"What?!"
"You say he's your disciple?"
Upon hearing Ke Wudi's introduction, Lu Guang glanced at Qin Xuan, who was about to wake up, his expression shifting between pleasure and displeasure.
There were records in the Lu family of individuals who, without contact with heaven and earth origin energy, absorbed it wildly upon encountering it.
These were all top geniuses with exceptional talent and special physiques.
The last person to experience such a situation had even broken through the limitations of heaven and earth origin energy and entered the Golden Core realm!
Yet, even for such a powerful individual, the phenomenon of absorbing heaven and earth origin energy was only recorded as: origin energy surging, like mist and tide.
It did not reach the extent of Qin Xuan, who manifested origin energy vortexes and even mobilized the origin energy within the entire barrier!
This meant that Qin Xuan's talent was even greater than that of the Lu family's genius from back then!
With such a person having a connection to the young lady who had just returned to the family, he had to consider the gains and losses involved.
"Alright, since you say he was the young lady's brother in the outside world, I will take you to see the family head for now."
"But some things must be made clear first. The young lady has returned to the Lu family and naturally belongs to the Lu family."
"No matter what relationship you had with her in the outside world, you have no right to demand anything from her, understand?"
"Naturally."
A moment later, Qin Xuan gradually awoke from his state of enjoyment.
By now, he could finally confirm that his cultivation had completely reached the peak of Body Refinement.
In other words, he had thoroughly cultivated the entire Body Refinement chapter.
He clenched his fists on both sides, and a explosive power surged through his body. Qin Xuan even felt that he could now contend with his masters!
When he came back to his senses, he realized that everyone was focused on him.
Qin Xuan nodded sheepishly at everyone, and then learned the identities of the three from his master.
Upon hearing that they were Grand Elders, Qin Xuan bowed to each of them respectfully.
Lu Guang nodded and led the four towards the Lu family's main residence.
As they walked, Qin Xuan gained a preliminary understanding of the lifestyle of this cultivation family.
In fact, this barrier, while called the Lu family, was more like a large village composed of Lu family members.
There were people responsible for production and people responsible for teaching.
Except for seeing children cultivating cross-legged in some fields, it was almost no different from villages in the outside world.
And the further they went, the more luxurious the buildings became, and the higher the concentration of heaven and earth origin energy.
It was obvious that the family head's mansion, where they were heading, should be the place with the most concentrated heaven and earth origin energy in the entire barrier.
Just as Qin Xuan had expected, when the concentration of heaven and earth origin energy reached a certain level, a huge manor, covering a vast area and decorated extremely luxuriously, appeared before them.
Outside the manor gate, stood two giant stone lions, each over a person's height.
On either side of the stone lions stood two young men of similar build.
"Grand Elder Lu Guang, the family head has been waiting in the council hall for a long time."
Seeing Lu Guang at the forefront, the young men stepped forward and bowed.
Lu Guang nodded gently, not surprised by the guards' demeanor.
The anomaly in the heaven and earth origin energy, which even he, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, had sensed, could not have escaped the family head's notice.
And he was the ultimate person in charge of cultivation and security within the family.
It was only natural for the family head to be waiting for him in advance, wasn't it?
With Lu Guang leading the way, Qin Xuan and the others encountered no further obstructions.
After a brief look at the scenery along the way, they arrived at the council hall mentioned by the guards.
This was a very spacious place, tens of meters long and wide. Wooden chairs made of some unknown material were arranged on both sides. At the front sat Lu Ao, the head of the Lu family.
While the Lu family head and Lu Guang were conversing in low voices, Qin Xuan took the opportunity to size up the man who claimed to be Ling'er's father.
He was tall and slender, with a noble demeanor, but lacked that crucial "immortal aura."
Of course, the "immortal aura" mentioned here was not the mass of gas that Qin Xuan and Lin Yumei saw to conceal their appearances.
It was the kind of temperament that made people recognize at a glance that the other party was like an immortal being.
Although this Lu family head, Lu Ao, was also noble and dignified, he was worlds apart from Ling'er's parents in the past.
This made Qin Xuan instantly certain that the person before him was definitely not Ling'er's father.
Then what was his reason for impersonating Ling'er's father?
Did he want to use Ling'er as a tool for a political marriage?
Besides this possibility, Qin Xuan could not think of any other reason.
Because, based on Qin Xuan and Lin Yumei's impression of Ling'er's father, he was an extremely doting father.
If he were still alive, he would never agree to Ling'er marrying someone she had never even met.
With this thought, Qin Xuan's impression of the Lu family head plummeted.
However, everything required evidence, and he could not act blindly based solely on his own speculation.
Everything depended on Lu Ao's subsequent performance.
After the conversation, Lu Ao stood up and slowly walked towards Qin Xuan and the others.
After greeting Ke Wudi and Hu Sanqiang first, he came before the silent Qin Xuan and said with a smile, "You are Qin Xuan, the brother who depended on Ling'er in the outside world?"
Qin Xuan nodded, "I am."
"Good, you are indeed a talented young man."
"The Grand Elder has told me about what happened earlier. I wonder if young brother Qin is interested in becoming a guest elder of my Lu family?"
Upon hearing Lu Ao's words, Qin Xuan and Ke Wudi and the others were all stunned.
Seeing their reaction, Lu Ao laughed heartily and did not hide his appreciation for Qin Xuan's talent.
"To be able to absorb heaven and earth origin energy like this upon first contact, young brother Qin must be a peerless genius in the cultivation world."
"If you are willing to agree to become a guest elder of my Lu family, I will teach you the Lu family's cultivation techniques."
"At that time, except for when the Lu family is in mortal danger and requires your assistance, you can allocate your time as you wish."
"Even if you do not stay within the Lu family barrier after achieving success in your cultivation, it is not impossible to discuss."
This was also possible?
Providing cultivation techniques for free cultivation, with the only condition being to assist in times of crisis.
Furthermore, he didn't even have to stay in the Lu family after achieving success.
To be honest, this condition was truly very tempting.
If Qin Xuan were a person without any attachments, he might have agreed to the offer and settled down to cultivate within the Lu family barrier.
But he could not.
Not to mention that he had Chen Xuan, a peerless Dao Venerable who shook the universe, as his master, but even the Xiao boss, his grandfather, and his aunt in the outside world, he could not abandon them.
Moreover, he was here today to discuss Ling'er's marriage. If he truly joined the Lu family, these matters would be difficult to bring up.