Chapter 279: Red Lotus’ past, ancient symbol effect!

“Hong Lian only hopes that Young Master can give Ruyin a chance.”

Hong Lian sighed softly.

She knew that it was currently impossible for Lu Changsheng to let Xu Ruyin leave.

After chatting with Xu Ruyin just now, and gaining a detailed understanding of Lu Changsheng’s various actions and deeds, she also made some judgments in her heart.

She believed that Lu Changsheng was probably not some old monster of the Demonic Path or Evil Path reincarnated for another life, and that his character was relatively good.

Therefore, she also did some ideological work for Xu Ruyin, preparing her mentally.

After all, although they were currently in a difficult situation, life was like this, as long as they could seize the opportunity, they could turn adversity into opportunity!

And Xu Ruyin’s initiative to call out to Lu Changsheng was obviously a choice she had made in her heart.

“Hehe.”

Lu Changsheng smiled upon hearing this.

Then, he looked at Xu Ruyin with a smile that was not a smile, and said, “Right now, my blessed land is short of a maid. For Hong Lian’s sake, as long as she is obedient and performs well, all the words Lu said before will count, and she will not be mistreated.”

“Thank you, Young Master.”

Hong Lian gave a graceful bow and said nothing more.

“Don’t you have any other conditions or requests?”

Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows and asked, feeling that Hong Lian in front of him was simply too easy to talk to.

Or rather, her attitude was simply too good to be true, and the process of subduing her was too smooth.

Logically speaking, as a powerful divine soul, a Nascent Soul True Monarch, shouldn’t she be full of arrogance?

But the Hong Lian in front of him was not only devoid of arrogance in front of him, but even seemed a little humble, making him feel somewhat unaccustomed.

“Hong Lian has not yet made any contributions to Young Master and dares not ask for too much.”

“Moreover, I believe that Young Master will not mistreat me in the future, just like Young Master’s previous promise to restore my body and return to my peak.”

Hong Lian’s voice was elegant and gentle.

She wore a gorgeous palace dress, a pearl crown on her head, and her face was exquisite and perfect, giving people a sense of sacred nobility.

But at this time, in front of Lu Changsheng, she was like a maid, making people feel a sense of accomplishment.

“Alright, Hong Lian, don’t worry, when the time is right, I will restore your body for you.”

Lu Changsheng nodded and smiled.

He thought to himself, as expected of a powerful divine soul.

This attitude, knowing when to advance and when to retreat, really made him feel very comfortable, and his goodwill soared.

“By the way, Hong Lian, what was your cultivation level at your peak before? Where did you come from? Why did you fall to this state?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

Although his main purpose in subduing Hong Lian was to make her the mother of his children.

But now that she was still in a divine soul state, without a physical body, she still had to have other uses.

Putting aside other things, it would be very good for Hong Lian’s vision and strength to teach his children.

Currently, the cultivation of the children in the family was mainly being done by Lu Miaoyun and Ling Zixiao.

Although the two of them could do it, to be honest, it couldn’t be said to be very good.

“Reporting to Young Master, my peak cultivation was at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, and I came from the Northern Plains Cultivation World, the Vermilion Bird Palace.”

Hong Lian said softly, “As for why I fell to this state…”

“Originally, a disciple of my sect discovered a mysterious cave dwelling, suspected to be the sect ruins of the Ascending Ice Palace from the ancient times.”

“I led the sect disciples to fully explore and decipher this ruin, but the Ice God Palace came to attack. In this great battle, we accidentally broke the restrictions of the ruin.”

“As soon as the ruins were broken open, countless treasures shot into the sky, causing both sides to completely go crazy and start fighting.”

“Looking back now, there was a mysterious force affecting our minds and consciousness.”

“Therefore, during this great battle, I suffered heavy injuries. For some reason, instead of thinking about stopping the war and having my Nascent Soul escape into the void, I chose to detonate my Nascent Soul and perish together.”

“But in the instant I detonated my Nascent Soul, a mysterious force took my divine soul away. When I woke up, I appeared in this ancient Beast Controlling Talisman and was awakened by the girl Xu.”

Hong Lian did not hide anything and slowly explained why she had fallen to this state.

She still couldn’t figure out what her situation was at the time.

Not only her, but everyone in the field at that time was severely affected, which led to such a fierce and tragic battle.

Otherwise, let alone a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Even a Core Formation True Person, under evenly matched strength, would not fight to the death.

After all, everyone cultivates immortality for longevity.

Once one reaches the Core Formation True Person stage, one can enjoy a lifespan of five hundred years. Why fight to the death with others?

Therefore, she also wanted to see if Lu Changsheng, this senior expert, knew what was going on with her situation?

“Seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage! Northern Plains Cultivation World? Vermilion Bird Palace, Ascending Ice Palace, Ice God Palace? Detonated Nascent Soul? Woke up in the ancient talisman!”

Lu Changsheng’s expression was surprised and suspicious upon hearing Hong Lian’s words.

Whether it was the Northern Plains Cultivation World or the three sects, he had never heard of them.

However, through the names, he roughly guessed that this Northern Plains Cultivation World was a great cultivation world similar to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World.

As for Hong Lian’s cultivation level, the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage, it also slightly surprised him.

One must know that Li Duanxuan, the number one cultivator in the current Jiang Country, was estimated to be only in the early or mid-Nascent Soul stage!

But the Hong Lian in front of him was a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

This was very amazing.

However, Hong Lian’s experience also made him feel emotional.

A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator actually detonated her Nascent Soul in a battle over a ruin secret realm.

This was simply outrageous.

“So it turns out that Senior Hong Lian fell into this situation because of this reason.”

Xu Ruyin on the side only now knew these things.

Hong Lian had not told her why she had fallen into this situation before.

“Hong Lian, is this Northern Plains Cultivation World a cultivation world similar to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World?”

Lu Changsheng asked curiously.

“Hmm?”

Hong Lian’s heart was filled with surprise and doubt upon hearing this.

She didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to not know about the Northern Plains Cultivation World.

“How could Young Master, as a reincarnation of a powerful figure, not know about the Five Great Cultivation Domains!?”

“Could it be… he doesn’t come from the Five Great Cultivation Domains? But from outside the Five Domains?”

“But I’ve never heard of other cultivation continents outside the Five Domains?”

“But looking at his appearance, it seems that he really doesn’t understand this aspect, and is even very surprised by this information.”

“Could it be…”

Hong Lian’s thoughts kept spinning as she looked at Lu Changsheng’s appearance.

She didn’t think much about it and explained to Lu Changsheng, “That’s right, the Northern Plains Cultivation World and the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World both belong to the Four Great Cultivation Domains.”

“In addition to the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World and the Northern Plains Cultivation World, there are also the Eastern Sea Cultivation World, the Western Desert Cultivation World, and the Central Continent!”

Hong Lian said.

“Eastern Sea, Western Desert, Southern Wilderness, Northern Plains, Central Continent.”

Lu Changsheng nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

He only now knew that the cultivation world was so big.

As far as he knew, the Southern Wilderness Cultivation World had hundreds of cultivation countries.

The Jiang Country was only a corner of the entire Southern Wilderness Cultivation World.

And besides the Southern Wilderness, there were actually four other cultivation worlds of this size.

He didn’t ask any more questions.

After all, he was only in the Foundation Establishment stage now, and he hadn’t even left the Jiang Country Cultivation World yet. Things outside the Southern Wilderness were too far away from him.

“Hong Lian, don’t worry, if there is a chance in the future, I will solve your doubts and avenge you.”

Lu Changsheng said.

Although he was only a small Foundation Establishment cultivator, having the system by his side gave him the confidence and courage to say these words to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Thank you, Young Master.”

Hong Lian was influenced by Lu Changsheng’s calm and confident demeanor, and was slightly stunned. She was still thinking about Lu Changsheng’s situation in her heart.

“That’s right, it must be like this. It is rumored that some ancient mighty figures, in order to break through their realms, transform into mortals in the mundane world, reincarnate, and rebuild their own path!”

“Young Master must be like this, wanting to walk a path similar to that of the ancient Central Continent Holy King, all memories sealed, only turning the Dragon Emperor’s Body and the Central Continent Holy King’s Dao into instinct, this life’s goal!”

“Although the memories are sealed, like ordinary cultivators, this temperament and demeanor are obviously not something ordinary people can possess.”

“This also explains clearly why he has wasted so many years in the secular world before!”

“It must be that as the true spirit gradually awakened, he was able to take out the methods prepared in advance in his previous life, and only then did he gradually rise.”

Hong Lian thought to herself, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was so. She had guessed Lu Changsheng’s situation roughly.

This made her feel a little happy in her heart.

After all, accompanying a ruler is like accompanying a tiger.

Facing an old monster reincarnated from a powerful figure really made her feel a little uneasy.

She was afraid that she would offend the other party somewhere and make Lu Changsheng unhappy.

But if the other party transformed into a mortal in the mundane world, reincarnated, and had no memories of his previous life, then it would obviously be much easier for her to get along with him.

And during this period, she could also try her best to cultivate more feelings with Lu Changsheng.

“Hong Lian, I wonder if you know any skills? What are you good at?”

Lu Changsheng asked.

Besides the vision of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, which could prevent the children in the family from taking detours in their cultivation, he also wanted to see what else Hong Lian knew and could teach.

“Young Master, I have some knowledge of Beast Controlling, Formation Dao, Alchemy, Weapon Refining, and Talisman Making.”

Hong Lian said softly.

“Some knowledge?”

Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows and asked for details.

“A third-tier supreme Beastmaster, a third-tier high-grade alchemist, a third-tier mid-grade formation master, a third-tier mid-grade weapon refiner, and a third-tier low-grade talisman maker.”

Hong Lian spoke.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, she enjoyed a lifespan of a thousand years.

Besides cultivation, she naturally delved into various skills.

Moreover, many skills are difficult for Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

But for a Nascent Soul cultivator, the threshold is much simpler.

Lu Changsheng: “? ? ?”

Good heavens, you’re showing off.

You call that knowing a thing or two?

At this moment, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, as expected of a Nascent Soul True Lord, you know so much!

You’ve even elevated five skills to the third tier! Encompassing all the four mainstream arts of cultivation.

This made him want to ask, in her current soul form, could Hong Lian still set up formations, concoct pills, and refine weapons?

However, he planned to ask about this later, and said aloud: “Hong Lian, you should know something about my situation, right?”

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“I know a thing or two.”

Hong Lian nodded in response.

“Now that there are so many children in the family, I don’t have much time to teach them in terms of cultivation and skills, so I want to entrust this matter to you.”

Lu Changsheng pondered slightly.

“Hong Lian will certainly live up to your expectations and teach the young masters and young ladies of the family well!”

Hong Lian didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to trust her so much, entrusting such an important matter to her from the start.

After all, Lu Changsheng wanted to walk the path of the Holy King of the Central Continent and establish a family empire, and these children were the foundation.

The cultivation and education of these children were extremely important.

If she could teach and nurture these children well, it would be a great contribution.

Before, she was still thinking about how to show her value to Lu Changsheng.

Now, seeing Lu Changsheng entrusting such an important matter to her, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Good, since that’s the case, I’ll have to trouble you with the children’s cultivation in the future.”

Lu Changsheng said.

He planned to organize the family’s Sutra Repository properly and let Hong Lian oversee it.

Or have Lu Miaoyun bring the ancient talisman to teach the children.

“Yes, Young Master.”

Hong Lian bowed gracefully.

Then, she said: “Young Master, the ancient talisman where my soul resides is called the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman.”

“It is helpful for nurturing demonic beasts. If Young Master’s pets need nurturing, you can entrust them to me.”

“However, this Beast Taming Ancient Talisman is very compatible with Ruyin. If possible, I hope Young Master can continue to let Ruyin keep it.”

Hong Lian said.

Xu Ruyin, who was beside her, felt a surge of gratitude when she heard Senior Hong Lian still caring for her, and felt even more guilty towards Hong Lian.

“Beast Taming Ancient Talisman? Nurturing demonic beasts?”

Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he revealed a look of joy.

He was just about to ask if Hong Lian, as a third-tier supreme Beastmaster, knew how to nurture the Azure Ice Mysterious Turtle, the Nine Nether Mastiff, and the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

Unexpectedly, Hong Lian took the initiative to mention a Beast Taming Ancient Talisman that was helpful for nurturing pets.

“The matter of the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman will be as you say, Hong Lian.”

“I wonder, what are the specific effects and functions of this ancient talisman?”

Lu Changsheng said.

Although he could tell that this ancient talisman was a treasure, he really didn’t have the idea of carrying it on his body.

Because he had many secrets.

If he carried the ancient talisman, wouldn’t it be equivalent to Hong Lian seeing everything, with no privacy or secrets to speak of?

After all, Hong Lian’s allegiance was allegiance, but he didn’t have much trust yet and still needed Ling Xumi to pay attention to her at all times.

“Thank you, Young Master.”

Hong Lian was somewhat moved to see Lu Changsheng agreeing so readily.

One aspect of her making this request was to protect Xu Ruyin through the ancient talisman.

On the other hand, it was also because the ancient talisman chose Xu Ruyin, leading her to guess that there was some kind of connection in the dark.

She said: “Currently, the ancient talisman only has two effects: taming demonic beasts and nurturing demonic beasts, which is why I call it the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman.”

“The ancient talisman should also have other secrets. For example, the cultivation technique ‘Beast Scripture’ that Little Xu cultivates was obtained by me from this ancient talisman.”

Hong Lian said, without any concealment.

“Taming demonic beasts, nurturing demonic beasts, Beast Scripture.”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

Although the two effects of the ancient talisman sounded simple, they were very powerful in his opinion.

Because most Dao soldiers are made from demonic beasts!

This ancient talisman could tame demonic beasts and nurture demonic beasts, it was simply a treasure for nurturing Dao soldiers!

He wanted to nurture his Black Water Flood Dragon Dao soldiers and asked: “Hong Lian, this ancient talisman should be able to nurture Dao soldiers, right?”

“As long as they are demonic beast-type Dao soldiers, they can be nurtured, but the ancient talisman also needs to consume energy.”

“If too many Dao soldiers are nurtured, it may be necessary to trouble you, Young Master, to provide spirit stones and heavenly materials and earthly treasures for the ancient talisman to restore energy.”

Hong Lian said in a pleasant voice.

“That’s not a problem, as long as it can nurture them.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t care about consuming spirit stones and heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

He smiled and said: “Currently, I have a Dao soldier being nurtured in my family, I’ll have to trouble you then, Hong Lian.”

“By the way, can I take a look at that Beast Scripture?”

Through Xu Ruyin, he guessed that this cultivation technique was used to cultivate demonic beasts.

He currently had four pets!

Like the Azure Ice Mysterious Turtle and the Nine Nether Mastiff, they seemed useless due to their slow growth.

If this cultivation technique could allow people to improve their talents through demonic beasts, he could completely let his children cultivate it.

He could let his children use the pets he obtained from the system lottery to cultivate this cultivation technique.

“Of course, Young Master, please.”

Hong Lian said softly.

Then, she caused the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman to come to Lu Changsheng’s brow, releasing colorful rays of light, and a cultivation technique appeared in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

After a long time.

“Beast Scripture, this cultivation technique is truly mysterious to the extreme.”

Lu Changsheng roughly looked at this cultivation technique and couldn’t help but sigh at how mysterious it was.

It was completely different from the several cultivation techniques he had obtained so far.

If this cultivation technique was cultivated normally, it would be an ordinary-level cultivation technique.

But this cultivation technique could evolve!

By contracting spirit beasts, the cultivation technique could evolve and increase in grade!

Moreover, the cultivation technique would be tailored to the type of pet, making it very compatible, thereby increasing the chances of breaking through bottlenecks!

The stronger the bloodline potential of the spirit beast, the greater the improvement of the cultivation technique!

For example, contracting a earth-grade bloodline spirit beast would make this cultivation technique almost a tailored side-door grade cultivation technique.

If one could contract a heaven-grade bloodline spirit beast, the cultivation technique could be promoted to the orthodox grade!

If one could contract a True Spirit, the cultivation technique could be further improved!

This made Lu Changsheng realize that the upper limit of this cultivation technique might even exceed the orthodox-grade cultivation technique!

If he cultivated it himself and contracted and refined the Xumi Tree King, it might be able to make the cultivation technique surpass the orthodox grade.

However, Lu Changsheng didn’t have the idea of cultivating this cultivation technique.

First, this cultivation technique was very difficult to cultivate.

Not only did one have to comprehend the cultivation technique, but all the accompanying spells and divine powers required one to spend a lot of time comprehending.

Cultivating this cultivation technique was not as efficient as cultivating the Seven Luminaries.

Second, cultivating this cultivation technique required spending a lot of time nurturing demonic beasts.

Not to mention that he didn’t have the leisure for this.

Even the spiritual veins in his family and Xumi could not obtain any growth.

Therefore, using the Xumi Tree King to cultivate would probably be beneficial now, but would become a burden later.

Third, it was obviously more cost-effective for the children in the family to cultivate this cultivation technique.

Fourth, Lu Changsheng still had some expectations for the advanced lottery cultivation techniques in the system.

He could obtain orthodox-grade cultivation techniques in the ordinary lottery.

The cultivation techniques in the advanced lottery would obviously be higher than the orthodox grade and would not be weaker than this Beast Scripture!

“This cultivation technique is not bad, are there any restrictions on cultivation?”

Lu Changsheng withdrew his divine sense and asked Hong Lian.

“Young Master, as long as one has enough comprehension, it’s fine. If one has good talent in Beast Taming, it would naturally be even better.”

Hong Lian said.

“Alright, since that’s the case, let’s leave it at that for now.”

“You come with me to retrieve the Dao soldier.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t ask any more questions and said.

“Yes, Young Master.”

Hong Lian responded, then her faint figure dissipated, turning into red light spots and returning to the Beast Taming Ancient Talisman.

The ancient talisman then quietly fell in front of Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng reached out and took the ancient talisman.

He didn’t know what kind of material this ancient talisman was made of.

It was neither like gold nor jade, nor like stone or wood. It felt somewhat wonderfully soft and very comfortable in his hand.

Holding the ancient talisman, Lu Changsheng walked out of the Xumi Grotto and came to his family’s fish farm.

Xu Ruyin felt a sense of emptiness in her heart when she saw Lu Changsheng taking the ancient talisman and leaving.

But thinking about Senior Hong Lian’s attitude in front of Lu Changsheng, she felt an unspeakable sense of frustration and discomfort.

It was as if her beloved had been taken away, and she was powerless, and she even had to watch her beloved sacrifice herself to please others, and even in the process, she had to…

It was simply heartbreaking!