Chapter 159: Changsheng, Are You Willing to Join the Blue Cloud Sect!

Three days later, a spirit boat landed outside Qingzhu Mountain.

Lu Changsheng took Bai Ling and Grandma Zhao into Qingzhu Mountain.

Now, as an elder of the Lu Family, it was easy for Lu Changsheng to bring two people into Qingzhu Valley.

A simple explanation was all that was needed and there was no need for further registration.

“Husband, who are these two?” Lu Miaoyun asked as she looked at Bai Ling, who was holding Lu Changsheng’s hand with a shy expression.

In the past, Lu Changsheng often brought women home, but in recent years, he had hardly brought anyone from outside.

Now, seeing Bai Ling like this, she even thought she might be Lu Changsheng’s daughter from outside.

After all, with so many maids by her husband’s side, it was plausible that a few children might be wandering outside, ones she hadn’t seen before.

“Yun’er, this is Bai Ling,”

Lu Changsheng explained Bai Ling’s situation to Lu Miaoyun, but he didn’t go into detail.

He just said that he passed by a village and rescued Bai Ling, who had Spirit Roots and decent talent, and brought her back to Qingzhu Mountain.

Lu Miaoyun, who was naturally intelligent, had been married to Lu Changsheng for so many years and immediately understood some implications from his words.

Knowing that Bai Ling could be valued by her husband like this, she must be extraordinary.

Maybe when she grew up, she would even become their sister.

She then settled Bai Ling and Grandma Zhao in the estate to take care of them.

Three days later, Lu Yuanding came to find Lu Changsheng.

He told him that the auction hosted by the four major families in the Hongye Valley market would begin in three months.

The Lu Family would provide a batch of high-quality Talisman materials.

The Bai Family would bring out a batch of premium spirit birds.

The Yu Family and the Zheng Family would also offer a batch of high-quality resources.

Moreover, the four major families also invited other families, forces, and Rouge Cultivators to participate in the auction.

“Father-in-law, these are the top-quality Talisman materials I’ve prepared.”

“All of them are top-quality Talisman materials.”

Lu Yuanding had already discussed with him beforehand, so Lu Changsheng immediately understood his intentions and took out a stack of top-quality Talisman materials.

These Talisman materials were all rare and excellent ones among the top-quality Talisman materials.

“Very good, Changsheng, thank you for your hard work.”

Lu Yuanding looked at the Talisman materials with a pleased smile.

He patted Lu Changsheng on the shoulder and said, “Rest assured, the family will subsidize you according to your contributions for these Talisman materials.”

“Now that I’m also an elder of the family, it’s only right for me to contribute to the family.”

Lu Changsheng smiled and replied.

First-tier top-quality Talisman materials and second-tier Talisman materials were extremely rare for ordinary cultivators.

Usually, one would have to make appointments and compete to purchase them.

But for him, they were just a few spirit stones in cost.

Hearing this, Lu Yuanding was deeply moved.

After all, in his eyes, although Lu Changsheng’s Talisman Dao was good, he was still only a first-tier Talisman Master and had not yet advanced to a second-tier Talisman Master.

Wanting to draw so many high-quality Talisman materials is not easy.

It must have taken a lot of time and effort.

Perhaps, in order to draw these Talisman materials, it even led to a loss for himself.

Looking at Lu Changsheng with deep emotion, Lu Yuanding spoke up, saying, “Changsheng, I heard from Miaoge before that she was able to break through the ninth stage of Qi Refining because you gave her a Pill.”

“It’s good that you have such intentions, and as a father, I’m also happy, but you also need to consider yourself more.”

“Now that you have so many wives and children relying on you alone, the expenses are already substantial. In the future, don’t spend like this anymore.”

Lu Yuanding spoke seriously to Lu Changsheng.

Originally, he wasn’t happy that Lu Changsheng married his two daughters at once.

But as time went on and he saw how well Lu Changsheng treated his two daughters, and didn’t treat them as just tools for reproduction, his unhappiness gradually faded.

He began to regard Lu Changsheng as a half-son.

So he also hoped that Lu Changsheng could focus on his own cultivation.

Don’t waste resources and delay his own progress.

He had also heard about Lu Changsheng’s methods of raising children.

As long as the children were detected to have Spirit Roots, he would purchase pills to build a foundation for them.

All his wives, concubines, and children usually consumed spirit rice.

This made him shake his head.

Even though Lu Changsheng was a Talisman Master with a hundred acres of spiritual fields rewarded by the Lu Family, a spiritual Talisman shop, and a cave mansion in the Hongye Valley market, he couldn’t afford such expenses.

“Changsheng understands. That Pill was obtained by chance, and I don’t need it for myself at the moment, so I gave it to Sister Miaoge.”

Lu Changsheng smiled and said.

“Well, it’s good that you have such intentions, but you should still focus on your own cultivation.”

“When you advance to the second-tier Talisman Master, save up more spirit stones. Maybe you can go to the Immortal City and buy a Foundation Establishment Pill to try to break through Foundation Establishment.”

Lu Yuanding said so.

He naturally knew about Lu Changsheng’s breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Refining.

If one breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining in his thirties, even if he has ninth-grade spiritual roots, there is hope for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although this hope was very slim.

But at least there was a glimmer of hope.

“Father-in-law, you also know that I’m not a person with great ambitions, so I don’t want any elusive Foundation Establishment.”

“Instead of spending so many spirit stone resources on the slim probability of Foundation Establishment, it’s better to spend these spirit stones on the children.”

“Maybe one of these children will achieve Foundation Establishment in the future.”

Lu Changsheng grinned.

He naturally knew that Lu Yuanding meant well and was trying to comfort him.

Spending all his spirit stones on his wives and children would indeed burden himself.

But he couldn’t speak directly about this matter, so he continued with the same rhetoric.

“Well, as long as you know it in your heart,” Lu Yuanding said, no longer persuading.

He then casually chatted, “Time really flies. In another two years, Qingshan and Qingzhu will also be at the age to detect their Spirit Roots.”

“I think Qingshan is quite spiritual. He should have Spirit Roots, and good ones at that.”

Lu Changsheng nodded with a smile.

Among his many children, he had high hopes for Qingshan.

Not only did he have a medium-grade Spirit Root, but he also had a Metallic Body.

He was truly promising!

“Sister Miaoge has a fifth-grade Spirit Root, so I believe Qingzhu’s Spirit Root should be good too,” Lu Changsheng added.

Although his son was indeed impressive, he couldn’t forget about his daughter.

Especially in front of his father-in-law.

“Hehe,” Lu Yuanding smiled at this, but there was still a hint of worry in his eyes.

After all, it was quite common for children to not inherit their parents’ Spirit Roots.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

In this month, Lu Changsheng had three more children.

It’s worth mentioning that Bai Ling completed her Qi Refining breakthrough to the first stage five days ago, without relying on any Pills.

Breaking through to the first stage of Qi Refining in just over a month without any Pill support surprised Lu Changsheng.

He couldn’t help but marvel at how the gap in talent between individuals was sometimes even greater than that between humans and apes.

At the same time, he also had more expectations for this little girl’s development.

In the cultivation room.

“I’ve condensed another drop of spiritual energy,”

Lu Changsheng said as he opened his eyes and exhaled lightly.

“My cultivation method is either dual cultivation or pill consumption. It feels like I’m completely on the wrong path.”

“But with the Seven Stars Heart Lamp detoxifying Pills, and condensing foundations, my spiritual energy is pure and righteous, so it shouldn’t be considered the wrong path.”

Lu Changsheng sighed as he looked at the liquid spiritual energy in his dantian lake.

Leaving the cultivation room, he informed his wives and concubines, then prepared to head to the Hongye Valley market.

He had stayed at home for so long, it was time to go and help Xiao Xiyue with her Yin-Yang dual cultivation.

With still over a month left before the auction at the Hongye Valley market, Lu Miaohuan, Lu Miaoyun, and others expressed their desire to go and see.

“I’m going to take care of some business this time, and I’ll come back to pick you up when it’s time,” Lu Changsheng said immediately upon hearing his wife’s words.

After comforting his wives and concubines, he rode a steel-feathered eagle to the Hongye Valley market.

Walking through the market, Lu Changsheng could see that the flow of people had significantly increased.

There were also more patrols and law enforcement personnel from the four major families on the streets.

Obviously, it was because of the upcoming auction.

“If at this time, there are any demonic cultivators or evil cultivators causing trouble, I’m afraid the market won’t recover for three to five years.”

“But with the ancestor of the Yu Family sitting here, and the ancestors of the four major families coming over at the time, it’s unlikely that anyone will cause trouble,” Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He also knew that running a market wasn’t that simple.

He arrived at his “Peace Talisman Hall” and asked Gao He about the general situation of the shop, then looked at the account books.

Now, apart from the top-quality Talisman materials he provided himself, the shop made a profit of about two hundred spirit stones each month from selling and purchasing low-level Talisman materials, Talisman paper, and spiritual ink.

This amount wasn’t much, but it was still acceptable.

If we include the three top-quality Talisman materials he provided each month, it would be eight hundred spirit stones.

While chatting with Gao He, he learned that his top-quality Talisman materials were very popular and had a good reputation.

Lu Changsheng thought about it and decided to increase the number of top-quality Talisman materials provided each month from three to five.

It’s not that he didn’t want to earn more money.

It’s just that his supply of Talisman materials was indeed limited.

Every time he closed himself off for cultivation or was busy with something else, he didn’t have time to make Talismans.

He could only use up his inventory.

And he still had to provide a batch of Talisman materials to the Lu Family every month.

If he provided a large quantity of goods to his own shop while also supplying the Lu Family, it would seem like his Talisman rate was too high.

So he could only take it slow.

After revealing his second-tier Talisman Master status publicly, he would gradually increase the quantity of top-quality Talisman materials.

After looking at the account book and seeing that his shop was gradually on the right track and making a profit, Lu Changsheng didn’t inquire or worry too much.

He planned to let his children come and experience it in a few years.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng went to the Lu Family’s spiritual Talisman shop to chat with his wife, Lu Miaoge, and increase their bond through dual cultivation.

After accompanying Lu Miaoge, Lu Changsheng went to the cave mansion area to accompany Xiao Xiyue.

Among his many wives and concubines, only with Xiao Xiyue did he experience the most pleasure from dual cultivation, and the effect was the best.

With his help in Yin-Yang dual cultivation, Xiao Xiyue’s foundation had finally shown some improvement.

It could be seen that the cracks and gaps in her foundation had been repaired to some extent.

Lu Changsheng estimated with Xiao Xiyue that with about thirty more sessions, they could completely repair the cracks and gaps in her foundation.

Afterward.

“At the Hongye Valley market, there will be an auction in a while. Could you help me auction off these Talisman scrolls?”

Lu Changsheng held Xiao Xiyue and took out a stack of second-tier Talisman scrolls from his storage bag.

He didn’t have many spirit stones on him, only a little over six thousand, all obtained from Meng Yibai. But spirit stones were not easy to come by.

Now that there was an auction, Lu Changsheng planned to take this opportunity to sell a batch of Talisman scrolls.

After all, his second-tier Talisman scrolls were not easy to sell at the Hongye Valley market.

In other major markets, they could only be sold for about sixty to seventy percent of their value, definitely not as good as at this auction.

“Second-tier Talisman scrolls?” Xiao Xiyue was surprised to see Lu Changsheng take out about twenty Talisman scrolls.

Then she asked, “Changsheng, did you make these Talisman scrolls yourself, or?”

She naturally knew that Lu Changsheng was a Talisman Master.

But she didn’t know about his Talisman-making skills.

She had only heard from Hong Yi during the ten-year agreement that Lu Changsheng was a high-grade Talisman Master.

But seeing so many Talisman scrolls at once made her feel like Lu Changsheng had made them himself.

“Some of them I made myself, and some were given to me by kind people,” Lu Changsheng replied.

Since Xiao Xiyue already knew about his attempts to break through to Foundation Establishment and the Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Base, he didn’t mind revealing other aspects as well.

After all, he, Lu Changsheng, wasn’t just mooching off others.

Since he wanted to bring this girl to his home, he naturally had to show some of his own strength and charm.

“Changsheng, you’ve reached the second tier in Talisman crafting!?”

Xiao Xiyue’s stunning face showed a look of astonishment and disbelief.

As an outer disciple of the Blue Cloud Sect, they had to learn all the hundred arts of cultivation.

Core disciples could choose to specialize. So she knew very well how difficult it was to advance one’s cultivation arts to the second tier.

In the Blue Cloud Sect, ninety percent of disciples spent decades just to advance one cultivation art to the second tier.

And Lu Changsheng, in just over ten years, not only broke through to Foundation Establishment but also became a second-tier Talisman Master.

This was simply astonishing.

You see, every cultivator’s energy is limited.

Diluting one’s focus to pursue multiple endeavors inevitably hinders cultivation.

That’s why in the Blue Cloud Sect, only outer disciples are required to learn all the hundred arts of cultivation, while inner disciples can choose for themselves.

“Just a second-tier Talisman Master, and Xiyue, you’re making such a fuss?”

Lu Changsheng chuckled lightly at Xiao Xiyue’s surprised expression, speaking lightly.

But deep down, he felt a bit pleased.

It is said that if you don’t return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in fine clothes at night.

Even after years of cultivation, Lu Changsheng still felt like an ordinary person.

He still liked young and beautiful celestial maidens and had some desire to appear saintly in front of others.

Unfortunately, circumstances didn’t allow for that.

For the sake of stability, he had to live humbly, concealing these desires.

Now, he could only reveal a glimpse of it in front of Xiao Xiyue.

“I just didn’t expect, Changseng, your talent in Talisman crafting to be so astonishing,”

Xiao Xiyue smiled, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of admiration as she looked at Lu Changsheng.

In this brutal world of cultivation, most people were influenced by the survival of the fittest mentality.

And Lu Changsheng was her beloved. Seeing the excellence of her beloved made her feel different.

“I also broke through to the second tier in Talisman crafting after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, and my spiritual consciousness greatly increased,”

Lu Changsheng said with a light smile, shaking his head.

Although it was a lie, spiritual consciousness did indeed help with Talisman crafting.

Or rather, having spiritual consciousness made everything easier.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator was willing to spend time studying the hundred arts of cultivation, they would definitely be much better than ordinary cultivators, several times or even dozens of times better.

“But this also shows your extraordinary talent in this area,” Xiao Xiyue said with a crescent-shaped smile, as if she had just remembered something. She asked, “By the way, Changsheng, what are your plans for the future?”

“Plans?” Lu Changsheng hadn’t expected Xiao Xiyue to suddenly ask about this.

He pondered slightly and said, “Actually, I don’t have too big aspirations. I’ve come this far mainly due to some opportunities and good luck.”

“If I were to make plans, I would wait until the children grow up and then seek out a spiritual land to establish my own cultivation family,” Lu Changsheng said.

“Seek out a spiritual land to establish a family,” Xiao Xiyue nodded thoughtfully.

She also knew that Lu Changsheng liked children and had many of them.

It made sense for him to consider establishing his own family in the future.

“Changsheng, if you want to establish a family, you first need to find a spiritual land. Currently, most of the spiritual lands in Jiang Country are occupied. Unless you go to the Great Dream Marsh, the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, or the borders of other countries, where it’s cold and desolate.”

“Have you ever considered joining the Blue Cloud Sect?” Xiao Xiyue asked.

She had just heard that Lu Changsheng had the skills of a second-tier Talisman Master, and she wanted to invite him to join the Blue Cloud Sect.

It wasn’t so much about recruiting for the sect; she simply thought that now that Lu Changsheng had reached Foundation Establishment, he might consider seeking a better environment.

In Jiang Country, the Blue Cloud Sect, as one of the three major immortal sects under the Heavenly Sword Sect’s dominance, naturally counted as a good option.

“Join the Blue Cloud Sect?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow at the question.

“That’s right, Changsheng. With your skills as a second-tier Talisman Master, you can enter the Blue Cloud Sect as a guest cultivator.”

“And the Blue Cloud Sect has many Spirit Vain territories available for rent or sale. Once you’re in the Blue Cloud Sect and have contributed for a certain period, I can also try to arrange for the sect leader to allocate a good spiritual land for you,” Xiao Xiyue explained gently.

“Just a second-tier skill is enough to enter the Blue Cloud Sect?”

Lu Changsheng asked, intrigued.

He wasn’t opposed to joining the Blue Cloud Sect. After all, it’s good to have the support of a powerful sect. With the Blue Cloud Sect as a backing, his actions would be much more stable and convenient.

He had heard before about the pathway of entering the Blue Cloud Sect through one’s skills when he was at the Blue Cloud Commercial Hall.

Now, hearing it from Xiao Xiyue made him consider it even more seriously, especially the part about potentially obtaining a good spiritual land through the sect.

Of course, he had also considered the difficulty of obtaining a good Spirit Vain territory on his own before, knowing that it was a challenging task. Renting or purchasing from an immortal sect seemed like a much better option.

“Of course not. Second-tier skills are just the threshold,”

Xiao Xiyue explained further.

“Every three years, the Blue Cloud Sect holds a Hundred Arts Conference, where they recruit formation masters, alchemists, artifact refining masters, and talisman masters from the outside world. As long as you pass the assessment, you can enter the Blue Cloud Sect as a guest cultivator. But I believe that with your talent in the Talisman Dao, you’ll definitely pass the assessment.”

“I see,” Lu Changsheng nodded in understanding.

Lu Changsheng hadn’t expected that the Blue Cloud Sect recruited talents through such a method.

It made him wonder if the recommendation he received from the Blue Cloud Commercial Hall before was also related to this Hundred Arts Conference.

“Speaking of which, I heard that the Blue Cloud Commercial Hall can recommend people to enter the Blue Cloud Sect. Is it related to this Hundred Arts Conference?” he asked.

“That’s right. Although the Blue Cloud Sect recruits talents from the outside world, they can’t accept just anyone. Candidates must have a clean background, so there’s a rigorous selection process. They either become guest cultivators under the Blue Cloud Sect’s influence, passing through numerous assessments, or they have a recommendation from a Blue Cloud Sect elder as a guarantee,” Xiao Xiyue explained.

“As long as you’re willing, I can take care of this recommendation quota for you,” she added.

“That’s not urgent for now,” Lu Changsheng replied after some thought. “Currently, it’s not suitable for me to reveal my talent in the Talisman Dao. And it’s also inconvenient to reveal my cultivation level. So, I think it’s better to wait a few years before trying to enter the Blue Cloud Sect through Talisman making.”

“Okay,” Xiao Xiyue nodded in understanding.

She knew the importance of timing and agreed with Lu Changsheng’s decision. She wanted to help him, just as he had been helping her.

Thinking about her preparations before leaving the mountain this time, she blushed slightly.