Chapter 216: Golden Cicada of Enlightenment, Golden Core Formation and Taking Disciples!

The sky stretched for thousands of miles, clear as washed jade.

A Spirit Boat enveloped in brilliant blue light flew swiftly through the air.

Lu Miaoge, her hair elegantlyycoiled atop her head, had a beautiful face. She wore a snow-white dress and carried herself with grace as she steered the Spirit Boat.

Several boys and girls, ranging from five to ten years old, sat on the boat.

“Auntie, how much longer till we arrive?”

A handsome boy of eleven or twelve in a green robe, with red lips and white teeth, asked Lu Miaoge..

“Qingshan, we’ll be there in three or four days.”

Lu Miaoge’s lovely face brokeeinto a gentle smile as she answered Lu Qingshan softly.

“Three or four more days?”

Lu Qingshan’s shoulders slumped upon hearing this.

He then turned to his sister, Lu Qingzhu.

Pinching her cheek, he said, “Come on, Little Bamboo, tell your brother a story.”

Lu Qingzhu wore a pink and white jacket and skirt. She was as delicate as a porcelain doll, incredibly pretty and cute.

Her large, sparkling eyes shone like crystals.

Hearing her brother’s words, she tilted her head and asked sweetly, “What kind of story does brother want to hear?”

“Hmm, how about a tale of the Qingshan Sword Immortal adventuring with his sister, slaying demons and finding treasures?”

Lu Qingshan pondered for a moment before suggesting.

He then snatched the golden hamster from his sister’s hands and started playing with it.

The Earth Spirit Mouse squeaked ‘ji ji ji’ in his grip.

“Qingshan Sword Immortal? Brother, you’re so shameless.”

Lu Qingsong, overhearing Lu Qingshan, immediately voiced his disapproval.

“Hah! From the moment I first held a sword, I knew I was destined to become a peerless sword immortal.”

“So show some respect to the Qingshan Sword Immortal!”

Lu Qingshan rapped his younger brother on the forehead, hands on his hips, looking precocious.

“Lu Qingshan, lower your voice! You’ve woken up little Wangshu!”

A girl of fifteen or sixteen scolded him angrily as the infant in her arms stirred.

“Oh no, don’t cry, don’t cry.”

The girl immediately tried to soothe Lu Wangshu, hoping she wouldn’t cry.

But an infant just woken from sleep wasn’t so easily pacified.

“Xiu’er, let me take Wangshu.”

Seeing this, Lu Miaoge gently took Lu Wangghu into her arms.

Due to Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue’s situation, Lu Miaoge often cared for Lu angshu.

She had practically raised Lu Wangshu as her own daughter.

As soon as Lu Miaoge held her, Lu Wangshh stopped crying and called out “Mommy” in her baby voice.

“You all must be tired and hungry. Let’s take a break and have something to eat.”

Lu Miaoge, comforting Lu Wangghu, spoke softly to the children on the Spirit Boat.

The journey from Qingzhu Mountain to Green River Market was long.

Such travel was boring for children and easily tired them out.

So after each leg of the journey, she would let the children rest and relax.

“Yay!”

Lu Qingshan’s face lit up with joy at her words.

He was naturally lively and active.

This long trip had been quite difficult for him.

As the Spirit Boat descended from the sky,

Lu Qingshan looked at the Earth Spirit Mouse in his hand, gave it a squeeze, and said, “Little Gold, quick, check if there are any treasures nearby!”

“Brother, you really think treasures are that easy to find?”

“Mom told me those Spirit Stones you found before were deliberately placed there by Aunt Yun and the others for you to find.”

“And you were so happy about it for days.”

Lu Qingsong said to his older brother, his face full of disdain.

“Nobody would think you’re mute if you didn’t speak!”

Lu Qingshan retorted irritably.

Then he muttered to himself, “It shouldn’t be like this. According to the stories, the protagonist always finds treasures when they go out.”

“Even my dad found Little Black, Little Gold, Big Green, and Golden Potato when he went out. Why can’t I find anything!”

Lu Qingshan’s face showed his discontent as he vigorously rubbed the Earth Spirit Mouse in his hand.

Just then, the Earth Spirit Mouse in his hand sniffed the air, squeaked ‘ji ji ji’ at Lu Qingshan, and pointed in a direction with its tiny paws.

“Huh? Little Gold, are you saying there’s a treasure ahead?”

Lu Qingshan’s eyes lit up when he saw the Earth Spirit Mouse’s behavior.

Excited, he called out to Lu Miaoge, “Auntie, Auntie, LLttle Gold says there’s a treasure here!”

“A treasure?”

Lu Miaoge was surprised..

She hadn’t expected there to be a treasure in the vicinity.

But if the Earth Spirit Mouse said there was one, then there must be.

She said indulgently, “Alright, if there’s a treasure, let’s go take a look.”

She then steered the Spirit Boat slowly in the direction the Earth Spirit Mouse had indicated.

“It’s right here.”

As the Spirit Boat stopped, Lu Qingshan said excitedly.

Then he turned to Lu Qingzhu and said, “Little Bamboo, don’t worry. Even though I was lucky to find this treasure, Little Gold helped too. You get half of the treasure!”

He then glanced at Lu Qingsong and said, “Lu Qingsong, there’s none for you. Just be jealous!”

“Lu Qingshan, don’t brag before you’ve even found the treasure.”

Lu Qingsong retorted, unwilling to back down.

“Hah, just keep being jealous.”

Lu Qingshan took Lu Qingzhu’s hand and nimbly jumped off the Spirit Boat.

Then he tossed the Earth Spirit Mouse up, shouting, “Go, Little Gold!”

“Qingshan, be careful.”

Lu Miaoge, holding Lu Wangshuu called out to Lu Qingshan.

She held several talismans in her hand, steering the Spirit Boat to closely follow Lu Qingshan.

Even with the Earth Spirit Mouse, searching for treasure could still be dangerous.

After a short while,

The Earth Spirit Mouse came to a large rock and pointed at a pale golden bamboo shoot that had just emerged.

“Is this the treasure?”

“Sister, what kind of bamboo shoot is this?”

Lu Qingshan approached the bamboo shoot and asked Lu Qingzhu.

Qingzhu Mountain had a school.

The children with Spirit Roots studied there, learning about the cultivation world.

They learned to identify pills, talismans, spirit plants, magical beasts, and heavenly treasures.

However, Lu Qingshan was mischievous and loved to cause trouble, so he didn’t like studying.

Lu Qingzhu, on the other hand, was quiet and loved reading. She knew much more about these things than Lu Qingshan.

So whenever he didn’t understand something, he would ask Lu Qingzhu directly.

“I don’t know.”

Lu Qingzhu crouched nearby, examined it for a few moments, then shook her little head, indicating she didn’t know what it was.

She studied hard and loved reading, but she was only ten years old after all.

Her knowledge of the cultivation world was mostly limited to common sense and familiar things.

“This should be a Bitter Heart Bamboo shoot.”

Lu Miaoge, looking at the pall golden bamboo shoot, said with some surprise.

“Bitter Heart Bamboo?”

Neither Lu Qingshan nor Lu Qingzhu knew what this was.

“Bitter Heart Bamboo? Aunt, I remember reading that Bitter Heart Bamboo has very strict growing conditions. It must grow in places with dense heavenly and earthly spiritual energy. How could it grow here?”

A boy on the Spirit Boat asked curiously.

“I’m not sure either.”

Lu Miaoge shook her head..

She was also puzzled about why Bitter Heart Bamboo would grow here.

“Auntie, is this Bitter Heart Bamboo very valuable?”

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan immediately focused on its worth.

After all, treasure hunting was all about value.

“It depends on the specific situation. This Bitter Heart Bamboo shoot has just started growing, so it should be worth about three to five hundred Spirit Stones.”

Lu Miaoge said gently..

“Wow, that’s so valuable! We’ve struck it rich!”

Lu Qingshan’s eyes gleamed when he heard this.

He then stepped forward, intending to dig up the Bitter Heart Bamboo shoot.

“Qingshan, be careful.”

“Try not to dig it up yourself.”

Seeing this, Lu Miaoge quickly raised her and, her spiritual energy surging to hold Lu Qingshan back.

Then she tapped her Storage Bag, and a small white jade spade appeared.

She controlled the white jade spade to dig up the pale golden bamboo shoot.

“It really is Bitter Heart Bamboo.”

Lu Miaoge looked at the Bittee Heart Bamboo shoot, a smile appearing on her face.

This Bitter Heart Bamboo shoot was worth at least three hundred Spirit Stones, quite a good find.

She then said gently to Lu Qingshan, “Qingshan, Auntie will keep this Bitter Heart Bamboo shoot for you and give you an equivalent amount of Spirit Stones later.”

“What’s this?”

However, Lu Qingshan was now looking at the hole where the Bitter Heart Bamboo had been dug up.

In the hole, he saw a fist-sized, pale golden amber.

He picked up the amber.

Inside the amber was an unremarkable golden cicada.

As soon as Lu Qingshan held the amber, it began to slowly melt.

The unremarkable golden cicada inside, which had no noticeable aura, started to emit a strange energy.

“Huh?”

Lu Miaoge noticed the amber ii Lu Qingshan’s hand. Sensing its extraordinary aura, she was slightly surprised.

She quickly stepped forward, gently raising her delicate hand. She wrapped the amber in spiritual energy to prevent any issues with the cicada inside.

Meanwhile, above the clouds in the strong winds.

A giant Gourd was slowly flying through the gale.

On the Gourd lay a woman who appeared to be in her thirties. She had an exquisitely beautiful and voluptuous figure, exuding an extreme sensuality in her red dress.

The woman wore a grand, long red dress. Her ample bosom seemed eager to escape from her neckline, standing proudly without effort.

Though only a glimpse was visible, it was enough to make one’s mouth water involuntarily.

She reclined on the Gourd without a care for her image, slowly sipping from a wine Gourd.

Her three thousand strands of black hair flowed freely. The large red dress fluttered in the wind, revealing two straight, alluring legs.

Her thighs were plump but not fat, full of firm, powerful sensuality.

Below her slender, smooth calves, two exquisite jade feet were bare, emanating a faint blush. They were crossed near the Gourd’s mouth.

Her beautiful face, flushed from drinking, had misty eyes and a slightly intoxicated, satisfied expression.

“Hmm? This aura…”

Just then, as if sensing something, she sat up slightly, frowning.

Then, the large Gourd beneath her transformed into a divine rainbow, tearing through the gale and speeding downwards.

“Haha! I truly am a child of fortune!”

In the forest, Lu Qingshan looked at the golden cicada in his hand and laughed excitedly.

Although he didn’t know what this golden cicada was,

even Aunt Miaoge couldn’t recognize it.

She said it should be the molt of some rare and extraordinary insect, quite extraordinary.

So he immediately treated it as a Rare Treasure.

He looked at Lu Qingzhu beside him and said with a grin, “Little Zhu, don’t worry, half of this treasure is yours.”

“Whoosh!”

Just then, a divine rainbow shot towards them.

A tall woman with disheveled black hair, wearing a grand red dress, appeared standing on a giant Gourd.

“A Golden Cicada of Enlightenment!?”

The woman in red looked at the golden cicada in Lu Qingshan’s hand, her face showing surprise.

“Greetings, Senior!”

Seeing this suddenly appeared woman, Lu Miaoge was startled and huuriedly bowed respectfully.

Although the woman hadn’t revealed much of her aura,

the faint traces of her presence and her ability to fly on a rainbow immediately told Lu Miaoge that this was a Gollen Core cultivator!

When cultivators break through to Foundation Establishment, they can fly!

If they advance further and form a Golden Core, they can fly as a rainbow, soaring through the sky’s strong winds.

“Greetings, Senior!”

“Greetings, Senior!”

“Greetings, Senior!”

Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingzhu, and the other Lu Family members were all surprised at this scene.

They followed Lu Miaoge’s lead and bowed toothe woman in red.

“No need for formalities. I just sensed an aura of opportunity, so I came to take a look.”

“I didn’t expect the item to have already found its destined owner.”

The woman in red waved her hand and spoke.

She examined the golden cicada in Lu Qingshan’s hand with her Divine Sense.

“So it’s just a failed molt of the Golden Cicada of Enlightenment.”

“Indeed, if it were a living Golden Cicada of Enlightenment, how could it be picked up by such a small child?”

“However, even the discarded molt of a Golden Cicada of Enlightenment can help with cultivation and enlightenment. It can also be used as the main ingredient for refining Enlightenment Pills. It’s just what I need.”

Yan Yuan glanced at the golden cicada in Lu Qingshan’s hand.

She pondered how to obtain this Golden Cicada of Enlightenment.

In the world of immortal cultivation, the higher one’s cultivation, the more one cares about karma and character.

If she were to take the Golden Cicada of Enlightenment without reason, it would be equivalent to creating karmic ties.

Although the strongest person present, Lu Miaoge, was only at the peek of Qi Refining and not worth considering in her eyes,

as a dignified Golden Core cultivator, she wouldn’t stoop to stealing opportunities from children.

“It seems Senior has come for the golden cicada in my hand.”

Although Lu Qingshan was only ten years old, he had a lively and clever personality.

He especially liked to read story books and imagine himself in them.

Seeing this senior expert appear and mention the golden cicada as a treasure of opportunity,

he knew that she was attracted by this golden cicada.

Remembering from story books that when one obtains a treasure of opportunity and encounters a senior expert, voluntarily offering the treasure could bring benefits.

Perhaps, he might even be taken as a disciple by the senior expert.

Although she looked somewhat lazy and casual, unlike the legendary senior experts,

her ability to fly down from the sky and the way his aunt bowed to her clearly showed she was a senior expert.

Immediately, Lu Qingshan spoke, “Senior, this junior just obtained this treasure and is willing to offer it to you.”

“Hehe, quite a clever little fellow.”

Yan Yuan smiled gently seeing Lu Qingshan’s quick thinking.

She thought about how to compensate Lu Qingshan and resolve the karmic ties.

But the next moment, as she looked at Lu Qingshan, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes showing a hint of surprise and doubt.

Then she stepped forward and patted Lu Qingshan’s head.

“Indeed, it’s a Geng Metal constitution.”

“No wonder he was able to activate the aura of the Golden Cicada of Enlightenment earlier. It’s because of his Geng Metal constitution.”

“Back then, the Geng Metal Sword Technique passed down by my master was interrupted in my hands. This boy has a Geng Metal constitution, good character, and fortune. He could be a suitable successor.”

Yan Yuan looked at the boy before her, pondering as she unconsciously reached for the wine Gourd at her waist.

But she hesitated, immediately straightening her mature and alluring figure. The laziness disappeared from her face as she stood with her hands behind her back, speaking seriously.

“This cicada is called the Golden Cicada of Enlightenment. I am refining a batch of pills and happen to need this as an ingredient.”

“However, I won’t take your opportunity for nothing. Seeing your extraordinary talent, I’m willing to take you as my disciple. Are you willing?”

Yan Yuan looked at Lu Qingshan before her and spoke.

As she spoke, her large red dress fluttered, revealing her Golden Core aura.

Her entire being suddenly became dignified and otherworldly, quite fitting the image of a great expert.

“Take me as a disciple?”

Lu Qingshan was stunned, not expecting the other party to really want to take him as a disciple.

Although he had often imagined such scenarios when reading story books,

when actually faced with it, he was still surprised, stunned, and conflicted.

Moreover, he hadn’t even seen how powerful she was, how could he easily accept her as a master?

“Extraordinary talent? Take him as a disciple?”

Nearby, Lu Miaoge, holding Lu Wangshuu heard this and looked doubtful.

She didn’t expect this Golden Core senior to want to take Lu Qingshan as a disciple.

But Lu Qingshan only had a Sixth-Tier Spirit Root.

How could this be considered extraordinary talent?

If this senior only saw Lu Qingshan’s fortune and wanted to take him as a disciple because of that, then…

“I am Immortal Tian Yuan of the Golden Sun Sect from the Yue Kingdom.”

“This junior has a Geng Metal constitution, which happens to be compatible with a lineage of our sect.”

Seeing Lu Qingshan and Lu Miaoge’s hesitation, Yan YYan realized she hadn’t introduced herself. She took out the token of the Golden Sun Sect and spoke with authority.

“The Golden Sun Sect of the Yue Kingdom?”

“Geng Metal constitution!?”

Lu Miaoge was shocked again uuon hearing her words and introduction.

She didn’t expect the other party to not be a cultivator from the Jiang Kingdom,

but a Golden Core cultivator from the Golden Sun Sect of the Yue Kingdom.

She had heard of the Golden Sun Sect.

It was one of the five great sects of the Yue Kingdom.

Its status was similar to that of the Azure Cloud Sect and Sunset Glow Sect in the Jiang Kingdom.

However, what surprised her most was that Lu Qingshan had a Geng Metal constitution.

When Lu Qingshan’s Spirit Root was tested at six years old, it was only detected as a Sixth-Tier Spirit Root.

He hadn’t started cultivating yet, so his special constitution hadn’t been revealed.

No one in the family knew that Lu Qingshan had a special constitution.

Only now, hearing Immortal Tian Yuan, did she realize that her sister’s son actually had a Geng Metal constitution!

Although the Geng Metal constitution was just one of the common five elemental constitutions,

a special constitution was still a special constitution!

As long as Lu Qingshan didn’t die prematurely, he would likely be able to reach Foundation Establishment in the future!

If he could become the disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, he might even have a chance at forming a Golden Core!

“Qingshan, quickly thank the senior.”

Lu Miaoge hurriedly said to LL Qingshan.

Knowing that this Golden Core cultivator wasn’t just interested because of the treasure,

but also because of Lu Qingshan’s Geng Metal constitution, she felt relieved.

After all, being taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator was an enormous opportunity.

Although the Golden Sun Sect in the Yue Kingdom was far away,

compared to being able to become the disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, it was clearly worth it.

“Golden Sun Sect, Immortal Tian Yuan?”

Lu Qingshan didn’t know about the Golden Sun Sect, only knowing about the Azure Cloud Sect.

But hearing this and seeing his aunt’s reaction, he roughly understood that this Golden Sun Sect should be similar to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Moreover, she called herself an Immortal, which meant she was a legendary Golden Core cultivator.

This was truly a senior expert!

Naturally, he was very willing to become the disciple of such an esteemed elder.

Seeing Lu Miaoge’s urging and the ennious looks from others, Lu Qingshan bit his lip.

He spoke up, “Elder, my sister and I found this golden cicada together.”

“Half of it belongs to my sister. Could you please accept her as a disciple too?”

Lu Qingshan held his sister’s hand and looked up at Yan Yuan, speaking with pursed lips.

Although the siblings had vastly different personalities, one lively and one quiet.

Their relationship was extremely close.

Lu Qingshan knew his sister had a Seventh-Tier Spirit Root.

Her talent could only be considered average, or even poor.

If she could be accepted as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator, her future cultivation would be much easier.