Chapter 23: The third level of Qi Refining!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than three months passed.

In these three months, Lu Changsheng’s eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth children were born.

However, none of these three children possessed a Spiritual Root.

Regarding this, Lu Changsheng had already completely come to terms with it, knowing that it couldn’t be forced.

However, he did not stop having children because of this probability.

After all, having many children and many blessings was the true Dao.

As long as he kept having children and the base number increased, there would always be children with Spiritual Roots.

Moreover, when the number of children increased, the System would also provide rewards.

In these three months, two more of Lu Changsheng’s concubines became pregnant, carrying their second child.

In three years, with three wives and six concubines, he had thirteen children.

There were also three more currently pregnant, making him completely famous in the Lu Family’s Qingzhu Valley.

Everyone knew that the Lu Family had taken in a son-in-Law who had extraordinary talent in Talismans, but loved women and having children.

During this period, Lu Yuanding also came to chat with Lu Changsheng once.

His words were also a persuasion, hoping that Lu Changsheng would not be too addicted to women, and should focus more on Cultivation and the Dao of Talismans, otherwise, he would waste his entire life.

Facing such persuasion, Lu Changsheng naturally nodded in agreement.

But he also stated that his Spiritual Root was too poor, and he didn’t have much ambition in this life; he was content with his current life and only wished for his descendants to fill the hall in the future.

If he could have a few children with Spiritual Roots, he would then wholeheartedly focus on nurturing them.

Hearing this, Lu Yuanding didn’t know how to respond for a moment and told Lu Changsheng something.

The Lu Family had a rule that all children who had not been tested for Spiritual Roots by the age of six had to be sent to the secular world.

Even if the time could be extended, they had to be sent to the secular world by the age of ten or so.

They would not be allowed to stay in Qingzhu Mountain indefinitely.

Because these children had no Spiritual Roots and could not Cultivate Immortals, staying in Qingzhu Mountain would only mean doing odd jobs.

Fledgling eagles would one day have to fly into the sky and face great winds and waves.

Without Spiritual Roots, keeping the children by their side would only delay them.

And the Lu Family also had a Family and industries in the secular world, which could ensure these children a lifetime of wealth and freedom from worry about food and clothing.

If Lu Changsheng was willing, his children could also be sent to the secular Lu Family in the future.

Lu Changsheng’s mood was somewhat heavy after hearing Lu Yuanding’s words at the time.

In three years, he had not fully adapted to the Law of this world.

It was somewhat difficult to accept sending children to the secular world at the age of six.

One must know that out of his thirteen children, only one possessed a Spiritual Root.

But he also understood that Lu Yuanding was right.

If children had no Spiritual Roots, keeping them by their side indefinitely was not a good thing for them.

As parents, they needed to let go and allow them to grow.

Therefore.

Lu Changsheng planned to send the children to the secular world when they were a bit older, if possible.

He also wanted the children to go out and explore, to see this world for themselves.

Before that, just as he had thought before, he would find Li Feiyu to teach his children martial arts.

This would not only strengthen their bodies but also provide them with a certain degree of self-preservation if they encountered danger in the secular world in the future.

After all, this world was not only dangerous in the Cultivation World, but also had many Jianghu disputes in the secular world, and he couldn’t possibly look after these children all the time.

Of course, he also did not deny that he had selfish motives in this.

He hoped that his children practicing martial arts could bring him some improvement in strength.

Furthermore, once his children established themselves in the secular world, they could also branch out and establish a Lu Family of his own, a martial arts Family.

If a descendant with a Spiritual Root appeared in the Family, they could be sent to him for guidance.

This was also the model of most Cultivation Families now, flourishing in both the secular and Cultivation Worlds.

This day.

Lu Changsheng, who was meditating and Cultivating in the Cultivation room, had a surge of Qi flowing through his body, making his robes move without wind.

“Qi Refining Third Layer!”

“Finally, I broke through before the appointment!”

A moment later, his aura settled, and Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his face full of joy.

It took him one year and four months to Breakthrough from Refining Qi Stage - First Level to Qi Refining Second Layer.

But it only took him ten months to Breakthrough from Qi Refining Second Layer to Lianqi Third Layer.

The reason for such a significant improvement, in addition to the second-order Spiritual Vein of Qingzhu Valley, was also due to the Spiritual Root talent increase from his seventh son, Lu Xianzhi, and the improvement in Cultivation resources.

He now had ten Spirit Stones, thirty catties of spiritual rice, and a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill every month.

His children were still young, so there were no expenses, and his wives also didn’t have many places to spend money.

So he could basically use all these Spirit Stones on himself, to increase his Cultivation speed.

Although his talent was not good, and it was difficult to achieve much by Cultivating on his own, he could not be lazy.

After all, to rely on his children to soar, his children had to grow up first.

Moreover, out of his thirteen children, only his seventh child had a Spiritual Root, and it was still a Low Grade Spiritual Root.

Currently, he still had to rely on his own efforts as a Father.

“It’s been three years, and I’m finally going out.”

Lu Changsheng stood up and straightened his magical robe.

He came to the bronze mirror and looked at himself.

His originally ordinary and unremarkable face gained a few more angular contours, and his somewhat dark skin became fair and delicate, making him appear much more refined.

As the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes, and a horse relies on its saddle.

A teal long robe, as if tailor-made, fit him perfectly, accentuating his tall and slender figure.

His gentle and refined face, tall stature, and a calm, self-assured demeanor exuded an inexplicable nobility.

Compared to his appearance and temperament three years ago, there was a world of difference.

This was not only due to the beautifying and improving effects of Cultivating the Immortal Appearance Art.

It was also due to physical development, a life of ease, and the changes brought about by the Awakening of his past life memories and the activation of the System, as well as his state of mind.

If it were just the Immortal Appearance Art, the effect would not have been so obvious.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Lu Changsheng chuckled softly, then went out to tell his wife that he was going on a long journey, returning to the secular world for a trip.

Lu Changsheng had already discussed this matter with his wife and applied to the Lu Family.

The Lu Family readily agreed, even asking if Lu Changsheng needed someone to accompany him.

In the past six months since moving into Qingzhu Valley, Lu Changsheng had perfectly completed all the Lu Family’s Talismans drawing tasks, performing very well, so the Lu Family valued Lu Changsheng even more.

In response, Lu Changsheng stated that he was just having a small gathering with friends and also going home to handle relationships, so no accompaniment was needed.

Although having someone accompany him would be safer, it would also be restrictive and inconvenient.

The Lu Family did not insist, gave him a communication Talisman, and told him to be careful on his journey.

Putting the Storage Pouch, which had already been packed, into his robe, Lu Changsheng arrived at Qingzhu Mountain Village and knocked on Li Feiyu’s door.

“I thought something happened to you and you weren’t going,” Li Feiyu said with a smile as he held his child and opened the courtyard door, seeing Lu Changsheng.

His child was just three months old and was a girl.

“I was just about to Breakthrough, so I dragged it out until now,” Lu Changsheng said.

“You broke through to Lianqi Third Layer?!” Li Feiyu asked, surprised.

During this time, Lu Changsheng did not stop Cultivating Spells.

He had mastered all Elementary Spells, such as Fireball Technique, Wind Control Technique, Lesser art of controlling object, Qi Concealment Technique, Spiritual Eye Technique, and Sound Transmission Technique.

Spells, like Talismans, become much simpler once one has grasped the basics.

At this time, Lu Changsheng had used the Qi Concealment Technique to slightly restrain the Spiritual Qi in his body, so Li Feiyu did not notice that Lu Changsheng had just broken through to Lianqi Third Layer.

“Yes, so as soon as I broke through, I came over,” Lu Changsheng nodded.

“Tsk tsk tsk, just breaking through to Lianqi Third Layer, your Cultivation speed is probably catching up to a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, isn’t it?” Li Feiyu couldn’t help but shake his head, sighing with emotion.

He had been far ahead of Lu Changsheng in both Qi Refining Stage - First Level and Qi Refining Second Layer.

But now, he was still at the Peak of Qi Refining Second Layer, while Lu Changsheng had directly overtaken him, breaking through to Lianqi Third Layer a step faster than him.

This made him feel very emotional and a little envious.

“Hey, it’s all thanks to external aids. It will be difficult to Breakthrough from Lianqi Third Layer to Lianqi Fourth Layer.” Lu Changsheng waved his hand.

He knew his own situation.

If it weren’t for a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill every month, plus him using all his Spirit Stones to buy spiritual vegetables, spiritual tea, and Yao Beast meat, how could he have broken through so quickly?

At least it would have taken another year and a half of Cultivation.

Moreover, for Qi Refining Ninth Layer, the first three layers are easy to achieve with more time, with no real difficulty.

However, breaking through from Lianqi Third Layer to Lianqi Fourth Layer is difficult.

It belongs to the Bottleneck from Qi Refining Early Stage to Middle Stage.

And the worse the Spiritual Root, the harder it is to Breakthrough the Bottleneck.

“I believe this is not a difficult task for you.”

“Are we leaving now?” Li Feiyu didn’t dwell on this topic and asked directly.

“I’m ready to go anytime, it depends if you need to prepare anything else,” Lu Changsheng said.

“I’ve already packed everything, so let’s go,” Li Feiyu said, carrying his child to the backyard and handing her over to the concubine he had recently taken, then leaving with Lu Changsheng.

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