Chapter 55: Jade bamboo rice, metaphysics!

A large rotating round table was placed in the center of the dining hall, allowing their Family to sit together.

Of course, currently the children are still young and don’t sit at the table. Once they grow up, or if he has more wives and concubines, there won’t be enough space.

“Husband, this Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice was cooked by Xiao Qing with Spiritual Fire for three hours. Try it and see how it tastes.”

After Lu Changsheng sat in the main seat, Lu Miaoyun brought a small wooden bucket made of jasper spiritual bamboo and served Lu Changsheng a bowl of rice.

Every grain of rice in this bowl was lush green and exquisitely translucent, like countless agate and jade pieces, emitting a refreshing bamboo fragrance that made one’s appetite stir.

Lu Changsheng took a bite, feeling the lingering fragrance in his mouth. He took two more bites and commented, “As expected of a 1st Grade Spiritual Rice, the taste is indeed excellent.”

“You all try it too.”

Lu Changsheng said to his wives and concubines.

This Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice was just sent by the Lu Family yesterday.

It was one of the benefits given by the Lu Family after he became a Middle-Grade Talisman Master.

After becoming a Middle-Grade Talisman Master, his basic benefits didn’t change much.

In addition to the original ten Spirit Stones, thirty catties of Spiritual Rice, and a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill each month, he now received an extra twenty catties of the Lu Family’s special ‘Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice’ every month.

Every grain of Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice resembled emerald jade.

It not only contained abundant Spiritual Qi and tasted sweet, but long-term consumption also had the effect of nourishing the Physical Body, cleansing Impurities from the body, and purifying flesh and blood.

Ordinary grains, meats, and vegetables would leave Impurities precipitated in the body.

This is why Cultivators usually eat Spiritual Rice.

And this Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice was a level better than ordinary Spiritual Rice, being a 1st Grade Spiritual Rice.

Even the Lu Family had limited annual production.

Only some individuals, such as the Lu Family Elders and Guest Elders, received a certain quota each month.

This time, Lu Changsheng’s promotion to Middle-Grade Talisman Master and his marriage to Lu Miaoyun led the Lu Family to grant him a quota of twenty catties per month.

Aside from the Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice as a reward, other changes included an additional Spirit Stone reward for completing the Talismans tasks assigned by the Lu Family each month.

Unlike before, when he received no reward for completing the Talismans tasks assigned by the Lu Family each month.

This reward was neither too much nor too little, currently ten Spirit Stones.

However, if he could exceed the task, the Lu Family stated they would purchase the extra Talismans he drew at market price.

This was also a disguised increase in benefits, adding a bit of incentive.

Lu Changsheng naturally had no objection to this, feeling it was already sufficient.

After all, if one were to truly calculate, the Lu Family marrying Lu Miaoyun to him, along with a little maid as a dowry, could also be considered a reward.

Through their interactions over the past few days, Lu Changsheng quite liked Lu Miaoyun, his little wife.

Although she had a bit of a girlish temperament, she was very docile and sensible.

She not only lacked the airs of a Young Miss but also quickly integrated with his current wives and concubines in the backyard, getting along very harmoniously, showing a bit of the demeanor of a main wife.

This made Lu Changsheng very satisfied.

As the saying goes, beauty is not as good as a clever mind; a virtuous wife helps me achieve my lofty aspirations.

For Lu Changsheng at present, when marrying wives and concubines, appearance and figure were not his primary considerations.

An average to above-average appearance was sufficient; Spiritual Root Aptitude and moral character were the main factors.

“Thank you, Husband.”

“Thank you, Husband.”

“Thank you, Husband.”

Hearing Lu Changsheng’s words, his wives and concubines finally began to eat.

However, there wasn’t much of this Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice; only a small bucket was cooked. After Lu Changsheng served himself a large bowl, everyone else only took a small portion to taste.

At this moment, Xiao Qing also brought a tray and served the remaining dishes to the table.

As Lu Miaoyun’s maid, her learned skills were spiritual plants and cuisine.

Although she wasn’t a Spiritual Chef, her cooking skills were excellent, comparable to a top chef in the mundane world.

So, after coming with Lu Miaoyun, she took on the role of a little chef here.

“There’s still space, Xiao Qing, you should sit and eat too.”

“I don’t have so many rules here.”

Lu Changsheng glanced at Xiao Qing and said.

“This servant is not hungry.”

Xiao Qing looked at Lu Changsheng with her clear, big eyes, a docile smile on her face, and said crisply.

“Xiao Qing, Husband wants you to sit down, so sit down.”

Lu Miaoyun, beside him, also knew that her Husband wasn’t particular about many rules and formalities.

She stood up, took Xiao Qing’s arm, and made her sit down beside her.

“Thank you, Young Master.”

Xiao Qing thanked him crisply, then also served herself a bowl of rice and began to eat in small bites.

That night.

Afterward.

“Husband…”

Lu Miaoyun was drenched in fragrant sweat, weakly lying in Lu Changsheng’s arms, shyly and timidly saying, “This concubine can’t go on, let Xiao Qing come in to serve Husband~”

Lu Changsheng felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this.

His little darling wife was truly considerate and docile.

“It’s alright, let Husband dote on Yun’er first.”

Lu Changsheng pinched his wife’s cheek and then rolled over.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

Under the daily dietary nourishment of Emerald Jade Bamboo Rice and spiritual wine, Lu Changsheng could clearly feel his physical fitness had improved by a level.

However, there was still no progress in the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.

There was nothing to be done; authentic Body Refining Cultivation Technique were just like this.

While powerful, the Cultivation threshold was truly high, making it extremely difficult to get started, requiring a very high Physical Body foundation.

Lu Changsheng’s body was already considered very good for not being hollowed out by women; how could it even talk about a Physical Body foundation?

So, if he wanted to Cultivate the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, he could only rely on slowly nourishing his Physical Body and enduring with time.

He estimated that at the current pace, it would take at least two or three years to get started.

Unless, as he had thought before, he could take a shortcut by obtaining a Magic Treasure through the System lottery, and use the refining method in the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique to integrate the Magic Treasure into his body, using it to nourish himself.

However, that was still somewhat distant.

Not long ago, his twenty-first child was born.

To draw a lottery, he still needed to have at least nine more children.

Moreover, it was uncertain whether the System would contribute money if he had thirty children.

But regardless of whether the System contributed or not, Lu Changsheng always kept in mind that having children was the Dao.

With over a month of effort, Lu Miaoyun also successfully became pregnant.

Although female Cultivators would damage their Origin Qi after pregnancy, greatly affecting and delaying their Cultivation.

However, the Lu Family’s high-ranking members were all delighted about this matter.

Because in the eyes of the Lu Family’s high-ranking members, the more children the couple had, the more stable the marriage would be, and the more firmly Lu Changsheng would be bound to the Lu Family.

Lu Changsheng was also very happy.

Lu Miaoyun had a 7th Grade Spiritual Root, and there was a high probability that the children they had together would possess a Spiritual Root.

Especially with the example of Qu Zhenzhen before him, he was very much looking forward to the child in Lu Miaoyun’s womb.

After Lu Miaoyun became pregnant, the Family Head Lu Yuanding and the Fourth Elder both sent nutritional supplements.

In the Cultivation World, there was a somewhat mystical saying.

If the mother had a good environment and good nutrition during pregnancy, with sufficient Spiritual Qi to nourish the fetus, then the child would have a greater probability of possessing a Spiritual Root, and the Spiritual Root quality would be better.

The specific truth of such things was difficult to verify.

However, if conditions allowed, Lu Changsheng was willing to believe in such mysticism.

He took out some Spirit Stones to allow his wives, concubines, and children to eat Spiritual Rice and spiritual vegetables daily.

Previously, the thirty catties of Spiritual Rice the Lu Family provided each month were simply not enough for their Family.

It was basically prioritized for him, and his wives, concubines, and children could only occasionally eat Spiritual Rice and spiritual vegetables.

But now, the Lu Family’s benefits had slightly improved, coupled with the stable income from selling Talismans through Hong Yi’s connection and the harvest from Niu Tou Mountain, allowing Lu Changsheng to spend Spirit Stones to improve the dietary conditions of his wives, concubines, and children.