“Yes, Mountain Master!”
“Yes, Father!”
Upon hearing these words, everyone responded respectfully.
After leaving Lingcui Cliff, Lu Changsheng went to the Lu Family Mansion and found Lu Miaoyun. He took out a Technique Jade Slip and said, “Yun’er, spend some time comprehending this cultivation technique.”
“If there is anything you’re puzzled about or don’t understand, come and ask me and Zi Xiao.”
Lu Changsheng handed over the Heavenly Longevity Technique to Lu Miaoyun and spoke out loud.
“A cultivation technique?”
Lu Miaoyun, upon hearing this, was somewhat surprised but still nodded and replied, “Yes, husband.”
Then she inspected the Technique Jade Slip.
“That’s right, before venturing outside, I obtained a Third Rank Spirit Plant, which I’ve planted on the cliff behind Lingcui Cliff.”
“Once you’ve comprehended this technique, you can go to the back cliff and refine the Spirit Plant into a ‘Life-bound Spiritual Root.’ That way, you can attempt Foundation Establishment and even Core Formation in the future.”
Lu Changsheng gently pinched his wife’s fair and beautiful cheeks and said soothingly with a smile.
Owing to Lu Miaoyun and others’ consumption of beautifying elixirs, their appearance still looked like that of someone in their late twenties.
“A Third Rank Spirit Plant.”
Lu Miaoyun bit her lip and said softly, “Husband, there’s only one Spirit Plant at home. This technique could be given to Huanhuan sister, or Zhenzhen, and Xi Yue for their cultivation…”
“I told you to cultivate it, so be obedient and focus on your cultivation.”
“I will naturally have arrangements for Huanhuan and Zhenzhen later on.”
Lu Changsheng commanded, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
“Alright, I’ll listen to my husband.”
Lu Miaoyun, hearing this, showed a smiling face and responded obediently.
“That’s the spirit.”
Lu Changsheng kissed his wife’s cheek and laughed.
He thought about it and mentioned the matter to Lu Miaohuan and Qu Zhenzhen.
After all, he believed in not the scarcity but the inequality of possessions.
He felt it was better to explain proactively to avoid any unhappiness later on from his wife.
Lu Miaohuan, when she heard this, had no objections. She had seen all that Lu Miaoyun had done over the years and greatly approved of her younger sister. ȑ𝒶NôВƐS̩
Moreover, practicing the Heavenly Longevity Technique meant not being able to stray too far from the Spirit Plant, making it impossible to leave Bi Lake Mountain.
After the family stabilized, she still intended to visit the Jinyang Sect in Yue Country with Lu Changsheng to see their son.
As for Qu Zhenzhen, she was indifferent, believing it only natural for Lu Changsheng to give the Technique Jade Slip to Lu Miaoyun.
Among the wives at home, she could say she was the most carefree, never competing for anything and always being pampered.
After making this clear, Lu Changsheng thought of the Mount Sumeru Tree King in his System Space.
“The Mount Sumeru Tree King is a Third Rank Demon King. Hiding its aura won’t be simple with ordinary formations.”
“Given Zi Xiao’s current condition, it’s best not to set up a Great Formation just yet. I’ll wait until I’ve refined the Nine Treasure Jade Ruyi, improved Zi Xiao’s health somewhat, and have the formations ready before releasing the Mount Sumeru Tree King.”
After pondering for a moment, Lu Changsheng made up his mind.
….
Half a year later.
Changsheng Hall, within the closed-door cultivation cave.
“Boom, boom, boom—”
Lu Changsheng’s form was seated cross-legged, with a thunderous rumble resounding within him, emanating a surge of terrifying aura.
This aura filled the entire cave, causing Lu Changsheng’s body to tremble slightly, as if a tiny boat in the ocean about to be capsized by the huge waves.
“Clang, clang, clang—”
The mana and spiritual light surged and tumbled in Lu Changsheng’s chest, causing his face to show a look of pain.
He was undergoing the final step of fusing the Nine Treasure Jade Ruyi into his Life-bound Treasured Bone!
As the Nine Treasure Jade Ruyi was about to transform into his Life-bound Treasured Bone, Lu Changsheng’s ribcage seemed to be forged by countless divine craftsmen, resounding with sonorous sounds.
Spiritual energy rushed wildly into his ribcage at that moment.
Lu Changsheng also extracted several Spirit Stones and Elixir Medicines, swallowing them to stimulate the fusion of the Life-bound Treasured Bone.
“Boom!”
Time was indiscernible, but eventually, his chest suddenly grew hot, shining with dazzling brilliance, bursting forth with a terrifying fluctuation of aura.
This terrifying force was felt by Xi Yue and Ling Zixiao inside Changsheng Hall, and many people on Bi Yun Peak sensed this aura at that moment as well.
“Huff, huff, huff—”
Above Changsheng Hall, clouds and mist tumbled and surged, even forming a small vortex of spiritual energy in sync with the rise and fall of Lu Changsheng’s chest.
“What’s happening with Changsheng?”
“Such a terrifying aura!”
Ling Zixiao and Xi Yue both looked towards Lu Changsheng’s closed-door cultivation cave, unsure of the situation inside.
“What’s going on?”
“A vortex of spiritual energy—could it be that someone is attempting Foundation Establishment?”
“I previously saw Lady Miaoge’s breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, which was clearly much larger than this.”
“Who in our home is now capable of breaking through to Foundation Establishment?”
People on Bi Yun Peak were all confused, not understanding the commotion happening at home.
Lu Changsheng was unaware of the disturbance he was causing.
At the moment, his chest was heaving, and his Life-bound Treasured Bone was gradually taking shape, shining like a bright sun, brilliantly luminous.
As the divine power from the Life-bound Treasured Bone ebbed and flowed, strands of nine-colored radiance moved through his body, making him acutely aware of a mysterious and profound power awakening within him.
Above his ribcage, densely packed, complex, and mysterious runes emerged, like inscriptions from a heavenly book.
This was Divine Skill!
Innate Divine Ability!
Energy Refining Cultivators and Foundation Establishment Cultivators could only practice techniques.
Only Nascent Soul Immortals began to comprehend and master Divine Skills!
And at this moment, with the aid of the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art and the Nine Treasure Jade Ruyi, Lu Changsheng, still in the Foundation Establishment Stage, began to grasp Divine Skills!
Not just any Divine Skills, but Nine Great Divine Abilities!