Chapter 293: Dao Companion Ceremony, Heading to Golden Sun Sect!
by xennovelBai Ling’s breakthrough to Foundation Establishment didn’t cause much of a stir on Bihu Mountain.
Only Lu Changsheng, Ling Zixiao, Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaoge, and a fw others knew about it.
Others were unaware that this timid girl, who usually focused on cultivation and kept a low profile, had become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
After Bai Ling’s breakthrough, Lu Changsheng entrusted her with nurturing the Black Water Flood Dragon Dao Weapon.
He instructed her to seek Hong Lian every ten to fifteen days to cultivate the Dao Weapon using black dragon spiritual power.
Inside the Hall of Everlasting Life’s Cave Dwelling.
“Extract!”
Lu Changsheng focused on the Imperial Essence Fluid in his system space.
Instantly, a basin-sized stone trough appeared.
It contained a viscous liquid shimmering with golden light.
This fluid seemed alive, sometimes flowing like light, sometimes moving gently like a stream, exuding a rich life force.
“So this is Imperial Essence Fluid?”
Lu Changsheng examined the fluid in the stone trough.
Through his system, he knew it formed when the essence of moonlight fused with thousand-year-old stalactite milk on Gengshen nights.
This trough of Imperial Essence Fluid was incredibly rare, taking at least several hundred years to form.
“I wonder if this Imperial Essence Fluid would benefit Zixiao’s Dragon Chant Physique…”
Lu Changsheng pondered, thinking of Ling Zixiao’s condition.
Ling Zixiao’s Dragon Chant Physique was currently stable.
But as she continued cultivating, this issue would surely resurface.
Although they could use the ‘Dragon Guide Technique’ to suppress it by absorbing essence,
He knew from experience that if the Dragon Roar Essence backfired during absorption, it would be extremely dangerous.
They’d need something cold to suppress its essence, like Nangong Mili’s ‘Profound Yin Jade Fluid’ from before.
“I should keep some in case of emergencies.”
After some thought, Lu Changsheng took out a purple jade Gourd and filled it with half the Imperial Essence Fluid.
Through his system, he knew humans could consume Imperial Essence Fluid to recover spiritual power and increase cultivation.
However, its effects were far less significant for humans compared to demons and monsters.
“Xiyue has a Moon Essence Spirit Body. Perhaps this Imperial Essence Fluid could help her too…”
Lu Changsheng considered Xiao Xiyue’s situation.
Calculating this way, he realized he didn’t have enough Imperial Essence Fluid to go around.
“Hah!”
He sighed lightly and called out, “Sumeru!”
“Master.”
Sumeru’s ethereal voice responded.
Although Lu Changsheng was in his secluded Cave Dwelling,
As long as he was within the Sumeru Cave Heaven, Sumeru was omnipresent.
Whenever Lu Changsheng called, it could immediately sense and respond.
“This Imperial Essence Fluid should benefit you. Take it.”
“If there’s enough to nurture a companion spirit plant, nurture a Third-Tier one.”
Lu Changsheng said to Sumeru.
He wanted to maximize the effect and use it to enhance Sumeru.
“Thank you, Master.”
Sumeru expressed gratitude, its voice soft and pure, lacking any coy emotion.
“I wonder if this Imperial Essence Fluid can significantly improve Sumeru’s spirituality, as it mainly enhances the spiritual nature of beasts and plants.”
Lu Changsheng suddenly thought.
As a True Spirit grade plant, Sumeru’s spirituality was already very high.
But compared to humans, it still lacked emotions.
Then he saw a golden jade light fall, shining on the Imperial Essence Fluid, slowly being absorbed by Sumeru.
After finishing, he didn’t continue his seclusion but went to spend time with his wives and children.
Now that Ling Zixiao had mostly recovered and Bai Ling added strength to the family, he planned to visit his children in the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect with Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan in few days.
Yue Kingdom, Golden Sun Sect.
The Golden Sun Sect was holding a sword trial competition, and it was very lively at the main peak’s base.
Many outer and inner disciples were participating or waiting, while countless non-participating disciples came to watch.
Even if not competing, they could gain insights by observing others’ battles and techniques.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh——”
“Bang bang bang——”
“Clang clang clang——”
On three hundred-zhang-tall formation arenas, disciples were engaged in magical battles.
Above the arenas sat stewards and elders, ready to intervene if fights got out of hand and lives were endangered.
After all, these sword trials were meant to temper disciples, not cause deaths or injuries.
“Xu Rong’s moves are too hesitant. She’s going to lose.”
Lu Qingshan and his sister Lu Qingzhu sat in the Tianyuan Peak participants’ area, commenting on the central arena.
“Huh!?”
Hearing her brother’s words, Lu Qingzhu looked carefully at the arena, tilting her head, unsure how he reached that conclusion.
But soon after, on the central arena, a beautiful female disciple in Golden Sun Sect robes was sent flying by her opponent’s attack, crashing into the arena’s formation light screen.
“See, Little Bamboo? Didn’t I say so?”
Lu Qingshan said with a hint of pride.
“Mm-hmm, Big Brother is amazing!”
Lu Qingzhu nodded vigorously, surprising Lu Qingshan into hearty laughter.
“Tianji Peak’s Zhao Guang wins!”
The officiating steward in the air announced the result.
The young man called Zhao Guang manipulated his sword to bow in the air, then bowed to the judges above before leaving the arena.
The fallen female disciple was taken for treatment by medics beside the arena.
“Golden Cloud Peak’s Yin Yan, Tianyuan Peak’s Lu Qingshan!”
The officiating steward, expressionless, called out names from a Jade Scroll.
“Little Bamboo, watch your brother perform.”
Lu Qingshan stood up and walked towards the arena upon hearing this.
“Be careful, Brother,” Lu Qingzhu said with concern, making a cheering gesture.
“Haha, don’t worry.”
Lu Qingshan casually ruffled his sister’s hair, messing up her smooth black locks.
Although they were only half a month apart in age, Lu Qingshan seemed much older.
“Is that Lu Qingshan, Tianyuan Elder’s personal disciple!?”
“I heard this Lu brother has a Metal-attribute spiritual body. I wonder if it’s true!”
“Too bad he’s only at the sixth layer of Qi Refining. Yin Yan is at the eighth layer and comes from the renowned Yin family. He probably has many fine Artifacts and even talismans.”
“If he made it to this round at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, his strength can’t be underestimated.”
“As Tianyuan Elder’s disciple, Lu Qingshan probably isn’t lacking in resources either.”
“I once heard that Golden Cloud Peak and Tianyuan Peak don’t get along well. I wonder if Yin Yan will go easy on him!”
Many onlookers discussed as they watched Lu Qingshan and Yin Yan step onto the arena.
The sword trial competition had already passed the preliminaries, and those who made it this far all had considerable strength.
As one of only two disciples from Tianyuan Peak, Lu Qingshan was somewhat famous in the Golden Sun Sect, causing a stir as soon as he appeared.
“So you’re Lu Qingshan. I heard you once dared to draw your sword against our peak’s disciples when you were only at the fourth layer of Qi Refining? You’ve got guts.”
“To show my respect, I’ll take this seriously. I hope you won’t disappoint me.”
Yin Yan, wearing Golden Sun Sect disciple robes and of tall stature, manifested a jade sword. Its light flowed, sometimes shining, sometimes revealing its sharp edge.
“Mm.”
Lu Qingshan’s expression remained indifferent as he softly acknowledged.
As the officiating steward above the arena announced ‘Begin the match,’ the two started to move.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh——”
Yin Yan made a hand seal, causing windless gusts to rise on the arena, surrounding him with thick fog.
Then his Flying Sword disappeared into the dense fog, accompanied by rolling mist, striking towards Lu Qingshan.
“Clang!”
A dazzling golden sword appeared in Lu Qingshan’s hand, its sword energy bright and piercing, blocking the incoming jade Flying Sword.
“Clang clang clang——”
White mist rolled as the Flying Sword released invisible sword energy towards Lu Qingshan, while Lu Qingshan kept deflecting with his handheld sword.
“Ha!”
Suddenly, Lu Qingshan let out a long cry, simultaneously using the martial arts Lion’s Roar technique and spiritual power sound wave technique, causing Yin Yan to pause momentarily.
“Swish! Swish!”
In an instant, Lu Qingshan’s feet generated wind as he shot forward like a sharp sword light, tearing through the air waves to reach Yin Yan’s front, releasing the sharp sword energy he had been accumulating.
“Not good!”
Faced with Lu Qingshan’s attack, Yin Yan was startled and hurriedly used his Flying Sword to block while activating a protective spiritual shield.
Then he quickly took out a talisman from his bosom and activated it.
Instantly, a golden light barrier formed around him.
“High-Tier talisman, Golden Light Shield!”
“This is too unfair. He’s already at a higher cultivation level and still uses a High-Tier talisman!”
“Money really is good. If my family had money to give me a few talismans, I wouldn’t have been eliminated in the preliminaries!”
“But Lu Qingshan’s movements just now, does he also practice body tempering?”
“It’s not body tempering. Looking at his movements and sword techniques, I see traces of mortal martial arts. I think he’s practiced mortal martial arts!”
Many observing disciples discussed upon seeing this, voicing their opinions.
“Go!”
With the Golden Light Shield Talisman stabilizing the situation, Yin Yan made a hand seal, continuing to drive his sword towards Lu Qingshan.
“Golden Light Shield? You should have used a Golden Light Protection Talisman instead!”
Lu Qingshan sneered, deflecting the incoming sword with his own.
Then he shouted loudly, “Break for me!”
As he spoke, his entire body’s spiritual energy suddenly surged, breaking through from the sixth to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.
The golden sword in his hand gleamed with dazzling, piercing sharpness, directly tearing a gap in the Golden Light Shield before him.
“This…!”
Yin Yan was shocked and immediately took out two more talismans from his bosom, intending to activate them.
But in that instant, both his Golden Light Shield and protective spiritual shield shattered.
A golden sword was held at his neck, making him feel a chilling coldness, as if about to draw blood.
He said in disbelief, “How is this possible? How could you break through the Golden Bell Shield talisman and protective spiritual shield so quickly!”
“Because I broke through. Even within the late stage of Qi Refining, there are differences. Don’t measure me by your own strength. Next time, remember to use a Golden Light Protection Talisman.”
Lu Qingshan said calmly, his expression indifferent.
“Tianyuan Peak’s Lu Qingshan wins!”
The expressionless steward above showed a hint of surprise, nodded slightly, then announced the result.
“Hiss… A breakthrough during battle? And from mid-stage to Late-Stage Qi Refining!”
“Sixth layer of Qi Refining defeating eighth layer?”
“He was probably on the verge of breakthrough but deliberately held back. Now, using his full strength, he naturally broke through the bottleneck.”
“This situation is very dangerous. If he hadn’t been able to break through Yin Yan’s defenses just now and was defeated and injured, it could have affected his meridians.”
“I heard he has a Metal-attribute spiritual body and cultivates sword techniques, pursuing the path of a sword cultivator. This must be the confidence of a sword cultivator, tempering their sword through battles, sharpening their sword heart!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, this Lu brother is really daring!”
Many people in the audience discussed this battle, with quite a few remembering Lu Qingshan’s name.
“Little Bamboo, how was your brother’s performance?”
Lu Qingshan walked down from the arena, grinning as he spoke.
“Big Brother is so amazing! You actually broke through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, and during the arena battle too!”
Lu Qingzhu said happily, full of admiration.
Although she started cultivating a bit later than Lu Qingshan due to foundation issues, she was still at the fifth layer of Qi Refining and needed more time to break through to the sixth layer.
Seeing her brother break through to the late stage of Qi Refining made her even happier than if she had broken through herself.
“Hehe, for a peerless genius like me, breaking through during battle is quite normal.”
Lu Qingshan said proudly.
Then, looking at the arena prizes, he said with some regret, “Too bad I’m only at the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining. It’ll be a bit difficult to win first place.”
This sword trial competition was for Qi Refining disciples, but even though he was confident in fighting above his level, he wasn’t sure about facing some at the peak of Qi Refining.
“Big Brother is already very powerful. In the next sword trial competition, Big Brother will definitely win first place!”
Lu Qingzhu said earnestly.
In her heart, her brother was a genius, very powerful!
“Hehe, this time, Brother will win you some Foundation Establishment spirit materials. Next competition, I’ll win you a Foundation Establishment Pill. Then we’ll break through to Foundation Establishment together and go home. Father, Mother, and Grandfather will surely be shocked.”
Lu Qingshan said with a grin.
Only when facing his sister, the Crane Immortal of Tianyuan Peak, would he show such a carefree attitude.
“Mm-hmm.”
Lu Qingzhu nodded in agreement, unable to help thinking of her parents, aunts, and grandfather at home.
But looking at her brother before her, she suppressed her homesickness and said softly, “Brother, you just broke through. You should go back and consolidate your cultivation realm.”
At the top of Biyun Peak.
A tall, elegant, golden-jade-like ancient tree shone brilliantly, exuding vigorous vitality.
“Sumeru, is this alright?”
Lu Changsheng planted a branch bud that looked like gold and jade, surrounded by surging green vitality, next to the Sumeru Tree and asked.
With the Imperial Essence Fluid, Sumeru could not only gain a small boost in strength growth,
But also nurture a companion spirit plant without consuming a large amount of life essence.
“It’s fine, Master.”
Sumeru’s pure and soft voice sounded.
It indicated that as long as it slowly nurtured, this branch bud would become its companion spirit plant in a few years, advancing to a Third-Tier Heaven and Earth spirit plant.
However, this companion spirit plant’s abilities and effects were limited.
It only had the effect of cleansing one’s inner heart, calming the mind, and suppressing heart demons.
“Alright, a Third-Tier Heaven and Earth spirit plant is enough. The ability doesn’t matter much.”
Lu Changsheng said upon hearing this.
His main goal now was to get a Heaven and Earth spirit plant for his wife to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.
As for the plant’s effects and abilities, he considered them secondary.
Moreover, this companion spirit plant’s abilities mainly came from the Sumeru Tree King.
In the future, as long as Sumeru was willing to continue consuming its essence to nurture it, the future was promising!
Just then,
Lu Changsheng suddenly sensed a surge of spiritual power entering his body out of nowhere.
He knew this meant one of his children had broken through.
Although this spiritual power was still weak for him, it was stronger than previous breakthroughs.
“One of the children has broken through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining. Who could it be?”
“Quanzhen couldn’t be this fast, Ping’an just broke through to the sixth layer, Lu Yun is still at the fifth layer of Qi Refining…”
Lu Changsheng pondered.
Then he opened the system panel to check on his older children.
After a moment, he knew which child had broken through.
[Name: Lu Qingshan]
[Lifespan: 20/99]
[Talent: Sixth-Tier Spirit Root, Metal-attribute spiritual body (medium-Tier Spirit Body)]
[Cultivation: Seventh Layer of Qi Refining]
[Aptitude: Sword Dao Compatibility (52%)]
“As expected, it’s Qingshan.”
“Well, he has a Metal-attribute spiritual body and cultivates metal-attribute techniques. His cultivation speed isn’t inferior to those with High-Tier spirit roots.”
“Breaking through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining now is normal.”
Lu Changsheng mused to himself.
Although this speed was a bit slower than Bai Ling’s,
Among his current children, it was probably far ahead!
“It’s time to prepare for a trip to the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
He then found Ling Zixiao, Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaoge, and Lu iaohuan to discuss the matter of visiting the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect.
“My lord, feel free to go. Miaoyun and I will look after things at home.”
Ling Zixiao said upon hearing this.
“Mm.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, feeling at ease with the two women watching over home.
Then he said to Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan, “IIll first write a letter to Xiyue, asking when the Azure Cloud Sect’s spirit ship to Qingluan Immortal City will depart.”
The journey from Bihu Mountain to the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect was very far.
So Lu Changsheng planned to take the Azure Cloud Sect’s spirit ship to Qingluan Immortal City.
Then, from Qingluan Immortal City, take the Golden Sun Sect’s spirit ship to the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect.
“Mm-hmm.”
Lu Miaohuan, hearing they would finally visit their children at the Golden Sun Sect, showed excitement and joy on her face.
Lu Miaoge’s eyes also revealee a longing emotion, eager to go to the Golden Sun Sect to see their children.
As they were about to visit their children at the Golden Sun Sect, Lu Miaohuan was very happy.
She took the initiative to bring her sister to find Lu Changsheng for a lake tour.
The three didn’t use oars, letting the small boat drift freely.
Just then, a sudden windstorm and heavy rain hit Bihu Mountain.
Faced with this unexpected tempest, the calm lake surface was whipped into towering waves.
But the exquisite and elegant small boat drifting in the lake remained unaffected, steadily sailing through the wind and waves.
After who knows how long, the fierce wind and rain, the surging waves finally calmed down.
Sunlight broke through the dark clouds.
The air after the rain was especially fresh.
The scenery around the lake was particularly beautiful.
A delicate white hand lifted the curtain of the small boat.
Bright, gentle sunlight shone into the narrow room, a gentle breeze blew, and water rippled.
“So much water.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the boat bed splashed and soaked by what might have been rain or lake water, waved his hand with spiritual power to disperse and dry it.
Then, holding his beloved wife, he gazed at the beautiful scenery outside, feeling refreshed.
Through this lake tour, he could feel his wife’s joy about visiting their children at the Golden Sun Sect.
“Husband, how do you think Qingshan is doing at the Golden Sun Sect? Will he…”
Lu Miaohuan, wearing a thin black gauze robe, her jet-black beautiful long hair spread like silk on her back and waist, looked at the scenery outside the lake.
Even though she knew her son had become a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, because she hadn’t seen him and considering her son’s usually mischievous nature, she had always worried about him being bullied or mistreated during his cultivation away from home.
“Don’t worry. Qingshan not only has a Metal-attribute spiritual body but is also a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator. His cultivation at the Golden Sun Sect will naturally be smooth sailing.”
“Perhaps by the time we reach the Golden Sun Sect, Qingshan’s cultivation level will be higher than his mother’s.”
Lu Changsheng held his wife’s slender waist and said softly.
He was also very curious about how his children had been doing at the Golden Sun Sect all these years.
“Qingshan and Qingzhu will be so surprised when they learn that you and sister have broken through to Foundation Establishment, won’t they?”
Lu Miaohuan smiled charmingly, suddenly thinking.
Who could have known that in just ten short years, their family would undergo such earthshaking changes?
Ten days later.
Zhao Qingqing arrived at Bihu Mountain.
She told Lu Changsheng that the spirit ship from Qingyun Market Town to Qingluan Immortal City would depart in four months.
The journey would take about three months, and if Lu Changsheng needed, she could purchase tickets on his behalf.
With Lu Changsheng’s current status as the Bihu Mountain Lord, he could buy tickets for this kind of spirit ship himself.
However, he would need to make a trip himself and go to Qingyun Market Town early to make reservations.
“Qingqing, thank you for your trouble.”
Lu Changsheng nodded in agreement.
Now that Xiao Xiyue was still away on a mission and hadn’t returned, having Zhao Qingqing purchase the spirit ship tickets would be much more convenient.
Then he brought up the matter of the Dual Cultivation ceremony with Zhao Qingqing.
Although it wasn’t good to draw attention now,
Now that he and Zhao Qingqing had become fellow cultivators, he naturally wanted to give her a proper status.
Moreover, this trip to the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect would probably take two to three years round trip.
Having Zhao Qingqing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a disciple of a immortal sect, join the family would also serve as a deterrent to surrounding family forces.
“Alright~”
Zhao Qingqing agreed happily.
She had a more conservative personality and had wanted a proper status since that morning.
But facing Lu Changsheng, she felt somewhat inferior.
Feeling she wasn’t quite worthy of such a man as Lu Changsheng, she could only be a concubine and didn’t know how to bring it up.
Now that Lu Changsheng had taken the initiative to propose becoming Dual Cultivation partners, she was naturally overjoyed.
Then, Lu Changsheng asked his wife Lu Miaoyun to arrange a Dual Cltivation ceremony.
Learning that Zhao Qingqing would become her husband’s Dual Cultivation partner, Lu Miaoyun was only slightly srprised, not really shocked.
After all, as the wife who had accompanied Lu Changsheng all along, she had anticipated this day when Zhao Qingqing became their family’s guest elder.
Considering they would board the spirit ship to Qingluan Immortal City in four months, Lu Changsheng set the Dual Cultivation ceremony for three months later.
This way, it wouldn’t be too rushed or simple.
After arranging everything, Lu Changsheng spent these days diligently cultivating.
The objects of his cultivation included Xu Ruoyin.
In earlier years, because Hong Lian needed to use her body for pill refining and other arrangements, Lu Changsheng had always refrained from letting her conceive.
Mainly because once she became pregnant and a mother, Lu Changsheng felt he would become soft-hearted.
In recent years, Xu Ruoyin had performed very well, and Lu Changsheng felt it was time.
If she remained obedient and well-behaved after this trip, he would give her a Heaven-Tier beast and let her have five or six or seven or eight children, and that would be it.
After all, Xu Ruoyin had reached the peak of Qi Refining early on and could attempt breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
But because she had been confined to Bihu Mountain all these years, her cultivation had been essentially stagnant.
Although it was relatively difficult for Foundation Establishment cultivators to conceive, with the bloodline enhancement from the system, it wouldn’t be too challenging for Lu Changsheng.
In this manner, with Lu Changsheng’s efforts, in just one short month, three concubines became pregnant, including Xu Ruoyin.
Seeing Xu Ruoyin pregnant, a thought popped into Lu Changsheng’s mind.
What if Hong Lian possessed Xu Ruoyin’s body while he was cultivating?
Or if Hong Lian possessed Xu Ruoyin during pregnancy to help nurture the fetus, would that child be considered Hong Lian’s?
If so, wouldn’t this child’s talents potentially be even better?
However, Lu Changsheng only entertained these thoughts and didn’t dare to bring them up.
During this time, Lu Changsheng also didn’t neglect Bai Ling.
Although she had difficulty conceiving due to her bloodline issues,
Lu Changsheng believed in the power of perseverance, that human determination could overcome heaven’s will, and that where there’s a will, there’s a way!
In the blink of an eye, three months passed, and Lu Changsheng and Zhao Qingqing’s Dual Cultivation ceremony was held as scheduled.
During these three months, five of Lu Changsheng’s concubines, including Xu Ruoyin, became pregnant.
As for Bai Ling, it could only be said that efforts were made, but it was indeed very difficult.
However, Lu Changsheng didn’t lose any fighting spirit and planned to try again when the time came, determined to eventually get Bai Ling pregnant.
On this day, Bihu Mountain was very lively and festive.
The Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain, the Bai family of Hundred Bird Lake, the Zheng Family of Centipede Ridge, the Xu family of Yushui, the Ji Family of Little Jing Mountain, and other family forces all sent people or came in person to congratulate and give gifts.
After all, two Foundation Establishment cultivators becoming Dual Cultivation partners was no small matter for the surrounding family forces and deserved high attention!
Hong Yi and Han Lin also came to attend the celebration, along with some Azure Cloud Sect disciples and Zhao Qingqing’s good friends and fellow disciples.
“I heard this Elder Lu hasn’t taken a concubine in a long time. Unexpectedly, when he finally made a move, it was so shocking, actually becoming Dual Cultivation partners with a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Azure Cloud Sect!”
“A friend of mine has a grandson whose niece is a concubine to Elder Lu. I heard Elder Lu has been diligently cultivating all these years, with children born in the family every year.”
“Regarding this Lord Lu, I am simply in awe. He actually has three Foundation Establishment Dual Cultivation partners in his family!”
“These three are no ordinary people either. One is a Second-Tier Talisman Master, one is a Second-Tier formation master, and one is a disciple of an immortal sect!”
“Compared to Lord Lu’s talisman skills, I admire his skills in the way of men and women even more!”
“Ah, it’s truly disheartening when comparing oneself to others!”
Many who came to attend the ceremony sighed in admiration at Lu Changsheng. Their faces showed a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment.
Even for those who had broken through to Foundation Establishment and become great cultivators, finding a Foundation Establishment Dao companion was extremely difficult.
Let alone Lu Changsheng, who had three outstanding Foundation Establishment Dao companions.
After all, becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator meant being an elder. How could they be willing to serve together?
“As expected of Brother Lu.”
Hong Yi and Han Lin sat at a table, watching the scene with deep emotion.
Even though they had guessed it before, seeing the two hold a ceremony and become Dao companions still filled them with emotion.
They thought if this was the case for Zhao Qingqing’s Dao companion ceremony, if Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue, the famous Xiyue fairy of Azure Cloud Sect, were to become Dao companions, wouldn’t it cause a small sensation throughout the entire Qingyun Region?
“But for Brother Lu to become Dao companions with Fellow Daoist Xiao, it might be difficult to get past Xiao’s master, Caiyun Zhenren.”
Hong Yi pondered silently.
Someone like Zhao Qingqing, an ordinary disciple of Azure Cloud Sect, wouldn’t have any restrictions in this aspect.
But for core disciples like Xiao Xiyue, true inheritors, the sect values them greatly and would have certain restrictions on their behavior, such as in matters of Dao companions.
“Is this Elder Lu? He’s truly as handsome as an immortal, just like the rumors say!”
“I heard Elder Lu isn’t just the master of a mountain and a Top-Tier Second-Tier Talisman Master, but he’s also this handsome. I wish I could marry him.”
“Indeed, I’d be willing even to be a slave or a servant.”
“Now, to become Elder Lu’s maid, you need at least a Middle-Tier Spirit Root. If only I was born ten or twenty years earlier.”
“I heard that in the early years when Elder Lu was still at Qingzhu Mountain, he often took in concubines from outside.”
“One look at Mountain Lord Lu and my life is over!”
During the ceremony, many young women who came with their elders, harboring certain intentions, saw Lu Changsheng’s handsome and elegant appearance. Their young hearts fluttered and fell for him.
After all, who wouldn’t love a wealthy, handsome, and powerful great cultivator?
However, Lu Changsheng was no longer interested in such young women.
This ceremony lasted for three days.
After the ceremony ended, Lu Changsheng stayed with Zhao Qingqing for three days.
Afterward, he took Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan, leet Bihu Mountain, and headed to Qingyun Market Town to board a spirit ship to the Yue Kingdom’s Golden Sun Sect to visit his children.