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

Chapter 1276: Chapter 440: Breakthrough, Breakthrough, Breakthrough, Promotion!_3

Aside from a few women proactively offering themselves as concubines to Lu Changsheng, most sought marriage alliances with Lu Ping’an, Lu Qingxuan, and other Lu Family disciples.

“If there are loose cultivators with decent character and background who would be beneficial to our family, we can consider them.”

“As for Ping’an and Qingxuan, let them decide for themselves.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the booklet before him and spoke.

Although he didn’t mind taking in dozens more concubines,

most of the women sent by family forces were of Qi Refinement cultivation level, with Spiritual Roots no better than fourth or fifth grade.

For such candidates, Lu Ancestor truly found them unworthy, preferring instead to bring in loose cultivators—or perhaps he might take a stroll to the White Jade Tower when he had time.

While loose cultivators generally lacked remarkable Spiritual Root talent,

those who could achieve success in the cultivation world rarely had poor Spiritual Roots.

If someone had notable Spiritual Root talent, Foundation Establishment cultivation, a clean background, and decent character, Lu Ancestor wouldn’t mind compromising his dignity to win them over.

After reviewing the family matters, Lu Changsheng headed to Bailian Peak to inspect the situation.

He checked the local Earth Fire Vein to estimate how much longer it would take to mature, preparing to refine the White Peak Immortal’s Life-bound Magic Treasure anew.

Thus, he would have more techniques at his disposal when venturing into the Tianyuan Secret Realm.

However, the Earth Fire Vein at Bailian Peak still required at least another year or half before it could ascend—and until then, the Earthfire Array wouldn’t yield the desired Earth Fiend Flame.

“Sigh… Forget it. Let’s focus on having children!”

Lu Changsheng sighed and gave up on the idea of crafting magical treasures, instead resolving to produce offspring at home.

Admittedly, it was significantly harder to conceive children after reaching Core Formation.

Despite his diligent efforts over the past few days at home, only one concubine had managed to conceive.

Even after half a month of groundwork at Qingyun Sect’s Lingyao Peak, it was unclear whether Zhao Qingqing had conceived.

Still, faced with such results, Lu Changsheng refused to be discouraged, firmly believing that Heaven rewards persistence. As long as he exerted himself, there would inevitably be outcomes!

…

After staying at the Lingxi Xie Family for three days, Lu Xingchen bid farewell and departed.

The journey from Lingxi Lake to Bi Lake Mountain was long—even traveling day and night would take over half a month.

However, given the rare chance to venture far, Lu Xingchen wasn’t eager to rush back and instead leisurely explored along the way, broadening his horizons.

One night, as the curtain of dusk descended,

Lu Xingchen instructed the Iron Feather Eagle to land on a mountain peak to rest.

He skillfully scattered powder around the area to prevent the approach of group-dwelling demon beasts.

Not long after he sat down, he suddenly heard the sounds of combat ahead in the forest—demon beasts roaring, explosions rumbling, and dazzling flashes of spells colliding.

Upon hearing the commotion, Lu Xingchen’s initial reaction was to distance himself from it.

However, considering that using mana then might attract the attention of demon beasts, he quickly formed an incantation gesture with his hands, blending his energy into the nearby tree. His entire being seemed to merge seamlessly with the tree.

The Cauldron Medical King’s Scripture, although not adept at fighting techniques, offered many life-saving methods.

This particular technique allowed his body and energy to harmonize with the tree, making it nearly impossible for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators or demon beasts to detect him.

Moments later, Lu Xingchen spotted a young man in white clothing besieged by over a dozen wolves with bluish-green fur.

“Green Wind Wolves, low-level bloodline demon beasts… Is this group led by a Mutant Wolf King?”

Lu Xingchen recognized the pack as one of the lowest-level social demon beasts, most ranging from Initial to Middle Stage of First Order.

The lead Green Wind Wolf had fur with faint purple traces, suggesting it had gained some chance encounter to mutate and progress to a Second Order Great Demon.

What truly astonished Lu Xingchen, however, was that the white-clothed young man—despite only being at the Seventh Level of Qi Refinement—had managed to evade the pack’s attacks for so long.

On closer observation, the young man demonstrated not only proficient spellcasting but also nimble movements; several times he narrowly avoided deadly attacks from the Green Wind Wolf King, escaping calamity by what seemed like sheer luck.

Lu Xingchen speculated that, had the youth been facing the Wolf King alone, he might have escaped. Unfortunately, he was trapped by the pack.

“Awoo!”

One of the Green Wind Wolves seized an opening while the youth dodged the Wolf King’s Wind Blade, pouncing on him and sinking its sharp teeth into his shoulder, drawing blood.

Already weak, his aura frail and riddled with wounds, the young man cried out in pain before unleashing a technique, blasting the wolf away.

But at that moment, the other Green Wind Wolves swarmed him, leaving the youth struggling helplessly, his eyes filled with despair and grief.

“Sigh.”

Lu Xingchen let out a soft sigh as he witnessed this scene.

Though his family taught him to avoid meddling in trouble while traveling, urging caution,

and to assess his abilities before taking action, never acting impulsively…

He found it hard to ignore something so dire now that it was right in front of him.

“Green Wood Entanglement!”

Lu Xingchen formed incantation gestures with his hands, and suddenly green-gold vines sprouted from the ground, ensnaring the Green Wind Wolves.

One vine wrapped around the white-clothed youth, pulling him toward Lu Xingchen.

“Roar!”

The Green Wind Wolf King noticed immediately, let out a furious roar, and unleashed Wind Blades swirling around its body, heading straight for Lu Xingchen.

“Bang!”

Lu Xingchen hurriedly summoned a shield, its flowing radiance blocking the incoming barrage.

Gripping the nearly unconscious, gravely weakened youth in his arms, Lu Xingchen dared not linger, fleeing hastily.

Without using talismans, he was truly no match for the Green Wind Wolves,

especially now when he had a liability to take care of.

After running for an extended period, Lu Xingchen noticed the Green Wind Wolf King relentlessly pursuing them, likely tracking the scent.

“No, this won’t do. If I keep going, I may draw other demon beasts too.”

Reluctantly, Lu Xingchen retrieved a Second-Order Middle Grade Fire Talisman from his pocket and launched it at the Green Wind Wolf King.

Faced with the attack, the Wolf King’s fur was singed severely, fear and apprehension flickering in its eyes as it abandoned the chase.

“Whew!”

Seeing this, Lu Xingchen sighed in relief and carried the white-clothed youth to a safer spot to tend to his injuries.

Though he was no expert at combat, he was well-suited to healing.

“Thank you…”

The white-clothed youth, breath faint and erratic, weakly murmured his gratitude to Lu Xingchen.

But as soon as he finished, his tense mental spirit finally relaxed, causing him to faint entirely.

“Sigh, what a mess this is.”

Lu Xingchen looked at the unconscious young man in his arms and sighed helplessly.

…

That day, Lu Changsheng was at Bi Shui Lake enjoying himself with Bai Ling, Qu Zhenzhen, and several other ladies.

Suddenly, he felt a rush of pure mana.

With a brief glance, he immediately understood that his son Lu Ping’an had achieved a breakthrough.

This surge of cultivation energy wasn’t particularly significant, but it was enough to push him to his current limit.

Following the conclusion of the lake outing, Lu Changsheng went to Mount Sumeru’s Cave Heaven and entered Changsheng Hall to meditate. He circulated his cultivation technique to prepare for his breakthrough.

For Lu Changsheng, such progression was naturally smooth and effortless.

“Boom!”

Several days later, his Qi Ocean Core bubbled turbulently as Yin Yang Mana surged, the Golden Core radiated dazzling colors, and his physique reverberated with the pulsating energy of Yin Yang Qi.

Three years after reaching Core Formation, Lu Changsheng finally advanced from the Initial Stage to the Second Level.

This pace was largely thanks to the Yin Yang Integration Spirit Pill.

Otherwise, apart from dual cultivation, he hadn’t practiced seriously at all during these three years, and the support from his children due to the disparity in cultivation levels was minimal.

“Breaking through before entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm—this is not bad.”

Lu Changsheng smiled pleased as he exited Changsheng Hall.

As usual, he checked on the status of Cave Heaven’s Spirit Vein, estimating it would need another year or so to advance to Third-Order Spirit Vein.

Yet what excited him more than the Spirit Vein’s progress was the impending emergence of the Hong Lian.

Emerging from Mount Sumeru’s Cave Heaven, he stood atop Blue Cloud Peak, overlooking the bustling activity at Biyun Villa.

The grand banquet held previously to celebrate Lu Wangshu’s Foundation Establishment ceremony was about to commence, and the family forces in attendance had gathered from afar.

For those traveling long distances, Bi Lake Mountain naturally arranged accommodations.

At the Lu Family Mansion, Lu Miaoyun informed Lu Changsheng that Lu Chensha had sought him out a few days prior.

He had reported the successful formation of the Blackwater Dragon Spirit Weapon, with the first Second-Order Blackwater Jiaolong Spirit Weapon having ascended.