Spring departed, autumn arrived, and the cycle of winter and summer continued. Unknowingly, more than a year had passed since Lu Changsheng arrived at Green Bamboo Mountain.
During this year and more, he had not left Green Bamboo Manor by even half a step; his life could be described as extremely dull and boring.
However, spending his days Cultivating, making Talismans, and accompanying his wives and concubines, his life was still quite fulfilling.
As for the matter of having children, things had slowed down for now.
Lu Lanshu, Lu Zier, and Lu Qinger had all just given birth recently and needed time to recover their Origin Qi.
The two maidservants who had been promoted to concubines were also pregnant and due to give birth in a few months.
As for the two maidservants whom Butler Fu later sent, Lu Changsheng had been busy making Talismans over the past few months, and his energy was limited, so they had not yet conceived.
After all, he was only a weakling at the first level of Qi Refining.
His body and energy were limited.
Moreover, Lu Changsheng did not simply treat his wives and concubines as baby-making machines.
He usually spent some time cultivating affection and smoothing out their relationships.
The Lu Family treated him as a stud, but he would not treat himself as a mere tool for sowing seeds.
The personalities of his wives and concubines were also good.
Just as Butler Fu had said previously, they were cultured young ladies from the secular side of the Lu Familywell-educated, sensible, dignified, and virtuous, without any pretense or affectation.
In the eyes of Lu Changsheng, the Transmigrator, they were simply too innocent and easy to appease.
Furthermore, since these three wives and four concubines were all Lu Family women, they got along well, so his inner courtyard had always been very harmonious.
After finishing his Cultivation today and drawing two Talismans in the study, Lu Changsheng saw that the weather outside was pleasant, so he carried his two-month-old daughter out to the courtyard to bask in the sun.
A place like Green Bamboo Mountain still experienced the changes of the four seasons, having spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
It was currently springtime, and the sunlight was gentle and comfortable, making it perfect for sunbathing.
After half an hour of sunbathing, Lu Changsheng heard movement in the neighboring courtyard, so he carried his daughter and went to visit Li Feiyu next door.
Li Feiyu was practicing martial arts in his small courtyard, and his imposing manner was astonishing.
It was no exaggeration to say that dealing with someone like Lu Changsheng would only require one punch.
Although he Cultivated Immortality, he had not given up on the martial Dao.
Seeing Lu Changsheng arrive, Li Feiyu stopped practicing, ceased his movements, picked up a towel to wipe his sweat, and casually spoke.
"I heard you've been practicing making Talismans recently. How do you have time to visit me?"
"Just messing around."
Lu Changsheng chuckled.
Because he and Li Feiyu had a good relationship, and they lived next door, his wife often chatted with Li Feiyu's wife when she had nothing to do.
Therefore, it was normal for Li Feiyu to know that he was practicing making Talismans.
"How is the practice going? I heard making Talismans is particularly expensive."
Li Feiyu sat down by the stone table in the courtyard, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of brewed tea.
"It's alright, there's a little hope."
"I don't expect too much; as long as I have a skill, it will be enough to support my wife and children in the future."
Lu Changsheng also sat down and then said.
Although his relationship with Li Feiyu was good, he naturally couldn't disclose things related to himself; his external explanation was always the same.
"That's very good. If you have a skill to rely on, you can establish yourself anywhere in the future."
Li Feiyu nodded, picked up the teapot, and poured a cup of tea for Lu Changsheng as well.
"What about you? What are your plans?"
"The Lu Family can't possibly let you keep going like this, right?"
Lu Changsheng took the tea and took a small sip.
Among the twelve Immortal Seeds who came to the Lu Family together, all of them had had children; now, only Li Feiyu remained without an heir.
Lu Changsheng had even heard that his wife was still a maiden.
"The Scarlet Sun Mind-Cultivation Technique I Cultivate requires me not to lose my virginity before reaching Innate. I have explained this to Butler Fu, so the Lu Family won't pressure me for the time being."
Li Feiyu said this.
He possessed a Seven-Rank Spiritual Root, so the Lu Family was relatively more lenient toward him and would not pressure him at this stage.
"What about after you achieve a Breakthrough to Innate?"
Lu Changsheng asked.
Li Feiyu was silent for a moment before saying, "Since I signed the contract and used the Lu Family's resources, I, Li Feiyu, will naturally abide by the agreement."
"In at most one more year, I will be able to achieve a Breakthrough to Innate. At that time, I will also be able to lock my vital essence, ensuring my primal yang is not leaked, and only use it for having children."
Li Feiyu spoke thus.
Awesome!
Hearing this, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but praise him.
He never thought martial arts had this function.
Should he practice it too?
After all, he now had three wives and four concubines and required considerable exertion.
And Cultivating Immortality through Qi Refining currently did not provide much physical enhancement.
He looked at Li Feiyu and asked curiously, "Feiyu, if your martial arts achieve a Breakthrough to Innate, how does your strength compare to a Cultivator?"
Previously, on the road to Green Bamboo Mountain, when facing a wind blade strike from the Chen Family Cultivator, Li Feiyu was able to quickly tackle him to the ground.
This indicated that martial arts experts should also be able to exchange blows with Cultivators.
But Lu Changsheng was not clear on the specifics.
After all, he had never witnessed the full strength of a martial arts expert.
He had only seen the Cultivator in action that one time.
"Achieving a Breakthrough to Innate, the Innate True Qi in his body should be comparable to the spiritual power of a third-level Qi Refining Cultivator."
"So, if we were to fight, it would depend on whether he could close the distance."
"But a third-level Qi Refining Cultivator can manipulate objects and wield a Magical Artifact, making it too difficult for a Martial Artist to close the distance."
Li Feiyu said, a wry smile appearing on his face.
An Innate martial arts expert was already a top master in the Jianghu.
He had started practicing martial arts since childhood, training hard during the summer heat and winter cold for more than ten years, only reaching the level of a first-rate expert.
It was only after coming to the Lu Family for this year and more, eating spiritual rice daily and being nourished by Spiritual Qi, that his martial arts Cultivation could advance so quickly and allow him to achieve a Breakthrough to Innate so rapidly.
Yet, a Cultivator reaching the third level of Qi Refining was already comparable to an Innate expert.
The two simply could not be compared.
The reason he had not given up on the martial Dao and still spent time on it was that he had trained to this level and held a certain obsession in his heart.
Lu Changsheng nodded, having gained a general understanding of the martial Dao.
An Innate expert and a third-level Qi Refining Cultivator were essentially a warrior and a mage.
If the warrior could close the distance, he might still win, but if he couldn't, he would basically be kited to death.
But one could easily imagine that it was too difficult for an Innate Martial Artist to close in on a Cultivator.
After all, besides Magical Artifacts, if a Cultivator also possessed methods like Dharma robes or Talismans, how could a Martial Artist fight them?
"Are there still Realms above Innate?"
Lu Changsheng glanced at the daughter in his arms and continued.
He suddenly thought that if his children did not have a Spiritual Root, they could be sent to practice martial arts.
After all, the probability of children having a Spiritual Root when only one parent possesses one is very low.
The probability is only one or two percent.
This was also why the Lu Family required fifty children.
Since the world was so dangerous, his children couldn't possibly stay inside Green Bamboo Mountain forever.
If they practiced martial arts from a young age, it would not only strengthen their bodies but also give them a certain ability to protect themselves when traveling outside later.
Furthermore.
Because of the System's second function, Lu Changsheng always felt in his heart that his three current children did not have a Spiritual Root.
The Many Children, Many Blessings System would add all of his children's talents and Cultivation to him.
A child's Spiritual Root needed to manifest at five or six years old before it could be detected, but that didn't mean they didn't have a Spiritual Root before then.
Yet, since the birth of his three children, Lu Changsheng had not felt the slightest change or movement in his own Spiritual Root.
Therefore, he had this faint suspicion in his heart.
Of course, the specific situation would only be known after the children reached the required age and were tested; Lu Changsheng was only guessing and wasn't certain.
"Above Innate, there are Innate Grandmaster and Innate Great Grandmaster."
"But even an Innate Great Grandmaster can only contend with a fifth or sixth-level Qi Refining Cultivator."
"As far as I know, there are not many Innate Great Grandmasters in the entire Jianghu, so the two cannot be compared at all."
Li Feiyu shook his head and said.
Lu Changsheng nodded, gaining a general understanding of the martial Dao.
Even if they Cultivated to the extreme, they would only be comparable to the Qi Refining Middle Stage.
Thinking that his children's talent and strength could be added to him.
Lu Changsheng couldn't help but wonder: if dozens or hundreds of his children Cultivated to the Innate Great Grandmaster Realm, would the combined boost allow him to rival the Qi Refining Late Stage, or even Foundation Establishment?
As soon as this thought emerged, Lu Changsheng felt that in the future, his children with a Spiritual Root could Cultivate Immortality, and those without one could practice martial arts.
As for himself practicing martial arts, Lu Changsheng only thought about it and had no intention of taking action.
Currently, Cultivating and making Talismans, along with his wives and concubines, already took up most of his energy.
He had no extra time or energy to spend on the martial Dao... Time flew quickly, and another month passed.
Lu Changsheng's fourth child was born.
It was born to his fourth concubine, and it was a girl.
Lu Changsheng named her Lu Xile.
It was a name he had decided on from the start.
At this point, Lu Changsheng also discovered a problem.
If he continued having children like this, naming them in the future would become a headache-inducing problem.
He thought about establishing a Family generational character, which would make naming much simpler in the future.
As for the other concubine, she was due to give birth in two months.
It was worth mentioning that, through examination, this concubine was pregnant with twins.