Chapter 98: Baby-birth lottery! (Reset)
Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.
With the daily addition of drawing 2nd Tier Talismans and crafting Puppets, Lu Changsheng became even busier each day.
However, despite his busyness, he never forgot his main objective.
In these two months, he successfully got both Jiang Louyue and Yu Yao pregnant.
For these maids with Spiritual Roots, Lu Changsheng still paid special attention.
At the same time, under his favor, Xiao Qing and the maid Cang Lan also conceived their second child.
On this day, on the third floor of the Lingfu Shop.
After finishing his daily Talismans, Lu Changsheng went to the storage room to polish Puppet parts with Spiritual Qi.
In a corner nearby, there were also various Puppet parts and components.
Although the Materials for the 2nd Tier Puppet were not complete, it did not prevent Lu Changsheng from crafting some parts and components beforehand.
After all, this thing could not be crafted in just one or two months.
It was a long-term project.
It was estimated to take three or four months, or even longer.
Just at this moment, suddenly.
Lu Changsheng felt a profound and mysterious tremor throughout his being.
“Hmm? Is it the tremor of a Spiritual Root!?”
“The child in Xiao Yueru’s womb has been born.”
“This child has a Spiritual Root!”
“And it’s a 7th Grade Spiritual Root!”
Lu Changsheng sensed this tremor, first愣, then immediately showed a look of surprise and joy.
Having experienced so many tremors from Spiritual Root bonuses, Lu Changsheng could now roughly judge the quality of a child’s Spiritual Root based on the feeling.
At this moment, he felt this Spiritual Root tremor.
Coupled with the fact that he remembered the pregnancy times of his wives and maids.
He immediately knew that the child in Xiao Yueru’s womb had been born.
And possessed a 7th Grade Spiritual Root.
This filled Lu Changsheng with immense excitement and joy.
However, despite his excitement and joy, Lu Changsheng did not rush home directly to see the child.
After all, he couldn’t just wait at home or rush back home every time a child with a Spiritual Root was born.
Once or twice was fine, but too often, it would easily arouse suspicion.
Lu Changsheng took two deep breaths, slightly calming the joy in his heart.
He put down the parts in his hand and began to sit cross-legged to Cultivate.
Half an hour later.
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and could feel that his Cultivation speed had significantly improved compared to before.
It had increased by about 10%.
“It feels like if I get two or three more 7th Grade Spiritual Roots, my Spiritual Root will be able to advance to 6th Grade!”
Lu Changsheng’s eyes gleamed, filled with anticipation.
He felt that as long as he continued to give birth steadily like this, a Medium Grade Spiritual Root was not far away.
Subsequently, Lu Changsheng continued to tighten the screws in his hand.
But with the child at Lu on his mind, he felt he couldn’t concentrate on tightening screws anymore.
When he saw that the sky outside was getting late, Lu Changsheng got up and went straight home to see the child.
As soon as he returned to Lu, one of his wives in the courtyard told Lu Changsheng that Xiao Yueru had given birth.
It was a daughter.
Lu Changsheng heard this and went to the backyard to visit.
Looking at his daughter with a 7th Grade Spiritual Root, Lu Changsheng grew fonder the more he looked at her.
This scene also made Xiao Yueru’s face full of smiles and happiness.
Making the other women envious.
They thought to themselves that their husband truly loved children.
They must give birth to more children for their husband.
And at the same time.
Inside a certain Immortal Cave.
A thin young man held a black jar, his face full of joy.
Inside the jar, there was a Gu worm, entirely blood-red, looking weak and half-dead.
“This is the Locking Love Gu!”
“Anyone bitten by the Locking Love Gu will develop feelings of love for its host!”
“Grandma said before she died that Old Ancestor was originally a down-and-out minor Cultivator, and it was by chance that he obtained this Locking Love Gu, which made one Fairy after another fall for him, allowing him to gradually become a Core Formation True Person!”
The young man said with a joyful expression.
Then, the young man put down the jar, formed a Spiritual Art with his hand towards the blood-colored Gu worm, and a drop of essence blood dripped from his fingertip.
Seeing the fresh blood, the blood-colored Gu worm, which had just looked half-dead, instantly came alive, licking the blood.
Making its entire blood-red body become even more crystal clear and vibrant, like a blood jade agate.
“Come on, little fellow.”
The thin young man saw the blood-colored Gu worm finish licking his essence blood, took out a dagger, and cut his palm.
Then the blood-colored Gu worm directly drilled into the flesh of the young man’s palm.
“The Locking Love Gu can at most lock three people, and their Cultivation cannot be too much higher than one’s own.”
“Old Ancestor was too greedy, which caused the Locking Love Gu to fail, making his wives angrily kill him, ultimately leading to his demise.”
“So I must be careful and cautious in its use and find suitable targets.”
The thin young man looked at the Locking Love Gu in his palm, muttering to himself.
In his mind, a handsome young man with a tall and straight figure appeared.
In a flash, another two months passed.
During these days, Lu Changsheng’s life remained unchanged.
He thought that the two wives who had come with him from Qingzhu Mountain were almost ready to return.
They had been pregnant for more than half a year, so Lu Changsheng took extra care of them, ensuring both women conceived successfully.
And Shao Yuyao, under his favor, also conceived her second child.
Bringing his total number of children to fifty-eight!
On the third floor of the Lingfu Shop.
Lu Changsheng was installing a humanoid Puppet.
This Puppet was about two meters tall.
Its entire body was ink-black, shimmering with a metallic luster.
It held a saber in one hand and a shield in the other, with five dark javelins on its back.
“In the future, if there are more Magical Artifacts, they can also be directly installed on this Puppet.”
“Although it cannot fully utilize the effects of the Magical Artifacts, the effect will not be bad either.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the Puppet he had installed and commented.
Puppets were not as rigidly fixed as Talismans.
Once the underlying principles were understood, some minor parts could be flexibly modified as needed.
Subsequently, Lu Changsheng removed the golden heart-protecting mirror from the Puppet’s chest.
Inside was hollow, serving as the Puppet’s Spiritual Hub and control core.
If the core was damaged, the Puppet would be废, requiring major repairs.
Lu Changsheng took out a Spiritual Pattern carving knife, infused Spiritual Qi, and slowly outlined it on the Puppet’s chest at the Spiritual Hub.
He needed to activate and connect all the Spiritual Patterns and Formations constructed on the Puppet’s body.
This was the final and most crucial step.
If it failed, he would have to re-examine the Spiritual Patterns and Formations in other parts, re-engrave, and reassemble.
Lu Changsheng was extremely focused during this process.
Each stroke of the carving knife was incredibly precise and meticulous.
Time passed bit by bit.
Finally, Lu Changsheng completed the last stroke.
Then he poured a can of prepared viscous Spiritual Liquid into it and embedded ten Spirit Stones.
At that instant, Spiritual Light appeared on the entire Puppet’s surface.
Lines appeared faintly, ancient and mysterious, emitting a faint Spiritual Pressure.
“Phew, it’s finally done!”
Lu Changsheng looked at the metal Puppet in front of him, a weary smile on his face.
It had taken him a total of over four months to craft this 2nd Tier Puppet.
Now that it was complete, he felt a considerable sense of accomplishment.
Immediately, Lu Changsheng cast the Puppet Control Art to control the Puppet in front of him.
Suddenly, the Puppet’s body glowed with a faint, ink-jade-like luster, and a ‘humming’ sound came from within.
Like a war machine coming to life, a terrifying Spiritual Pressure began to spread.
His mind stirred slightly.
“Pfft!”
The Puppet, holding a black-gold long saber, slashed forward fiercely, the saber like a bolt of lightning, tearing through the air.
“It looks pretty good, but this place is too small to fully test the true strength of this 2nd Tier Puppet!”
“If I use too much force, I might tear down the house.”
Lu Changsheng smacked his lips and shook his head.
This Puppet in front of him was the 2nd Tier Low Grade humanoid combat Puppet he intended to craft.
It was a close-combat, offense-defense integrated Puppet.
However, while it specialized in close combat, it didn’t mean it lacked long-range attacks.
The five javelins on its back could be thrown over long distances.
Each strike was comparable to an attack from an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.
If a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator encountered this Puppet and was too slow to escape, it would basically be a dead end.
As for facing a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.
One could only say that unless it was an old and frail Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator who had just experienced a battle and used up all their means.
Otherwise, trying to defeat a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator with just one Puppet was undoubtedly a pipe dream.
After all, who among those who could become a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator was simple?
Which one didn’t have astonishing means?
“However, to make this Puppet fully unleash its power and sustain combat, it would require embedding Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, or even High-Grade Spirit Stones.”
“Ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones simply cannot sustain its continuous bursts of power.”
Lu Changsheng examined the Puppet in front of him, stroking his chin.
Although this Puppet had a Spirit Gathering Formation and could store Spiritual Qi.
The stored Spiritual Qi was limited and could not sustain combat for too long.
To operate and fight for extended periods, it had to rely on Spirit Stones.
“For now, this will do. When I have Spirit Stones, I’ll exchange them for ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself, not feeling too distressed.
He couldn’t have crafted a 2nd Tier Puppet and then be stingy with these ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, could he?
Although embedding ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones was indeed a bit much.
Converted to Low-Grade Spirit Stones, it would be a thousand.
But he wouldn’t use this 2nd Tier Puppet much normally, so it wouldn’t consume Spirit Stones.
When it truly needed to operate and fight for a long time, it would be a critical situation, requiring self-preservation, so he couldn’t save money on that.
Nine days later.
Second Elder was about to return to Lu, and sent someone to notify Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng learned that the flying boat could seat three people, so he brought his two wives and Jiang Louyue with him.
He wanted Jiang Louyue to go back and teach the children martial arts.
Second Elder saw that Lu Changsheng had another wife.
And each of them was pregnant, or holding an infant, and couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh.
He wanted to persuade him, but for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
He just told Lu Changsheng to take it easy with giving birth and pay more attention to his health.
He thought to himself that he should let Fourth Elder talk to Lu Changsheng about this matter.
Otherwise, if Lu Changsheng continued to procreate like this, he was truly worried that the man would be ruined.
A day and a half later, the flying boat successfully returned to Qingzhu Mountain.
Lu Changsheng returned to Lu and also discussed with his wives about Jiang Louyue teaching the children martial arts.
His wives understood this.
Knowing that children without Spiritual Roots would go to the mortal world in the future, practicing martial arts was a good thing.
Aside from anything else, practicing martial arts could at least strengthen their bodies.
It was just seeing that Jiang Louyue was also pregnant that made the wives secretly think that their husband was truly something; he didn’t even spare the teachers he found for his children.
He stayed in Qingzhu Mountain for three days.
During this period, under Fourth Elder’s guidance in Talismans, Lu Changsheng also showcased his progress in Talismans.
He began to learn High-Grade Talismans.
This was roughly in line with his previous plan.
By the time he returned next time, he could naturally reveal himself as a High Grade Talisman Master.
At the same time, he also went to find Li Feiyu.
He chatted with Li Feiyu and asked him to teach his children martial arts.
According to his plan, the first batch of children would be sent to the mortal world in another two or three years.
Now, asking Li Feiyu to teach martial arts, and also some Jianghu common sense and experience, would be beneficial to the children.
Facing Lu Changsheng’s request, Li Feiyu naturally readily agreed.
But just as Lu Changsheng had guessed, Li Feiyu stated that he had already agreed to teach martial arts.
And how could he charge money for teaching his nephews and nieces?
Ultimately, only after Lu Changsheng’s persistent persuasion did he accept a monthly fee of five Spirit Stones.
Soon, three days passed.
Lu Changsheng departed with Second Elder.
As he was leaving, Lu Changsheng had originally thought about starting his Nine Nether Mastiff free-range plan.
But he found that the Nine Nether Mastiff had already integrated into the family.
The children at Lu all loved the Nine Nether Mastiff very much.
If he took the Nine Nether Mastiff away, these children would probably cry for several days.
After thinking about it, Lu Changsheng decided to continue keeping the Nine Nether Mastiff at Lu.
After all, being able to help with the children was a very significant role.
It was just a bit of a disservice to let a Yao Beast with a Heaven Rank Bloodline accompany the children.
And on this trip back to Nine Dragon Market, Lu Changsheng also brought Lu Zier and Lu Qing’er, the sisters, with him.
He took the two girls out to have some fun and relax.
When the two girls arrived at Nine Dragon Market and saw the group of beautiful women in Lu Changsheng’s courtyard, they were also somewhat surprised.
Although they didn’t mind Lu Changsheng taking wives and concubines.
They even considered such behavior normal.
But other men who took wives and concubines and favored maids only did so occasionally.
Many wives and concubines might only be favored a few times a year.
Yet Lu Changsheng spread his favor evenly.
He would occasionally favor each of them a few times, getting them pregnant.
If it weren’t for Lu Changsheng’s strong and healthy performance at night, they would truly worry about their husband’s health.
A month later.
Inside the Lingfu Shop.
Lu Changsheng was sitting in meditation, Cultivating.
Under the automatic Cultivation of the Immortal Appearance Art and the improvement of the Peach Blossom Gu, his appearance became increasingly handsome.
The entire person sat quietly with closed eyes, looking as elegant as jade, dashing and refined, giving off a feeling of gentle breeze and serene tranquility.
After a long time.
“At this rate, I’m afraid it will still take six or seven years to Cultivate to the Peak of the 7th Layer Qi Refinement Stage.”
“It’s really too slow, and I don’t know when I’ll be able to draw a Cultivation Technique and replace this Returning Essence Skill.”
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, looked inward at his Qi Sea Dantian, and gazed at the pool of Spiritual Qi, sighing involuntarily.
He insisted on meditating for two hours every day.
And supplemented it with Yellow Dragon Pill and Qi Refining Powder.
But the progress was still unsatisfactory.
Besides the Cultivation time and his Spiritual Root.
Lu Changsheng believed the biggest problem was the Returning Essence Skill he was Cultivating.
This Elementary Cultivation Technique was too balanced and gentle, too stable.
Leading to very slow Cultivation.
Just at this moment, suddenly.
Lu Changsheng felt a profound and mysterious tremor throughout his being.
It was the familiar Spiritual Root tremor.
A child with a Spiritual Root had been born, bringing him a bonus.
At the same time, a System prompt sounded.
“Congratulations to the host for giving birth to seven offspring with Spiritual Roots, gaining one lottery chance!”
“Is it Yun’er’s or Zhenzhen’s child?”
With this tremor and the System prompt, excitement and surprise immediately appeared in Lu Changsheng’s eyes.
Based on the timing, he immediately guessed that it was Qu Zhenzhen’s or Lu Miaoyun’s child who had been born.
“If it’s Miao Yun’s child, then I, as her husband, am truly derelict.”
Lu Changsheng thought about how he wasn’t by Lu Miaoyun’s side when she gave birth before.
If this child was also born by Lu Miaoyun and he wasn’t by her side again, it would indeed be a dereliction of duty.
“Phew!”
Lu Changsheng shook his head, exhaled a long breath, and slightly calmed his mood.
He felt that this child’s Spiritual Root should not be very good.
The bonus it brought him was negligible.
It was very likely a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root.
However, such things were normal.
Parents’ Spiritual Roots would affect their children’s Spiritual Roots.
But it only relatively improved the children’s Spiritual Root上限.
It didn’t mean that if the parents had good Spiritual Roots, the children’s Spiritual Roots would necessarily be better than the parents’.
Many children’s Spiritual Roots were inferior to their parents’, or even non-existent.
“Seven offspring with Spiritual Roots, does that mean children with Spiritual Roots are counted as two shares for one contribution?”
Lu Changsheng thought about the System’s lottery rules and muttered to himself.
Without further speculation, Lu Changsheng silently said, “System, I want to draw!”
Immediately, a pale red System lottery wheel appeared.
“I hope it’s a Cultivation Technique.”
Seeing the lottery wheel in front of him, Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
Then, with a thought, he directly started the lottery.
On the turntable, a golden light appeared and rotated rapidly.
After a few seconds, the wheel began to slow down, finally stopping on ‘Medicinal Pill’.