A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 914: Old Friend from the Sect

"Junior sister, long time no see."

Lu Luan spoke in a very calm voice, looking at the slightly old smoke, as if he was in another world.

Before I knew it, it seems like yesterday when we first met, but in fact, it was a long, long time ago.

Niaoyan is about the same age as Han Wentao, and is now over 170 years old. She has reached the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, and although her lifespan due to refining the six qi is longer than that of ordinary foundation building cultivators, she cannot resist the erosion of time.

Niaoyan was extremely excited, fearing that this was fake. She rubbed her eyes and looked again. Only after she found that it was really Lu Luan did she really believe it.

"That's all for today. You guys can go back first."

After calming herself down, Niaoyan said to her disciples.

The childish boys and girls bowed politely to the three men and then left one after another. They wondered who came and who could have moved the elder so much.

"Brother, it's great that you can come back."

Seeing Lu Luan coming back to Jianyang Sect, Niaoyan was overjoyed, but this time, he was no longer chattering happily like he did when he was young, and he was not even acting like a coquettish person.

"It's time to come back and take a look." Lu Luan's voice sounded like the sound of a slowly flowing stream.

Standing in Jianyang Sect, he felt an indescribable emotion rising in his heart.

Niaoyan walked over, looked at the woman next to him, and asked with a smile: "My fellow Taoist, you should be my brother's wife, right? That's great, that my brother is no longer alone."

She was truly happy for Lu Luan. In the past, her senior brother had always been alone and very lonely.

"Junior Sister Niao, my name is Lin Xi. I used to be a disciple of Zhengyang Sect. At that time, I often listened to Elder Lu's lectures with Senior Brother Lu." Lin Xi stood with Lu Luan and glanced at him.

When he came, Lu Luan had already told her about the situation of Jianyang Sect, and knew that the person in front of him was a disciple accepted by Elder Lu.

"So you are Senior Sister Lin."

After hearing the identity, Niaoyan was very surprised. She naturally knew some things about Lu Luan.

"Junior sister, Xuanling Sect has not made things difficult for you over the years, right?" Lu Luan asked.

"No," Niaoyan shook her head, and then asked tentatively: "Brother, do you plan to meet other people this time?"

Lu Luan nodded.

"Great."

Niaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge stone had sunk under her, because it meant that Lu Luan had forgiven Jianyang Zong in his heart.

Lu Luan did not come quietly, he had already released his aura.

So when he first entered Jianyang Sect, some people had already noticed it.

When he approached from the air, he also used his soul to scan and found that those old friends were still there, but he was disappointed that Xiao Can was not there.

While the three were talking, two figures came outside.

They are Zhou Bufan and Long Li.

Moreover, Long Li has also broken through to the Golden Core realm.

They both thought that some powerful person came to visit them, but when they saw the familiar figure, they were both shocked!

"Lu... Junior Brother Lu, it really is you. You are really still alive."

Zhou Bufan's eyes sparkled as he called out in surprise, but his voice of surprise revealed a heavy sense of guilt. He wanted to quickly step forward and reminisce about the past like he did before, but he stopped as soon as he took a step.

Because I did something wrong to my junior fellow apprentice, I don’t know how to face him now, and I don’t know how he sees me.

After Lu Luan left last time, Niaoyan told them that Lu Luan had been there and was still alive.

"Brother Zhou, how are you?"

Lu Luan said with a smile.

After so many years, Zhou Bufan's cultivation has not improved much and he is still in the early stage of Golden Core.

Due to staying in Wudu Sea for a long time, his aptitude has stopped there. If he can look for opportunities everywhere like Lu Luan, perhaps he can make a breakthrough.

But he still had injuries on his body, and they were serious.

Hearing his gentle voice, Zhou Bufan felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face. However, seeing that Lu Luan still called him senior brother as usual and had no intention of blaming him, he felt even more guilty. If Lu Luan acted a little more indifferent, he would feel better.

"Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Sister Long."

Lin Xi stood beside them and smiled at the two of them.

"You are, Junior Sister Lin?"

Long Li and Zhou Bufan looked at the graceful figure with extraordinary temperament in disbelief.

If Lin Xi had not spoken first, they would never have thought that the extraordinary woman in front of them was actually the inconspicuous little sister in the sect. Now, she is completely different.

"Brother Zhou, Sister Long, long time no see."

Lin Xi nodded slightly.

"It's great that you guys are reunited, I'm so happy for you."

Zhou Bufan congratulated.

"Brother Zhou, I've been standing here for so long, don't you want to bring out some good wine to entertain me?"

Lu Luan said jokingly.

"Yep."

Zhou Bufan was overjoyed, because although Lu Luan seemed dissatisfied, he actually brought them closer in an instant and broke the barrier in his heart.

Everyone is here. Over the years, many old friends from Zhengyang Gate have left one by one, and now there are only these few people left.

Lu Luan didn't really want to drink, and seeing that his goal had been achieved, he said, "Brother Zhou, that's not necessary. Let's just walk around and chat."

He knew that what happened in the past had always been a thorn in Zhou Bufan's side. A thorn in the side is hard to cure, and the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. In fact, the person who felt the most uncomfortable was Zhou Bufan.

In the bamboo forest, on a path.

The two walked for a walk.

"Junior Brother Lu, although it has been a long time since the last incident, there are still strong people from the Xuanling Sect in Yanbo City. You must be careful to hide your tracks. It is too dangerous to come here rashly."

Zhou Bufan was afraid that Xuanling Sect would come to trouble Lu Luan again, and he was still considering Lu Luan's safety. Wudu Sea was the territory of immortal cultivators, and it was very dangerous for demon cultivators to come and go here, not to mention that this was Yanbo City.

Although Lu Luan now looks like an immortal, he knows that it must be a disguise.

"It's nothing. They can't find me with my current hiding method."

Lu Luan didn't want to alarm too many people.

"Brother Zhou, Junior Brother Jianxuan is not in the sect now?"

He asked, and used his soul to sense the situation. The strongest in the sect were Zhou Bufan and Long Li. In addition, there were five half-step golden elixirs.

Jian Xuan was a sword cultivator. He had a deep impression of him, but they didn't have a particularly deep friendship. He was one of his few old acquaintances.

"Junior Brother Jianxuan came back once fifty years ago and helped Xiaoli break through to the Golden Core Realm. But he went to the Wilderness again afterwards. It was only with the healing pill he left behind that I was able to suppress my injuries." Zhou Bufan replied.

"How is his cultivation now?"

Lu Luan continued to ask, the last time they met, Jian Xuan was only half a step away from becoming a golden elixir.

"Junior Brother Jianxuan has a very good talent in swordsmanship. He is already at the Golden Core stage and should have broken through to the middle Golden Core stage now."

"He should have joined other major forces." Lu Luan guessed.

With Jian Xuan's talent in swordsmanship, it would be no problem for him to go to the Haoyue Sect. Moreover, he would often appear in the wilderness, so he would definitely have interactions with people from those big forces. Those big forces should also extend olive branches to him.

Zhou Bufan shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Jianxuan's swordsmanship is too murderous. Although some sects want to recruit him, they can't get past the heart lamp."

"what a pity."

Lu Luan felt regretful. If Jian Xuan could join a big force, he would definitely achieve more. Not to mention reaching the Nascent Soul stage, he would definitely have no problem reaching the late Golden Core stage.

"Brother Zhou, has Xiao Can ever come back?"

Lu Luan continued to ask.

"After your case was settled, Xuanling Sect released him, and he left too. He never came back, and there is no news from you. He probably thought you were dead, and there was no place for him to remember you."

Zhou Bufan said in frustration, looking at Lu Luan, and finally spoke out the stone that was weighing on his heart: "Junior Brother Lu, you still blame me for what happened back then."

He could understand how Lu Luan felt. Being betrayed by the person you trusted the most must be heartbreaking.

A bamboo tree's branches and leaves blocked the road. Lu Luan used his hands to push them aside and said calmly, "I know you had no choice at the time, Brother Zhou. I don't blame you."

Zhou Bufan stopped and closed his eyes slightly, as if he had unloaded a large package and he felt relaxed.

He wanted to save Lu Luan more than anyone else at that time, but he regretted that his strength was too weak.

This has always been something he couldn't let go of. Now that he has personally received Lu Luan's forgiveness, it's like he has been reborn.

This incident still causes him pain today.

"I don't know if I can see that little guy again."

Although he had guessed this result, Lu Luan was still very disappointed and could only hope that they would meet again in the future.

"Senior Brother Zhou, how is your injury?" Lu Luan asked.

Zhou Bufan looked dejected, and said self-deprecatingly: "It's an old injury, and it's hard to recover, but my life is not in danger, but... this is how my life will be. My foundation has been damaged, and it's hard for me to make any progress in my cultivation. Now I can't even use my full strength to display my magical powers."

Seeing that Lu Luan and Jian Xuan have achieved such great success now, he, the eldest senior brother who once had the most dazzling halo, is actually very unwilling to accept this.

It’s time and fate. It’s determined by God, not by man.

Zhou Bufan's talent has reached its limit, and he is still seriously injured and has basically no chance of improvement.

Lu Luan said nothing.

Zhou Bufan’s injury was a small problem for him; the real difficulty lay in the martial arts technique.

Now Zhou Bufan is practicing ordinary Qi-refining and Jing-refining techniques, which are totally unable to support him to break through to the middle stage of Golden Core.

Moreover, he is old now, and his comprehension has not kept up. Even if there is a better method to practice again, it is too late.

"Brother Zhou, I have a spiritual medicine here that should be enough for you to recover from your injuries." Lu Luan looked around in the spiritual medicine cave and finally selected a top-quality healing spiritual medicine that looked like an orchid. He took it out and said to him, "If this spiritual medicine is planted in the Huangting, the medicinal aroma it emits should allow you to fully recover in a month."

"this…"

When Zhou Bufan saw the elixir in Lu Luan's hand, his eyes flickered.

This powerful spiritual fluctuation is definitely a rare treasure. I am afraid that even the Xuanling Sect does not have medicinal materials of this level.

The spiritual medicine that Lu Luan was holding was obtained in the outside world. Although he didn't know what it was called, it could definitely be used as an auxiliary medicine for refining third-grade elixirs. This thing was in great demand in the Wilderness.

"Junior Brother Lu, this is too precious."

Zhou Bufan didn't dare to accept it.

Lu Luan said: "When I was in Zhengyang Gate, you saved my life from the hands of the demon cultivator. I have not forgotten this favor. Please accept it. If you need it, we don't have to be so polite to each other."

Zhou Bufan felt complicated and even more guilty.

Lu Luan's palm moved, and then the elixir flew into his cave by itself.

Zhou Bufan had never heard of this method.

At the same time, he was finding it increasingly difficult to see through Lu Luan. He gave spiritual medicine of this level as if it were an ordinary thing.

"Junior Brother Lu, thank you very much."

Seeing that the matter was settled, Zhou Bufan lowered his head and bent over, bowed deeply to him, and thanked him in a tone of utmost respect.

Seeing him like this, Lu Luan couldn't help but frown, feeling a little uncomfortable. The man who used to stand straight, now seemed like his waist was about to be crushed by him.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that they were now from two different worlds.

"Brother Zhou, how is Zhu Ming doing in the sect?"

Lu Luan changed the subject.