Chapter 91: The book of curses and destiny! Seventy-seven forty-nine children!

A stable and leisurely life always passes quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

In this month, Yun Qianqian perfectly integrated into Lu Changsheng’s big family and successfully became pregnant.

This made Yu Maocheng and his wife sigh at Lu Changsheng’s efficiency.

During a conversation, Yu Maocheng asked Lu Changsheng how he would raise so many children in the future.

Although there’s a saying, ‘poor have their way of raising, rich have theirs.’

But if a child possesses a Spiritual Root, no matter how they are raised, it will be a significant expense.

Facing this question, Lu Changsheng casually stated that as a Talisman Master, he also had some savings.

He usually saved money for raising his children in the future.

After all, it didn’t matter if he suffered a little, but he absolutely couldn’t let his children suffer.

Hearing Lu Changsheng’s words, Yu Maocheng immediately showed a look like an old man on the subway staring at his phone.

He believed that Lu Changsheng wouldn’t let his children suffer.

But no matter how he looked at it, he didn’t think Lu Changsheng seemed like someone who would let himself suffer.

Yu Maocheng had never seen anyone who enjoyed life as much as Lu Changsheng.

Not only did he have a group of wives, concubines, and maidservants attending to him.

His daily food, drink, and shopping expenses also made him, who only had ten Spirit Stones a month, incredibly envious.

However, Yu Maocheng would not ask too many questions about such matters.

With Yun Qianqian’s relationship, although the two families had more interactions, they were not like in-laws.

It was enough for them to know that Yun Qianqian was living very well in Lu Changsheng’s home.

On this day.

Lu Changsheng was drawing Talismans in the Lingfu Shop.

A mysterious and indescribable feeling suddenly surged through him.

It gave Lu Changsheng a vague sensation.

His Spiritual Root had Advanced!

It had Advanced from an 8th Grade Spiritual Root to a 7th Grade Spiritual Root!

“Hmm, a child of mine with a Spiritual Root has been born?”

Under this悸动, Lu Changsheng was startled, his face showing a look of pleasant surprise.

The Talisman he was drawing failed, and smoke billowed from the Talisman paper.

Lu Changsheng didn’t care, and after sensing for a moment, he shook his head and said, “No, this isn’t the悸动 of a child’s Spiritual Root bonus.”

“It’s just a natural progression, allowing my Spiritual Root to advance from 8th Grade to 7th Grade!”

“That’s right, the Spiritual Roots of my four children are still developing and forming, so my Spiritual Root is also growing.”

“With the previous bonuses, my Spiritual Root was already close to the Peak of 8th Grade. Now, with continuous growth, it has naturally Advanced to a 7th Grade Spiritual Root!”

Lu Changsheng immediately understood what was happening.

According to this timeline, he indeed had two concubines in Qingzhu Mountain whose children were due to be born around this time.

But he could feel that he hadn’t received the Spiritual Root bonus悸动.

There was only a vague feeling that his Spiritual Root had Advanced.

“7th Grade Spiritual Root!”

“Hoo, finally Advanced to 7th Grade Spiritual Root. If I take one more step, I’ll be an immortal seedling with a Medium Grade Spiritual Root!”

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, his face full of joy.

The Spiritual Root is related to one’s foundation of Cultivation!

For Lu Changsheng, the Spiritual Root was not only related to his foundation of Cultivation.

It also concerned the upper limit of the Spiritual Root quality of his future children.

After all, the Spiritual Root quality of the parents can affect the Spiritual Root quality of the child.

The better his Spiritual Root, the relatively better the Spiritual Root of the children he would have in the future.

Although he was trying to improve the quality of his children’s mothers.

But how could he, as a father, hold them back?

“If things continue like this, the later-born children will not only have increasingly better conditions and environment, but also, in terms of talent, they will stand on the shoulders of their older siblings, with an ever-higher upper limit.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.

He felt that if he continued to have children and improve himself like this, in the future, he might have a whole family of High Grade Spiritual Roots and Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Immediately, he tried to experience the Cultivation speed of his 7th Grade Spiritual Root.

However.

The Spiritual Root Advanced with such subtle improvement that he felt no significant change compared to before.

“Both 8th Grade Spiritual Root and 7th Grade Spiritual Root are Low Grade Spiritual Roots; this advancement doesn’t bring any obvious changes.”

“I estimate that advancing from a Low Grade Spiritual Root to a Medium Grade Spiritual Root would bring a significant improvement.”

“I also don’t know how much my Spiritual Root’s advancement from 8th Grade to 7th Grade will help with the Bottleneck from Qi Refining Middle Stage to Qi Refining Late Stage.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly, looking at his Qi Sea Dantian, where Spiritual Qi was as viscous as a stream.

He would regularly meditate and Cultivate for two hours every day.

But his Cultivation remained stagnant.

He could only slowly grind, waiting for the opportunity to Breakthrough.

However, if he really wanted to Breakthrough, Lu Changsheng had also inquired.

An Advanced Breakthrough Pill cost 1,200 Spirit Stones.

It could help a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator Breakthrough to Qi Refining Late Stage.

He could afford it if he saved for a year.

But in Lu Changsheng’s opinion, it was unnecessary.

He usually didn’t go out, didn’t fight with others, and didn’t explore dungeons or anything.

With so many Talismans by his side, his Cultivation was good enough; there was no need to rush.

Normally, taking some Yellow Dragon Pills to assist Cultivation would suffice.

He should forget about such Breakthrough Medicinal Pills; they would affect his future Foundation Establishment.

“Guan Xin is also about to give birth, I wonder if this child will have a Spiritual Root.”

Lu Changsheng slightly stretched his bones, looking at the clear blue sky outside the window, feeling a sense of anticipation.

He had already come to terms with his concubines without Spiritual Roots having children.

But for his concubines with Spiritual Roots, he hadn’t let go; he always felt a sense of anticipation.

Ten days later.

Lu Changsheng discovered that two of his maidservants were pregnant.

Of the four maidservants he had previously purchased, only one had not yet conceived.

However, Lu Changsheng didn’t care and wasn’t in a hurry to replenish them.

After all, there was only one big stick.

Now that he had so many ordinary maidservants, he should save some money to add a few high-quality maidservants.

Moreover, Lu Miaoyun was still in Nine Dragon Market.

Out of respect for his wife, Lu Changsheng would still exercise some restraint.

At least, he would wait until next month, when Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen returned to Qingzhu Mountain, before visiting Baiyu Tower.

Six days later.

On this day, Lu Changsheng did not go to the Lingfu Shop; he stayed at home.

Because Guan Xin’s child was about to be born.

“Wah!”

As a cry transmitted, a profound and mysterious悸动 arose within Lu Changsheng.

It was the悸动 of a Spiritual Root.

The child possessed a Spiritual Root, and the悸动 was added to him!

At the same time, at the moment of his surprise, a System prompt sounded.

【Congratulations to the host for giving birth to five offspring with Spiritual Roots, gaining one lottery chance!】

This悸动 and System prompt filled Lu Changsheng with immense joy and excitement.

However, as his mental state gradually improved, he didn’t appear overly excited.

A faint smile appeared on his face, making him seem gentle and refined, like a spring breeze.

He and Lu Miaoyun walked into the room.

“Young Master, it’s a Young Miss.”

The midwife said with a beaming smile.

“Good, you’ve worked hard.”

Lu Changsheng directly handed over a Spirit Stone and said.

This was the midwife hired from Nine Dragon Market; she had also delivered the previous two times.

He felt that he would need to hire a resident midwife at home in the future.

Although his wives and concubines nourished their bodies daily with Spiritual Rice and Spiritual Food, there would generally be no problems with childbirth, but such measures must be ensured to be foolproof.

“Thank you, Young Master Lu, thank you, Young Master Lu.”

The midwife took the Spirit Stone, her face beaming like a chrysanthemum.

Lu Changsheng picked up the child.

It was a very cute baby.

Knowing that the child possessed a Spiritual Root, Lu Changsheng felt a few more points of joy in his heart, and the more he looked, the cuter he found her.

This scene also made Guan Xin smile happily.

When she learned she had given birth to a daughter, she felt a slight disappointment.

She was afraid that Lu Changsheng would show some dislike.

After all, in this world, there were still many ideas of valuing sons over daughters.

Seeing Lu Changsheng’s smile at this moment, she immediately felt much relieved.

After the child was born, Lu Changsheng did not rush to leave to draw a lottery.

He still stayed with Guan Xin and his wives and concubines, talking and chatting.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that he said he was going to check on the shop.

Upon arriving at the Lingfu Shop, Lu Changsheng went straight to the third floor and then began the part he was most looking forward to.

“System, I want to draw a lottery!”

Lu Changsheng silently chanted in his heart.

Immediately, a pale red System lottery wheel appeared.

“I wonder what I’ll get in this draw. If it’s not a Cultivation Technique, another Magic Treasure would be good too.”

Looking at the lottery wheel, Lu Changsheng secretly anticipated.

After all, the Black Dragon Magic Pearl provided him with immense benefits and assistance.

If he could condense a Magic Treasure in each of his four limbs, then his Cultivation would truly be as fast as flying.

Lu Changsheng didn’t think much and directly said, “Start the lottery!”

Immediately, the golden light on the wheel began to spin.

Under Lu Changsheng’s expectant gaze, the golden light slowly stopped on the ‘Treasure’ section of the lottery bar.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the exotic treasure: demonic fiend curse life book!】

【The reward has been issued to the System space, and the host can view it at any time】

A dark black scroll pattern, adorned with strange patterns, appeared along with the System prompt.

“Exotic treasure, demonic fiend curse life book?”

Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised to see the reward he had drawn this time.

Qi Refining Cultivators use Magical Artifacts!

Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators use Spiritual Artifacts!

Core Formation Immortal Masters use Magic Treasures!

And exotic treasures are special treasures outside of this System!

Their biggest difference is that anyone can refine and use them, and they don’t have such high requirements for Cultivation strength.

Some powerful exotic treasures, even Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators, can harm Core Formation Immortal Masters.

Lu Changsheng immediately looked towards the System space.

Let’s see what effect this demonic fiend curse life book has.

【Exotic Treasure: demonic fiend curse life book】

【Grade: Third Tier】

Explanation: Forged by the ancient Witch Clan using the Evil Qi of heaven and earth, by visualizing a target in the manuscript, one can remotely curse them. Within forty-nine days, the demonic fiend curse will entangle their flesh and Divine Soul, ultimately leading to their flesh decaying and Divine Soul perishing.

The explanation for the effect of the demonic fiend curse life book appeared.

“This is a curse-type treasure?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the introduction before him and immediately understood the effect of the demonic fiend curse life book.

This demonic fiend curse life book seemed very powerful.

However, Lu Changsheng knew that being a third-grade item, it could at most curse those at the Core Formation Realm.

Moreover, such exotic treasures would certainly have limitations and side effects.

He extracted the demonic fiend curse life book.

Immediately, a thick, jet-black manuscript, resembling a book but unable to be flipped through, appeared before Lu Changsheng.

There were no words on the manuscript, only faint black patterns.

These patterns resembled wisps of Evil Qi, flowing slowly, giving it a very eerie appearance.

As this ‘demonic fiend curse life book’ was extracted, a piece of information also appeared in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

Detailed information about this exotic treasure.

It was indeed as he had guessed.

This ‘demonic fiend curse life book’ seemed powerful, but it was ultimately only a third-grade exotic treasure with limited effects.

Firstly, this ‘demonic fiend curse life book’ was a one-time use item.

Once used, it would be gone.

Secondly, it could only curse and kill a Core Formation Immortal Master at most.

Furthermore, there were side effects.

To curse and kill others, one also had to pay a price.

One would lose lifespan!

And one’s Qi and blood would decay, requiring careful recuperation to recover.

Cursing a Qi Refinement Cultivator would reduce lifespan by one to three years!

Cursing a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would reduce lifespan by ten to thirty years!

Cursing a Core Formation Cultivator would reduce lifespan by over a hundred years!

As for a Nascent Soul True Lord, while it couldn’t curse them to death, if one wished, it could still disgust the opponent, causing them to be entangled by Evil Qi, their flesh to decay, and their Divine Soul to become listless.

As for the price, it depended on one’s cultivation strength and lifespan.

If one didn’t have Nascent Soul Stage strength, doing so would basically lead to the decay of the Physical Body and the perishing of the Divine Soul, thus dying.

“demonic fiend curse life book, this thing, how should I put it.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the demonic fiend curse life book, which somewhat resembled a portrait frame, and smacked his lips, momentarily unsure how to describe it.

Its power was undeniable.

As long as one silently visualized the target, one could remotely cast a curse to kill, regardless of distance.

Unlike some curses he had read about or heard of in books, which required collecting the target’s hair, blood, or used items, etc.

In other words, if he, currently at the Qi Refinement Stage, had met a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, he could silently visualize them in the demonic fiend curse life book and, by sacrificing lifespan, curse them to death.

If he risked his life, although he might not be able to curse a Core Formation Immortal Master to death, he could still cause them to be entangled by Evil Qi.

This would lead to their flesh decaying, Divine Soul becoming listless, strength greatly diminished, and cultivation difficult to advance.

Such an act, no matter where it was placed, would be astonishingly powerful.

But in Lu Changsheng’s opinion, the price was simply too great and not worth it.

After all, a Qi Refinement Cultivator’s lifespan was only a little over a hundred years.

If he were to curse a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, he would lose at least twenty or thirty years of lifespan.

Moreover, not only would he lose lifespan, his Qi and blood would also decay and be depleted, affecting his strength and cultivation, not to mention possibly affecting his ability to have children.

“However, this exotic treasure does not require recognition as its master, and there are no restrictions on who can use it.”

“If I wished, I could completely give it to someone else, letting them sacrifice their lifespan to help me curse someone.”

“But how many people would be willing to do such a thing, or could be trusted? The risk is too great.”

“So, I’ll keep this exotic treasure as my last resort, and won’t use it unless absolutely necessary.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the demonic fiend curse life book in his hand, shook his head slightly, and put it into his Storage Pouch.

He decided that if any short-sighted Foundation Establishment Cultivator dared to provoke him and pushed him to his limits in the future, he would engrave their image on this demonic fiend curse life book.

As for a Core Formation Immortal Master, he would forget about it; that would be a mutual destruction, not worth it.

After completing the lottery, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt a sense of dullness.

He then sat down cross-legged and began to Cultivate, to see what grade of Spiritual Root his daughter had and how much cultivation bonus she provided.

After a long while, through experience, Lu Changsheng felt that the bonus was less than ten percent.

He estimated that his daughter’s Spiritual Root was at most an 8th Grade Spiritual Root.

However, Lu Changsheng was quite satisfied with this.

At this stage, having a Spiritual Root was enough; why ask for more?

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lu Changsheng believed that as long as he worked hard, his talent would eventually reach an unprecedented level.

In a blink of an eye, another ten days passed.

On this day, the Second Elder visited Lu Changsheng’s home again.

After a casual stroll, he stated that he would be returning to Qingzhu Mountain in half a month.

He asked Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoyun, and others if they wanted to return together at that time.

Naturally, Lu Changsheng expressed his desire to return.

Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen also expressed their desire to return to Qingzhu Mountain to recuperate during pregnancy and have their other sisters come over.

Originally, Lu Changsheng had planned to send Guan Xin to Qingzhu Mountain to recuperate and help with the children.

However, due to the limited seats on the flying boat, there were only three spots, so he had to give up on that idea.

Lu Changsheng also asked the Second Elder if it was alright for infants to ride on the flying boat.

He was planning to send these three children back to Qingzhu Mountain to be raised.

The Second Elder said it was not a big problem, but Lu Changsheng had best buy a few Warm Yang Jades.

Warm Yang Jade was a type of spiritual jade that could block out cold and nourish the Physical Body.

That way, the infants would not catch a cold on the flying boat and would sleep more soundly.

After the Second Elder finished his business and chatted for a while, he happily left.

His visit this time was naturally not just to inform Lu Changsheng about returning to Qingzhu Mountain.

Did such a small matter require him, the dignified Second Elder of the Lu family, to come in person?

His main purpose for coming this time was to see if, after the Fourth Elder’s persuasion, Lu Changsheng had stopped his crazy concubine-taking and maid-buying, and indulging in female beauty over the past six months.

Through his observations this trip, he was quite satisfied with Lu Changsheng’s performance.

Although children were still being born, it was noticeably better than before.

And Lu Miaoyun also told him that Lu Changsheng had only taken one concubine and one maid in the past six months, which greatly pleased him.

He felt that the Fourth Elder’s persuasion had been very effective.

Preparing to return in half a month, the next day, Lu Changsheng took Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and the other women out for a stroll.

He planned to buy some gifts to take back.

During the process, Lu Changsheng saw that the Warm Yang Jade the Second Elder mentioned was quite cheap.

Only two Spirit Stones per piece.

He directly bought thirty-five pieces.

After all, how could a father show favoritism?

Even if he had a slight preference for certain children.

But on such small matters, if it was achievable, he would try his best to treat everyone equally.

So, with thirty-five children now, he directly bought thirty-five portions, one for everyone.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng strolled around the market again and inquired about the price of beauty-preserving Medicinal Pills.

His wives and concubines had accompanied him for so many years and given him so many children, so he naturally had to give them valuable gifts.

The best among them was naturally the Youth Preserving Pill.

It had the effect of eternal youth.

However, the Youth Preserving Pill was a second-grade Medicinal Pill, and its price was very high.

First-grade beauty-preserving Medicinal Pills included the Face Fixing Pill and the Beauty Nourishing Pill.

The Face Fixing Pill could fix one’s appearance, but after about ten years, it would gradually change.

Its price was one hundred Spirit Stones.

The Beauty Nourishing Pill had the effect of nourishing Yin and beautifying the complexion.

It was a case of the more the merrier, taking one pill every three years or so could also achieve the effect of the Youth Preserving Pill.

Its price was twenty Spirit Stones per pill.

Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and directly purchased sixteen Beauty Nourishing Pills.

One for each of his current wives and concubines.

A total of three hundred and twenty Spirit Stones, the shopkeeper gave him a discount of twenty Spirit Stones, so he ultimately spent three hundred Spirit Stones.

Only at this time did Lu Changsheng feel that raising so many wives and children was not easy.

Ten days later.

Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoyun, and Qu Zhenzhen, each holding an infant, went to reside in the East District Grand Courtyard, preparing to return to Qingzhu Mountain with the Second Elder.

The three Lu family disciples accompanying them on this trip were all Lu Miaoyun’s cousins.

Two of them had also been with them on the previous trip.

They saw that before they came, Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen were perfectly fine.

But now, on their way back, not only were their bellies slightly bulging, but they were also each holding an infant with Lu Changsheng.

They couldn’t help but feel bewildered and astonished.

Subsequently, they asked Lu Changsheng what was going on and where the children came from.

Facing such questions, Lu Changsheng did not hide anything.

He directly said that he had taken a few concubines and bought some maids here.

These three children had just been born recently, and he planned to take them back to Qingzhu Mountain to raise them.

Hearing this, the three couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay.

As Lu family disciples, they naturally knew Lu Changsheng’s reputation in Qingzhu Mountain.

He was good at having children, after all.

But knowing was one thing.

They never expected that Lu Changsheng would not stop at all, actually having children wherever he went.

Especially one of Lu Miaoyun’s cousins, who asked Lu Changsheng how many children he had now.

Lu Changsheng said that thirty-five had been born, and fourteen were still on the way, which not only stunned and dumbfounded the three of them.

The Second Elder, who was driving the flying boat, also couldn’t help but twitch his mouth, looking bewildered.

He recalled that back then, the Lu family had recruited a son-in-law.

The requirement was to have fifty children in twenty years.

As a result, in just over six years, Lu Changsheng already had forty-nine children.

PS: Because I plan to try to write 10,000 characters a day, the update time might be irregular. It’s highly likely that I won’t be able to update on time tomorrow at 11 AM, please bear with me.