Chapter 473: Earth Spirit Root, Golden-winged Roc!

“Nangong Mili, what’s wrong with you?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the woman, her face cold again, leaving him speechless.

Why does she always act like he’s going to harm his own daughter?

“Hmph.”

Nangong Mili’s face was frosty, her phoenix eyes full of murderous intent.

She knew Lu Changsheng wouldn’t harm their daughter.

But after half a year with him, she knew that while Lu Changsheng seemed gentle, deep down he was domineering.

Moreover, he was very chauvinistic and had a prejudice against the demonic path.

This trip to Jin Kingdom surely wasn’t just to see their daughter.

He must have planned to bring Nangong Yaoyao back to Bihu Mountain.

There’s no way she would allow that.

“Damn it.”

Lu Changsheng felt a surge of anger as he saw Nangong Mili’s expression.

“Lu Changsheng, you—”

Nangong Mili was both embarrassed and angry when she saw Lu Changsheng’s behavior. Her enchanting face, like a blossoming flower in February, filled with shame and indignation.

This man was unbearably unreasonable, taking action just because of a disagreement.

But oddly enough, Nangong Mili found she wasn’t as resistant as before.

Jin Kingdom.

Recently, a matter concerning the Yin Ghost Sect and Ghost Demon Realman caused quite a stir.

A decade ago, a rogue cultivator named Qu Changtian killed Ghost Demon’s son and was then hunted by Ghost Demon.

At first, only a few people paid attention to this.

But a few months ago, news about Qu Changtian spread.

Ghost Demon’s disciple Feng Li led thirteen Foundation Establishment disciples to hunt him down, but they failed miserably. Feng Li, who had a Foundation Establishment cultivation of the ninth level, was killed by Qu Changtian!

This news caused a sensation, drawing everyone’s attention.

People wanted to know who this Qu Changtian was and how he could be so powerful despite being just mid-Foundation Establishment.

Ghost Demon Realman was furious.

He announced that anyone providing information about Qu Changtian would be rewarded with a Golden Core formation item!

If someone could capture him, they would be given a ‘Blood Ghost Condensation Pill’.

The ‘Blood Ghost Condensation Pill’ is a unique pill from the Yin Ghost Sect, rare and capable of helping Foundation Establishment cultivators unleash their potential for Golden Core formation.

Although the process would consume lifespan potential, it could increase the chances of forming a low-Tier Golden Core by 50%.

So now, many family powers and Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators began searching for Qu Changtian.

Not only to capture him for the ‘Blood Ghost Condensation Pill’, but also to gain his fortune and inheritance.

After all, a rogue cultivator with no sect but such significant fortune and inheritance was too tempting for any power to resist.

At this moment.

Several miles away from the Immortal Spider Market.

A girl in her late teens, wearing a purple dress and possessing an ethereal beauty, was chasing a man in a black cloak.

“Buzz—”

The girl’s slender, fair hand moved forward gently like a fluttering butterfly or a snake’s tongue, deadly and beautiful.

At the same time, a purple jade spider perched above her head, with multicolored threads appearing and binding the black-robed man.

“Boom!”

The black-robed youth’s hair was in disarray. Small multicolored fish swam around his slightly torn cloak before shooting out, seemingly about to devour the world and break free from the threads.

The two forces clashed, but he was clearly outmatched.

“Hiss—”

Just then, a golden light shot out, breaking open a corner of the web. The youth, like a roc, shot away, continuing his escape.

“For someone who killed Feng Li, he’s certainly skilled. But it looks like he still has hidden cards.”

Seeing this, the girl in purple paused and decided not to chase further.

As she turned back towards the Market, a girl in a purple veil and skirt, stunningly beautiful, approached with concern and asked, “Sister Xiaochan, how did it go?”

“Yaoyao, this Qu Changtian is indeed extraordinary. If I’m not mistaken, he probably consumed many Natural Treasures, and cultivated some toxic Body Tempering technique, making him immune to poisons.”

“If you encounter him in the future, don’t fight him alone.”

Meng Xiaochan’s soft voice drifted as she lovingly stroked her silky hair.

Just now, she had used poison techniques to try to weaken him and stop his escape.

But after so long, he was only mildly poisoned, indicating his impressive constitution that resisted toxins.

And considering he killed Feng Li, it was evident he had more tricks up his sleeve, which was why she chose not to pursue further.

“Sister Xiaochan, I understand.”

Nangong Yaoyao nodded seriously.

She had briefly fought him before in the Market.

If not for the protective treasure her mother gave her, she would have been seriously injured by his Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

“That guy’s technique and inheritance are extraordinary, and he even subdued such a rare and exotic insect like the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm. He’s definitely not a normal person, and may even be a disciple of some old monster.”

Meng Xiaochan continued.

This situation wasn’t unheard of.

Some old monsters liked to send their disciples out to train, rising through battles and bloodshed.

Some even pitted multiple disciples against each other, choosing only one in the end.

“Sister Xiaochan, is there still no news from mother?”

After a while, Nangong Yaoyao suddenly lifted her head, sounding a bit downcast.

Meng Xiaochan was slightly stunned, her beautiful eyes glowing with a purplish light, before hugging the girl in the purple dress and softly saying, “Master might have been injured in the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm and needs time to recover, which is why she’s delayed.”

“Since Master’s Soul Lamp is intact, it means she’s fine. Yaoyao, you don’t need to worry.”

She knew Yaoyao had been depressed these days because of her master.

Otherwise, seeing the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, she wouldn’t have given up so easily and would have continued the pursuit.

Two months later.

Lu Changsheng and Nangong Mili descended from the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

An endless desert stretched before them.

Up ahead was the border between the Jiang Kingdom and Jin Kingdom.

This place was nearly devoid of spiritual energy, and the land veins were chaotic.

Further ahead, a veil of dust storms affected the speed of flight and the range of divine sense.

Lu Changsheng found a place to land, intending to recover his Spiritual Energy before crossing the border.

Although his combat strength made it unlikely he would face danger, better safe than sorry. A bit of caution never hurt.

“Buzz—”

As he released the Spirit Eye Spring and sat down cross-legged, a surge of spiritual root agitation suddenly filled his senses.

Following that, a mysterious sensation swept over his entire body.

A Spirit Root!

His Spirit Root had advanced!

It had finally advanced from a First-Tier Spirit Root to an Earth Spirit Root!

“Could that child be a Second-Tier Spirit Root?”

Lu Changsheng felt a surge of excitement, basking in this wondrous sensation.

All the children he had so far possessed Spirit Roots.

But most of these Spirit Roots were of middle grade.

As a result, his own Spirit Root had been stuck at the First-Tier threshold, unable to break through to the Earth Spirit Root.

But now, with the birth of this child, his Spirit Root had finally transformed.

“It shouldn’t be the child in Linger’s womb. It must be the one in Rong’er’s.”

With only a few concubines currently pregnant, Lu Changsheng could roughly calculate which concubine had given birth.

This Rong’er was one of the five maidservants he accepted when he advanced to the third rank of Talisman Master, possessing a Fifth-Tier Spirit Root.

He hadn’t expected her first child to have an upper-Tier Spirit Root.

However, the Earth Spirit Root advancement didn’t surprise Lu Changsheng too much.

Considering his current cultivation, the improvement from his Spirit Root was limited.

Besides slightly aiding in breaking through bottlenecks, it didn’t have much practical benefit otherwise.

The main effect was genetic improvement.

Lu Changsheng didn’t dwell on it, holding two upper-Tier Spirit Stones and beginning to restore his Spiritual Energy through the Spirit Eye Spring.

He also took this opportunity to see if there were any unexpected surprises from the Earth Spirit Root.

Given that his Spirit Root was originally at the threshold, while the advancement enhanced the absorption of spiritual energy, the change was not drastic.

Just then, Nangong Mili, who was watching Lu Changsheng meditate, suddenly transformed into a rainbow light and shot off into the distance.

“Hmm, that woman!?”

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes with a sigh.

He then shot out like a rainbow, tearing through the air with a roaring sound, stirring up chaotic currents.

Moments later, a Yin-Yang diagram appeared above Nangong Mili, suppressing her with the Yin-Yang Grand Capture.

“Mili, I told you I’m just going to see Yaoyao, why are you doing this?”

Lu Changsheng said helplessly.

Ever since she learned he was heading to Jin Kingdom to see their daughter, she had been on high alert.

She was probably trying to get back before him, to hide their daughter so he couldn’t see her.

Lu Changsheng was a bit troubled by this.

While he could suppress her, she was, after all, the mother of his child.

He couldn’t just suppress her and then go see their daughter, could he?

If he did, wouldn’t he look like a pure villain in his daughter’s eyes?

Given the way Nangong Mili was teaching their daughter, his image in her heart probably wasn’t great to begin with. Acting like this would just worsen it.

“Hmph.”

Nangong Mili kept her face cold, not believing a word of what Lu Changsheng said.

After all, this man was full of sweet talk and lies.

“Mili, are you trying to provoke me to… satisfy your desires?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow as he spoke.

“Lu Changsheng, you scoundrel, shameless!”

Nangong Mili, who had been keeping a cold face, couldn’t hold it in anymore. Her beautiful phoenix eyes widened with anger as she cursed him.

This man had the audacity to twist things around and make it seem like it was her who wanted it!

“We’ve been together long enough; what’s there to be embarrassed about?”

Lu Changsheng chuckled, pulling her closer, savoring her breathtakingly beautiful figure.

He had to admit, Nangong Mili was a natural-born seductress.

Even after all this time, she still gave him an almost indescribably wonderful feeling.

A few days later.

Lu Changsheng imparted the Yin-Yang Dual Qi to Nangong Mili, and she stabilized. The two of them boarded the Spirit Boat, heading towards the border.

Before this, Lu Changsheng had asked Nangong Mili about the general situation of crossing the border and what to watch out for.

He learned that the border mainly had small natural disasters, rogue cultivators, and criminals; nothing too dangerous.

However, for demonic cultivators, there was an additional danger: patrolling disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

For demonic cultivators wanting to cross into the Jiang Kingdom, extreme caution was necessary.

Otherwise, if the patrolling disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect noticed, their lives would be at risk.

Speaking of this, Nangong Mili cursed in frustration, not knowing which audacious bastard had dared to kill Bai Feng Immortal.

Because of that, recently, the Heavenly Sword Sect sent out several Golden Core Realmen to patrol the borders. If not for her good fortune and the Mysterious Pearl, she’d have fallen here.

Lu Changsheng didn’t boast about being the culprit and just silently showed some concern.

Bihu Mountain, Xuanfu Peak.

Lu Yun arrived at the peak as usual, continuing to refine the Dragon Blood Tree.

After nearly two years, he had established a deep connection with the Dragon Blood Tree.

He was only one step away from refining it into his own innate Spirit Root.

Because of this, he spent all his time refining the Dragon Blood Tree.

“Refine!”

As Lu Yun refined the Dragon Blood Tree, the connection between his spiritual power and the tree suddenly grew chaotic, spiraling out of control.

His spiritual power then surged uncontrollably towards the Dragon Blood Tree.

He wasn’t panicked but instead filled with joy.

He knew this was the final step in refining the ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique’!

He quickly took out a Communication Talisman to inform his mother.

Moments later, Lu Miaoyun appeared. Seeing th situation, she called for Qu Zhenzhen to pour a drop of ‘Wanling Treasure Essence’ from the ‘Wanling Bottle’ onto the ‘Dragon Blood Tree’.

This was the drop that Lu Changsheng had instructed them to save for Lu Yun’s Foundation Establishment breakthrough.

Otherwise, despite reaching the peak of Qi Refinement and mastering the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique, it would have taken him a long time to break through to Foundation Establishment.

“Boom!”

The drop of Wanling Treasure Essence fell, and the Dragon Blood Tree, already brimming with spiritual energy, began shaking, its spiritual energy surging even more violently.

Then, like a volcanic eruption, it flowed into Lu Yun, with countless amounts of spiritual energy from all directions rushing into him as well.

And so, time passed.

Ten days later, Lu Yun’s entire aura suddenly flared, breaking through from the peak of Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment.

“Foundation Establishment! I finally broke through to Foundation Establishment!”

Lu Yun looked at his now stronger hands, feeling an overwhelming surge of strength. He was overjoyed, shouting in excitement.

Two and a half years ago, he attempted Foundation Establishment with his siblings, but he had failed!

This failure had hit him hard.

Choosing to practice the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique was partly due to this.

There was an inexplicable fear within him when it came to breaking through.

But now, he had finally succeeded!

Even though it was through the Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique.

At this moment, he almost wanted to shout, ‘Thirty years east, thirty years west, don’t underestimate an old man’s ambitions!’

“But now that I’ve broken through to Foundation Establishment, I guess I’m middle-aged.”

Lu Yun felt somewhat relaxed and happy.

He hadn’t taken any rejuvenation pills before, so he looked about fifty.

Now, after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, he looked full of vigor, appearing to be in his thirties.

“Yun’r, congratulations on breaking through. Take these days to stabilize your state, and then we’ll hold a small celebration at home.”

Beside him, Lu Miaoyun said with a smile.

“Yes, Mother.”

Despite his age, Lu Yun still showed immense respect towards his mother, Lu Miaoyun.

Jiang Kingdom Border.

Lu Changsheng and Nangong Mili traveled through the border on the Spirit Boat.

Having gotten used to speeding along, Lu Changsheng found the pace frustratingly slow on this nearly three-rank Spirit Boat.

He considered just pushing forward at full speed.

After all, with the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus as his second dantian, he had more than enough Spiritual Energy.

Just then, a system notification suddenly sounded.

[Congratulations to the host for having 15 offspring break through to Foundation Establishment, granting a 3% increase in offspring Spirit Body inheritance chance and a chance to draw a high-level prize!]

“Hmm? Fifteen? Did Yun’r’s ‘Heaven and Earth Longevity Technique’ bring him to Foundation Establishment?”

Hearing the system notification, Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

Three months ago, his daughter Lu Xingyue had broken through to Foundation Establishment with the second Foundation Establishment Pill.

Now, when it came to offspring eligible for Foundation Establishment, the first one Lu Changsheng thought of was Lu Yun.

Checking the system interface, he confirmed that it was indeed his son Lu Yun who had broken through to Foundation Establishment.

“System, proceed with the prize draw.”

Without giving it much thought, he mentally commanded for the draw, curious about what he might receive.

Instantly, a high-level roulette wheel appeared, spinning rapidly.

After a few breaths, the golden light slowed and landed on the ‘Spiritual Pet Treasure’ section.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a spiritual pet: Golden-winged Roc!]

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

A majestic roc, resplendent in golden feathers and exuding a powerful presence, appeared from the roulette with a notification sound echoing.