Wang Kuan held Tian'er's hand as he walked into Diary Cafe. The cafe was filled with people continuously studying and talking, it was lively for college students. Wang Kuan looked around trying to find Uncle Lan, Wang Kuan also felt somewhat excited to see the place that Uncle Lan wanted to show to him. Wang Kuan felt someone tapped his shoulder and immediately looked behind, to find his Uncle looking at them with a smile.
"Oh, you're here," Uncle Lan laughed and smacked him on the shoulder, he noticed a little girl was behind Wang Kuan and was filled with excitement.
"Hoho, who must this be?" Uncle Lan bent his body down and looked at the little girl tenderly. The little girl felt timid and shy, she hid behind Wang Kuan's legs as she looked at him curiously. Wang Kuan could not help but laugh, he rubbed her head and tried to make the little girl much more aware and friendly with people,
"Tian'er, this is your granduncle, he's daddy's uncle, you can call him granduncle Lan," Wang Kuan said softly to the little girl, the little girl was still shy but she held out her little hand to shake Uncle Lan's hand as her other hand hugged Wang Kuan's leg. The two shook hands and Uncle Lan smiled happily.
"Hoho, my grandnephew is the cutest," Uncle Lan took out some candies and gave it to her, the little girl no longer felt shy and took it happily. The little girl thanked him shyly, Wang Kuan smiled warmly. Uncle Lan smiled and got up, he looked at Wang Kuan serious. Wang Kuan nodded his head and Uncle Lan teleported them somewhere. Before they did, Wang Kuan asked Tian'er to close her eyes cause he didn't want to experience the cultivation world. After all, it was too dangerous and she's too young to truly understand true strength. Qi covered them and took them to a strange place, Wang Kuan was amazed at the scenery before him.
The scene before him was magnificent, it looked almost like an ancient Chinese house you would find in Ancient China and it was used as a cultivation courtyard where disciples train in the cultivation world. Wang Kuan observed, seeing students and disciples training hard on their martial arts, he felt nostalgic in his heart cause he felt he was back in his young days where he had to face hardships and enjoyed the beauty of youth. Wang Kuan's heart softened at those pure and naive memories of him trying to get his sect master's approval and making friends along the way.
Tian'er was eating her candies and looked unbothered with the place, Wang Kuan looked at the place with a sad smile. Uncle Lan looked at the disciples and looked at Wang Kuan, "This is the Thunder Lightning Sect and it's a sect that's located in this world". Wang Kuan could see they were lightning element cultivators. Wang Kuan felt even more surprised with this revelation cause you would never find a place like this in the mortal world.
The disciples were training and they spotted Uncle Lan, they immediately bowed to him with respect. Wang Kuan was stunned with the respect they gave him, the disciples looked at Wang Kuan and nodded their heads. Uncle Lan was the sect elder of the sect, it made Wang Kuan even more startled cause he held a lot of high positions in life that he was unaware of. Uncle Lan dismissed them and looked at Wang Kuan,
"I know in the mortal world, it's really difficult to cultivate so I offer you this place for you to cultivate," Uncle Lan laughed wholeheartedly and Wang Kuan couldn't tell whether he was joking or not. Uncle Lan led the two of them through the beautiful garden filled with the beauty of nature to the hall of the huge library. The library was huge and Wang Kuan could read the characters on the books.
The library included different martial techniques from different elements, such as fire, ice, earth, wind and lightning as they were the basic mortal elements. In the huge world, there were darkness and light elements but they were too mysterious for any cultivator to truly understand them even Wang Kuan, who was the king of gods couldn't truly understand the concept of them and their uses. It was best if cultivators didn't understand them, they would say.
Uncle Lan kindly offered all of them to him but he couldn't process the thought of this place fully. Wang Kuan toured the place around for a bit. They stopped at the main hall entrance and Uncle Lan showed him around the sect and place, explaining it to Wang Kuan all the way.
"Wang Kuan, you must be careful, they are indeed many cultivators in the mortal world, "Uncle Lan said worriedly at the two of them. Uncle Lan understood how hard it is to survive under those corrupted cultivators and was afraid they would get hurt. Wang Kuan smiled confidently and placed his hand onto his chest and said with confidence,
"I know, I truly understand this much more than most people and I'll try my best to protect the people around me"
Indeed, it was only normal for an experienced cultivator to say that but Wang Kuan's situation was complicated. He could use his power indeed but not at its fullest potential, that's why it was strange. Uncle Lan didn't know that behind Wang Kuan there was a person bigger than the entire earth protecting him. It was best if they did not know who he was in this world.
Uncle Lan smiled that was not a smile and looked at the sky with a gloomy expression. Wang Kuan held a sleepy Tian'er in his arms and cooed the little girl till she fell asleep. Uncle Lan then looked at him and said,
"Oh, about Spirit, it is..." Uncle Lan said slowly and Wang Kuan listened curiously. Suddenly, the sky turned dark and stormy, Uncle Lan frowned and Wang Kuan felt some kind of pressure, he took Tian'er to a safe place and placed a protection formation onto her. Wang Kuan came back, to find two people standing on a sword proudly, they seemed to be cultivators. Wang Kuan felt a killing intent coming from them, the disciples looked at them sternly as they gritted their teeth.
"Sect Elder Lan, you seem to be doing well," An old man with a long beard and looked scheming said slowly laced with hidden killing intent. Wang Kuan's eyes focused on them and he discovered that they were in Manifestation Domain. They were indeed stronger than Wang Kuan but compared to Uncle Lan, they were at a similar stage. Uncle Lan smiled gently and said, "I have been doing well indeed, thank you for coming to see me in this manner, I feel flattered".
Wang Kuan could feel malice from his words and didn't understand the situation and grudge between Uncle Lan and those people but they didn't seem to be on good terms. Their faces twitched a little at his comment,
"We came here to get that back," The old man said with a gentle smile, the disciples' faces turned ugly as they stared fiercely at them. Uncle Lan smiled politely and said, "This one doesn't know what you're talking about?". Seeing that he was pretending to be clueless, the old man said solemnly, "Give us back the jade that you took from our sect".
Wang Kuan was curious about the jade, Uncle Lan smiled bitterly, "We did not take it away from you, it was given by old man Shun". The two of them didn't believe him and forcefully took out their weapons, "Give it to us, our patience is running out or we'll have to take it forcefully". Wang Kuan felt strong aura from them but Uncle Lan remained calm and fearless.
"You must understand that the jade did not belong to you but us," A noble voice came from somewhere and the disciples immediately kneeled. Uncle Lan also kneeled while as Wang Kuan stood. The man had a dignified appearance unlike his age and he gave off a serene feeling when one looks at him, he continued calmly, "You want to take something that does not belong to you in the first place and barge into our sect just like that, that's some level of bravery right there". Wang Kuan could feel he was a powerful person as people looked at him with respect and admiration.
"Sect Master Yuan, to think you would appear in front of us after all of those years of conflict and you must've been living well," The old man said strangely. Tang Yuan smiled gently, "So what business do you have here for barging into our sect without informing us?". Tang Yuan used to fight against the old man and this was the first conversation they had in years, their relationship was somewhat complex with respect and hate.
"We want the Rose Jade back," The old man said seriously, Tang Yuan continued to smile and said, "You must be mistaken, old friend, it was given to us and we took it, you can't take something that was our's since the beginning". Wang Kuan thought he must've heard the name of the item, Rose Jade, from somewhere before but he didn't remember where and he felt strange at the name. Their faces immediately turned ugly,
"I guess we have to take it forcefully"
Tang Yuan looked at them and said, "Pretty unreasonable to come here, if you fight us here, we will fight back". Tang Yuan dismissed the disciples cause he didn't want them to get hurt for something unreasonable and stupid as this. They spread their qi and the two of them charged forward at Tang Yuan but he appeared calm.
As it was about to hit him, it disappeared. Tang Yuan swung his right hand slowly and the two went flying. Wang Kuan didn't feel shocked as much as Tang Yuan was an Earthly Domain cultivator and the two were at Manesfitation Domain. It was really stupid for them to fight an Earthly Domain cultivator at a low base.
"Now, we are done, please leave before I get impatient or I might end your entire sect," Tang Yuan smiled calmly and glanced mysteriously at Wang Kuan for a second, he immediately turned his head away and disappeared like dust just like how he appeared. Wang Kuan didn't notice the glance as he helped Uncle Lan onto his feet.
"Are you alright?" Wang Kuan asked Uncle Lan as he looked at him. Uncle Lan looked pale from the sudden attack, Uncle Lan got up and said, "I didn't expect sect master to appear here". Wang Kuan nodded and comforted him. Wang Kuan went to get his daughter and sighed in relief cause she was still asleep and safe.
A knock was heard,
Wang Kuan turned his head to find Uncle Lan knocking on it. He looked pale and strange, "Sect Master wanted to see you". Wang Kuan felt even more confused,
'Eh! what business does he have with me?'
Wang Kuan decided to meet the so-called sect master of the Thunder Lightning Sect, he placed another layer protection formation onto his daughter due to him afraid of harm coming to her and carried her to the main hall, Uncle Lan led him there. They got to the room and Uncle Lan left them alone,
Wang Kuan opened the room to find Tang Yuan staring at the window, he looked deep in thoughts, Wang Kuan had to cough softly to get his attention and Tang Yuan turned his head as he smiled mysteriously,
"I have been waiting for you, The King of Heaven"