Chapter 416: I’m pretty smart most of the time!
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Inside the Hall of Everlasting Life, Lu Changsheng and his beloved wives engaged in a series of passionate battles, tossing and turning repeatedly, the passion and romance indescribable with words.
Afterward!
Lu Changsheng recounted his journey to the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains to his wives.
However, to avoid worrying his wives, he omitted the parts about being hunted by demon kings and killing Bai Feng Zhenren.
But the entire process, what he saw and did, still caused Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, Qu Zhenzhen, and others to exclaim in surprise and admiration.
After all, among the wives, only Ling Zixiao had seen a bit of the world; the others had hardly ever traveled far.
The Ten Thousand Beast Mountains and third-order demon kings were things they had only heard of or learned about in books.
“When things at home are less hectic, your husband will take you to the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains and the major immortal cities…”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
However, halfway through, he swallowed his words.
He turned to Lu Miaohuan, Lu Miaoyun, and Qu Zhenzhen and said gently, “Don’t worry, your husband has a way to solve the problem with the Heavenly Longevity Method.”
“Mm~”
“Husband, it’s okay.”
“Husband, I think it’s fine this way too.”
The three women were very understanding.
However, Lu Changsheng could still see a hint of sadness on his wife Lu Miaohuan’s delicate and beautiful face.
She was naturally lively and playful.
But after practicing the Heavenly Longevity Method, she couldn’t leave Bihu Mountain even half a step.
Especially in recent years, her father, Lu Yuanding, was aging and nearing the end of his life, yet she couldn’t go to see him, and sometimes she grieved alone.
“As long as you can transform with Sumeru and transplant your natal spirit plants into the Sumeru Grotto Heaven, you can go out with Sumeru.”
“Or, when your husband finds a Grotto Heaven magic treasure that can grow Heavenly Earth spirit plants, you can also go out freely without any restrictions.”
Lu Changsheng said gently.
Over the years, he had done some research and gained some understanding of the Heavenly Longevity Method.
In theory, as long as there was a Grotto Heaven magic treasure that could sustain Heavenly Earth spirit plants, and his wives’ natal spirit plants were moved inside, they could go out using the Grotto Heaven magic treasure.
“Grotto Heaven magic treasure.”
Lu Miaohuan and Lu Miaoyun’s beautiful eyes revealed a hint of hope.
If they could go out, they would naturally want to travel and see the world with Lu Changsheng.
However, they all understood what the words “Grotto Heaven magic treasure” represented.
Ordinary magic treasures were already extremely precious, and only Golden Core or Pseudo-Core cultivators could possess them.
And Grotto Heaven magic treasures were several times, or even dozens of times, rarer than ordinary magic treasures.
Especially since this Grotto Heaven magic treasure also had to be able to grow Heavenly Earth spirit plants, making it even rarer and more precious.
“Mm-hmm, then it will be hard on you, husband!”
Qu Zhenzhen was the least concerned about this among the three women.
She was a super homebody and didn’t like to go out on normal days.
Except for her son, Lu Quanzhen, who had traveled far away, the other children were all at Bihu Mountain, so she didn’t have too many worries.
If she wanted anything on normal days, she only needed to tell her daughter, Lu Caizhen, or find Lu Changsheng, Lu Wangshu, and others, and it would be resolved.
After enjoying a few days of comfortable and peaceful time with his wives in the Sumeru Grotto Heaven, relaxing his body and mind, Lu Changsheng also began to busy himself with serious matters, concerned about the situation of his children at home.
“Child greets Father!”
“Dad, Mom, Aunt!”
“Daddy, Daddy!”
After learning that Lu Changsheng had emerged from seclusion, the children at home came to pay their respects one after another.
Besides Lu Lingxiao, Lu Xingchen, Lu Qingsong, and Lu Ping’an were also called back by Lu Changsheng.
Only Lu Ruyi, Lu Xianzhi, and the Nine Nether Mastiff remained at White Tiger Mountain to guard it.
As for Lu Xingyue and Lu Yunlou, they had taken on sect missions and gone to guard the market, so they wouldn’t be back so soon.
“Daddy, Daddy, Sister said you prepared gifts for us.”
The youngest daughter, Lu Linghe, saw Lu Changsheng and immediately went forward with a look of affection and joy, raising her delicate and cute little head and saying.
Lu Changsheng glanced at his daughter Lu Wangshu not far away.
This daughter was wearing a pink and white dress, her face was bright and flawless, her hands were behind her back, standing gracefully, looking around as if admiring the scenery outside.
“Hehe.”
Lu Changsheng chuckled and shook his head, then rubbed his youngest daughter’s hair bun and said with a smile, “Of course, come, you distribute the spirit stones inside, one for each older brother, older sister, younger brother, and younger sister.”
“Wow, so many spirit stones, thank you, Daddy!”
Lu Linghe’s eyes lit up when she saw a pile of mid-grade spirit stones in the storage bag, and she happily began to distribute the spirit stones.
“One for Big Brother, one for me!”
“One for Brother Lu Yun, one for me!”
“One for Sister Caizhen, one for me!”
Lu Wangshu watched Lu Linghe’s behavior and gave a thumbs up, saying, “Xiao He, you are so smart.”
“Hmph, hmph.”
Lu Linghe heard this, puffed out her little chest, and said with a proud and joyful expression, “You always think I’m stupid, but I’m not stupid at all. Most of the time, I’m extremely clever!”
After saying that, she smiled and handed a spirit stone to Lu Wangshu, saying, “One for you, Sister, one for me.”
“Hahahaha.”
A burst of cheerful laughter immediately rang out in the hall, causing Ling Zixiao, the mother, to sigh and rub her forehead.
“Hahahaha.”
Lu Changsheng also had a smile on his face, saying, “What’s wrong with our Xiao He taking more benefits after working so hard?”
The family talked and laughed, and after chatting for a while, Lu Changsheng got up and said, “Ping’an, Yun’er, Caizhen, Qingsong, Xingchen, Chensha, Xiao’er, come with me.”
“Yes, Dad.”
Lu Yun, Lu Caizhen, and the others all guessed what was going on.
Lu Chensha was a little confused when he heard his name.
He didn’t know why he was included, but he quickly followed.
After Lu Changsheng and the others arrived at a side hall, he first looked at his son Lu Chensha and said, “Chensha, I have some Ironfire Ants here for you to cultivate.”
As he spoke, he gently raised his palm and gave the other party the Ironfire Ant larvae and eggs he had obtained from the Ten Thousand Beast Mountains.
“Ironfire Ants! ?”
Lu Chensha’s expression was immediately surprised and delighted when he heard this, and he cupped his hands and bowed, “Thank you, Father, this child will definitely cultivate these Ironfire Ants well.”
He had seen this Ironfire Ant on the Strange Insect Ranking before.
Although it was ranked very low, being able to be on the list meant it was extraordinary.
Once they formed a group, tens of thousands of them would be very difficult to deal with, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it difficult to stop them.
If there were tens of thousands of them, Golden Core cultivators would probably have a headache.
The larvae and eggs in front of him were densely packed, like a sphere, estimated to be nearly a thousand.
If he could cultivate them well and let them continue to reproduce, they would definitely form a group of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands in the future.
“Well, you should hatch and cultivate them normally first. If you have any problems, come to me at any time.”
Lu Changsheng said.
Although the living environment of the Ironfire Ants was very harsh, with the Insect Nest Pouch and the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman, it was not a problem.
However, he also planned to plant the Golden Fire Vine Tree after the spirit vein was upgraded.
“Yes, Father.”
Lu Chensha responded respectfully.
“Do you have the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman with you?”
Lu Changsheng continued to ask.
“Yes, I do.”
Lu Chensha quickly handed over the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman.
Lu Changsheng looked at it for a moment, then handed him a storage bag, saying, “Put all the spirit stones and spirit materials inside into the ancient talisman.”
Before, due to limited resources, his Blackwater Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers could only slowly endure over time.
Now that he had money, he naturally planned to quickly cultivate the first batch of second-order Flood Dragon Dao Soldiers.
“Yes, Father.”
Lu Chensha honestly replied.
“Okay, you go back first. Notify me when the first second-order Flood Dragon Dao Soldier appears.”
Lu Changsheng said.
“This child takes his leave.”
Lu Chensha was still a little restrained and in awe of his father, Lu Changsheng.
When he walked out of the side hall, he glanced at the storage bag in his hand and immediately gasped sharply.
“So many spirit stones, and so many crystal cores, and natural treasures, this value is probably more than 100,000 spirit stones, right?”
Lu Chensha was extremely shocked in his heart, and he realized that his father seemed to be richer than he had imagined.
However, he did not dare to have any greedy thoughts about these resources, nor would he be greedy.
In Bihu Mountain, he not only had his father, Lu Changsheng, but also a mother whom he rarely saw.
This mother was a little indifferent to him, only telling him to listen to his father’s words, but every time they met, she would give him a lot of cultivation resources.
If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t be able to cultivate so many spirit insects with the benefits of Bihu Mountain.
“Brother Chensha, here, one for you, one for me!”
At this time, Lu Linghe saw Lu Chensha and handed him a spirit stone, then put another one into her storage bag at her waist.
“Thank you, Xiao He.”
Lu Chensha smiled and took the spirit stone.
A mid-grade spirit stone was equal to a hundred low-grade spirit stones, which was not a small amount for him.
But after seeing the storage bag given by his father, he suddenly felt that this spirit stone was a bit dull.
“When I break through to Foundation Establishment, I should be able to earn spirit stones quickly when I go out to train, right?”
Lu Chensha thought in his heart.
“Hehe, you’re welcome.”
Lu Linghe grinned and smiled, then went to distribute spirit stones again with a cute look, seeing if there was anyone at home who hadn’t come over, and actively went to send spirit stones.
In the side hall.
“Ping’an, how is the matter of the Chamber of Commerce going now?”
Lu Changsheng looked at his eldest son, who was tall and burly with a square and handsome face, and asked.
“Dad, everything is ready.”
Lu Ping’an said in a deep voice.
Half a year ago, the establishment of the Lu family’s Chamber of Commerce had already been decided, and a lot of preheating had been done, even including the Qingzhu Mountain, Bai Niao Lake, and Tie Mu Lin families.
Now it was just waiting for Lu Changsheng to nod.
“Okay, in that case, you can choose a time yourself.”
Lu Changsheng said.
After saying that, he looked at Lu Ping’an a few times and asked, “Ping’an, your Hundred Refinements Body Tempering Art should be about to break through, right?”
“Uh, it should take another two or three years.”
Lu Ping’an scratched his head and said.
“Two or three years?”
Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows slightly, stepped forward and put his hand on his son’s shoulder, checking his physical condition.
After a moment, he said, “You will stay in Bihu Mountain for the next period of time. I will prepare a medicinal bath for you. After the bath and baptism, you can directly break through to the eighth level.”
“Thank you, Father.”
Lu Ping’an immediately cupped his hands.
“Eighth level of the Hundred Refinements Body Tempering Art! ?”
The others next to him looked at their eldest brother.
Especially Lu Lingxiao.
He had cultivated the Hundred Refinements Body Tempering Art.
He knew what the eighth level of this art represented.
His eldest brother was only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and his body tempering was about to reach the quasi-third order! ?
“Well, take this spirit beast.”
Lu Changsheng handed a beast taming token and a spirit pet bag to Lu Ping’an, saying, “Although this spirit beast has been tamed, it is fierce and full of wildness. It will take some time and effort to subdue it.”
“See if you can tame it. If you can tame it, it will be your spirit pet.”
Lu Changsheng said.
Inside, it was the second-order spirit beast he had obtained earlier—the Silver-Winged Golden Light Falcon.
Lu Changsheng himself didn’t have any ideas about this spirit beast and was too lazy to slowly tame it.
And among the children at home, only Lu Ping’an had the strength to tame it.
It just so happened that he liked to visit Ruyi Prefecture on weekdays, so it would also be a mount for him.
“Thank you, Father.”
Lu Ping’an took the spirit pet bag and curiously glanced at what spirit beast was inside.
Immediately, he saw an eagle falcon with a strong and majestic figure, flowing curves, and a golden luster.
Its eagle eyes were sharp and intimidating, and its wings were like thunder and lightning, flowing with a cold silver luster.
Lu Changsheng waved his hand, letting him leave, and then stepped forward to check the cultivation status of his five children.
Like Lu Lingxiao and Lu Xingchen, Foundation Establishment would definitely not be a problem.
The question was whether they could condense any Dao Foundation.
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As for Lu Yun, Lu Caizhen, and Lu Qingsong, it was very uncertain, very uncertain.
Although his daughter Lu Caizhen had a fifth-grade spiritual root.
But her cultivation was purely three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, and her temperament and comprehension were very average.
“During these days at home, adjust your state well. Later, Father will prepare a medicinal bath for you. After the bath, you can attempt Foundation Establishment.”
Lu Changsheng said.
This trip to fight and kill the demon king, preparing a medicinal bath, naturally didn’t mean it was just for his son Lu Lingxiao alone. Everyone had a share.
It was just that Lu Lingxiao’s situation allowed for a stronger medicinal effect.
“Yes, Father!”
“Thank you, Father.”
Hearing this, everyone’s faces showed a bit of joy, and they responded respectfully.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng asked them if they had any doubts about their cultivation and answered them one by one.
“Alright, it’s just Foundation Establishment, don’t be too nervous.”
Lu Changsheng waved his hand, saying casually, and walked out of the side hall with his children.
However, despite what he said, Lu Yun, Lu Caizhen, and Lu Qingsong were still a little nervous.
After all, it was one thing for one person to establish a foundation usually.
Now, five people in the family were establishing a foundation at the same time. If everyone else succeeded and only they failed, it would be simply embarrassing.
Moreover, it seemed that no one in their family had ever failed to establish a foundation before?
If they became the first family member to fail at Foundation Establishment, they would probably be recorded in the family’s book of shame.
In the evening, Lu Changsheng had the family prepare a dinner, and the family gathered to eat.
Although there were so many wives, concubines, sons, and daughters in the family that a single hall couldn’t accommodate them all.
But this kind of family banquet was mainly for the children in the family to gather more often and communicate their feelings.
The next day.
“Xiao’er, I remember that in the Vermilion Bird Burning Heaven Art you cultivate, there is a Fire Absorption Technique, right?”
Lu Changsheng found his son Lu Lingxiao, preparing to help him refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.
“Yes.”
Lu Lingxiao nodded, roughly guessing what his father was going to do.
Previously, his mother Ling Zixiao had told him about the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.
“Let’s go, Father is free now, I’ll help you refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.”
Lu Changsheng immediately took Lu Lingxiao to find his wife Lu Miaoge.
After all, his son was only in the Qi Refining stage, and refining such a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was still very dangerous, so having Lu Miaoge protect him would be much better.
“Husband, Xiao’er is only refining Qi, shouldn’t he refine it after Foundation Establishment?”
Ling Zixiao was a little surprised to see Lu Changsheng helping his son refine the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.
You must know that this Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was violent and domineering, and even she didn’t dare to refine it easily, let alone her son Lu Lingxiao.
“Xiao’er has the Dragon’s Roar Physique. Refining this Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire now can cleanse his marrow and build a stronger foundation.”
“Besides, with me and Sister Miaoge watching, nothing will happen.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
After speaking, he looked at Lu Miaoge and said, “Sister Miaoge, later you use ‘Taiyi True Water’ to protect Xiao’er’s meridians and dantian.”
“Okay.”
Lu Miaoge’s appearance was gentle and beautiful, and she responded with a soft smile.
“Thank you, Father, Aunt.”
Lu Lingxiao cupped his hands, knowing that his father was building a perfect Dao Foundation for him.
“The process will be a little painful later.”
Lu Changsheng gently raised his hand, took out the porcelain bottle containing the second-order fire seed, and said.
“Father, don’t worry, your child can withstand it!”
Hearing this, Lu Lingxiao’s face immediately showed determination.
“Good, worthy of being my son, Lu Changsheng.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and released the fire seed from the ice jade porcelain bottle.
The originally quiet black flame suddenly ‘poof’ sound, soared into the air, spreading, raising the air temperature, extremely hot.
“What a terrifying Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, no wonder the Ming family’s ancestor chose to sell this Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire. Foundation Establishment cultivators who want to subdue this spirit fire are afraid that it’s a narrow escape from death.”
Ling Zixiao looked at this scorching, domineering, and destructive flame and muttered in her heart.
Only then did she realize that the seal suppression of the ice crystal bottle had not yet revealed the true power of this Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.
“Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire…”
“A second-order Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire is so amazing, how domineering would a third-order spirit fire be?”
Facing the scorching heat wave, Lu Lingxiao couldn’t help but take a step back, feeling extremely hot all over.
“Hmph!”
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng snorted coldly.
His slender jade-like hand directly held the ball of black flame in his hand.
“Poof!”
The black fire flourished, soaring and spreading, seeming to engulf Lu Changsheng.
However, Lu Changsheng’s palm ‘poof’ sounded, and a purplish-red flame like a dragon gushed out, immediately causing the black flame to retreat, jumping up and down.
Although this kind of Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire didn’t have intelligence, it also had the instinctual will of living beings.
Like between Heaven and Earth Spirit Fires, there was mutual devouring.
Therefore, this black spirit fire had an instinctive fear when facing the Thunder罡 Dragon Flame.
“This is also a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire?”
Lu Lingxiao looked at the purplish-red dragon-like flame in his father’s hand, his expression a little surprised.
He didn’t know why, but he actually felt a bit of a inexplicable throbbing aura from the flame in his father’s hand.
Not fear, but closeness.
“That’s right, this is also a Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire.”
Lu Changsheng said to his son.
Then, he held the black fire seed in his hand, suppressed it with the Thunder罡 Dragon Flame, and finally only a trace of the fire seed’s origin was left, with its aura dying.
“Sister Miaoge.”
Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaoge, signaling her to act.
Immediately, Lu Miaoge gently raised her plain hand, with a bright blue luster, and placed her palm on Lu Lingxiao’s back.
“Xiao’er.”
Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Lingxiao, drew a line on his palm, fresh red blood flowed, and then put the black fire seed into his hand.
“Hiss!”
Lu Lingxiao instantly felt a burst of scalding pain in his palm, as if he had touched a red-hot iron, and took a deep breath.
When this ball of black fire seed fell into Lu Lingxiao’s hand, a scorching and domineering flame rose again, wanting to engulf Lu Lingxiao, and even resisted absorbing his blood.
“Hmph!”
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng circulated Yin-Yang mana, directly forcibly merging the black fire seed with his son’s blood.
As the blood merged with the fire seed, the rising black flame gradually converged, eventually condensing into a thumb-sized red fire seed.
Immediately afterward, Lu Changsheng used mana to wrap his son’s body, signaling him to start the next step.
“Yes!”
At this time, Lu Lingxiao’s skin was flushed and scalding, his forehead was covered in sweat, and after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and swallowed the fire seed into his mouth.
“Ah!”
In the next moment, Lu Lingxiao’s eyes widened, and his angular, handsome face suddenly became ferocious and distorted.
Pain!
Too painful!
The moment the black fire seed entered his body, a scorching and violent black flame, like magma, poured into his body, limbs, and bones.
If it weren’t for his father’s mana protecting his body, he felt that he would be burned to ashes in an instant.
But even so, he felt as if there was a volcano in his body.
The scorching and domineering black flame flowed like magma, burning and roasting every inch of his flesh, skin, bones, and even spiritual power, causing him immense pain.
Fortunately, there was a gentle warm current that dissipated much of the scorching heat, preventing him from being so painful.
Ling Zixiao watched this scene without saying a word.
But in her bright and beautiful eyes, there was still a bit of nervousness and worry.
The process of refining the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire was very dangerous.
A slight carelessness could lead to being devoured by the fire seed, resulting in serious injuries and near death, or even turning into ashes.
Like this black flame, it was inherently scorching and domineering, and it was simply not something that a Qi Refining cultivator could withstand.
If it weren’t for Lu Changsheng, no matter how talented he was, it would be a pipe dream for a Qi Refining cultivator to subdue and refine it.
“Xiao’er, circulate your energy.”
Lu Changsheng helped his son suppress and refine the black flame.
“Yes.”
Lu Lingxiao’s voice was a little hoarse and dry as he fully operated the Fire Absorption Technique.
“Buzz buzz buzz — —”
As the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire traveled through Lu Lingxiao’s meridians, his Dragon’s Roar Physique began to slowly awaken, and a scorching and domineering Yang energy rose and spread, suppressing the black flame.
However, Lu Changsheng could clearly feel that this Dragon’s Roar Yang energy had flaws, and its effect was a level below his own.
“But it’s still okay.”
Lu Changsheng muttered in his heart as he watched this scene.
Although the Dragon’s Roar Physique had flaws, it still had the effects it should have.
Lu Lingxiao also noticed that his spiritual body was helping to refine the black flame.
And as the black flame traveled around his body, some inexplicable changes occurred.
However, at this time, he felt scalding pain all over his body and had no time to distract himself with these things.
Just like that, time passed little by little.
Lu Lingxiao’s body was flushed, covered with a scorching and domineering black firelight.
Yin-Yang mana steadily protected Lu Lingxiao’s body, meridians, dantian, and internal organs.
Taiyi True Water slowly nourished every inch of flesh and skin under the scorching fire.
He didn’t know how long it had passed, but the flame gradually subsided.
In Lu Lingxiao’s Qi Sea Dantian, a black fire seed slowly hovered.
This original fire seed, under the fusion with the Dragon’s Roar Yang energy, seemed to be glowing with a bit of golden luster deep in the black flame.
Lu Lingxiao gasped for breath, feeling only dry mouth and tongue.
However, he felt extremely surprised in his heart, knowing that the most painful stage had passed.
Next, he would completely refine this original fire seed into his flesh.
During this process, his Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art began to operate frantically, causing the origin of the magic treasure in his chest to continuously gush out, transforming into his internal organs, limbs, and bones.
“Huff!”
Ling Zixiao, who was next to him, breathed a sigh of relief as she watched her son’s situation.
She knew that her son had passed the most difficult step.
Although the next steps were still dangerous, with Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge present, it was no longer a problem.
Time passed little by little.
He didn’t know how long it had passed, but Lu Lingxiao finally refined the black fire seed.
“Boom!”
A scorching, domineering black flame, filled with destruction and decay, rose and spread from his body.
At the same time, the Qi and blood in Lu Lingxiao’s body were like a river breaking its banks, surging and surging, forming a brilliant rainbow pillar with flowing treasure light.
Lu Changsheng knew that this was his son’s Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art breaking through from the fourth level to the fifth level.