Chapter 9: Martial Arts and Immortal Cultivation!

Seasons changed as spring turned to autumn and winter to summer. Before Lu Changsheng knew it, he’d been at Qingzhu Mountain for over a year.

During this time, he hadn’t set foot outside Qingzhu Mountain Estate. His life was incredibly dull and boring.

However, his days were quite full with cultivation, talisman-making, and spending time with his wives and concubines.

As for having children, things had slowed down a bit.

Lu Lanshu, Lu Zi’er, and Lu Qing’er had recently given birth and needed time to recover.

The two maids who had become his concubines were also pregnant, due to give birth in a few months.

As for the two maids Uncle Fu had sent later, Lu Changsheng hadn’t managed to get them pregnant yet. He’d been busy making talismans these past few months and his energy was limited.

After all, he was just a weakling at the first level of Qi Refinement.

His body and energy were limited.

Besides, Lu Changsheng didn’t see his wives and concubines as mere baby-making machines.

He spent time nurturing their relationships and keeping things smooth between them.

The Lu Family might see him as a breeding tool, but he refused to view himself that way.

His wives and concubines all had nice personalities too.

Just as Uncle Fu had said, they were well-bred ladies from the Lu Family’s secular branch – cultured, reasonable, graceful, and virtuous, without any pretense.

To Lu Changsheng, a transmigrator, they seemed almost too pure and easy to please.

Since all seven were from the Lu Family, they got along well, keeping his household very harmonious.

Today, after finishing his cultivation and drawing two talismans in his study, Lu Changsheng saw the nice weather outside and took his two-month-old daughter to the courtyard to enjoy the sunshine.

Even in a place like Qingzhu Mountain, the climate still changed with the four seasons.

It was currently spring, and the sunlight was gentle and comfortable, perfect for basking.

After half an hour in the sun, Lu Changsheng heard movement from the neighboring courtyard. He carried his daughter over to visit Li Feiyu next door.

Li Feiyu was practicing martial arts in his small courtyard, his aura quite impressive.

No exaggeration, he could take down someone like Lu Changsheng with just one punch.

Though he cultivated immortality, he hadn’t given up on martial arts.

Seeing Lu Changsheng arrive, Li Feiyu stopped his practice. He wiped his sweat with a towel and casually said,

“I heard you’ve been practicing talisman-making lately. What brings you here?”

“Just keeping busy,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

Since he and Li Feiyu were on good terms and lived next door, it was normal for Li Feiyu to know about his talisman practice. Their wives often chatted too.

“How’s it going? I’ve heard talisman-making is especially expensive.”

Li Feiyu sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and poured a cup of brewed tea.

“It’s alright, showing some promise.”

“I’m not aiming too high. As long as I have a skill to support my wife and kids in the future, that’s enough.”

Lu Changsheng sat down and replied.

Though he and Li Feiyu were close, he naturally couldn’t reveal things about his own situation. His explanation to others was always the same.

“That’s good. With a skill to fall back on, you can make a living anywhere in the future.”

Li Feiyu nodded and poured a cup of tea for Lu Changsheng as well.

“What about you? What are your plans?”

“The Lu Family won’t let you go on like this forever, right?”

Lu Changsheng took the tea and sipped it lightly.

Among the twelve immortal seedlings who came to the Lu Family together, all had had children except Li Feiyu.

Lu Changsheng had even heard that Li Feiyu’s wife was still a virgin.

“The Blazing Sun Heart Method I’m cultivating doesn’t allow me to lose my virginity before reaching the Innate realm. I’ve explained this to Uncle Fu, so the Lu Family won’t pressure me for now.”

Li Feiyu explained.

As he had a seven-Tier Spirit Root, the Lu Family was relatively lenient with him and wouldn’t pressure him at this stage.

“What about after breaking through to the Innate realm?” Lu Changsheng asked.

Li Feiyu was silent for a moment before saying, “Since I signed the contract and used the Lu Family’s resources, I, Li Feiyu, will naturally keep my word.”

“In at most a year, I should break through to the Innate realm. Then I’ll be able to lock my essence and ensure my yang energy doesn’t leak out, only using it for having children.”

Li Feiyu explained.

Impressive!

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but admire him.

He hadn’t expected martial arts to have such a function.

Should he practice it too?

After all, he now had three wives and four concubines, requiring quite a bit of effort.

And his current Qi Refinement cultivation didn’t improve his physical condition much.

He looked at Li Feiyu and asked curiously, “Feiyu, how does your martial strength compare to cultivators after breaking through to the Innate realm?”

Earlier, on the way to Qingzhu Mountain, Li Feiyu had quickly pushed him down to avoid a wind blade from a Chen Family cultivator.

This showed that martial arts masters could probably hold their own against cultivators.

But Lu Changsheng wasn’t clear on the specifics.

After all, he hadn’t seen the power of martial arts masters.

He’d only seen cultivators that one time.

“Breaking through to the Innate realm, with a body full of Innate True Qi, should be about equivalent to the Qi of a third-level Qi Refinement cultivator.”

“So in a fight, it would depend on whether I could get close.”

“But third-level Qi Refinement cultivators can manipulate objects and use Artifacts. It’s very difficult for martial artists to get close.”

Li Feiyu’s face showed a bitter smile as he spoke.

The Innate realm in martial arts was already considered Top-Tier in the jianghu.

He had been practicing martial arts since childhood, training hard through summers and winters for over ten years, and was only a first-class expert.

It was only after coming to the Lu Family for over a year, eating Spirit Rice daily and being nourished by Qi, that his martial arts progressed so quickly, allowing him to break through to the Innate realm so soon.

Yet cultivators at the third level of Qi Refinement were already comparable to Innate realm experts.

There was simply no comparison between the two.

The reason he hadn’t given up on martial arts and still spent time on it, having practiced to this level, was due to some lingering attachment.

Lu Changsheng nodded, roughly understanding.

An Innate realm expert and a third-level Qi Refinement cultivator were like a warrior and a mage.

If the warrior could get close, they might win, but if they couldn’t close the distance, they’d basically be kited to death.

But it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be for an Innate realm martial artist to get close to a cultivator.

After all, besides Artifacts, if cultivators had things like magical robes or talismans, how could martial artists fight against that?

“Is there a realm above Innate?” Lu Changsheng asked, glancing at his daughter in his arms.

He suddenly thought that if his children didn’t have Spirit Roots, he could send them to learn martial arts.

After all, when only one parent had a Spirit Root, the chances of children having one were very low.

Only about a one or two percent chance.

This was why the Lu Family required them to have fifty children.

The world was so dangerous, and his children couldn’t possibly stay at Qingzhu Mountain forever without going out.

If they practiced martial arts from a young age, it would not only strengthen their bodies but also give them some self-defense ability when they went out in the future.

Moreover,

Because of the second function of the system, Lu Changsheng felt that his current three children probably didn’t have Spirit Roots.

The “More Children, More Blessings” system would add all of his children’s talents and strengths to himself.

A child’s Spirit Root usually manifested around five or six years old, when it could be detected, but that didn’t mean they didn’t have a Spirit Root before then.

However, when his three children were born, Lu Changsheng didn’t feel any change or movement in his own Spirit Root.

So he had this vague guess.

Of course, the specific situation would only be known after the children reached the age for testing. Lu Changsheng was just guessing, not certain.

“Above Innate realm are Innate Grandmaster and Great Innate Grandmaster.”

“But even a Great Innate Grandmaster can only contend with fifth or sixth-level Qi Refinement cultivators.”

“As far as I know, there aren’t many Great Innate Grandmasters in the entire jianghu, so the two can’t really be compared.”

Li Feiyu shook his head as he spoke.

Lu Changsheng nodded, now having a general understanding of martial arts.

Even cultivated to the limit, it was only comparable to mid-stage Qi Refinement.

Thinking about how his children’s talents and strengths could be added to himself,

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but wonder, if dozens or hundreds of his children cultivated to Great Innate Grandmaster, would he be comparable to Late-Stage Qi Refinement or even Foundation Establishment under this boost?

This idea made Lu Changsheng feel that in the future, his children with Spirit Roots could cultivate immortality, while those without could practice martial arts.

As for practicing martial arts himself, Lu Changsheng just thought about it, without any intention to act on it.

His cultivation and talisman-making, along with his wives and concubines, already occupied most of his energy.

He didn’t have extra time or energy to spend on martial arts.

……

Time flew by, and another month passed.

Lu Changsheng’s fourth child was born.

It was a girl, born to his fourth concubine.

Lu Changsheng named her Lu Xile.

He had thought of this name from the beginning.

At this point, Lu Changsheng also realized a problem.

If he kept having children like this, naming them in the future would become a headache-inducing issue.

He thought about creating a generational character for the family, which would make naming much simpler in the future.

As for the other concubine, she was due to give birth in two months.

Notably, through testing, it was found that this concubine was carrying twins.