Starting From a Son in Law to Build a Long Lasting Family
Chapter 679: Farewell, Qingluan Zhenjun’s surprise! Return to the Immortal City!
“I know,” Lu Changsheng nodded, understanding that the Yang Ming Immortal Master persona could no longer be used.
The Golden Winged Roc, his Spirit Beast, also could not appear in public view again.
Otherwise, if noticed and detected, it would surely attract a lot of trouble.
However, he thought that his Great Dream City Lord persona, before coming to the Endless Desert, had killed a Fourth-Order Void Kun, and now that the Han Sha Illusion Domain was over, Xuanjian Zhenjun and others would likely learn of this immediately upon their return, and become suspicious of him.
“Since that’s the case, Fellow Daoist Green Luan, we shall meet again another day.”
With Nascent Souls surrounding them, he had to quickly return home and stabilize the Immortal City’s situation, so Lu Changsheng did not speak much with Qingluan True Monarch, cupping his hands and saying.
Mainly, a strong woman like Qingluan True Monarch would be almost impossible to marry home, and even if they became Dao Companions, he would at least have to break through to Nascent Soul and completely overpower her.
Therefore, it was better to appear more unrestrained and continue their緣 once he broke through to Nascent Soul.
He was now facing external crises and Nascent Soul prying, so he had to lie low and bide his time.
But as long as he broke through to Nascent Soul, he could proactively contact Qingluan True Monarch and resolve these troubles and grievances.
“Alright.”
Qingluan True Monarch nodded, cupped her fists, smiled freely, her demeanor captivating, and then walked out of the Immortal Cave: “Xiao Qing.”
A charming and lovely young girl, clad in a green feathered robe, with delicate dark eyebrows and green feathers on her forehead, barefoot, flew down from afar, transforming into an elegant, beautiful, and magnificent green Luan bird.
“Was that young girl just now Qingluan True Monarch’s Luan bird transformation?”
Lu Changsheng was slightly surprised, not expecting Qingluan True Monarch’s Spirit Beast transformation to be in the form of such a young girl.
He found it somewhat amusing to think that he had planned to use this Luan bird as an entry point in his early years to conquer Qingluan True Monarch.
However, although he and Qingluan True Monarch had a close relationship and knew each other well, there hadn’t been much progress in their emotional connection, so this plan could still be implemented.
“Thank you for your help earlier, Fellow Daoist Xiao Qing, please accept this small token of my appreciation.”
Although Lu Changsheng had not yet sorted out the storage rings of Heavenly Silkworm True Lord and the Purple Robed Old Man.
However, after killing Loushan True Lord and the Puppet man, Lu Changsheng had still gained quite a lot, so giving some small gifts was not a problem.
“Caw!”
The green Luan bird did not immediately accept the gift, but instead looked at Qingluan True Monarch.
“It seems Qingluan True Monarch has a way with beast taming.”
According to Lu Changsheng, most Cultivators raise Spirit Beasts differently from their own kind.
When a Spirit Beast advances to the Third-Order, the owner will give the Spirit Beast a certain degree of respect, and the two are both master and friend.
When a Spirit Beast advances to the Fourth-Order, they often even address each other as Fellow Daoists.
And Qingluan True Monarch’s Spirit Beast, now a Fourth-Order Beast King, still had to look at Qingluan True Monarch’s expression to accept a gift, which only showed that their relationship was extraordinary.
“Since Fellow Daoist Yang Ming has shown such sincerity, Xiao Qing, you may accept it.”
Qingluan True Monarch, in a green brocade robe, with a tall and slender figure, nodded slightly towards her Luan bird.
“Thank you, Yang Ming Immortal Master.”
The green Luan bird spoke in human tongue, its voice clear and melodious, pleasant to the ear, and very beautiful.
Then, it spat out a green rainbow light, collecting several gift boxes.
As a Fourth-Order Beast King, it naturally had its own small private treasury.
However, as a Spirit Beast, it was mostly by Qingluan True Monarch’s side, so the amount of private money it could save was not much.
“Hehe, no need to be polite.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile, meeting Qingluan True Monarch’s star-like beautiful eyes, and nodded slightly: “Fellow Daoist, we shall meet again another day.”
As his voice fell, a small banner, a foot long, with a human heart drawn in the middle, faintly emitting five-colored light, appeared; it was the Mi Chen Banner!
The Golden Winged Roc was still severely injured, and on the way back to Jiang Country, they might encounter Nascent Soul cultivators searching for him and Qingluan True Monarch.
Therefore, in this situation, it was better to directly use the Mi Chen Banner to rush back.
Moreover, he still needed to quickly return to Great Dream Immortal City to stabilize the situation.
He poured all nine remaining Top-Grade Spirit Stones into it.
“Boom!”
Lu Changsheng had millions of Spirit Stones and Spiritual Vein Origin stored in the Mi Chen Banner years ago, and now with nine more Top-Grade Spirit Stones poured into it, it instantly bloomed with colorful light, like a colorful cloud, enveloping his figure, then rippling slightly and tearing through the void to depart.
“This is… a Void-Escaping Spirit Treasure!?”
Qingluan True Monarch watched Lu Changsheng activate the Mi Chen Banner and tear through the void, her exquisitely chiseled face showing a hint of surprise.
The other party’s performance in the Han Sha Illusion Domain had already been incredibly astonishing and defied logic.
Afterward, the Nirvana Medicinal Pill, the supreme treasure mirror radiating Sun Moon glory.
And now, another Void-Escaping Spirit Treasure!
Moreover, from its appearance, it was definitely not some Low Grade Spirit Treasure, at least a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure, or even a High Grade Spirit Treasure!
“How many trump cards does this person have?”
Qingluan True Monarch murmured, utterly astonished by Lu Changsheng’s methods.
“In times of crisis, this Spirit Treasure burns its Origin, unless multiple Nascent Soul cultivators Seal off the world, or set up a Formation ambush, I fear it would be difficult to stop him.”
Qingluan True Monarch thought of the situation when they broke out of the Secret Realm.
She realized that even if she hadn’t forcibly broken through the Void Realm and burned her Origin to escape, the other party, with the help of this Spirit Treasure, would most likely have been able to leave.
“In that case, it was I…”
Qingluan True Monarch looked at the cave behind her, thinking of the days and nights of Dual Cultivation with Lu Changsheng, her pupils rippling slightly.
Although she was different from most women, even surpassing many men.
But she was, after all, a woman.
Having Cultivated for hundreds of years, and now experiencing the joys of intimacy for the first time, giving her Heavenly Phoenix Yuan Yin to another, how could her heart not be stirred in the slightest.
“I just don’t know if this was a coincidence, or…”
Qingluan True Monarch’s star-like beautiful eyes curved slightly upwards, radiating a captivating and enchanting glow.
During the Secret Realm, the inexplicable life-or-death rescue, and then the Profound Dragon Nirvana power, whose Physical Body and Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline were compatible with her own…
If she hadn’t been able to clearly sense that her thoughts and Divine Soul had not been affected, she would even suspect this was the other party’s scheme.
Deliberately using this method to covet her Heavenly Phoenix Yuan Yin and Nascent Soul Origin.
“Dragon and Phoenix Origin…”
Qingluan True Monarch looked at her Qi Sea Dantian.
Not only did Lu Changsheng obtain the Dragon and Phoenix Origin, but through Dual Cultivation, she also gained this Origin Qi aura, with phantom Dragon and Phoenix figures circling her Nascent Soul Spirit Body.
Just then, she seemed to sense something, placing her hand on her lower abdomen, her sharp, sword-like brows slightly furrowed.
A moment later, she looked at the green Luan bird beside her and said, “Xiao Qing, let’s go.”
As her voice fell, her jade-green long boots lightly tapped, landing on the Luan bird’s back, her figure, encased in a beautiful green brocade robe, was tall and slender, graceful and exquisite, full of heroic spirit.
“Caw!”
The Luan bird let out a clear cry, the void of heaven and earth tore open, and then it transformed into a green遁光, disappearing completely.
At the same time, with a loud rumble, the cave and mountain peaks behind them collapsed at this moment, turning into a pile of ruins.
The world spun, space shifted.
Great Dream Immortal City, City Lord’s Mansion.
A ripple of spatial fluctuation appeared, then the void tore open, and Lu Changsheng, enveloped in colorful light, emerged.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Even though Lu Changsheng’s physique was astonishing and he could break through to the Fourth-Order at any time, activating the Mi Chen Banner to instantly return from the Endless Desert to Great Dream Immortal City in Jiang Country still put a considerable burden on his body, leaving him feeling his blood surging and his head dizzy.
He panted heavily for a moment before he recovered.
“This kind of void traversing, I’m still not used to it. No wonder Honglian said that Nascent Soul cultivators, having just broken through, cannot casually traverse the void.”
Lu Changsheng rubbed his temples and exhaled a long breath.
However, looking at the familiar scene before him, a sense of ease instantly welled up in his heart.
No matter where, home was always best.
“Lang Jun, you’re back?”
Just then, Ling Zixiao, in a blue palace dress with her hair styled in a high bun, rushed over, her beautiful eyes brimming as she looked at Lu Changsheng, who was in a green scholar’s robe and had a handsome appearance.
She knew that Lu Changsheng had integrated the two sub-banners of the Mi Chen Banner into the Spiritual Veins of Bihu Mountain and the City Lord’s Mansion respectively.
Therefore, upon sensing this familiar spatial fluctuation and the Formation’s alert, she knew Lu Changsheng had returned.
“Zixiao.”
Lu Changsheng looked at his graceful and beautiful wife, her eyes bright and her demeanor captivating, and said with a smile, holding her delicate hand.
“Lang Jun, was the matter completed successfully?”
Ling Zixiao saw that Lu Changsheng was in a very good mood now and asked with a gentle smile.
“Matter?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng remembered that the main purpose of his trip was to find his son, Lu Ping’an.
His son was still unconscious, left in the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus by him.
“Yes, it’s done.”
Lu Changsheng nodded and said.
With a thought, the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus from his Dantian appeared in his hand, then a radiant light burst forth, and ripples spread through the Void Realm, revealing a tall, burly young man with well-defined features and tightly closed eyes.
Although he was unconscious, his complexion, color, and steady breathing indicated that he was in excellent condition.
This was normal.
Although Lu Ping’an was severely injured and his Qi and magic power were sealed and confined by Loushan True Lord, his main injuries were still due to being affected by the Taiyin Profound Light.
If Lu Changsheng hadn’t been too busy to care for him, placing Lu Ping’an in the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus, and then, worried that he might wake up midway and affect the situation in the Treasure Lotus Immortal Cave, thereby interfering with himself, he had sealed him again, with Lu Ping’an’s Physical Body physique, Great Wilderness Dragon Spine, and spirit void returning yuan pill, he would probably have already woken up.
“This is… What happened to Ping’an?”
Ling Zixiao instantly recognized Lu Ping’an in front of her, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise and doubt, not knowing that Lu Changsheng’s trip out was to find Lu Ping’an.
“I sensed earlier that Ping’an was in danger outside, so this trip out was to find him with the help of the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror.”
“He is fine now, just temporarily unconscious.”
Lu Changsheng explained, holding his son’s hand, his Yin and Yang magic power flowing, unsealing his body, and then sending a healing divine light into him.
A moment later.
Lu Ping’an’s Qi and magic power revived and surged like a roaring river, and he subconsciously stretched his limbs and body.
His Meridians and bones crackled like popping beans.
And a faint aura of Qi and magic power spread out.
“This is…”
Although Ling Zixiao was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she was well-informed and instantly noticed that Lu Ping’an’s Qi and magic power were unusual.
They had already surpassed Foundation Establishment and broken through to Core Formation!
“This!”
She clearly remembered that when she returned to Qingzhu Mountain with Lu Changsheng, not long after, Lu Ping’an was brought back to Qingzhu Mountain by Lu Changsheng from the secular world.
At that time, Lu Ping’an had no cultivation, only cultivated martial arts, and even the Qi Refining breathing Cultivation Technique was taught by her.
Now, the other party had grown from a young man with no cultivation to a Core Formation True Person.
Moreover, judging by his Qi condition, the Lu Ping’an in front of her was not merely a Breakthrough in magic power cultivation to Core Formation; his Qi and physique had also broken through to the Third-Order.
Ling Zixiao was surprised and wanted to know how the other party cultivated, or rather, how many resources her Lang Jun had poured into Lu Ping’an.
Otherwise, with his talent and Comprehension Ability, it would be impossible for him to grow to this level in a few decades.
“Father… Auntie…”
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Ping’an opened his eyes as if waking from a dream, looking at Lu Changsheng and Ling Zixiao in front of him, his voice a little hoarse.
Immediately, he froze, realizing something was wrong.
Didn’t he kill the Wolf King and then get severely injured and sealed by a Nascent Soul True Lord?
How could he be here, seeing his Father and Auntie?
His eyes were filled with vigilance, and he circulated his Cultivation Technique, wanting to check if this was an illusion and if the other party was trying to trick him with such means.
“Don’t worry, it’s alright now.”
Lu Changsheng saw the vigilant look in his son’s eyes and said softly.
“Ah…”
Lu Ping’an was stunned, somewhat disbelieving.
After all, the one who captured him was a Nascent Soul cultivator.
His Father was actually able to rescue him from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
“The Nascent Soul cultivator who captured you before has already been slain by me.”
“How did you get noticed by a Nascent Soul cultivator?”
Lu Changsheng continued to ask, concerned about his son’s situation.
“Ah!?”
Upon hearing this, both Lu Ping’an and Ling Zixiao beside him were stunned, frozen.
The Nascent Soul cultivator who was captured was slain?
Nascent Soul cultivator.
Why did these words sound so unfamiliar?
Even though Ling Zixiao had full confidence in Lu Changsheng, had seen him use the Sun Moon Two-Phases Profound Light Mirror to blast and kill a Fourth-Order Demon King, and felt that he was almost omnipotent, she still looked surprised and incredulous.
After all, this was a Nascent Soul cultivator, a Nascent Soul True Lord!
“The Nascent Soul cultivator who captured me was slain?”
Lu Ping’an was also overwhelmingly shocked by his Father’s words.
Facing Loushan True Lord directly, he only then realized how deep the chasm between Core Formation and Nascent Soul was.
His Body Refining, which had just broken through to the Third-Order Late Stage, had no power to retaliate in front of the other party.
If it weren’t for the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine and Indestructible Golden Body, he wouldn’t even have been able to struggle.
But such an existence was slain by his Father.
If it weren’t for his intuition and the words telling him that this was not an illusion, he would even think he was dreaming.
“You were possessed by someone before, and Father had a premonition, so I went out to find you. In the Endless Desert, I saw you captured by a Nascent Soul cultivator, unconscious.”
Lu Changsheng saw his son’s perpetually bewildered expression and flicked another stream of Yin and Yang magic power at him.
“Father…”
At this moment, Lu Ping’an woke up as if from a dream, realizing that he had indeed been rescued and brought home by his Father.
Then he said with a look of guilt: “I went out before…”
Lu Changsheng listened as his son began recounting his travels, speaking of his joint cultivation with Qin Yi, and then heading to Wu Country, when he immediately interrupted: “Get to the point.”
“…”
Lu Ping’an wasn’t annoyed by the interruption, scratched his head, and then, in short, stated that he had made an enemy of the Wolf King Society in Black Desert Immortal City, then obtained an Opportunity in Wu Country, returned to the Endless Desert to hunt the Wolf King, and then attracted a Nascent Soul True Lord.
“Wolf King Society, Dragon Tiger Immortal City, Yu Tiansheng, Great Luo Mountain…”
After listening, Lu Changsheng didn’t expect his son to cause so much trouble during his travels.
He also understood why his cultivation had progressed so rapidly, directly breaking through from Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer to Core Formation, and his Body Refining, which had just broken through not long ago, advanced further, acquiring the Indestructible Golden Body.
“Nascent Soul Possession, slaying the Wolf King, attracting a Nascent Soul…”
Although Ling Zixiao didn’t know the strength of the Wolf King.
She had heard of the Black Desert Immortal City.
She knew that anyone who could establish a force and gain a foothold there was at least a Core Formation cultivator, with extraordinary combat power.
And for Lu Ping’an to be able to slay such a Core Formation cultivator, didn’t that mean he at least had the combat power of a Core Formation Middle Stage?
“Zixiao, later, you can gather intelligence on Dragon Tiger Immortal City, as well as Yu Tiansheng, Great Luo Mountain, and Louxian Mountain.”
Lu Changsheng pondered slightly and said to his wife beside him.
“Lang Jun, is the Nascent Soul True Lord behind the Wolf King Society from Louxian Mountain?”
Ling Zixiao was astute and instantly guessed the situation of Louxian Mountain.
“Hmm, I cleaned out his storage ring at the time, and based on the token, this person is very likely from Louxian Mountain.”
“However, this person perished in the Han Sha Illusion Domain, so their faction is probably investigating and paying attention to this matter. Be careful when gathering intelligence, and there’s no need to rush.”
Lu Changsheng said softly.
After speaking, he looked at Lu Ping’an and said, “Ping’an, you should rest well these days. As for Dragon Tiger Immortal City and Great Luo Mountain, don’t worry about them for now. Consider them after you break through to Nascent Soul.”
“Yes, Father.”
Lu Ping’an nodded, knowing that these matters were not something he could currently touch, and honestly replied.
After sending Lu Ping’an away, Lu Changsheng asked his wife Ling Zixiao if there had been any developments in Immortal City recently, and if there was any intelligence about the Han Sha Illusion Domain.
“There have been no developments these days.”
Ling Zixiao shook her head, stating that the news of the Immortal City slaying the Fourth-Order Demon King had now spread throughout the Jiang Country Cultivation World, and no one dared to provoke or offend them.
“As for the Han Sha Illusion Domain, this level of intelligence, unless Heaven Sword Sect actively releases it, needs to wait for the Heaven Knowing Tower and other intelligence channels to release it. Otherwise, Immortal City won’t receive the news so quickly.”
Ling Zixiao said so.
Although Great Dream Immortal City had its own intelligence network, these messages came from various major channels and could not access a Nascent Soul-level Secret Realm like the Han Sha Illusion Domain.
“Hmm.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, knowing that the news needed some time to ferment.
“Has Lang Jun entered the Han Sha Illusion Domain?”
At this moment, Ling Zixiao asked.
Just now, Lu Changsheng said that the Nascent Soul cultivator who captured Lu Ping’an had perished in the Han Sha Illusion Domain, so she guessed that Lu Changsheng most likely entered this Secret Realm.
For a moment, she was curious about her Lang Jun’s gains.
After all, her Lang Jun always had rich harvests every time he went out, and even according to past habits, he might have gotten involved with another vixen.