Chapter 356: Five Elements Wang Family, Third-Tier Puppet!

“The Xu Family’s Golden Core ancestor shattered the Five Elements Wang Family’s gate?”

Lu Changsheng was very surprised when he heard the news.

This was definitely a major event!

In the world of immortal cultivation, reputation is everything for any power.

It’s like his conflict with Jinlong Ridge.

What seemed like a small matter, a dispute with the Jin Family’s Great Elder,

was seen by the rest of the Jin Family as a direct slap to their face that must be avenged!

The only reason the Jin Family hasn’t attacked Bihu Mountain is because they’re not strong enough.

If the Jin Family gains a False Core expert someday, they would immediately attack Bihu Mountain!

And shattering another’s gate is an even more severe offense.

It’s a blatant insult, trampling the other family’s honor underfoot!

Both the Beast Taming Xu Family and the Five Elements Wang Family are Golden Core-level powers, having stood tall in the Jiang Kingdom for over a thousand years. They are colossal forces, rarely challenged by others.

Now, the Xu Family’s ancestor has shattered the Wang Family’s gate. This is absolutely a major event!

“Rumor has it that all the Xu Family’s disciples perished in the Purple Secrets Realm, and their False Core ancestor was also killed on the way back.”

“This enraged the Beast Taming Xu Family, and their Golden Core ancestor came out of seclusion.”

“After investigating, the Xu Family declared that the Five Elements Wang Family was responsible, so their ancestor personally went to demand an explanation.”

Lu Miaoyun poured tea for Lu Cangsheng as she spoke.

“Because of the Purple Secrets Realm incident?”

Lu Changsheng was startled when he heard this.

Others might not know the details, but he was well aware.

The Beast Taming Xu Family had ten disciples, and except for one who died accidentally, the other nine were killed by his two sons.

And the Xu Family’s False Core ancestor was killed by him.

So how could the Beast Taming Xu Family blame the Five Elements Wang Family?

“Hmm. But there are also rumors that the Xu Family couldn’t find out which force did it, so they decided to make an example out of the Five Elements Wang Family.”

Lu Miaoyun continued.

“Making an example out of the Five Elements Wang Family? The Beast Taming Xu Family is being quite domineering, aren’t they?”

Lu Changsheng frowned, finding it unreasonable.

Even if the Five Elements Wang Family’s foundation isn’t as deep as the Beast Taming Xu Family’s, they are still a Golden Core-level power with a Golden Core expert in residence.

How could they swallow such a humiliation as having their gate shattered!

If the Wang Family doesn’t retaliate, people will remember for decades, even centuries, that the Xu Family shattered their gate.

So to make an example of the Wang Family seems irrational to Lu Changsheng. There must be another reason.

“Could it be that the Xu Family truly believes the Wang Family killed their False Core ancestor?”

Lu Changsheng pondered this.

“Husband, do you remember the beast tide fifteen years ago?”

Lu Miaoyun asked softly.

“Of course I remember.”

Lu Changsheng took a sip of tea and nodded.

That beast tide was a rare event, not seen in hundreds of years.

Not only was the Spirit Control Sect severely weakened, losing two Golden Core experts, but even Qingluan Immortal City was nearly overrun by a Third-Tier monster.

And Xiahou Wuwo, whom he killed, also participated in that beast tide, so he remembered it clearly.

“There were rumors that the Xu Family’s ancestor was severely injured during the beast tide, and there were bad rumors about the Xu Family.”

“The Xu Family took the Purple Secrets Realm incident as a targeted attack by other forces, a test, so they had to respond forcefully.”

“However, there are many theories about this matter, and some even point fingers at the Four Great Immortal Sects. But the Xu Family can’t confront the Four Great Immortal Sects, so they chose the weakest of their peers, the Wang Family.”

Lu Miaoyun stood behind Lu Chagsheng, massaging his shoulders as she spoke.

The conflict between the Xu Family and the Wang Family had caused quite a stir recently.

And knowing about her husband’s history with Xu Ruoyin, she had looked into the matter.

“Well, it seems like this was a lucky mistake.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but feel speechless. He hadn’t expected that his actions would lead the Xu Family to suspect the Four Great Immortal Sects.

But on second thought, it made sense.

Who else but the Four Great Immortal Sects has the power to target the Xu Family?

He continued to ask, “So how did the Wang Family respond to this?”

“It’s said that when the Xu Family’s ancestor went to the Five Elements Wang Family, he didn’t just bring his Third-Tier spirit beast, the Earth Dragon Beast, but also a Third-Tier Mystic Turtle and eight hundred Fire Crow soldiers.”

“The Wang Family’s ancestor could only rely on the family’s grand array to resist the Xu Family’s ancestor.”

“If the Wang Family’s ancestor left the grand array, he might be killed by the Xu Family’s ancestor, so the Wang Family had to endure this humiliation, greatly boosting the Xu Family’s reputation.”

Lu Miaoyun’s delicate face wasfilled with emotion.

Even though she knew their family had surpassed many surrounding families,

she was still shocked to hear about the Xu Family’s power.

Two Third-Tier spirit beasts and elite soldiers only Top-Tier forces could afford!

Such a force would be unbeatable for ordinary Golden Core cultivators.

“Wow, that’s a luxurious lineup. So the Wang Family was completely cornered by the Xu Family’s ancestor.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh when he heard this.

He thought to himself, the Beast Taming Xu Family is really strong and overbearing.

A Golden Core expert with two Third-Tier monsters and eight hundred soldiers would be invincible against any opponent!

And the Xu Family’s ancestor dared to venture out like this, likely because they have other Third-Tier spirit beasts guarding their home!

Otherwise, they wouldn’t usually take such a risk.

“It seems the Five Elements Wang Family is indeed in decline.”

“If they can’t produce a leader to turn the tide within a century, the Wang Family’s reputation will be hard to maintain.”

Lu Changsheng took a sip of tea and sighed.

As far as he knew, the Five Elements Wang Family was a newly risen Golden Core power, only emerging in the past thousand years.

They were once a small Qi Refining family, but their fortunes changed when a genius with the ‘Five Elements Body’ appeared.

It was this person’s rapid rise that elevated the obscure Wang Family to a Golden Core family!

The ‘Five Elements’ in the Wang Family’s name came from this ancestor’s Dao title.

But after this ancestor passed away, the Wang Family, which had reached its peak, began to decline.

After all, not every family has the deep foundation of the Beast Taming Xu Family, with Third-Tier monsters and elite soldiers.

The Wang Family’s rise was too fast!

It was entirely supported by that one ancestor.

And only someone with the Five Elements Body could fully utilize that ancestor’s techniques and treasures.

But Five Elements Bodies are extremely rare. The Wang Family wasn’t lucky enough to produce another one.

So after that ancestor’s death, although the Wang Family still had a Golden Core expert, there was no one capable of supporting the family.

They could only rely on the foundation left by their ancestor, gradually depleting their resources while maintaining the status quo, causing the family to decline.

Now, hearing about the conflict between the Xu Family and the Wang Family, Lu Changsheng felt that the Wang Family was truly in trouble.

If they still had any strength left, they wouldn’t have let the Xu Family’s ancestor corner them and shatter their gate.

If the Wang Family can’t produce a leader to turn the tide within a century, they might lose their status as a noble family in another hundred years.

After hearing about the conflict between the Beast Taming Xu Family and the Five Elements Wang Family, Lu Changsheng instructed Lu Miaoyun to keep an eye on te situation whenever she had the chance.

If any major event occurs among these Top-Tier families, she should let him know.

After all, if something big happens with forces of this level, it could affect their own family.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng went to check on his concubine Xia Zhiyue’s progress in breaking through to Foundation Establishment and asked his son Lu Yun about the family’s business relocation.

Lu Yun told Lu Changsheng that they had already made plans for the relocation and could move to White Tiger Mountain at any time.

After a moment of thought, Lu Changsheng instructed Lu Xian’er to establish a puppet factory on White Tiger Mountain as a pilot project.

If there were no issues, they would start the full relocation after Lu Ping’an broke through to Foundation Establishment.

“Yes, Father.”

Lu Yun nodded in agreement.

Lu Changsheng continued to ask Lu Yun about the family’s situation, especially regarding his children.

Perhaps due to the influence of Li Feiyu, many of his children were inclined to go out and seek opportunities.

For example, his daughter Lu Ruyi, after the White Tiger Mountain incident, resigned from her duties to focus on cultivation. After breaking through to the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, she also applied to go out and train.

“Whew!”

Lu Changsheng exhaled and said, “Yun’er, you can consider increasing the family’s resources for cultivation.”

“Also, you can inform the family members that we have a source for Foundation Establishment Pills. As long as they reach the peak of Qi Refining early, they can apply for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the family.”

Lu Changsheng said.

Previously, the family had encouraged childbirth.

The family’s welfare for cultivation was good, but the incentives were average.

Now that the family had an ample supply of Foundation Establishment Pills, Lu Changsheng thought it was time to offer more incentives.

As long as his children were talented enough, even those with lower-Tier Spirit Roots could receive a Foundation Establishment Pill to try their luck!

“We have a source for Foundation Establishment Pills?”

Lu Yun was shocked when he heard this.

Previously, when Lu Changsheng had him deliver a Foundation Establishment Pill to Qingzhu Mountain, he suspected that his father had more of these pills.

But he didn’t expect his father to reveal that they now had a source for them!

“Father, I think it’s best not to announce this to the family. If word gets out, it could cause trouble.”

“If any of my younger siblings break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, I will talk to them about it. What do you think?”

Lu Yun suggested.

“That’s fine. You can handle it as you see fit.”

Lu Changsheng nodded.

He rarely intervened in family affairs.

He would only occasionally suggest the general direction, leaving the specifics to his children.

After talking with his son Lu Yun, he went to check on his other children. After making sure everything was fine, Lu Changsheng informed Lu Miaoyun and Lu Miaoge that e was going to visit Zhao Qingqing at the Azure Cloud Sect.

When he arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect, Lu Changsheng felt strangely uneasy.

He was afraid that if he walked around with Zhao Qingqing in the Azure Cloud Sect, he might run into Xiao Xiyue’s master, Caiyun Zhenren.

When he saw Zhao Qingqing, he noticed that she was indeed pregnant, which made him very happy.

He ended up staying at the Azure Cloud Sect with Zhao Qingqing for half a month.

After leaving the Azure Cloud Sect, Lu Changsheng thought that he should probably visit Xiao Xiyue in the Luoyun Mountain Range.

“Sigh, these are just a few of the ones outside. If my wives and partners were spread across the world, I’d never have enough time.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but sigh.

He planned to take his daughter Lu Wangshu with him when he visited Xiao Xiyue.

Although this daughter was like a third wheel, interfering with his cultivation of the Sun and Moon Reincarnation Sutra with Xiao Xiyue,

he still hoped that mother and daughter could spend more time together, as they were often apart.

[Congratulations, Host! Your offspring count has reached 300. You’ve earned one lottery chance.]

As soon as Lu Changsheng returned to Bihu Mountain, a system prompt sounded in his mind.

“Three hundred already?”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes filled with emotion.

When his grandchildren reached two hundred, his children’s number was also just two hundred.

But now, with only 218 children, his grandchildren numbered 300.

As time goes on, this gap will only widen.

After all, he had the most children in the first twenty years.

Many of these children were ordinary mortals.

At that moment, Lu Changsheng suddenly realized that he hadn’t visited the Lu Family in Ruyi County for a long time.

“Sigh.”

Lu Changsheng sighed and returned directly to the Sumeru Cave Heaven.

The environment inside the cave was beautiful.

Since Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge rarely cultivated, nly Ling Zixiao and Bai Ling used the spiritual energy, causing the Spirit Eye Spring’s aura to condense into mist, making it look like an earthly paradise.

There were two wooden huts next to the herb gardens, but Lu Ping’an spent most of his time overseeing White Tiger Mountain.

Lu Quanzhen had already left Bihu Mountain some time ago.

“System, draw the lottery.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the herb gardens, which hadn’t changed much, and silently spoke in his mind.

The lottery wheel immediately appeared, spinning with golden light.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You’ve obtained a Third-Tier Puppet!]

[The reward has been sent to the system space. The Host can check it at any time.]

“Hmm, a Third-Tier Puppet?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow when he heard this.

He was very familiar with puppets.

Not only had he made many Second-Tier puppets, but the family’s main source of income was also puppets.

However, the highest-Tier puppet he had dealt with was only a High-Tier Second-Tier puppet.

Because High-Tier puppet materials are rare and hard to find, making them is very troublesome and time-consuming.

So far, he had only made one High-Tier Second-Tier puppet.

As for Third-Tier puppets, even Lu Changsheng had only heard of them, never encountered them.

Puppeteering isn’t as popular as formations, pills, talismans, or Artifacts. It’s uncertain if there are any Third-Tier puppeteers in the entire Jiang Kingdom.

“I’ve heard that some Third-Tier puppets can act like soldiers, completing certain commands without relying entirely on Divine Sense control. I wonder if the system’s puppet is one of these high-quality ones.”

Lu Changsheng was curious as he looked into the system space.

[Puppet: Thousand-Faced Fox Puppet]

[Grade: Third-Tier]

[Description: The life’s work of True Person Qianji from the Puppet Spirit Sect. Modeled after the Thousand-Faced Fox demon, with his wife’s soul infused, giving the puppet basic consciousness and maximizing its abilities.]

“What???”

Lu Changsheng was stunned when he saw the puppet’s description.

Although High-Tier puppets are extraordinary,

and the system’s products are always impressive,

this one was a bit… eerie, wasn’t it?

Lu Changsheng understood creating a puppet modeled after the Thousand-Faced Fox demon.

Many puppets are made in the shape of demons.

For example, using the complete skeleton of a demon to create a puppet would maximize its combat power and functionality.

But what’s with infusing the wife’s soul?

Does it really require such a huge sacrifice to give a puppet basic consciousness?

“Extract!”

Lu Changsheng decided to see just how powerful this Third-Tier puppet was.