Chapter 115: Seventy kids are drawing for the Xuanyuan Pearl!
Third floor of Lingfu Shop.
Inside the bedroom, a man and a woman slept embracing each other.
By the bed, a green bamboo leaf brocade robe, a blood-stained white skirt, underwear, and a lotus-patterned bellyband lay scattered.
Lu Miaoge woke up.
Looking at Lu Changsheng, who was still asleep and embracing her, the scenes of the past few days flashed through her mind.
Her somewhat pale cheeks instantly flushed crimson.
She even felt as if she were dreaming.
At first, Lu Changsheng was treating her injuries.
But later, it became her treating Lu Changsheng’s injuries.
And then, it turned into the two of them Dual Cultivating to heal.
Thinking of the details of the Dual Cultivation process, and how Lu Changsheng had playfully tormented her, Lu Miaoge couldn’t help but blush to her ears and touched her lower abdomen.
“Sigh.”
She sighed helplessly.
She could only say it was fortunate that they were Dual Cultivating to heal.
Otherwise, she feared that if she returned in a few months, she would be returning with a swollen belly.
Thinking of returning with a swollen belly, and the gazes of her father, Fourth Elder, and Lu Miaoyun, she immediately dared not think further.
Lu Miaoge stopped thinking and sat up slightly.
Looking at the marks on her flawless body, a hint of resentment appeared in her gaze towards Lu Changsheng.
She couldn’t help but secretly think, no wonder Lu Changsheng had so many wives and concubines.
If he only had one wife or concubine, how could she endure such torment?
Lu Miaoge took out a new set of skirts from her Storage Pouch and put them on, restoring her usual ethereal elegance.
“Miaoge.”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng heard the movement and woke up as well.
He wasn’t pretending to sleep.
This round of healing had indeed left him extremely tired and fatigued.
“Changsheng, you’re awake.”
“Are you alright?”
Lu Miaoge pursed her lips, and like a virtuous wife and loving mother, she spoke softly and with concern.
“I’m fine. With a few more rounds of Dual Cultivation, I should be able to fully recover.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and said with a frank expression.
Dual Cultivating with Xiao Qing didn’t help him much.
But Dual Cultivating with Lu Miaoge had a much better effect.
It was almost equivalent to half a month of arduous Cultivation.
However, it was impossible to rely entirely on this method for Cultivation.
Occasionally relying on Dual Cultivation for improvement was beneficial to both men and women.
But if it was too frequent, it would lead to an unstable Foundation.
Lu Miaoge’s pretty face flushed when she heard the words “Dual Cultivation.”
Although Dual Cultivation also had benefits for her.
She had experienced and felt it these past few days.
But she still couldn’t completely let go.
“Miaoge, what happened with your previous ambush?”
Lu Changsheng also knew that Lu Miaoge was a bit thin-skinned, so he got up, put on his clothes, and changed the subject, asking.
“When I came here this time, I encountered four Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators who were robbers.”
“They all concealed their faces, but through their methods, it was clear they were prepared and deliberately targeting me.”
“But I don’t know who they are, or who instructed them. It could be the Chen Family, but it could also be other Families trying to divert the blame to the Chen Family.”
Lu Miaoge said softly.
Lu Changsheng nodded upon hearing this.
If their faces and auras were concealed, it would indeed be difficult to identify them or find out who was behind them.
Moreover, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it.
The Lu Family’s situation was indeed as Lu Miaoge said; other Family forces might also be involved.
“Miaoge, let the Family handle this matter.”
“However, regarding your physical condition, you can announce to the outside that your heart meridian was damaged; perhaps you might gain some unexpected benefits.”
Lu Changsheng said.
Under his treatment, although Lu Miaoge’s heart meridian was not damaged, she did need to rest for a period of time.
Saying this would not only create a smokescreen for the outside world but also slightly conceal his treatment effects.
“En, I will say that to the outside.”
Lu Miaoge nodded slightly in response.
Then she continued, “So much time has passed now, the Second Elder should know by now. We should go and tell the Second Elder, so he doesn’t worry.”
She had grown accustomed to being in the same room with Lu Changsheng before.
But now that their relationship had deepened, she felt somewhat unsure how to interact.
Sitting like this, she couldn’t help but recall the scenes of the past few days, and her heart felt a bit chaotic.
“Yes, we should tell him.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
The matter between Lu Miaohuan and Zheng Yongshan had reached Lu Miaoge’s ears.
Now that Lu Miaoge was seriously injured, it was impossible for the Second Elder not to have received information.
“Changsheng, I will keep the healing matter a secret for you. I’ll say you obtained a Medicinal Pill and a secret art by chance.”
“As for what happened between us, please don’t mention it to anyone for now, okay?”
At this moment, Lu Miaoge took a breath and spoke with a hint of pleading in her voice.
She could face Lu Changsheng normally.
But she didn’t know how to face the matter between herself and Lu Changsheng, nor how to face Fourth Elder and Lu Miaoyun.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you, Miaoge. I definitely won’t mention it to anyone outside.”
Lu Changsheng smiled slightly.
He also knew that their relationship had progressed a bit too quickly in the past few days.
They still needed to cultivate their feelings more.
He then cleaned up the traces left in the bedroom over the past few days and went downstairs.
“Big Boss, Second Boss.”
Zhang Shan immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands when he saw them coming down from upstairs.
He then recounted the arrival of the Second Elder and Lu Miaohuan.
“Thank you, Uncle Zhang.”
“For Miaoge’s matter earlier, thanks to Aunt Bai, this is a small token of my appreciation.”
Lu Changsheng took out three High-Grade Talismans from his Storage Pouch as a thank you.
If Zhang Shan’s wife hadn’t brought Lu Miaoge in time, and if there had been any further delay, they might not have even seen her last moments.
“You’re too kind, Second Boss.”
Zhang Shan immediately waved his hand.
However, seeing Lu Changsheng’s insistence, Zhang Shan accepted them.
After all, three High-Grade Talismans were not a small income for him.
Looking at Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge walking out side by side, like a golden boy and a jade girl, Zhang Shan couldn’t help but glance at them twice.
He felt that today, the two bosses seemed much closer, but he couldn’t quite pinpoint why.
He didn’t pay much attention to it, as it had nothing to do with him.
East District, Lu Family Courtyard.
“Miaoge, it’s good that you’re alright.”
“Changsheng, this time it’s all thanks to you. Don’t worry, I will report this to the Family and apply for a commendation for you.”
The Second Elder said, looking at Lu Miaoge and Lu Changsheng, who both looked a bit pale.
He couldn’t help but secretly think, as Old Ancestor said, Lu Changsheng is a person of great Luck, with an Opportunity on him.
If not for Lu Changsheng this time, Lu Miaoge might have been in danger.
Lu Miaoge not only had good talent but was also a High Grade Talisman Master.
If something had really happened to her, it would have been adding insult to injury for the current situation of the Lu Family.
“Second Elder, you’re too kind. This is what I should do.”
Lu Changsheng cupped his hands and said.
The Second Elder then also stated that he had already sent a message back to the Lu Family.
And he would ask the Nine Dragon Market’s law enforcement team to investigate the mastermind behind the attack.
If ordinary Loose Cultivators died, they died, and no one would know or care.
But Lu Miaoge was a disciple of the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family.
Now that she had been ambushed near the Nine Dragon Market and escaped back to the market seriously injured, the market would definitely provide an explanation.
After all, such incidents also negatively affected the market itself.
Most Cultivators came to the market for stability.
Now that there were such bold Cultivators who even ambushed and killed disciples of Cultivation Families, it would naturally make Loose Cultivators uneasy and affect the market’s traffic.
Meanwhile.
In an inn in Nine Dragon Market.
“How can you not even do such a small thing well?”
“Four of you, and you can’t even kill a Qi Refining stage seven Cultivator!”
Third Young Master Yu, Yu Ningyuan, said with a gloomy expression, looking at the four people in front of him.
“Third Young Master, that Lu Miaoge escaped to the vicinity of the market using Talismans, which is why we didn’t dare to pursue further.”
“Moreover, she was hit by my Black Fiend Slash at the time, and her life force began to extinguish; she was certainly going to die.”
“I don’t know how she managed to survive!”
A burly middle-aged man cupped his hands and said.
He also couldn’t understand how Lu Miaoge had managed to survive.
“Hmph, utterly useless!”
Third Young Master Yu snorted coldly.
His visit this time was not just to poach Lu Changsheng.
He had other objectives.
That was to eliminate Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, and several other Lu Family disciples as much as possible.
This would not only severely damage the Lu Family’s Origin Qi but also enrage them.
At that time, the Lu Family would immediately suspect the Chen Family for these matters.
The Lu Family was already in a desperate situation, and they had constant friction with the Chen Family.
Once these incidents occurred, the conflict would escalate, and they would ultimately fight to the death with the Chen Family.
But he didn’t expect that the four people he arranged couldn’t even kill a Qi Refining stage seven Lu Miaoge.
Moreover, once this incident came out, it would surely make everyone in the Lu Family vigilant, making it difficult to find another Opportunity.
“System!”
After Lu Changsheng returned home.
He silently recited, opening the System panel.
【Name: Lu Changsheng】
【Identity: Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family son-in-law】
【Cultivation: Qi Refining stage seven】
【Lifespan: 27/155】
【Talent: 6th Grade Spiritual Root】
【Cultivation Technique: Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture】
【Spell: Fireball Technique, Wind Manipulation Technique, Lesser art of controlling object, Qi Concealment Technique, Spiritual Eye Technique, Sound Transmission Technique】
【Skills: Talismans (Tier 2), Puppet (Tier 2)】
【Spirit Beasts: Nine Nether Mastiff, Peach Blossom Gu】
【Descendants: 68/81 (View Details)】
“One hundred and fifty-five, which means I consumed eight years of my lifespan by saving someone this time.”
Lu Changsheng muttered to himself as he saw his lifespan through the System.
He knew he had consumed his lifespan by saving people through the Life Transfer Art and Yin-Yang Nirvana Art before.
But he didn’t know how many years of lifespan were consumed.
Now, the System panel gave him a direct understanding.
“It seems I really can’t do this kind of thing often, or even a lot of lifespan won’t be enough.”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.
However, he didn’t take it too much to heart.
Mainly because he was still young, had a lot of lifespan, so he wasn’t flustered.
“I have sixty-eight children now, I wonder if the System will contribute money when I have seventy children?”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
Given the current situation of the Lu Family, he felt a greater sense of urgency to improve his strength.
But to improve strength, besides Cultivating over time, the fastest method was Opportunity.
Others gained Opportunity by exploring ruins and Immortal Caves of predecessors.
He, of course, relied on having children and then the System contributing money.
In a blink of an eye, more than a month passed.
On the third floor of the Lingfu Shop.
On the bedside table and chairs, a white silk dress, white inner clothes, a plain lotus-patterned bellyband, a belt, and a cyan bamboo leaf brocade robe were neatly folded.
“Changsheng, it’s hard work for you to look after the shop.”
Lu Miaoge’s clear and beautiful face was no longer pale, but rosy like the morning glow, her graceful and moving body lay in Lu Changsheng’s embrace, and she said softly.
After the first time, there was a second, and a third time for the affairs between men and women.
At first, Lu Miaoge was still a bit reserved.
But under Lu Changsheng’s excuse of Dual Cultivation for healing, she awkwardly had a second and third time, and gradually let go.
However, this time she was about to leave and return to Qingzhu Mountain.
So the two of them healed overnight in the Lingfu Shop.
“Okay, I’ll watch over the shop here.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
But in reality, he felt a bit helpless.
He had originally planned to return to Qingzhu Mountain with Fourth Elder this time.
But Lu Miaoge had to go back due to the assassination incident.
So he could only stay here to oversee things.
Then Lu Miaoge kissed Lu Changsheng’s cheek and lifted the quilt.
A pair of long, jade-like beautiful legs stretched out, and crystal clear, crescent-shaped jade feet stepped on the ground, revealing her gracefully curved figure as she quickly put on her dress.
Making her restore her usual clear, snow-like, and elegant appearance.
However, at this moment, the tenderness on her face made her seem a bit less ethereal than usual.
“Changsheng, I’ll go first.”
Lu Miaoge said softly.
“Okay, Miaoge, please be careful.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
After the beauty left, Lu Changsheng also got up, exhaled softly, and put on his clothes.
He could feel that although Lu Miaoge was close to him and intimate, she seemed to be humoring him and going along with him.
Or rather, Lu Miaoge had no intention of marrying him.
So she went along with him in other aspects as compensation.
“After all, it’s still missing a bit of Opportunity.”
“Or rather, Young Miss has a hurdle in her heart that she can’t overcome.”
Lu Changsheng roughly knew why Lu Miaoge was like this.
One reason was Fourth Elder and Lu Miaoyun; Lu Miaoge didn’t know how to face them.
Another reason was having children.
Lu Miaoge still harbored a Dao heart.
To strive for a glimmer of Foundation Establishment in the future.
If she were to have children, it would undoubtedly delay and affect her Cultivation.
“Alas, actually, I don’t have to have children.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head.
He actually viewed having children as a voluntary matter.
If Lu Miaoge truly didn’t want to have children, he wouldn’t force her.
After all, for Cultivators, he understood this matter very well.
However, with so many wives and maidservants, he had a huge number of children.
Any woman who married him would probably be influenced and would have to bear at least two children.
“But I have to stay here for another half a year, so having children will be delayed.”
Lu Changsheng sighed.
He thought about how he had sent all the maidservants with Spiritual Root back to Qingzhu Mountain before.
Now, in Nine Dragon Market, besides Xiao Qing, all other maidservants had no Spiritual Root.
Under these circumstances, his eugenics plan would be somewhat difficult.
“Do I have to go to Baiyu Tower again?”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve done good deeds, so let’s just do some good deeds.”
After thinking for a moment, Lu Changsheng decided to visit Baiyu Tower.
After all, eugenics couldn’t stop.
Including Lu Miaoge, he only had eleven wives and maidservants with Spiritual Root.
Meanwhile.
Hongye Valley.
“Senior means, you are willing to help my Chen Family?”
Chen Shuisheng, the head of the Chen Family, said respectfully to the slender young man in front of him.
“That’s right, I have an old grudge with someone from the Lu Family.”
“I heard that your Chen Family has a long-standing feud with the Lu Family, and now that the Lu Family Old Ancestor is about to pass away, I came to settle this grievance and also get a share of the spoils.”
Meng Xiaochun said.
“That’s perfectly fine, may I ask what Senior’s requirements are?”
Chen Shuisheng still said respectfully upon hearing this.
After all, the unassuming slender young man in front of him was a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.
In a flash, more than a month passed.
Lu Changsheng’s courtyard in Nine Dragon Market also gained three more maidservants.
These were naturally the unfortunate people he rescued from Baiyu Tower.
All three had Spiritual Root.
However, their Spiritual Root were not high, only Nine-Rank Spiritual Root.
It wasn’t that Lu Changsheng had no Spirit Stone left.
He just thought, since he couldn’t afford a Medium Grade Spiritual Root maidservant anyway, he might as well save some money.
And it also allowed him to see how much his Medium Grade Spiritual Root affected his children’s Spiritual Root.
“Hoo! At this rate, I’ll be able to Breakthrough to Qi Refining stage eight in another half a year.”
Inside the Lingfu Shop, Lu Changsheng, who was meditating with his eyes closed, opened them and let out a long breath.
His Cultivation speed was due to the help of the Charming Cotton Technique.
And also because he constantly spent money, relying on Medicinal Pill to advance.
But Lu Changsheng was not entirely satisfied with this Cultivation speed.
After finishing his Cultivation, Lu Changsheng got up and went to the Talismans room, preparing to draw Talismans.
Although he was now stationed in Nine Dragon Market, the number of Talismans he had to draw each month had indeed increased.
He also had to spend a lot of time drawing Talismans every day.
Just as he took out the Talismans Materials and was about to make Talismans.
A System prompt sounded.
【Congratulations to the host for reaching seventy descendants, gaining one lottery chance!】
“Hmm? Is it really a contribution for every twenty?”
“In that case, next time it will be ninety or one hundred children?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing the System prompt and speculated in his heart.
“However, this time, neither Jiang Louyue’s nor Yu Yao’s children have Spiritual Root.”
The next moment, Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly.
He clearly remembered whose children his sixty-ninth and seventieth were at this time.
But neither child showed any Spiritual Root fluctuations, indicating they both had no Spiritual Root.
“System, draw.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t think too much, and silently chanted in his heart,
To see if this draw could bring him some surprises.
Immediately, the System’s large roulette appeared.
“Start the draw!”
Lu Changsheng said without hesitation.
Golden light appeared on the prize wheel and began to spin.
Then it slowly stopped on the ‘Treasure’ section of the lottery bar.
【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a rare treasure: Xuan Yuan Pearl!】
【Reward has been issued to the System space, host can view it at any time】
A pattern of a dark blue pearl appeared along with the System prompt.
“Rare treasure, Xuan Yuan Pearl?”
Lu Changsheng was a bit curious about the reward he had drawn this time.
He immediately looked into the System space.
To see what this Xuan Yuan Pearl was.
【Xuan Yuan Pearl】
【Grade: Tier 3】
【Description: Produced from the Xuan Yuan Water Realm, it can automatically absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, store Spiritual Qi, and after refining, it is like a Cultivator’s second Qi Sea Dantian, allowing Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators to rival Foundation Establishment, and Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators to rival False Core!】
“Hiss, it can automatically absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and after refining, it’s like a second Qi Sea Dantian, allowing Late Stage Qi Refining to rival Foundation Establishment? Late Stage Foundation Establishment to rival False Core?”
Lu Changsheng was stunned by the description of this rare treasure.
He had thought before about whether he could draw something that would quickly increase his strength.
But he only thought about it and didn’t have too high expectations.
Unexpectedly, the System now gave him a Tier 3 rare treasure, the Xuan Yuan Pearl.
After refining, Late Stage Qi Refining could rival Foundation Establishment.
Late Stage Foundation Establishment could rival False Core!
Such an effect was simply astonishing!