Chapter 54: Only Power Is Eternal!

Jiang Kingdom, Qingzhou, Zhoushan Manor.

A youth, a young man, and an old man appeared out of thin air in a desolate and overgrown courtyard.

“Is this my home? How did it become like this!?”

The young man frowned slightly as he looked at the dilapidated courtyard before him.

It was clear that no one had lived in this courtyard for a long time.

Qu Changge looked at the situation before him, and an ominous feeling arose in his heart.

He quickly circled the courtyard and ran to the gate, confirming that this was indeed his home.

“How could my parents have moved when they were doing well?”

“Even if they moved, they wouldn’t have abandoned the house entirely.”

Qu Changge murmured to himself, but a wrenching pain surged in his heart. His body trembled uncontrollably, and his dark red eyes glimmered with a bloody hue as if fresh blood was about to spill.

He suppressed the pain and ran to the street to ask passersby what had happened to the Qu family.

But everyone who saw his blood-like dark eyes was terrified, fleeing like startled rabbits.

Finally, a vendor, trembling with fear, spoke.

“The Qu family… I don’t know what curse they incurred. They were murdered a year ago, and it’s said the case remains unresolved.”

As the words fell.

Boom!

Qu Changge felt as if he was struck by lightning. His mind seemed to explode.

He staggered, half-kneeling on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

“No, no, no! It’s impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”

He muttered in disbelief, images of his parents’ kind, loving faces and his sister’s innocent, sweet demeanor flashing through his mind.

He couldn’t believe his parents, sister, and Uncle Xu and Auntie were all dead.

But now the truth was before him, and he couldn’t find any reason to explain it away.

“Ah!!!”

Qu Changge cried out to the sky, tears of blood streaming down his face, overwhelmed with grief.

His face contorted in pain. A lotus-like mark on his brow became crimson, and a bloody aura surged from within him, forming a three-headed, six-armed blood-red shadow behind him.

Even more shocking, his black hair turned white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Indeed, it is the Spirit Root of the Heavenly Demon. Just the blood baptism from the Demon Lord, without further cultivation, can awaken the demon blood within.”

In the courtyard, the youth watching Qu Changge chuckled softly.

“Ancestor, might he think we ordered this, giving rise to resentment?”

The old man asked cautiously.

“So what if he harbors resentment? Resentment drives motivation.”

“With this child’s potential, as long as he diligently cultivates, in a hundred years at most, he can cultivate the Celestial Demon Body. I want him to achieve the Celestial Demon Body as quickly as possible.”

The youth spoke calmly, a faint smile always on his face.

At that moment, Qu Changge, half-kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood up, panting heavily and clenching his fists, trembling as he approached the courtyard.

With a grim face and eyes as dark as blood, he looked at the youth and old man and shouted, “Was it you!?”

“Insolence!”

Upon hearing Qu Changge’s words, the old man immediately rebuked him, emanating an imposing aura that made Qu Changge feel weighed down, struggling to breathe.

The youth waved his hand, saying,

“Today, I’ll teach you your first lesson: never act impulsively. Think before you act.”

“Rushing impulsively to question me, what’s the point?”

“What if it was me? What if it wasn’t?”

“Your behavior is foolish. It brings nothing but unnecessary trouble and might cost you your life.”

“Remember, in this world, only your strength is eternal!”

“You possess the Spirit Root of the Heavenly Demon, baptized by the blood of the Demon Lord. You are a peerless genius in demonic cultivation.”

“Now, you should be patient and focused on cultivating. Once you have the power, investigate the truth and avenge your family.”

“But considering it’s your first mistake, I won’t hold it against you.”

The youth said in a steady voice.

“Alright, you’ve seen your home. Let’s go now.”

The youth finished speaking.

The three transformed into divine beams of light and disappeared from the courtyard.

……

Qingzhu Valley.

Inside an estate.

“Act swiftly without meddling; when unfairness arises, seek self-reliance.”

“Don’t set up enemies; peace is paramount. If enemies arise, strike first.”

“Personal desires are the root of misfortune; be content, then cultivate righteousness.”

Lu Changsheng was holding a wooden board, teaching the young ones Lu Ping’an, Lu Wuyu, and Lu Wuyou the Three-Character Classic.

“Husband, it’s time to eat.”

“What are you teaching them?”

At that moment, Miaoyun came over to call Lu Changsheng for dinner.

“They’re three or four years old now, so I made up something for them to read for enlightenment.”

Lu Changsheng stood up with a smile, inviting the little ones inside for dinner.

Miaoyun knew her husband, though from a farming family, was very studious and often read books.

So it was normal for him to create some beginner’s phrases.

Although she found the content of the phrases a bit odd.

She didn’t pay much attention to it and smiled sweetly, saying, “For enlightenment, there’s a White Deer Manor on Qingzhu Mountain where tutors are hired from the secular world. You can send Ping’an and the others there.”

“You have many things to do; I can handle this.”

Miaoyun suggested.

“Let’s wait until they’re a little older. Next year, we can send them all together.”

Lu Changsheng nodded.

This White Deer Manor is not far from Qingzhu Mountain, so they can be picked up and dropped off daily by wives or concubines.

After all, he doesn’t have the time to teach these children, and he’s not sure how well he would do it.

With these children, Lu Changsheng didn’t have too many expectations.

They just need to grow up safely without causing trouble for their father.

Unlike many parents, he didn’t have aspirations for them to become outstandingly successful.

Mainly because there wasn’t much to aspire for.

With the system’s help, he knew that only Xian’er and Xiao Shiqi had Spirit Roots among the children.

The others didn’t have Spirit Roots and could only go into the secular world.

With him as their father, they would outrank most mortals in the secular world with a bit of work.

Of course, he didn’t have zero expectations.

He also wanted these children to learn martial arts and become innate martial artists.

Then, they could start families early and establish a martial family in the secular world, expanding the Lu Family.

Honestly, with him as their backer, these two things are not hard to achieve.

Even for Xian’er and Xiao Shiqi, Lu Changsheng didn’t have big demands.

After all, he knew how challenging cultivating with their Spirit Roots was.

Lu Changsheng didn’t want his children to work too hard; just enough is fine.

After all, Rome wasn’t built in a day. The Lu Family doesn’t chase immediate success but plans for the long-term future.

Lu Changsheng didn’t dwell on it and joined Miaoyun, taking the children to the dining hall for a meal.