Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family

Chapter 580: The Tactics of the Abyssal Ghoul Blossom, An Unprecedented Harvest! (3)

“Third Rank Corpse King, The Dark Demon Corpse… No wonder Xiahou Wuwo was so wealthy; he had plundered and looted several strongholds of Qingyun Sect, Spirit Taming Sect, Luoxia Sect…”

Lu Changsheng gathered a plethora of information from Xiahou Wuwo’s memory fragments through the Abyssal Ghoul Blossom.

Yet the messages were too cluttered, and despite his divine sense reaching the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, he found it somewhat exhausting to sift through them.

He stopped browsing the memories.

Planning to sort them out later when he had spare time.

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To see if he could extract more useful information from Xiahou Wuwo’s memories.

At this point, Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao also roughly sorted out the spoils of war.

Thirteen Superior Grade Spirit Stones.

Nine hundred and forty-eight Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

Seventy-nine thousand six hundred eleven Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Three Lower Grade Magical Treasures, one Magical Treasure embryo, three top-quality Spiritual Artifacts, two Superior Grade Spiritual Artifacts, five Middle Grade Spiritual Artifacts, nine Lower Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and a pile of Magic Artifacts.

Besides Spirit Stones and Magical Treasures, there was also one Core Formation Spiritual Object, one genuine Foundation Establishment Elixir, one Spiritual Origin Pearl, four Foundation Establishment Spirit Objects, Third Rank Spiritual Wood…

As for other Spiritual Objects, Spiritual Mines, Spiritual Medicine, and Demon Beast corpses, there was a huge pile.

Faced with such a bountiful harvest, even Lu Changsheng found it difficult to appraise.

Because for items like Magical Treasures and some Third Rank materials and spiritual objects, it is hard to measure their value with Spirit Stones.

Such high-level items mostly involve barter trade, not simply sold for Spirit Stones.

Previously, when Lu Changsheng had attended the auction at the Qingyun Market, a Magical Treasure was auctioned for the high price of three hundred thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

However, this kind of price offers little reference value.

Regardless, tonight’s haul was unprecedented for Lu Changsheng, exceeding the value of one million Spirit Stones!

With the gain from tonight, it would be enough for him to sit back and live off the wealth of Bi Lake Mountain for nearly a decade!

“Indeed, the quickest way to wealth is through the generous support of kind souls.”

“If I had to rely on Talisman Making and Alchemy, even if I worked from dawn till dusk, I don’t know how long it would take…”

Lu Changsheng voiced his thoughts aloud.

Even though he was accustomed to grand scenes due to the system, the staggering bounty still excited him.

Especially the three Magical Treasures and one Magical Treasure embryo!

Although these Magical Treasures and the embryo, being the life-bound magic treasure of others, were not convenient to sell and would have significantly reduced power and efficacy if used, ℟𝐀Νȫ𝔟Ɛʂ

they were perfect for practicing the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art.

“By now, Ping’an has mastered the initial stage of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art, breaking through the first layer.”

“With these three Magical Treasures and one Magical Treasure embryo, I can give one to him to try incorporating into his body for practice.”

“Then I can select two more from the family with a talent for Body Refinement to teach the Treasure Body Technique.”

Lu Changsheng mused internally, planning to have his children practice with these three Magical Treasures and the embryo.

After all, for his children to cultivate, making dual use of a single Magical Treasure is the most cost-effective method.

For himself as a father, that was about enough.

Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao too were so stunned by the astonishing harvest that they felt as if they were dreaming.

After all, the number of Spirit Stones and the heaven and earth spiritual materials were too vast, too overwhelming!

This night would be a sleepless one for the three of them.

Not just for them, but for most of the people at Bi Lake Mountain, tonight was also a sleepless night.

After all, Xiahou Wuwo’s previous momentum and formation clearly belonged to no ordinary cultivator.

He was probably a Great Cultivator in the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

Yet such an existence was suppressed by Bi Lake Mountain within moments, which was astonishing!

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Yue Country.

The Xiahou Family of South Wind Ridge.

This was a small Foundation Establishment family clan that had someone breakthrough to Foundation Establishment a few years ago.

The family’s elder led people to clear and establish the family clan here thereafter.

The location was very remote, not only close to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range but also surrounded by many poisonous miasmas.

“Hm?”

A middle-aged man around forty, with graying hair and clad in a white brocade robe, was organizing the family’s land veins through a Formation.

Just then, he suddenly sensed something and stiffened instantly.

His face turned pale, and his arms trembled slightly as he took a Jade Token out of his Storage Bag.

The Jade Token was full of cracks.

Then, with a ‘bang,’ it exploded into a dust of jade.“`

“Big brother!”

Xiahou Wushang looked at the jade token in his hand, his complexion drastically changing as if struck by a bolt from the blue. He staggered, calling out in sorrow.

Back when the Xiahou Family of Blackwater was obliterated, the three brothers escaped with the core disciples and went into hiding.

Elder Brother Xiahou Wuwo ventured to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, accumulating strength in secret by hunting demon beasts.

Second Brother Xiahou Wuxu continued to cause chaos in Jiang Country, earning resources through looting.

As for himself, he led the family’s core to Yue Country, hiding their names and clandestinely growing their strength.

But now, merely ten years later, just as his side of the family had begun to settle down, first came the death of Second Brother Xiahou Wuxu, and now, tragic news of Elder Brother Xiahou Wuwo.

“Big brother…”

Xiahou Wushang’s face was filled with grief, his fists clenched tightly.

He didn’t allow himself to grieve for long. Suddenly raising his head, his expression was resolute.

He knew that now, he must be the one to hold up the family.

“Now that Big Brother has perished abroad, the family’s vengeance seems hopeless.”

“The cultivation technique of the Xiahou family must no longer be practiced; otherwise, if any mishap occurs, our Xiahou family will be utterly eradicated.”

“We cannot carry on here either and must abandon this place, or else it might invite trouble.”

Xiahou Wushang murmured to himself.

He had chosen this place as the family’s spirit land because it was unclaimed.

Additionally, it was suitable for corpse refining and for practicing the Xiahou family’s cultivation techniques.

But now, with the death of Elder Brother Xiahou Wuwo, he knew their chances for revenge were almost hopeless.

What he needed to do now was ensure the family’s survival.

And to do that, the Xiahou family’s cultivation techniques must indeed be abandoned; they had to completely disguise themselves and start anew.

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After spending nearly half a month, Lu Changsheng obtained many important pieces of information from Xiahou Wuwo’s fragmented memories.

For example, Xiahou Wuwo had a brother in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, called Xiahou Wushang, who was lurking in Yue Country.

Xiahou Wuwo chose to betray humankind because many Demon Kings in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range had reached some sort of clandestine agreement.

As for what that agreement was, even Xiahou Wuwo was not clear.

Then, there was a corpse refining stronghold Xiahou Wuwo had in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

The Dark Demon Corpse was created by Xiahou Wuwo using a Third-Rank Demon King called ‘Cangmang Ox.’

However, this Dark Demon Corpse had a defect; it was difficult to control and prone to backlash.

To prevent the corpse from turning on its master, it needed constant feeding with fresh blood.

That’s why he attacked many family strongholds, not just to plunder resources but also to feed the corpse.

From the other’s memories, Lu Changsheng also obtained the heritage of the Xiahou family, ‘Heavenly Corpse Refinement Technique.’

However, this technique could only be cultivated up to the Initial Stage of Core Formation.

Aside from the technique, there was also a Third Rank corpse refining heritage.

From ritualizing ordinary walking corpses to Iron Corpses, Copper Corpses, Silver Corpses, and so on.

Each of these corpses had their corresponding progression pathways.

Such as ‘Dark Demon Corpse,’ ‘Golden Armor Zombie,’ ‘Flying Yaksha,’ ‘Bone-Dissolving Blood Corpse,’ and so on.

Lu Changsheng, however, wasn’t particularly interested in this technique or the corpse refining heritage.

After a quick look, he found that the conditions for refining these corpses were too heinous.

For example, the Dark Demon Corpse was very likely to turn on its master, requiring a large intake of blood periodically.

The Bone-Dissolving Blood Corpse not only needed to consume blood but also required the use of close relatives’ corpses for refining to avoid backlash.

“Really, the more powerful the corpse refining, the more evil the methods.”

“I wonder if that ‘Endless Guileful Head’ I drew from the system will be the same?”

Lu Changsheng thought of the ‘Endless Guileful Head’ he had won from the system.

According to the system’s description, this Endless Guileful Head was quite formidable, one of the ‘Corpse Deception Sect’s’ top corpse fiends.

“Should I take that thing out to have a look?”

“Anyway, with Mount Sumeru at hand, it can’t create any commotion.”

“And from the system’s products, there should be an acknowledgment of the master, so it won’t exhibit any man-eating behavior.”

Lu Changsheng mused for a moment, thinking of extracting the Endless Guileful Head he drew as a prize from the system.

Otherwise, if left in the system space at home, it might just collect dust forever.

“Extract!”

Lu Changsheng looked at the Endless Guileful Head in the system space, his mental spirit stirring slightly.