Chapter 159: The effect of the Seven Lights Heart Lamp, the Nine Bags Elder
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, four months have passed.
Inside the training room, Lu Changsheng, dressed in a green robe, sat in meditation.
In front of him, an ancient star lamp hovered.
This ancient lamp was simple in style, its body a bronze color overall, with faint colorful lights flowing over it.
Around the lamp plate, seven thumb-sized, dazzling gemstones were embedded, like seven small stars, radiating strands of brilliant light.
“The Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp is complete!”
Lu Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes, looking at the ancient lamp before him.
He could clearly feel that this ancient lamp was one with him, connected to his mind.
This was his Natal Spiritual Artifact!
Even if it was only a low-grade Spiritual Artifact, its power far surpassed ordinary Spiritual Artifacts.
Moreover, it could be stored within the body, nourished by his own dantian mana, gradually increasing its power and quality.
And in times of danger, the Spiritual Artifact could also proactively warn him and protect his body.
The only drawback was that if the Natal Spiritual Artifact was damaged, he himself would also suffer some damage.
Lu Changsheng reached out and held the ancient lamp in his hand.
It felt warm to the touch, without the cold, hard feeling of metal, as if holding a piece of warm jade.
His mind stirred slightly, and he injected mana into it. The seven gemstones on the ancient lamp suddenly burst forth with dazzling divine light, like seven stars rotating, with a point of golden flame floating in the center.
Under the starlight and golden flames, Lu Changsheng was set off as spotless and otherworldly.
“Duo!”
Lu Changsheng held the ancient lamp and gently exhaled.
Instantly, the Heart Lamp’s fire flickered, and strands of sword energy shot out horizontally and vertically.
These strands of sword energy were sharp and elegant, surrounding Lu Changsheng, transforming into a sword energy true dragon, a sword energy fierce tiger, and a sword energy shield.
“Although the power is only equivalent to a single strike from an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.”
“But I have the Profound Origin Pearl with me, I don’t fear the consumption of mana. In a single thought, I can unleash up to a hundred strands of sword energy. Even a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would find it difficult to withstand.”
“If it’s a group battle, against Qi Refining cultivators, it’s even more of a one-sided massacre.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the strands of sword energy around him, felt the pressure of the spiritual energy, and estimated its power.
Then, with a thought, the sword energy dissipated, and the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into his body, traveling along the meridians to the Qi Sea Dantian.
Forging a physical Spiritual Artifact and simply condensing the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp with spells were completely different experiences.
Now that the Spiritual Artifact had entered his body, Lu Changsheng also felt it was quite profound.
“I wonder what the effect of the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp’s condensing of mana is.”
Lu Changsheng thought of the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp’s effect of condensing the foundation of mana.
This was also one of the most powerful effects of the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp.
He took out two qian of Heavenly Silver from his storage bag as fuel for the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp.
Immediately, the golden flames of the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp burned brightly, and then entered the Dan Lake.
Causing the liquid mana within the Dan Lake to ‘gurgle gurgle gurgle’, as if it were boiling.
Time passed bit by bit.
After a long time, the lamp oil ran out, and the Dan Lake returned to calm.
“Tsk tsk tsk, after two qian of Heavenly Silver, I didn’t even see a bit of an effect, only faintly felt the mana become a bit purer.”
“According to the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture, using the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp to condense mana can at most improve the foundation of mana by 30%. This 30% will probably require burning hundreds of jin of Heavenly Silver.”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.
The Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp usually uses mana as lamp oil, driving battles, removing Dan toxins, guarding the mind, and resisting external demons.
But if you want to condense the foundation of mana, you have to use Heavenly Silver as fuel.
This Heavenly Silver costs a hundred spirit stones per liang.
If you want to burn hundreds of jin of Heavenly Silver, that is, you have to burn tens or two hundred thousand spirit stones.
Even Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but click his tongue at this number.
“However, improving the mana by 30% not only strengthens the foundation, but also benefits the probability of forming a core and the quality of the core formed. These spirit stones are worth it.”
“Moreover, the price of one hundred spirit stones per liang is the price I bought at the Azure Cloud Chamber of Commerce.”
“If I buy it myself, I can at least get it two or thirty percent cheaper.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
He was not in a hurry to use Heavenly Silver to condense the foundation of mana.
This kind of thing can be completely waited until there are surplus spirit stones to say.
Or wait until he has a basic foundation before slowly buying Heavenly Silver.
Moreover, this kind of thing is not achieved overnight, it is a long-term project.
“It’s about time to go out, otherwise, if I seclude myself for four months, the family will think something happened to me.”
Lu Changsheng cast a cleaning spell to clean up the training room, put away the ‘Heavenly Curtain Five Elements Array’, and walked out of the training room.
“Husband!”
“Daddy.”
Outside the courtyard, Qu Zhenzhen was telling stories to her young son and daughter.
When they saw Lu Changsheng, they immediately looked surprised and happy.
“Zhenzhen, I made you worry.”
Lu Changsheng knew that his wives and concubines must have been worried about him being in seclusion for so long.
“Husband’s cultivation, is it going smoothly?”
Qu Zhenzhen, dressed in a pink and white dress, with a delicate and lovely face, hugged Lu Changsheng and asked with concern.
“After being in seclusion for so long, it is naturally a smooth breakthrough.”
Lu Changsheng smiled, gently patted his little wife on the back.
After so many years, Qu Zhenzhen is still very attached to him.
It’s just that with children, when he is not around, she will put her mind and energy on the children.
“Congratulations, Husband.”
When Qu Zhenzhen heard this, she immediately congratulated him happily.
She has been in Azure Bamboo Mountain for so many years, and she is also cultivating immortality, and she has a lot of understanding in the aspect of cultivating immortality.
Knowing that Lu Changsheng’s breakthrough to the seventh level of Qi Refining this time is a breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining.
In Azure Bamboo Mountain, the late stage of Qi Refining can already be regarded as a master.
“Congratulations, Daddy.”
“Congratulations, Daddy.”
The two little ones next to him also congratulated him.
“What stories is Mother telling you?”
Lu Changsheng looked at these two children, took out two spirit fruits from the storage bag and handed them out, rubbed their heads, and asked with a smile.
Qu Zhenzhen has four children, and the youngest child is also six years old.
Let Lu Changsheng sigh at the speed of time.
I still remember when he went to the three-year appointment, on the way back, he brought Qu Zhenzhen back to Azure Bamboo Mountain from the broken temple.
Immediately, the two little ones chattered and told Lu Changsheng.
As Lu Changsheng left the customs, his other wives and concubines came to care and inquire, and congratulated Lu Changsheng for breaking through the late stage of Qi Refining.
After reuniting with his wives and family, Lu Miaoyun told Lu Changsheng that the Lu family meeting had already been held.
Because he was in seclusion, he did not disturb him.
This year’s family meeting, the Lu family can be regarded as completing a generation change internally.
Lu Miaochang took over as the new head of the family, Lu Yuanding became the elder of the family, responsible for the family’s finances and assisting the new family head in managing the family.
Lu Miaoge also became the family deacon, considered the next generation of elders in reserve.
Lu Changsheng’s elder position has also been determined.
But due to seniority and age, he is ranked at the very end, the Ninth Elder.
After becoming an elder, in addition to this title, the family’s welfare benefits have also been correspondingly improved.
As for the specific matters of the elders, Lu Changsheng needs to find the new family head Lu Miaochang to understand.
“Ninth Elder.”
Lu Changsheng smiled when he heard this ranking, and couldn’t help but think of the Nine Bag Elder.
“Husband, the communication talisman you gave me also sent a message last month.”
Lu Miaoyun also said that last month, a woman came to look for Lu Changsheng.
The other party chatted with herself for a while, knowing that Lu Changsheng was in seclusion, so she went to the Red Leaf Valley Square City.
“Yun’er, thank you for your hard work.”
Lu Changsheng nodded when he heard this, knowing that Xiao Xiyue had arrived.
However, he still had a lot of things to do now, and he was not in a hurry to rush to Red Leaf Valley Square City.
He first went to find Lu Miaochang to determine the so-called elder affairs and specific situation.
Lu Miaochang told Lu Changsheng that the main thing was the matters related to talismans.
Then there is the training of talisman apprentices, as well as the income and expenditure control of talisman shops in major square cities, and some chores.
After Lu Changsheng listened, he directly rejected the talisman shop aspect, and let the Lu family find someone to manage it themselves.
He was unwilling to get involved in too many of the Lu family’s core interests, and he didn’t have the time.
After all, he didn’t even have time to take care of his own shop.
After roughly chatting, Lu Changsheng came to Azure Bamboo Mountain Villa to inform Fu Bo and said that he would teach in three days.
After doing these things, Lu Changsheng returned home to accompany his wives and concubines, and continued to start his great cause of making babies.
In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed.
In the past half month, Lu Changsheng basically did not cultivate, and was making babies.
As for how many more babies there are, it will take some time to detect it.
“Hmm?”
On this day, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt a pure spiritual power cultivation base pouring into his body out of thin air.
“What is this?”
Lu Changsheng was a little surprised, not knowing where this spiritual power cultivation base came from.
After a while, he realized that it was his son, Lu Xianzhi, who had broken through to the second level of Qi Refining.
“However, this little bit of cultivation, for me now, is like pouring a pot of water into a pond.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head gently.
Immediately, after caring a little about this son, he said to his wives and concubines that he had to go to Red Leaf Valley Square City.
Before going to the square city, Lu Changsheng ran to visit his father-in-law Lu Yuanding.
It’s not that there is anything to do, just simply take his daughter Lu Qingzhu to see her mother.
Since Lu Miaoge spends most of her time sitting in Red Leaf Valley Square City, this daughter is either taken care of by the Second Miss Lu Miaohuan, or by Lu Yuanding.
Not long ago, Lu Qingzhu and Lu Qingshan were both taken away by Lu Yuanding.
“Father-in-law.”
Arriving at Lu Yuanding’s residence, Lu Changsheng immediately saw Lu Yuanding who was taking care of his grandson and granddaughter.
His son Lu Qingshan was chasing a white goose with a small wooden sword, full of energy.
His daughter Lu Qingzhu was held in Lu Yuanding’s arms, looking quietly at Lu Qingshan chasing the goose.
“Changsheng, you’re here.”
Lu Yuanding held his little granddaughter and looked at Lu Changsheng with a smile.
He was quite busy, but after relinquishing the position of head of the family, he also had some leisure time.
As for the affairs of the elders, that mainly depends on the individual.
As long as one is willing to delegate authority, it’s not too busy, so there’s leisure time to spend with the children.
“Daddy, ha!”
Lu Qingshan, who was chasing geese, saw his father, Lu Changsheng, coming and charged forward with his little short legs wielding a sword.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng reached out, grabbed his son by the scruff of the neck, and lifted this mischievous child up.
“Grandpa, Grandpa, save me!”
Lu Qingshan immediately cried out to his grandfather for help.
“Daddy.”
Lu Qingzhu, in Lu Yuanding’s arms, looked at Lu Changsheng, as if it took her a moment to recognize her father, making Lu Changsheng feel a pang of shame.
After all, children of this age generally have poor memories, and he spends little time with them.
“Father-in-law, I’m planning to go to the Red Leaf Valley market, so I wanted to bring Qingzhu over to see Miaoge.”
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Lu Changsheng put his son down and explained his intention.
“Okay, Changsheng, I know you’re busy now, but when you have time, spend more time with Miaoge and Huan’er.”
Lu Yuanding nodded upon hearing this.
“Changsheng understands.”
Lu Changsheng chatted with Lu Yuanding for a while, then took his daughter into his arms.
Looking at his daughter’s fair and tender, chubby little face, he couldn’t help but kiss her twice, saying, “Qingzhu, let’s go see Mommy.”
Every time he sees his daughter’s little face, he can’t help but kiss it a couple of times.
“Daddy, I want to go see Auntie too!”
His son, Lu Qingshan, shouted loudly upon hearing this.
He really likes his aunt, Lu Miaoge.
Because Auntie always buys him delicious and fun things.
Lu Changsheng glanced at his son.
To be honest, he didn’t really want to take this son out.
Mainly because this son is too lively and needs to be watched all the time.
Unlike his daughter, Lu Qingzhu, who is usually quiet, doesn’t make a fuss, and is very well-behaved.
“Alright, since you want to go, then we’ll go together.”
Thinking that he usually doesn’t spend much time with this child, Lu Changsheng nodded in agreement.
Lu Yuanding, seeing that Lu Changsheng was going to take both children away, also said that he was going to the Red Leaf Valley market to take a look, and would go with Lu Changsheng.
Although the Red Leaf Valley market is relatively close, he was still a little worried about Lu Changsheng taking two children under the age of four out alone.
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng naturally couldn’t say anything.
With Lu Yuanding around, at least someone could help take care of the children, saving him a headache.
Immediately, the two of them, each holding a child, rode the Iron Feather Eagle towards the Red Leaf Valley market.
Half a day later, the two arrived at the Red Leaf Valley market.
The Red Leaf Valley market now has a much larger flow of people.
Lu Yuanding told Lu Changsheng that the four major families were planning to hold an auction every year starting next year to attract more rogue cultivators.
He also hoped that Lu Changsheng would be able to bring out some superior quality talismans for auction at that time.
“An auction, huh, good.”
Lu Changsheng nodded upon hearing this news.
The Red Leaf Valley market has been open for three years now, and the flow of people has almost reached a small bottleneck.
If they want to attract cultivators to come next, they naturally need to bring out some things.
Otherwise, the Red Leaf Valley market’s security is average, and it lacks the presence of large stores like the Azure Cloud Merchant Association and the Myriad Treasure Pavilion, so its attraction is indeed limited.
The two walked and talked, arriving at ‘Qingzhu Lu’s Spirit Talisman Shop’.
“Dad, Changsheng.”
Lu Miaoge saw Lu Changsheng and Lu Yuanding coming, also holding two children, and smiled.
Immediately, the group took the children to stroll around the market and play.
After strolling for a long time and finishing dinner, Lu Yuanding also gave the couple some space, taking the two children back to the Lu family mansion.
Red Leaf Valley was initially divided up by the four major families, with the Lu family taking the lion’s share, accounting for almost forty percent.
Therefore, the Lu family people in this Red Leaf Valley market have no shortage of places to live.
“Changsheng, that Miss Xiao is here again, and has been arranged to live in your previous cave dwelling.”
After returning to the Spirit Talisman Shop, Lu Miaoge said to Lu Changsheng.
“Sister Miaoge, thank you.”
Lu Changsheng said softly upon hearing this.
Lu Miaoge knew about the existence of Xiao Xiyue when she lived in the Red Leaf Valley market for half a year.
And with Lu Miaoge’s intelligence, she must have also seen that the relationship between the two was not as simple as just cultivation.
“Changsheng, has this Miss Xiao succeeded in Foundation Establishment?”
Lu Miaoge asked.
Through some of the news Lu Changsheng had said before, she also knew about Xiao Xiyue’s Foundation Establishment.
But Xiao Xiyue has a cold personality, and she is not a talkative person, so even if there is contact, the two have not chatted much.
“Yes, she has succeeded in Foundation Establishment, but her subsequent cultivation still needs some help from me, so she has come over again this time.”
Lu Changsheng said so.
“Foundation Establishment.”
Lu Miaoge’s face showed a bit of envy and longing when she heard that Xiao Xiyue had succeeded in Foundation Establishment.
As children of a cultivating family, being cultivated and taught from a young age, becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator can be said to be the dream of all of them.
It’s just that most people will gradually realize that Foundation Establishment is too far away from them.
Lu Miaoge knows that although she has some possibility of Foundation Establishment, it is also very slim.
“Sister Miaoge, I have a gift for you.”
Lu Changsheng saw the look in Lu Miaoge’s eyes.
He naturally knew that Lu Miaoge was dedicated to cultivation, always thinking about breaking through to Foundation Establishment one day.
Saying that, he took out a porcelain bottle from his storage bag.
“A gift?”
Lu Miaoge smiled sweetly upon hearing this, took the porcelain bottle and checked it.
“This is… Three Yang Pill?”
Looking at the pills in the porcelain bottle, Lu Miaoge couldn’t help but show a look of surprise.
“That’s right, it is the Three Yang Pill, also known as the ‘Little Foundation Establishment Pill’.”
“Sister Miaoge, if you take this Three Yang Pill, you should be able to directly break through from the eighth layer of Qi Refining to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
He had also prepared Foundation Establishment Pills for Lu Miaoge, so there was no need to wait until the Qi Refining completion to take this pill.
The effect is the same now.
“You should keep this Three Yang Pill for yourself.”
Lu Miaoge smiled lightly, her face beautiful and gentle, very moving.
Although she didn’t know where Lu Changsheng got this Three Yang Pill from, she also knew the value of this pill.
On the market, one pill is worth at least three or four thousand spirit stones.
Even though she is now a first-order top talisman master, she can’t afford such a precious pill.
After all, not all talisman masters are like Lu Changsheng, with a 100% talisman success rate.
And, there is no need to spend spirit stones to buy materials to practice talisman making.
“I’ve already taken one, this one is especially for you, Sister Miaoge.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and said.
He had already guessed that Lu Miaoge would refuse, so he prepared his words.
“This Changsheng, thank you.”
Lu Miaoge looked into Lu Changsheng’s eyes, shining with tenderness, and no longer refused.
“Between you and me, husband and wife, we have long been inseparable, why say thank you.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and continued, “Sister Miaoge, if you want to take pills in seclusion, I can watch over the shop.”
“Dad and Qingzhu and Qingshan are all here, let’s talk about it in a while.”
Lu Miaoge said softly.
Saying that, as if remembering something, she said, “By the way, Changsheng, your friend Li Feiyu came here before, but didn’t wait for you to come back, so he asked me to give you something.”
“Something?”
Lu Changsheng was a little surprised to hear this.
After a while, Lu Miaoge took out a storage bag from the room and handed it to Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng opened the storage bag and saw a pile of spirit stones inside.
About two hundred spirit stones.
There was also a letter.
He opened the letter and checked it.
“Huff.”
Lu Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief after reading the letter.
The content of the letter was a farewell.
It stated that he had made an appointment with someone to go to Qingluan Immortal City together, so he would no longer wait for Lu Changsheng and would reminisce and chat later.
These two hundred spirit stones are the extra spirit stones he currently has, so he will pay back a little first.
As for the remaining spirit stones, he will wait until he returns from Qingluan Immortal City next time.
He also told Lu Changsheng not to worry, and he would come back when he had time.
Then he talked about some trivial matters and some of his insights into the cultivation world.
“Alas, Feiyu is still this Feiyu, unwilling to owe even a little.”
Lu Changsheng sighed and shook his head.
He doesn’t lack these two hundred spirit stones at all now.
But these two hundred spirit stones are probably all that Li Feiyu can currently take out.
“Changsheng.”
Lu Miaoge also knew that Li Feiyu was one of Lu Changsheng’s few good friends.
The two came to the Lu family together and had a close relationship.
“I’m fine, I’m just a little sentimental.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly and did not hide Li Feiyu’s affairs.
Sometimes, having someone around to chat and confide in can make people feel much better.
He himself hides many secrets, so he will not hide some ordinary things from his wife.
“Sister Miaoge, it’s getting late.”
After the two chatted for a long time, Lu Changsheng looked at his wife’s soft, beautiful face and suddenly said.
Immediately, he held the beauty’s slender shoulders, held her two full, moist, soft and delicate peach blossoms, and extracted sweetness.
“Mmm~ Go to the room…”
Lu Miaoge didn’t expect that her husband would suddenly do this while they were chatting, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she wrapped her hands around her husband’s neck, panting.