Chapter 59: Eighth-grade spiritual roots, the sixth lottery!
Time flew by.
On this day, Lu Changsheng’s twenty-second child was born.
Like most children, he had no Spiritual Root.
By now, Lu Changsheng had grown accustomed to his children not having Spiritual Roots and no longer held any expectations.
If one did have a Spiritual Root, he would treat it as a pleasant surprise.
However.
Surprises always came so suddenly, so unexpectedly.
A month later, when Lu Changsheng’s twenty-third child was born, he felt a profound, mysterious stir within him.
It was the stir of a child possessing a Spiritual Root.
Moreover, this time, the sensation of the stir caused an indescribable, mysterious feeling to surge through his entire body.
It gave Lu Changsheng a faint intuition.
His Spiritual Root had advanced!
With the Spiritual Root bonus from this child, his Spiritual Root had advanced from a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root to an 8th Grade Spiritual Root!
At the same time, in that instant, a System notification sounded.
“Congratulations to the Host for siring three children with Spiritual Roots, gaining one lottery chance!”
“Good, good, good!”
This surge from his Spiritual Root advancement and the System notification filled Lu Changsheng with overwhelming joy and excitement.
He hadn’t expected that, with no expectations whatsoever, this child would possess a Spiritual Root, causing his Spiritual Root to advance to 8th Grade.
Furthermore, the System also appeared, contributing a share.
This sudden, unexpected double surprise made him uncontrollably excited and joyful.
“Husband, what’s wrong?”
His wives and concubines nearby didn’t know what was wrong with Lu Changsheng, why he suddenly looked so delighted.
Lu Changsheng realized he had been a bit too excited and lost his composure.
Mainly, this surprise came too unexpectedly, too suddenly, causing him to momentarily lose his restraint.
“A Talisman-related problem that had troubled me for a long time suddenly made sense, so I was a bit happy and excited for a moment.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
“Congratulations, Husband.”
“Congratulations, Husband.”
“Congratulations, Husband.”
Upon hearing this, his several wives and concubines also smiled, offering congratulations, without any suspicion or overthinking.
“What is there to congratulate? Our Lu family has gained another child; that is the true joyous occasion.”
Lu Changsheng waved his hand.
In his heart, he couldn’t help but think that his state of mind still needed more tempering, to remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.
Otherwise, if such situations became frequent in the future, it would be easy for others to notice something amiss.
He walked into the delivery room and immediately saw the midwife holding a swaddled infant.
“Congratulations, Young Master-in-law, it’s a Young Miss.”
The midwife said to Lu Changsheng.
“A girl? A girl is good too, after all, the previous two were sons.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t mind.
He didn’t have a strong preference for sons or daughters.
He took the child from the midwife’s arms.
Perhaps it was because he had become a Cultivator, had Cultivated the Immortal Appearance Art, and the child’s mother’s conditions had improved during pregnancy.
This made the child look much more beautiful, no longer wrinkled like ordinary newborns.
Even though he knew this child possessed a Spiritual Root and he was extremely happy, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t show it too obviously or differently at this moment.
After looking at the child for a while, Lu Changsheng left and went to his study.
“The System contributing a share for this child’s birth indicates that the achievement based on the number of children with Spiritual Roots is different from the achievement based on my total number of children.”
“That’s normal; the difficulty of having children with Spiritual Roots is clearly a level higher. I wonder what the next number will be, five? Or ten?”
Lu Changsheng mused in his heart.
He didn’t overthink it.
If he dwelled on such things too much and held expectations, he would easily be disappointed.
It was better to let nature take its course.
After all, even if the System didn’t contribute a share, he would still have this child!
Immediately, Lu Changsheng began the part he most anticipated.
“System, I want to draw a lottery!”
Immediately.
A pale red virtual lottery wheel appeared.
“I wonder what I’ll get this time. I hope it’s a Magic Treasure.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath as he looked at the lottery wheel in front of him.
Due to the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique, he particularly yearned for Magic Treasures now.
He wanted to see if the System could directly grant him a Magic Treasure through the lottery, which he could use to Cultivate the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
After all, Cultivation Techniques could produce all sorts of strange and varied effects for him.
But as long as the Magic Treasure was suitable, it could be used for Cultivating the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Technique.
“Start the lottery!”
With a thought, a golden light began to spin on the pale red wheel.
After five seconds, the wheel slowly decelerated.
Under Lu Changsheng’s somewhat nervous and expectant gaze, the golden light stopped on ‘Other’.
“Ding! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Gu ‘Peach Blossom Gu’!”
“The reward has been issued to the System Space; the Host can view it at any time.”
A butterfly pattern resembling two peach blossom petals emerged from the large wheel, accompanied by a System notification sound.
“Gu, Peach Blossom Gu?”
Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised to see this reward.
He wasn’t too disappointed that he didn’t get the Cultivation Technique or Magic Treasure he wanted.
After all, he had been disappointed so many times already.
How could a lottery ever go according to one’s wishes?
He still had a long future ahead, and plenty of lottery chances. As long as he worked hard, he would eventually get the rewards he desired.
He looked at the Peach Blossom Gu in the System Space.
“Gu: Peach Blossom Gu”
“Quality: Heavenly Spiritual Gu”
“Description: A wondrous Gu created by the Gu Cultivator ‘Peach Blossom Immortal’, capable of improving the host’s skin, enhancing temperament, shaping an appearance extremely attractive to the opposite sex, and boosting the host’s Peach Blossom Luck.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t know much about Gu.
He only knew that among the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, there were factions similar to beast taming, such as Gu Poison, Corpse Refinement, Ghost Rearing, and so on.
He truly hadn’t delved into these specific areas.
But out of trust in the System, the three words ‘Heavenly Spiritual Gu’ in the quality section, along with the effect description, made him feel that this Peach Blossom Gu was extraordinary.
It must be a top-grade Gu!
“First the Immortal Appearance Art, and now a Peach Blossom Gu?”
“Could it be that I am destined to rely on my looks to live off women in the future?”
Lu Changsheng clicked his tongue.
Having experienced the transformative effects of the Immortal Appearance Art, he was quite looking forward to the effects of this Peach Blossom Gu, finding it quite good.
After all, he had only Cultivated the Immortal Appearance Art for over three years to achieve such handsomeness.
Now with the addition of the Peach Blossom Gu, wouldn’t he surely become the dream of countless Fairies in the Cultivation World in the future?
Especially since this Peach Blossom Gu’s enhancement of appearance was specifically targeted at the opposite sex!
Not only did it target the opposite sex, but it could also boost Peach Blossom Luck!
Handsome and with good Peach Blossom Luck—wasn’t that an absolute killer combination?
It was practically tailor-made for his future self, who would widely accept wives and concubines and be a Fairy and demoness killer!
“Peach Blossom Luck!”
“In this Cultivation World, while there is a concept of Luck, it is ethereal and mysterious, without detailed explanations.”
“Most books only say that some people are born with great Luck, able to turn misfortune into fortune in any situation, even picking up treasures when they go out, and advancing triumphantly and rapidly on their Cultivation path.”
“Although this Peach Blossom Gu cannot enhance one’s overall Luck, it can enhance one’s Peach Blossom Luck. I wonder if, with this Peach Blossom Gu, my future Cultivation path will be filled with romantic encounters?”
“I should look for more information on Luck and Gu in the future.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
Although he usually enjoyed reading various books, he only had a general understanding of the concept of Luck and unorthodox practices like Gu, without much in-depth knowledge.
Now that he had obtained this Peach Blossom Gu, he intended to learn more relevant knowledge.
Without further thought, Lu Changsheng willed it, extracting the Peach Blossom Gu from the System Space.