Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1892: 490: Seven Apertures Exquisite, Soul-calling Beast! (3)

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Lu Changsheng acquired the fourth-rank Seed of Law known as Seven-orifice Exquisite, which enhances talent, enlightenment, and communication with all things in the world, though it risks attracting dangerous beasts and requires a pure heart to merge safely. He pondered its suitability for his pure-hearted daughter Xiao He, his traveling daughter Lu Qingzhu, his son Lu Ping’an, or even his wife Lu Miaoge, but deferred the decision. After spending time at Qingyun Sect with Xiao Xiyue and Zhao Qingqing, he met the Sect Leader, who offered resources to support his Talisman Path pursuits in exchange for priority trade. Lu Changsheng requested heavenly treasures to improve his children's mediocre spiritual roots, earning the Sect Leader's admiration for his familial devotion, while the leader reflected on the benefits of their alliance.

Back in his youth, Lu Changsheng wed into the Qingzhu Lu Family.

Even after founding his own lineage, the Bi Lake Mountain Lu Family, he continued to watch over Qingzhu Mountain.

He readily extended aid to companions and benefactors, offering his assistance whenever needed.

His devotion to his wives, concubines, and offspring went without saying.

To honor the vow given to Xiao Xiyue, he pushed for an premature advance to Core Formation, which led to forming a Fifth Grade Core.

In the subsequent war of reclamation, he poured every resource into securing the Coagulation Crystal Elixir for his spouse, Lu Miaoge.

At present, he invests his fortune in bolstering his children's strengths.

"What a squandering; reaching the Great Dao will prove challenging."

The Qingyun Sect Leader softly shook his head.

Yet, on second thought, most cultivators—nine in ten—hit a impasse during their Core Formation breakthrough.

Striving for Nascent Soul remains incredibly arduous, riddled with perils.

No matter the boundless toil and planning, it could ultimately amount to nothing.

Having attained Core Formation himself, with unmatched prowess in the Talisman Path, and devoting his efforts entirely to family matters, Lu Changsheng's Lu Family now stands poised to dominate Jiang Country as the top force, enduring forever, just shy of the Four Great Immortal Sects.

"The family path demands self-sacrifice for the collective."

As Qingyun Sect Leader, he deeply grasped this mindset.

...

"Tch... True enough, support from above makes all the difference."

Emerging from Qingyun Peak, Lu Changsheng inwardly remarked.

Better yet, this support came from his own foundation, utterly unshakeable.

After lingering a few more days at Hundred Herbs Peak, Lu Changsheng readied himself to head to Misty Rain Market, visit his daughter Lu Ruyi, and deliver the Heaven-replenishing Elixir to her.

For starters, the pill held immense worth.

Besides, it had been ages since he last laid eyes on this daughter.

Three days passed before Lu Ruyi detected the signal from the storage bag token and hurried out to greet him.

From afar, she spotted a youth clad in green robes, strikingly handsome and otherworldly, standing tall and poised, a soft smile playing on his lips as he gazed her way.

"Father, what brings you here?"

Overjoyed, she hurried forward and saluted with joined hands.

"I haven’t seen you in ages, so I decided to come visit."

Time spares no one, though its signs show clearly.

Lu Ruyi retained her bold and spirited air from years past, hair bound high, clad in verdant armor, yet faint lines of age now marked her features, making her appear older than her father, Lu Changsheng.

This stemmed partly from her Foundation Establishment cultivation at over ninety years, without the Nourishing Life Technique.

Additionally, leading the Lu Family Commerce Association demanded a certain gravitas, so she skipped regular use of youth-retaining pills.

"Father, as a Nascent Soul Immortal and Deputy City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City, you must be swamped with duties..."

Lu Ruyi felt somewhat ill at ease, unused to facing her Nascent Soul father after so long apart.

Still, his mild, jade-warm gaze and bearing eased her tension, drawing her naturally closer, and soon she chatted about her daily routines and latest happenings, much as before.

Lu Changsheng listened attentively, now and then nodding or inquiring further on points.

"Excellent work; here’s a reward I’ve set aside for you."

With warm words, Lu Changsheng passed the Heaven-replenishing Elixir to his daughter.

"My thanks, Father."

Knowing her father’s gifts were final once offered, Lu Ruyi took it graciously, without protest.

"Why not inspect it?"

A treasure like this elixir, Lu Changsheng wished to see his daughter take it right there.

At his words, Lu Ruyi uncorked the vial and beheld the Heaven-replenishing Elixir within, dragon-eye sized and pulsing with vibrant vitality, which drew a gasp as she asked, "Father, what sort of pill is this?"

Running the Lu Family Commerce Association had broadened her knowledge, letting her sense its rarity, though she couldn’t place it.

"It’s known as the Heaven-replenishing Elixir; it mends flaws in the Spiritual Root, purifies the Innate Spirit Root, and elevates its grade."

Smiling, Lu Changsheng clarified.

"Heaven-replenishing Elixir? Could this be the fabled Heaven-replenishing Elixir!?"

With her mere eighth-grade Spiritual Root, Lu Ruyi had long sought pills or items to boost her talent.

Through the years, she’d leveraged the commerce association to collect relevant heavenly materials.

Yet such Spiritual Root enhancers were scarce beyond measure, utterly out of reach for Foundation Establishment folks.

The most famed of them was none other than the Heaven-replenishing Elixir!

Its scarcity and price outstripped even the Coagulation Crystal Elixir, eluding most Nascent Soul Immortals.

"Father, this... it’s far too valuable; I... I truly cannot take it..."

Aware of its immense worth, Lu Ruyi fought down her thrill and moved to hand the elixir back.

Selling herself—or the whole Lu Family Commerce Association—wouldn’t cover its cost.

"One doesn’t refuse a senior’s gift. I’ve bestowed this upon you, so keep it."

"I’ve noted your hard work all these years. This pill will propel you to the peak of Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, enable a natural leap to late Foundation Establishment, and open doors to Core Formation ahead."

As his earliest daughter with a Spiritual Root, Lu Changsheng still recalled her infancy faintly.

Hence, he held special affection for her.

"Core Formation..."

Steadfast as she was, Lu Ruyi couldn’t help but stir at her father’s assurance, her pulse quickening with desire.

After all, who could ignore the call of Core Formation?

"Consume it now."

Amused by her daughter’s torn look—eager yet hesitant—Lu Changsheng flicked his fingers,

sending the glowing Heaven-replenishing Elixir from the bottle straight into Lu Ruyi’s mouth.

"Boom!"

As the elixir entered, a deep, arcane feeling instantly flooded her frame.

Her Spiritual Root!

Resonance stirred in her Spiritual Root!

A mystical power set her Spiritual Root vibrating.

"Concentrate and refine it."