Chapter 39: Fifth Draw!

Several hours later, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.

“It’s slightly better than Xian’er’s Spirit Root.”

From his recent cultivation, he sensed that his cultivation speed improved by over ten percent.

This suggests that this child’s Spirit Root is better than that of his first child with a Spirit Root, Lu Xian’er.

However, it’s not that much better.

Lu Changsheng suspected it was a lower-Tier Spirit Root, perhaps Eighth-Tier or Seventh-Tier.

Based on the previous child, Lu Xian’er’s Spirit Root, Lu Changsheng already had some expectations.

At best, it would be an Eighth-Tier Spirit Root.

Most likely, like him, it would be a Ninth-Tier Spirit Root.

“This is fine. With this ten percent effect combined with Xian’er’s Spirit Root support, my cultivation speed is now close to that of an Eighth-Tier Spirit Root.”

“As long as I have many children, even if they all have lower-Tier Spirit Roots, the quantity can lead to qualitative change.”

“Perhaps in the future, my cultivation speed can surpass the legendary Heavenly Spirit Root!”

Lu Changsheng muttered to himself, feeling very happy.

This child had only a lower-Tier Spirit Root, which he didn’t mind much.

For him now, having children with Spirit Roots is already excellent.

There are no demands for grade.

Moreover, when these two children grow up and their Spirit Roots fully develop, they will bring significant improvements to him.

Most importantly, after these children grow up and can cultivate immortality, their strength can augment him, their father.

Additionally, with children possessing Spirit Roots, there’s also a chance their offspring will have Spirit Roots.

Generation after generation, there lies hope and future!

Thinking of having more children with Spirit Roots, all mastering cultivation, branching out, he could relax as their father. Lu Changsheng’s heart was filled with joy, seeing a bright future.

Three days later, Lu Changsheng received another letter.

It was a letter from Hong Yi.

He stated that as long as Lu Changsheng had a certain number of talismans, he would send someone with Spirit Stones to trade at Qingzhu Mountain. The offer was quite sincere.

After reading the letter, Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment.

He replied, saying if Hong Yi came in three or four months, he could have about a hundred talismans ready.

After so much time, selling a hundred talismans isn’t excessive.

Besides wanting to make some money, Lu Changsheng also planned to stabilize the business line with Hong Yi through profit from talisman sales.

Earlier, Hong Yi mentioned in his letter that he was in charge of certain affairs at the Ruyi Marquis Manor.

Dealing with cultivators and gathering information from the cultivation world.

He also searched for people with Spirit Root qualifications in the secular world and uncovered cultivation resources and treasures there.

So Lu Changsheng felt he might need Hong Yi’s help someday.

At the very least, he could use Hong Yi to purchase cultivation materials and resources without going out himself.

Moreover.

With the increasing number of children, Lu Changsheng realized a problem.

His speed in having children seemed quite fast.

Initially, he planned to wait until his children were ten years old before sending them into the secular world.

But Lu Changsheng found that at his current pace, by the time Lu Ping’an and this first batch were ten, the total number of his children would be seventy or eighty, maybe nearly a hundred.

Having many children didn’t matter; with his current resources, he could easily support them.

The problem was that no similar situation had occurred in Qingzhu Valley before.

Recently, the steward, Uncle Lu, came to talk, subtly suggesting that while having children was fine, Lu Changsheng should pace himself.

Lu Yuanshan Ding used to say children should be sent out by age six, but keeping them three to five years longer was okay.

However, given so many children, planning to keep them at Qingzhu Valley until they’re ten might not be agreeable to the Lu Family.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng thought of strengthening his connection with Hong Yi.

When the time comes to place his children in the secular world, besides relying on Li Feiyu and the Red Whale Gang, he could also ask Hong Yi for assistance.

After all, Hong Yi and the Ruyi Marquis Manor seemed a more stable option compared to the Red Whale Gang.

Lu Changsheng wasn’t keen on placing his children into the secular side of the Lu Family.

He feared his children might be brainwashed and indoctrinated with Lu Family’s ideologies while growing up there.

……

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed.

Lu Changsheng’s eighteenth and nineteenth children were born.

Unsurprisingly, neither of these children possessed Spirit Roots.

After these births, Lu Changsheng was eagerly anticipating the birth of his next child in about a month.

Because it would be his twentieth child.

Based on his speculations about the system’s achievements, the twentieth child might trigger a system achievement reward.

Under the clear autumn skies, Lu Changsheng held a baby in each arm, strolling through the backyard.

In the yard, his eldest son Lu Ping’an, now nearly four, was playing and chasing with several younger siblings around the Nine Abyss Mastiff.

After over a year, the Nine Abyss Mastiff had grown a lot.

It was over a foot tall, its fur jet-black like ink, smooth as silk, with sharp fangs and a red scar on its forehead that was intimidating.

Lu Changsheng estimated that even an ordinary warrior would struggle against the Nine Abyss Mastiff now.

A Spirit Beast with Heaven-Tier bloodline wasn’t something to mess with.

Yet, facing annoying human children, even a Nine Abyss Mastiff with a hint of true spirit bloodline could only keep fleeing and running around.

When a child fell, it hurried back to help them up.

It was enduring pressure no creature its age should face.

Compared to Lu Ping’an, Lu Wuyu and his sister Lu Wuyou were much quieter, watching their siblings run around.

Watching the children play in the yard, the wife holding their babies, his pregnant wife, Lu Changsheng had a gentle smile.

What he pursued was a simple life – cultivating, spending time with wife and children, leisure, peace, and happiness.

However.

Lu Changsheng clearly understood that in this world, this peaceful, beautiful life was as fragile as a soap bubble.

Only with strength could he protect this peace and happiness.

“Therefore, I must work hard to protect this peaceful, beautiful life, making the future better and better.”

Lu Changsheng talked to himself.

……

In a blink, another month passed.

The twentieth child, whom Lu Changsheng had been eagerly awaiting, was finally born.

This child was born without any Spirit Root signs.

But the system prompt he hoped for sounded.

[Congratulations, host, on having twenty offspring and earning a chance for a draw!]

“It didn’t disappoint!”

Lu Changsheng was delighted to hear the system prompt.

After settling the child, Lu Changsheng went to the study to begin his fifth draw.

“System, I want to draw.”

Lu Changsheng whispered.

Immediately, a familiar draw wheel appeared before him.

“I wonder if this time I can get a cultivation technique.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself while looking at the draw wheel.

At this stage, what he wanted most was a good cultivation technique.

After all, great buildings start from the foundation; it must be solid.

With a good cultivation technique, both his cultivation speed and foundation would rise to a new level.

Anything is better than this trashy Return Yuan Technique.

Lu Changsheng was worried that if his cultivation levels increased, having a weak technique in the early stages would result in an unstable foundation, weaker than others, leading to future discomfort.

Without overthinking, Lu Changsheng took a deep breath, “Start the draw!”

Instantly, golden light appeared on the pale red wheel, spinning quickly.

Moments later, the golden light slowed down, stopping at the technique section under Lu Changsheng’s eager gaze.