Chapter 913: The upgrade of Peach Blossom Gu is a bad omen for the Star King!
Chapter 909: The Upgrade of the Peach Blossom Gu, and the Star King’s Ominous Sign!
First, the Peach Blossom Gu’s original effect of improving skin, temperament, appearance, and enhancing attraction to the opposite sex has doubled!
Moreover, a peach blossom fragrance emanates from the skin, which can be described as calming to those who see it and soothing to those who smell it.
It can be said that the effect of this Peach Blossom Gu is like an “Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body,” an Acquired Spiritual Physique, making the entire person like a Peach Blossom Its Brilliance, drawing people in and making their hearts flutter!
Second, in addition to subtly boosting one’s peach blossom Luck, the Peach Blossom Gu can also gather peach blossom Luck and condense Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme through Lu Changsheng’s peach blossom fortune!
Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme can enhance the Luck of Heaven and Earth and has effects such as purifying emotional malevolence, isolating poisonous mist, and interfering with Heart Demons.
In other words, the current Peach Blossom Gu can not only boost Lu Changsheng’s peach blossom Luck but also enhance his Luck!
Third, the Peach Blossom Gu’s innate ability [Five Aggregates Peach Blossom瘴] has been upgraded.
In addition to the peach blossom miasma, the fragrance can also condense, and peach blossoms can bloom across the sky, forming a Peach Blossom Dharma Domain.
The Peach Blossom Dharma Domain not only has the effect of making one confused and infatuated but can also stir up emotional illusions in others’ hearts, affecting their Divine Soul consciousness.
Enemies within the Peach Blossom Dharma Domain might even develop a mistaken fondness for Lu Changsheng, mistakenly believing them to be Husband and wife, or Dao Companions.
If one’s Dao Heart and will are not firm, their Divine Soul might sink and become lost in the Peach Blossom Dharma Domain, developing feelings for Lu Changsheng.
In addition to the comprehensive improvement of its abilities, the Peach Blossom Gu also gained the ability of Peach Blossom Its Brilliance—to bring prosperity to one’s Husband!
However, this ability should now be called ’to bring prosperity to one’s wife'!
Female Cultivators who form a good relationship with Lu Changsheng can also gain the effects of Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme, increasing their Luck.
However, they need to be together with Lu Changsheng.
If the two separate and are too far apart, this Dao Rhyme augmentation will gradually dissipate.
Nevertheless, Lu Changsheng can actively consume and use the Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme to help his bonded female Cultivators enhance their Luck, resolve emotional malevolence, isolate poisonous mist, and interfere with Heart Demons, among other things.
Although this effect seems ordinary, benefiting others at his own expense, Lu Changsheng finds it very useful!
His wives and Dao Companions are gradually moving from Core Formation to Nascent Soul.
Helping his wives and concubines with Foundation Establishment and Core Formation is manageable.
With Lu Changsheng’s current wealth and strength, even those with Low Grade Spiritual Roots can be pushed to the Golden Core Realm!
But Nascent Soul is different.
Breaking through to Nascent Soul requires comprehensive demands on a Cultivator.
Talent, Dao Foundation, and Heart-Nature are all indispensable!
If the Dao Foundation was not laid well in any previous Realm, it could cause an impact.
As for the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, it blocks ninety-nine percent of Core Formation cultivators.
Many Cultivators dare to fight for a glimmer of hope for the Great Dao during Foundation Establishment and Core Formation.
However, few Cultivators dare to risk breaking through from Core Formation to Nascent Soul.
Even if they are lucky enough to shatter their Core and form a Nascent Soul, facing the subsequent Lightning Tribulation and Heart Demon Tribulation is a matter of nine deaths, or even ten deaths and no life.
Therefore, many Cultivators reach the Peak of Core Formation but do not dare to attempt the Nascent Soul Breakthrough, only stopping there.
Among Lu Changsheng’s current wives, in his opinion, only Honglian can safely Undergo Tribulation of the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation and Breakthrough to Nascent Soul!
His other wives, even if they Cultivate to the Peak of Core Formation and can attempt the Nascent Soul Breakthrough, face immense risks.
But now, the Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme has the effect of enhancing Luck, resolving emotional malevolence, and isolating Heart Demon interference!
There’s no need to say more about enhancing Luck.
A Core Formation cultivator’s Breakthrough to Nascent Soul not only depends on the right time, favorable location, and harmonious human relations but also on the subtle Luck.
Lu Changsheng and Yun Wanchang have already verified this point.
If Heaven and Earth Luck favor one, then the opportune moment is on their side, making it easy for inspiration to strike and for an Opportunity for Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul Condensation to appear!
Lu Changsheng naturally does not expect the Peach Blossom Gu to help every wife achieve the Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul Condensation Opportunity.
He would be satisfied if, with his Luck enhancement, it could pacify disturbances as much as possible, balance good and bad, and maintain a stable state.
If it could perform exceptionally, that would be even better.
One must know that a Cultivator’s state during a Realm Breakthrough is very important, enough to affect the success or failure of the Breakthrough.
Then there’s the isolation of Heart Demon interference.
This effect certainly cannot completely isolate the Heart Demon Tribulation.
But as long as it can weaken the Heart Demon Tribulation effect to a certain extent, equivalent to a top-grade Heart Tribulation Spirit Treasure, that would be enough!
In this way, with Lu Changsheng’s help, his wives and concubines at Lu would effectively increase their chance of Nascent Soul Condensation by two tenths.
It may not seem like much.
But a two-tenths chance of Nascent Soul Condensation is enough for a Cultivator to risk their life and successfully Breakthrough to Nascent Soul!
“Although the first and third effects are somewhat useless, this Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme is still very effective.”
Lu Changsheng felt that his appearance and temperament no longer needed improvement.
Otherwise, he would be like a walking succubus.
On normal days, he would still need to try to conceal his appearance and temperament.
Especially the effect of the body emitting fragrance.
When he first obtained the “Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body,” Lu Changsheng disliked this effect greatly.
He felt that for a dignified man like him, emitting a scent was undignified.
Later, when his Physique upgraded to Chaos Body, he completely controlled the Heavenly Fragrance effect of the Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body, trying to diminish it.
He never used it except during intimate moments with his wife.
Now, the Peach Blossom Gu gave him another body-fragrance effect, which Lu Changsheng truly disliked.
Fortunately, this effect is under control and will not become passive.
As for the Five Aggregates Peach Blossom瘴 and Peach Blossom Dharma Domain, these despicable methods, Lu Changsheng felt even less about them.
In all the years since he obtained the Peach Blossom Gu, the only time he used “Five Aggregates Peach Blossom瘴” was when facing the Six Paths Demonic Consort, when his lust burned and he instinctively used it.
At other times, he never released it.
“But it’s better than nothing.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t pay too much attention.
A Cultivator can never have too many methods.
Every additional method means one more way to deal with enemies.
This Peach Blossom Dharma Domain seems useless.
However, when facing multiple Cultivators, or female Cultivators with flaws in their Divine Soul and mind, it can have a surprisingly effective outcome.
“Congratulations, Master, on refining an Immortal Gu!”
Seeing Lu Changsheng open his eyes and his aura calm down, A Youduo immediately stepped forward to congratulate him, her eyes filled with respect and admiration, feeling that the Master before her was even more ethereal, like a banished Immortal.
“A Youduo, you’ve worked hard these past few days.”
Lu Changsheng lightly raised his hand, changed into a new robe after the previous one was damaged by the Heavenly Tribulation, and said with an elegant demeanor.
The Peach Blossom Gu’s promotion to Immortal Gu can greatly enhance a Cultivator’s appearance, facial features, posture, and temperament.
However, Lu Changsheng’s appearance showed no significant change; his temperament primarily became more gentle, with an indescribable charm that drew people in and captivated them.
On one hand, the improvement in appearance and posture is a gradual process.
On the other hand, Lu Changsheng’s facial features, appearance, and posture, through a series of enhancements from the Immortal Appearance Art, Peach Blossom Gu, Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body, Chaos Body, and Cultivation Realm, had already reached the Immortal Appearance level in the Immortal Appearance Art, with limited room for further improvement.
Further improvement is no longer about worldly perceptions of beauty or ugliness but a manifestation similar to the Dao Rhyme of rules.
Just like charm Cultivation Techniques.
Many high-level Cultivators who practice charm Cultivation Techniques have the characteristic of their Cultivation Technique to enhance their posture and appearance, displaying their beauty and charm, thereby influencing and enchanting others.
Although Lu Changsheng did not practice charm Cultivation Techniques.
However, this series of charm enhancements he possessed was already comparable to many Cultivators who practiced charm Cultivation Techniques.
“Master is too kind; it is my honor to witness the birth of an Immortal Gu.”
Facing Lu Changsheng, A Youduo had long since set aside the dignity and arrogance of a sect leader and a Nascent Soul True Lord.
As the Undergoing Tribulation was completed, Yina from the Five Saints Hall in the distance also came with her daughter Lu Jiangtang to congratulate him.
The young girl greatly admired and looked up to her father, asking why her father had to Undergo Tribulation.
“This Tribulation is called the Immortal Gu Tribulation.”
Lu Changsheng told his daughter that the Master and the Gu worm Undergo Tribulation together so that their life-bound connection can be tighter, allowing for complete control over the Gu worm’s power.
A Youduo next to him seemed to understand something.
Yina’s beautiful eyes were filled with surprise, shock, and disbelief.
She never expected that the previous Heavenly Tribulation was actually an Immortal Gu Tribulation, and Master’s Gu worm had been promoted to Immortal Gu.
One must know that as Cultivators of the Five Poison Sect, Immortal Gu are the supreme existence in their hearts.
“No wonder the Gu worms in my body trembled uneasily earlier,” Yina thought of the previous situation where the Gu worms submitted and bowed to Lu Changsheng, and her heart was filled with even more reverence and respect for the handsome man before her.
Afterward!
Afterward!
Afterward!
Lu Changsheng tested the new abilities of the Peach Blossom Gu on A Youduo and Yina.
The Five Aggregates Peach Blossom瘴 could easily affect a Core Formation cultivator like Yina, let alone the Peach Blossom Dharma Domain.
Even a Nascent Soul cultivator like A Youduo would be affected by the Peach Blossom Dharma Domain, becoming confused and infatuated, stirring up emotional illusions.
As for the effect of the Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme, any female Cultivator who forms a bond with him can receive its benefits.
However, with only short periods of interaction, this augmentation is very slow, unless he consumes Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme.
But the Peach Blossom Gu has only just been promoted to the fourth rank, and currently, there isn’t much Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme.
He needs to rely on harmonious relationships and loving interactions with female Cultivators to continuously gather and form the Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme.
Of course, to obtain a large amount of Peach Blossom Luck and condense the Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme, one still needs to form new connections with high-grade female Cultivators.
For female Cultivators with whom he has already formed connections, Peach Blossom Luck can only be accumulated slowly through daily interactions, which is very gradual.
“Isn’t this forcing me to form connections with other female Cultivators? Oh, you, you…”
Lu Changsheng was quite speechless about the Peach Blossom Gu’s method of condensing Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme, expressing disdain and condemnation.
How could Old Ancestor Lu, for the sake of a little Peach Blossom Dao Rhyme, utilitarianly seek out female Cultivators to form connections?
Even if he were to form connections, it would be love at first sight, mutual affection, a predestined bond across three lives, or for the sake of the Family, the future, and the greater good!
Although the few matters he came to Jin Country for were already completed, Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry to leave.
On one hand, he wanted to spend quality time with A Youduo, Yina, and his daughter Lu Jiangtang, among others.
On the other hand, he summoned the Artifact Refiners from the Five Poison Sect, Heavenly Corpse Sect, and Yinming Ghost Sect to continue helping him refine Spirit Treasures.
The Spirit Treasure he was refining was none other than the secondary banner of the Mi Chen Banner—the Xiaomichen Banner.
In his early years, Lu Changsheng found cross-country travel very troublesome and time-consuming.
If he could replicate the “Xiaomichen Banner” and embed it into the ley lines of places like the Yinming Ghost Sect and Overturning Sea Sect, he could quickly travel back and forth using the Mi Chen Banner.
Although he had the confidence to replicate this secondary banner after becoming a Fourth Grade Artifact Refiner, he had been delayed due to limitations in refining Materials.
After the Battle of Overturning Sea Sect, the Battle of Yinming Ghost Sect, and the Liang Yue War, Old Ancestor Lu’s pockets had become abundant, allowing him to gather the Materials for replicating the Xiaomichen Banner.
He planned to first refine the initial Xiaomichen Banner under his guidance, then have the Artifact Refiners here replicate the second one.
Moreover, Lu Changsheng genuinely wanted to Cultivate these Artifact Refiners.
He intended to entrust the future re-forging of Spirit Treasures and the refining of Spirit Treasure embryos to these Artifact Refiners, as well as the Artifact Refiners he had captured from Liang Country.
Otherwise, Old Ancestor Lu would truly be stretched thin and unable to manage everything.
Just as Lu Changsheng was busy with the replication of the Xiaomichen Banner, in Jiang Country, Great Dream Immortal City, within the City Lord’s Mansion.
“Why hasn’t Husband returned yet?” Honglian wondered.
Through Bihu Mountain, she knew that Lu Changsheng had returned from Liang Country.
However, he had immediately gone to Jin Country with Qu Zhenzhen and her brother.
But besides Xu Ruyin arriving at Great Dream Immortal City, half a year ago, another Core Formation cultivator claiming to be from Xingxiu Sea, Goddess Palace, came to visit.
Although Honglian didn’t pay much attention to such Core Formation cultivators, she understood the situation of Xingxiu Sea.
She had also heard Lu Changsheng speak about his general experiences in Xingxiu Sea and knew that he had once entered the Goddess Palace.
She knew that the arrival of this female Cultivator named “Qin Yuning” was most likely related to Lu Changsheng’s actions in the Goddess Palace.
However, since it was just a Core Formation cultivator visiting, and the matter was not extremely urgent, she did not activate the emergency communication talisman to inform Lu Changsheng.
This was to avoid disturbing Lu Changsheng and making him drop his matters in Jin Country to rush back.
But after so long, Lu Changsheng still hadn’t returned, and Honglian couldn’t help but worry that he might be busy outside for several more years.
“If he still hasn’t returned, then I’ll inform Husband,” Honglian thought to herself. On one hand, it concerned Xu Ruyin and Qin Yuning.
On the other hand, her Nascent Soul preparations were almost complete, and she could prepare to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul.
At this moment, in Great Dream Immortal City, on a pavilion.
Qin Yuning, in a blue and white tassel dress, stood tall and graceful, like a jade tree.
She had been sent by her Master to pay respects to the Deputy City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City, Chang Sheng Zhenren.
Since he was not present, she waited there.
After all, she dared not be careless with the matters her Master had entrusted to her.
However, over the past six months, she had not merely waited in seclusion. She had also paid attention to, inquired about, and understood the news and situation in Jiang Country.
When she learned about the information concerning the “Chang Sheng Zhenren,” the Deputy City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City, Qin Yuning was very puzzled and confused.
She wondered how her Master knew about a Core Formation cultivator like “Chang Sheng Zhenren” and even sent her to deliver a message to him.
Given her Master’s cultivation and status, it would be more appropriate for her to have dealings with the Master of this Great Dream Immortal City, the Great Dream City Lord, Yangming True Lord.
During these days, while inquiring about information, Qin Yuning had also heard news of the Great Dream City Lord, Yangming True Lord, pacifying the Liang Yue War.
Although Jiang Country was quite barren and backward compared to Xingxiu Sea, the strength displayed by the Great Dream City Lord, Yangming True Lord, was absolutely beyond doubt.
He was a top-tier Nascent Soul cultivator, a Nascent Soul middle stage giant!
Therefore, Qin Yuning strongly suspected that her Master’s message should have been delivered to the Great Dream City Lord instead.
However, Qin Yuning knew that her Master would not make a mistake in such matters.
She could only suppress the confusion in her Heart-Nature and quietly wait for “Chang Sheng Zhenren” to return from the Liang Country front lines.
Xingxiu Sea, Star Moon Hall.
“Ominous, ominous, ominous!”
Inside the divination chamber, Star King’s face was pale and very grim.
Previously, when he divined his own fortune, it had always been volatile, with more ill omens than good, and he wanted to find a way out.
Upon learning that the Great Dream City Lord, Yangming True Lord, had captured and killed six Nascent Soul cultivators and was certainly a Great Power Reincarnation, he had recuperated, spent a huge price, and re-divined.
Now, after a round of calculations, all signs were ominous, even vaguely forming a great ominous omen!
As a top-tier diviner, Star King naturally knew what a great ominous omen meant: it was a near-certain death, a fatal disaster!
With the Star Moon Hall, the Fourth Grade Forbidden Array, and numerous protective measures, even if Turtle Immortal Old Ancestor or Six Paths Devil Lord attacked, he would not fear them and could block them outside.
But now, being inside the Star Moon Hall, a great ominous omen was vaguely forming.
How could Star King not be afraid of such a divination result?
“Moon Lord!”
Star King immediately realized that Moon Lord might have betrayed him.
After all, Moon Lord and he jointly managed the Star Moon Hall and operated the grand array for protection. Even a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator would return without success.
And for himself, being inside the Star Moon Hall, to vaguely form a great ominous omen, there was only one reason: Moon Lord had betrayed him.
Or rather, Moon Lord had given up helping him, and even chosen to help others!
Thinking of this, Star King’s face became increasingly grim.
Although he and Moon Lord were not Dao Companion, they had known and worked together for hundreds of years.
Now, she might betray him for a vague ancestral Legacy, how could he not be angry?
“In just two years, my divination has gone from fluctuating fortunes, with more ill omens than good, to being on the verge of forming a great ominous omen. This indicates that this person’s strength and methods are rapidly improving!”
“Besides Moon Lord, this person must also possess other means. If I drag this out further, they might be able to completely kill me.”
Star King’s heart trembled.
As a top-tier diviner, his life-saving abilities were extremely strong.
Whenever he encountered danger, he would have a spiritual premonition.
But precisely because of this, he profoundly felt the death crisis enveloping him.
“Even if this person is not the Eastern Emperor or the Imperial Sea Mountain Master Reincarnation, they are a Great Power of the same level. If they continue to grow at this rate, it’s only a matter of time before they annihilate me in the future. I absolutely cannot continue like this and sit idly by.”
Star King’s expression was dark and cold.
He believed that once the Great Dream City Lord had the confidence to completely annihilate him, he would come to Star Moon Hall.
“Escape. For me right now, there is only one choice: escape.”
After a moment of thought, Star King made his decision.
He was prepared to abandon the foundation of Star Moon Hall and escape Xingxiu Sea.
After all, if he couldn’t afford to provoke them, he could only choose to flee.
“I must act quickly. This kind of top-tier Great Power Reincarnation cannot be measured by normal standards. They might possess Nascent Soul Late Stage combat power within decades.”
Star King, having cultivated to his current Realm, and daring to ambush the “Eastern Emperor” with Old Ancestor Zhenhai, was naturally an extremely decisive person.
Although the foundation of Star Moon Hall was precious, in his heart, it was not as important as his own life.
His lifespan was still long, his future prospects limitless, and he had hopes of reaching the Nascent Soul Late Stage. How could he sit idly by here?
With his cultivation strength and divination Legacy, no matter where he went, he would have a place!
Immediately, Star King took a Medicinal Pill and began to heal his injuries, replenishing the essence Origin he had consumed during divination, to prevent Moon Lord from discerning his condition.
When he had previously escaped from Overturning Sea Sect back to Star Moon Hall, Moon Lord had already sensed that something was amiss with him.
For the past two years, he had also been continuously divining and calculating in his secret chamber.
If Moon Lord were to see his essence Qi depleted and his lifespan shortened, she would certainly be able to guess much information.