Chapter 353: Rich harvest, Danleizhu!
The three entered the Xumi Grotto-heaven.
“This…”
“Father, where is this?”
Lu Quanzhen and Lu Ping’an looked at the world before them, gazing around, their eyes filled with shock.
They never expected their Family to actually have such a Secret Realm!
“This place is called Xumi Grotto-heaven, and it’s the true core of our Family,” Lu Changsheng said.
As he spoke, his gaze drifted towards a newly appeared medicinal garden not far away.
Inside, various strange and Spirit Qi-infused flowers, plants, and trees were growing.
“Changsheng, you’re back.”
At this moment, Lu Miaoge, sensing Lu Changsheng’s aura from within the Chang Sheng Hall, walked out.
She wore a plain white dress, her Face beautiful and gentle, her demeanor like water.
Seeing Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen beside him, she was slightly surprised and said with a smile, “Oh, Ping’an and Quanzhen are here too.”
“Aunt.”
“Greetings, Aunt!”
Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen immediately cupped their hands in salute.
“Yes, Ping’an and Quanzhen are almost ready for Foundation Establishment, so I brought them here to see.
They will attempt their Foundation Establishment Breakthrough within the Grotto-heaven later.”
Lu Changsheng was still wearing his Xuan-colored Void Sky Robe, but the disguise on his Face had been removed, revealing his handsome and elegant features.
“Ping’an and Quanzhen are about to undergo Foundation Establishment?”
Lu Miaoge was startled when she heard this, her beautiful Face showing surprise.
Although she knew Lu Quanzhen had the strength of Qi Refining Ninth Layer when they were at White Tiger Mountain, she didn’t expect him to be attempting Foundation Establishment so soon.
And Lu Ping’an was also going to attempt Foundation Establishment?
She remembered that sixteen years ago, Lu Ping’an had only just had his Spiritual Root detected and embarked on Cultivation.
Lu Miaoge felt as if a lifetime had passed, recalling how difficult it was for Qingzhu Mountain in earlier years to Cultivate a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, requiring the entire Family’s effort.
But now, unknowingly, their second generation was already beginning to undergo Foundation Establishment.
“That’s right, Ping’an and Quanzhen both had some Opportunities, so they progressed faster.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile, “Miaoge, has Qingshan already returned?”
He had just noticed that the flowers and plants in the garden ahead were the Spirit Medicine Lu Qingshan brought back from the Purple Nether Secret Realm.
“After Qingshan sent the Spirit Medicine from the Secret Realm back, he and Qingzhu followed Yu Jian Zhenren back to Jin Yang Sect,” Lu Miaoge said softly.
Although her children had been back for several months this time, their departure again still made her very reluctant.
“They’ve already left…”
Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he sighed.
When his children were taken as Disciples by Heavenly Kite Immortal Master, he was on his way home and couldn’t bid them farewell.
Now that his children had left, he, as their Father, was not at Lu.
But this was normal; Heavenly Kite Immortal Master’s purpose in bringing his children back this time was mainly for the Purple Nether Secret Realm and a visit home.
Now that they had been home for several months and the Secret Realm was over, it was naturally impossible for them to stay long and wait for him to return to say goodbye.
Moreover, his son Lu Qingshan still had matters at the Sect.
“Oh, by the way, Changsheng, these are the Spirit Medicine Qingshan sent back.”
“He said that this time, because Yu Jian Zhenren of Heaven Sword Sect saw his exceptional Sword Dao talent, he was exempted from handing over the Spirit Medicine…”
Lu Miaoge noticed her husband’s emotions, immediately changed the subject, pointed to the medicinal garden ahead, and said softly.
“Yu Jian Zhenren of Heaven Sword Sect saw his exceptional Sword Dao talent, so he was exempted from handing over the Spirit Medicine?”
Lu Changsheng was stunned when he heard this.
Outside the Purple Nether Secret Realm, he had seen his son Lu Qingshan say something to the Immortal Master of Heaven Sword Sect, and then leave with Heavenly Kite Immortal Master without handing over any Spirit Medicine.
At the time, he thought the Heaven Sword Sect Immortal Master had let his son leave directly out of consideration for Heavenly Kite Immortal Master’s Face.
He never expected it was because of his son’s Sword Dao talent?
“Yes, Qingshan said that Yu Jian Zhenren only requires him to go to Heaven Sword Sect for a sword challenge—which is to spar with Heaven Sword Sect Disciples in Sword Dao—after he Breakthroughs to Foundation Establishment, and then he won’t need to hand over any Spirit Medicine.”
Lu Miaoge’s beautiful eyes sparkled, showing a smile as she said softly.
Although Lu Qingshan was her sister Lu Miaohuan’s son, she had always treated him as her own.
She even doted on this son a bit more than her daughter Lu Qingzhu.
Now that Lu Qingshan was so highly regarded by a Core Formation True Person of Heaven Sword Sect and invited to Heaven Sword Sect for a sword challenge, she was very happy and proud.
After all, this was Heaven Sword Sect!
The overlord of the Jiang Country Cultivation World!
The Holy Land for Sword Cultivators under heaven!
For an ordinary Cultivator to be able to join Heaven Sword Sect was already considered a great leap!
And her own child was invited by a Core Formation True Person of Heaven Sword Sect to come for a sword challenge—what an honor!
“Highly regarded by a Heaven Sword Sect Immortal Master, invited for a sword challenge, and thus exempted from handing over Spirit Medicine!?”
Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen, who were standing nearby, also looked at each other, thinking, “There’s such a good thing?”
One must know that their gains from the Purple Nether Secret Realm, along with Lu Qingshan’s, were not a small sum!
“I should have given all the Spirit Medicine to Qingshan,” Lu Ping’an said with a look of regret.
They were worried that giving all the Spirit Medicine to Lu Qingshan would affect him, so they only gave him half.
“Ping’an, Quanzhen, you two have also worked hard on this Secret Realm trip…”
At this moment, Lu Miaoge said softly to Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen.
She knew that half of the Spirit Medicine Lu Qingshan sent back was their gain.
So she separated their gains from Lu Qingshan’s.
After all, a Family would have a contribution system.
Even if they were all their own children, they would be rewarded according to their contributions.
However, Bihu Mountain’s Family contribution system was not yet perfect at the moment.
There were no clear written rewards for Secret Realm gains like this.
“Aunt, we still have some Spirit Medicine here.”
Lu Quanzhen had seen Heavenly Spirit Flower in the medicinal garden ahead.
He immediately understood why his Father had told them to uproot all the Spirit Medicine from the Purple Nether Secret Realm.
Because this Xumi Grotto-heaven in their Family, like the Purple Nether Secret Realm, could sustain various rare Spirit Medicine.
This shocked him immensely, making him feel that his Father was becoming more and more mysterious!
“Good.”
Lu Miaoge took the Spirit Plant Bag, then transmitted her voice to Lu Changsheng, “Changsheng, Ping’an and Quanzhen gained so much Spirit Medicine this time, have you thought about how to reward them?”
Although they were all their own children, she felt that rewards should be given no matter what.
“Don’t worry, I’ll arrange that,” Lu Changsheng transmitted.
He planned to forge Spiritual Artifacts for his son Lu Ping’an and give him Magic Treasures to Cultivate the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
As for Lu Quanzhen, who lacked nothing at the moment, he planned to give him the entire bottle of Purple Mansion Pill.
This son would go out to travel after his Foundation Establishment Breakthrough.
Ten Purple Mansion Pills would be enough to raise one’s Divine Sense from the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, which would be of great help to Lu Quanzhen’s travels!
“Mm~”
Lu Miaoge nodded gently.
She was just reminding her husband.
After all, Lu Changsheng was a bit casual in this regard and might not have paid attention, or might forget about it after a while.
“Xumi.”
Lu Changsheng opened the Spirit Plant Bag, indicating that any Spirit Plants inside that could be grown should all be planted.
“Master…”
Xumi spoke, indicating that it could basically sustain all these Spirit Plants.
However, they could only barely maintain their growth and could not cause the Spirit Plants to mature quickly.
But for Lu Changsheng, this was already enough.
As long as they could barely maintain life, he could use the ten thousand spirit bottle to ripen them when needed!
After Xumi planted the jinpu jujube tree, White Jade Lingzhi, Heavenly Spirit Flower, and Golden Blood Ginseng, which were difficult to Cultivate outside, in the Grotto-heaven medicinal garden, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge tallied the remaining gains.
Including the Spirit Medicine Lu Qingshan sent back earlier, the three brothers’ gains this time were truly abundant.
There were a total of four heavenly spirit fruits among them.
If Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen hadn’t handed over two, there would have been six heavenly spirit fruits!
However, with the Heavenly Spirit Flower, Lu Changsheng didn’t pay too much attention to the two heavenly spirit fruits that were handed over.
After all, who could have imagined that Lu Qingshan would be favored by an Immortal Master of Heaven Sword Sect and exempted from handing over Spirit Medicine?
Lu Miaoge also looked at her three sons’ gains with emotion.
One must know that rare Spirit Fruits like the heavenly spirit fruit in the Purple Nether Secret Realm were something that even ordinary Family Cultivators, despite risking their lives, might only obtain one or two if they were lucky.
Yet, her three children brought back four from the Secret Realm!
This made her realize that Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen were also extraordinary.
“Second-tier Tree Yao seeds?”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng looked at the four thumb-sized, crystalline purple tree seeds in his hand.
“Yes, but we’re not sure if they are the Tree Yao’s seeds, because these few seeds were parasitic within a Yao Beast’s body…” Lu Quanzhen said.
“Good, Quanzhen, Ping’an, you two have been thoughtful.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
If these four seeds were truly Tree Yao seeds, the seeds of a heaven and earth spiritual plant, then for him, they would be far more precious than any Spirit Medicine!
He planned to try cultivating these seeds when there was a surplus of Myriad Spirit Ginseng Dew in the Family.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng had Xumi build a simple wooden house for Lu Ping’an and Lu Quanzhen nearby for their daily Cultivation.
He told them that if they needed to enter or exit the Grotto-heaven normally, they could just call out to Senior Xumi.
“Alright, you two must be a bit tired from the journey.
Go back and rest early,” Lu Changsheng said, waving his hand at his two sons.
“Yes, Father.”
The two cupped their hands in response, called out to Senior Xumi, and then walked out of the Grotto-heaven.
“Miaoge, you should go to Qingzhu Mountain sometime and have your Father and the others acquire the other auxiliary Materials for Foundation Establishment Pill from outside,” Lu Changsheng said to Lu Miaoge.
With four heavenly spirit fruits, he could refine four batches of Foundation Establishment Pill.
Three pills per batch, which meant twelve Foundation Establishment Pills!
This amount of Foundation Establishment Pill was more than enough for their Family right now!
Moreover, with the ten thousand spirit bottle, they could have as many Foundation Establishment Pills as they wanted in the future!
So, in this situation, he naturally wouldn’t forget Qingzhu Mountain and was willing to lend some support.
“Okay~”
Lu Miaoge’s beautiful eyes sparkled, and she looked at her husband with gentle affection, naturally understanding what he meant.
Although her son Lu Qingshan had said when he returned earlier that if there were many Foundation Establishment Pills, he would give one to Qingzhu Mountain.
However, she hadn’t even brought it up yet, and Lu Changsheng proactively thought of Qingzhu Mountain, which deeply moved her.
“Miaoge, I missed you.”
Lu Changsheng chuckled, embracing his delicate wife, smelling the faint fragrance in her hair, and said softly.
The round trip to Purple Nether Secret Realm took more than three months, and the process was quite boring for him. His heart constantly yearned for his beloved wife at Lu.
“Mm~”
Lu Miaoge inhaled her husband’s scent, nestling into his embrace.
“Miaoge, let me see how your Sun Moon Reincarnation Art Cultivation is progressing.”
Lu Changsheng slipped one hand under his wife’s knees, carrying her in a princess carry, and strode directly into Chang Sheng Hall.
“Changsheng…”
Lu Miaoge couldn’t help but softly call out, quickly reaching up to wrap her arms around Lu Changsheng’s neck, her jade-like complexion flushed pink.
She was already so old, yet her husband was still carrying her like this. If Ling Zixiao and Little Ling’er saw them, how embarrassing would that be?
However, thinking that Ling Zixiao had been in seclusion Cultivating these days, and Bai Ling was with the two little ones at Lu Family Mansion, she felt at ease and rested her cheek on Lu Changsheng’s chest.
Upon entering the Immortal Cave, Lu Changsheng placed his wife on the white jade bed and began to passionately kiss her, expressing his longing.
Between their lips, a delicate and heavy symphony of sounds mingled, accompanied by rustling noises.
The plain white skirt, the snow lotus-embroidered肚兜 (dudou, a traditional Chinese bodice), embroidered shoes, silk stockings, and the black robe and long boots were all slowly scattered on the ground.
Two bodies tensed, stretched, twisted, and collided amidst soft gasps.
“Changsheng, you just returned, don’t make it too late.”
Lu Miaoge hummed softly, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, her beautiful eyes shimmering with charm, and she said with a trembling voice.
She felt that since Lu Changsheng had been away for so long, he should have returned to Lu Family Mansion immediately upon his return, and only then engage in such Cultivation.
“Mm, I know.”
Lu Changsheng said, his voice a little muffled.
After a session of Dual Cultivation, with Yin and Yang harmonized, Lu Changsheng felt refreshed and invigorated.
Afterward, he and Lu Miaoge tidied their clothes and walked out of Xumi Grotto-heaven to Lu Family Mansion.
His absence this time, apart from Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaoyun, and Ling Zixiao, was unknown to others.
Everyone thought he was in seclusion Cultivating at Lu.
This was Lu Changsheng’s own intention.
He didn’t want anyone to know that he had been out during this period.
Otherwise, a discerning person might guess and suspect that he had gone to the Purple Nether Secret Realm.
Upon arriving at the mansion, Lu Changsheng routinely inquired about the well-being of his wives, concubines, and children, and then hosted a Family banquet, a small lively gathering.
Qu Zhenzhen, seeing her son Lu Quanzhen return, asked him what he had been doing these days.
For this question, Lu Quanzhen had already prepared an excuse, stating that he had been busy at White Tiger Mountain.
Although the affairs of White Tiger Mountain had already been handed over to Lu Qingsong.
However, Qu Zhenzhen had always been unconcerned with Lu affairs, so she didn’t ask much about this reason.
She only told him to take good care of himself and be more careful when out and about.
After a lively time at Lu, Lu Changsheng took the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman from Lu Miaoyun’s hand.
Then he took out the False Core of Xu Family Old Ancestor and asked, “Honglian, can an inner core like this still be used?”
Because he wanted Honglian to guide the Cultivation of the children at Lu.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng usually handed the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman to Lu Miaoyun for safekeeping.
Lu Miaoyun only knew that there was a Senior expert in this Ancient Talisman; she knew nothing else.
“Young Master, this Yao Beast core has been refined into a False Core, causing the Yao Beast power and magic power to mix, so it can no longer be used for Core Formation.”
“Unless one Cultivates the same Cultivation Technique as this person, there is only a two or three-tenths chance of condensing a False Core.”
Honglian spoke, saying so.
“Indeed.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
He himself could see that the aura of this inner core was very mixed and chaotic.
Let alone Core Formation, even using it for Alchemy would easily lead to problems.
“In that case, what other uses does this kind of inner core have?”
Lu Changsheng continued to ask.
“An inner core like this can be used to refine Danlei Beads, which are extremely powerful.”
“Other uses would be to feed Yao Beasts.”
Honglian explained the uses of this inner core.
“Danlei Beads?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, immediately thinking of Heavenly Thunder Seeds.
“That’s right.”
Honglian explained the Danlei Beads to Lu Changsheng. Their general principle was similar to Heavenly Thunder Seeds.
It involved adding some Materials and then, through special means, bringing the inner core to the brink of explosion.
When used against an enemy, the energy within the inner core could be triggered, causing an explosion to harm the opponent.
“This inner core should be of the lightning attribute, right? Can the Nine Nether Mastiff and Six-Winged Golden Silkworm consume and refine it?”
Lu Changsheng continued to ask.
If it could be used to feed Yao Beasts, he would definitely choose to feed the Yao Beasts rather than refine any Danlei Beads.
“Young Master, have you forgotten? The Ancient Talisman can absorb the energy from the Yao Beast core and transform it into spiritual liquid.”
Honglian’s voice was light and elegant, very captivating.
“Haha, I really did forget that for a moment. In that case, you can have this inner core.”
Lu Changsheng chuckled.
Normally, his pet beasts and Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers were kept in a free-range state.
This caused him to temporarily forget the effects of the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman.
“Mm.”
Honglian responded, causing the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman to glow with a radiant light, swallowing the inner core.
“Oh, right, Honglian, the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm’s intelligence is too low. Do you have a way to make it recognize a master?”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng thought of his Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat as he asked.
“Recognize a master?”
Honglian was a little surprised.
She could see that the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm already recognized Lu Changsheng as its master, it just hadn’t formed a specific contract.
“That’s right, the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm is naturally fierce and brutal, with low intelligence, making it difficult to tame. Besides me, no one else can control it.”
“So I want it to recognize someone else as its master. Do you have a way?”
Lu Changsheng nodded and said.
Although the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm was good, its use was limited for him.
And it wasn’t of much use now either.
These years, it had been kept in the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman. If it weren’t for the conversation just now, he would have almost forgotten the existence of this pet beast.
So Lu Changsheng thought of giving this Six-Winged Golden Silkworm to his son, Lu Quanzhen.
After all, this son was so promising; he had even given him a Five Elements Fruit before.
As his Father, he hadn’t given him any precious or rare gifts yet.
Since that was the case, he would give him this Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.
This way, when the other party traveled, he would have an extra trump card.
However, the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm was not like the Nine Nether Mastiff.
Even if he made the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm obedient, it was still very likely to lose control in Lu Quanzhen’s hands.
“Although this golden silkworm is brutal and has low intelligence, it is still controlled by Young Master. If combined with the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman, it might be worth a try.”
Honglian said.
The Ancient Beast Taming Talisman not only had the effect of cultivating Yao Beasts but also of taming them.
Moreover, she also knew many methods for taming Yao Beasts.
“Good!”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
He planned to try letting Lu Quanzhen contract this Six-Winged Golden Silkworm once he Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
Biyun Peak.
Inside a small courtyard.
“Quanzhen, just Cultivate peacefully at Lu these days.”
“If you’re about to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, or if anything comes up, just tell Father directly.”
Lu Changsheng said to his son, Lu Quanzhen.
“Yes, Father.”
Lu Quanzhen nodded in response.
“Mm.”
After giving his instructions, Lu Changsheng went to the Puppet workshop and found his son, Lu Ping’an, who was watching Puppets being crafted. He said, “Ping’an, come with me.”
“Father.”
Lu Ping’an immediately nodded in response and went with Lu Changsheng to a small courtyard.
“Once the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique Breakthrough to the fifth layer, you can further Cultivate your skull, sternum, spine, and limbs to gain certain effects or abilities, just like your current ‘Mountain Splitting’ ability.”
“Therefore, if you find the effect of your current Magic Treasure easy to use, you can choose to Cultivate based on that Magic Treasure effect.”
Lu Changsheng began to instruct his son on the subsequent stages of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, specifically regarding magical arts and Divine Ability.
After teaching the Cultivation Technique, he gave Lu Ping’an the ‘Wind Thunder Ring’ of Xu Family Old Ancestor and the damaged long halberd he had obtained with Li Feiyu at the Tungsten Essence Mine, so that he could refine them into his body.
“Ah, two Magic Treasures…”
Lu Ping’an looked at his Father suddenly taking out two Magic Treasures for him to refine into his body for Cultivation, and he was completely stunned.
After all, these were Magic Treasures!
“Just use them if I tell you to. After these two Magic Treasures are refined into your body, you can also see their effects.”
Lu Changsheng said so.
Then, he took out a Jade Slip for Lu Ping’an and said, “Oh, right, regarding Cultivation Technique, what do you think of this ‘Black Dragon Codex’?”
Previously, Lu Ping’an had mentioned Cultivating the Cultivation Technique ‘Purple Yang True Art’.
He asked him if he needed to switch to a more powerful Cultivation Technique.
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng naturally felt it was necessary.
However, among the many Cultivation Techniques at Lu, there weren’t many suitable for Lu Ping’an.
Because Lu Ping’an only had some talent in martial arts and Body Refining; in other aspects, he was quite ordinary.
So Lu Changsheng thought and thought, and then he thought of the Black Dragon Codex.
Moreover, Lu Changsheng had always hoped that one of his children at Lu could successfully Cultivate the Black Dragon Codex.
If Lu Ping’an could successfully Cultivate this Cultivation Technique, he would be able to take charge of the Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers at Lu in the future.
After all, with Bai Ling’s personality, letting her take charge of the Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers would really be a bit childish.
“Black Dragon Codex?”
Lu Ping’an heard this, took the Jade Slip, and examined it.
“That’s right, this Cultivation Technique belongs to the Dual Cultivation of法体 (Fati, Law and Body). Upon Major Achievement, one can transform into a Black Dragon.”
“The only drawback is that as the Realm Breakthrough, it will affect fertility. Although it won’t lead to absolute infertility, giving birth to offspring after Cultivating it will be several times more difficult than under normal circumstances.”
Lu Changsheng spoke, saying so.