Chapter 624: Qingxuan Mountain, Nangong Yaoyao’s Golden Core Formation!

Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

After the Pioneering War ended, Lu Qingxian, Lu Chensha, and Lu Yunfei exchanged their battle merits for a second-tier spiritual land.

Now this spiritual land has arrived, but it’s still barren, requiring them to cultivate it themselves.

“Qingxuan Mountain, not a bad name.”

Lu Changsheng nodded lightly.

This spiritual land was named after his son Lu Qingxian.

On one hand, Lu Qingxian was the oldest among them.

On the other hand, Lu Qingxian contributed the most merit when exchanging for the land.

Although Lu Chensha had more merit than Lu Qingxian, he used a lot of it to exchange for resources.

The group believed that this wouldn’t be the first spiritual land they developed, and each would get a chance to name one in the future.

This was the first piece of spiritual land that the Lu Family disciples had earned through their own efforts, making it very meaningful. As their father, Lu Changsheng wasn’t stingy, giving them 100,000 spirit stones as startup capital.

“Thank you, Father!”

After all these years, the Lu Family disciples understood that as long as they achieved something and made a name for themselves, their father wouldn’t be stingy! “Where is Lingxiao?”

Lu Changsheng inquired.

Lu Qingxian explained that Lu Lingxiao often went out alone to temper himself and had recently been called away by Lu Wangshu.

Half a month later, Lu Lingxiao and Lu Wangshu returned, exhausted from their journey.

“Father! Dad!”

Both of them were surprised to see Lu Changsheng.

“Mother, Sister Qingzhu!”

Lu Wangshu was even more surprised to see Lu Miaoge and Lu Qingzhu..

After all, Lu Qingzhu was rarely home, spending most of her time away. Had Father brought her back from the Yue Kingdom? Lu Changsheng checked on Lu Lingxiao’s condition, while Lu Miaoge focused on Lu Wangssu’s situation.

Usually, Lu Lingxiao preferred to temper himself alone or spar with disciples from nearby sects.

But with his Heavenly Son’s Vision and second-tier Dragon-Seeking Technique, he was like a fish in water in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, easily finding opportunities and ore veins.

Although Lu Lingxiao thought his current resources were sufficient, Lu Wangshu, being a treasure hunter, often dragged him along on treasure hunts.

Even if they didn’t need the ore veins themselves, they could report them to the Four Great Immortal Sects for battle merits.

“Wangshu, how are you always so broke?”

Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter and spoke helplessly.

“Father, do you know how expensive it is to practice Talisman Making? If you run into danger and use Talisman Formations, half a year’s savings is gone.”

“Not to mention that Little Bing and Little Wing need support. The innate divine talisman needs refining, and so do the talisman soldiers. You know how much it costs to cultivate talisman soldiers!”

Lu Wangshu immediately began to lament.

“You’re only at Foundation Establishment. Dao Soldiers aren’t something you should be touching right now. Cultivating Dao Soldiers will bankrupt three generations. Even with a mountain of spirit stones, it’s a bottomless pit.”

Lu Changsheng advised sincerely.

Even a Golden Core cultivator like him had no interest in throwing money into Dao Soldier cultivation.

It was a true bottomless pit!

“I know, but after investing so much time into it, it seems a waste to quit now.”

Lu Wangshu looked distraught. Wrapping her arm around her father, she pleaded, “Father, how about giving me some more spirit stones?”

Lu Changsheng: “???”

“Sigh, you won’t understand the cost of food and firewood until you have your own household to manage. Your father is constantly short on money. There’s hardly enough for refining magical treasures.”

“This trip to visit your brother Qingshan left me almost broke. And there’s still no funds for Miaoge’s Golden Core Formation. Father was hoping you’d become a third-tier Talisman Master to help lighten the burden.”

Lu Changsheng sighed pitifully.

After all, who doesn’t know how to beg for money?

However, Lu Wangshu wasn’t falling for it, looking at her father disdainfully as she said, “Father, don’t think I don’t know. You also go by the name Yangming Zhenren, and you’ve collaborated with Qingluan Zhenren to hunt a demon king. How could you not have money?”

While staying in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range and Qingluan Immortal City, she had heard rumors of Yangming Zhenren.

Based on the descriptions, she had instantly realized that this Yangming Zhenren was her father.

“I’m broke, that’s why I had to start hunting demon kings for money. Think about it — with all the expenses back home, just the daily spirit stones and medicinal baths are a huge expenditure. Plus…”

“You don’t understand. Over all these years, I’ve only refined a single innate magical treasure. Haven’t even made a second one for myself—it’s because I’m broke.”

As Lu Changsheng explained, he realized the family’s expenses were becoming outrageous.

If not for being a diligent Ancestor and having control over the Immortal City of Da Mengze, there would’ve been no way to sustain it.

“Dad, are you really that poor?”

Lu Wangshu, half-doubting, asked as she saw her father moaning about their finances.

Thinking carefully, their family’s expenses did seem unsustainable, especially with Father’s careless spending habits.

“Of course I am.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, sighing.

“Father, I still have some spirit stones and a bunch of talismans and puppets. If sold, they could fetch a decent amount.”

Lu Wangshu hesitated, clearly reluctant to part with her treasures.

Daughters truly are a father’s little treasure. Lu Changsheng, feeling touched, gently stroked her hair. “Don’t worry about it; I’ll find a way to make some more.”

“It’s okay, Father. I can scrape together a few tens of thousands of spirit stones. I’ll go sell some things in Immortal City later.”

The two shared a touching father-daughter moment.

In the end, Lu Wangshu happily took her father’s last 30,000 spirit stones.

“Broke? Who are you trying to fool?” she thought. It wasn’t as if she didn’t know better.

A man who could elegantly craft third-tier talismans while blindfolded, was proficient in refining pills, magical treasures, and formations, and owned the Immortal City of Da Mengze was claiming to be poor? Even if he were short, it wouldn’t just be a few tens of thousands of spirit stones!

Lu Wangshu patted her storage bag, feeling pleased. It beat risking her life hunting spirit beasts and treasure with Lu Lingxiao.

After spending time with Xiao Xiyue and Zhao Qingqing, Lu Changsheng didn’t rush to leave. Instead, he stayed at Qingxuan Mountain, giving Lu Lingxiao, Lu Qingxian, and the others pointers on formations as they laid protection around the mountain.

Formation techniques are vast and profound. It never hurts to understand and master more of them.

One day, a burst of pure, dense spiritual energy flowed into Lu Changsheng’s Qi Sea Dantian.

“Has Qingshan broken through to the Golden Core stage already?”

Lu Changsheng could tell that it was the spiritual energy from one of his children’s Golden Core breakthroughs.

This energy was just as powerful as when his son Lu Quanzhen broke through, maybe even stronger.

“No, it must be Yaoyao.”

It hadn’t even been half a year since he brought Lu Qingshan back to the Golden Sun Sect. There was no way he’d be forming a Golden Core so soon.

Lu Changsheng immediately thought of his other daughter—Nangong Yaoyao! She had reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment even earlier than Lu Qingshan and had shocked him with her rapid cultivation.

It makes perfect sense that she would break through to Golden Core stage now.

And judging by this flow of energy, it was surely an Immortal Golden Core!

“System.”

Lu Changsheng focused his mind.

[Name: Nangong Yaoyao]

[Lifespan: 64/681]

[Talent: Second-Tier Spirit Root, Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body (Top-Grade Spirit Body)]

[Cultivation: Early Golden Core]

[Skills: Charm Techniques Compatibility (100%)]

“So, it really is Yaoyao.”

As Lu Changsheng looked at his daughter’s system interface, he couldn’t help but feel amazed.

A Golden Core cultivator at sixty-four years old! Extraordinary!

Moreover, judging by her spiritual energy, her Immortal Golden Core was even stronger than her brother Lu Quanzhen’s.

“It seems that Yaoyao has been holding back all these years, accumulating her foundation to ensure the formation of an Immortal Golden Core.”

“This must be the heritage of the Immortal Lotus Sect and the Seven Demonic Sects!”

Lu Changsheng marveled inwardly.

In his conversations with Nangong Mili, he had learned about their daughter’s situation.

White Lotus True Lord had promised to help Nangong Yaoyao cleanse her Dao Foundation and perfect her transfer to the Immortal Lotus Sect’s inheritance.

However, despite this, Nangong Yaoyao had still needed time to study the Immortal Lotus Sect techniques, delaying her breakthrough.

Not everyone could receive a system inheritance like he did and skip the learning time.

“And her lifespan…”

Although he knew that the Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body extended lifespan far beyond that of ordinary cultivators, seeing Yaoyao’s lifespan reminded him of his son Lu Quanzhen’s lifespan, and he felt at a loss for words.

Her lifespan was more than double that of Lu Quanzhen!

“At this rate, Yaoyao’s cultivation might surpass that of her mother in the future.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself, then thought about Nangong Mili and their son, who were in the Jin Kingdom.

Although the family genealogy hadn’t shown any updates over the past years, previous events still left him a bit concerned.

“Time to go home!”

Lu Changsheng suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

He prepared to head home quickly, use the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon to condense his Region Domain, and enhance his combat strength before heading to the Five Poison Sect.

Initially, Lu Qingqi had wanted to stay behind, seeing her younger brother Lu Qingxian in Qingluan Immortal City, alongside Lu Qingxian and Lu Wangshu.

However, Lu Miaohuan felt that staying behind would reduce her to a mascot, so she forced her to come home, reasoning that Lu Qingzhu had just returned and needed her company.

This time, Lu Changsheng didn’t take his time, instead quickly bringing his wife and children back home.

A month later, the family arrived at Bihu Mountain.

Looking at the familiar yet somewhat foreign scenery, Lu Qingzhu’s expression was one of nostalgia.

It had been over twenty years since her last visit home.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to return.

At first, Lu Qingshan had matters to attend to, involving a challenge from the Liang Kingdom. After that, a war between kingdoms broke out, making it impossible for her to return.

Once back, Lu Changsheng held a family banquet, filling the home with laughter and excitement.

Afterward, at night.

Qu Zhenzhen told Lu Changsheng that the Xuantian Spirit Vine had fully recovered, and after adding a drop of Wanling Heaven-Piercing Dew, it showed signs of blooming.

“So fast? Could the Xuantian Spirit Vine really bear fruit after a thousand years?”

Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow.

Based on the Xuantian Spirit Vine’s tendency to bear fruit once every ten thousand years, he had predicted that the Xuantian Spirit Vine, as its companion plant, would produce fruit in one thousand years or so.

Now, calculating the time, they had poured in four drops of Wanling Heaven-Piercing Dew, and it was already showing signs of blooming. So it seemed like he had guessed right about the thousand-year timeline.

“Good. I’ll leave it to you and Zhenzhen to continue taking care of it.”

Lu Changsheng comforted his little wife while speaking.

The next day, Lu Changsheng went to check on his Xuantian Spirit Vine.

Qu Zhenzhen wasn’t wrong; the vine indeed showed signs of blooming, but only just starting.

Wanling Heaven-Piercing Dew only produces one drop per year. There was no rushing it, so Lu Changsheng let things take their course, not paying too much attention for now.

With Lu Qingzhu back, Lu Miaoge took her to QingzhuuMountain to pay respects to her grandfather, Lu Yuanshan Ding.

Lu Changsheng took Lu Miaohuan and Lu Miaoyun to pay respects to heir grandfather and grandmother as well.

During the Pioneering War, Qingzhu Mountain had lost a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Lu Yuanzhong was deeply affected.

Now, the once mighty Ancestor of Qingzhu Mountain was old and frail, his body hunched over, his hair sparse and white, looking like an aging tree with withered branches, filled with exhaustion.

Lu Changsheng could sense that the old man had only three or five years left.

Once he passed, all of the old generation of Qingzhu Mountain would be gone.

“Uncle, I obtained a Condensing Crystal Pill through the Pioneering War. In a few years, Sister Miaoge will attempt forming her Golden Core, and we plan to hold a grand ceremony at Qingzhu Mountain.”

Lu Changsheng spoke softly with feelings of nostalgia as he addressed the elderly man.

He had exchanged a Condensing Crystal Pill in the Azure Cloud Sect with Xiao Xiyue, so that his wife could openly display her Golden Core formation.

Thinking of his late father-in-law Lu Yuanshan Ding, Fourth Elder, and the old man in front of him, Lu Changsheng felt the need to host Miaoge’s Golden Core Formation ceremony on Qingzhu Mountain, symbolizing the end of an era for the older generation, with a bright future ahead for the younger generation.

“Golden Core!”

Lu Yuanzhong’s cloudy eyes lit up with excitement, and his wrinkled, liver-spotted hand trembled with joy.

What was just a Golden Core and a ceremony to Lu Changsheng was, to Lu Yuanzhong, an unparalleled honor that would truly bring glory to the family name!

Even though Miaoge had already married into another family, she still carried the bloodline of Qingzhu Mountain’s Lu Family.

“Miaoge, you’re going to attempt forming the Golden Core?”

Lu Yuanzhong couldn’t quite believe it as he looked at his niece.

To be honest, even when he saw Lu Changsheng reach the Golden Core stage, he had never dreamed his niece would reach that height too.

For people like them, the Golden Core stage was simply too far off to even imagine.

“Yes, Uncle.”

Lu Miaoge nodded and began ussng Taiji True Water to nourish the old man’s body.

Knowing that Lu Miaoge would form her Golddn Core in the coming years, seemingly renewed vitality surged through Lu Yuanzhong’s tired body.

Even in death, he wanted to see his niece reach Golden Core, host the grand ceremony at Qingzhu Mountain, then report to the ancestors before passing away!