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Chapter 404 - 172: Reduce Expenses and Increase Income, 99 Mysterious Talisman Scripture!_1
Chapter 404 - 172: Reduce Expenses and Increase Income, 99 Mysterious Talisman Scripture!_1
Three months later.
In the residential area of Red Leaf Valley Market.
Lu Changsheng cycled the ’Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture,’ his body surrounded by seven sword radiances, elegant and fierce, fluctuating unpredictably, making his robes billow and flutter.
As nature’s spiritual energy continued to sweep over him, the Sword Qi around his body became even sharper, forming a powerful spiritual pressure.
"Boom!"
With a thunderous noise inside his body, the spiritual pressure gradually dissipated.
"Three years and seven months, Foundation Establishment Second Level."
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, a faint smile forming on his lips.
He then inwardly examined his divine sense to check his condition after the breakthrough.
His Dantian’s sea of Qi had expanded again, able to hold even more liquified mana.
With the breakthrough in cultivation level, his divine sense also improved slightly.
However, as his divine sense had already expanded to 150 zhang under the effects of the Purple Mansion Elixir, this breakthrough only added about another seven or eight zhang to its range.
"I wonder when I will be able to draw alchemy skills through the system."
"Otherwise, this way, the elixir medicines of the Qi Refinement Realm will be almost useless to me, with very minimal effects."
Lu Changsheng glanced at the empty bottles of Condensing Energy Elixirs beside him and exhaled softly.
In a large marketplace like Qingyun Market, with big shops like Qingyun Commerce Guild and Elixir Cauldron Pavilion, you can still buy some elixirs that advance Foundation Establishment cultivation if you’re willing to spend the money.
But it’s harder in a marketplace like Red Leaf Valley.
Even elixirs that enhance Energy Refinement Late Stage cultivation level are in limited supply.
Otherwise, with the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp to refine elixir toxicity and burn mana, his cultivation speed could be twice as fast.
Without thinking too much more, after slightly stabilizing his mana, Lu Changsheng cast a ’Cleansing Technique’ on himself.
He cleared away the slight impurities and dust brought by the marrow cleansing during his breakthrough, walking out of the practice room feeling refreshed and clear-headed.
"Congratulations to Mr. Lu on reaching the Second Level of Foundation Establishment!"
In the living room, Xiao Xiyue looked at Lu Changsheng, her stunning face breaking into a gentle smile.
Nine months pregnant, her abdomen was now prominently round.
But this did not detract from her beauty.
Instead, it added a mature and full-bodied charm to her figure.
Her icy skin and bone structure, along with her pure and serene face, also began to exude an enchanting maternal charm over time.
It turned her original coolness entirely into a gentle beauty.
Her every move revealed a holy and pure beauty.
"It’s just a minor breakthrough," he remarked.
"If it weren’t for this little one, Xi Yue, you would have been close to breaking through as well," said Lu Changsheng, looking tenderly at Xiao Xiyue.
"Even without this little one, I wouldn’t have broken through to the Second Level of Foundation Establishment so quickly," Xiao Xiyue gently said, touching her belly.
Although she had cultivated alongside Lu Changsheng and made rapid progress, she still spent time consolidating her cultivation foundations after each dual cultivation session.
Unlike Lu Changsheng, who constantly burned mana with the Seven Luminaries Heart Lamp to refine his foundations.
Moreover, aside from cultivating, she also had to take time out every day to practice her techniques and divine skills.
Therefore, she was quite surprised at how quickly Lu Changsheng had broken through to the Second Level of Foundation Establishment.
After all, she knew from her daily interactions with Lu Changsheng that he only spent two or three hours a day on cultivation.
And after witnessing Lu Changsheng deal with two Foundation Establishment robber cultivators, she instinctively thought he must have spent a lot of time cultivating his divine technique and skills.
Otherwise, how could he possess such divine abilities?
Having to spend time with his wives and children, as well as cultivate divine technique and skills, and also focus on the Talisman Path,
it was naturally surprising to her that his cultivation could progress so swiftly under these circumstances.
However, she did not ask further, knowing that Lu Changsheng had great secrets and a rare spiritual or possibly Taoist body.
Otherwise, with a Ninth Grade Spiritual Root, such speed in cultivation would be impossible.
"You’ve worked hard, Xi Yue," Lu Changsheng said gently, taking a seat beside her.
He tenderly stroked Xiao Xiyue’s rounded, fair, and soft belly with his palm.
"It’s not hard work. For me, this is also cultivation, an experience," Xiao Xiyue gently shook her head.
Since becoming pregnant, she could clearly sense a change in her mental state.
It allowed her new insights and understandings of the Supreme Forgetful Love Technique,
considering it as part of the myriad experiences and practices of mortal life.
Lu Changsheng’s mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this.
He thought to himself that this Supreme Forgetful Love Technique really made one continuously associate everything with cultivation.
After chatting with Xiao Xiyue for a while, Lu Changsheng mentioned he’d return to Qing Zhu Mountain for a visit.
Although Xiao Xiyue was pregnant and he was spending more time and energy here,
he couldn’t just neglect Qing Zhu Mountain and Ruyi Prefecture.
He would still go back every month or two to handle various matters, check on his wives and children, and additionally, work on conceiving more children.
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Now, the total number of his children had reached one hundred forty-six.
After returning to Qing Zhu Mountain, as usual, Lu Changsheng inquired about the cultivation situations of his children and Bai Ling.
His son Lu Xianzhi had been stuck at the Middle Stage of Qi Refinement and remained at the Third Level.
Lu Changsheng hadn’t given him any Breakthrough Elixir,
allowing him to gradually overcome the bottleneck on his own.
After all, using Breakthrough Elixirs at this stage would inevitably affect later progress.
Despite being a Ninth Grade Spiritual Root with basically no potential for further growth, Lu Changsheng believed it was best to break through on one’s own if possible, and there was no rush for time.
Lu Quanzhen had also reached the Third Level of Qi Refinement.
His daughters Lu Ruyi and Lu Yun, on the other hand, were at the Second Level.
As for Bai Ling, she had long since broken through to the Fourth Level of Qi Refinement,
and it was estimated that before long, she would reach the Fifth Level.
This pace left Lu Changsheng astounded.
In just three short years, even without his provision of elixir medicines, she had cultivated to the Fourth Level of Qi Refinement and was close to breaking through to the Fifth Level.