Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1866: 481: The Five Venoms Sect Hierarch’s Shock! (part 3)
Previously on Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family...
Yan Lan's talent stands out remarkably in front of him. Reaching this level as a loose cultivator proves her remarkable skill without question, so Lu Changsheng feels inclined to back her up.
"Hmm... nine more years..."
Yan Lan clearly understands the significance of hitting one hundred and fifty years old for someone at Foundation Establishment Peak. A sudden quiver hit her heart, and she murmured softly afterward.
Next to her, Yu Fei trembled too, her lovely eyes brimming with surprise and delight as she gazed at her sister and Lu Changsheng.
"The City Lord is about to host a feast where multiple Third Rank Demon Cores will become available. I'll check if I can buy one. You've focused on cultivation for so long, so get ready properly."
Lu Changsheng spoke gently to Yan Lan.
Her aptitude shines, yet her loose cultivator days early on brought scarce supplies and a so-so base.
Her advance to Foundation Establishment Late Stage came thanks to the Second Rank Advanced Level Breakthrough Elixir from his proposal to Yu Fei, making her odds of reaching the True Elixir realm quite low.
She'd need complete access to Coagulation Crystal Elixirs, Five Elements Spirit Fruit, along with various other Core Formation Spiritual Objects.
Still, since Yan Lan and Yu Fei serve as his concubines through shared gains, he won't pour out resources just for their progress.
"Husband, this... isn't it going to cost too much..."
A shiver ran through Yan Lan at his words, her expression mixing delight and worry as she replied.
For Lu Changsheng, forming a False Core counts as merely decent.
Yet for her, it's an extravagant dream, a treasure beyond reach!
She knew full well of Lu Changsheng's role as a Third-rank Talisman Master and Vice City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City, with the means to get Third Rank Demon Cores, but she never dared dream he'd aid her in securing one for her False Core breakthrough.
In truth, even if auctioned off, neither she nor her sister would fetch the price of a single Third Rank Demon Core.
"If you manage to break through, it won't go to waste, though I can't promise I'll get one."
Lu Changsheng replied with a grin, avoiding any hint of simplicity.
"Thank you, Husband!"
Even so, Yan Lan expressed her thanks with tears welling up.
At her side, Yu Fei conveyed her appreciation to Lu Changsheng in a more physical way.
Their bond runs deeper than most blood sisters, and witnessing her sibling's shot at Core Formation fills her with joy.
"To show your thanks, bear a few more kids."
Lu Changsheng flipped around and rose to his feet.
His support for Yan Lan stems not only from her status as concubine and potential aid post-breakthrough, but also from how rarely his wives and concubines can bear children.
Taking a Nascent Soul Female Cultivator as a concubine proves extremely tough, nearly out of reach, forcing him to raise them up on his own.
His words sparked memories in the two women of the old tales surrounding their husband.
His passion for weddings, concubines, and offspring... a clan overflowing with heirs.
"Husband~"
Yan Lan disliked the idea of more pregnancies, content with just one child, while Yu Fei yearned for additional ones, dreaming of offspring as talented as Lu Ping’an, Lu Qingshan, and Lu Wangshu.
Still, chances to encounter Lu Changsheng remained scarce through the years.
With one at Foundation Establishment and the other at Nascent Soul, conception didn't come simply.
The cave mansion soon brimmed with amorous warmth for a spell.
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Other affairs kept Lu Changsheng from lingering long in cultivation at Misty Rain Market.
After a seven-day stay, he headed back to Bi Lake Mountain for secluded training, aiming to remake and enhance his Life-bound Magic Treasure [Yin Yang Chart].
Meanwhile, reports on the [Vast Sand Illusion Realm] flowed from the Endless Wilderness into Jiang Country, Yue Country, and surrounding lands.
As a Nascent Soul powerhouse in Jin Kingdom, the Five Poisons Cult Leader got the key details right away.
"Yangming True Master destroyed the Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch’s Magic Body and slew the Purple Grey True Monarch!?"
Clad in an opulent purple-red robe topped with a Silver Crown Hairpin, the Five Poisons Cult Leader's refined and stately features twisted in astonishment.
She had clashed with Yangming True Master in the past, feeling his might firsthand.
His arsenal of techniques rivaled a Nascent Soul expert's.
What stunned her most was his dual path in magic and body, rendering him resistant to the toxins in her mana.
Without that, victory over her would have demanded a heavy toll.
Yet she hadn't foreseen that within mere years, Yangming True Master would eliminate Nascent Soul foes—and two in succession.
The Purple Grey True Monarch's Nascent Soul Spirit Body had been obliterated too.
Though reports pointed to teamwork with Azure Phoenix True Monarch in slaying Purple Grey True Monarch, it underscored his prowess all the same.
"Even advancing from Core Formation Seventh Layer to Ninth Layer wouldn't yield such a leap..."
Her mana essence stolen by Lu Changsheng, Ayoudo recalled Yangming True Master at just Core Formation Seventh Layer during their fight.
That knowledge fueled her disbelief.
"Lord of the Holy Bright Dynasty..."
Through the years, the Five Poisons Cult Leader had mulled over whether Yangming True Master had tricked her long ago.
Claims of ruling as Central State's emperor, reborn for cultivation, Supreme Dragon Emperor Dao Body, Yin Yang Great Dao, Great Dao Nascent Soul—each tale outdid the last in wild improbability.
She scoured countless ancient scrolls, finding zero matching lore.
But this latest news convinced Ayoudo completely.
She accepted it wholly, no doubts lingering!
A typical Nascent Soul elder reborn via possession couldn't pull off slaying Nascent Soul True Lords while at Core Formation, much less two.
Only a being beyond Nascent Soul, a Deity Transformation stage entity!
"The reports say the Lord employed a Life Burning Secret Technique then; unsure if he's in peril now..."
Though intel hinted at Yangming True Master's fondness for Azure Phoenix True Monarch, turning him into her loyal follower willing to hazard his life, Ayoudo saw the deeper intent.
Supreme Dragon Emperor Dao Body!
Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao!
He sought to harness Azure Phoenix True Monarch for forging the Dragon Emperor Dao Body and Yin Yang Great Dao.
"As a Deity Transformation Lord, the reincarnated sovereign of the Holy Bright Dynasty, he'd never endanger himself for a mere woman."
The Five Poisons Cult Leader stared at the Message Jade Scroll clutched in her palm, musing briefly before declaring: "Call an attendant; relay my command: starting today, lock down the mountain gates, and alert me to any stirrings at once!"
Back when she and Yangming True Master escaped Myriad Demon Abyss side by side, Ming Sha True Monarch spotted them and blabbed about it.
It hadn't truly harmed her then, but with Yangming True Master's current splash, Nascent Soul cultivators might track him via her.
Forgetting far-off threats, Ming Sha True Monarch alone wouldn't spare him.
Particularly after Yangming True Master offed Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch, earning Beast God Mountain's ire, and with Ming Sha True Monarch's strong links to them.
In this scenario, she had to ramp up her vigilance to the max.
Stepping out of the main hall, surveying the Five Poisons Cult sprawled before her, an unexpected wave of yearning for Yangming True Master washed over her.
But picturing him now entwined in Yin Yang Great Dao dual cultivation with Azure Phoenix True Monarch stirred a sharp envy in her.
A sudden hitch gripped the Five Poisons Cult Leader's heart, as she realized this stemmed from the Seven Absolute Love Gu's sway.
Though separated by vast distances, allowing her to curb these sentiments, the influence persisted subtly.
Especially after reading of Yangming True Master's Nascent Soul kills, a rush of unchecked feelings flooded her.
Yet, weighing Yangming True Master's state, she chose not to quash this sentiment.
Aware that stifling it now would mean, without purging the Love Gu, a torrent of emotions upon reunion.
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In contrast to the Five Poisons Cult Leader, the Yin Ming Ghost Sect and Heavenly Corpse Sect Master stared in stunned silence at the reports.
The Yinming Ghost King felt it most acutely.
Once Ming Sha True Monarch came back, he dove straight into seclusion for recovery, tasking Yinming Ghost King with digging up intel on Yangming True Master and Azure Phoenix True Monarch, but keeping secrets under wraps.
No one anticipated Yangming True Master's ferocity, taking down two Nascent Soul True Monarchs in a row inside the [Vast Sand Illusion Realm], while staying so tight with Azure Phoenix True Monarch?
What if they healed up or hit Nascent Soul and stormed Yin Ming Ghost Sect for payback?
He rushed to consult Ming Sha True Monarch, probing if the news might be fabricated.
"Our Heavenly Corpse Sect holds no real beef with this Yangming True Master..."
Though the Heavenly Corpse Sect Master once plotted to end Yangming True Master, this intel made him drop it.
Only if Yangming True Master lay gravely wounded and cornered by foes would he strike the final blow.
Otherwise, he'd steer clear of escalating the feud.