Chapter 278: Enhancing Family Heritage, Conditions for Returning to the Peak!

“Hong Lian, can these water-based Dao weapons be placed in the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman?”

Lu Changsheng pointed at the black water dragon fish and black water dragon snakes in the fish farm as he spoke.

“Young Master, that’s no problem.”

Hong Lian responded to Lu Changsheng through Divine Sense communication.

Then, the Ancient Talisman flew out, colorful light spreading, collecting all twenty-one black water dragon fish and eighteen black water dragon snakes from the fish farm.

“Young Master, currently the Ancient Talisman space can increase the growth rate of Dao weapons by about 30%. With sufficient energy and full cultivation, it could increase up to 100%.”

Hong Lian’s voice continued.

“30%, 100%.”

Lu Changsheng nodded.

This speed might sound ordinary, but it was actually quite remarkable.

These demon beasts, refined into Dao weapons, already had cultivation methods that made them grow faster than ordinary demon beasts.

On top of this foundation, to have such an increase in growth rate was truly extraordinary.

In other words, with full cultivation, it was estimated that in thirty to forty years, many Dao weapons could advance to the second grade.

By then, Bai Ling would have broken through to Foundation Establishment. Leading these Dao weapons, her combat power might rival Golden Core cultivators!

However, thinking of Bai Ling’s personality, Lu Changsheng felt that among his children, there must be a few who could cultivate the Black Dragon Scripture. Otherwise, these Dao weapons would be somewhat wasted.

“Hong Lian, besides Spirit Stones, what other Natural Treasures do you need?”

Lu Changsheng retrieved the Ancient Talisman and asked.

He didn’t mind if Hong Lian wanted to use this method to restore her soul and power.

As long as she could properly raise the family’s spirit beasts and Dao weapons, and didn’t ask for too many Spirit Stones, everything was negotiable.

After all, as long as they were within Bihu Mountain, within the Sumeru Tree King’s range, she shouldn’t be able to cause any trouble.

“Young Master, regarding Natural Treasures, mainly Demon Cores and spiritual herbs.”

Hong Lian explained that the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman could absorb Demon Cores and spiritual herbs, transforming them into a kind of Spirit Liquid that aids in the growth of demon beasts.

“Demon Cores, spiritual herbs, good.”

Lu Changsheng nodded and flew back to Biyun Peak’s alchemy room.

Seeing his daughter still asleep on the long chair, his eyes showed a hint of tenderness.

Then, from two Storage Bags, he took out ten thousand Spirit Stones, several Demon Cores, and a pile of spiritual herbs.

He hadn’t yet dealt with the spoils from the six robber cultivators who caused trouble at the Hongye Valley Marketplace, or converted them into Spirit Stones.

Because not only was it troublesome to process, but it would also result in a significant discount.

He wasn’t short on money now, with the family able to slowly absorb it, or sell it gradually through other channels.

“Keep these Spirit Stones and spiritual herbs for now. Let me know when you need more.”

Lu Changsheng said to Hong Lian.

“Yes, Young Master.”

Hong Lian responded softly.

Looking at the alchemy furnace in the center of the room, she felt surprised and puzzled.

She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to understand pill refining.

In her previous chats with Xu Ruoyin, she had never heard that Lu Changsheng knew the art of pill refining.

Then, she saw Lu Changsheng gently and carefully, with a face full of love, holding Lu Wangshu in his arms.

“It’s said that the ‘Dragon Emperor Dao Body’ not only makes it easiest to have children, but also that the offspring are likely to have extraordinary talents.”

Hong Lian recalled the rumors about the Dragon Emperor Dao Body, her mind stirring.

She had seen Lu Wangshu before when she was with Xu Ruoyin.

But at that time, she had only sensed from afar and hadn’t looked closely.

Now, seeing Lu Changsheng’s doting on this daughter, she couldn’t help but observe carefully.

“This little girl, she should possess some kind of latent Spirit Body!”

After a long observation, Hong Lian was shocked to see something unusual about Lu Wangshu.

Although she couldn’t tell what kind of Spirit Body Lu Wangshu had, she could roughly tell that she should possess some kind of Spirit Body!

This made her incredibly surprised.

Spirit bodies are rare, said to be one in ten thousand.

And from her chats with Xu Ruoyin, she knew that Lu Changsheng’s wives and concubines didn’t have particularly good talents.

In this situation, for a random daughter to possess a rare and unusual Spirit Body.

“Is this the Dragon Emperor Dao Body? It’s simply terrifying.”

Hong Lian muttered in her heart, no longer doubting Lu Changsheng’s Dragon Emperor Dao Body.

But she couldn’t help but wonder how many of Lu Changsheng’s over hundred children were exceptionally talented.

In the alchemy room, Lu Changsheng held his daughter Lu Wangshu with one hand while drawing talismans with the other.

Hong Lian watched Lu Changsheng’s fluid Talisman Making, again slightly surprised.

Because she could clearly see that Lu Changsheng’s Talisman Making skills were nearly at the level of Dao, truly masterful.

Even though her Talisman Making skills were at the third grade, she wouldn’t dare say she could be as smooth as Lu Changsheng when making Second-Tier talismans.

“What kind of being was he in his previous life? His Spirit Root talent is only lower grade, but his skill talent is so terrifying.”

Hong Lian couldn’t help but be amazed.

As a Nascent Soul True Lord, there were very few things that could usually make her feel moved.

But today, Lu Changsheng’s various actions kept surprising and moving her.

She felt that the Lu Changsheng before her was like a fog, becoming more and more unfathomable the more she looked, making even her, a Nascent Soul True Lord, unable to see through him.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sky began to turn white.

“Mmm~”

Lu Wangshu woke up, eyes still drowsy, stretching.

Seeing Lu Changsheng still holding her, she immediately smiled brightly and said, “Daddy, good morning!”

“Hehe, you’re awake.”

Looking at his daughter, Lu Changsheng’s mood naturally improved, and he gently pinched her plump, fair cheeks.

“Eh, Daddy, are you refining pills? Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Lu Wangshu looked around, remembered about the pills, and thought Lu Changsheng had already finished refining. She pouted disappointedly.

“The pills aren’t ready yet. Look, they’re about to be done.”

Seeing his daughter like this, Lu Changsheng smiled indulgently.

Then he put her down and cast a series of hand seals at the alchemy furnace, restarting the sealed furnace.

As the furnace fire reignited and spiritual energy surged in the furnace, Lu Changsheng shouted, “Open!”

“Boom!”

Rolling waves of heat spread from the furnace, followed by a burst of spiritual light flying out and landing in Lu Changsheng’s hand.

“Wow, Daddy, that’s amazing!”

“I want to see, I want to see!”

Lu Wangshu on the side, seeing this, immediately clapped her hands excitedly, wanting to see the pills in Lu Changsheng’s hand.

Lu Changsheng smiled gently, squatted down, and handed the sparkling, plump Spirit Nourishing Pills to his daughter to look at.

“It smells so good! Daddy, can I eat one?”

Lu Wangshu looked at the pills, unable to resist biting her finger as she asked.

“?”

Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter.

He immediately said, “These candy balls are called ‘Spirit Nourishing Pills’. We can’t eat them, they’re for the turtle.”

“If you want to eat something, you can only eat this candy.”

As he spoke, Lu Changsheng took out a Cultivation Foundation Pill and fed it to his daughter.

But Lu Wangshu kept eyeing the Spirit Nourishing Pills in his hand, wanting to taste one.

Finally, Lu Changsheng carried his daughter out of the alchemy room, fed a ‘Spirit Nourishing Pill’ to the Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle, and told her that these candies really weren’t for her to eat. Only then did Lu Wangshu give up on the idea of tasting them.

Looking at the Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle before Turtle before him, Lu Changsheng wondered whether to put it in the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman for cultivation.

But thinking that his daughter still needed to feed and play with it every day, he decided to hold off for now.

He planned to go to Ruyi County later to bring back the Nine Abyss Mastiff and put it in the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman for cultivation.

Otherwise, after more than twenty years, the Nine Abyss Mastiff was still at the late stage of the first grade, and who knew how long it would take to break through to the second grade.

“Hong Lian, in your current state, can you still refine pills or use techniques?”

Lu Changsheng asked Hong Lian after handing his daughter to Qu Zhenzhen.

If Hong Lian could currently refine pills, refine equipment, set up arrays, or make talismans, it would be a huge help to him and the entire Bihu Mountain.

“Young Master, in my current state, my soul is weak and I can’t leave the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman for long, so I can only refine some simple pills.”

“If Young Master’s requirements aren’t too high, I can do some pill refining, Equipment Refining, Talisman Making, and Formation Techniques.”

Hong Lian spoke thus.

“Good, I’ll give you the Dao weapon cultivation method later. From now on, I’ll trouble you with this.”

Lu Changsheng said upon hearing this, planning to hand over the cultivation of the Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Weapons to Hong Lian.

“Yes, Young Master.”

Hong Lian responded.

Returning to the Sumeru Cave Heaven.

Lu Changsheng looked at Xu Ruoyin, still restrained in mid-air, with delicate and cold features, crystalline and smooth hair, snow-white radiant skin, wearing only a fire-red gold-threaded phoenix-embroidered undergarment.

With a playful expression on his face, he said, “Miss Xu, have you made up your mind?”

Xu Ruoyin trembled upon hearing this, and after a good while, she softly said, “I… I’ve made up my mind.”

“Made up your mind about what?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow and said.

“Ah.”

Hong Lian in the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman sighed softly.

She knew this hurdle depended on Xu Ruoyin herself.

If she could overcome it, she’d turn adversity into opportunity.

If not, there wasn’t much she could do to help.

“I’m willing to be Master Lu’s servant,” Xu Ruoyin said through gritted teeth.

The time Lu Changsheng left with Hong Lian felt like years to her, her heart in constant turmoil.

She knew Lu Changsheng and Senior Hong Lian were right.

She was already a captive.

Hoping to leave unscathed was impossible.

He could have her at will.

What was the point of her struggle?

So, she only hoped he’d keep his promise, a silver lining in her misfortune.

“Sumeru,” Lu Changsheng said with a light chuckle as Xu Ruoyin lowered her proud head.

Instantly, the restrained Xu Ruoyin fell from the air, her long, snow-white legs slightly weak, stumbling as she landed before Lu Changsheng, causing her chest to quiver.

“You’re truly a pitiful sight. I remember when I first saw Miss Xu at the Zheng Family, you had such a cold and noble air about you.”

Lu Changsheng stood very close to Xu Ruoyin, almost touching her delicate nose.

He reached out, gently stroking her forehead, twirling a few strands of her crystal-like red hair. “Turning the once high and mighty pearl of the Xu Family into an obedient servant girl, it does hold a unique allure for me.”

Xu Ruoyin felt a stab of pain in her heart hearing these words.

It felt as if Lu Changsheng was trampling on her proud self-esteem.

She remembered when she was the prized jewel of the Xu Family.

Everyone, both in the family and outside, treated her with utmost respect, let alone touch her like this.

Now, she was being toyed with by Lu Changsheng at will.

She wanted to slap his hand away and scold him.

But she knew Lu Changsheng was doing this on purpose, to make her submit, so she could only endure.

“Miss Xu, do you know the proper attitude of a servant girl?” Lu Changsheng asked playfully, lifting her delicate chin.

He looked at Xu Ruoyin’s tall, graceful figure, her messy hair, and the strong, stubborn look in her eyes.

He couldn’t help but marvel, indeed, dragging a high and mighty fairy down to hell, pressing her beneath oneself to play with at will, was every man’s dark desire.

Although Xu Ruoyin before him wasn’t quite an untouchable fairy,

as the pearl of the Xu Family, she was certainly of noble status!

Especially when they first met, she had left quite a good impression.

So now, seeing her standing before him with a stubborn, humiliated look, allowing him to toy with her, was indeed a unique experience.

However, he knew the Xu Ruoyin before him still needed some proper training.

Xu Ruoyin’s stubborn, beautiful eyes showed confusion and uncertainty.

As a young lady of her household, how could she possibly know the proper attitude of a servant girl?

But thinking of how the servants in her home served her, she clenched her jade-like hands tightly, biting her lip.

Finally, trembling slightly, she knelt before Lu Changsheng and bowed down: “Ruyin… greets the young master.”

“Oh?” Lu Changsheng was a bit surprised.

He hadn’t expected Xu Ruoyin to adapt so quickly.

He stroked his chin and chuckled lightly, “Take off your clothes.”

Xu Ruoyin didn’t speak. Her soft, white jade-like arms rose, trembling slightly as she undid her undergarments.

As her clothes slid to the ground, pooling around her beautiful feet, her enchanting, jade-like body was fully revealed.

“Tsk tsk tsk, this adaptability, this change in mindset, is truly extraordinary.”

“But it’s red here too…”

Lu Changsheng appraised the alluring figure of Xu Ruoyin before him, clicking his tongue inwardly.

However, even though Xu Ruoyin seemed to have submitted, kneeling before him, there was still a hint of superiority and inviolability in her brow.

It was completely incomparable to the dull-eyed servants in the White Jade Tower who had been fully trained.

“But this kind of light still in her eyes, slowly training her myself, seems more interesting,” Lu Changsheng mused, stroking his chin.

For someone like Xu Ruoyin, though she couldn’t actively serve with coquetry, and even her service was clumsy and unfamiliar,

if she were to completely submit under his training, it seemed to have its own unique charm and sense of achievement.

“Alright, tidy yourself up and stand by. I’ll call you if I need anything,” Lu Changsheng said to Xu Ruoyin, feeling a bit hot under the collar at the tempting jade-like body before him.

He didn’t immediately pluck this tempting fruit before him.

After all, these things are more interesting when taken slowly.

Moreover, he didn’t want Xu Ruoyin to change so drastically all at once.

After speaking, he returned the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman to Xu Ruoyin.

He didn’t want to go too far at once, also giving Hong Lian some face.

The Ancient Beast Taming Talisman returned to Xu Ruoyin’s sea of consciousness in her brow.

Hong Lian didn’t say anything, knowing that at this moment, Xu Ruoyin needed to be left alone to think.

Xu Ruoyin herself didn’t speak either, her expression wooden.

She knew that from the moment she called out to Lu Changsheng, she could only obey and cooperate obediently.

In fact, deep in her heart, she didn’t have the courage to resist Lu Changsheng.

After all, even Senior Hong Lian had submitted and returned to Lu Changsheng’s service. Her resistance would only bring herself more suffering.

“Mmm~ My lord,” Ling Zixiao let out a soft moan as Lu Changsheng suddenly embraced her in the main hall’s bedroom.

Three days later, Lu Changsheng returned to Ruyi County once to bring the Nine Abyss Mastiff back to Bihu Mountain.

“Another Heaven-Tier beast!” Hong Lian was shocked to see Lu Changsheng bring back another Heaven-Tier beast.

Although for her, a Nascent Soul True Lord, Heaven-Tier beasts weren’t that rare, they weren’t exactly common either.

Xu Ruoyin also saw the Nine Abyss Mastiff.

This made her both alarmed and more inclined to believe Lu Changsheng’s words.

After all, Lu Changsheng had now shown three Heaven-Tier beasts and one True Spirit level beast.

Who knows if he had more Heaven-Tier beasts?

As long as she behaved and performed well, giving her one didn’t seem like a big deal.

Afterwards, Lu Changsheng briefly explained Hong Lian’s situation to Lu Miaoyun.

He stated that for the children’s cultivation, she should directly consult Hong Lian.

On the first day of each month, bring the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman to guide and advise the children in their cultivation.

At the same time, Lu Changsheng gave Hong Lian the cultivation method for the Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Weapon and all the techniques except for the system’s.

After all, if he wanted Hong Lian to guide their cultivation, he naturally had to give her the techniques.

Faced with this situation, Hong Lian immediately revealed the legacy of her Vermilion Bird Palace.

It included two orthodox-level techniques, seven unorthodox-level techniques, more than ten exquisite-level techniques, and five Third-Tier skill inheritances.

It can be said that through this wave from Hong Lian, Lu Changsheng’s family foundation in terms of techniques directly became the first in the Jiang Kingdom!

“Isn’t this too much?” Lu Changsheng felt a bit embarrassed seeing Hong Lian reveal so many inheritances.

“Hong Lian is already yours, Master. These technique inheritances naturally belong to you,” Hong Lian said gracefully.

“It’s hard to accept such kindness from a beauty,” Lu Changsheng was at a loss for words by Hong Lian’s actions.

After all, he had promised to help her restore her physical body and return to her peak.

But now, before he had done anything, Hong Lian had already started cultivating beast weapons for him and teaching his children.

And she had contributed so many technique inheritances at once, it really made him feel a bit embarrassed.

“Hong Lian, you now only have your soul left. If you want to restore your body and return to your peak, I’m afraid the ‘Soul Fusion Life-Returning Pill’ alone won’t be enough, right?” Lu Changsheng asked Hong Lian.

“Master, with the Soul Fusion Life-Returning Pill, as long as I have a body, I can fuse my soul with it and come back to life.”

“But in that state, it would be almost impossible for me to return to my peak. To return to my peak, I must have a suitable body that can accommodate and contain my soul!”

“Moreover, my soul is currently weak and can only rely on the Ancient Beast Taming Talisman to recuperate. To return to my peak and perfectly fuse with a body, my soul must also recover to its peak.”

Hong Lian spoke, her voice somewhat bitter.

With the ‘Soul Fusion Life-Returning Pill’, revival was simple for her.

The difficulty lay in how to return to her peak!

If she were to find just any body and take the Soul Fusion Life-Returning Pill, forget about returning to her peak, she might not even be able to reach the Nascent Soul realm again.

“A suitable body? Recovering your soul?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. “Is there any specific requirement for this suitable body?”

“Master, for example, the remains of a Nascent Soul cultivator, Natural Treasures that can be refined into an avatar, or a physical body created through certain Natural Treasures.”

Hong Lian knew Lu Changsheng didn’t understand these things, so she explained.

“The remains of a Nascent Soul cultivator, celestial materials for crafting an avatar, and a body made from Natural Treasures.”

Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched when he heard this.

He felt that besides relying on the system to draw, he currently had no way to get these items.

He said, “Alright, I’ll keep an eye out for these things for you.”

Even if he had such treasures now to revive Hong Lian, he wouldn’t do it right away.

But since she expressed her feelings this way, he naturally couldn’t fall short in his response.

“Thank you, young master,” Hong Lian said in her clear, pleasant voice.

Besides teaching the children, Lu Changsheng saw that Ling Zixiao was still setting up the ‘Divine Tree Formation’ alone.

He immediately asked Hong Lian to help Ling Zixiao with the array and for them to discuss formation techniques regularly.

After all, as a Third-Tier formation master, Hong Lian could offer some guidance that would greatly benefit Ling Zixiao.