Chapter 1979 Framed

Ye Bufan frowned slightly. As an upright person, he truly couldn't imagine what malicious methods the other party could have used to bring down Kunlun Craftsman God and even have him expelled from the Lu family.

Lu Chaozong continued, “All this time, I regarded Lu Chaoyang as my closest person, but I never thought that he would secretly drug me with a soporific while we were drinking.

Then he put me and Father's most beloved concubine on the same bed, and ran to Father to report us and catch us in the act.

The outcome was obvious. The entire Lu family was shaken. When Father arrived and saw the scene, he was so enraged that his True Qi instantly reversed, and he exploded with blood and died.

And Lu Chaoyang unhesitatingly placed the blame for molesting my aunt and enraging Father to death squarely on my head, making me a street rat, hated by everyone in the Lu family.”

Ye Bufan was also shocked by the other party's despicable methods, and then said, “Didn't Senior defend himself? Actually, if one were to investigate such a matter, it would be full of loopholes and the truth would be easily uncovered.”

“How could I not want to defend myself? It's just that no one would listen. All of this was arranged by Lu Chaoyang beforehand.”

Lu Chaozong sighed and said, “It's also my fault for being too arrogant in the past, not putting anyone in the Family in my eyes, and refusing all the Elders who came to me for Artifact Refining.

Over time, I accumulated enmity with them. Those people seized the opportunity to immediately kick me while I was down, wishing they could kill me right away. How could they listen to my defense?”

Ye Bufan sighed. His teacher was indeed too upright and aloof, completely inept at managing interpersonal relationships.

It was precisely because of this that, despite holding an absolute advantage, he was overturned by a despicable villain.

Lu Chaozong continued, “I'm not afraid of death, but I didn't want to die in a muddled way with an eternal infamous reputation, so I exerted all my strength to escape from the Lu family.”

“Since Lu Chaoyang meticulously planned this, how could he have let you escape so easily?”

Ye Bufan knew very well that a large Family like the Lu family should have many experts, and Lu Chaozong's Body Integration Stage cultivation was definitely not the strongest.

“After escaping, I also reflected on it, and there should be a few reasons,” Lu Chaozong said. “Lu Chaoyang's main goal was to ruin my reputation and then seize the position of Family Head.

In such a situation, if too many experts were deployed beforehand, it would immediately leave flaws and clues for others to discover.

Furthermore, several powerful Elders in the Family were in secluded Cultivation and didn't arrive in time, which is why I managed to escape by chance.”

Ye Bufan asked, “Were those two people just now sent by the Lu family?”

“That's right, those two were Lu Chaoyang's loyal confidants, his two loyal dogs.”

Lu Chaozong said, “Although so many years have passed, and he has successfully taken the position of Family Head, he hasn't relaxed his pursuit of me.

Actually, he has two main objectives: one is to obtain my Artifact Refining Legacy, and the other is to acquire the Burning Sky Purple Flame.”

At this point, Lu Chaozong turned his head and spat out another large mouthful of fresh blood, but a strange flush appeared on his face.

Ye Bufan secretly sighed. As a doctor, he knew this was not a sign of recovery but a final burst of energy; his teacher did not have much time left.

Lu Chaozong, however, seemed unconcerned, as if it were someone else spitting blood, not himself at all.

“I don’t have much time left. Now there are three things I need to instruct you about.”

Ye Bufan felt a pang of sadness in his heart: “Please tell me!”

“First, in the future, never say that you are my Disciple when you go out, and don't think about avenging me. The Lu family's strength is beyond your imagination, and it's not something you can provoke.

In the future, you must hide your identity and not let anyone know about our relationship.

Especially the Burning Sky Purple Flame, never use it in front of outsiders, especially don't let people from Tiansheng State see it.

The Lu family's main power is in Tiansheng State, and it is relatively weak here in Tianluo State. Those two dogs are already dead, so as long as you are careful enough, they won't suspect you.”

Ye Bufan nodded silently, but he had already made up his mind that once he had sufficient strength, he would definitely go to the Lu family to seek justice for his teacher.

Lu Chaozong continued, “The second thing is, you must carry forward my Artifact Refining Legacy.

The Artifact Refining Technique I passed on to you is called Tiangong Weapon Refinement Technique, which I created exclusively and has no relation to the Lu family.

The Burning Sky Purple Flame was also something I obtained by chance during my travels across the continent back then, and it doesn't belong to the Lu family either.

These two things are my Legacy. You must inherit them, and absolutely never hand them over to the Lu family, otherwise I will not rest in peace.”

Ye Bufan said firmly, “I will definitely not disgrace Teacher's Legacy, nor will I return it to the Lu family!”

“You have an innate talent for Artifact Refining, and you already had a certain foundation before, so I believe your future achievements will definitely surpass mine and you will become the next Kunlun Craftsman God.”

Lu Chaozong looked at Ye Bufan with eyes full of gratification, then continued, “The third thing is, I have an fiancée in Tiansheng State named Liu Yueniang, who has been waiting for me to marry her all these years.

It's just that I was previously engrossed in the Dao of Artifact Refining and completely neglected her feelings. Now, thinking back, I feel extremely guilty.

If you have the chance to see her, please apologize to her for me!”

Ye Bufan nodded: “I will.”

“These are the three things I need to instruct you about. After I die, use the Burning Sky Purple Flame to refine me. To die by an exotic flame is also an Artifact Refiner's honor.”

At this point, a hint of loss flashed across Lu Chaozong's face, “It's just a pity that I have now been expelled from the Lu family and cannot be buried with my ancestors.”

Ye Bufan did not speak, but he could tell that Lu Chaozong had an extremely strong concept of his Sect; since that was the case, he would somehow ensure that he entered the Lu family's ancestral graveyard.

“I don't have anything to leave for you. There are still some Artifact Refining Materials in the Storage Ring; you can take them.

Alright, I'm leaving.”

Lu Chaozong took off the Storage Ring from his hand and threw it over, then closed his eyes, dispersed the True Qi within his body, and instantly stopped breathing.

“Teacher…”

Ye Bufan was filled with grief. Although they hadn't known each other for long, the other party had bestowed upon him the grace of teaching.

He knelt on the ground, and according to the Disciple's etiquette, respectfully kowtowed three times, then, following Lu Chaozong's last wishes, used the Burning Sky Purple Flame to refine the body.

However, he controlled the power of the flame extremely well, not completely refining it, but leaving behind a handful of ashes.

After the refining was complete, he took out a jade box and respectfully collected the ashes into it, intending to one day send Lu Chaozong back to his ancestral grave in his hometown.

After putting away the jade box and the Storage Ring, he flicked out a ball of flame and burned the thatched hut behind him completely clean.

Having done all this, he left the place and returned to Lingxiao Academy.

Upon returning to his room, he sighed for a long time before his surging emotions finally calmed down.

Regardless, Lu Chaozong was gone, and now the most important thing was to do well himself.

He reached out and took out the Storage Ring, wanting to see what his teacher had left him, but when his Divine Sense swept inside, his expression suddenly changed.