Starting From a Son in Law to Build a Long Lasting Family
Chapter 547: Lu Pingan got married, and his twenty offspring laid the foundation!
White Tiger Mountain.
“Hmm, they went out?”
Lu Changsheng came to White Tiger Mountain only to learn that his son and Qin Yi had gone out.
After inquiring about the situation here, he glanced at the Nine Nether Mastiff in the back mountain.
Five years ago, he gave the Nine Nether Mastiff a third-order Nether Moon Wolf demon core, and it has grown rapidly, already reaching the peak of the second order.
Once this demon core is completely digested, it is estimated that it can reach the quasi-third order.
As for breaking through to the third order, it is not that simple and still requires time to accumulate.
In fact, Hong Lian has a secret method in her hands that consumes lifespan, potential, and spirituality to accelerate the growth of demon beasts.
However, Lu Changsheng didn’t want to force things and ruin the spirit beasts in his home.
But according to Hong Lian, many beast-controlling sects use this secret method to cultivate the second-order great demons and third-order demon kings that they sell to the outside world.
Since his son and little girlfriend were out playing, Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry. After giving some instructions, he went to Flower Fruit Mountain to inspect the situation.
His son, Lu Chensha, was stationed here.
He was introverted and didn’t like to go out. He stayed at home every day cultivating and nurturing the Iron Fire Ants.
He only occasionally went to the Black Cloud Mountain Range to hunt some demon beasts to feed his pets.
After taking a walk around, Lu Changsheng returned to Azure Lake Mountain and began to concentrate on drawing talismans.
Since the family got on the right track and he broke through to the Core Formation stage, he rarely drew talismans.
On the one hand, his time and energy were limited.
On the other hand, the third-order low-grade talismans were of limited help to him and could not bring enough benefits.
Now that he was preparing to hunt the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he naturally picked up this skill again, preparing to draw more third-order talismans for self-protection.
“Tsk, with my talent in the art of talismans, not dedicating myself to researching talisman-making is simply a great loss to the cultivation world!”
Lu Changsheng moved his brush like a dragon and snake, and after drawing a third-order talisman, he exclaimed with emotion.
With the improvement brought by the Taiyi Divine Soul due to his cultivation realm, his comprehension and learning ability have also improved.
Having not drawn talismans for so long, he didn’t feel any unfamiliarity when he started directly.
Even during the drawing process, he had flashes of inspiration and gained more insights and understanding of the spirit patterns in the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》.
Of course, this was based on his Blood Talisman Spirit Body.
Otherwise, even Nascent Soul cultivators would not have such amazing talent!
After drawing talismans for a long time, feeling a little tired, Lu Changsheng walked out of the cave to find his wives and concubines to relax.
After finishing his work, thinking that Hong Lian was in seclusion, he came to the Lu family mansion to care for and guide his children’s cultivation.
In this regard, the Lu family had already gotten on the right track.
The family has inheritances in formation, alchemy, weapon refining, talisman-making, puppets, beast control, spiritual plants, spiritual cuisine, spiritual butchery, etc., with second-order teachers teaching, so Lu Changsheng doesn’t need to worry.
But Lu Wangshu, Lu Xingchen, and others still need guidance from their old father.
“Please put more effort into the art of talismans!”
Seeing his daughter Lu Wangshu playing with her puppets again, Lu Changsheng was very speechless.
This daughter’s talent in the art of talismans was undeniable.
She could already draw second-order high-grade talismans.
But she was idle all day long, either fishing or playing with puppets, or even practicing alchemy and refining weapons.
Lu Changsheng really couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Dad, this is called combining work and rest, drawing inferences from one instance to another!”
Lu Wangshu, dressed in a pink and white dress, had a beautiful and flawless face.
“Sister is right, eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink, play when you should play, and cultivate when you should cultivate.”
Lu Linghe, dressed in a red dress with her hair in a bun, nodded in agreement while helping with weapon refining.
“You two are in cahoots.”
Lu Changsheng pinched this daughter’s fair cheek unhappily and said to Lu Wangshu, “Since you are interested in puppets, then today, Father will tell you about the art of puppets.”
Immediately, he took several children to the weapon refining hall and opened his treasure forging platform.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”
The Thunder罡 Dragon Flame entered the treasure forging platform, and the dark golden flame burned.
Lu Changsheng threw out materials and a giant shark skeleton from the Qiankun Shadow Belt one by one.
Since breaking through to the Core Formation stage, awakening the Taiyi Divine Soul, and obtaining third-order weapon refining skills and second-order formation skills, Lu Changsheng’s puppet skills have also gained new insights.
If he was willing, as long as he concentrated and accumulated for a year or two, he could be promoted to a third-order puppet master!
Lu Changsheng multi-tasked, refining embryos and parts while outlining inscriptions.
Then, to the surprise and exclamations of his children, a giant shark puppet embryo, resembling a spirit boat, gradually took shape.
“Wow, Dad is so amazing!”
Lu Linghe exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Wangshu looked at the giant shark puppet in front of her and couldn’t help but feel envious.
However, refining a puppet required a lot of work, and even Lu Changsheng couldn’t complete it in a short time.
Seeing that the time was almost up, he took his children to eat.
“Dad, you worked hard today.”
After the meal, Lu Wangshu poured tea and rubbed Lu Changsheng’s shoulders with a well-behaved and sweet expression.
Lu Changsheng glanced at his daughter, feeling amused.
He thought to himself, when it comes to fishing, am I, Lu, inferior?
“What’s wrong?”
He asked, pretending not to know.
“Daddy~”
Lu Wangshu knew her old man’s temperament.
Today, refining this giant shark puppet and deliberately refining it into the shape of a spirit boat was obviously to lure her to take the bait.
But she really liked this puppet!
“Like this, if you can draw a second-order top-grade talisman one day, this giant shark puppet will be given to you as a reward.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t beat around the bush with his daughter and said directly.
This daughter was gifted, but lacked pressure and ambition.
So Lu Changsheng had been drawing a pie for her, dangling her forward.
“Dad, you’re drawing a pie again. You promised me a puppet before, but you haven’t given it to me yet!”
Lu Wangshu snorted娇 and said with a pout.
“Really? Maybe I was too busy? This time for sure!”
Lu Changsheng said seriously.
“No, you finish refining this one first, in case you trick me again!”
Lu Wangshu said with a aggrieved look.
“How could that be? When has Dad ever tricked you? I was too busy before.”
“Like this, I happen to have a few materials in my hand. As long as you reach the second-order top talisman master within three years, I will upgrade this puppet to the quasi-third order.”
“And I will give you all the matching magic weapons on your Bright Moon, how about it?”
Lu Changsheng said with a serious face.
Lu Wangshu didn’t speak, looking at her old father with a suspicious expression.
Even with her talent, it was difficult to reach the second-order top talisman master within three years.
“Once you miss this village, there will be no such shop.”
Lu Changsheng said leisurely, about to get up and leave.
“Deal!”
Seeing this, Lu Wangshu pursed her lips and said.
“Alas, my daughter has grown up and is starting to doubt Dad.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed, with a sad face.
“No, Dad is the best!”
Lu Wangshu immediately held her old father’s arm with a sweet smile and said obediently: “Dad, I just happen to have a few questions about the 《Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Scripture》 that I want to ask you.”
“Oh?”
Immediately, the two fathers were kind and the daughters were filial.
Ruyi County, Lu Mansion.
Lu Lanshu was wearing a dark silk brocade robe, her head full of silver hair neatly tied up, basking in the sun in the courtyard, with maids and juniors serving beside her.
“Young Master!”
The close-fitting maid suddenly exclaimed, causing Lu Lanshu’s heart to tremble. She opened her somewhat turbid eyes and saw a man and a woman walking side by side.
The man’s face was upright, his figure tall and burly, with an extraordinary aura.
The woman had slender eyes and vermilion lips, a delicate nose, and black hair tied in a high ponytail, looking heroic and sassy.
“Ping’an, Xiao Qin”
Lu Lanshu called out happily when she saw the two, and quickly stood up.
“Mother.”
Lu Ping’an stepped forward to support his mother.
“Come, come, come, Xiao Qin, sit down.”
Lu Lanshu smiled and beckoned to Qin Yi, and hurriedly said to the maid, “Xi’er, hurry up and bring the spiritual fruits from my room.”
“Ping’an, why do you have time to come over today.”
Lu Lanshu knew that her son was very busy and needed to cultivate, and could only come back once or twice a year.
“Mother, I have something to tell you this time.”
Lu Ping’an glanced at Qin Yi next to him and scratched his head.
“What is it?”
Lu Lanshu looked at her son like this and said expectantly.
“Qin Yi and I have become Dao companions, and Qin Yi will be your daughter-in-law from now on.”
Lu Ping’an grinned and said.
“Daughter-in-law?”
Lu Lanshu was surprised and stunned when she heard this, and then said with some disbelief: “Ping’an, you are not trying to make Mother happy, are you?”
She knew that her son was filial and thought he was saying this to make her happy.
“Aunt, I have indeed become a Dao companion with Lu Ping’an.”
Even though Qin Yi had a straightforward personality, she was a little shy at this time and stuttered.
“Ping’an, it is a great joy for you and Xiao Qin to get married, and Mother is naturally happy!”
“But this kind of thing should be handled properly.”
Lu Lanshu said.
In her opinion, how could her son’s marriage be so casual.
“Mother, Qin Yi and I are both cultivators and don’t care about these formalities.”
Lu Ping’an glanced at Qin Yi and said.
In fact, according to his personality, he also tended to propose marriage and then hold a wedding.
It’s just that Qin Yi lost her parents at an early age, and her master was far away in the Tianjian Sect, and she always hated the flashy process.
Moreover, Qin Yi took the initiative to propose marriage when she saw him stammering, and then he nodded in a daze.
“Let’s not have a wedding, shall we have a lively celebration at home?”
Lu Lanshu continued.
“Okay.”
Qin Yi nodded when she saw the old man’s expectant eyes.
“Xiao Qin, I don’t have any gifts for you, but traditions are still necessary, take this bracelet.”
Lu Lanshu handed the jade bracelet that she had prepared long ago to Qin Yi and said kindly.
She had been preparing this bracelet for decades, and now her eldest son was finally getting married.
And he was marrying a sword immortal!
Under Lu Lanshu’s instructions, the Lu Mansion held a banquet and prepared a wedding room for Lu Ping’an and Qin Yi.
The whole process was very simple.
Qin Yi just offered tea to Lu Lanshu.
However, both of them were cultivators, and still Foundation Establishment great cultivators, so everyone understood.
“Ping’an, Xiao Qin, you are now married, you can have a fat baby sooner.”
Lu Lanshu said with a smile, drinking tea and feeling gratified.
“Uh, we will as soon as possible.”
Lu Ping’an said with a stiff face when he heard this.
Qin Yi’s cheeks were flushed.
She had been mentally prepared for her and Lu Ping’an’s affairs for a long time.
After all, besides Lu Ping’an, she could not marry anyone else.
But she had never considered the matter of having children.
Thinking that the Lu family in Azure Lake Mountain seemed to have a tradition of having many children, and it was heard that the Lu family disciples basically started with three or five after they got married
At this moment, even Qin Yi, as a sword cultivator with a resolute mind, was a little scared.
Night.
The wedding room illuminated by candlelight.
“Lu Ping’an, I can say it first, I will have at most one!”
Qin Yi said, blushing, extending a finger towards Lu Ping’an.
“It’s up to you.”
Lu Ping’an said.
He didn’t really feel much about having children.
However, growing up in such a family environment, influenced by what he saw and heard, he felt that once he settled down, he should have a child, more or less.
Of course, he wouldn’t force Qin Yi if she didn’t want to.
After all, as cultivators, they had lofty aspirations and wanted to see a wider world.
Having a child would inevitably create attachments.
After a long while.
“Lu Ping’an, what are you standing there for?”
“I’m not standing there.”
“It’s our wedding night, time to rest.”
“Yi Yi, you’re so beautiful, like a painting.”
“Lu Ping’an, when did you learn to sweet-talk?”
“Uh, I’m telling the truth.”
Between their words, they became increasingly intimate.
That night was naturally filled with red candles, warm curtains, and passionate love.
Half a month later.
Lu Ping’an returned to Azure Lake Mountain.
Lu Changsheng was preparing to ask his son about his progress with Qin Yi.
But when he saw his son and Qin Yi coming together, and heard that they had already become Daoist partners, he was stunned and astonished.
He didn’t expect his son to be so efficient?
“Father, you weren’t home before, and it was a bit sudden, so we didn’t notify you.”
Lu Ping’an scratched his head and said.
He felt that marriage was a major event and should be notified to his parents.
However, their affair was indeed a bit sudden.
Even he himself hadn’t quite reacted to it.
“It’s good that it’s settled. We cultivators don’t care about these formalities.”
Lu Changsheng waved his hand and said with a smile.
Then he looked at Qin Yi next to him, took out a stack of talismans from his storage ring, and said: “This matter is a bit sudden, and I didn’t prepare any gifts for you. These talismans will be your wedding gift.”
A prospective daughter-in-law is one thing.
A real daughter-in-law is another.
“Ah, Uncle, this is too precious.”
Qin Yi hadn’t gotten used to calling him father yet, and quickly waved her hand.
“It’s okay, take them.”
Lu Changsheng said generously.
“Since it’s Father’s intention, Yi Yi, you should accept them.”
Lu Ping’an said upon seeing this.
“Thank you… Father.”
Looking at the Tier 3 talismans in her hand, Qin Yi suddenly understood why Lu Ping’an was like a silly son of a landlord in his early years.
This Old Ancestor of the Lu family, the master of Azure Lake Mountain, if he didn’t have handsome features, he would be the spitting image of a landlord.
Otherwise, in all these years, she had never heard of anyone giving away a stack of ten Tier 3 talismans!
“Ping’an, Xiao Qin, Aunt didn’t prepare anything either. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it and I wish you both a long and prosperous journey together on the path of immortality.”
Lu Miaoyun, seeing this, also took out a brocade box from her storage bag and said softly.
She had always been at home and didn’t have any rare items.
This was just a gift prepared in return.
“Thank you, Aunt.”
The two cupped their hands.
Soon, the news of Lu Ping’an’s marriage quickly swept through Azure Lake Mountain, and the wives and concubines in the family basically prepared a gift.
And Lu Quanzhen, Lu Yun, Lu Wangshu, Lu Qingxuan and others, upon hearing the news, also sent a wedding gift.
It might not be much, and the value might not be high.
But after all, their eldest brother was getting married, so they had to express their feelings.
Looking at the Lu family disciples who came one after another, Qin Yi sighed inwardly.
Without holding a wedding, just the liveliness of the Lu family brought so many gifts.
If the two of them were to formally hold a wedding, with Lu Ping’an’s current reputation and her status as a true disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, she estimated that countless people would come to give gifts.
She didn’t feel any regret about this.
She never liked owing people favors.
Even if relatives and friends gave gifts, she would remember them and return them when she had the opportunity.
Originally, Lu Changsheng was thinking about investing resources in Lu Ping’an.
Through a large number of heavenly materials, earth treasures, medicinal baths, and the Treasure Bone Technique, he wanted to see if he could forcibly push him to the ninth level of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
But his son was newly married, so he temporarily dismissed the idea and let the two of them go out for a walk and enjoy their time together.
In the following time, Lu Changsheng, besides accompanying his wives and concubines and teaching his children, was drawing talismans.
Just like that, in the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
Meng Xiaochun purchased a batch of materials in Azure Phoenix Immortal City and returned.
After all, the Jiang Kingdom was different from the Jin Kingdom. It didn’t have the soil for the Demonic Path, and it lacked the materials for refining Gu poison.
She could only refine a few kinds of highly poisonous substances that had effects on Core Formation cultivators and Tier 3 demon beasts.
Besides refining poison, Lu Changsheng had been intimate with Meng Xiaochun these days.
He didn’t know if it was because of her poor fertility or because they were both Core Formation cultivators, but she hadn’t conceived yet.
Lu Ping’an and Qin Yi went out for three months and then returned.
Even knowing that there wasn’t enough time to break through, Lu Changsheng still prepared a medicinal bath for his eldest son, hoping that he would break through to the ninth level of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique as soon as possible.
However, based on Lu Ping’an’s improvement efficiency, Lu Changsheng judged that relying on medicinal baths and a large number of heavenly materials and earth treasures, the latter would still need two to three years to accumulate.
Otherwise, there would be danger in the process of breaking through to the ninth level.
On this day, a vortex of heaven and earth spiritual energy swept through Azure Lake Mountain.
Someone was breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
However, since Azure Lake Mountain helped people refine Foundation Establishment Pills for free, and even provided a breakthrough dojo, everyone had long been accustomed to this situation.
No one knew how long it took, but the Foundation Establishment was successful, and the spiritual energy vortex dissipated, forming a faint rosy cloud.
[Congratulations to the host for having twenty descendants break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, obtaining the bloodline effect: Descendant Spirit Body Inheritance Rate increased by 3%, obtaining one advanced lottery opportunity!]
“Phew, finally twenty!”
Lu Changsheng smiled with satisfaction upon hearing this system notification.
Twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators could be considered a first-class force anywhere.
“However, if I want to control an immortal city, twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators are far from enough.”
In the Azure Lake Mountain area, having more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family was already very many and difficult to accommodate, requiring the establishment of a branch family.
But in an immortal city, twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators could only be said to be passable.
They were even weaker than the immortal city’s law enforcement team.
“I wonder if this lottery can give me some surprises.”
After so many advanced lotteries, Lu Changsheng’s mood was much calmer.
But thinking about hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he couldn’t help but have expectations for this lottery.
If he could get a Tier 3 spirit pet or a rare treasure or spiritual object that directly increased his combat power, then he would be more confident!
“System, lottery!”
Lu Changsheng silently recited in his heart.
Suddenly, the advanced lottery turntable appeared, and the golden light began to rotate.
After a while, the golden light paused and stopped on the ‘Spirit Pet Magic Treasure’ reward column.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the spirit treasure: Dust Subduing Banner!]
[The reward has been distributed to the system space. The host can check it at any time]
A small banner, blooming with five-colored brilliance and with a human heart in the middle, emerged from the lottery plate, accompanied by a system notification sound.
“Spirit Treasure! ?”
Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly.
This was the first time he had drawn a spirit treasure!
Before, they were all magic treasures, and the only Tongtian Spirit Treasure embryo - Nine Treasure Jade Ruyi.
[Dust Subduing Banner]
[Grade: High-Grade Spirit Treasure]
[Description: Refined by Madam Sky Fox with many years of effort, it can contain Sumeru in a tiny mote of dust, transforming into a colorful cloud to protect the body, flying tens of thousands of miles away in an instant, unafraid of strong winds and thunder, and void turbulence]
“This is, a life-saving spirit treasure?”
Lu Changsheng frowned slightly as he looked at the description of the effect.
He originally wanted a surprise from this wave of advanced lotteries.
Unexpectedly, it was so useless.
“Extract.”
Lu Changsheng prepared to see the specific effect of this spirit treasure.
“Buzz!”
Instantly, a small banner, a foot long, with a human heart painted in the middle and faintly emitting five-colored light, appeared.
There were also two palm-sized Dust Subduing Banners next to it.
“Dust Subduing Banner, Dust Subduing Banner, what a Dust Subduing Banner!”
“Not only can it be used as a defensive magic weapon, wrapping the whole body during battle to resist danger, and teleporting to thousands or tens of thousands of miles away in an instant, but it also has two auxiliary banners!”
“As long as the auxiliary banner is integrated into the earth veins, the Dust Subduing Banner can be activated to directly teleport to the location of the auxiliary banner!”
Lu Changsheng was instantly delighted after learning the detailed situation of this Dust Subduing Banner.
This spirit treasure was not the treasure of battle he wanted!
But in his opinion, its practicality and ease of use were simply far beyond any battle spirit treasure!
All these years, going out and coming back was very troublesome.
With this Dust Subduing Banner, countless time would be saved in the future.
If an auxiliary banner was integrated into the family’s earth veins, even tens of thousands of miles away, he could teleport back in an instant!
“If I obtain the Great Dream Immortal City, traveling back and forth will definitely be very troublesome.”
“But with the Dust Subduing Banner, I only need to integrate the two auxiliary banners into the earth veins of the Great Dream Immortal City and Azure Lake Mountain respectively, and the problem will be solved, equivalent to building a teleportation array!”
Lu Changsheng looked delighted, feeling that this spirit treasure was simply too suitable for him.
The system was finally giving him something good!
However, this spirit treasure also had limitations and shortcomings.
If it encountered a magic domain or a restriction method that blocked the heavens and earth, it would be interfered with and affected, making it difficult to break through the void and teleport.
For example, Lu Changsheng’s natal magic weapon - the Yin Yang Dao Diagram, had the effect of blocking the heavens and earth and suppressing the void.
And when they reached the stage of Nascent Soul True Monarch, most people possessed this kind of method.
Therefore, there might still be many problems when teleporting.
Moreover, when using the Dust Subduing Banner, except for specifying through the main and auxiliary banners, other times it was a random teleport, which might lead to dangerous places.
As for teleporting through the main and auxiliary banners, it also consumed a lot of mana and spirituality.
The farther the distance, the greater the consumption!
“With the Substitute Talisman for dying, and the Dust Subduing Banner for escaping, my life-saving methods have been upgraded by one level.”
Lu Changsheng was delighted, and then looked at the Dust Subduing Banner in front of him.
Now he still had a biggest problem.
That was how terrifying the mana consumed by the Dust Subduing Banner was!
After all, this was a spirit treasure!
A high-grade spirit treasure that only Nascent Soul True Monarchs could use!
“Buzz!”
As a spirit treasure, the Dust Subduing Banner had a very high spirituality, and already possessed simple consciousness, and could communicate with Lu Changsheng.
The Dust Subduing Banner’s spirit told Lu Changsheng that if mana was insufficient, he could burn spirit stones, spirit veins, jade dew, etc. to replace it.
If it was still not enough, when encountering a great crisis, he could burn the spirit treasure’s origin to forcibly teleport.
“Tsk, this is a spirit treasure, sure enough, it’s considerate.”
Lu Changsheng praised in his heart.
With this spirit treasure by his side, even if an accident occurred when hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he could ensure his safety.
Immediately, Lu Changsheng came to the Longevity Hall to refine this spirit treasure.
Originally, refining a spirit treasure was very time-consuming and energy-consuming.
But the Dust Subduing Banner’s spirit actively cooperated with Lu Changsheng, making the refining speed even simpler than a magic weapon.