Chapter 226: Family Reputation, Spiritual Land Survey

Three days later.

A Spirit Boat landed outside Qingzhu Mountain.

Lu Ping’an looked at Qingzhu Mountain before him, feeling as if a lifetime had passed.

He still remembered when he was eight years old, his father Lu Changsheng sent him to Ruyi County.

“Great Elder, Miaoge, you’re back.”

The clan elder guarding the mountain gate saw Lu Changsheng and bowed respectfully.

He quickly opened the mountain gate formation, letting Lu Changsheng and the others in.

“Elder Yun.”

Lu Changsheng smiled at this Lu Family elder as he walked through the gate.

He didn’t act any differently despite his elevated status.

Lu Changsheng noticed Miaoge’s surprised expression, guessing she was confused about how he became the Great Elder, so he explained.

“The family said I should be the clan patriarch now that I’ve reached Foundation Establishment.”

“But I felt uncomfortable with it, so I declined. So the family promoted me from Ninth Elder to Great Elder.”

Lu Changsheng said softly.

“Changsheng, now that you’ve reached Foundation Establishment, it’s only right for you to be the clan patriarch according to family rules. There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Miaoge said gently when she heard this.

In her view, this was very normal and natural.

Not just in the Lu Family, but throughout the cultivation world, this was the way things were.

Because among cultivators, each major realm was a vast gulf!

Foundation Establishment cultivators were simply nobler than Qi Refining cultivators!

There was a fundamental difference in the nature of their existence!

Just as mortals become high and mighty after becoming cultivators.

And Qi Refining cultivators, once they break through to Foundation Establishment, see improvements in lifespan, strength, status, and position across the board!

This is why countless Qi Refining cultivators, knowing how difficult and uncertain Foundation Establishment is, still pursue it desperately, spending their whole lives chasing that slim hope!

“Dad, you’ve become a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator!?”

Lu Qingsong, who was nearby, heard their conversation and immediately widened his eyes, looking at his father in surprise.

They had been by Lu Changsheng’s side for so long but didn’t know about his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Beside him, Lu Ping’an was also surprised.

He hadn’t expected his father to be a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator.

Although he wasn’t a cultivator himself, he knew that in the cultivation world, Foundation Establishment grand cultivators were elite existences!

And his father had unknowingly become a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator!?

This made him feel a surge of admiration!

Admiration for his father, who rose from humble beginnings.

Now he had become a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator, an elite in the cultivation world!

“Mm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded with a smile.

Then he patted Lu Qingsong’s head and said, “About your brother’s situation, make sure to comfort and console your mother later, understand?”

On this trip home, he naturally had to tell his wife Lu Miaohuan about Lu Qingshan’s situation.

Lu Miaohuan wasn’t as strong-willed as Lu Miaoge..

While she would be overjoyed and proud to know her son had been taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator, she would certainly also feel sad and upset.

“I understand, Dad.”

Lu Qingsong nodded, somewhat bewildered by these words.

He felt that his brother being taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator should be a good thing, right?

Why would they need to comfort their mother?

As they talked, the group arrived home.

“Husband, Sister Miaoge.”

When they learned that Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge had returned, the hhuse immediately became lively.

“Oh, Ping’an is here too.”

Qu Zhenzhen saw Lu Ping’an and spoke up.

She had taken care of Lu Ping’an when he was young and had visited the mortal world a few times, so she recognized him.

“Yes, when I went back this time, I discovered that Ping’an actually has a Spirit Root, so I brought him here.”

Lu Changsheng smiled at Qu Zhenzhen as he explained.

“So it’s Ping’an. It’s been so many years, I almost didn’t recognize you.”

Lu Miaoyun also saw Lu Ping’anand said with a smile.

“Greetings, Aunt!”

Lu Ping’an looked at the aunts before him, respectfully bowing, feeling a bit nervous.

“Husband, Sister, where are Qingshan and Qingzhu?”

At this moment, the second young miss, wearing an elegant golden dress and with a tall, graceful figure, came over.

She saw Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, Lu Qingsong, and LL Wangshu, but didn’t see Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingzhu. Her beautiful eyes looked around as she asked.

“Huanhuan, on this trip I took Qingshan and the others to Green River Market, and on the way…”

Lu Miaoge, with her gentle ann graceful demeanor, stepped forward to explain to her sister.

There was a hint of apology on her face.

Although this was a great opportunity and a blessing,

Lu Qingshan had been taken away as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator without even saying goodbye to his mother, Lu Miaohuan.

Moreover, with Lu Changsheng producing an authentic high-level technique, Foundation Establishment Pills, and spiritual items for Foundation Establishment, she vaguely felt that

Having the children stay at home might not be much worse than becoming disciples of a Golden Core cultivator.

“Qingshan has a Metal-attribute spiritual body and was noticed by a Golden Core cultivator from the Yue Kingdom Immortal Sect, who took him as a disciple!?”

“And Qingshan asked the cultivator to take Qingzhu as a disciple as well.”

Lu Miaohuan was stunned when she heard this.

Her exquisitely beautiful face showed an expression of shock.

She never imagined that her son would possess a one-in-ten-thousand Spirit Body!

And that he would catch the eye of a Golden Core cultivator, be taken as a disciple, and brought to an immortal sect for cultivation.

This made her heart race with excitement.

But the next moment, thinking of how her son was only ten years old,

Usually mischievous and naughty, and now taken to the distant Yue Kingdom Immortal Sect, she couldn’t help but worry.

“Congratulations, Sister Huanhuan, Qingshan has been taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator!”

“Congratulations, Sister Miaoge, little Qingzhu has been taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator!”

“I always said that Qingshan was extraordinary from a young age, I never expected he would actually possess a Spirit Body!”

“It’s said that cultivators with spirit bodies are one in ten thousand. It seems Qingshan will definitely become a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator in the future!”

“Not just that, he might even become a Golden Core cultivator in the future!”

“Qingshan is so thoughtful, having such an opportunity and knowing to bring his sister along.”

The nearby Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and ohers were filled with envy when they heard this, and they all offered their congratulations.

In their view, although the separation was sad,

This was a heaven-sent opportunity, a great blessing, and they were incredibly envious.

“Hmph, as expected of my son, Lu Miaohuan’s son.”

Hearing everyone’s congratulations, Lu Miaohuan lifted her delicate chin slightly, her face immediately showing pride and joy.

After all, her son possessed a Spirit Body and had been taken as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator.

It could be said that he would definitely break through to Foundation Establishment and become a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator in the future!

This made her, as a mother, feel immensely proud and honored!

“Hehe, as they say, the student surpasses the master. Maybe when Qingshan returns, he’ll be even more powerful than his old man.”

Seeing Lu Miaohuan so happy without any sadness, Lu Changsheng stepped forward, holding her slender white hand, and said with a chuckle.

With Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge’s return, and this ews, the family was filled with joy and harmony.

During the evening meal.

“Sister Miaoge, this is Zixiao, Ling Zixiao.”

“Zixiao, this is my wife, Lu Miaoge.””

Lu Changsheng introduced Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao to ach other.

One was his wife, the other his Dao partner, and there was still the matter of healing to attend to, so naturally, they needed to be introduced.

“Greetings, Sister Ling.”

Lu Miaoge, knowing that Ling ixiao before her was a Foundation Establishment grand cultivator, spoke politely with a gentle expression.

“Fellow Daoist Lu.”

Ling Zixiao, with her pale jade-like face and dignified bearing, revealed an elegant smile as she greeted Lu Miaoge..

Her bright and spirited autumn water-like beautiful eyes observed Lu Miaoge before her..

Earlier, Lu Changsheng had said that once Lu Miaoge returned, there wouud be hope for resolving her Dragon Chant Physique.

So she wanted to know how Lu Miaoge, who was only at thh Ninth Level of Qi Refining, could solve her Dragon Chant Physique issue.

However, during their casual chat, Lu Miaoge didn’t mention anytting about healing, so Ling Zixiao didn’t actively inquire about it either.

She waited for Lu Changsheng to bring up the arrangements.

The initial meeting between the two women was quite plain, and Lu Changsheng didn’t pay much attention to it.

After all, neither of them was particularly outgoing or naturally friendly.

How could they possibly hit it off immediately and have a lively conversation?

That night.

In a small courtyard.

“Do you remember?”

Lu Changsheng looked at his son Lu Ping’an and asked.

He was teaching Lu Ping’an the “Five Luminaries Star Birth and Death Sword Classic”.

Since Lu Ping’an hadn’t started cultivating yet and couldn’t mentally view Jade Slips,

Lu Changsheng could only teach him bit by bit, explaining the cultivation methods of the sword classic, mental visualization techniques, the operation of the technique, and so on, gradually explaining everything to Lu Ping’an.

Until he was thoroughly familiar with it and had firmly memorized the technique.

“Dad, I remember it all!”

Lu Ping’an nodded vigorously.

As a grandmaster of martial arts, his memory was extraordinary.

Although this technique was profoundly mysterious, under Lu Changsheng’s detailed explanation, he still remembered it all.

“Alright, since that’s the case, start practicing and try to draw qi into your body.”

Lu Changsheng nodded upon hearing this, signaling Lu Ping’an to begin cultivation.

“Yes, Father!”

Lu Ping’an closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, starting to cultivate according to his father’s instructions.

Time passed slowly.

It’s unclear how long it took.

“Never mind, keep practicing. Let me know when you can enter the right state.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head, seeing his son still unable to enter the proper state.

As an unorthodox technique, the Five Luminaries Star Birth and Death Sword Classic wasn’t easy to learn.

The first step, drawing qi into the body, required coordinating body and mind, clearing thoughts, facing the five hearts to the sky, and visualizing the five luminaries. It had a certain level of difficulty.

Unlike the basic cultivation technique Return Yuan, which only required calming the mind to sense the world’s spiritual energy.

Lu Changsheng also roughly determined that his son’s comprehension ability was quite average.

Earlier, when he saw his son unlock a Fifth-Tier Spirit Root under the Hope Gu, he had some expectations that his son might surprise him in other aspects.

Now it seemed he had thought too much.

“Father, am I really bad at this?”

Lu Ping’an opened his eyes, scratching his head embarrassedly.

“This is normal. It usually takes about ten days to half a month to get the hang of it.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t discourage his son, speaking out.

“Okay.”

Lu Ping’an nodded upon hearing this.

He was determined to work hard in the coming days, master the technique, and not disappoint his father.

“Alright, if you have any issues or questions, come find me anytime.”

Lu Changsheng patted his shoulder.

Watching the moonlight flow, the hazy night like a veil, he took a deep breath and left the small courtyard, heading to Lu Miaohuan’s yard.

He could sense that Lu Miaohuan hadn’t gone to sleep yet.

“Huanhuan?”

Arriving at the small courtyard, Lu Changsheng saw Lu Miaohuan in a golden dress, hugging her knees, sitting by the window, staring blankly at the moonlight outside.

Knowing she must be thinking about their son Lu Qingshan, he stepped forward and put his arm around his wife’s fragrant shoulders.

“Husband.”

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes reddened when she saw Lu Changsheng, her face showing sadness and grievance.

“What’s wrong? Missing Qingshan?”

Lu Changsheng held his wife in his arms, smiling gently.

“Qingshan is still so young. He likes to be mischievous usually. Now that he’s gone to the Golden Sun Sect, will his master like him? Will he be bullied?”

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes were red as she muttered.

She was fine during the day.

Facing others’ compliments and congratulations, thinking about her son being accepted as a disciple by a Golden Core cultivator, she felt happy and proud.

But in the quiet of the night, thinking about her son being only ten years old.

At this age, he was taken to cultivate at the Golden Sun Sect in the Yue Kingdom.

Who knows how many years it would be before they meet again.

So, the more she thought about it alone, the more she missed him, a wave of sadness washing over her heart.

“How could that be? Qingshan was personally accepted by a Golden Core cultivator, who even took in little Zhu’er for Qingshan’s sake. How could his master not like him?”

“Besides, although Qingshan is a bit mischievous, he’s very sensible. He’ll naturally please his master.”

“With a Golden Core master backing him, who would dare to bully him?”

Lu Changsheng comforted her gently.

Despite his words, he couldn’t help but worry about their two children in his heart.

Their daughter Lu Qingzhu was fine, with her quiet personality, never causing trouble or conflicts with others.

But their son Lu Qingshan had an inherent pride, a competitive nature.

With such a personality, once on the path of immortality, conflicts seemed inevitable.

“But when I think about Qingshan being so far away, I feel awful.”

“When Qingshan comes back, will he forget about his mother? Wuwuwu…”

Lu Miaohuan’s eyes reddened as she spoke, sobbing softly.

When children are sent to cultivate in immortal sects at a young age, they often grow distant from their families and parents.

So, thinking about her son at this age, not only going to a sect.

But possibly not seeing each other for ten or twenty years, she felt incredibly sad.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. In a few years, when the family is stable and we have time, we’ll go to the Golden Sun Sect to visit Qingshan and little Zhu’er.”

“There are spirit ships from the Golden Sun Sect in Qingluan Immortal City every year. We can go to Qingluan Immortal City then and take a spirit ship to visit them.”

Lu Changsheng comforted Lu Miaohuan.

This wasn’t just to console Lu Miaohuan.

Lu Miaoge had mentioned that mmortal Tian Yuan said the two children would be allowed to return home for visits after reaching Foundation Establishment.

But even with Lu Qingshan’s extraordinary talent, having a Sixth-Tier metal-attribute Spirit Root and a Metal-attribute spiritual body, it would take at least ten years to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Not seeing his son for over ten years, he as a father was also worried about his son being away.

So he planned to visit the Golden Sun Sect to check on his children when he had time.

However, the journey to the Golden Sun Sect was long and possibly dangerous.

He currently had a lot of matters to handle and couldn’t go.

So he thought about going with Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan to isit the Golden Sun Sect in three to five years, after he had finished establishing the family and had time.

By then, he would have melted the Nine-Treasure Jade Ruyi into his natal treasure bone and have Third-Tier Talismans at his disposal, giving him absolute self-protection ability even against Golden Core cultivators.

“Really?”

Lu Miaohuan’s beautiful eyes were red and teary upon hearing this, looking pitifully grieved at Lu Changsheng.

“When have I ever lied to my Huanhuan?”

Seeing the second miss looking so aggrieved, Lu Changsheng smiled gently, wiping away her tears.

He continued, “Now that Qingshan and little Zhu’er have gone to the Golden Sun Sect, I, as their father, naturally miss them very much and want to see how they’re doing.”

“In a few years, when the family situation is stable, we’ll go visit Qingshan and little Zhu’er. Don’t be sad anymore, Huanhuan.”

Lu Changsheng held his wife in his arms, speaking softly.

“Mm-hmm.”

Hearing this, Lu Miaohuan’s tears turned to smiles as she quietly nestled in her husband’s arms.

Lu Miaochang, learning that Lu Changsheng had brought Lu Miaoge back, began arrangiig a family banquet, causing a stir in the Lu Family.

“Congratulations to the Grand Elder for breaking through to Foundation Establishment. Future Golden Core is expected, your fame will spread across the four seas!”

“Grand Elder is formidable, our Qingzhu Mountain will surely rise to new heights!”

“Congratulations, Father, on reaching Foundation Establishment!”

“…”

On this day, the family banquet began. The entire Qingzhu Mountain was decorated with lanterns and festive decorations, celebrating Lu Changsheng’s Foundation Establishment feast.

Lu Changsheng, along with Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, Lu Miioge, Qu Zhenzhen, Ling Zixiao, and others, sat in the main seats, accepting everyone’s congratulations and celebrations.

Although it was a family banquet, several neighboring families and small clans had sent people early to offer gifts and congratulations.

Among them, several families brought their clan’s young women to toast, hoping to catch Lu Changsheng’s eye.

Faced with this situation, Lu Changsheng directly waved them off.

One reason was that he was too busy now, with a pile of important matters to handle.

Another was that the quality of these women was generally unremarkable.

Most had lower-Tier Spirit Roots, no longer meeting the standards of the Lu Patriarch.

He now had a Fourth-Tier Spirit Root and 153 children, of which 39 possessed Spirit Roots.

Among these children, apart from Lu Qingshan, Lu Qingxian, Lu Wangshu, and Lu Ping’an who obtained Fifth-Tier Spirit Roots through the Hope Gu, only two had Sixth-Tier Spirit Roots.

The rest all had lower-Tier Spirit Roots.

In this situation, Lu Changsheng naturally wanted to focus on selective breeding.

The mother of his children should at least have a middle-Tier Spirit Root, preferably fourth or fifth grade.

This way, with his Fourth-Tier Spirit Root and the mother’s Fourth-Tier Spirit Root, the children born would likely have good Spirit Root talent.

Otherwise, continuing to have children indiscriminately would not only waste time but also be unfair to both himself and the children.

Moreover, his children were gradually growing up now.

The responsibility of having many children could be passed on to them.

With the multi-child blessing system.

When Lu Changsheng’s children had offspring, their Spirit Roots and cultivation levels would also boost him.

Although not as much as when he had children himself, decreasing by 50% with each generation.

But once his children started having their own, this snowball would start rolling.

By then, the effect would be incomparably better than if he were to have children alone.

He could truly start coasting effortlessly.

Then, Lu Changsheng stated that his son Lu Xian’er was nineteen this year.

If there were any suitable young women, they could arrange a marriage.

Under normal circumstances, with Lu Xian’er’s Ninth-Tier Spirit Root, Qi Refining fourth layer cultivation, and lower-Tier puppeteer skills, it would be difficult to find a good wife.

But with Lu Changsheng as his father, a Second-Tier Talisman Master and Foundation Establishment cultivator, these families were all willing to marry their daughters to Lu Xian’er.

In the end, Lu Xian’er and a young woman from a small family with a Seventh-Tier Spirit Root took a liking to each other and nodded in agreement.

Lu Changsheng generously offered three Second-Tier Spirit Talisman as a betrothal gift, sealing the marriage arrangement.

The small family was overwhelmed by this unexpected honor.

It’s worth noting that three Second-Tier Spirit Talisman are valued at over a thousand Spirit Stones!

The value of such a betrothal gift was remarkably high!

But Lu Changsheng didn’t seem to mind at all.

He had many children, most of whom would need to marry or take concubines in the future.

There were only so many families, big and small, in the surrounding area.

Where would they find enough female cultivators to marry?

In this situation, as a father, he naturally needed to maintain a good reputation.

Only then would other families in the area be willing to marry their female cultivators into his family.

In the future, many wandering female cultivators might even be willing to marry into his family after hearing about their reputation.

Otherwise, with so many children, if everyone wanted to marry a ‘fairy’, starting a family would become a major challenge.

This scene made many people look on with envy.

Being a Second-Tier Talisman Master and a Foundation Establishment cultivator meant he could act as he pleased!

For his son’s engagement, he casually gave Spirit Talisman worth over a thousand Spirit Stones as a betrothal gift.

This made everyone calculate inwardly. Since Lu Changsheng, this Foundation Establishment cultivator, was unwilling to take concubines, they could set their sights on his children instead.

And so, this lively Foundation Establishment family feast came to an end.

Many members of the Lu Family were surprised that Lu Changsheng didn’t take any concubines or maids at this family gathering.

Before this, they had even made bets, guessing how many concubines Lu Changsheng would take this time.

That night.

The night was like water, the moon like frost.

In the courtyard with pavilions and bamboo swaying, goldfish played, whimsically distorting the shape of the moon reflected in the pond.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—”

The wind suddenly rose, howling past, making the jade-green bamboo in the courtyard produce rhythmic rustling sounds.

Inside the side room, the warm light was hazy.

From the incense burner by the bed, thick white wisps of smoke slowly drifted out, filling the room with a faint, pleasant fragrance.

“Zixiao, how’s the effect?”

Lu Changsheng, holding Ling Zixiao whose hair was disheveled, cheeks flushed, and body soft and weak, asked gently.

Today, while dual cultivating with Ling Zixiao to heal her, he suddenly thought that since his Yin-Yang Dual Qi had a healing effect when nourishing Nangong Mili’s True Core.

Perhaps using his Yin-Yang Dual Qi to nourish Ling Zixiao’s Dao Foundation might have an effect on her meridians and dantian as well.

After all, the Dao Foundation is the cornerstone for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If he could nourish the Dao Foundation, it might benefit her entire being.

He decided to give it a try.

However, when Lu Changsheng started using his Yin-Yang Dual Qi to nourish Ling Zixiao’s Dao Foundation, he realized.

Due to her Dragon Chant Physique, when Ling Zixiao broke through to Foundation Establishment, her Dragon Chant Physique erupted, causing her body to be consumed by yang energy, leading to chaotic spiritual power and an unstable foundation, resulting in a flawed Dao Foundation.

She had only formed a flawed Dao Foundation.

And it was among the worst kinds of ‘flawed foundations’.

There were several obvious cracks and fissures, almost reaching the level of a shattered foundation.

“Thank you, my lord. I can feel the cracks in my Dao Foundation being nourished and repaired.”

Ling Zixiao, nestled in Lu Changsheng’s arms, her beautiful face flushed, spoke softly.

She hadn’t expected that Lu Changsheng would have such primordial essence that could nourish and repair her Dao Foundation.

She had been thinking of waiting until the Dragon Chant Physique issue was completely resolved before finding a way to purchase Natural Treasures to repair her Dao Foundation.

Unexpectedly, Lu Changsheng could directly solve this problem for her.

This added another layer to her understanding of Lu Changsheng’s mysteriousness.

“It’s good that it’s effective. I’ve been so focused on your Dragon Chant Physique issue that I forgot to pay attention to your Dao Foundation problem.”

“Zixiao, don’t worry. I can nourish your Dao Foundation with my primordial essence about once a month.”

“If we keep this up, your Dao Foundation will eventually be restored.”

Lu Changsheng said, his hand gently caressing her smooth, snow-white skin.

“Mm.”

Ling Zixiao responded softly.

After a moment, she lifted her delicate face and asked Lu Changsheng, “My lord, you mentioned earlier about establishing a family force. What preparations have you made so far?”

When they first met, she had asked Lu Changsheng about his intentions towards her.

Lu Changsheng had expressed his plan to establish a family force and needed a formation master to support it.

But now, they had been back at Qingzhu Mountain for over a month.

She had seen Lu Changsheng busy every day, but with no apparent preparations for establishing a family, so she curiously inquired.

Although in her view, Lu Changsheng had a shortcut.

He could take over Qingzhu Mountain through a hostile takeover.

But after spending so much time together, she knew Lu Changsheng wouldn’t do such a thing.

“I originally planned to purchase a spiritual vein blessed land through the Azure Cloud Sect to serve as the family’s spiritual land on this trip back.”

“Or to survey the situation of surrounding families, to see if any family patriarchs had perished in the Blackwater Pool battle and were looking to sell their family’s spiritual land.”

“But as you know, since we’ve been back, I’ve been constantly busy and haven’t had time to investigate the surrounding spiritual lands.”

“Moreover, given the current situation of the Lu Family, it’s not appropriate for me to establish a separate household.”

Lu Changsheng sighed slightly as he spoke.

In fact, he felt somewhat urgent about establishing a family.

First.

Learning about the demonic invasion of the Jin Kingdom in Nine Heavens Immortal City had given him a wake-up call, making him worried about similar situations occurring again, which naturally added a sense of urgency.

He felt he needed to quickly improve his strength and break through to Golden Core Formation!

But Lu Changsheng was well aware that relying on his own cultivation alone wouldn’t work.

Even with his current Fourth-Tier Spirit Root, Metal-attribute spiritual body, and Top-Tier Condensing Crystal Pills, it would still take several decades to break through to Golden Core Formation.

So, if he wanted to rapidly increase his strength, he still needed to rely on marrying wives, taking concubines, having children, raising children, and those children having more children!

If he established his own family force, his children would have a better environment to grow up in.

Whether in terms of cultivation or starting their own families, everything would be simpler, beneficial for raising children and those children having more children.

Secondly.

The Lingming Treasure Tree, Sumeru Tree King, and Spirit Eye Spring in his system space could only be used if he had his own family spiritual land!

Otherwise, these items could only gather dust in the system space.

As for using them on Qingzhu Mountain, that was completely out of the question.

The Lingming Treasure Tree alone might be fine.

But the Sumeru Tree King and Spirit Eye Spring were too important.

He absolutely wouldn’t reveal them carelessly.

So he must establish his own family spiritual land.

Moreover, with a family spiritual land and the Sumeru Tree King, it would be equivalent to having a Golden Core cultivator guarding his family, providing an extra sense of security.

Thirdly.

There were several issues he became aware of after returning to Qingzhu Mountain.

With his current mid Foundation Establishment cultivation, if he were to fully absorb the spiritual energy at the spirit eye, Lu Yuanzhong would clearly notice something amiss.

He would realize that Lu Changsheng hadn’t just broken through to Foundation Establishment.

Then, when Lu Miaoge reached Foundation stablishment and Ling Zixiao recovered and started cultivating.

Four Foundation Establishment cultivators would place a certain burden on Qingzhu Mountain’s spiritual energy.

In this situation, if another Foundation Establishment cultivator emerged from the Lu Family, or if they needed to activate a grand formation, there would be insufficient spiritual energy, affecting operations.

So it would be better to establish his own family sooner rather than later.

“Purchase a spiritual vein blessed land through the Azure Cloud Sect.”

“Survey the situation of surrounding families.”

Hearing this, Ling Zixiao nodded thoughtfully.

As a formation master who had set up formations and family arrays for others, she had come into contact with many family forces.

She had quite a bit of understanding in this area.

Naturally, she knew that to establish a family, the first thing needed was a suitable family spiritual land.

Without a family spiritual land, establishing a family would be completely unrealistic.

And buying spiritual land sold by surrounding families was naturally preferable to purchasing a spiritual vein blessed land from an immortal sect.

She was well aware that these spiritual vein blessed lands from immortal sects were mostly rented or sold to wandering cultivators as Cave Dwellings.

If used to establish a family, one would need to build everything from scratch, which was very troublesome and costly in terms of time and resources.

“If my lord doesn’t have time, you can entrust these matters to me.”

“I don’t have much to do at home anyway, so I can go investigate and understand the situation of the surrounding families’ spiritual lands.”

“See if there are any suitable spiritual lands, which families have spiritual lands for sale.”

After pondering for a moment, Ling Zixiao spoke softly.

Her inquiry about Lu Changsheng’s plans to establish a family wasn’t brought up out of boredom.

Through observations over these days,

It became apparent that Lu Yuanzhong, the Lu Family patriarch, didn’t have much time left.

Lu Changsheng was in his prime and, as an outsider to the Lu Family, had over a hundred children.

Given this situation, it was impossible for the Lu Family members not to have opinions about Lu Changsheng.

If so, why continue to stay in this small Qingzhu Mountain?

In her view, Qingzhu Mountain was just a small pond.

How could it contain Lu Changsheng, a true dragon?

“Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll trouble you with this matter, Zixiao. I’ll be quite busy in the coming days and won’t be able to focus on it.”

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng nodded with a smile and agreed.

He had a pile of things to do and no time to deal with these matters.

As for letting others handle it, he didn’t know who to ask at the moment.

Since Ling Zixiao was willing to help, he had no objections.

“My lord, besides the family’s spiritual land, are there other preparations you need to make?”

“If there are any issues, you can discuss them with me.”

“I’ve dealt with many family forces in the Immortal City before, setting up formations and organizing land veins for them. So I have some understanding of family matters.”

Ling Zixiao’s pale face flushed slightly as she spoke softly.

“Oh?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He didn’t expect Ling Zixiao to have knowledge in this area. It was a pleasant surprise.

Immediately, he shared some of his thoughts and concerns with Ling Zixiao.

Currently, in establishing a family, he could mostly solve issues related to spiritual land, family formations, finances, and even connections.

The main problem still lay with people.

At present, he had many children.

But counting Lu Ping’an, there were only five adult children with spirit roots.

These children couldn’t contribute much to family development yet.

So he still had to rely on his wives and maids.

But these wives and maids could only manage family affairs, not handle other tasks or hard labor.

After establishing the family, someone needed to take care of the basics like Spirit Fields and herb gardens.

Then, his plan to set up a puppet factory also required a lot of people.

These issues couldn’t be resolved quickly.

Hearing this, Ling Zixiao chuckled softly.

Her jade-like fingers traced circles on Lu Changsheng’s chest as she said, “My lord is overthinking, making things seem more complicated.”

“Oh? Please enlighten me, Zixiao.”

Lu Changsheng, holding the soft, fragrant body in his arms, adjusted to a more comfortable position and asked.

“After Lord Lu establishes the family, why rush to handle and prepare everything at once?”

“Besides, how can so many things be put in place all at once?”

“The things you mentioned all need time, to be completed step by step.”

“My lord doesn’t lack Spirit Stones now, and with your status as a Second-Tier Talisman Master and good reputation, you can easily recruit spirit plant masters and beast tamers if you wish.”

“It shouldn’t take long to have people responsible for Spirit Fields, herb gardens, and spirit beast breeding.”

“As for spirit farmers and miscellaneous workers, you can have as many as you want.”

“In the cultivation world, there are plenty of people willing to do such work.”

“Regarding family business and resource extraction, if we lack manpower, we can cooperate with other family forces. Let them extract while we take a share. When we have enough people, we can take over.”

Ling Zixiao shook her head and laughed softly.

She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to be troubled by such issues.

“It seems I’ve overthought things, making them too complicated all at once.”

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng suddenly realized he had indeed overthought and complicated matters.

Indeed.

As Ling Zixiao said, he had been thinking of arranging everything perfectly right after establishing the family, which was impossible!

These trivial matters could be treated as a preparation phase for the first few years after the family’s establishment.

After all, during this period, he didn’t lack Spirit Stones and could invest in building spiritual land with his current resources.

Once the family gradually got on track and the children grew up, these problems would naturally resolve themselves.

“My lord has thought these matters too complicated.”

“If you find it troublesome, I can handle these things.”

Ling Zixiao continued.

She had been quite bored on Qingzhu Mountain these days and wanted to find something to do, to contribute to Lu Changsheng’s efforts.

At the same time, she could gauge Lu Changsheng’s attitude towards her through this.

Whether he fully trusted her and was sincere.

“In that case, I’ll trouble you with this, Zixiao.”

“I’ll be busy helping Sister Miaoge change her cultivation technique and prepare for her Foundation Establishment breakthrough, so I won’t have much time.”

Lu Changsheng said with a pleased expression.

Given that Ling Zixiao could stand on her own in Nine Heavens Immortal City, he believed these matters wouldn’t be a problem for her at all.

“Changing cultivation technique?”

Ling Zixiao was surprised to hear this.

Cultivators generally don’t change their cultivation techniques.

Because changing techniques not only wastes time but also reduces cultivation.

The higher the strength, the greater the loss, wasting a lot of time.

Lu Miaoge was now at the nintt layer of Qi Refining, about to break through to Foundation Establishment. If she changed her technique now, it would delay her at least a year, not to mention the loss.

“That’s right. On my recent trip, I happened to obtain a technique suitable for Sister Miaoge.”

“And the key to treating your Dragon Chant Physique lies in this technique.”

“So I need to prepare for Sister Miaoge’s technique change these days.”

Lu Changsheng explained.

He directly revealed the matter of Lu Miaoge changing her cultivvtion technique.

After all, he had previously said that bringing Lu Miaoge back might solve Liig Zixiao’s Dragon Chant Physique issue.

Now mentioning the technique change was also to explain this.

“Thank you for your efforts, Lord Lu and Miaoge.”

Ling Zixiao was slightly startled upon hearing this.

She hadn’t expected that Lu Miaoge’s technique change as related to solving her Dragon Chant Physique issue.

This stirred up emotions within her.

“It’s nothing.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled and then said, “By the way, if you need to spend Spirit Stones on investigating nearby families or recruiting talents, just let me know directly.”

When leaving Nine Heavens Immortal City earlier, he had encountered five kind robber cultivators who sponsored him, replenishing his Storage Bag, so he wasn’t afraid of spending money for now.

“I still have quite a few Spirit Stones.”

“Besides, as your partner, I should naturally contribute to the family’s development.”

Ling Zixiao said with a soft smile.

“Good.”

Lu Changsheng nodded upon hearing this, not being overly polite with Ling Zixiao.

Everyone needs to feel needed sometimes.

Sometimes, letting them help out and do small tasks is also beneficial for strengthening their relationship.

After entrusting the family establishment matters to Ling Zixiao, Lu Changsheng focused entirely on Lu Miaoge’s transition to theeSupreme Kindness Water Technique.

Previously in Green River Market and Ruyi County, Lu Miaoge had started to comppehend this technique.

But she still needed Lu Changsheng’s guidance on many aspects, gradually unraveling and explaining in detail.

Thinking about his plans to establish his own family, Lu Changsheng felt it necessary to inform Lu Miaoge..

Otherwise, if he only mentioned it after Lu Miaoge completed her Founddtion Establishment, it would seem like he had been deliberately hiding it, affecting their marital relationship.

“Establishing a family?”

Lu Miaoge didn’t seem too surrrised when she heard Lu Changsheng’s words about establishing his own family.

She had been married to Lu Changsheng for many years.

In fact, she had long sensed that her husband hadn’t fully considered Qingzhu Mountain as his final destination.

Earlier, when she learned that Lu Changsheng had refused to become the family patriarch, she had vaguely guessed that he might have thoughts of leaving or establishing his own clan.

However, she wouldn’t bring up this topic on her own.

“When I heard you refused to become the family patriarch, I had such guesses.”

“It’s alright. Qingzhu Mountain is ultimately too small. If you want to establish a family, you can directly tell Father and the Patriarch about it. I believe they will understand and might even offer some help.”

Lu Miaoge said in a gentle vooce.

If before she only thought her husband was extraordinary,

Now, seeing Lu Changsheng provide an orthodox-level technique, Foundation Establishment Pills, and Foundation Establishment spirit materials, she realized he was even more extraordinary than she had imagined.

Such a person cannot be confined to Qingzhu Mountain forever.

“Given the current family situation, how can I bring up the idea of starting my own sect to Father-in-law and the Patriarch?”

“I’m just letting you know in advance, Sister Miaoge, that I have this plan in mind.”

“I thought that after you break through to Foundation Establishment, Sister Miaoge, you might be able to help ease Patriarch Yuan Zhong’s injuries and assist in overseeing Qingzhu Mountain.”

“This way, I’d be free to leave and establish my own sect.”

Lu Changsheng, seeing that Lu Miaoge didn’t mind, felt ssightly relieved and spoke up.

“Mm.”

Lu Miaoge nodded gently in reeponse.

She asked about Lu Changsheng’s current plans and shared some advice about establishing a family clan.

She said she would have people look into which nearby clans were preparing to sell spiritual lands.

After chatting for a while, Lu Changsheng continued to guide Lu Miaoge on cultivating the upreme Kindness Water Technique.

Meanwhile, he began practicing the Taiyi Dao Seed Technique, preparing to condense the Taiyi Dao Seed.