Luo Chen was curious, "Isn’t this only eight?"
Xiao Liu said somewhat unnaturally, "If you count Sima Wenjie, it makes nine."
Luo Chen oh’ed, indicating for him to continue.
In his heart, he couldn’t help sighing, leaving "Dust Origin Technique" behind back then and letting Wang Yuan develop a simplified version was indeed the right decision.
If it weren’t for that all-encompassing "Dust Origin Technique," how could the small Luo Tian Sect have produced so many Golden Core cultivators?
Among the nine, Sima Huiniang needs no further explanation.
Fu Jiusheng and Chu Kui formed their cores first, Gu Caiyi successfully broke through using the Nether Origin Pill he left behind, and Li Yingzhang built up well before bursting forth.
Qin Yuanjiang inherited the legacy of the Luo Yun Sect and achieved Core Formation Success, Min Longyu succeeded with the help of Qu Lingjun and relied on arrays to luckily form his core.
The only unfamiliar one is Yang Pingdu!
This person was the son of Yang Wenchang, the Sect Master of Wanxiang Sect, who was treacherously harmed by Di Wuqi during the time of open war.
To keep a handle on Di Wuqi, Luo Chen forcibly kept the Wanxiang Sect disciples behind.
Later, the Senior Brother Zong Jiu Lang of Wanxiang Sect died on the Sky Drum Plain Battlefield.
Yang Pingdu then became the leader of Wanxiang Sect.
After the demon tide outbreak, to preserve the sect, Yang Pingdu led a crowd of disciples to completely join Luo Tian Sect, and they dedicated themselves to many subsequent wars.
To reward him and to unite people’s hearts, Sima Huiniang gave the saved Nether Origin Pill to Yang Pingdu after achieving Core Formation Success herself.
Sima Wenjie rebelled because of this matter!
He turned to someone else, received help from Nascent Soul True Master, achieved Core Formation Success, and then tried to seize Luo Tian Sect with outsiders.
A hazy account, unclear, inexplicable, while Xiao Liu’s endless chatter filled the air.
"Among the younger generation, naturally Qin Yuanjiang and Zeng Yilong are the most promising, but others are not bad either."
"Mei Ruoki, Yuan Yijun, Qu Jiu and others are gradually making their marks. Su Er is dead, but her disciple Su Wen inherited the healing technique. After Qu Lingjun left, Qi Yi took up Luo Tian Sect’s Pill Refinement flag. It was because of the many Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicines he refined that our sect’s Foundation Establishment True Cultivators emerged one after another..."
As Luo Chen heard the name Qi Yi, he showed a pensive expression.
He was someone he personally invited as a Pill Refiner early on, and was a disciple of the enemy!
Remember it was invited with his senior brother or junior brother together.
His pill refining talent is beyond question. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝓷𝓮𝓽
But refining many Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicines?
Could it be Emperor Liquor?
But that pill formula, he only passed to Qu Lingjun.
Could it be secretly passed on by Qu Lingjun before he left?
If it’s , it makes sense indeed.
In the Human and Demon War, what lacked the least were various demon beast corpse materials. Refining masses of Emperor Liquor from them could indeed keep a constant influx of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators into Luo Tian Sect.
This way, his only Beginner disciple was indeed devoted to the sect, considering all aspects.
"Sect Master Yao needs no further words, after succeeding as Sect Master, though not as mighty as the old Sect Master, he steadily and diligently maintained the foundations of Luo Tian Sect."
"My daughter with Shi Lan is now learning by the side of Sect Master Yao."
In the end, Xiao Liu suddenly mentioned his daughter.
Luo Chen glanced at him, feeling a bit embarrassed yet he seemed quite composed.
Luo Chen cared little about it, instead curiously asking, "Shi Lan? Could she be that girl from Ice Castle back then?"
"Yes, that’s her! At that time when Yu Ding Realm was in chaos, Ice Castle also had incidents, I saved Shi Lan’s life and later, she became my Dao Companion Cultivator."
Talking about this matter, Xiao Liu felt proud, as if being able to walk alongside her was the proudest achievement of his life.
But then, his tone sank.
"Regrettably, after Shi Lan left behind a daughter, she disappeared without saying goodbye, going off to find Ice Castle fellow disciples."
"Did anything happen at Ice Castle?"
"This is a long story; Ice Castle’s Supreme Elder failed to break through to Nascent Soul, causing many powerful individuals in the sect to fall..."
Luo Chen listened to Xiao Liu narrate the past absentmindedly but didn’t put much importance on it.
Nowadays, the matters of Luo Tian Sect alone are enough for him to ponder.
The old acquaintances and stories from Yu Ding Realm are not urgent matters, just for casual understanding.
Xiao Liu likely noticed Luo Chen’s wandering mind, gradually wrapping up his topic.
"The former Seven Sects of Yu Ding, except for my Luo Tian Sect, have scattered and fallen. If it weren’t for your timely return, our name would also have vanished like the wind."
Luo Chen comforted him briefly and then calmly posed a new question.
"How much is your lifespan?"
Xiao Liu was stunned, reflexively smoothing his beard and saying, "Xiao Liuzi’s lifespan is two hundred and forty-seven, nearing the end."
Then, he habitually flattered.
"I’ve come to terms with birth and death; Shi Lan once matched me emotionally, my bloodline remains in the world, and even before dying, witnessing your return makes Xiao Liuzi willing even for the next moment of death."
"You mustn’t die now; I have a task for you."
Luo Chen smiled slightly, and amid the other’s puzzlement, spoke a few words.
After hearing them, Xiao Liu’s eyes sparkled.
Clapping his hands excitedly, he said, "I accept this task, certainly won’t disappoint you, elder!"
After Xiao Liu left, Luo Chen closed the "Luo Tian Chronicles."
Standing at Small Stone Square, he gazed at Baili Qingchuan’s landscapes, yet his mind was filled with matters of Luo Tian Sect.
Thinking deeply, he murmured:
"Generations age, dying or living, those left behind either continue climbing peaks or prosper vigorously."
"Just like that small tree, enduring winter and summer, shedding the unnecessary, preserving the main stems, eventually becoming a towering giant."
"The way of Withering and Flourishing, indeed is !"
The wind stops and leaves fall, they rustle in the forest, seemingly responding to him.