Starting as a Son-in-law to Establish an immortal Family

Chapter 865: Chapter 316: The Nine Netherhound Breakthrough, Li Feiyu Returns!

Lu Changsheng walked out of his cave mansion feeling refreshed and realized he had been in closed-door cultivation for nearly two months.

He took the Ancient Beast Taming Charm from Ling Zixiao’s hand, and the voice of Hong Lian echoed in his mind, bringing him news.

“Hmm? The Nine Netherhound has advanced to the Second Order?”

A look of joy appeared on Lu Changsheng’s face.

Although he no longer considered Second Order strength as something significant,

the wish to fly on the back of the Nine Netherhound had long since been shattered.

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But it was still Second Order strength after all!

An extra Foundation Establishment Spiritual Pet to guard the home!

“Yes, Young Master.”

Inside the Ancient Beast Taming Charm, Hong Lian’s voice sounded.

Immediately after, Lu Changsheng walked out of Changsheng Hall and had her release the advanced Nine Netherhound from the Ancient Beast Taming Charm.

“Hum—”

The Ancient Beast Taming Charm shimmered with colorful lights, and a shadowy light burst forth; it was indeed the Nine Netherhound.

The Nine Netherhound’s body was now enormous, standing about three meters tall.

With a head like a wolf’s, ferocious and terrifying, with vertical scarlet pupils between its brows, interlocking sharp fangs that were chillingly cold and intimidating beyond measure.

Its body was covered in dense, dark hair, but if one were to comb through the hair, they could see a layer of glossy, black, scales, hard and cold.

“Not bad, not bad!”

As Lu Changsheng sized up the Nine Netherhound before him, he stepped forward to stroke its fur, smiling.

The dog before his eyes had been his first pet beast, who had accompanied him for so long; there were quite a few emotions there.

“Come, let me see just how strong you are.”

Lu Changsheng gestured to the Nine Netherhound before him with a curl of his finger, signaling it to make a move against him and test its power.

“Awooo—”

The Nine Netherhound howled towards the sky, its body surging with demonic power, creating a fierce wind.

This was not just a mere roar.

It was a sonic attack, carrying a terrifying and ferocious force.

Ordinary Energy Refining Cultivators, or even Demon Beasts, would be shaken to their core at such a roar, bleeding from all orifices and trembling with fear.

“Continue.”

Lu Changsheng nodded, signaling the Nine Netherhound to keep going.

“Pfft—”

The Nine Netherhound immediately turned into a blur, pouncing towards Lu Changsheng with claws like daggers glinting with a cold light.

“Bang!”

Faced with such an onslaught, Lu Changsheng remained calm and still, raising his hand to meet it head-on.

“It’s about at the middle stage of the Second Order in Body Refinement.”

He commented aloud.

For a Heavenly-Rank Bloodline Demon Beast like the Nine Netherhound, even just having broken through to the Second Order, it already possessed strength surpassing that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

“Roar!”

From between the crisscrossed fangs of the Nine Netherhound, black ripples pulsed, giving its teeth an unstoppable cold gleam.

This was its strongest attack, capable of damaging even Spiritual Artifacts.

Lu Changsheng looked at the sharp fangs, his mouth twitching, and decided against experiencing a dog bite.

He flicked his finger and sent a blade of Sword Qi towards the Nine Netherhound.

In an instant, the Nine Netherhound’s fur bristled like pine needles, exuding a dark luster that deflected 30 percent of the Sword Qi’s strength.

Then, like black metallic scales, it resisted and dissolved the Sword Qi, with only a few strands of fur drifting down.

“Very good.”

Lu Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.

He was very pleased with the Nine Netherhound’s strength, high attack power, high defense, and strong vitality.

If it could advance further and awaken its Bloodline Supernatural Powers, its strength would leap to another level.

But seeing such Demon Beast strength, he couldn’t help but think of Azure Phoenix Immortal’s feat of fighting the three Demon Kings alone.

Rumor had it that these three Demon Kings all possessed Heavenly Grade Bloodlines, with astonishing battle prowess.

In comparison, this Azure Phoenix Immortal was indeed quite impressive.

Even if the so-called solo combat included riding a Third Order mount and bringing 500 Dao Soldiers,

his combat strength was unquestionable!

“Having been in the Ancient Beast Taming Charm for so long, let’s let you out for a while.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Nine Netherhound before him and pondered aloud.

Even though his family had the Mount Sumeru Tree King as its defender,

it was not practical to activate the Great Formation and rely on Mount Sumeru for every situation that arose.

Therefore, it made sense to let the Nine Netherhound preside over the home openly.

Next, Lu Changsheng informed Ling Zixiao and Lu Miaoge about the Nine Netherhound’s advancement to the Second Order.

After consulting, the three decided the Nine Netherhound would become the Clan Guardian Spirit Beast of Bihu Mountain, with the current Family Head of the Lu Family taking care of and managing it!

In this way, when the family faced some issues, the Family Head would also have the capacity to solve and deal with them.

There was no need to notify Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, or Ling Zixiao about everything.

Then, Lu Changsheng called Lu Miaoyun and Lu Yun over to inform them about the Nine Netherhound.

“Xiao Hei has grown so big?”

“Xiao Hei has advanced to a Second Order Monster Beast?”

Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao were alright, as they were aware of many aspects of Lu Changsheng’s situation.

Lu Miaoyun and Lu Yun, however, were quite surprised to see the Second Order Nine Netherhound before them.

After all, a Second Order Demon Beast was equivalent to a Foundation Building Great Cultivator!

Even though Bihu Mountain now boasted Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaoge, Ling Zixiao, and Bai Ling—four Foundation Establishment Cultivators—the addition of a Second Order Demon Beast was still astonishing.

Especially since this Second Order Demon Beast had once been an ordinary household dog in Qingzhu Mountain, playing with the children as a companion.

Now to see the pet from those days advanced to the Second Order was quite a surreal experience for them.

“I’m not even a match for a dog…”

Lu Yun had vague memories of the Nine Netherhound, having played with it as a child.

Later on, as he grew older, his father had sent the Nine Netherhound to the mundane world as a guard dog, and he hadn’t seen it since.

He never imagined that, after so many years, he had only broken through to the Sixth Level of Energy Refinement, while the once big black dog had become a Second Order Spiritual Beast.

“Father, I will surely take good care of Xiao Hei.”

Lu Yun immediately said respectfully.

“Mm, Xiao Hei is its nickname, its big name is Jiuyou.”

Lu Changsheng felt constantly calling it Xiao Hei really lowered the prestige of the Nine Netherhound.

After all, it was a Heaven Rank Demon Beast and now the openly recognized Clan Guardian Spirit Beast of his Lu Family.

“Jiuyou, good.”

Lu Yun nodded in agreement.

He also felt the name Xiao Hei was too commonplace.

“Why, Xiao He, you like this name?”