Chapter 306: Ling Zixiao: My Lord, Shall We Have a Child?

Late at night.

Afterwards!

On the jade bed, Ling Zixiao’s face was flushed. After catching her breath, she cast a coy glance at Lu Changsheng and said, “My lord sure knows how to hold a grudge.”

Her black hair was disheveled, with a few strands falling over her chest. Her snow-white peaks showed signs of having endured some torment.

Her jade-like skin bore reddish marks from kisses, teeth, and hands, giving her a somewhat ravished beauty.

“How could that be? I simply haven’t been able to accompany Zixiao for a while.”

“Did I hurt you, my dear?”

Lu Changsheng gently caressed his wife’s silky hair, his hands playing with her snow-white, slender legs and delicate feet.

“My lord, what do you think about us having a child?” Ling Zixiao asked softly.

She lightly stroked her slightly rounded belly as she spoke.

Now that her body was gradually recovering, the thought of having a child had crossed her mind.

On one hand, Lu Changsheng liked children.

On the other hand, after spending so many years on Bihu Mountain and seeing everyone else with children, she couldn’t help but entertain the idea.

She wanted to have a child of her own with Lu Changsheng.

Especially this time when Lu Changsheng went out with Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan, leeving her alone to watch over Bihu Mountain, she felt somewhat lonely.

She felt that in the vast Bihu Mountain, apart from Lu Changsheng, there was no one else she was truly close to.

“If Zixiao is willing, I’d be more than happy to oblige,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

Although he hoped Ling Zixiao would bear him children, he wouldn’t force her if she was truly unwilling.

After all, over the years, Ling Zixiao’s contributions to Bihu Mountain and her personal value far exceeded her reproductive value!

However, hearing Ling Zixiao bring it up herself, he was genuinely delighted.

They were both Foundation Establishment cultivators.

He had a Second-Tier Spirit Root and possessed multiple spirit bodies!

Ling Zixiao had a Third-Tier Spirit Root and possessed a Top-Tier Spirit Body!

If they were to have a child, its talent would undoubtedly be exceptional, and there was even a chance it could be born with a Spirit Body!

Moreover, he had a ‘Spirit Integration Pill’ in his system space.

This pill could guarantee that the child would have a Spirit Root and even improve its quality!

He had been saving this pill, intending to give it to Ling Zixiao.

“If we’re going to have a child, we’ll naturally have to put in more effort,” Lu Changsheng said with a chuckle.

He gripped her delicate feet and rolled over.

“You’re impossible! I can’t take anymore. Go find Miaoge… Mmph!”

“Let’s go together!”

Three days later.

Lu Changsheng took his son Lu Ping’an and nephew Hong Xuanji to Ruyi County.

With his son about to leave on a long journey, Lu Changsheng didn’t hold back.

He not only gave him the family’s standard ‘Avatar Talisman’ but also ten High-Tier first-tier talismans and three Top-Tier talismans.

As for Second-Tier puppets, he didn’t provide any.

Mainly because he didn’t have spare time to craft Second-Tier puppets at home for this trip.

Besides, it wasn’t feasible for every child to have a Second-Tier puppet. That would be too extravagant, and he couldn’t afford it.

Arriving at the Lu mansion in Ruyi County, Lu Changsheng saw many unfamiliar young children.

“Grandfather!”

“Grandfather!”

“Grandfather!”

His wives, concubines, and children called out to him, bringing along many young ones.

The oldest child, the Lu Family’s eldest grandson Lu Xuanming, was already twelve years old.

But apart from a few grandchildren, he hadn’t even met most of them.

Lu Changsheng felt quite emotional about this.

After a brief gathering, he chatted with his son Lu Wuyu, inquiring about the current situation of the family in the mortal world.

The current family head, Lu Wuyu, was now thirty-two, sporting a beard that made him look even more mature than his father.

He informed Lu Changsheng that their business in the mortal world was gradually stabilizing, and some Lu Family members had already branched out on their own.

However, reproduction and martial arts training remained family traditions, which were still followed even by those who had branched out.

Moreover, all branch families would send their six-year-old children to the main family every year to test their Spirit Roots.

Lu Changsheng nodded as he listened to his son’s respectful and serious report, not saying much.

Hearing these words, he felt a mix of emotions and found it somewhat tasteless, not knowing what to say.

He only told his son that if anything came up, he could write to Bihu Mountain.

After staying in Ruyi County for seven days, Lu Changsheng left with his nephew Hong Xuanji.

He didn’t return to Bihu Mountain.

Instead, he went to the Hongye Valley Marketplace to check on his son Lu Quanzhen’s situation.

Upon arriving at the Market, Lu Changsheng didn’t immediately go to see his son Lu Quanzhen.

He first went to Red Leaf Peak to meet Lu Yuanzhong, chatting about family and Market affairs.

Only when night fell did he summon his children in the Market to meet him at the Lu Family compound.

“Father!”

“Greetings, Father!”

Currently, there were eight Lu Family members managing businesses in the Hongye Valley Marketplace. Seeing Lu Changsheng standing tall in green robes with his hands behind his back in the main hall, they all greeted him in unison.

“Mm.”

Lu Changsheng turned to face his children, inquiring about their situations.

Although he had a general idea of the situation here through Lu Miaoyun, as a father, he stll wanted to check on them personally.

After chatting briefly, Lu Changsheng looked at his son Lu Quanzhen and said, “The rest of you may leave. Quanzhen, stay behind.”

“What is it, Father?” Lu Quanzhen asked.

Dressed in green brocade robes, Lu Quanzhen had a handsome appearance.

After years of self-cultivation and managing business, the killing intent and fierce aura he had when he returned from his travels had dissipated, replaced by a scholarly air.

“I heard from your mother that you’ve had some good fortune. Looking at you now, it seems this fortune wasn’t small. You’ve reached the ninth level of Qi Refining without me noticing,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

In fact, Lu Quanzhen’s cultivation level and aura were concealed by some treasure.

If he didn’t use his Spirit Eye technique or Divine Sense to probe, he wouldn’t normally be able to discern his son’s cultivation level.

This made Lu Changsheng realize that his son’s fortune was far greater than he had imagined.

“Hm?” Lu Quanzhen was stunned.

He clearly hadn’t expected his father to see through his cultivation level at a glance.

The Soul Nourishing Jade his uncle Qu Changge gave him not only had the effect of nurturing the soul.

It also had the effect of concealing spiritual power and resisting Divine Sense probes.

According to his uncle, unless a Golden Core cultivator used the Spirit Eye technique to examine him, no one should be able to discern his cultivation level.

Yet now, his father had seen through his ninth level Qi Refining cultivation at a glance.

This left him somewhat shocked.

“Everyone has their own fortune. I have had my share of good luck too, so you needn’t worry,” Lu Changsheng said with a light laugh.

His tone was gentle as he continued, “I came here mainly to check on your situation.”

“After all, the matter of Spirit Roots is of great importance. You must be careful and cautious with such fortune, and avoid getting into any trouble.”

“If you do encounter any problems, make sure to tell me early. Don’t keep things to yourself.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile on his face.

“Father… my fortune is related to Uncle,” Lu Quanzhen said softly.

He raised his head, looking at his father’s gentle and handsome face.

Although he felt it wasn’t appropriate to speak of his uncle’s affairs, since his father already knew, he had no intention of hiding it.

“Uncle?” Lu Changsheng frowned upon hearing this.

Due to his family’s relationship with Qingzhu Mountain, his children had many uncles.

But the uncle his son was referring to now clearly couldn’t be any of those from Qingzhu Mountain.

After all, most of these ‘uncles’ were now inferior to his son in cultivation.

“Uncle Qu Changge?” Lu Changsheng suddenly recalled a name he had almost forgotten, asking somewhat uncertainly.

“Yes, that’s right,” Lu Quanzhen nodded.

“He’s still alive, and he gave such a great fortune to Quanzhen?” Lu Changsheng was filled with doubt.

Back then, when he learned that this brother-in-law might have taken the path of demonic cultivation, he stopped paying attention to him.

So many years had passed without any news, he had almost forgotten about him, assuming this brother-in-law had died.

Unexpectedly, not only was he alive, but he was doing very well, able to bestow such an immense fortune upon his son!

After all, improving one’s Spirit Root and his son’s current situation were things that even he, with his system, couldn’t help but be amazed by.

“Did your uncle return for any particular reason this time?” Lu Changsheng inquired.

Qu Zhenzhen was the type who couldn’t keep secrets and would tell him everything.

Something like Qu Changge’s return was definitely not something Qu Zhenzhen would hide from him.

So this brother-in-law’s return likely didn’t involve meeting or reconnecting with Qu Zhenzhen, but only meeting his son.

This made him feel both surprised and puzzled.

“Uncle just came back to see Mother…” Lu Quanzhen spoke up.

He then explained the general situation of his uncle Qu Changge’s return.

He said that his uncle’s main purpose was to visit his mother, Qu Zhenzhen.

Perhaps unable to conveniently go to Bihu Mountain, he had used some method to come to the Hongye Valley Marketplace to see him, and then gave him some gifts.

That’s why his Spirit Root had improved and his cultivation had broken through from the sixth level to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

“Heavenly Restoration Pill”

Lu Changsheng listened to his son’s words and learned the name of the pill that improved the Spirit Root.

He had never heard of this pill before.

He guessed it should be a Third-Tier or even Fourth-Tier pill.

“Father, although Uncle is a demonic cultivator, from my interactions with him, I feel there isn’t much difference between righteous and demonic paths,” Lu Quanzhen said.

“The distinction between righteous and demonic mainly lies in the person, not in the cultivation technique. It’s just like when I was traveling before, I encountered many evil and sinful people…”

After finishing, worried that his father might have objections to the demonic path, Lu Quanzhen spoke up for his uncle, expressing his views on the demonic path.

This was also his current view on the righteous and demonic paths.

“That’s the principle, but our Jiang Kingdom belongs to the righteous faction, so we should still try to draw a line with the demonic path,” Lu Changsheng said.

“Regarding your uncle’s affairs and the matter of cultivation techniques, make sure not to let others know.”

“As for this cultivation technique, if you like it and feel it suits you, continue cultivating it. If you don’t like it, we have other profound techniques in the family.”

Lu Changsheng said after a moment of thought.

He didn’t have any prejudice or particular views on the demonic path.

After all, when it came to contact with the demonic path, he was far more involved than his son.

His son was only cultivating a technique half-related to the demonic path.

He himself had directly allowed his dao companion to cultivate demonic techniques, and even had two refined corpses in his Yin Corpse Bag.

Oh, and he even had a daughter in the demonic sect.

“I understand,” Lu Quanzhen nodded, somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected his father to be so open-minded, showing no prejudice against the demonic path at all.

He hadn’t actively disclosed the matter of his uncle Qu Changge before because he was worried about the demonic path issue.

“Father, among the treasures Uncle gave me, there’s a fruit called the Five Elements Spirit Fruit,” Lu Quanzhen said.

“I’ve read in books that this Five Elements Spirit Fruit is also known as the ‘Golden Core Fruit’ and is of great help for breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core Formation. I can’t use it now, so you can have it.”

At this point, Lu Quanzhen took out a Jade Box from the storage ring hanging around his neck.

He knew that his father wasn’t as simple as he appeared on the surface.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to see through his cultivation level at a glance.

But thinking that his father only had a lower-Tier Spirit Root, and that he hadn’t been able to give the Heavenly Restoration Pill to his father before, he actively took out a Five Elements Spirit Fruit, hoping it would help his father break through to Golden Core.

“Five Elements Spirit Fruit!?” Lu Changsheng was shocked upon hearing this.

He naturally knew about the Five Elements Spirit Fruit.

There was even a Five Elements Fruit Tree in his system space right now.

But he never imagined that among the treasures his brother-in-law gave to his son, there would actually be a Five Elements Spirit Fruit!

It’s worth noting that this Five Elements Spirit Fruit was considered one of the Top-Tier Golden Core Formation materials, priceless and extremely rare!

Yet now, his son was casually taking it out.

“Alright, I’ll take this Five Elements Spirit Fruit,” Lu Changsheng said after a moment of silence.

He couldn’t resist the temptation of this Five Elements Spirit Fruit.

Although he had a Second-Tier Spirit Root, perfect Foundation Establishment, a Top-Tier Condensing Crystal Pill, three Golden Core Formation treasures, and the Taiyi Water Generation Technique to assist, he only had a 70% chance of breaking through to Golden Core.

Such a low success rate was naturally unacceptable in Lu Changsheng’s view.

Now with this Five Elements Spirit Fruit, his chances of forming a Golden Core might not be 100%, but they were close to 98%!

Moreover, the most precious aspect of this Five Elements Spirit Fruit was that it not only increased the chances of Golden Core Formation but also improved the quality of the Golden Core, increasing the chances of forming a Golden Core!

When he, Lu Changsheng, broke through to Golden Core in the future, he naturally had to form a High-Tier Golden Core, a first-Tier Golden Core!

Forming something like a Fourth-Tier True Core would be simply embarrassing.

In his view, even Second-Tier or Third-Tier Golden Cores were a bit lacking.

He opened the Jade Box and took a look.

Inside was a fist-sized fruit, shimmering with the light of the five elements and exuding a rich fragrance.

“So this is the legendary Five Elements Spirit Fruit,” Lu Changsheng muttered to himself as he looked at the fruit.

He closed the Jade Box, took a deep breath, and said to his son, “Quanzhen, you’re now at the ninth level of Qi Refining. You can start preparing for Foundation Establishment.”

“I’ll prepare the Foundation Establishment Pill and spirit materials for you,” Lu Changsheng said.

His son had given him this precious fruit, so naturally, as a father, he had to reciprocate.

“Father, Uncle has already prepared the Foundation Establishment Pill and spirit materials for me,” Lu Quanzhen said.

“Ah, well…” Lu Changsheng was at a loss for words.

His brother-in-law had prepared so thoroughly that he, as the father, didn’t even know what to give anymore.

He said somewhat helplessly, “Alright, if you have any needs or any issues, you can always come to me.”

“I understand,” Lu Quanzhen’s face broke into a smile as he continued, “Father, I plan to go out for another round of training next year, to temper myself a bit more before preparing for Foundation Establishment.”

“Training…” Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

To be honest, with his son at the ninth level of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment just around the corner, he didn’t really want to let him go out.

His son’s situation reminded him of Xu Ruoyin.

She was at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, had great fortune, and if she had stayed in the family to cultivate steadily, she would have had a bright future. But after one trip out…

“Quanzhen, if you want to go out and travel, I naturally won’t stop you,” Lu Changsheng said.

“But I still hope you’ll break through to Foundation Establishment at home before going out.”

Lu Changsheng sat sideways in the main seat, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest as he spoke, “Most cultivators go out to train for two reasons: one is to seek fortune for Foundation Establishment, the other is to temper their state of mind.”

“You currently have a Middle-Tier Spirit Root, a Foundation Establishment Pill, spirit materials, and are cultivating a Top-Tier technique. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment is not an issue at all, so there’s no need to take this risk.”

“The only thing you need to consider now is the quality of your Dao Foundation!”

“The family can help you with this, and if you have any questions about cultivation, the family can answer them for you.”

Lu Changsheng said.

His life-bound spirit tool, the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp, had the effect of refining one’s spiritual power foundation.

This effect could not only be used on himself but also on others to refine their spiritual power foundation.

The only problem was that it was a bit difficult to operate and consumed more energy than when used on himself.

But with his current financial resources, he could completely refine his son’s foundation to the most solid state!

“Yes, Father,” Lu Quanzhen nodded in agreement.

His plan to go out and travel was also with the intention of entering the ‘Purple Secrets Realm’ later.

After all, this realm could only be entered by Qi Refining cultivators.

Now at the ninth level of Qi Refining, with talismans and Second-Tier puppets by his side, he was confident he could gain something from it.

With luck, he might even be able to find the heavenly spirit plants needed to cultivate the ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique’ for his mother.

Moreover, after learning about this technique, besides his mother, he also wanted to prepare a copy for his sister Lu Caizhen.

Because he knew his sister’s situation.

Even after taking the Heavenly Restoration Pill, with her Foundation Establishment Pill, breaking through to Foundation Establishment would still be difficult.

In the future, she would most likely stop at Foundation Establishment, with little chance of progressing further.

If he could obtain multiple heavenly spirit plants, he could give his sister another path.

“Do you have any understanding of breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment?” Lu Changsheng continued to ask, preparing to give his son some insights about Foundation Establishment in advance.

“I don’t have much understanding of this aspect. If Father has time, I would appreciate your guidance,” Lu Quanzhen said.

Although his uncle Qu Changge had already taught him about this, seeing his father so proactive, Lu Quanzhen still spoke this way.

After all, every parent also has the desire to feel needed.

If he didn’t need his father’s help with anything, it might make his father feel a bit dejected.

“Regarding Foundation Establishment…” Lu Changsheng then began to explain the insights about Foundation Establishment to his son.

These Foundation Establishment insights not only came from his own experience but also incorporated the experiences from the Azure Cloud Sect and Hong Lian’s sect, making them quite comprehensive.

Although Lu Quanzhen had already learned about this from his uncle Qu Changge, he still gained some new insights after listening.

He bowed to Lu Changsheng and said, “Thank you, Father!”

“Haha, no need for thanks. If you have any issues, just come to me anytime,” Lu Changsheng waved his hand.

After Lu Quanzhen left, only Lu Changsheng remained in the hall.

Looking at the darkening moonlight outside, he muttered to himself, “Qu Changge.”

Through his son’s words, and the cultivation technique, Heavenly Restoration Pill, and Five Elements Spirit Fruit, he could deeply sense how terrifying his brother-in-law was.

Because any one of these items could only be accessed by at least Golden Core cultivators.

To be able to casually give out so many to others, he must have reached the Nascent Soul realm!

Moreover, he could guess that his son probably had other Rare Treasures as well.

“Nascent Soul… Could it be that this brother-in-law of mine is some Nascent Soul True Lord reincarnated? Using these treasures to sever his mundane ties?” Lu Changsheng speculated.

Apart from this possibility, he really couldn’t think of any other explanation.