Chapter 92: Qi Refining Level 7, lucky draw!
Two days later.
A flying boat landed outside Qingzhu Mountain.
Lu Changsheng and his family of six, along with the Second Elder and others, stepped off the flying boat and entered Qingzhu Mountain.
On the way, some people saw Lu Changsheng holding a child, and Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen with their slightly bulging bellies also holding infants, which aroused curiosity and whispers.
“Why are Lu Changsheng and Sister Miaoyun both carrying a child back?”
“They must be their own children.”
“I remember they didn’t have any children when they left.”
“Isn’t Lu Changsheng supposed to be managing the shop in the market? Could it be that he had children outside and brought them back?”
“That’s too good at having kids, isn’t it? He just has them wherever he goes?”
“Don’t you know? Lu Changsheng really likes having children. Look, Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen are pregnant again.”
“Good heavens, when it comes to having kids, I only admire Lu Changsheng!”
“If the family head had recruited more immortal seedlings like Lu Changsheng back then, I wonder how much blood could have been replenished to our Lu family.”
Many Lu family disciples discussed.
“Damn, isn’t Lu Changsheng supposed to have fifty children? Why is he working so hard?”
“It seems that he genuinely likes having babies!”
“I’m still thirty-eight kids short. Do you think Lu Changsheng would agree to help me have them if I asked him?”
Several immortal seedlings saw this scene and whispered.
Lu Changsheng didn’t know about other people’s curiosity and discussions, and he wouldn’t care even if he did.
After all, it’s not like they were saying anything bad. He really does like having children.
After returning home, Lu Changsheng settled the three infants.
He went to see his thirty-third and thirty-fourth children.
Although babies look similar, and there’s not much feeling when looking at so many children.
But as a father, he should still take a look at his children when he gets home.
Afterward, Lu Changsheng handed the purchased beauty pills and some gifts to his wives and concubines.
“Thank you, husband!”
“This thing is too precious!”
“You shouldn’t have spent so much, husband.”
“Thank you, Sister Miaoyun!”
The wives and concubines were pleasantly surprised and touched when they saw the gifts and heard about the effects of the beauty pills.
They didn’t expect Lu Changsheng to give them such precious pills.
To them, these were practically immortal pills!
Some of the wives and concubines were so moved that they cried.
These first wives and concubines who married Lu Changsheng were all secular women from the Lu family.
They married Lu Changsheng back then purely because of the Lu family’s rewards and the idea of contributing to the family.
At most, they also had the idea of gaining status through their children.
Hoping to give birth to children with spiritual roots.
They basically had no extravagant expectations for Lu Changsheng as their husband.
They never expected that Lu Changsheng could go from being a breeding son-in-law to this point.
Allowing these wives and concubines to rise in status along with Lu Changsheng.
Living a wonderful life that they couldn’t have imagined before.
Now that Lu Changsheng has reached this point, they have also begun to feel inferior, knowing that they are not worthy of Lu Changsheng.
But now, Lu Changsheng’s attitude towards them has not changed.
He even gave them such precious gifts, which naturally made them extremely moved and overjoyed.
Feeling that choosing to marry Lu Changsheng was the most correct choice in their lives.
“Why are you crying?”
Lu Changsheng didn’t expect that giving a gift would actually move them to tears, so he immediately comforted them.
“Husband… Husband is simply too good to me, making me too touched and too happy.”
Lu Yuzhu said with a moved expression.
“You are my wives and concubines. If I’m not good to you, who else would I be good to?”
“This is just the beginning. The family’s conditions will get better and better in the future, and your and your children’s lives will also get better and better.”
Lu Changsheng wiped away her tears and said gently.
Although these wives and concubines can’t be considered wives who shared hardship with him, he, Lu Changsheng, is not the kind of person who forgets the old when he has the new.
To reiterate, utilitarianism is utilitarianism.
Since they have become his wives and concubines, the mothers of his children, he, Lu Changsheng, will fulfill his due responsibilities.
Lu Changsheng’s words moved the other wives and concubines to tears as well.
Making Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen on the side also very touched.
After all.
This world is essentially a feudal society where the strong prey on the weak.
Although Lu Changsheng has a large group of wives and concubines, his usual behavior and performance can be considered a rare good man who respects women.
After comforting and coaxing the wives and concubines, Lu Changsheng also had the children who could walk line up and distributed gifts one by one.
“Thank you, Daddy!”
“Mua, thank you, Daddy!”
These children were also happy when they saw the gifts, food, and toys.
As for those who were too young to walk or talk, still in swaddling clothes, Lu Changsheng directly turned the warm sun jade into pendants and hung them on their bodies.
After doing these things, looking at the happy and joyful expressions on the faces of his wives, concubines, and children, Lu Changsheng also had a smile on his face, feeling happy and spiritually satisfied.
What more could one ask for in life!
As this strong emotion filled his heart, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt a slight palpitation coming from his dantian.
His sixth level of Qi Refining cultivation bottleneck showed a slight loosening at this moment.
Lu Changsheng was immediately pleasantly surprised.
Realizing that the opportunity for him to break through from the middle stage of Qi Refining to the late stage had arrived.
He immediately told his wives and concubines and quickly came to his practice room, beginning to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.
Lu Changsheng took out a bottle of Qi Refining Powder from his storage bag and poured it into his mouth.
He also held two spirit stones, closed his eyes, and concentrated, beginning to operate the Returning Yuan Skill, impacting the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The Qi Refining Powder entered his abdomen, causing the spiritual energy in his dantian, like a stream, to seem to boil at this moment, and a faint spiritual pressure radiated from his body.
Lu Changsheng used the Returning Yuan Skill to guide this spiritual power to travel in the dantian and meridians, forming a complete operating circuit, causing the aura of his whole body to surge, and the spiritual pressure to become greater and greater.
He didn’t know how long it had passed.
“Boom!”
Lu Changsheng’s whole body shook violently, and a wave of invisible dust spread around him.
At this moment, the whole person seemed to be floating like an immortal, and his whole body became light and transparent.
Seventh level of Qi Refining, achieved!
He suppressed the excitement and joy in his heart, slowly calming the restless spiritual power in his meridians.
After a long time, his breath stabilized.
“Seventh level of Qi Refining, I have finally stepped into the late stage of Qi Refining!”
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly, full of joy.
The seventh level of Qi Refining indicates that he has entered the late stage of the Qi Refining stage.
This level of cultivation, even in the entire Lu family, is a rare existence.
Only Lu Yuanding’s generation and the older generation of Lu family high-level elders have this cultivation strength.
Among his peers, Lu Changsheng only knows Lu Miaoge.
It is estimated that there are at most a few other Lu family disciples.
“The path of cultivation has thousands of methods, not just blindly cultivating hard. Different people have different paths.”
“Some people wholeheartedly cultivate in seclusion; some people go out to experience and kill, breaking through in life and death; and some people observe the myriad forms of life in the hustle and bustle of the mortal world, seeking opportunities for breakthroughs.”
“And I am almost like this today.”
“In the end, the bottleneck of this cultivation of immortality, in addition to cultivation, is also to seek a clear mind and one’s own spiritual realm.”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng also had some insights.
When reading books, he has seen many sayings about the path of cultivation.
But this kind of thing, when you look at it and listen to it, you feel that it is very mysterious and very empty.
But just now, when he saw the happy and joyful expressions on the faces of his wives, concubines, and children, he couldn’t help but have a clear mind and spiritual satisfaction, which caused the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Refining to loosen.
Bottlenecks and opportunities for breakthroughs seem illusory.
But in this world, they do exist.
Just like the common heart demon oaths, causal relationships, and luck in the world of cultivation!
Lu Changsheng didn’t think much, closed his eyes again, and quietly experienced the changes after the breakthrough.
The spiritual power flowing quietly in the meridians is not only much stronger, but also much more crystal clear.
At the Qi Sea Dantian, the strands of intertwined spiritual energy, like streams, have now formed a small lake.
This is the Dan Lake!
The symbol of the late stage of Qi Refining, spiritual energy condenses into a lake!
When cultivating to the peak of Qi Refining, the Dan Lake becomes a real sea, supporting the Dao Platform, you can completely shed the mortal body, build the Dao Foundation, and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator!
“Seventh level of Qi Refining, not only is the spiritual energy several times stronger, but my mind has also improved a lot!”
Lu Changsheng felt that not only was he full of energy and light, but his consciousness and thinking seemed to be much clearer.
This is a person’s spirit and mind.
There are three major hurdles in breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage from the Qi Refining stage.
Among them, the last hurdle is the transformation of the mind, giving birth to divine consciousness!
So that the spirit can be released.
It is extremely convenient for things such as cultivation and fighting.
“With my current cultivation strength, I can also try to draw second-order talismans.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
When he was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, as long as the talisman materials were in place, he would be able to draw top-grade talismans.
Now that he has broken through the bottleneck and become a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, his mind and spiritual power have been greatly improved.
Letting him have confidence in drawing second-order talismans, he has a 70-80% certainty.
“However, the second-order talisman materials are not only expensive, but also not like first-order talisman paper and spiritual ink that can be bought casually, they are relatively rare.”
“Moreover, if I want to draw second-order talismans, the current middle-grade magic tool talisman brush is obviously not good, at least a top-grade first-order magic tool talisman brush is required.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head again.
Knowing that if he wants to draw second-order talismans, he still lacks the most important thing.
Money!
Without thinking much, he stood up, flicked his sleeves, and showed a faint smile on his face: “It’s not bad to break through the seventh level of Qi Refining in less than seven years!”
“It’s not in vain that I have been working tirelessly for so many years!”
Lu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction, wanting to walk out of the training room.
However, just as he was about to open the door, Lu Changsheng paused.
He reconfirmed whether his spiritual energy aura was completely concealed and restrained by the magical artifacts on his body and the jade pendant given to him by the woman in the colorful dress.
After all, he was still at the fourth level of Qi Refining to the outside world.
Now that he had broken through, it would at most indicate the fifth level of Qi Refining.
If he were to display the seventh level of Qi Refining, there would be no way to explain it.
After confirming that there were no problems, Lu Changsheng opened the door and walked out of the training room.
Outside the small courtyard, a group of wives and concubines were waiting for him.
Previously, Lu Changsheng said that he had a feeling and was about to break through, so they all came to wait.
Hoping that their husband would see them as soon as he broke through, and share the joy with them at the first moment.
“Husband!”
“Husband!”
“Husband!”
The women’s gazes all gathered on Lu Changsheng, and they shouted in unison.
Seeing the scene in front of him, the women were full of love, admiration, and concern in their eyes. Lu Changsheng chuckled and said, “Hehe, it’s just a small step forward in cultivation.”
Lu Changsheng’s face was handsome, and he said with a calm and composed expression.
“Congratulations, Husband, on breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!”
Seeing Lu Changsheng’s appearance and demeanor, Lu Miaoyun immediately looked delighted and congratulated Lu Changsheng.
“Congratulations, Husband, on breaking through!”
“Congratulations, Husband, on taking another step forward in the immortal path!”
“Congratulations, Daddy!”
“Congratulations, Daddy! Daddy is awesome!”
The other wives and concubines all followed Lu Miaoyun, cupping their hands and making a bow, teaching their children to congratulate Lu Changsheng.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but laugh and say, “Good, good, good, today my husband has broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, we must celebrate properly!”
That night.
The entire Green Bamboo Mountain fell into darkness and silence.
Only in Green Bamboo Valley, Lu Changsheng’s home was brightly lit, celebrating today’s breakthrough with his wives and concubines.
The next day.
Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoyun went out to pay respects to the Fourth Elder.
After all, now that they were back, they had to pay respects to this old woman.
When they arrived at the Fourth Elder’s residence, they happened to run into the Second Elder leaving.
“Second Grandpa.”
“Second Elder.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile, cupping his hands.
He couldn’t help but think to himself, could this Second Elder be a schemer?
As soon as he returned to Green Bamboo Mountain, he had to run over and tell the Fourth Elder about his situation and actions in Nine Dragon Market.
Fortunately, he, Lu Changsheng, acted uprightly and justly, and was not afraid of others speaking ill of him behind his back!
“Changsheng, Yun’er, you’ve come.”
The Fourth Elder showed a loving smile on her face when she saw Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoyun coming.
Afterwards, she chatted for a while and began to check Lu Changsheng’s talisman-making skills.
Regarding talisman-making, Lu Changsheng’s performance was similar to the last time he came back.
He had already mastered the Frost Talisman, and another type of mid-grade talisman was just getting started.
With the performance last time and the reason of the spiritual body, the Fourth Elder’s acceptance of Lu Changsheng’s progress was much higher.
It was just that seeing Lu Changsheng’s progress in the past six months was similar to the previous four months.
She couldn’t help but think that Lu Changsheng’s progress this time was not as good as last time, was it because he had less intercourse in the past six months.
But as an elder, she couldn’t ask about this kind of thing.
It was impossible to say, Changsheng, if your body can handle it, it doesn’t matter if you have more intercourse, this old woman will help you explain to Yun’er.
“Good, good.”
“Changsheng, if you continue like this, I’m afraid that in at most a year, you will be able to become a high-grade talisman master!”
The Fourth Elder said with a happy and gratified expression.
“Changsheng will definitely work hard.”
Lu Changsheng said so.
He himself had planned it this way.
He was prepared to display high-grade talisman master skills in about a year.
It was almost a year earlier than his original plan.
After all, he had made up a spiritual body, so the speed increase was considered normal, right?
“Changsheng, you still have to work hard in cultivation and not slack off.”
“Although the fourth level of Qi Refining can draw high-grade talismans, it is still a bit strenuous. It is best to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining as soon as possible.”
The Fourth Elder glanced at Lu Changsheng’s cultivation level and spiritual energy.
But she found that the spiritual energy on his body was restrained, so she couldn’t see it at a glance.
She didn’t care to look too much.
She knew that there was some treasure that concealed the spiritual energy aura.
After all, when going out, this kind of thing was very normal.
“Grandma, Changsheng just broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining yesterday.”
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng knew that under the concealment of the magical artifact and the jade pendant of the woman in the colorful dress, the Fourth Elder did not see his cultivation level, and said calmly.
The matter of breaking through yesterday was not good to hide, and there was nothing to hide.
A ninth-grade spiritual root, breaking through from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level of Qi Refining in one year and eight months, although a bit exaggerated.
But it was barely justifiable.
“What, you broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!”
The Fourth Elder was a little surprised when she heard this.
After all, Lu Changsheng was not only a ninth-grade spiritual root.
He also spent a lot of time and energy on making talismans, managing the shop, and matters between men and women.
So under this circumstance, it was indeed a bit amazing to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining at this speed.
“Yes, Grandma.”
“Changsheng knows that his talent is poor, so he has never slacked off in cultivation.”
“Usually, Changsheng also draws some talismans, sells them to a good friend he once had, and puts some of them in the talisman shop for sale, using the spirit stones he earns to buy pills for cultivation.”
Lu Changsheng opened his mouth and told about Hong Yi and selling talismans in the talisman shop.
After all, he had never thought of hiding these things from the Lu family, and he was not afraid of the Lu family knowing.
“Good, good, good, Grandma is relieved to know that your cultivation has not fallen behind.”
“These things are all small things, it’s good that you know them in your heart. If you have any problems in your cultivation, you can come and ask Grandma, and if you need any help, just mention it to Grandma.”
The Fourth Elder said with a gratified expression.
She vaguely guessed that Lu Changsheng’s spiritual body might also have a certain increase in cultivation speed.
However, this speed was not too amazing, and she did not ask too much.
After all, in the cultivation world, everyone has some secrets, and there is no need to get to the bottom of it.
Then, she began to guide and teach Lu Changsheng how to make talismans.
Teaching Lu Changsheng how to make talismans was also a kind of enjoyment for her.
After all, this kind of teaching disciples was very fulfilling and rewarding.
Especially thinking about the future, that she would cultivate a second-order talisman master, which made her have a bit more love for Lu Changsheng.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Lu Changsheng returned to Nine Dragon Market with the Second Elder.
Originally, he was prepared to bring Lu Lanshu or Lu Qing’er, the Lu Zier sisters, to Nine Dragon Market.
However, the girls said that there were still three months until the Spirit Measurement Ceremony, and they wanted to stay at home with their children.
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng did not force them.
Then he brought two other wives and concubines to Nine Dragon Market.
“Brother Lu, how many wives and concubines do you have?”
After arriving at Nine Dragon Market, Yu Maocheng saw Lu Changsheng bringing two women he had never seen before and couldn’t help but ask.
“Not many, just five wives, nine concubines, two favorite concubines, and fifteen maids.”
Lu Changsheng said.
“Am I really cheap?”
Hearing this, Yu Maocheng wondered why he asked this.
He directly slapped himself twice on the mouth.
“Brother Yu, don’t be like this, don’t be like this. Brother Yu.”
Lu Changsheng quickly pulled him back.
After returning home, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head.
He felt that if he still wanted to be friends with Yu Maocheng, he had to talk less about this topic.
Then, he counted the spirit stones on his body.
A total of two hundred and five spirit stones.
“Alas, poor!”
Lu Changsheng sighed deeply.
Now the monthly expenses are not small.
In addition, he had bought gifts for his wives and concubines and children some time ago, and spent too much, so he didn’t save any money at all.
“It seems that I can only go to Baiyu Tower later.”
“As for the second-order talisman matter, I can only put it aside for the time being.”
Looking at these spirit stones, Lu Changsheng could only temporarily dispel the idea of going to Baiyu Tower and drawing second-order talismans.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.
The last of the four maids Lu Changsheng had previously purchased also successfully became pregnant.
Making the total number of Lu Changsheng’s children reach fifty.
“The Lu family is still upright enough. They asked for fifty children and gave a full twenty years.”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh when he thought that he had completed the Lu family’s original request in just over six years.
It was a pity that he was no longer the Lu family’s son-in-law.
Otherwise, with his efficiency, Lu Yuanding, the head of the Lu family, would definitely give him a strong reward in public.
More than another month passed.
Lu Changsheng’s thirty-sixth, thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, and thirty-ninth children were born.
“I wonder if there is a reward for forty?”
Lu Changsheng felt a bit of anticipation for the next baby who was about to be born soon.
Nine days later.
When the fortieth child was born, a system prompt sounded.
[Congratulations, Host, the number of your descendants has reached forty, you have obtained a lottery opportunity once!]"