My reputation began to change. I was no longer seen as the weak, untalented heir. I was now the… eccentric. The unpredictable. The one you didn't want to cross.
Lan Feng avoided me like the plague. Other young masters gave me a wide berth. Even my elders seemed to treat me with a newfound respect, albeit tinged with a healthy dose of apprehension.
But my unorthodox approach also attracted attention. Attention I didn't necessarily want.
One day, I was summoned to the grand hall, where my family elders were gathered, looking as grave as a bunch of stone gargoyles.
"Lan Zhu," my grandfather, the clan patriarch, boomed. "We have heard of your… unique cultivation methods."
I swallowed nervously. This wasn't going to be good.
"While we admire your resourcefulness," he continued, "we are concerned that your actions may attract the wrong kind of attention. Namely, the attention of the Seven Deadly Sects."
The Seven Deadly Sects. They were the most powerful and ruthless organizations in the cultivation world. They were known for their brutal methods, their insatiable hunger for power, and their complete lack of moral scruples.
And apparently, I had somehow managed to get on their radar.
"We have received… an invitation," my grandfather said. "The Crimson Lotus Sect has invited you to join their sect."
My heart sank. The Crimson Lotus Sect was notorious for its bloodthirsty disciples and its twisted cultivation techniques. Joining them would be a death sentence. Or worse.
"We can refuse," my grandfather said. "To do so would be an insult that they would not tolerate."
But we also are a great cultivation family and they cannot go on war with us and we will protect you but it is not a long term solution.
So my grandfather said " It is time for you to join a sect for your future cultivation ".
As a sect provide abundant cultivation resources to people who had a great talent or have unique bloodline.
And as you all know I have awaken a bloodline which is legendary or not the time will tell that . But I think I should join some powerful sect for the cultivation resources.