Chapter 300: This Immortal Doesn’t Seem Very Reliable!
by xennovelOutside the gates of the Golden Sun Sect.
“Qingshan, take good care of your sister.”
“Little Zhu’er, your father and I will come visit when we can.”
Lu Changsheng bid farewell to his children.
If not for the special master-disciple relationship in the cultivation world, and Immortal Tian Yuan being good to his children, he would have wanted to take them back home.
It wasn’t that he opposed his children taking on masters and cultivating in an immortal sect.
It was just that coming from Bihu Mountain to the Golden Sun Sect was too far, making it inconvenient to travel back and forth, and he couldn’t help but worry.
Beside him, Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan alss looked at the children with faces full of reluctance to part.
“Father, Mother, Aunt, don’t worry. I will definitely take good care of my sister.”
Lu Qingshan said with a determined and serious expression.
Whether it was the effect of the Law Seed or not, when he had such a serious look, there was an added sharpness and keenness between his brows.
“Father, Mother, Aunt.”
Lu Qingzhu’s eyes were rimmed with red, misty with tears, full of reluctance to part.
“Ah…”
Seeing his daughter like this, Lu Changsheng sighed inwardly and hugged her, feeling pained and reluctant to let go.
He knew that Immortal Tian Yuan mainly took his son as a disciple, with his daughter being an afterthought.
So he had asked his daughter before if she wanted to wait here for Immortal Tian Yuan to return and ask if she could be taken back home.
But his daughter didn’t want to leave her brother Lu Qingshan alone in the sect.
“Little Zhu’er, be good.”
Lu Miaoge was also very reluccant to part with her daughter and hugged her.
“Qingshan, Qingzhu?”
Just as the family was saying goodbye, finding it hard to part, a lazy, seductive voice rang out.
They saw a huge Gourd falling from the sky, upon which sat a woman wearing a grand and gorgeous red dress, with an ample bosom and voluptuous curves, exuding a sense of mature beauty.
Her face was bare, with long azure hair casually scattered behind her. Her posture was casual, without any sense of propriety. She held a red wine Gourd in her hand. Her exquisitely beautiful jade face, white with a rosy tinge, gave off an air of mature, lazy elegance, very alluring.
“Master!”
“Master!”
Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingzhu saw the woman and immediately called out.
“Greetings, Immortal!”
Lu Miaoge saw this woman in rrd and immediately recognized her identity.
She was none other than her children’s master, Immortal Tian Yuan!
“Master? Immortal?”
Lu Changsheng looked at this woman with some surprise.
He hadn’t expected his children’s master to have such a… unrestrained appearance.
No wonder his son said this master didn’t care much about affairs and was often absent from the sect.
Not to mention anything else, just her image alone gave him a somewhat unreliable impression, without any of the typical demeanor of a Golden Core cultivator.
However, despite thinking this, he still cupped his hands and bowed, saying: “Greetings, Immortal!”
“Greetings, Immortal!”
Lu Miaohuan also quickly came to her senses and bowed, saying.
She was somewhat surprised that her son’s master turned out to be like this.
Although she had never seen a Golden Core cultivator before, and had rarely even seen Foundation Establishment cultivators.
But in her subconscious, she had always thought Golden Core cultivators would be otherworldly, extraordinary individuals!
Now, seeing her son’s master, that image in her mind was somewhat shattered.
Not to mention her drunken, hazy appearance and posture, her two plump, snow-white thighs crossed in a sitting position, creating an alluring curve at her hips.
Her long azure hair was casually scattered, with a few strands seemingly wet and disheveled by wine. The front of her dress also appeared somewhat messy, revealing exquisite collarbones and skin white with a rosy tinge.
If one were to say this was an extremely luxurious, indulgent noblewoman, she could understand.
But to say this was a Golden Core immortal…
“Master, this is my father, this is my mother, and this is my aunt, whom you’ve met before.”
“They came to the Golden Sun Sect to visit us this time.”
Lu Qingshan looked at his master and introduced them frankly.
Although he also felt that his master wasn’t very reliable and didn’t seem at all like other Golden Core cultivators.
But after so many years, he had gotten used to it.
“Greetings, fellow Daoists.”
Hearing this, Immortal Tian Yuan, for the sake of her disciple, descended from the large Gourd. The lazy casualness on her face disappeared, revealing a dignified and majestic expression and aura. She nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Then, with a slightly surprised expression, she looked at Lu Miaoge and said: “Fellow DDoist Lu, are you planning to return now?”
“In response to the Immortal, my husband, sister, and I came to visit Qingshan and Qingzhu. Now that we’ve seen they are both well, we are preparing to return.”
Lu Miaoge, with her beautifulland gentle appearance and water-like temperament, curtsied gracefully and said: “We’ve troubled the Immortal these past years.”
“Since Qingshan and Qingzhu have become my disciples, I will naturally nurture them well. Fellow Daoist Lu can rest assured.”
Immortal Tian Yuan spoke thus: “Since the three fellow Daoists have come, why don’t you come inside for a cup of tea and rest a while before leaving?”
“If that’s the case, then we’ll trouble the Immortal.”
Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge exchanged a glance,,nodded, and said.
Then, the six of them entered the Golden Sun Sect together, heading to Tianyuan Peak.
After arriving at the main hall of the peak, Immortal Tian Yuan briefly recounted the situation of Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingzhu over the past years, and inquired about how the three had come and how they planned to return.
Through the conversation, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge could feel that thii Immortal’s invitation for them to chat was purely out of courtesy, for the sake of their children’s faces, and not because she truly had anything to discuss.
Faced with this situation, the three chatted briefly and then voiced their intention to leave.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng remembered that he had three jars of wine brewed with the Spirit Eye Spring in his storage bag.
Taking them out of the storage bag, he spoke: “I see that the Immortal seems to enjoy drinking. This is some wine I brewed myself, a small token of appreciation. Please accept it, Immortal.”
“Oh?”
Yan Yuan, hearing these words and looking at the wine before her, was slightly surprised.
Then, with a smile on her face, she nodded and said: “If that’s the case, thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Lu.”
“If you encounter any troubles in the Yue Kingdom, you can use my token to contact the Golden Sun Sect’s branch and send me a message.”
Although she didn’t think much of this wine.
But since Lu Changsheng had shown goodwill towards her, as a dignified Golden Core cultivator, she naturally wouldn’t take advantage of others.
“Many thanks, Immortal.”
Lu Changsheng and the other two bowed in gratitude.
Afterwards, the three said goodbye to their children and left the Golden Sun Sect, preparing to take a spirit ship back to the Jiang Kingdom.
“Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge.””
After Lu Changsheng and the others had left, Yan Yuan muttered to herself.
She had met Lu Miaoge once before..
Although the impression wasn’t deep, she did have some recollection.
It was clear to see that she was vastly different from back then.
Not only had she broken through to Foundation Establishment, but her appearance and temperament had undergone a tremendous change. Her temperament was now like water, all-encompassing, serene and sacred.
If they hadn’t met in this situation, she really wouldn’t have believed this was the Qi Refining small cultivator she had met once before.
As for Lu Changsheng, she didn’t have such an obvious feeling.
After all, it was their first meeting.
Although his appearance was extremely handsome and his temperament otherworldly, giving her a good impression, that was all.
However, she did feel that with both of her disciples’ parents being so handsome and beautiful, her disciples, in comparison, were somewhat lacking.
She didn’t think too much about it and her perfectly oval face returned to its lazy, casual expression. She looked at the three jars of wine Lu Changsheng had given her.
Although she didn’t care much about this wine or think much of it, her wine Gourd was a special treasure.
Not only could it store different wines separately, but it also had the effect of nurturing and fermenting.
It could make the wine increasingly mellow and improve its grade.
“Pop! Pop! Pop!”
As the lids of the wine jars were opened, immediately a rich and mellow wine fragrance filled the hall, seeming to make even the spiritual energy in the air more dense.
“This is… Second-Tier spirit wine?”
Yan Yuan looked at the crystal-clear, verdant wine in the jars, a surprised expression appearing on her face.
She hadn’t expected the wine Lu Changsheng gave to be quite good.
She picked up a jar of wine and, without any regard for image, tilted her head back and took a big drink.
Then, smacking her plump lips, she said: “Too light and sweet, what kind of wine is this? It’s like something for women to drink, simply a waste of materials.”
“However, this person’s wine-making skills are rare. This wine is almost at the upper end of Second-Tier. If properly treasured and fermented, it might even reach quasi-Third-Tier.”
As she spoke, she took out her wine Gourd and absorbed the three jars of wine before her.
For her, wine that could be classified as quasi-Third-Tier was good enough to be considered fine wine.
After all, high-level brewers were extremely rare.
Once reaching Second-Tier, it became very difficult to advance further.
Even she herself was only a top Second-Tier brewer.
After doing this, she contentedly went to check on her two disciples’ situation.
Although she was often away and didn’t manage affairs much.
She would still spend time teaching and nurturing her two disciples.
“Hm!? Eighth layer of Qi Refining?”
Yan Yuan, seeing the two siblings standing on the mountain peak, immediately realized something was amiss.
Her disciple’s cultivation level had actually broken through to the eighth layer of Qi Refining.
Although this level of cultivation wasn’t much in her eyes.
She clearly remembered that when she left, this disciple had just broken through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining.
It had only been a year and a half, and he had already broken through from the seventh to the eighth layer of Qi Refining?
“It seems my disciple’s parents are quite generous.”
A smile appeared on Yan Yuan’s beautiful face, but she didn’t care too much.
To quickly break through from the seventh to the eighth layer of Qi Refining, many pills could achieve this.
The reason she didn’t do this was because she didn’t want to force growth too quickly.
She hoped to let her disciples advance step by step, slowly.
Because cultivation is also cultivation of the mind.
Having cultivation alone, without the growth of mental state to keep up, would still result in being painfully stuck at bottlenecks later on.
It might even lead to failure when facing bottlenecks due to too smooth a path early on and lack of tempering of one’s nature, resulting in complete discouragement.
Such situations were common, she had seen countless examples.
Then, she went forward to examine the cultivation situation of the two siblings.
After Lu Changsheng and his wife Lu Miaoge, and Lu Miaohuan leet the Golden Sun Sect, they piloted a Spirit Boat towards ‘Ancient Moon Immortal City’.
Because the spirit ship from the Golden Sun Market to Qingluan Immortal City would not depart for another four months.
So they had already planned their itinerary, intending to go to Ancient Moon Immortal City to board a spirit ship to Qingluan Immortal City.
Along the way, Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan stiil had some reluctance to part on their faces.
Especially Lu Miaoge, who still had someeself-blame on her face.
She felt that if she hadn’t agreed back then, her children wouldn’t have become disciples so far away.
Faced with this, Lu Changsheng immediately spoke to comfort her.
He said that Qingshan was very sensible, there was no need to worry, and in the future when he broke through to Golden Core, it would be convenient to visit the children.
Once becoming a Golden Core cultivator, one could fly as a rainbow, soaring through the nine heavens and strong winds.
At that time, whether in terms of battle power or travel speed, it would be a qualitative change, no need to rely on spirit ships for travel.
Moreover, if the children really missed home then, he could also bring them back home to live at any time.
“Husband, I feel that Immortal Tian Yuan is a bit… a bit too casual, without any demeanor of an immortal. I see her as somewhat unreliable, not very focused.”
“With Qingshan and Qingzhu under the guidance of this immortal, won’t they also become… so casual?”
At this time, Lu Miaohuan said in a low voice.
Although it wasn’t good to criticize an immortal behind their back.
But she really wasn’t at ease with this Immortal Tian Yuan, worried that she might negatively influence her children.
“Ahem… perhaps this is what true experts are like, unrestrained by trivial matters.”
“In many story books, aren’t the experts who wander in the mortal world just like this?”
Lu Changsheng coughed lightly twice and said.
He didn’t have any filter regarding Golden Core immortals, thinking that Golden Core immortals should be a certain way.
Like Xiahou Wuwo, this Xiahou elder, a False Core immortal, who still panicked in the face of death.
Like Hong Lian, who was even a Nascent Soul True Lord!
Yet in front of him, she showed no demeanor of a True Lord at all.
So Lu Changsheng felt that Golden Core immortals were just like this, only with higher cultivation, there was no need to treat them as some kind of sage or goddess.
It was normal to have some unrestrained casualness.
However, he did feel that this Immortal Tian Yuan, when serious, was like a mature and dignified noble lady, but when she first appeared, she had some of the unrestrained wildness of a delinquent woman, giving people an extreme sense of contrast.
As everyone knows, women are most alluring when they show contrast.
“I wonder what this immortal’s Spirit Root aptitude is like”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but ponder inwardly.
If he could become even closer relatives and have her take good care of his children, he, as a father, would be willing to sacrifice a bit.
But thinking of himself still being a weak Foundation Establishment cultivator, wanting to pursue a Golden Core immortal would still be quite difficult.
“Ah, cultivate, cultivate. After returning this time, I must work hard on cultivation!”
Lu Changsheng let out a light breath, piloting the Spirit Boat quickly towards Ancient Moon Immortal City.
Hongye Valley Marketplace.
A Spirit Boat landed.
“Mother, slow down.”
Lu Quanzhen led his mother and younger siblings off the Spirit Boat.
He had previously received a favor from his uncle and knew that his uncle wanted to see his mother and younger siblings.
But thinking that this uncle was a demonic cultivator, he didn’t feel comfortable bringing him to Bihu Mountain.
Moreover, Qu Changge himself didn’t want his sister to know he was still alive in this world.
His return this time was not for a sibling reunion, but simply to see his sister’s situation, hoping she was living well.
So he expressed that seeing from afar, or seeing his sister through another identity would be enough.
Faced with this situation, after some thought, Lu Quanzhen said he would find an excuse to invite his mother and younger siblings to Hongye Valley Marketplace for a tour.
At that time, Qu Changge could come over as his friend to eat and chat together.
“Is this the Hongye Valley Marketplace?”
Lu Yuzhen and Lu Huaizhen looked at the Market before them and asked curiously.
Although they were not young, due to not having Spirit Roots, they had never been to Hongye Valley Marketplace before.
“That’s right, this is the cultivation Market.”
“Yuzhen, Huaizhen, if you see anything you like later, just buy it. Mother will pay for you.”
Qu Zhenzhen, wearing a pink and white dress, with a gentle and lovely appearance, said softly.
She was now nearly fifty years old, but due to taking beauty pills and age-defying spirit pills, and practicing a longevity cultivation method, her appearance remained unchanged, looking only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. One couldn’t tell at all that she was the mother of four children.
At this moment, together with her four children, she looked just like an elder sister.
The four of them, under Lu Quanzhen’s lead, entered the Market.
At this time, on top of a tavern next to the Market entrance, Qu Changge, dressed in a black robe like an elegant scholar, suddenly stood up and looked towards his sister.