A young man who looked like he was in his twenties made the high-ranking officials of the Lu Clan, one of the two most powerful forces in the Northern Mountain Land, bow to him.
They only wanted to invite him to join the Lu Clan and become the Lu Clan's First Interim Advisor!
Faced with the sincere invitation from the Lu Clan's senior officials, Duan Ling Tian remained calm. His expression would not change even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.
It was as though he was not the one who was invited.
At this moment, Duan Lingtian was still thinking about the words that the Clan Leader of Lu Clan, Lu Rui, said earlier.
"… If Master Duan needs anything in the future, the Lu Clan will do our best to help you!"
Was this not the reason he came to the Lu Clan?
"Since the Clan Leader of Lu Clan and the elders are so sincere, and Lu Bai is my friend, it would be unreasonable for me to reject them …"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Duan Lingtian finally opened his mouth slowly. Initially, he was just going with the flow, but now, he was doing Lu Bai a favor.
He agreed.
As expected.
The moment his words left his mouth, the Lu Clan's high-ranking officials turned to look at Lu Bai, making him the center of attention.
"Lu Bai, you're very good."
The Clan Leader of Lu Clan, Lu Rui, nodded slightly as he looked at Lu Bai. There was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
For a moment, Lu Bai could not help but feel a little terrified.
Although he was the Second Young Master of the Lu Clan, he was only ranked second among the direct descendants of the Lu Clan.
In terms of relationship, the Clan Leader of Lu Clan was only his uncle.
The direct descendants of Lu Clan were ranked according to their age. Up until now, they were already ranked in the twenties … Lu Bai was ranked second, the Second Young Master of Lu Clan.
The next successor to the Clan Leader of Lu Clan would be chosen from the twenty of them.
Up until now, the people who had the highest chance of inheriting the Lu Clan's business were none other than Lu Bai, the Second Young Master of Lu Clan, and the First Young Master of Lu Clan, Lu Song.
Now that Lu Bai was praised by the Clan Leader of Lu Clan, it meant he was one step closer to becoming the next Clan Leader.
"When the Second Young Master was very young, I could already tell he was not as simple as he seemed. He was a talented general … It seems like I was right. This time, he can be considered to have won over a great benefactor for our Lu Clan. "
"With the relationship between Second Young Master and Master Duan, if he were to inherit the position of Patriarch in the future, why would our Lu Family worry about not prospering?"
"You're right."
…
At this moment, many of the Lu Clan's elders began to flatter Lu Bai.
The elder who was originally on Lu Bai's side took advantage of the opportunity and bluntly said that Lu Bai would bring benefits to the Lu Clan if he became the next Clan Leader.
As for the elders who stood on the side of the Lu Clan's First Young Master, Lu Song, they looked at each other and smiled wryly.
If it was any other time, when they heard these sworn enemies flatter the Second Young Master Lu Bai like this, they would definitely mock and ridicule him. But now, they didn't dare to do so.
Who knew if that Great Master Duan would flick his sleeves and leave because of their 'lack of tact'?
After all, he was a friend of the second young master, Lu Bai, and they seemed to have a good relationship.
They did not want to become the sinner of the Lu family, so they could only shut their mouths obediently.
At the same time, some of them broke out in cold sweat as they thought about whether they should abandon their old master and pledge their allegiance to the second young master, Lu Bai.
After all, the current second young master, Lu Bai, had become a grade one alchemist. His status in the Lu Clan was destined to rise.
Even the Clan Leader and the three Guardian Elders with the highest position in the Lu Clan would pay more attention to him since he was in a weaker position in the past.
When he heard the Lu Clan's elders who were neutral in the past and did not stand on his side and Lu Song's side flattering him, it was obvious that they were going to pledge their allegiance.
Lu Bai could not help but smile wryly to himself.
He did not expect Duan Lingtian's words would be more useful than his ten years of operation.
He had only managed to get some of the Lu Clan's elders to side with him after ten years of operation.
Lu Bai felt relieved when he thought about it again.
Duan Lingtian was a grade one alchemist after all. To the Lu Clan, he was a high and mighty existence that could not be disrespected.
One could imagine.
If he was a grade one alchemist, he would not have to compete with Lu Song anymore. Even if he wanted the current Clan Leader to step down and become the Clan Leader immediately, no one in the Lu Clan would have any objections, let alone the fact that he did not have to fight with Lu Song.
In the Lu Clan, no matter who it was, once they broke through and became a grade one alchemist, their status in the Lu Clan would be above everyone else.
If he said one, no one in the Lu Clan would dare to say two.
This included the Clan Leader and the other Martial Monarch powerhouses in the Lu Clan.
The Lu Clan had been passed down for 10,000 years. The earliest rule passed down from their ancestors was this:
A grade one alchemist, regardless of whether he was a direct descendant or a collateral descendant, had a high status that was above everyone in the Lu Clan.
The descendants were not allowed to disobey.
Perhaps, it was because of this that the Lu Clan's members reacted like a mouse that saw a cat when they saw a grade one alchemist.
'But I think I killed the third young master of the Lu Clan earlier? I don't think I'll be punished after I become the Lu Clan's Interim Elder, right? '
Duan Lingtian's words came out of nowhere when the Lu Clan's members were still excited. It was as though he had poured a bucket of cold water on the Lu Clan's members who were taking a hot bath.
This caused them to tremble all over, and with a start, they came back to their senses.
"Of course not!"
The Clan Leader of Lu Clan, Lu Rui, was the first to snap back to reality. He shook his head and expressed his opinion.
"That kid, Lu Huai, has always been a troublemaker … I think if he didn't take the initiative to offend you, Elder Duan, you wouldn't have killed him."
Lu Zhi, the Lu Clan's Guardian Elder, who was standing next to Lu Rui, chimed in.
Lu Zhi had already addressed Duan Lingtian as Elder Duan.
From the moment Duan Lingtian agreed to become the Lu Clan's Interim Elder, he was already an elder of the Lu Clan with a high status.
It was just as Lu Rui, the Clan Leader of Lu Clan, had said.
He was the Lu Clan's First Interim Elder!
In terms of status.
Even Lu Rui had to be respectful to him and did not dare to slight him.
With his current status in the Lu Clan, to a certain extent, he was above everyone else.
"That's right! That kid, Lu Huai, didn't look like a good person in the past. Elder Duan, you did the right thing by killing him. You've gotten rid of a scourge for our Lu Clan! "
Another Guardian Elder, Lu Yuan, chimed in.
"That's right, Elder Duan. We can't thank you enough for getting rid of the scourge for the Lu Clan. How could we possibly punish you?"
Previously, Guardian Elder Lu Gui, who was still clamoring about personally attacking Duan Ling Tian and killing him to avenge Lu Huai, had a completely different expression now.
The speed at which he changed his expression stunned everyone present.
However, no one dared to say a single word of gossip.
What a joke!
They were not like Duan Lingtian who was a grade one alchemist.
If they dared to gossip about the Lu Clan's Guardian Elder, he might not be able to make a move on them due to his reputation. However, he would definitely not let them go once he had the chance.
"If the Cloud Continent is compared to the starry sky and the people on the Cloud Continent are compared to the stars in the starry sky, Young Master is undoubtedly the brightest star!"
Xiong Quan stood in the distance with a big smile on his face. He was proud to be able to follow such a Young Master.
However, when he thought about it again, he could not help but feel a little discouraged when he thought about his insignificant strength.
With his current strength, he could not help the Young Master at all. He could only drag him down.
"Hopefully, I'll be able to elevate my strength by relying on the Lu Clan this time. According to Young Master, other than using spirit fruits to elevate my cultivation base, I can also elevate the Sword Concept that I've comprehended with the Profound Assimilation Formation."
At this moment, Xiong Quan recalled what Duan Lingtian had said to him not long ago.
"This Lu Clan must have spirit fruits and that Profound Assimilation Formation or something, right?"
Xiong Quan was a little anxious when he thought about this.
"That's good then."
Although Duan Lingtian had already guessed that the Lu Clan's senior officials would not punish him after he revealed his identity as a grade one alchemist, he was still secretly pleased when he heard what they said.
He did not expect this at all.
He did not expect his identity as a grade one alchemist to be so useful.
"Of course, this is also because the Lu Clan is an alchemist clan … If it was other clans like the Lu Clan, they might not be so polite to me."
Duan Lingtian knew this very well.
"Elder Duan, you must be tired from the journey. Please go into the mansion to rest."
Lu Rui greeted Duan Lingtian enthusiastically before he looked at Lu Bai. "Let Lu Bai bring you there."
"There's no hurry … I still want to watch the Alchemist Competition."
Duan Lingtian shook his head.
Although it was impossible for him to participate in the Alchemist Competition organized by the Lu Clan, he was still very interested in watching from the side. This was the first time he had ever seen an alchemist competition in his life.
He was curious and looking forward to it.
He was curious about how the winner of the Alchemist Competition would be decided. He was also curious about the level of the alchemists from the Foreign Lands.
He was looking forward to seeing the group of alchemists present. It was his first time seeing so many alchemists.
"Since you're so interested, Elder Duan, we'll accompany you."
Lu Rui smiled at Duan Lingtian.
The Lu Clan's senior officials nodded one by one. They did not have any objections, and they did not dare to have any objections.
"Clan Leader, elders, I'm just looking around … All of you should go back and rest first."
Duan Lingtian could not take it when he saw the Clan Leader of Lu Clan, Lu Rui, leading the group of senior officials being so enthusiastic.
"Elder Duan, the reason why we want to stay is because we want to see you evaluate the level of these little fellows … I think since you're here, you'll be the main judge of the Alchemist Competition."
Lu Zhi smiled at Duan Lingtian.
However, in Duan Ling Tian's eyes, the smile on his face seemed like the smile of an old fox.
"That's right, Elder Duan. We want to see you evaluate these little fellows."
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