Chapter 132: Advanced lottery, Tongtian Lingbao!
Ten days later.
Hongye Valley Market.
After the Hongye Valley was rebuilt into a market, it was still planted with red maple trees and spiritual fields all over the mountains.
Since the market had just been built and opened, it was very quiet.
There were only people from the Four Great Families and some other forces.
Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge strolled around the market to familiarize themselves with the situation.
Although there were still red maple trees all over the mountains, the internal layout had been re-planned, which was completely different from the original appearance of Hongye Valley.
The planned layout was somewhat similar to the Nine Dragon Market.
It was divided into four areas: east, west, south, and north, used for residential and commercial purposes respectively.
The shops used by several great families for their own purposes were basically the best shops in the commercial area.
The location of the shop Lu Changsheng obtained was not good, but it was not bad either.
It was on a commercial street.
When purchasing the shop with Hong Yi, Lu Changsheng also gained an understanding of the price of his own shop.
It was worth about three thousand Spirit Stones.
If a few years or decades passed and the market’s traffic increased, it might even increase by a lot.
As for the shop Hong Yi purchased, its location was very average.
It belonged to a relatively secluded street.
One reason was that only shops of this level were available for external sale.
Another reason was that the Ruyi Marquis Manor had limited financial resources.
At most, they could only provide one thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones.
While strolling with Lu Miaoge of the Lu Family, Lu Changsheng received a message from Gao He.
“Miaoge, I have something to do and need to go there.”
Lu Changsheng said to Lu Miaoge.
“Okay, you go.”
Lu Miaoge, dressed in white, had a gentle demeanor.
Immediately, Lu Changsheng went to the market entrance to pick up Gao He and brought him to his own shop.
This shop was not large, about two hundred square meters in size, with a three-story structure.
“Brother Gao, I’ll have to trouble you with this shop of mine from now on.”
“Currently, I can provide three High-Grade Talismans and some High-Grade Talismans every month. As for sourcing and goods…”
Lu Changsheng roughly explained the shop to Gao He.
He had not stayed in the Nine Dragon Market for so many years for nothing.
He was also very familiar with the operations of a Lingfu Shop.
“Brother Lu, this shop isn’t from the Lu Family, it’s yours?”
Gao He was stunned after hearing Lu Changsheng’s words and asked.
He had previously thought that Lu Changsheng invited him to be the Talisman Master in charge at the Hongye Valley Market on behalf of the Qingzhu Mountain Lu Family.
He didn’t expect that it was actually Lu Changsheng opening his own shop.
This made him feel surprised and envious.
Many Loose Cultivators spent their entire lives in the Cultivation World and might not even be able to buy a house in a market.
Most could only choose to return to the mortal world to settle down.
Even as a High Grade Talisman Master, it was not easy for him to buy a house in a larger market.
For a shop like Lu Changsheng’s, as long as nothing went wrong with the Red Leaf Market, a shop supporting three generations was no joke.
“Haha, that’s right, the Lu Family also has a shop here.”
“However, this shop isn’t the Lu Family’s; it’s one I opened personally, so I don’t have much time to manage it usually, which is why I invited you to come.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t hide it and said with a chuckle.
He also planned to be like the Fourth Elder, usually Cultivating on Qingzhu Mountain, spending time with his wives, concubines, and children.
Every month, he would complete the Lu Family’s Talismans mission, supply goods to the Lingfu Shop, and also come to check on the Lingfu Shop’s situation and see Lu Miaoge.
“Alright, please rest assured, Master.”
Gao He didn’t ask further and directly cupped his hands.
Then he looked at the shop, and then at Lu Changsheng, saying, “However, this shop also needs a name, Master, please give it one.”
“Since it sells Talismans, let’s call it ‘Peace Talisman Hall’.”
Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and casually came up with an unoriginal name.
Gao He’s mouth twitched.
Shop names like this were basically common names.
However, names like these, except for some great Family forces, were mostly like this.
They could only rely on accumulating reputation little by little to build up their business.
Afterward, Gao He also spoke with Lu Changsheng about the preliminary preparations for the Lingfu Shop.
When Lu Changsheng first mentioned this to him, he had already been preparing for it.
Lu Changsheng heard this and knew that Gao He had put in effort.
He had previously thought that if it didn’t work out, he could ask the Lu Family for help.
After all, if there were existing resources, why not use them?
Immediately, Lu Changsheng also told Gao He about the second-tier Immortal Cave.
He had seen this Immortal Cave; it wasn’t large, only a hundred square meters.
But if rented out, it could fetch eighty or ninety Spirit Stones a year.
Once the foot traffic increased, it was estimated to be able to rent for a hundred Spirit Stones.
Lu Changsheng rented it to Gao He at a base price of eighty Spirit Stones a year.
“Thank you, Master.”
Gao He gladly accepted this price.
He said that he would go to the Nine Dragon Market after a while to open up channels and also bring his daughter, Gao Xiaoya, over.
After chatting with Gao He for a while, Lu Changsheng left and went to the Lu Shi Spirit Talisman Shop of Green Bamboo.
This Lingfu Shop had the same decoration and layout as the Lu Family Spirit Talisman Shop in the Nine Dragon Market, just a bit larger.
“Changsheng, are you done with your work?”
Upon learning of Lu Changsheng’s arrival, Lu Miaoge immediately greeted him.
Except when she was at Lu, she usually maintained an elegant, ethereal, and unapproachable demeanor when outside.
“Yes, I’m done.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and nodded.
He told Lu Miaoge about Gao He’s matter.
Husband and wife were like this.
It was impossible to always have fresh and interesting things to talk about every day.
Most of the time, they would talk about small things happening around them.
As night deepened.
The already quiet Hongye Valley was silent.
Except for the patrolling guards, most had already fallen into slumber.
Third floor of the Lu Shi Spirit Talisman Shop of Green Bamboo.
In the simple bedroom, bed curtains hung down.
Candlelight gently flickered, as if a full moon had sunk into the water, and waves surged!
Afterward!
“Miaoge, how long will it take for you to Breakthrough to Qi Refining Ninth Layer?”
Lu Changsheng embraced the warm, soft jade and asked softly.
Due to a previous assassination attempt and then pregnancy and childbirth, Lu Miaoge had only broken through to Qi Refining stage eight three months ago.
“It should take about five or six years.”
Lu Miaoge was still immersed in the afterglow of the Cultivation, her face flushed, looking breathtakingly beautiful.
“Five or six years.”
Lu Changsheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.
He understood in his heart that at Lu Miaoge’s Cultivation speed, it would probably take more than ten years to reach Qi Refining Perfection and attempt Foundation Establishment.
“In more than ten years, by then, I might be able to get a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.”
“Moreover, once I reach Foundation Establishment, I can also consider spreading the split sword technique.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
Now that Lu Miaoge was his wife and the mother of his child, he would naturally pay more attention to her Foundation Establishment Cultivation.
“Nothing, I just asked, wanting to help you Cultivate more and reach Foundation Establishment sooner.”
Lu Changsheng leaned close to the beautiful woman’s ear and whispered.
Then he held her delicate lips and continued to Cultivate.
Among all his wives and concubines, only Lu Miaoge, who was also at Qi Refining stage eight, had the best Dual Cultivation effect.
One Dual Cultivation session was almost equivalent to more than half a month of Cultivation.
“Mmm~”
Lu Miaoge’s cheeks were flushed, her delicate eyebrows curved, her beautiful eyes were as moist as water, and her pearly teeth bit tightly on her cherry lips.
After accompanying Lu Miaoge in the Hongye Valley Market for half a month, Lu Changsheng returned to Qingzhu Mountain.
The distance between Hongye Valley and Qingzhu Mountain now made it much more convenient for him to travel back and forth.
On the third day after returning to Qingzhu Mountain, the maid Jiang Louyue’s child was born.
This child did not have a Spiritual Root, but when the child was born, a System notification sounded as expected.
Congratulations to the host for reaching one hundred descendants, receiving one Advanced Draw!
“Advanced Draw!?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
Previously, when he had fifty descendants, he received a designated draw.
It allowed him to specify a certain drawing category for the draw.
He didn’t expect that this time, with one hundred descendants, he would get an Advanced Draw.
“If ordinary draws are already so powerful, wouldn’t this Advanced Draw take off!?”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but feel excited and expectant.
He immediately rushed to the study and began to draw.
“System, I want to draw!”
Lu Changsheng silently chanted in his heart.
Immediately, a dark red virtual drawing disk appeared.
It was different from the previous drawing disk.
This drawing disk only had four areas: Cultivation Technique Classics, Spirit Pill and wonderful medicine, Heaven And Earth Treasure, and Spirit Pet Magic Treasure.
“If ordinary draws can get authentic Cultivation Techniques, then the Cultivation Technique Classics drawn from this Advanced Draw, are they above authentic Cultivation Techniques?”
“And if ordinary draws give Heaven Rank Bloodline pets, wouldn’t Advanced Draws be able to get True Spirit cubs!”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Advanced Draw disk in front of him, his heart filled with anticipation.
The nervous anticipation for the draw began to reappear.
He was curious about what rewards he would get this time.
“System, draw!”
Lu Changsheng didn’t think much, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.
As his mind moved slightly, a brilliant golden light appeared on the Advanced Turntable in front of him and began to spin rapidly.
Five seconds later, the golden light slowly slowed down.
Finally, as Lu Changsheng’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, the golden light stopped on the ‘Spirit Pet Magic Treasure’ column.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the heavenly spiritual treasure: nine treasures jade ruyi!
The reward has been issued to the System space, and the host can check it at any time.
A cyan ruyi pattern, like nine stars embedded, emerged from the drawing disk, accompanied by a System notification sound.
“heavenly spiritual treasure!?”
“nine treasures jade ruyi?”
Lu Changsheng was pleasantly surprised to see the reward he had obtained.
The Magic Treasures used by Cultivators are divided from low to high: Magical Artifact, Spiritual Artifact, Magic Treasure, Spirit Treasure, heavenly spiritual treasure.
heavenly spiritual treasure are supreme treasures driven and used by True Venerable Transformation God!
It is rumored that Spirit Treasures of this level have already given birth to Artifact Spirits, possessing independent consciousness and even the ability to think.
He didn’t expect to obtain a treasure of this level through an Advanced Draw.
“If a heavenly spiritual treasure has an Artifact Spirit, it should automatically recognize its Master like a pet.”
“I wonder if the Artifact Spirit old man can help me take off.”
Lu Changsheng secretly anticipated in his heart.
Then he looked at the heavenly spiritual treasure in the System space.
nine treasures jade ruyi
Grade: heavenly spiritual treasure Embryo
Description: Before the Nine Universe Divine Lord’s demise, he collected the essence of the stars of the universe, integrated them into the Jade of Ten Thousand Spirits, and refined them with his own nine great Divine Abilities. It contains nine great Divine Abilities, is infinitely profound, and possesses boundless power. It cannot be activated by those without great magical power.
“Embryo?”
Lu Changsheng frowned as he looked at the description.
Then, with a slight thought, he extracted this heavenly spiritual treasure from the System space.
Immediately.
A beautiful and smooth jade ruyi, the size of a baby’s forearm, appeared, as if crafted by heavenly hands.
Brilliant light emerged from the glazed jade ruyi, like flowing rivers of stars, beautiful beyond compare.
It was inlaid with nine colored stars: vermilion, blood red, golden yellow, sky blue, dark blue, crimson, black, profound black, and clear white, making one feel extraordinarily profound just by looking at them.
“No Artifact Spirit then.”
As soon as Lu Changsheng extracted the nine treasures jade ruyi, he had a general understanding of this heavenly spiritual treasure.
This heavenly spiritual treasure was indeed powerful.
The nine treasures jade ruyi contained nine great Divine Abilities, named the Nine Treasures.
The first treasure was Essence, which amplified physical strength!
The second treasure was Qi, which amplified magic power Divine Abilities!
The third treasure was Spirit, which amplified Divine Soul Divine Sense!
The fourth treasure was Speed, which amplified speed, allowing one to fly through the air!
The fifth treasure was Healing Divine Light, which repaired the Physical Body and healed the Primordial Spirit!
The sixth treasure was Body Protection Divine Light, which protected the body with Divine Light, making it immune to all magic!
The seventh treasure was Sealing Divine Light, which could Seal others’ magic power or Seal one’s own Aura!
The eighth treasure was Restriction Breaking Divine Light, which, with a sweep of Divine Light, could break all kinds of Formation Restrictions!
The ninth treasure was Nine Color Tribulation Light, which, once released, destroyed all things!
The first four amplifications, Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Speed, could reach a maximum of tenfold amplification.
As for the fifth treasure, Healing, although it couldn’t bring people back to life.
As long as there was a breath left, it could basically save a life.
It could even consume Origin to instantly recover all injuries.
Just these few effects made this nine treasures jade ruyi extraordinarily remarkable.
What’s more, the latter four great Divine Lights were all first-rate Divine Abilities!
However.
This heavenly spiritual treasure was only an embryonic prototype; it had not yet survived the Heavenly Tribulation, nurtured a Spirit Treasure, or formed an autonomous consciousness.
There was no old man Spirit Treasure as Lu Changsheng had imagined.
“But without a Spirit Treasure, this heavenly spiritual treasure is still a powerful Magic Treasure to me.”
Lu Changsheng was not too disappointed.
The rewards from the System were currently too Advanced for him.
They couldn’t be quickly converted into strength.
This nine treasures jade ruyi was just even more Advanced.
In essence, it was similar to the Black Dragon Magic Pearl; neither could be used.
“Fortunately, I have the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique; otherwise, obtaining such a heavy treasure would mean I could only stare at it, letting it collect dust.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
He had the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
Both Magic Treasure and Spirit Treasure could be used for Cultivation, refined into the body, and accelerate the Cultivation speed of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
With the assistance of the Black Dragon Magic Pearl, a Medium Grade Magic Treasure, his Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique had progressed rapidly.
In about another year, he would be able to Breakthrough to the third layer.
If he were to refine a heavenly spiritual treasure into his body, his Cultivation speed for the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique would probably take off directly.
“Moreover, when the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique is Cultivated to the fifth layer, the ‘Treasure Bone Method’ can refine Magic Treasure into a life-bound Treasure Bone!”
“Once the life-bound Treasure Bone is formed, one will directly Master the Divine Ability effects of the Magic Treasure.”
“Unlike the Black Dragon Magic Pearl, which consumes Origin to nurture but is like a Talisman Treasure, with limited power, and needs to be re-nurtured after consumption.”
“If I use this nine treasures jade ruyi to Cultivate a life-bound Treasure Bone, then I will obtain the nine great Divine Abilities of the nine treasures jade ruyi!”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng muttered in his heart, thinking of the ‘Treasure Bone Method’ in the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
The current Treasure Bone Method could only consume the Origin of Magic Treasure to nurture bones, thereby exerting part of the Magic Treasure’s power.
Each time the power was exhausted, it needed to be re-nurtured.
But by Cultivating the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique to the fifth layer, where the Physical Body was comparable to a Spiritual Artifact, one could refine the Magic Treasure into a life-bound Treasure Bone!
Once the life-bound Treasure Bone was formed, the Magic Treasure and the bone would be completely integrated.
From then on, the Divine Ability effects of the Magic Treasure would transform into the Cultivator’s life-bound Divine Ability, a natural Divine Ability!
With the System by his side, ordinary Magic Treasure’s power and effects were generally mediocre, with a low upper limit, so Lu Changsheng was not very willing to refine them into life-bound Treasure Bones.
Because once a Magic Treasure was refined into a life-bound Treasure Bone, this life-bound Treasure Bone could no longer assist in Cultivation, nor could other Magic Treasure be refined into the body.
Therefore, he had to be very cautious with the seven life-bound Treasure Bones of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
Otherwise, if he casually refined seven life-bound Treasure Bones and could no longer refine Magic Treasure to assist in Cultivation in the future, this Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique would basically be half-廢 for Lu Changsheng.
But this nine treasures jade ruyi was different!
Its grade was a heavenly spiritual treasure, with an extremely high upper limit, and it contained nine great Divine Abilities!
Once he mastered these nine great Divine Abilities, his strength would receive a comprehensive improvement!
It was completely worth refining into a life-bound Treasure Bone!
“However, my Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique is only at the second layer; even with Magic Treasure assisting Cultivation, it will take a long time to Breakthrough to the fifth layer.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head, let out a long breath, and didn’t think about such long-term matters.
Immediately, he sat cross-legged, wanting to see how long it would take for the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique to refine this heavenly spiritual treasure.
Even among the Hundred Refinements Mountain, which created this Cultivation Technique, no one had ever tried to refine a heavenly spiritual treasure at the Qi Refining Stage.
It was already quite remarkable for a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage to have Magic Treasure refined into their body to assist in Cultivation.
How could one possibly use a heavenly spiritual treasure for body refinement?
Zhou Shan Prefecture City.
Qu Changge walked through the city.
He was dressed in a black wide robe, and his white hair had turned black, tied up with a hairpin.
His stern face, apart from looking taciturn, showed nothing out of the ordinary.
However, behind him followed a tall, muscular, bald man in a black tight suit.
The big man exuded a compelling Aura, making people feel fear and tremble, not daring to approach.
“Hmm?”
Qu Changge stopped, looking at the bright and splendid Qu Manor in front of him, and couldn’t help but be stunned, his expression bewildered.
He clearly remembered that the last time he returned home, his home was desolate and dilapidated, overgrown with weeds.
How had it now returned to the appearance in his memory?
“Could it be that the scene I saw back then was all an illusion…”
“Actually, my parents didn’t die.”
Qu Changge’s heart jolted.
His long-dead heart surged and rolled at this moment, tears almost flowing out.
But he did not go forward to knock on the door.
With his Foundation Establishment Cultivation, he could clearly feel that there was only an old man inside the manor.
There were no other people.
So he knew that the dilapidated Qu Manor he saw back then was not an illusion.
The manor in front of him must have been rebuilt for some reason.
At this moment, the old man inside the Qu Manor, seeing Qu Changge standing outside the door, couldn’t help but ask, “Young Master, is there something you need?”
“I remember the Qu Manor was attacked by bandits, wasn’t it?”
Qu Changge was silent for a moment, then said in a somewhat hoarse voice.
“Yes, the Qu Family must have committed some sin; ten years ago, it was indeed attacked by bandits, and the courtyard was left desolate here, but last year…”
The old man spoke, saying with some emotion.
The old man was also old, and he rambled, but he also made Qu Changge understand what was going on.
He learned that a man and a woman had come to erect a tombstone for his parents and re-renovate the manor.
“Zhenzhen, Zhenzhen is still alive!”
Qu Changge immediately knew that the woman the latter spoke of was his younger sister, Qu Zhenzhen.
Knowing that his younger sister was still alive, his body trembled uncontrollably.
But he quickly calmed down, nodded, and left with the bald man.
Not long after they left, the two turned into a streak of escape light, concealed their figures, and entered the Qu Manor courtyard.
Looking at the courtyard, which was very similar to the past but lacked human presence, Qu Changge’s expression was somewhat dazed as he walked around.
At this moment, he saw a tombstone and a memorial hall in the backyard.
“Father, Qu Qingsong, Mother Qu Zhao’s Tomb… Son-in-law, Lu Changsheng, Daughter Qu Zhenzhen respectfully erected.”
“Zhenzhen has already married?”
Qu Changge looked at the tombstone in front of him.
The image of his younger sister, Qu Zhenzhen, from his memory surfaced in his mind.
Thinking that his younger sister was still alive and now married, while feeling joy and relief, he also felt a mix of emotions.
“Time really flies.”
“It’s good that she’s married; otherwise, with Zhenzhen’s personality, it would be very difficult for her alone.”
“I wonder how Zhenzhen is doing now.”
Qu Changge stared blankly at the tombstone in front of him, silent in his heart, his expression extremely complex.
“Young Lord, if you have relatives in the world and want to see them, your subordinate has a secret method that can use Bloodline as a guide.”
The black-armored man beside him, seeing his Young Lord’s appearance, immediately said with a fawning expression.
His obsequious manner immediately washed away his imposing Aura.
“Forget it, given my current situation, it’s better not to disturb her life.”
Qu Changge gently shook his head.
He knew very well that he had embarked on an extremely dangerous path, different from ordinary people.
If he were to see his younger sister, it might disturb and affect her life.
Moreover, he couldn’t stay for too long on this trip back.
Immediately, Qu Changge knelt and kowtowed to the tombstone in front of him, then went to the memorial hall to offer incense and worship.
“Still, I should go see her. As long as I don’t disturb her life, it’s fine.”
After finishing everything and preparing to leave the Qu Manor to investigate the truth of the Qu Family’s past, Qu Changge’s heart jolted, and he sighed.
He ultimately couldn’t let go of his younger sister.
He thought he should still go and see how his younger sister was living now.
“How should I do it?”
Qu Changge looked at the black-armored man beside him and asked.
“Young Lord, you only need to give me a drop of fresh blood, and your subordinate can use the blood as a guide to cast a secret method.”
The black-armored man said.
Upon hearing this, Qu Changge directly forced out a drop of crystal-clear scarlet blood.
Although in the Demonic Path, there were many secret methods that used other people’s blood to cast spells or even inflict harm.
But he had no such worries.
He knew that his Master had some purpose for him.
His life and death were no longer in his own hands.
The black-armored man took the fresh blood, made a hand Seal, and turned the blood into a mini dark red snake.
“Young Lord, this Blood Guiding Snake will actively search for people related to your Bloodline based on the Bloodline.”
The black-armored man said.
“Let’s go.”
Qu Changge nodded indifferently, looking at the Blood Guiding Snake in front of him, and disappeared into the courtyard with the black-armored man.
Seven days later.
“Qingzhu Mountain.”
“Zhenzhen has also embarked on the Cultivation path?”
Qu Changge and the black-armored man followed the blood-colored snake to the outside of Qingzhu Mountain.
He immediately saw that the Qingzhu Mountain in front of him was a Cultivation Family’s stronghold.
He had not expected that his younger sister had actually come to a Cultivation Family’s stronghold and also embarked on the Immortal path.
“Young Lord, I just sensed it; this is just a small Family, with only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator inside.”
“Young Lord, do you want to go in directly, or sneak in?”
The black-armored man spoke, his expression fawning.