Chapter 512: Five Elements Body, Filthy Spirit Insect!

“Spirit Body!?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned, feeling somewhat bewildered.

He hadn’t expected his child to suddenly possess a Spirit Body.

This was too sudden, wasn’t it?

Moreover, this sensation was incredibly powerful, far exceeding the strength of the previous Green Wood Spirit Body.

It was very likely a High-Tier Spirit Body.

However, this Spirit Body was born to his child, with only a half enhancement.

“Doesn’t this mean…”

Lu Changsheng’s heart surged with joy as he silently called upon the system and opened the system interface.

[Name: Lu Changsheng]

[Identity: Master of Bihu Mountain]

[Cultivation: Third Stage Golden Core Formation]

[Lifespan: 83/701]

[Spirit Root: Earth Spirit Root]

[Constitution: Minor Clear Spirit Body (Low-Tier Spirit Body), Gengjin Spirit Body (Middle-Tier Spirit Body), Green Wood Spirit Body (Middle-Tier Spirit Body), Blood Talisman Spirit Body (High-Tier Spirit Body), Taiyi Soul Body (High-Tier Spirit Body), Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body (Top-Tier Spirit Body), Dragon Chant Physique (Top-Tier Spirit Body), Pseudo-Five Elements Body (High-Tier Spirit Body)]

[Technique: Yin-Yang Creation Sutra (Third Layer), Hundred Refined Body Technique (Tenth Layer), Taiyi Water Generation Technique (Second Layer), Immortal Grace Technique (Great Accomplishment)]

[Techniques: Yin-Yang Grand Capture, Mysterious Yin-Yang Divine Light, Reversal Yin-Yang Glazed Wall]

[Items: Lu Clan Genealogy, Wanling Bottle, Great Wilderness Dragon Spine, Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus, Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus, Misfortune-Breaking Pill, Curse of the Demon, Substitute Life Charm]

[Magical Treasures: Wuxiang Treasure Wheel, Void Robes, Starlight Disk, Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp, Ocean Pearl]

[Skills: Equipment Refining (Third-Tier), Music (Third-Tier), Talisman Making (Third-Tier), Formation Techniques (Second-Tier), refining pills (Second-Tier), Puppetry (Second-Tier), Spirit Butchery (Second-Tier), Spirit Cooking (Second-Tier), Brewing (Second-Tier), Dragon-Seeking (Second-Tier)]

[Spirit Pets: Sumeru Tree King, Golden-Winged Roc, Nine Abyss Mastiff, Peach Blossom Gu]

[Bloodline Effects: +30% Offspring Spirit Root Probability, +30% Offspring Reproduction Probability, +12% Spirit Body Inheritance Rate, +6% Offspring Comprehension]

[Family Members: 4913]

“Five Elements Body!?”

When Lu Changsheng saw that a new Spirit Body had appeared in his Constitution section, he immediately understood what kind of body his grandchild possessed.

A Top-Tier Spirit Body—Five Elements Body!

However, the Lu Family’s third generation only had a half enhancement.

So, the Spirit Body had the ‘Pseudo’ prefix, making it only a High-Tier Spirit Body.

“My family has produced a Five Elements Body!?”

Lu Changsheng was stunned and shocked.

Earlier, when he had won the technique ‘Five Elements Fusion Technique’ in a lottery, he thought it would be interesting if his family produced a Five Elements Body.

He hadn’t expected it to actually happen.

And it came so suddenly.

“Does this count as the ancestors’ tomb shining with golden light?”

Lu Changsheng felt incredibly delighted.

After so many years, the third generation of the Lu Family had almost reached two thousand.

But in terms of quality, it was hard to describe.

Among them, only a few had Middle-Tier Spirit Roots, and not a single High-Tier Spirit Root.

But now, suddenly, there was a Top-Tier Spirit Body!

It should be noted that even after all his efforts over the years, Lu had only fathered eight children with Spirit Bodies.

And out of those eight, only his daughter, Nangong Yaoyao, truly had a Top-Tier Spirit Body.

Lu Lingxiao and Lu Linghe’s Dragon Chant Physiques had imperfections, so they could only be considered High-Tier Spirit Bodies.

“As expected, the more you give birth, eventually a talented one will appear.”

Lu Changsheng glanced towards Biyun Peak, wondering if it had anything to do with the luck gathered by the Xuantian Spirit Vine.

After all, his cultivation and power were on display.

Moreover, the system increased the chances of his offspring having higher-Tier Spirit Roots, talents, and Spirit Body inheritance.

However, most of his daughters were still in the Qi Refining stage.

There were very few who had reached Foundation Establishment and even fewer who started families.

Among those Foundation Establishment children who had started families, their partners were mostly Qi Refining cultivators.

Given these probabilities, it was incredibly difficult to give birth to a child with exceptional talent. It mostly depended on luck!

Lu Changsheng didn’t dwell on it too much and looked at his family system interface, trying to figure out which of his children this grandchild was born to.

But he had nearly 300 children; it was impossible to tell immediately. He had to check each one with descendants one by one.

“Hmm? Wang Yanjing?”

At that moment, Lu Changsheng noticed that a child’s name had appeared under his son Lu Xingchen’s information.

However, when he saw the mother’s name, his brows furrowed.

He vaguely remembered this daughter-in-law’s name was ‘Li Jingyi’.

Why was the name in the family list ‘Wang Yanjing’?

“Could it be… that’s her real name?”

Lu Changsheng knew the system had this kind of function, but he had never really studied it in depth.

With so many children and grandchildren, there was no way he could keep track of every little detail.

If she hadn’t married Lu Xingchen, he wouldn’t even remember her name.

[Name: Wang Yanjing]

[Lifespan: 68/184]

[Talent: Third-Tier Spirit Root, Minor Five Elements Body (Middle-Tier Spirit Body)]

[Cultivation: Seventh Layer of Qi Refining]

[Skills: Five Elements Techniques (71%)]

“Third-Tier Spirit Root, Minor Five Elements Body!?”

Lu Changsheng looked at this daughter-in-law’s profile and was somewhat shocked.

Not only possessing a High-Tier Spirit Root, but she also had a Spirit Body!

Such a woman, no matter where she was, would be considered a Top-Tier genius, a Golden Core Formation candidate!

But such a genius had married his son Lu Xingchen?

Although Lu Xingchen’s talent was good, with a Third-Tier Spirit Root.

He was not on the same level as her at all.

“So, the Five Elements Body is the child of her and Xingchen?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the child under both of their names.

[Name: Not Named]

[Lifespan: 1/88]

[Talent: Second-Tier Spirit Root, Five Elements Body (Top-Tier Spirit Body)]

[Cultivation: None]

[Skills: Techniques (51%)]

“Indeed!”

“It seems this child’s Five Elements Body is closely related to their mother.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself as he looked at the child’s profile.

Although the probability of inheriting a Spirit Body was low, it wasn’t non-existent.

Moreover, since this daughter-in-law was a Foundation Establishment cultivator once, it could slightly improve their child’s qualifications.

“A Second-Tier Spirit Root and Five Elements Body, my grandson has the potential to reach the Nascent Soul stage!”

Lu Changsheng exclaimed in admiration.

The Five Elements Body was one of the most well-known Top-Tier Spirit Bodies!

Compared to the Dragon Chant Physique or the Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body, this Spirit Body provided straightforward, practical benefits.

Cultivating Five Elements techniques and Five Elements magic would progress rapidly, with power far exceeding the norm!

For example, his son Lu Qingshan had a Sixth-Tier Spirit Root, but with the Gengjin Spirit Body, his cultivation speed was on par with that of a High-Tier Spirit Root.

This child, with a Second-Tier Spirit Root and the Five Elements Body, could likely cultivate as quickly as someone with a Heavenly Spirit Root!

“In the past, the Five Elements Wang Family started as an insignificant Qi Refining family. They had no resources or inherited techniques.”

“Yet, even under such circumstances, the Wang Family Patriarch managed to rise and become a formidable Golden Core stage cultivator, establishing the name of the Five Elements Wang Family.”

“This shows that compared to other Spirit Bodies, the Five Elements Body does not rely as heavily on resources and inheritance.”

“And my Lu Family not only has abundant resources but also the top-notch Five Elements techniques inheritance!”

“Therefore, under the cultivation of my Lu Family, this child has a promising shot at reaching the Nascent Soul stage!”

Lu Changsheng was elated.

He was even happier than if he had personally fathered a Top-Tier Spirit Body child.

Unexpected joys always make people more excited.

Moreover, the birth of this child meant that the third generation of his family was finally making a breakthrough.

In the future, the third, fourth, and fifth generations of his family might produce more exceptional individuals.

“Is this Five Elements Body overlapping with the attributes of the Gengjin and Green Wood Spirit Bodies?”

After a moment, Lu Changsheng looked at the array of Spirit Bodies in his Constitution section and silently uttered, “Fusion.”

“Boom!”

In an instant, he seemed to enter a profound, inscrutable state.

The essence of the Spirit Bodies within him seemed to intertwine, forming complex essence patterns radiating Five Elements light.

This process did not last long, seemingly only as long as a few breaths.

“Is that all?”

Lu Changsheng checked his system’s Constitution section.

The Gengjin and Green Wood Spirit Bodies had disappeared.

Yet the Five Elements Body still had the prefix ‘Pseudo’, remaining a High-Tier Spirit Body.

He closed his eyes, quietly sensing the changes within, understanding the effects of the Five Elements Body.

He immediately felt more attuned to the spiritual energy around him.

The Five Elements energy seemed to flow toward him on its own.

Even with each breath, Five Elements energy entered his nose, mouth, and pores.

“Boom!”

Lu Changsheng operated the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra, converting all his power into the Five Elements power from the Five Elements Fusion Technique.

Immediately, his whole being felt a sense of fluidity in his power that was hard to describe.

It’s not that his power wasn’t fluid before.

But with the Five Elements Body, everything had clearly risen to a new level.

“Although I previously had the Gengjin and Green Wood Spirit Bodies, running the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra and Five Elements techniques couldn’t fully bring out the effects of the Spirit Bodies.”

“Now that I have the Five Elements Body, the effects of the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Manual and the Five Elements Fusion Technique have both been enhanced significantly.”

“Even the reversing Yin-Yang to enhance my Yin-Yang power has a small boost!”

Lu Changsheng quietly experienced the circulation of his power, feeling a comprehensive enhancement from the Five Elements Body.

Whether it was absorbing and refining the world’s spiritual energy or the power and effectiveness of his techniques, all had far surpassed what they were before.

Without further contemplation, he went to the Lu Family Mansion, ready to see his blessed grandson.

“Yun’r.”

Lu Changsheng used a voice transmission to call for his wife, Lu Miaoyun, indicating that hehad something to discuss.

“Husband, Jingyi has given birth. You should come and take a look.”

Lu Miaoyun immediately respondd.

Although Xia Zhiyue was a concubine, she had married Lu Changsheng early on and had given birth to six children.

Her children were very capable; two had already reached Foundation Establishment, so her status far exceeded that of the other concubines.

Also, Lu Miaoyun knew that Lu Changseng planned to hold another wedding for Xia Zhiyue and elevate her to the position of wife.

In this situation, since Lu Xingchen had fathered a child, it was only natural to show some concern.

Besides, since Lu Xingchen was one of the Lu Family’s most talented Foundation Establishment children, who also started a family early on and had offspring, as an aunt, it was only proper for her to show interest.

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately headed to the small courtyard.

“Husband!”

“Father!”

“Master!”

The wives, concubines, maids, and Lu Family disciples gathered outside the backyard room instantly bowed respectfully upon seeing Lu Changsheng.

“Hmm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded with a smile.

“Husband.”

“Father.”

Inside the birthing room, Xia Zhiyue and Lu Xingchen immediately walked out upon hearing his arrival.

At this moment, Lu Xingchen was holding a baby in his arms.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and his wife ‘Li Jingyi’ once being a Foundation Establishment cultivator as well, their child was full of spiritual energy, as radiant as jade, with none of the wrinkled features of a mundane newborn.

“Hehe, Xingchen, congratulations on becoming a father.”

Lu Changsheng approached and glanced at the baby, then patted his son’s shoulder with a look of satisfaction.

“Thank you, Father.”

Lu Xingchen was still caught up in the excitement of becoming a father, grinning foolishly with all his might.

Then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, he handed the baby to Lu Changsheng and said, “Father, you’re just in time. Will you give this child a name?”

“Naming is something you should discuss with Jingyi.”

Lu Changsheng took the baby and gently replied.

Even though the child had a Five Elements Body, such a Spirit Body wouldn’t show its true qualities until they were slightly older.

For now, there was nothing particularly special about them.

“Jingyi and I had already discussed it; we thought you should choose the name, Father.”

Lu Xingchen immediately replied.

Lu Changsheng gave his son a look, knowing that these words probably came from either Xia Zhiyue, Lu Xingyang, or his wife ‘Li Jingyi’.

Otherwise, this son of his wouldn’t have said something like this.

“In that case, how about using the character ‘Qian’?”

After a moment of pondering, he spoke.

Years ago, in Ruyi County, he had established the generational characters for his family.

So, the third generation of the Lu Family all had the character ‘Xuan’ in their names.

“Qian?”

Lu Xingchen, Xia Zhiyue, Lu Miaoyun, and others were al a bit surprised upon hearing this.

The character ‘Qian’ held significant meaning.

“Lu Xuangen.”

Xia Zhiyue joyfully called out the child’s name.

“Thank you, Father, for bestowing the name.”

Lu Xingchen said with a broad smile.

Lu Changsheng held the baby for a while before handing them back to Lu Xingchen, instructing him to take good care of them.

He then added that because Li Jingyi’s health wasn’t great, Lu Xingchen should spend more time with her, and if they needed any pills, they could request them from the family.

“Husband, did you have something to discuss just now?”

As they left the courtyard, Lu Miaoyun asked.

“Yun’r, I need you to look into a certain woman named ‘Wang Yanjing’.”

Lu Changsheng replied.

His daughter-in-law had a Third-Tier Spirit Root and a Minor Five Elements Body. If she were a cultivator from the Jiang Kingdom, she certainly wouldn’t be unknown.

All they needed to do was go to the Tianzhi Tower. An intelligence organization like that would most likely have information on her.

“Understood.”

Lu Miaoyun nodded, indicating he would send someone to investigate later.

“System, draw a lottery!”

With everything handled, Lu Changsheng remembered that he had a lottery draw available and silently initiated it in his mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the ‘Filthy Spirit Insect’ larva!]

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

A crystal-clear, spider-like insect appeared as an image on the big prize wheel. Along with it came the system prompt sound.

“Filthy Spirit Insect?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow. He had never heard of this insect before.

He then focused his mind and looked at the system space.

[Peculiar Insect: Filthy Spirit Insect]

[Grade: Lower Heaven-Rank]

[Description: One of the peculiar insects of the soul path, this insect has a corporeal form but no substance. It feeds on spirits and mental energy, possesses an extremely powerful soul-sensing ability, and will immediately release a Filthy Spirit Poison upon encountering a psychic attack, contaminating the source of the attack.]

“A soul path insect?”

Lu Changsheng was surprised by the effect of the Filthy Spirit Insect.

In the cultivation world, treasures that enhanced the soul were relatively rare.

The same applied to spirit pets.

Although this Filthy Spirit Insect was only Lower Heaven-Rank and not as potent as the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm,

its rarity was on par with the Six-Winged Golden Silkworm.

“It’s a pity it’s only a larva.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head.

If this Filthy Spirit Insect were at the Third Rank, he would have used it himself.

But as a larva, it held no interest for him at all.

“Chensha is currently at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining; perhaps I could consider giving this Filthy Spirit Insect to him.”

After some thought, Lu Changsheng mused to himself.

He practiced a technique known as the ‘Beast Scripture’.

This technique would mutate according to the contracted spirit pets, increasing its grade and making the foundation more solid.

Currently, Lu Chensha’s spirit pets included the Ironfire Ants he’d given him, the Thousand-Legged Centipede from Xu Ruoyin, and two pairs of iron-backed mantises obtained by the family.

However, the Ironfire Ants belonged to a colony, and their grade was low.

The iron-backed mantises only had High-Tier bloodlines.

The most potent was still the Thousand-Legged Centipede, which had a middle Earth-Rank bloodline and was gifted by his mother.

Thus, Lu Changsheng believed that giving the Filthy Spirit Insect to Lu Chensha would produce the best effects, potentially allowing him to form a perfect Dao Foundation.

“Should I give it to him now or wait until he returns from the Purple Secrets Realm?”

Lu Changsheng deliberated, thinking he might wait to see how Chensha performed in the Purple Secrets Realm.

But then again, Lu Chensha needed a spirit pet like this the most. It would be best to give it to him now.

Even if he did not perform well, he was still Lu Changsheng’s son.

And with the Purple Secrets Realm journey ahead, having the Filthy Spirit Insect would provide an extra layer of security.

However, Lu Chensha was not currently at Bihu Mountain.

He had gone to White Tiger Mountain and the Black Cloud Mountain Range with Lu Ping’an and others.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng did not extract the Filthy Spirit Insect from the system space yet, deciding to wait until Lu Chensha returned.

At this moment.

In the Black Cloud Mountain Range.

Lu Ping’an was leading Lu Qingyan, Lu Chensha, and Lu Yunfei on a hunt for demonic beasts.

For this kind of training and beast hunting, Lu Ping’an naturally did not participate himself. He was there merely to oversee and prevent any accidents, especially encounters with Second-Tier demonic beasts.

Though Second-Tier demonic beasts were rare in the Black Cloud Mountain Range, caution was still necessary.

Moreover, the mountain range not only housed demonic beasts but also numerous monster hunting teams.

If those teams encountered a lone cultivator, they might very well turn into bandits and take advantage of the situation.

“Boom, boom, boom——”

In the mountain forest, a tiger roared, creating waves of foul wind as the tall trees, one by one, toppled with cracking sounds.

Upon closer inspection, a woman with a long spear and a fierce tiger were engaged in close combat.

After a long struggle, the fierce battle finally subsided.

Lu Qingyan, clad in silver armor and with a valiant, beautiful appearance, pierced through the demonic tiger’s body with her spear.

Nevertheless, she looked slightly disheveled, her silver armor stained with blood.

“Tsk, her body tempering technique is truly impressive.”

Onlookers like Lu Chensha and Lu Yunfei clicked their tongues in amazement.

In this fight, Lu Qingyan had battled the tiger demon using nothing but body tempering, ultimately defeating and killing it.

“Brother, how did I do?”

Lu Qingyan tossed aside the tiger demon’s body, wincing from the pain and asking.

Although her body tempering technique was nearing the peak of the First Rank, this tiger demon possessed Late-Stage First Rank power.

Thus, she was thoroughly exhausted and sore all over after the battle.

“Not bad.”

Lu Ping’an smiled gently, his tone warm.

He then signaled the group to rest before continuing their training after a brief meal.

At the moment, he was still having the six of them battle demonic beasts individually.

Otherwise, if all six of them attacked together, even a demonic beast in the early stages of the Second Rank would meet its end.

And so, they continued to hunt demonic beasts in the Black Cloud Mountain Range.

After a while, Lu Ping’an would release a monster bait to attract several demonic beasts, allowing them to practice fighting as a team.

However, the Black Cloud Mountain Range was ultimately a remote, obscure place, and the demonic beasts there had rather ordinary bloodlines, limiting the training effectiveness for the group.

At Bihu Mountain.

At Biyun Peak, inside Lingxiao Pavilion.

“Heavenly Son’s Vision!”

In the training room, Lu Lingxiao opened his eyes, and two beams of dazzling golden light shot forth, as if piercing through all illusions, almost breaking through the walls to see the outside world.

He walked outside and gazed into the distance.

Not only were his eyes sharp, but his spiritual awareness and five senses were equally keen and clear.

He could even detect the faint motions of ants scurrying far away.

“Buzz——”

Lu Lingxiao activated the Heavenly Son’s Art of Qi Observation.

Immediately, his pupils were enveloped in a faint golden glow, forming dragon-shaped currents that rose, resembling the sun and moon in rotation, captivating anyone who looked at them.

At that moment, everything in front of Lu Lingxiao became even clearer, and he could even see the trajectory of the spiritual energy flowing through the heavens and earth.

For instance, below Bishui Lake, the spiritual energy was incredibly dense, almost as if something valuable was buried there.

He continued looking up, fixing his gaze on the peak of Biyun Peak.

He could see the constantly active Five Elements Reversal Formation at its summit.

Though he couldn’t fully see through the Five Elements Reversal Formation,

he could catch glimpses of the spirit patterns and their operation.

If he wished, he could study the formation at this moment and likely advance to a Second-Tier Formation Master within the fastest time possible.

“I wonder if I can now break Lu Wangshu’s Talisman Formation?”

Lu Lingxiao mused to himself.

But just as the thought surfaced, he shook his head, losing interest.

After merging with the Heavenly Son’s Vision technique, although his cultivation hadn’t significantly increased, only advancing from the Second Stage to the Third Stage of Foundation Establishment,

he could distinctly feel that his physical body, Spiritual Energy, and foundation had all been strengthened, as had his Dragon Chant Physique.

Additionally, his mind now held a vast array of battle experiences.

Though these experiences hadn’t yet been validated in real combat,

he knew that compared to before, he was on an entirely different level.

The challenge he had once focused on, fighting Lu Wangshu, no longer interested him.

In his heart, Lu Qingyan and the Nascent Soul seeds from the Heavenly Sword Sect were now his goals!

Like them, he aimed to dominate his peers with unmatched strength!

“I need to engage in constant battles, to undergo the baptism of combat, to fully digest these battle experiences and truly incorporate them into my power.”

With eyes as sharp as torches, Lu Lingxiao prepared to venture out for training.

Although his mind had been infused with many battle experiences,

experience remained just that—turning it into power or instinct required a process.

The best way to undergo that process would be through fighting!

Moreover, after merging with the Heavenly Son’s technique, he knew that the heart of invincibility wasn’t something that could be born from words.

It required victories, achieved through self-confidence and nurturing!

Only then could he cultivate a true invincible heart and invincible momentum!

Lu Lingxiao stepped out of his small courtyard, ready to visit his parents to discuss his intent to practice the Heavenly Son’s Vision technique and prepare for his departure.

At this moment, his firm, powerful figure appeared to radiate a new sense of prestige as he walked.