"Changsheng!"
"Changsheng!" on the red hill, Perfected Qing Yun's voice resounded out.
While still In his room, Lu Changsheng put aside his pill recipe when he heard his Master's voice.
Perfected Qing Yun looked at Lu Changsheng through the door.
A beam of light from the setting sun fell upon Lu Changsheng. His face was incredibly handsome, and his demeanor unbelievably elegant.
Perfected Qing Yun had to admit that his life was now complete because of this student.
When Qing Yun was young, he had a very good master who taught him everything and made him the Sect Master of the sect, and now, he met such an outstanding student.
Perfected Qing Yun would sometimes even wonder if he was the lucky one chosen by heaven.
"Master? Yes?" Lu Changsheng spoke slowly but elegantly.
"Changsheng, stop hiding it from me. Which stage have you reached?" Perfected Qing Yun directly asked him without dilly-dallying.
"The Qi Refining stage. Master, can't you see through my stage?" Lu Changsheng was slightly confused.
It made a bit of sense that Liu Qingfeng still couldn't tell his stage, it was probably because the stage of the person checking him was still low. However, it was said that Perfected Qing Yun had already passed the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
"Changsheng, I understand you want to be modest, but this is too much… Tell me, what stage have you reached? Fusion? Soul Splitting? Or… Tribulation Transcendence?" Perfected Qing Yun looked straight into Changsheng's eyes.
The first time when he saw Lu Changsheng, he had the feeling that the latter was by no means an ordinary man, and he was right.
A breakthrough made by Lu Changsheng could make Heaven and Earth celebrate for him. How was it possible that Lu Changsheng was just an ordinary man?
Yesterday, Lu Changsheng told him that he was still at the Qi Refining stage. Perfected Qing Yun originally thought that it was because the cultivation technique he gave wasn't right for him. But now, the entire sect was filled with rumors that Lu Changsheng had hit a rather high stage.
Perfected Qing Yun realized a possibility.
Lu Changsheng was probably hiding the truth from him.
"Tribulation Transcendence?" Lu Changsheng really didn't know what his Master was talking about. He was still at the Qi Refining stage! Why would the Tribulation Transcendence stage have anything to do with him?
A single breath from a cultivator who was at the Tribulation Transcendence stage would easily kill him.
"Who told you?" The moment Lu Changsheng asked this question, he already came up with the answer in the next second.
It was Liu Qingfeng!
For a moment, Lu Changsheng really didn't know what to say.
He remembered that he said he was at the Nascent Soul stage, but now… it was at the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
The old saying was true. A rumor could be even more ferocious than a tiger.
"Master, I'm really not lying. You can check my body if you don't believe me." Lu Changsheng didn't know how to better explain himself.
If it were someone else, then Lu Changsheng wouldn't confess this easily, but lying to his Master was the last thing he wanted to do. If Perfected Qing Yun really believed the rumor and he decided to send Lu Changsheng to do some extreme tests or missions, that would truly kill Lu Changsheng.
"I don't believe you!" Perfected Qing Yun shook his head and sighed. "I get it Changsheng."
What?
What did you get?
Why don't I understand what you're saying?
What are you thinking about?
Ahhhhh!
Lu Changsheng knew this wasn't right. But before he could try to explain, Perfected Qing Yun opened his mouth,
"I know you're both prudent and talented, and you have reached a very high stage in just within three years. Although I don't know your current cultivation stage, I understand you…
"I understand that you don't want to upset your peer disciples. As the Eldest Senior Brother in the sect, you don't want to brag about yourself. That's good! Changsheng, your heart's as mild as water. That's very good!
"I'm ashamed. As your master, I've already been cultivating for a thousand eight hundred years, however, my heart still has that desire. You're really something Changsheng. I'm ashamed of myself," Perfected Qing Yun said to both Lu Changsheng and himself.
His imagination really surprised Lu Changsheng.
"Master, I…" Lu Changsheng tried to explain again.
But Perfected Qing Yun wouldn't let him, "I understand, Changsheng. You're right and I support you. The world of cultivation is dangerous and making your enemies underestimate you is a great strategy. So many people are already jealous of you, so I completely understand. I'll tell your Uncle-masters that you've only reached the Nascent Soul stage.
"But there's one thing you have to help me with," Perfected Qing Yun said.
Nascent Soul? Only?
Lu Changsheng was completely speechless. If he truly reached the Nascent Soul stage, he wouldn't hide himself in the sect.
He would go out and show off to everyone.
The story unfolded itself in such a strange way!
No one trusted his honest words!
Lu Changsheng could only remain silent. In Perfected Qing Yun's eyes, it was as if his student confirmed his suspicions.
Perfected Qing Yun continued, "Your Uncle-masters want their offspring or children to study after you. I tried to refuse them, but they didn't agree. For the sake of the unity of Zenith Heaven, I want you to accept them. However, this isn't such a bad thing, you'll have people helping you do trivial things, and, you'll look more like the Eldest Senior Brother in the sect. What do you think of this?" Perfected Qing Yun asked.
Lu Changsheng rejected it immediately, "I can't…"
Of course Lu Changsheng wouldn't agree to this, if he did, then his secret would soon be revealed.
However.
Perfected Qing Yun frowned. "I'm not kidding around. If you really don't agree, then your Uncle-masters will directly come to you. Just a warning, your Uncle-masters are different from me, They're very ferocious…"
Once Lu Changsheng heard his Master's words.
His mind could vividly picture what would happen, Lu Changsheng could see his Uncle-masters rush at his place madly.
He couldn't help but swallow his saliva. "But I don't know what I can teach them!"
This was true. Should he teach them multiplication tables? Calculus? Linear equations with two unknowns?
"You don't have to teach them anything. They merely want to stay close to you to be influenced by your celestial aura. You can ask them to do anything.
"Also, the head of Incantation Hall and Moral Hall really gave me some hard time when I was young. You give the heaviest work to their sons, okay?" Perfected Qing Yun said to Changsheng very seriously.
Obviously, Perfected Qing Yun was quite ruthless.
Lu Changsheng never expected that his Master could bear grudges for such a long time. Thus, he decided to be more careful in the future whenever he talked to his Master.
"I gotta go now. After the grand meeting tomorrow, I'll send those people here. Get prepared. For your lecture tomorrow, I've prepared a script for you, so you can just read it." Perfected Qing Yun smiled.
Then, he turned around and disappeared.
After Perfected Qing Yun left his home.
Lu Changsheng's face was filled with grief and indignation.
The old saying really was right…
A man always needs to be honest.