Chapter 345: All Eyes on the Scene

The airship landed steadily on the lawn.

This vast emerald lawn spread out before the Fu clan's largest palace, like a naturally woven brocade carpet.

In the garden before the palace, many guests had gathered.

"Let's go, Lu Xun."

Fu Yue stepped off the airship first, leading Lu Xun toward the palace.

She planned to bring Lu Xun to see Old Master Fu, then, in front of Old Master Fu's old comrade, act as a couple with Lu Xun to complete this mission.

"They are the Fu clan's two beauties."

"They really are getting more and more beautiful."

"Yeah, I don't know which lucky guy will get to take home a beauty."

"You're overthinking; they focus solely on cultivation, and no scandal has ever surfaced about them."

Some guests noticed the two women and couldn't help but glance over.

This time, the guests who came were mostly Eighth Realm cultivators, basically all by Old Master Fu's side.

Outside, most of these guests were Sixth and Seventh Realm cultivators, with some being young scions of great clans brought by their elders to see the world.

Fu Yue and Fu Xue remain quite mysterious in the outside world.

Don't think that just because Lu Xun often sees them, others usually need several years, or even longer, to catch a glimpse of them once.

Some younger scions of great clans have never even seen them, only hearing rumors about them.

The two women's looks are indeed impressive.

Taken individually, each is the type that can utterly crush others.

Together, they are practically invincible.

Adding their strength and status, many young scions of great clans look upon them with admiration.

They can only admire from afar.

Because the two women have never had any rumors over the years, they seem not to consider marriage at all.

In the High Martial Era, many powerful female cultivators don't think about marriage; they focus solely on cultivation.

Especially the geniuses.

People's views differ; many female cultivators, upon hitting a bottleneck or feeling they can't advance further, choose to marry, placing their hopes on the next generation.

"Lu Xun, how did he come here?"

In the crowd, Liu Changfeng saw Lu Xun.

The Liu clan's relationship with the Fu clan is neither good nor bad; for Old Master Fu's centennial birthday, the Liu clan naturally sent people to attend.

Their contingent was not small; besides one Seventh Realm cultivator, there were several Liu clan juniors.

For example, Liu Changfeng, who is still at the Fourth Realm.

At such occasions, many young scions of great clans come; it's an opportunity for them to expand their networks and make friends.

"Lu Xun!"

Not just Liu Changfeng.

Some of Lu Xun's old acquaintances were also there.

For instance, that guy Wei Guangyao.

The Northeast Wei clan's strength is not bad; their strongest member has reached the Seventh Realm.

The Wei clan also has several Sixth Realm cultivators.

It's just that they don't have many geniuses; their Sixth and Seventh Realm cultivators couldn't break into the Heavenly Dao Battlefield.

Wei Guangyao was likewise brought by his elders to attend the birthday celebration.

Seeing Lu Xun, Wei Guangyao, who had been in a good mood, instantly felt a shadow fall over his heart.

He is not like Liu Changfeng.

Liu Changfeng had long stopped regarding Lu Xun as a rival, so seeing Lu Xun didn't stir his emotions much.

Wei Guangyao is different.

Back when they were in the Cellar Secret Realm, the two sides had some competition and friction; in the end, Lu Xun even went to Ten Thousand Willows Academy to collect a debt.

After Wei Guangyao was publicly defeated by Lu Xun, he still hasn't let it go.

But since then, Lu Xun's growth has become increasingly terrifying, making his hope of regaining face ever slimmer.

This makes Wei Guangyao feel a heavy weight in his heart every time he sees Lu Xun.

"It's Lu Xun!"

It's not just them who see Lu Xun.

There's also that guy Li Chao.

When the Heavenly Dao Battlefield opened, Li Chao and his grandfather were respectively driven out by Lu Xun and by Fu Yue and Fu Xue.

Adding Liu Mei into the mix, Li Chao could be said to hate Lu Xun to death.

However, his grandfather Li Tianli did not therefore hate Fu Yue and Fu Xue.

Li Tianli is considered a very talented genius.

With no background, he rose on his own, breaking through to the Seventh Realm and establishing a decent clan.

He previously managed to rank tenth in the Seventh Realm of the Heavenly Dao Tower, showing he still had some skill.

But his Li clan pales in comparison to the Fu clan.

Even if Li Tianli broke through to the Eighth Realm, he still couldn't match the Fu clan's colossal might.

So Li Tianli is quite pragmatic; this time he specially brought Li Chao to the birthday celebration so that Li Chao could meet the scions of top clans on Lan Xing and get some familiarity.

"Chao Ge, it's Lu Xun."

Beside Li Chao, Liu Mei saw Lu Xun, and even her voice when speaking became abnormal.

"What's the big fuss? Fu Xue is Lu Xun's teacher; isn't it perfectly normal for Lu Xun to come to wish Old Master Fu a happy birthday?"

Li Chao was dissatisfied.

If Liu Mei hadn't begged him bitterly, he wouldn't have wanted to bring her at all.

Liu Mei's background is too poor.

Since childhood she has felt she is a little princess, and her behavior and manners are deliberately imitating some so-called socialites online.

How many genuine socialites are there online?

True socialites would never deliberately try to show off their appearance.

Her imitation is passable; it can fool people in a small town, but in the capital it's not enough to look at.

Let alone in such an occasion.

That temperament is obviously from the countryside.

No matter how she dresses or acts, she lacks substance and confidence inside, so naturally she has no temperament.

Even a somewhat strong cultivator glancing at her would set off a whole inner monologue.

And if a female cultivator from a great clan looks at her, Liu Mei is clearly guilty, yet she stubbornly straightens her back, desperately puffing out the pose she thinks is elegant, trying to prove she's no worse than them.

But they merely glanced over her.

All these behaviors, in Li Chao's view, are completely unsuitable for polite company.

Li Chao already regretted bringing Liu Mei.

It's simply embarrassing him.

He was already in a bad mood, and seeing Lu Xun made it even worse.

「Huh, it's Lu Xun. 」

Someone else noticed Lu Xun.

This is Cai Wei, whom Lu Xun had seen at the Lu Ban Building.

As soon as she saw Lu Xun, Cai Wei's eyes lit up.

「Where? Junior sister, what's the big fuss? It's just Lu Xun. 」

Beside Cai Wei, Wu Wen noticed her expression and, without leaving a trace, stepped forward to block her view of Lu Xun.

"Senior brother, you're blocking my view of Lu Xun."

Cai Wei, however, went around him.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Cai Wei so interested in Lu Xun, Wu Wen's eyes were full of anger and jealousy.

He and Cai Wei both study puppet technique under Master Danyang.

Wu Wen was the earliest disciple, the "senior senior brother" among Master Danyang's many disciples.

Cai Wei is the junior junior sister.

This spirited junior sister, upon becoming a disciple, attracted the affection of many senior brothers and sisters.

Upon first seeing Cai Wei, Wu Wen's heart was moved.

Such a pure and lovely junior sister is simply the love of his life.

Wu Wen often stays by her side in the name of protection.

He originally thought this would make Cai Wei develop feelings for her.

But Cai Wei has always been indifferent toward her.

Fortunately, Cai Wei treats everyone the same way.

Wu Wen thought, it's just a matter of not enough time.

But until Cai Wei met Lu Xun.

The light flickering in her eyes was something Wu Wen had never seen before.

He panicked.

Never before had he panicked like this.

That's why Wu Wen tried to stop Lu Xun from contacting Cai Wei.

Fortunately, Lu Xun did not stay long at the Lu Ban Building.

He could have breathed a sigh of relief.

Who would have thought Lu Xun would appear at Old Master Fu's birthday celebration?

And his junior sister... her interest in Lu Xun seems to be growing stronger.

When seeing Lu Xun, her whole person seems to be glowing.

"Damn, why won't he go away!!!"

Wu Wen is gloomy to the point of bursting.

"Haha, Lu Xun, you've finally come, welcome, please come in quickly."

After Lu Xun approached the garden, Fu Ning came out to greet him.

"Is he Lu Xun?"

"Lu Xun? The one who took first place in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield?"

"Where is he?"

Fu Ning's words drew many gazes as people heard them.

Many people know Lu Xun, but many still do not.

Especially in Xuanji City.

Many youngsters from prominent families who usually bury themselves in cultivation were still seeing Lu Xun for the first time.

Many of them had, in fact, heard Lu Xun's name before.

"He's so handsome."

Upon seeing Lu Xun's appearance, a female cultivator couldn't help but exclaim.

Lu Xun's looks are beyond reproach.

After his cultivation and strength increased, and with him possessing many unfathomable trump cards, Lu Xun could face even the Seventh Realm calmly.

He has experienced many big scenes before, and being the focus of countless eyes is not the first time.

So, even though Lu Xun's arrival instantly drew the attention of the whole crowd, he remained calm and composed, appearing very at ease.

This composure is not feigned; it is genuine steadiness and composure.

He has no extraneous thoughts, and his expression shows no change at all.

That is bearing.

If a genius lacking confidence and experience were placed here, stared at by so many, all of them scions of prominent families, he would inevitably feel some panic.

"No wonder he's the top genius of Lan Xing; his bearing is off the charts!"

A young lady from a prominent family couldn't help but feel admiration.

"What top genius of Lan Xing? He's just lucky!"

Li Chao couldn't help muttering a remark upon hearing the other's words.

"Is it so hard to acknowledge someone else's excellence?"

But the young lady from the prominent family heard his muttering and spoke up to rebut.

Li Chao was about to speak when he realized that the other party's family, the Li family, seemed not to be someone to provoke; he hastily closed his mouth and seethed in silence.