Chapter 14

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Chapter 14: Spirit Weapon Sect

For any family or sect on Spirit Weapon Star, the changing ceremony was an extremely important rite, because the holding of this rite not only brought new strength to the family but also brought new hope!

Especially for families like the Lou Family, with Lou Yun\’s emergence as a controversial genius, this year\’s changing ceremony became even more alluring.

As one of the three great families of Lingjiang City, the Lou Family\’s changing ceremony naturally drew much attention from other forces, especially with the legendary figure of Lou Yun involved, so all forces and families connected to the Lou Family either accepted invitations or volunteered to attend this ritual.

To host this changing ceremony, the Lou Family had already started preparing a month earlier.

At this moment, Lou Yun and Lou Qian were standing under a large tree at the foot of the Lou Family\’s rear mountain, watching the huge clearing specifically set aside there.

A high platform stood in the center of the clearing, and around it, seats were arranged in distinct categories based on the guests\’ statuses.

As the sun gradually rose, members of the Lou Clan and visiting guests arrived one by one, guided by servants to their seats and settling down.

Lou Qian turned her head to look at the expressionless Lou Yun beside her and gave him a light poke, saying, \"Don\’t tell me you\’re nervous!\"

Lou Yun smiled faintly and replied, \"I\’ve been nervous for nine years, and now, I\’m not nervous anymore!\"

Lou Qian sighed inwardly, indeed, over the past nine years, Lou Yun had continuously been in a state of tension, and it was incredibly tough for him to endure it at such a young age, but now it was better, today would be the day Lou Yun truly held his head high!

As someone who always cared for Lou Yun, Lou Qian naturally felt happy for him.

\"Little brother, after attending the changing ceremony, I\’m going to leave!\"

In these past six months, Lou Qian hadn\’t been idle, not only did she successfully cultivate her magical weapon to beginner two-star, but she also passed the exam for Ancient Weapon Academy and was admitted, soon to go study at Ancient Weapon Academy.

Since Lou Yun was immersed in intense training, he didn\’t know about this matter, so upon hearing this, he froze and said, \"Leave? Where are you going?\"

\"Ancient Weapon Academy!\"

First shocked and then delighted, Lou Yun reacted, \"Really, sister? When did you pass the exam? How come you didn\’t tell me such good news sooner? No way, you owe me dinner tonight!\"

Lou Qian held out her finger and gently poked Lou Yun\’s forehead, saying, \"Weren\’t you busy with cultivation? Dad told me not to disturb you, so how would I dare distract you! And you\’re asking me to treat you to a meal? Shouldn\’t it be you treating me, huh?\"

A wave of apology surged in Lou Yun\’s heart as he remembered all the care Lou Qian had given him since childhood, while he obsessed over cultivation and neglected her affairs, even missing such a major event; it really shouldn\’t have happened.

\"Alright, alright, I\’ll treat you, I\’ll treat you, we\’ll go out for a big feast tonight as my farewell for you, sister.\"

Lou Qian was about to continue speaking, but she looked up and saw Lou Tianzhi and others appearing near the high platform not far away, waving to them both, so she quickly tugged Lou Yun and said, \"Dad is calling for us, let\’s go over.\"

The siblings walked toward the high platform, and as they got closer, Lou Yun glanced around again, noticing that many guests had come to the Lou Family today, even including representatives from the other two great families, among them one familiar person, Lin Yuehua.

Lin Yuehua’s gaze met Lou Yun’s, and her face immediately showed disdain, she sneered and secretly drew a finger across her own throat, clearly still nursing a grudge over Lou Yun humiliating her at the common weapon shop last time.

Lou Yun never considered Lin Yuehua an enemy because she wasn\’t worthy, so he ignored her threat completely, shifting his gaze uninterruptedly away.

Lou Tianzhi smiled and pulled Lou Yun in front of himself, saying, \"Come, come, Yun\’er, Second Uncle will introduce you to a few senior masters.\"

To be honest, Lou Yun preferred quiet over crowds; if it weren\’t absolutely necessary, he didn\’t enjoy such occasions at all, but now he was helpless, he had to comply with Lou Tianzhi\’s introductions, bowing and greeting all the well-known or unknown guests around him one by one.

Unlike Lou Yun, most of the guests had come specifically for Lou Yun, so their eyes were fixed intently on him, as if eager to see through this youth who was so unusually both a genius and a waste on Spirit Weapon Star.

They were all scrutinizing him carefully because when a magical weapons master cultivated to a certain level, they could use their spiritual sense to probe the cultivation state of those inferior to them, and among those standing before Lou Yun right now, all were magical weapons masters, including some high-level magical weapons masters even more powerful than Lou Tianzhi.

However, these people discovered a strange situation: no matter how much they used their spiritual senses, they couldn\’t probe Lou Yun\’s internal state, meaning they had no idea what level his current cultivation had reached.

Seeing the puzzled expressions on every face, Lou Yun knew well what they were trying to do and snickered inwardly; with Chang Xiang in place, how could his current strength be so easily discerned.

Suddenly, Lou Yun felt that among the gazes on him, one was intensely piercing, he glanced sideways and saw its owner was a girl about his age, dressed in a purple robe, with long eyebrows slanting towards her temples, phoenix eyes and elegant pupils, her young figure curvey and full, exuding a unique charm, but a disdainful attitude hung in her brows, as if she looked down on everyone.

Lou Yun noticed three white stars embroidered above the girl\’s slightly prominent chest and understood why she was so arrogant; at such a tender age, being a primary three-star magical weapons master and possessing a beauty that could topple cities, she certainly had the capital for pride.

Lou Yun glanced at the white-robed scholar smiling behind the girl, noting the five orange stars on his chest—a senior five-star magical weapons master. He carefully recalled his Second Uncle\’s earlier introduction; the girl seemed to be called Liu Yunyan, granddaughter of the Spirit Weapon Sect Sect Leader.

Ah!

Spirit Weapon Sect! Lou Yun had been distracted earlier and hadn\’t noticed. Now he finally remembered—Spirit Weapon Sect was undeniably one of the top three most powerful sects in the Gu Feng Nation!

The gap between the Spirit Weapon Sect and the Lou Family was as vast as that between heaven and earth!

Why would such a powerful sect send someone to attend the changing ceremony of their small family? And not just anyone, but the Sect Leader\’s own granddaughter! After all, the disparity between the Lou Family and the Spirit Weapon Sect was utterly immense!

At that moment, Lou Tianming patted Lou Yun on the shoulder. \"Alright, the changing ceremony is about to begin. Go and get ready!\" he said, winking at Lou Yun.

Lou Yun smiled knowingly, nodded, gave a slight bow to the crowd, and turned to leave.

Everyone took their seats one after another. Liu Yunyan and her uncle, Liu Chi, were indeed seated in the highest-ranking spots. The Lou Family\’s three elders were practically fawning as they whispered something to Liu Chi. Though Liu Chi wore a smile in response, anyone observant could see the faint glimpse from the corner of his eye was fixed on Lou Yun.

Lou Yun walked to the foot of the raised platform and stood with the other five Lou Family youths. Lou Chong stood at the head of the group.

Seeing Lou Yun, Lou Chong curled his lip contemptuously. \"Trash, with such a big crowd watching today, let\’s see if you can have as much luck as last time!\" Clearly, even now, Lou Chong refused to believe Lou Yun had genuinely earned those three beast souls through his own strength during the last hunting event.

After the ceremony concluded, there would be specialized magical weapon testing and competitive duels. This segment served to gauge the clansmen\’s true combat abilities, and it was the part everyone looked forward to most.

In response to Lou Yun\’s provocation, Lou Yun only gave a noncommittal smile. He didn\’t bother engaging. He knew full well that with some people, the more attention you gave them, the more invigorated they became.

Many besides Lou Chong doubted Lou Yun. However, for the moment, they only managed a few brief scornful remarks before quickly shifting their focus to the ethereally beautiful Liu Yunyan.

Beauty held a far greater attraction for men than anything else—this had been true since ancient times.

Lou Yun also listened intently. Honestly, he was deeply curious and puzzled himself about why someone from the mighty Spirit Weapon Sect would attend the Lou Family\’s changing ceremony.

\"See that? That beauty is Liu Yunyan, granddaughter of the Spirit Weapon Sect Leader. She\’s renowned as the Gu Feng Nation\’s number one beauty!\"

\"Number one beauty? That\’s an understatement! She condensed her magical weapon at fourteen, becoming a magical weapons master! Now, at sixteen, she\’s a primary three-star magical weapons master! Her future potential is boundless!\"

\"Our Lou Family doesn\’t seem to have any ties with the Spirit Weapon Sect, does it? So why would she come?\"

\"Who knows! Maybe she\’s husband-shopping? Haha! Well, you might have a chance, why not go for it!\"

After a burst of laughter at the joke, Lou Yun lost interest in listening. He glanced at Liu Yunyan again and noticed she was looking directly back at him. His heart twitched. Could she really be here to pick a husband? But given her background and strength, even if she did take interest in someone, it probably wouldn\’t end well for him!

All the preparations were finally complete. Lou Tianzhi stood up, beaming with smiles. He first gave a cupped fist salute to the audience encircling the platform and spoke loudly, \"The Lou Family is deeply honored that you esteemed guests could spare time from your busy schedules to witness our changing ceremony. I, Lou Tianzhi, on behalf of the Lou Family, express our profound gratitude.\"

\"Very well. I hereby declare the changing ceremony…\"

At that exact moment, a Lou Family clansman came sprinting desperately from afar, gasping for breath: \"W-Wait! Please! Wait!\"

Lou Tianzhi frowned. This was one of the guards posted at the entrance. Why was he rushing up here now? Could trouble be brewing?

\"What is it? Speak slowly!\"

The entire audience turned curious eyes onto the clansman, eager to learn what had happened.

The clansman took several deep, ragged breaths to steady himself, then answered in a trembling voice, \"Reporting to the clan head! There\’s someone outside claiming they must attend the changing ceremony, but they have no invitation!\"

Lou Tianzhi glanced around, silently questioning the Lou Family\’s leading figures and the distinguished guests—could this be someone\’s associate? Everyone uniformly shook their heads in denial.

Lou Tianzhi asked again, \"Did he at least provide a name?\"

\"He did. He said,\" the clansman gasped, \"…he said he is Xu Yangteng!\"