Chapter 58: Qu Zhenzhen's Second Pregnancy, Breaking Through the Pill Barrier!

 

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

 

Qu Zhenzhen, who had been receiving special attention from Lu Changsheng, came to him and said, "Husband, it seems like I'm pregnant!"

 

"Pregnant? Let me see."

 

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately became delighted and leaned his head against Qu Zhenzhen's belly.

 

At this time, there were naturally no fetal movements yet.

 

But as a cultivator, Lu Changsheng could faintly sense the new life growing inside her belly.

 

"Good, good, indeed pregnant. Come, Zhenzhen, let your husband give you a kiss."

 

Seeing that Qu Zhenzhen was pregnant, Lu Changsheng's mood instantly improved. He gently touched his wife's cheek and kissed her passionately on her rosy lips.

 

There were other sisters in the courtyard who couldn't help but cover their mouths and giggle when they saw this scene, causing Qu Zhenzhen, who was being kissed, to blush.

 

Feeling a bit embarrassed, she gave her husband a playful punch. Her delicate and fair face turned as red as blood, filled with shyness.

 

But this touch of girlish shyness combined perfectly with Qu Zhenzhen's identity as a wife and mother, appearing both pure and seductive.

 

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but feel a surge of desire, wanting to take his little wife right then and there.

 

However, seeing his husband so happy, Qu Zhenzhen couldn't help but show a happy and contented smile on her blushing face.

 

Now that both Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen were pregnant, Lu Changsheng felt extremely happy and felt that the days were becoming more and more hopeful.

 

He was looking forward to the birth of the two little wives' children.

 

He also remembered that he still had two concubines who had not yet been pregnant, as well as a maid with spiritual roots.

 

But now that Lu Miaoyun had only been pregnant for a month, he wasn't in a hurry to let the maid Xiaoqing get pregnant.

 

After all, if the maid and his wife were to get pregnant at around the same time, it wouldn't be good and would create some competition for favor.

 

Although Lu Changsheng himself didn't mind, he still had to be careful since he was in the Lu family.

 

Therefore, he planned to focus his attention on the two concubines next.

 

Lu Changsheng was also curious about these two concubines.

 

If the children they gave birth to had hair and eye color that followed him or the two women.

 

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month, the day when the four elders would inspect their talisman progress.

 

When the four elders checked Lu Miaoge and Lu Changsheng's talismans, Lu Changsheng directly took out a wind talisman and said to the four elders, "Grandmother, I successfully drew a wind talisman yesterday."

 

"What!?"

 

"You actually drew a wind talisman!"

Upon hearing this, the four elders were first stunned.

 

Then they looked at the wind talisman in Lu Changsheng's hand with a face full of surprise.

 

They didn't expect that in just one month, Lu Changsheng would successfully draw a wind talisman.

 

It should be noted that the most difficult part of talismans is the first step, going from zero to one.

 

Once you succeed in the first step, the following steps from two to ten are relatively easier.

 

Lu Miaoge, who was on the side, heard this and also looked at Lu Changsheng with great astonishment.

 

In these two months, she hadn't made much progress with her Golden Light Shield talisman.

 

Although the Golden Light Shield talisman she was practicing was a high-grade talisman.

 

But when she was at Lu Changsheng's stage back then, it took her about three months to successfully draw a Golden Light talisman of the same level.

 

But now, Lu Changsheng had successfully drawn a wind talisman in just one month.

 

Lu Miaoge bit her lip and felt a bit discouraged.

 

In terms of talisman making, her talent was already considered very good.

 

Otherwise, she wouldn't be the only talisman master among the Lu family's descendants.

 

And she was far ahead, about to break through to become a first-grade talisman master.

 

The four elders had also told her that she had great talent in talisman making and had the potential to become a second-grade talisman master in the future.

 

But at this moment, her proud talent in talisman making was completely overshadowed by Lu Changsheng.

 

She could already see the day when she would be surpassed by him.

 

The four elders took the wind talisman from Lu Changsheng's hand.

 

They rubbed their fingers over it, feeling the strokes and the flow of spiritual energy.

 

"You have no problem with the outline of the talisman lines. Your grip on the brush and the drawing of the talisman are very stable, truly a natural talent."

 

"In terms of spiritual energy, this talisman still lacks a lot of refinement and stability. There are obvious problems with the spiritual points in this stroke. A slight mistake could lead to failure."

 

The four elders commented on Lu Changsheng's talisman in detail, pointing out where the problems were.

 

Then they said, "Come, Changsheng, draw another wind talisman for me to see."

 

"Yes, grandmother."

 

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng took out a piece of talisman paper and began to draw the talisman.

 

However, before he even finished half of it, the talisman emitted green smoke and failed.

 

"At this point, the spiritual energy must be tightly 'wrapped' around the brush strokes, but after the turning point, it must be released immediately, with a 'bounce'."

 

The four elders spoke up, indicating for Lu Changsheng to continue.

 

Then Lu Changsheng failed again.

 

He had just started yesterday, so his success rate in talisman making should be at most ten percent. Naturally, he couldn't perform too well.

Under the guidance of the four elders, Lu Changsheng failed two more times.

 

Seeing this, the four elders didn't say anything.

"Just relax, it's okay. You're a bit nervous, and this is just the beginning. You'll get more familiar with it as you practice."

 

"Come, let Grandma show you how to draw it again."

 

Afterwards, she held Lu Changsheng's hand and guided him to draw the wind charm again.

 

"Thank you, Grandma. I will work hard and not let you down."

 

Lu Changsheng said to the four elders.

 

"Good child, Grandma is already very satisfied with your performance."

 

"Grandma believes that as long as you work hard, you will definitely become a second-level symbol master in the future."

 

The four elders said kindly.

 

She was very satisfied with Lu Changsheng as her son-in-law.

 

Not only was he talented in symbol making, but he was also steady in character and treated her granddaughter well.

 

The only flaw was that he had too many wives and children.

 

He spent too much time and effort on marrying and having children.

 

In her opinion, if Lu Changsheng could focus all his energy on symbol making and concentrate on the path of symbols, he would be able to go further in the future.

 

"By the way, Changsheng, you've been in the third level of Qi Refining for a while, right?"

 

Suddenly, one of the four elders asked Lu Changsheng.

 

"Yes, Grandma, I reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining eight months ago."

 

"But as you know, my spiritual root is only a ninth-grade spiritual root."

 

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

 

He reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining eight months ago.

 

During these days, he never slackened in his cultivation, but he never felt the bottleneck loosen.

 

That's how it is with a low-grade spiritual root. Every bottleneck is a hurdle.

 

"If you need it, Grandma can apply for a breakthrough pill for you in the family."

 

The four elders said after a moment of contemplation.

 

Going from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level is a hurdle in the early stage of Qi Refining.

 

The worse the spiritual root aptitude, the harder it is to break through.

 

In this situation, besides relying on time, one can also break through the bottleneck with the help of breakthrough pills.

 

"Thank you, Grandma, but I still want to work harder and try to break through on my own."

 

Lu Changsheng politely declined.

 

Although he was troubled by this bottleneck, he wasn't in a hurry.

He didn't want to rely on pills to break through for the time being.

The reason is simple.

 

When breaking through from the third level of Qi Refinement to the fourth level, I used the Breaking Stage Pill. So, when breaking through from the sixth level of Qi Refinement to the seventh level, the difficulty will increase a bit.

 

If I were to use the Breaking Stage Pill again when breaking through from the sixth level of Qi Refinement to the seventh level, the difficulty of achieving Foundation Building will increase even more.

 

Usually, using some auxiliary pills like the Yellow Dragon Pill is fine and won't have any side effects.

 

But using the Breaking Stage Pill to break through by stimulating potential does have some impact.

 

For most people, if they don't consider Foundation Building, using the Breaking Stage Pill doesn't have much of an effect.

 

But Lu Changsheng's focus is on the future, not the present.

 

Now, when there is no rush to break through, he still wants to try to break through on his own.

 

When it becomes truly impossible to break through and when it is needed, then he will rely on the assistance of pills to break through.

 

Hearing Lu Changsheng's refusal, the Fourth Elder was slightly surprised.

 

But soon, he smiled and praised, saying, "Good, you have ambition. If you have any problems with your cultivation, come find me at any time."

 

Lu Miaoge, who was on the side, also showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.

 

You should know that pills like the Breaking Stage Pill are very precious.

 

The Breaking Stage Pill that breaks through the mid-stage of Qi Refinement is worth hundreds of spirit stones and is very rare. In the Lu family, you need to make contributions in order to exchange for it.

 

Now, the Fourth Elder proposed to apply for one for Lu Changsheng, but he actually refused and said he wanted to rely on himself to break through.

 

A ninth-grade spiritual root, it's not easy to break through the bottleneck.

 

But she didn't say anything about it.

 

She just had a slightly different perception of Lu Changsheng in her heart.

 

She felt that he was very different from the impression she had of him.

 

Afterwards, the Fourth Elder talked to Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge about some knowledge of talisman making, and after some time, he let them go back.

 

"Just now, the way Miss looked at me seemed a bit different from usual."

 

As they walked out of the Fourth Elder's residence, Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaoge's graceful figure and raised an eyebrow.

 

Naturally, he didn't think that this young lady had developed feelings for him.

 

"Could it be that my talent in talisman making that I've shown recently has affected her?"

 

Lu Changsheng suddenly thought of this possibility.

 

He couldn't help but think to himself, "If that's the case, then this young lady is not as ethereal and indifferent as she appears on the surface. She also has desires and emotions."

 

"Well, she's not a True Immortal woman, how could she truly be indifferent to worldly matters? Everyone has their own desires and emotions."

 

"Back then, the Second Miss also appeared cold and noble on the surface, but her true personality was not like that."

 

Lu Changsheng chuckled lightly, not paying too much attention to it, and went home.

 

(End of this chapter)