Chapter 387: Children break through the foundation and become the spiritual fetus of heaven and earth!

Golden Dragon Ridge.

“Lu Changsheng went to Monkey Mountain alone?”

The Old Ancestor of the Jin family narrowed his eyes upon hearing the report from below, his gaze dark and profound.

Ever since witnessing Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge work together to suppress Jin Zan during the Core Formation ceremony, he had harbored killing intent, plotting to eliminate them in secret.

Otherwise, allowing them to continue growing would be too terrifying.

Now, hearing that Lu Changsheng had gone out alone, without Lu Miaoge, a murderous intent couldn’t help but rise in his heart.

“This child obtained the Talisman Dao inheritance. The Tier 3 talisman used by Ling Zixiao back then is very likely related to him. If this child still has Tier 3 talismans…”

The Old Ancestor of the Jin family unconsciously clenched his fists, his heart filled with indecision.

Given the relationship between the two families, if Lu Changsheng were to die mysteriously near Monkey Mountain, many people would likely suspect his Jin family.

If Green Lake Mountain were to completely turn hostile with his Golden Dragon Ridge because of this, their Jin family would not fare well either.

However, what he worried about most was being unable to kill Lu Changsheng in one blow.

After all, Lu Changsheng’s rise over the past few decades, and his various methods, forced him to be cautious.

Furthermore, he had personally witnessed the power of Lu Changsheng’s talisman formations.

He knew that if he couldn’t kill Lu Changsheng in the first instance, it would be very difficult to kill the opponent later.

“This child is going to Monkey Mountain so openly. Perhaps he is telling me that he is going out alone, waiting for me to make a move…”

After pondering for a long time, the killing intent in the Old Ancestor of the Jin family subsided, and he ultimately decided to give up.

He would wait until he acquired a treasure that could counter talisman formations, or ensure a single fatal blow that would prevent Lu Changsheng from escaping, before looking for another opportunity to act.

“Hmph, let this child be arrogant for a while longer!”

The Old Ancestor of the Jin family’s expression was cold.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was unaware that the Old Ancestor of the Jin family had considered making a move against him.

After patrolling Monkey Mountain with Lu Xianzhi and returning to White Tiger Mountain, he disguised himself, took the Thousand-faced Fox Puppet, and went to stake out the area outside Golden Dragon Ridge.

Although Jin Zan had been severely injured by him earlier, the Jin family wouldn’t cause trouble in a short period.

But based on his understanding of the Jin family and Jin Zan, the Jin family would definitely not let this go.

Therefore, for the sake of caution, he decided to kill one of the Jin family’s two Pseudo-Core cultivators.

However, after staking out for half a month, Lu Changsheng gave up.

It was too tiring!

He had to remain vigilant at all times. When someone passed by, he had to use his divine sense to confirm if the person was the Old Ancestor of the Jin family or Jin Zan in disguise.

“Let’s just wait until the Jin family makes a move sometime.”

Lu Changsheng sighed.

His Old Ancestor Lu had never done such a tiring thing in his cultivation journey so far.

Moreover, Jin Zan had just been severely injured by him and couldn’t possibly go out in a short period.

He would most likely be recovering from his injuries at home, cultivating divine abilities, and nurturing his magical treasures.

As for the Old Ancestor of the Jin family, he rarely went out on weekdays, and Lu Changsheng didn’t know when he would go out or how long he would have to stake out.

Green Lake Mountain.

“What? True Person Qingluan has disappeared?”

Lu Changsheng returned to the Lu family mansion and learned a surprising piece of news during a casual chat with his wife.

“Yes, before, everyone suspected that True Person Qingluan didn’t show up because she was severely injured.”

“But over the past year, various forces have been probing Qingluan Immortal City. True Person Baifeng, who challenged True Person Qingluan before, also came out to challenge her, but True Person Qingluan has never appeared.”

“So now the outside world speculates that True Person Qingluan has likely left Jiang Kingdom and gone to a Tier 4 immortal city to seek opportunities and break through to the Nascent Soul realm.”

Lu Miaoyun said softly.

“Leaving Jiang Kingdom and going to a Tier 4 immortal city to seek opportunities to break through to the Nascent Soul realm…”

Lu Changsheng felt that this possibility was very high.

He had chatted with Li Feiyu in his early years and knew that True Person Qingluan was already three to four hundred years old.

If she didn’t attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm soon, her condition would likely decline, affecting her chances of success.

And staying in Qingluan Immortal City, this True Person Qingluan had no possibility of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Only by leaving Qingluan Immortal City and going to a Tier 4 immortal city to seek opportunities would she have hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

“True Person Qingluan established Qingluan Immortal City, and the wealth accumulated over these centuries is immense.”

“And with her strength, if she were willing to join a certain force, I imagine many Nascent Soul level forces would extend an olive branch and provide her with a Tier 4 spiritual脉…”

Lu Changsheng said.

Heavenly Sword Sect was unwilling to see True Person Qingluan break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

But some Nascent Soul level forces in other immortal countries would likely be willing to extend an olive branch.

“So what’s the situation in Qingluan Immortal City now?”

Lu Changsheng continued to inquire.

If Qingluan Immortal City no longer had True Person Qingluan guarding it, then the immortal city would likely change hands.

He had previously sent a letter to Li Feiyu in Qingluan Immortal City, asking about the situation.

The other party only said that he would be careful, told him not to worry, and to try to visit Qingluan Immortal City less these days.

“Now, the rumors are just getting worse, causing panic in Qingluan Immortal City. Many rogue cultivators have left, but no forces have made a move on Qingluan Immortal City yet.”

“However, if this continues, and True Person Qingluan keeps not showing up, it’s estimated that within a few years at most, forces will make a move on Qingluan Immortal City.”

Lu Miaoyun said softly, her words filled with emotion.

When she was young, she had heard of the great name of Qingluan Immortal City, this rogue cultivator sanctuary.

She had even thought about visiting this immortal city.

But now, she heard news that this immortal city was about to decline and be destroyed.

“Moreover, there are rumors that because many rogue cultivators from Qingluan Immortal City have flowed into the Beast Taming Sect’s market, and too many rogue cultivators have flooded in, leading to frequent robbery incidents in the struggle for resources, it has even affected the public order in the Beast Taming Sect’s territory…”

Lu Miaoyun continued.

Although the matter of Qingluan Immortal City had not affected the Green Cloud Sect side.

But the Beast Taming Sect, which is adjacent to Qingluan Immortal City, has already been affected.

“Alas, this cultivation world is never truly peaceful.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed.

In the cultivation world of Jiang Kingdom, the Beast Taming Sect, being close to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, already had the worst public order and the most rogue cultivators.

Now, under the impact of Qingluan Immortal City, the public order has become even worse, and it is estimated that many cultivators will again flee to the territories under the Green Cloud Sect, Sunset Sect, and Heavenly Sword Sect.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

During this time, Lu Changsheng cultivated the Yin Yang Yuan Dan Method at home and condensed six more Yuan Dans.

Regarding the matter of Monkey Mountain, the Tao family was eventually willing to provide the method for cultivating and planting fruit trees, as well as the family’s fruit wine brewing inheritance.

However, they demanded not only a Tier 2 top-grade talisman dao inheritance but also three Tier 2 top-grade talismans.

Facing this demand, Lu Changsheng naturally wouldn’t agree and only gave one Tier 2 top-grade talisman.

Did they really think Tier 2 top-grade talismans were like cabbages!

Afterwards, he sent a message to Zhao Qingqing.

He asked her to help look after the spiritual fruit trees on Monkey Mountain.

He wanted to see if there were any areas that needed optimization or improvement in terms of planting and cultivation.

Furthermore, Lu Changsheng renamed Monkey Mountain to Flower and Fruit Mountain.

Many family forces are unwilling to change their names, largely because after changing the name, no one knows about it, and they have to mention the original name, which is very troublesome.

It might take several years, or even decades, for people to remember the new name.

However, Lu Changsheng didn’t care.

He didn’t need anyone to remember the new name, Flower and Fruit Mountain, for now.

“Father…”

One day, Lu Qingxuan came to find Lu Changsheng.

He said that he was ready and could attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment at any time.

“Mm, since you are ready, then let’s begin.”

Lu Changsheng saw that his son’s spiritual energy was full and harmonious, and his state of mind was very stable, neither arrogant nor impatient, so he nodded and said.

He did not let his son go to the Sumeru Cave Heaven to break through.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to tell him about the Sumeru Cave Heaven.

It was purely because for so many years, no one in the Lu family had broken through to Foundation Establishment in public.

Lu Qingxuan was a genius with a Grade 4 spiritual root, known to everyone in the family, and he was the son of a concubine.

So Lu Changsheng thought of letting him break through on Green Cloud Peak, creating a bit of a stir, for his wives, concubines, sons, and daughters in the family to see, as an example, to provide a certain incentive.

As for whether having another Foundation Establishment cultivator in the family would cause trouble, Lu Changsheng wasn’t too worried.

After all, compared to his and Lu Miaoge’s feat of defeating Jin Zan, this matter wasn’t as attention-grabbing.

“Yes, Father.”

Lu Qingxuan felt a little disappointed seeing his father so casual about him breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

However, thinking about his father’s achievements, a mere Foundation Establishment breakthrough was probably not something he would put in his eyes.

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Foundation Establishment is just the beginning of cultivation.”

Lu Changsheng patted his son’s shoulder and said gently.

“Yes, Father!”

Lu Qingxuan’s expression was firm, and he nodded in response.

Afterwards, the two came to the back mountain. Lu Qingxuan sat cross-legged, his face solemn, circulating the cultivation technique “Nine Thunder-Fire Arts”, preparing to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Lu Changsheng stood by to protect him.

As a father, he usually didn’t pay much attention to his children, so naturally, he would accompany and watch over them at a time like this.

Moreover, for something like Foundation Establishment, even if he had explained the key points beforehand, mistakes could still happen.

By watching over him, he could speak up and point out any slight error, avoiding unexpected situations.

This was also the benefit of having a master or elder guarding you!

After a long time, Lu Qingxuan felt his essence, energy, and spirit were full, his state was at its peak, and he no longer hesitated, taking the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.

“Boom!”

The spiritual energy in his Qi Sea and Dantian boiled and roared, filling his limbs and bones, forming a tide-like spiritual pressure, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to surge towards him frantically.

“It has begun…”

Lu Changsheng quietly watched his son break through to Foundation Establishment.

His son was only thirty-five years old, cultivating the unorthodox technique “Nine Thunder-Fire Arts”, and with the Foundation Establishment Pill, there would be no problem with the three stages of Foundation Establishment.

Furthermore, considering that his son had undergone too little tempering and his character might be slightly lacking, Lu Changsheng had also prepared a spiritual object for divine sense Foundation Establishment for him, ensuring foolproof success.

Just then, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Lu Changsheng’s mind, accompanied by a pure and rich surge of magic power flowing into his body.

[Congratulations to the host! Five of your descendants have broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, gaining a bloodline effect: Offspring Spiritual Body Inheritance Rate increased by 3%, and gaining one Advanced Draw opportunity!]

“Huh?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned, feeling somewhat confused.

What was going on?

Lu Qingxuan had just started the Qi and Blood stage, so how had he already broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage?

However, Lu Changsheng instantly realized that it was his other children who had broken through to Foundation Establishment.

“Who is it?”

At this moment, Lu Changsheng truly didn’t know which child had broken through to Foundation Establishment.

After all, he now had seven children at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, four of whom were outside.

A moment later, Lu Changsheng knew which child had broken through to Foundation Establishment.

[Name: Lu Qingzhu]

[Lifespan: 41/231]

[Talent: Grade 7 Spiritual Root]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment First Layer]

[Talents: Talisman Creation Affinity (35%)]

“Little Zhu’er has broken through to Foundation Establishment.”

Seeing his daughter, Lu Qingzhu, break through to Foundation Establishment, Lu Changsheng’s eyes held a touch of gentle relief.

His daughter only had a seventh-grade spirit root, so breaking through to Foundation Establishment was not easy.

Seeing his daughter’s breakthrough now, Lu Changsheng was overjoyed and wanted to tell his wife, Lu Miaoge, the news immediately.

However, telling his wife about this was simply impossible to explain.

“I wonder if Qingshan and Little Zhu’er will come back later.”

Lu Changsheng felt a bit of longing in his heart.

He had always doted on this pair of children.

But because he had gone to Jin Yang Sect, they had only met twice in over thirty years.

Actually, Lu Changsheng felt okay about Lu Qingshan.

He believed this son’s personality was suitable for venturing out.

But he had always felt heartache for his daughter, Lu Qingzhu, worrying about her being bullied outside and hoping she would stay safely at home.

But the siblings relied on each other outside, and there was no way he could say he would only let Lu Qingshan stay out and bring Lu Qingzhu back home.

“But with Qingshan around, Little Zhu’er won’t be easily bullied.”

Lu Changsheng muttered to himself, let out a light breath, and without being overly sentimental, continued to look at Lu Qingxuan in front of him.

Time passed little by little.

Lu Qingxuan completed the three stages of Foundation Establishment. In his Qi Sea Dantian, the mist-like liquid mana spread, and he began to condense his Dao foundation.

“Among the three stages of Foundation Establishment, except for the slightly lacking Divine Sense stage, the other two stages were perfect.”

Lu Changsheng’s expression was calm, knowing that this son should be able to condense a flawless Dao foundation.

A flawless Dao foundation was already quite good.

To achieve a perfect Dao foundation, not only would his temperament need to be improved further, but countless rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures would also need to be spent to refine his physical body, mana, and foundation, only then would there be a slim hope.

Of course, if Lu Changsheng was willing to give him the Five Elements Spirit Fruits to consume, he might be able to condense a perfect Dao foundation.

But the Five Elements Spirit Fruit tree in the system space hadn’t been planted yet, and Lu Changsheng hadn’t reached that level of extravagance.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

As the three stages of Foundation Establishment were broken through, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the back mountain suddenly accelerated, beginning to surge and churn wildly, forming a spiritual energy vortex several zhang in diameter in the sky above.

“Hmm, what’s going on?”

“This is a spiritual energy vortex, someone is attempting Foundation Establishment!”

“Foundation Establishment, who in the family is attempting Foundation Establishment!”

“Is it Qingxuan or Wangshu, or perhaps one of the aunts?”

The anomaly in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth immediately made many people on Green Lake Mountain look towards the back mountain of Green Cloud Peak, discussing animatedly, their eyes filled with envy, longing, and excitement.

After all, having another Foundation Establishment cultivator in the family was a great thing.

Especially since not long ago, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge had won Monkey Mountain from the Jin family, and the family needed a Foundation Establishment cultivator to go and oversee it.

“Xuan’er…”

On top of a pavilion, Shao Yuyao, dressed in a goose-yellow palace dress, her black hair neatly combed and styled into an elegant bun, tightly clutched a handkerchief in her hands, her gentle and dignified face filled with tension and anxiety as she gazed at the back mountain.

She knew this was her son, Lu Qingxuan, attempting Foundation Establishment.

Although Green Lake Mountain now had several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were no longer so high above and unreachable for her.

But with her own son attempting Foundation Establishment, her heart was still filled with anticipation and pleasant surprise.

“It looks like it should be a flawless Dao foundation.”

In the main house of the Lu family, Lu Miaoge gazed at the spiritual energy vortex and murmured softly.

Then she said gently and gracefully to Lu Wangshu beside her, “Wangshu, you should be close to breaking through to Foundation Establishment, right?”

“Dad said not to rush the breakthrough and to break through to Foundation Establishment after I’m more familiar with the spirit patterns,” Lu Wangshu said listlessly, currently teasing Lu Qingxuan.

Over the years, seeing Lu Lingxiao’s cultivation speed, she was worried that she would be surpassed by him eventually.

So she wanted to break through to Foundation Establishment earlier to maintain her dignity as the elder sister, but her father wouldn’t allow it.

“Your father is also doing this for your own good. The Ninety-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture you cultivate is a cultivation method that requires accumulating a lot before achieving a breakthrough…” Lu Miaoge said gently.

She knew that this daughter before her was a true genius.

As long as she broke through to Foundation Establishment, relying on her accumulated foundation, she probably wouldn’t be much worse than her son, Lu Qingshan.

Just like that, under everyone’s attention and discussion, half a month passed.

On this day, the spiritual energy vortex on the back mountain of Green Cloud Peak emitted faint rays of colorful light and slowly dissipated.

“Spiritual energy turning into colorful light, this is a successful breakthrough!”

“Besides the eldest brother, the family has another Foundation Establishment cultivator!”

“Foundation Establishment, the family still has Foundation Establishment Pills. As long as I cultivate to the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining as quickly as possible, I also have hope of breaking through to Foundation Establishment!”

“I wonder if there will still be Foundation Establishment Pills in the family by the time I cultivate to the ninth layer of Qi Refining…”

Many Lu family disciples paid attention to the situation before them, not only feeling motivated but also a sense of urgency.

Although it was said that the family had Foundation Establishment Pills.

Everyone felt that the Foundation Establishment Pills were limited, and if they were slow, they might be gone.

Therefore, even among siblings, something like Foundation Establishment should still be strived for!

The back cliff of Green Cloud Peak.

“Father!”

After successfully breaking through, Lu Qingxuan immediately opened his eyes and called out to Lu Changsheng with a mix of joy and excitement.

Even though he had been sent by Lu Changsheng to the Red Leaf Market to temper himself in previous years, making his temperament much more stable.

At this moment, having successfully broken through to Foundation Establishment, there was still an irrepressible joy in his heart.

“Qingxuan, congratulations on breaking through to Foundation Establishment.”

Lu Changsheng said to his son with a smiling face, “Now, fully experience the baptism and transformation of Foundation Establishment. I have a gift for you later.”

“Yes, Father!”

Lu Qingxuan quickly closed his eyes, knowing that he shouldn’t be overly emotional at this time.

After Lu Qingxuan completed the Foundation Establishment baptism, his entire being, spirit, and appearance all showed significant changes, and a slightly scorching and domineering aura emanated from his body.

“Let’s go, go see your mother.”

Lu Changsheng spoke up and went with this son to visit his concubine, Shao Yuyao.

“Master, Qingxuan…”

In the courtyard, Shao Yuyao saw Lu Changsheng and her son, Lu Qingxuan, flying over. Her expression was stunned, and her eyes were a little red.

Her life had been full of ups and downs.

In her early years, her family was destroyed, and she was sold into the White Jade Tower.

She thought she had reached a dead end in life, but then she met Lu Changsheng.

Although she kept giving birth, her seventh child not only possessed a spirit root but also a fourth-grade spirit root!

Now, this son had even broken through to Foundation Establishment, becoming a great Foundation Establishment cultivator whom her entire former family would have looked up to.

“Mother.”

Lu Qingxuan came before his mother and bowed.

“Good, good, good, good, good…”

Shao Yuyao wept tears of joy, not knowing what to say for a moment.

“Yuyao, you’ve worked hard all these years.”

Lu Changsheng stepped forward, held Shao Yuyao’s hand, and said gently.

“This concubine… this concubine hasn’t worked hard. Being able to meet Master is the most fortunate thing in this concubine’s life,” Shao Yuyao said with a choked voice.

After a brief chat, Lu Changsheng told Lu Qingxuan to go back and consolidate his cultivation realm properly and to come find him after his realm was stable.

Then he instructed Lu Miaoyun and her son, Lu Xingyang, to arrange a simple Foundation Establishment ceremony to celebrate, inviting a few relatively familiar families.

“System, lottery!”

After handling the matters, Lu Changsheng came to the peak of Green Cloud Peak and began the advanced lottery he had obtained earlier.

“I wonder what I can draw this time, please don’t let it be a cultivation method again…” Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.

Although he had won a grand prize like the Yin-Yang Creation Scripture in the previous two draws.

But he was really afraid that the system would give him another cultivation method.

For authentic-grade cultivation methods, he could still teach them at home.

But the cultivation methods obtained from advanced lotteries had too high a threshold and couldn’t be taught at all currently; they could only gather dust.

Immediately, the advanced lottery wheel appeared, golden light rotated, and finally stopped on the ‘Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures’ section.

[Ding, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Peachwood Spirit Embryo!]

[Reward has been issued to the system space, the Host can view it at any time.]

Immediately, a charred peach tree pattern appeared, accompanied by a system notification sound.

“Spirit Embryo?”

Seeing this reward, Lu Changsheng’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately looked at the system space.

[Spirit Embryo: Peachwood Spirit Embryo]

[Grade: Fourth Tier]

[Description: A heaven and earth spirit embryo conceived from a ten-thousand-year-old Peach God Wood at the confluence of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy. If fully matured, it can transform into a True Spirit.]

“It really is a heaven and earth spirit embryo, but why is it only fourth-tier…” Lu Changsheng looked at the reward description, his brows slightly furrowed.

He didn’t expect the advanced lottery to still have fourth-tier grades.

However, thinking about it, he immediately felt relieved.

Ordinary lotteries would only yield a fourth-tier reward if luck exploded.

And it was considered normal for advanced lotteries to yield fourth and fifth tiers.

“I wonder if this spirit embryo is the same as the one I saw in ancient records. If it is…” Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered in his heart.

Regarding spirit embryos, he had seen them mentioned in a notebook before.

Not born of flesh and blood, but nurtured by heaven and earth!

There were many types of spirit embryos.

It could be a stone, an unpolished jade, a piece of wood, or it could be a large mountain, a river, or even a ball of fire, or a plant.

Unlike demons, spirit embryos were born from a point of creation during the convergence of heaven and earth’s Yin and Yang, and the profound mystery of life and death, gradually nurturing into being.

Theoretically, this kind of ‘spirit embryo’ could continuously grow and eventually become a True Spirit, invincible in the world upon its birth!

It was just that for a spirit embryo to grow into a True Spirit was almost impossible.

Because the formation of a spirit embryo was extremely demanding, it was a kind of miracle.

Every step of growth required experiencing long years and undergoing countless tribulations and baptisms.

Therefore, the idea of such a spirit embryo growing into a True Spirit existed only in theory.

However, this kind of ‘heaven and earth spirit embryo’ that was currently in the process of nurturing and growing was an unparalleled treasure and extremely rare for cultivators!

Not only could it be refined into great elixirs to enhance cultivation and nourish divine abilities.

It could also be used to cultivate an external avatar or refine Dao soldiers!

The notebook Lu Changsheng read back then recorded that a top sect once obtained a Nine-Orifice Stone Embryo and refined the spirit embryo nurtured within into an unparalleled Dao soldier.

“Extract!”

Lu Changsheng didn’t hesitate and chose to extract this spirit embryo.

To see if its effect was exactly the same as the spirit embryo he knew of.