-catching.

Golden Core Cultivators all have techniques to maintain their youthful appearance.

Especially female cultivators, who care even more about their appearance.

Seeing Bai Xianhe make her entrance, Lu Ping glanced several times and discerned that her cultivation was around the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core.

Furthermore, within the Heaven-Facing Sect, Lu Ping detected the presence of two other Golden Core Ancestors.

A sect with three Golden Cores.

This Heaven-Facing Sect truly had significant depth!

The Heaven-Facing Sect publicly declared having only two Golden Core Ancestors within its ranks.

However, this wasn’t surprising either.

Every sect would have one powerful cultivator living in seclusion, not revealed to outsiders.

In comparison, just Lu Ping alone could rival these three Golden Core Ancestors from the Heaven-Facing Sect. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Moreover, the Cyan Mountain Sect had the support of Nine Cold Mountain, with Elder Jiang as its pillar.

"It’s an honor for our Heaven-Facing Sect to have you coming from afar. During the competition, I hope everyone emphasizes camaraderie among peers and refrains from excessive competitiveness,"

Bai Xianhe spoke slowly, her voice very light and ethereal.