Chapter 853: The effect of the Seven Apertures, war!

“Daddy, what is this?”

Lu Linghe saw the Seven Apertures Exquisite Dharma Seed before her, blinked her large eyes, and asked.

“This item is called a Dharma Seed. Once fused, you will possess a Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart, enhancing your talent and comprehension.”

Lu Changsheng gently introduced to his daughter, “The drawback is that after the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart is formed, your entire being will be filled with a natural spiritual energy, which can easily attract spirits and demonic beasts.”

As for the requirement for the [Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart] to maintain a pure heart, free from too many thoughts,雜念, and evil thoughts, Lu Changsheng felt that for his daughter, Lu Linghe, this was not a problem and didn’t need to be considered.

Lu Linghe tilted her head, thought for a moment, then with an innocent smile on her face, said, “Daddy, I already have so many treasures. This Dharma Seed is so precious, why don’t you give it to my older brothers and sisters, or younger brothers and sisters at home.”

She held the sarira in her arms, her eyes clear and sincere.

Although this Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart had obvious drawbacks.

But she knew that her daddy would not harm her.

This Dharma Seed was very precious.

However, her abilities were limited, unlike her older brothers and sisters who could help daddy share his burdens and solve problems.

So she felt that she couldn’t waste such a precious treasure.

Moreover, she knew that she wasn’t smart enough.

Whether it was cultivation or learning, she wasn’t as good as her older brother Lu Lingxiao, her older sister Lu Wangshu, or Mengmeng, Xiaoxi, Minghuang, and the others.

Giving this kind of Dharma Seed that enhances talent and comprehension to herself would easily be a waste.

“Daddy gives it to Xiaohe, so Xiaohe will keep it.”

Lu Changsheng had always doted on this daughter who had the heart of a child, completely pampering her as if she were still small.

It was just that the child from before had been trying hard to grow up and become more sensible.

But the more she was like this, the more Lu Changsheng doted on this daughter, saying gently, “Besides, this Dharma Seed is most suitable for my Xiaohe.”

“Wait until Xiaohe breaks through to Core Formation, and then you can go to the Immortal City to help Daddy and Mommy share the workload.”

“Really!” Lu Linghe immediately blinked her clear and bright large eyes, saying happily.

Seeing her older brothers and sisters all having tasks before, she also wanted to help do some things.

But Daddy and Mommy never agreed.

Only older sister Lu Wangshu would call her to help watch the shop or take her to the sea to hunt demons.

“Of course it’s true.” Lu Changsheng found his daughter’s expression somewhat amusing and thought about finding something for his daughter to do later.

After fusing with the [Seven Apertures Exquisite] Dharma Seed, perhaps his daughter could learn a skill.

Moreover, besides greatly enhancing comprehension, the main effect of this Seven Apertures Exquisite Dharma Seed was communication with all things in the world.

That is, when facing spiritual beasts, plant spirits, heavenly spiritual fires, and other sentient beings with spirituality, one could attempt to communicate.

Perhaps it could help with raising the spiritual beasts at home.

“Daddy, how do I use this Dharma Seed?” Lu Linghe immediately asked how to use the Dharma Seed, thinking about breaking through to Core Formation sooner.

“Just like this.”

Lu Changsheng lightly tapped his finger, sending the Seven Apertures Exquisite Dharma Seed in his hand into his daughter Lu Linghe’s glabella.

“Boom!”

Lu Linghe only felt a pale red, brilliant light pierce through her sea of consciousness.

In the depths of her mind, the heart-shaped Dharma Seed pulsed, transforming into strands of light that surged into her soul, heart, and every part of her body.

Her heart immediately began to beat in the same rhythm as this Dharma Seed.

At this moment, Lu Linghe seemed to enter some ineffable mysterious state.

Her cultivation techniques, Dao foundation, and the incomplete reversed spiritual body all autonomously revived and circulated.

She could feel that her five senses and six consciousnesses were gradually becoming clearer.

Furthermore, the cultivation techniques and spells she had practiced, such as “Vajra Bright King Technique”, “Zen Dream Bodhi Technique”, “Black Dragon Law”, “Mountain Shaking Fist”, “Ox Demon Great Strength Fist”, and the failed “Can Tong Qi”, all appeared in her mind like a fleeting glimpse.

The cultivation problems that she had previously only half-understood, been confused about, or seemed to understand but didn’t, seemed to naturally become clear.

This state was extremely mysterious, and Lu Linghe herself couldn’t explain it clearly.

She only felt that her cultivation was smoother, her magical power and Dao foundation were more condensed, and her whole body was filled with strength.

Especially in terms of her five senses and six consciousnesses, they were more acute.

She seemed to be able to sense the pleasant aura transmitted from the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

After her body gradually calmed down, Lu Linghe immediately opened her eyes and looked at her father, who was looking at her with concern, and called out, “Daddy.”

“Xiaohe, how do you feel?”

Lu Changsheng asked in a gentle voice.

“Hmm…”

Lu Linghe thought for a moment, feeling that she seemed to have become smarter.

She seemed to understand the subsequent parts of the cultivation techniques that Daddy had taught her before.

Besides that, she felt that her perception of her surroundings was more acute.

“Oh?” Lu Changsheng saw his daughter say that she was smarter and had understood the previous cultivation techniques, so he immediately smiled and tested her, asking about her understanding of the techniques.

Lu Linghe was a bit tongue-tied.

She felt that she clearly knew it, but she didn’t know how to describe or express it.

“Daddy, I’ll demonstrate it for you.”

Lu Linghe immediately said with a serious little face, indicating that she wasn’t lying.

“It’s okay, as long as you know it.”

Lu Changsheng understood his daughter’s state very well.

It was the same when he obtained the inherited cultivation techniques from the system in his early years.

He clearly knew it and could directly use it, but it was difficult to explain the underlying principles.

However, Lu Linghe insisted on demonstrating it for Lu Changsheng to see.

Indeed, it could be seen that his daughter’s cultivation techniques and spells were much smoother and more fluid than before.

“Our Xiaohe is amazing!”

Lu Changsheng praised her and continued to teach his daughter other spells, wanting to see how much her comprehension had improved.

It could only be said that Lu Linghe, after fusing with the [Seven Apertures Exquisite] Dharma Seed, had shown improvement in her comprehension and learning ability.

But that was all.

She was still far from being able to compare with her daughter Lu Wangshu.

Lu Changsheng was not overly strict.

He felt that this was already good enough.

At least teaching his daughter cultivation from now on would be much easier.

And there was hope that she could cultivate the “Can Tong Qi” technique.

Moreover, the fusion of the Dharma Seed required a process.

His daughter had just fused with it and had not even formed the [Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart] yet.

“Xiaohe, can you sense information from these bamboo trees?”

Lu Changsheng pointed to the bamboo forest in the distance and asked his daughter about another effect of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Dharma Seed.

Communication with all things in the world!

Lu Linghe heard this and looked towards the bamboo forest in the distance.

The Iron-Eating Beast, Gun Gun, lying in the bamboo forest, saw its master looking this way and immediately let out a comfortable and contented “goo goo” sound.

Then it came to Lu Linghe’s side with “huffing and puffing”.

For some reason, it felt a fragrant aura emanating from its master before it, more pleasant than usual, and felt closer to her.

Its large yet adorable body leaned slightly, and its fluffy head rubbed against Lu Linghe’s palm, looking endearingly naive.

“Gun Gun, be good.”

Lu Linghe giggled and rubbed its head, indicating that she was busy at the moment, and then continued to look at the bamboo forest ahead.

A moment later, she blinked her large eyes and pointed at a bamboo tree with some excitement, saying, “Daddy, I feel that this bamboo tree is a bit unhappy.”

This was a sensing ability she gained after fusing with the [Seven Apertures Exquisite] Dharma Seed and improving her five senses and six consciousnesses.

As for why this bamboo tree was unhappy, she didn’t know either.

Lu Changsheng looked at the bamboo tree his daughter was pointing at.

Although he was not a spiritual plant master, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he instantly saw that there were several bamboo worms gnawing at the roots of the spiritual bamboo.

“That’s wonderful.”

Lu Changsheng praised her, realizing that his daughter’s ability was very suitable for being a spiritual plant master.

She could capture the emotions of spiritual plants and thus determine their state.

“This spiritual bamboo has bamboo worms, that’s why it’s a bit unhappy.”

Lu Changsheng said to his daughter, then took her forward and removed the bamboo worms from the roots.

He also told his daughter that in the future, if she saw a spiritual bamboo that was unhappy, she could check if there were bamboo worms, or if it lacked nutrients and needed spiritual liquid.

“Mhm mhm.” Lu Linghe became interested when she saw that she had gained this ability and looked at the other spiritual bamboo in the bamboo forest.

However, this ability to communicate with all things and sense their spirituality was very taxing on her mind and energy.

Before Lu Linghe could finish looking at the bamboo trees in this bamboo forest, she felt a bit dizzy and started to feel sleepy.

“Alright, alright, just look when you have nothing to do, don’t keep looking.”

Lu Changsheng saw her state and said with a helpless and doting expression, telling his daughter to rest first.

He planned to take her to try communicating with spiritual pets, plant spirits, and heavenly spiritual fires later.

The next day, when his daughter Lu Linghe was full of energy, Lu Changsheng took her to communicate with the spiritual beasts raised at home.

These low-level demonic beasts were difficult to communicate with.

But his daughter Lu Linghe could vaguely understand their calls.

Furthermore, Lu Changsheng found that his daughter seemed to be more easily accepted by these demonic beasts.

Of course, it was also possible that these demonic beasts were all spiritual beasts raised by the Lu family, lacking ferocity and wildness.

Thinking that his family still had two wild demon kings, Lu Changsheng immediately took his daughter to see them.

When the Phantom Sable saw Lu Linghe, it instantly sensed an alluring fragrance from her.

It was as if the young girl before it was like a human spiritual medicine, and eating her would bring it great benefits.

But it recognized Lu Changsheng next to Lu Linghe and dared not act presumptuously, looking well-behaved and honest.

“Hello, my name is Xiaohe.”

With her daddy present, Lu Linghe showed courage born of skill.

She directly went forward without any guard and greeted the Phantom Sable.

She even proactively shook hands with it and gently stroked its dark fur that shimmered with a faint purple light.

“My name is Xiao Sable.”

The Phantom Sable looked at Lu Changsheng not far away, dressed in a green robe, with a face as handsome as an immortal, and a gentle smile on his face, and immediately communicated with Lu Linghe in a friendly manner.

Although the alluring fragrance on Lu Linghe’s body made it feel a sense of craving.

However, after suppressing this desire, the aura emanating from Lu Linghe made it feel inexplicably comfortable.

Lu Changsheng, not far away, keenly realized that the aura of the Dharma Seed on his daughter could now be perceived by this third-tier demon king.

If he hadn’t been by her side, and this Void Mink had not been domesticated by them for many years, it would likely have directly regarded his daughter as a great medicinal treasure.

“It seems that Little He should try not to go to places like the Myriad Beast Mountain Range or the depths of the Great Dream Marsh in the future.”

Lu Changsheng mused inwardly, knowing that as the Dharma Seed further integrated with his daughter and her heart transformed into a Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart, this effect would become even more pronounced.

Once she entered the Myriad Beast Mountain Range or the depths of the Great Dream Marsh, she would be like a walking medicinal treasure, attracting the covetous eyes of many demon kings.

After his daughter finished her friendly interaction with the Void Mink, Lu Changsheng seriously instructed her not to go to places with many demon beasts alone in the future.

She must be especially careful when encountering third-tier demon kings like the Void Mink.

“Ah?” Lu Linghe knew that her father was talking about the side effect of the Dharma Seed, which made her easily attract attacks from spirits and demon beasts.

But she didn’t feel anything at all.

Just now, when facing the Void Mink, she even became good friends with it.

“Daddy, I remember.”

However, Lu Linghe never doubted her father’s words and nodded in serious agreement.

She then asked if the little mink would also attack her.

“Mm.”

Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter pursing her small lips, gently rubbed her head, and said softly, “Of course not.”

“It’s just that after integrating the Dharma Seed, Little He will have a trace of heaven and earth spiritual energy on her, which will be dangerous if other demon beasts see it.”

Lu Changsheng said this, preparing to have the Golden Winged Heavenly Peng and Lu Chensha help the Void Mink with some ideological work.

“Mm-hmm.”

Lu Linghe smiled and agreed.

Subsequently, in the time that followed, in addition to guiding his daughter’s normal cultivation, Lu Changsheng also taught her a few spiritual plant and beast taming techniques.

Although Old Ancestor Lu did not specialize in this area.

But with his current cultivation and vision, he could naturally understand many techniques just by looking at them.

Seeing that his daughter Lu Linghe’s cultivation was on the right track, Lu Changsheng left Bihu Mountain and headed to Qingyun Sect.

He had been busy for a long time and hadn’t been able to visit his two sons at Qingyun Sect properly.

Especially his son Lu Yunxiao, Lu Changsheng was still very concerned about him.

He wanted to see how he was doing now.

Besides that, he also planned to give a Core Condensing Pill to Zhao Qingqing.

He had wanted to give her a Core Condensing Pill before to help her attempt Core Formation, but he didn’t have any at the time.

Having obtained six Core Condensing Pills on this trip to the Yinming Ghost Sect, he naturally wouldn’t be stingy.

Although Xiao Xiyue and Chu Qingyi were currently at the front lines of the war and not on Caiyun Peak.

However, Caiyun Zhenjun’s words about taking care of the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family were not a secret among the higher-ups of Qingyun Sect.

Otherwise, how could Qingyun Sect be so friendly despite the frequent activities of the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family over the years.

Therefore, it was considered quite normal for Lu Changsheng, the Old Ancestor of the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family, to visit Caiyun Peak.

Caiyun Palace on the peak of Caiyun Peak.

Yun Wanshang was teaching her son Lu Yunxiao how to read and study cultivation techniques and scriptures.

Although Lu Yunxiao was only three years old.

But he was born with a [Innate Sword Embryo], possessed Foundation Establishment cultivation at birth, and his body was like that of a five or six-year-old child, very intelligent.

So Yun Wanshang started teaching him cultivation knowledge early to lay a good foundation for him.

And the young Lu Yunxiao also directly showed extraordinary talent, learning everything quickly and having an eidetic memory.

Yun Wanshang seemed to see a future where her son, after cultivating, would master any technique without a teacher, constantly break the records of his predecessors, and sweep away his peers.

“Caiyun.”

Just then, Yun Wanshang suddenly heard a soft call, full of longing, magnetic and gentle.

She felt a little goosebumps all over.

But knowing the man’s nature, thick-skinned, she didn’t appear overly cold, and with a flick of her colorful sleeve, the gate of Caiyun Palace opened with a bang.

A moment later, a tall and handsome young man with an elegant demeanor and extraordinary temperament walked in.

“Caiyun, Yunxiao.”

Lu Changsheng’s gentle eyes were deep and vast as he looked at the woman in the colorful dress and the little boy in front of him.

He was a little surprised.

He hadn’t expected that in just a year and a half, his son, who was like an infant before, had grown so much, resembling a five or six-year-old child.

Lu Yunxiao was like a porcelain doll, with fair skin, a delicate and rosy little face, holding an ancient and simple sword embryo in his arms.

The moment he saw Lu Changsheng, he felt the sword embryo in his hand tremble.

He felt a sense of bloodline resonance with this man.

“Is this my father?”

Although only three years old, being a Dao Body and having been conceived for nearly five years, Lu Yunxiao was very intelligent.

He realized that the man before him was most likely his father.

“Did you come here for something?”

Yun Wanshang said in a calm and indifferent tone.

Due to the matter of the three master and disciples and her bet with Lu Changsheng, her relationship with Lu Changsheng was somewhat awkward.

In the early years, she could still show a strong attitude, but since Lu Changsheng broke through to Nascent Soul, she had clearly realized that she was no match for him and could only try her best to maintain her dignity.

“Naturally, I came to see you and Yunxiao.”

Lu Changsheng was already used to Yun Wanshang’s attitude and said indifferently.

Then he looked at the little boy and said, “Yunxiao, do you still remember me?”

When he went to Jingguo, he visited Yun Wanshang, his son Lu Yunxiao, and Lu Shouzheng at Qingyun Sect.

It was just that his son Lu Yunxiao was too young at the time and might not remember him.

“Father, Qilin Sword Lord.”

Lu Yunxiao’s face was very tender, even somewhat delicate and beautiful.

But there was a hint of determination in his eyebrows.

“…”

Lu Changsheng was a little speechless, not expecting that Yun Wanshang would no longer mention the identity of “Qilin Sword Lord” but would directly teach her son Lu Yunxiao.

“That’s right, I am your father, Qilin Sword Lord Lu Changsheng.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t mind, said with a laugh, stepped forward, pinched his son’s cheek, and examined his physical condition.

“…”

Lu Yunxiao was a little at a loss when faced with such a familiar father and looked at his mother.

But he saw that his mother was expressionless.

“Caiyun, I gained some harvest on this trip out, which can be used by Yunxiao and Shouzheng to cleanse their bodies and consolidate their foundation.”

Lu Changsheng threw the diluted and prepared Myriad Spirit Blood to Yun Wanshang and said.

“Okay.”

Yun Wanshang didn’t refuse and took the porcelain bottle.

She knew that laying a good foundation was very important during a child’s early years.

For example, in these years, she should have been in seclusion cultivating.

But looking at her son Lu Yunxiao, she couldn’t feel at ease and chose to personally cultivate and teach him.

“How are your current realm and divine abilities? Is it convenient for you to go to the Yueguo front line?”

At this time, Yun Wanshang looked at Lu Changsheng and asked.

In these years, not only was Dameng Xiancheng urged by the Tianjian Sect, asking if they could provide support to the front line.

She, this newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator in Jiangguo, had also been constantly urged and questioned by the Tianjian Sect.

But she had been severely weakened after being pregnant with her son Lu Yunxiao before, and was only now almost fully recovered.

As for Nascent Soul divine abilities, Nascent Soul domains, and so on, she hadn’t even begun cultivating them yet.

Once she went to the war front line, her combat power would likely be inferior to Nascent Soul cultivators like Tiancan Zhenjun and Yunmei Zhenjun.

Moreover, her son Lu Yunxiao was young, and she was truly worried.

“What happened at the front line?”

Seeing Yun Wanshang ask this, Lu Changsheng instantly realized that there had been another change in the Liang-Yue war.

“The Tianjian Sect has been urging me to go and support, stating that the Liang-Yue war is very unfavorable and urgently needs assistance.”

Yun Wanshang said with a solemn expression, “And according to the information and speculation from Qingyun Sect, Xuanjian Zhenjun already shows signs of giving up on supporting Yueguo…”

She wanted to go to the war front line to provide support, on one hand, due to the pressure from the Tianjian Sect, wanting to seize war profits by taking action.

On the other hand, Qingyun Sect had also suffered heavy losses in this war.

If it continued, Qingyun Sect would be severely weakened.

“Give up support!?”

Lu Changsheng frowned upon hearing this.

The Tianjian Sect mobilized the power of Jiangguo to support Yueguo, how could they easily give up?

If it really reached this point, it meant they could no longer hold on.

They could only choose to abandon Yueguo and preserve themselves as much as possible.

“Is it inconvenient for you to take action now?”

Yun Wanshang instantly saw his hesitation and conflict through Lu Changsheng’s expression.

“Mm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded and said in a deep voice, “With the trouble in the Xingxiu Sea, it’s not convenient for me to leave Jiangguo easily right now.”

Yun Wanshang had activated the [Sun and Moon Two仪 Profound Light Mirror] with Lu Changsheng before and knew about the matter of the Zhenhai Seven Sects.

She immediately asked, “What’s the situation in Xingxiu Sea now?”

“People from Xingxiu Sea came again before, and I killed a few, but the Zhenhai Seven Sects have a mid-stage Nascent Soul Old Ancestor presiding there…”

Lu Changsheng did not hide anything from Yun Wanshang and told her truthfully.

“I don’t have absolute confidence against this Zhenhai Old Ancestor, so I plan to prepare enough talismans before ambushing him.”

Relying on his top-tier Blood Talisman Spirit Body, Lu Changsheng had already advanced to a fourth-tier talisman master.

He planned to refine enough fourth-tier talismans by burning his essence blood.

Then he would ambush the Zhenhai Old Ancestor using the [Sun and Moon Two仪 Profound Light Mirror], Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, and a fourth-tier talisman array.

As long as he dealt with the Zhenhai Old Ancestor, he would be free to go and support the Liang-Yue war without any worries.

Through this war, he would negotiate with the Tianjian Sect and divide the interests and territory.