Chapter 104: The Overbearing Love-locking Gu!

“According to my guess, this should be a Gu Insect of the Love Gu type.”

“That purple-clothed woman from earlier was bitten by this Gu insect, which led to her developing romantic feelings for me and giving me a wave of Romantic Luck.”

“Generally speaking, if a Gu insect dies, its effects will also disappear.”

“So this Gu insect cannot be killed, not only can’t it be killed, but it must be well taken care of, and only then will I have the opportunity to take revenge in the future!”

Lu Changsheng looked at the wilted blood-red Gu insect in his hand, thinking to himself.

That purple-clothed woman had inexplicably attacked him, using a Gu insect to harm him.

If he didn’t have the Peach Blossom Gu by his side, he might have fallen for it and become her lapdog.

How could he let such a great grudge go so easily?

He must take revenge!

If he killed this Gu insect now, making the effects on the woman disappear, wouldn’t that be equivalent to letting her off the hook?

So he decided to take good care of this Gu insect.

As long as he had this Gu insect in hand, he would have an additional means of control when he met her again in the future.

“Speaking of which, can I refine this Gu insect and use it for myself?” Lu Changsheng’s eyes narrowed as he suddenly thought of this.

Based on the situation just now, he could clearly feel that this Gu insect was not ordinary.

It wasn’t a normal Gu insect.

If he could refine it, he might be able to explore its effects and use it for himself.

“This is not something that can be attempted lightly.”

“I’ll take a look at the Gu insect’s documentation later and see if I can find any information about this insect.”

“After all, Gu insects are not something to be trifled with. They’re fierce and difficult to tame, and extremely difficult to refine.”

“Back then, I was able to refine the Peach Blossom Gu because it was extracted from the system.”

“This Gu insect is not simple, and now that it has a master, if I try to refine and tame it, one misstep could lead to problems, or even counterattacks.”

Lu Changsheng immediately dispelled the idea of refining this Gu insect.

He didn’t even know what kind of Gu insect this was or what its situation was.

If he rashly tried to refine it, unexpected accidents might occur.

After all, refining the Peach Blossom Gu had taught him that refining a Gu insect was extremely difficult.

Back then, if the Peach Blossom Gu hadn’t been extracted from the system and hadn’t actively cooperated with him, he wouldn’t have been able to refine it.

This Gu insect, although not as extraordinary as the Peach Blossom Gu, was still clearly not ordinary.

Refining it would definitely not be easy.

Immediately,

Lu Changsheng took out a jade box from his storage bag.

He placed the wilted blood-red Gu insect inside.

And then stuck a sealing talisman on top to prevent the Gu insect from escaping.

Then, he found a magical weapons shop.

He spent thirty spirit stones to buy a special Gu Insect container.

And he spent fifty spirit stones to buy a spirit pet bag.

The storage bag cannot hold living creatures.

Even with the Gu Insect container, this blood-colored Gu Insect can only be placed in the spirit pet bag and cannot be placed in the storage bag.

And the only spirit pet bag he had was the one given to him by the Lu Family to hold the steel-feathered eagle.

So he bought one himself.

In the future, it can also be used to hold the Nine Netherworld Hound.

Moreover, for demonic beasts and Gu Insects of different species, it’s best not to put them together.

Otherwise, unexpected things might happen.

Lu Changsheng didn’t dare to put the blood-colored Gu Insect and the steel-feathered eagle together.

After finishing all this, Lu Changsheng returned home.

At the same time,

A purple-dressed girl hastily left Jiulong Market.

“What’s going on?”

“How could he possibly have such a rare treasure, a Heavenly Spirit Gu Insect of this level!”

At this moment, Meng Xiaochan still couldn’t believe everything that had just happened.

It felt like a dream.

If it weren’t for the Love-locking Gu not being in her hand, and the lingering emotions in her heart, she would really think she was dreaming.

She couldn’t believe that the Love-locking Gu she had worked so hard to get had been lost.

Not only was the Love-locking Gu lost, but she had also been counter-attacked by the Gu Insect and had fallen into a trap.

“Damn it! I must kill him and take back the Love-locking Gu!”

“Otherwise, no matter how far I run, the Love-locking Gu will still affect me!”

Meng Xiaochan gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred.

However, as soon as she had this thought, her heart suddenly felt a pang of pain.

The image of Lu Changsheng’s handsome face appeared in her mind, making her feel a sense of intimacy.

She felt that she couldn’t have such a thought, and how could she harm him.

“Hehehe!”

“This Love-locking Gu is too terrifying, too overbearing!”

Meng Xiaochan covered her chest, which was in pain, and took a few deep breaths.

After a while, she used a secret technique to calm her mind and spirit, and a determined look appeared in her eyes.

“No, I can’t think about him anymore. Otherwise, the Love-locking Gu will continue to influence me, and its influence will only grow stronger.”

“I must hurry up and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Only then will I have a chance to escape the influence of the Love-locking Gu and restrict it!”

“The Purple Mist Secret Realm is about to open, and if I can gain something from it, I’ll have a 70% chance of succeeding in Foundation Establishment!”

Meng Xiaochan didn’t dare to think anymore.

She took out a flying leaf magical weapon from her storage bag, turned into a stream of light, and quickly left.

Lu Changsheng returned home as usual.

He didn’t pay much attention to the purple-dressed girl’s affairs.

This matter was too mysterious and confusing for him.

He had no idea what was going on.

After chatting with his wives and concubines, and finishing dinner,

He went to sleep accompanied by his three wives.

The next day, Lu Changsheng came to the Ink Cloud Pavilion.

This was a bookstore where he often bought books.

The store mainly sold cultivation methods and techniques.

In addition to the matters of the Cultivation world, there are also books on strange events, geography, and human emotions.

Lu Changsheng and the shopkeeper negotiated the price of a few books about Gu Insect.

“Nine spirit stones, a fair price,” said the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper handed Lu Changsheng three books.

Lu Changsheng didn’t haggle over the price.

In the Cultivation world, knowledge is tightly controlled, so books are always expensive.

These are just ordinary books.

Some techniques, like spells and martial arts, can cost tens or even hundreds of spirit stones.

He had also inquired about the price of the second-level inheritance of the Hundred Arts.

The other party said it depends on the specific skill.

Moreover, the second-level inheritance also has its good and bad points, and the price needs to be estimated according to the situation.

Through several casual conversations, Lu Changsheng had a rough estimate of the value of the second-level Beast Taming inheritance he had obtained.

That inheritance could be sold for around a thousand spirit stones.

However, if he wanted to sell it, he would need to sign a contract and make a vow, promising not to sell or reveal any related information.

Since he wasn’t in dire need of money, Lu Changsheng didn’t plan to sell the second-grade Beast Taming inheritance.

He put away the three books and returned to the Spirit talisman shop, then began to read.

It took him an entire morning to finish reading the three books.

“It seems that the blood-colored Gu Insect is even rarer than I imagined.”

Lu Changsheng put down the book and let out a soft sigh.

The three books introduced a lot of knowledge about Gu Insects.

They also introduced many common Gu Insects.

But he didn’t see any information related to the blood-colored Gu Insect.

“This is within my expectations; that blood-colored Gu Insect doesn’t seem like an ordinary Gu Insect.”

“The Gu Insects introduced in these three books are mostly Ordinary Gu and Spirit Gu.”

“That blood-colored Gu Insect is probably a Mystic Spirit Gu, or even an Earth Spirit Gu.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

As for the Heavenly Spirit Gu, he didn’t think it was likely.

Because his Peach Blossom Gu was a Heavenly Spirit Gu.

If the blood-colored Gu Insect was a Heavenly Spirit Gu, it wouldn’t have caused the backlash.

Through his recent reading, he also knew that Gu Insect backlash was extremely rare.

Only when the gu insects differ by one rank, and there is a certain difference in strength, will it appear.

His Peach Blossom Gu, although a Heavenly Spirit Gu, wasn’t very powerful.

It was only at the First Transformation peak.

It could only break through to the Second Transformation after he, the master, broke through the Foundation Establishment stage.

So Lu Changsheng guessed that the blood-colored Gu Insect was at most an Earth Spirit Gu.

Thinking of this, Lu Changsheng took out the Gu Insect jar from his Spirit Pet bag.

He opened the lid and looked at the blood-colored Gu Insect inside.

It was still in a weak and listless state.

“Will this thing starve to death if I just leave it like this?”

Lu Changsheng looked at the blood-colored Gu Insect’s half-dead appearance and slightly furrowed his brow.

After all, Gu Insects also need to eat.

Like the Peach Blossom Gu, which was quite special and fed on Romantic Luck.

So he didn’t need to feed it normally.

But the Gu Insect in front of him didn’t know what to eat either.

If it starved to death, that would be quite embarrassing.

After some thought, Lu Changsheng tried the most straightforward method.

He took out various spiritual foods from his storage bag and put them in the Gu container to see if it would eat.

After multiple attempts, Lu Changsheng saw that the Gu Insect would eat a type of “Blood Spirit Liquid”.

“Okay.”

Seeing that the Gu Insect could eat, Lu Changsheng also felt relieved.

He let it eat a drop and then put the Blood Spirit Liquid away.

He planned to give it a drop or two every few days.

Letting it maintain a state of being on the verge of death, half-dead and half-alive.

What if it grew too well and escaped?

Before he knew it, half a month had passed.

On this day, Lu Changsheng received a notification from the White Jade Tower.

They said that a batch of exclusive servant girls had arrived, and asked if Lu Changsheng was interested.

If he was interested, he could go take a look.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng immediately went to the White Jade Tower.

He wanted to see what kind of exclusive servant girls they had.

But after taking a look, Lu Changsheng directly bid farewell to Feng Jiuniang.

These servant girls were indeed not bad.

Their appearances and figures were all top-notch.

Not only did they possess Spirit Root qualifications, but they had also cultivated a certain dual-cultivation method, which would aid in their cultivation and even help them break through boundaries.

But the prices were too expensive.

Even the cheapest ones cost at least a thousand spirit stones.

It was simply a few thousand spirit stones.

Faced with such prices, Lu Changsheng could only bid farewell.

“Sigh, I’m still too poor, it seems.”

“This White Jade Tower is currently not something I can afford at this stage.”

After leaving the White Jade Tower, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head.

At the White Jade Tower, he could still afford ordinary servant girls.

But these servant girls with Spirit Root qualifications, who had reached a certain stage, were beyond his means, and his daily income couldn’t support such expenses.

“However, I already have enough wives and servant girls, and there’s no need to buy more for now.”

“I’ve already spent a lot of money on wives and servant girls.”

“The daily expenses for this aspect are also quite high.”

“If I were to spend more money on this, it would affect my own living expenses.”

“Moreover, I’ll be heading back to Qingzhu Mountain soon, and there’s no need to add more servant girls.”

“The courtyard at Jiulong Market is already overcrowded.”

Lu Changsheng walked on the street, thinking to himself.

He had come here to take a look, thinking that if there were suitable and affordable servant girls, he could add one or two.

If not, then there was no need.

After all, the income from the Lu Family, as well as his own income from selling talismans to Hong Yi, added up to only two to three hundred spirit stones per month.

Compared to before, it was a huge sum, but still…

However, with so many wives and children, their daily expenses on spirit rice, spiritual vegetables, spiritual tea, and demonic beast meat are not small.

Lu Changsheng had calculated that these expenses alone would cost around 70 to 80 spirit stones per month.

He would occasionally buy small gifts for his wives and children, which also cost a significant amount of money.

Adding to that, he needed to purchase Pills for his cultivation, and other miscellaneous expenses, which further depleted his spirit stones.

So, he didn’t have much savings.

For example, the second-grade puppet he had crafted still hadn’t been equipped with a medium-grade spirit stone.

This was because he couldn’t afford to save up enough money.

“However, now that I’ve revealed my top-grade talisman skills, once I can stably provide top-grade talismans, my income will increase significantly.”

Lu Changsheng let out a sigh.

Although he was now known as a top-grade talisman master, his talisman creation rate was still slow and couldn’t be rushed.

So, for now, the talismans he created, as well as the Lu Family tasks, were mostly medium-grade.

Once he could stably produce top-grade talismans, his income would increase significantly.

“Moreover, for me, the current priority is to enhance my cultivation.”

“With the Seven Stars Great Freedom Sword Technique, once I’ve fully converted my spiritual power to seven-star spiritual power, I’ll be able to take Pills without any restrictions.”

“I’ll be able to increase my cultivation speed!”

“As long as my cultivation increases, not only will my income increase, but it will also be easier to find wives and concubines.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He planned to focus his energy on cultivation from now on.

As long as his cultivation increased, he wouldn’t have to worry about having few wives and concubines!

After all, in this world, cultivation was the key to success.

As long as one had the power, any fairy, goddess, demoness, or princess would not be a problem.

Half a month later.

Inside the Spiritual talisman shop.

Lu Changsheng was creating talismans.

He heard Zhang Shan say that Lu Miaoge had arrived.

He immediately went downstairs to welcome her.

“Changseng.”

Lu Miaoge smiled and nodded when she saw Lu Changsheng.

She was still wearing a white dress, her face as clear as snow, her hair lightly curled and scattered over her shoulders, exuding an elegant and refined aura.

“Sister Miaoge, you’re here.”

“I’m troubling you this time.”

Lu Changsheng said to Lu Miaoge in a familiar tone.

Later, he accompanied Lu Miaoge to the third floor, poured her a cup of spiritual tea, and handed it to her.

“It’s no trouble, I’m not busy these days.”

Lu Miaoge gently shook her head, her voice clear and gentle.

“It’s still troubling you.”

“But if you have anything to attend to, Sister Miaoge, feel free to leave, and I’ll come over.”

“There’s nothing important to do when I go back this time. I can come over at any time.”

Lu Changsheng said.

He was preparing to head back, mainly to focus on his cultivation and spend more time with his wives and children.

It didn’t mean he wouldn’t come back after he left.

As for the income of this spiritual talisman shop, he didn’t care much about it.

However, it would be inconvenient for him to return to Qingzhu Mountain.

He would need to come to Jiulong Market to buy or handle some things.

“Okay, good.”

Lu Miaoge nodded lightly.

Then, she smiled and said, “By the way, congratulations on becoming a top-grade talisman master.”

“It’s just luck, and I couldn’t compare to you, Sister Miaoge. I also owe it to your guidance back then.”

Lu Changsheng laughed and said.

Back when he and Lu Miaoge were at the spiritual talisman shop, she would occasionally check on his progress, teaching him how to draw talismans.

Although he didn’t use it, it was still her kind intention.

Mentioning this now also helped to build their relationship, and it had been a while since they last met.

“When are you planning to return to Qingzhu Mountain?” Lu Miaoge asked with a slight smile.

“I’ll be going back with the Second Elder.” Lu Changsheng replied.

Since Second Elder was going, he naturally wanted to hitch a ride.

He would also bring Lu Zi’er, Lu Qing’er, and Xiao Qing back with him.

The other servants would stay in Jiulong Market for now.

The house was rented for five years, and he would need to come back anyway.

Leaving the servants here would also give him an excuse to return to Jiulong Market.

“Okay, I’ll stay here for now,” Lu Miaoge said.

“You can let me know when you’re about to leave, and I’ll come to see you off.”

Lu Miaoge nodded slightly.

The two of them chatted for a while, discussing Lu Miaoyang’s matters and topics related to talismans.

After chatting for a bit, Lu Changsheng suggested going to Jade Feast Pavilion for a meal.

When they arrived at Jade Feast Pavilion, Lu Changsheng saw Yu Miaocheng and greeted him.

He mentioned that he would be returning to Qingzhu Mountain soon.

If anything happened, he could send a letter to Qingzhu Mountain.

Although it was unlikely that anything would happen, he wasn’t going to disappear forever.

But since they had known each other for so long, it was only polite to say goodbye.

After returning home, he also said goodbye to Gao He.

As for Xiaolong, he wasn’t at home.

He remembered seeing him three or four months ago.

He couldn’t help but worry that his neighbor might have encountered some accident.

Half a month passed quickly.

On this day, Second Elder sent someone to the spiritual talisman shop to inform Lu Changsheng about returning to Qingzhu Mountain.

Lu Changsheng asked how many seats were available on Second Elder’s flying boat.

The other party told him there were three seats.

“Only three seats?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He was planning to bring Lu Zi’er, Lu Qing’er, and Xiao Qing back with him.

With only three seats, he could only let the three girls take the flying boat, and he would have to ride the steel-feathered eagle.

“Changseng, if you have many wives and servants, you can ask for a spiritual boat to send you back,” Lu Miaoge said, seeing Lu Changsheng’s expression.

She knew that Lu Changsheng was preparing to return, to accompany his wives and children, and to rest.

In this situation, it was natural to bring his wives and servants back with him.

“Oh, is there such a thing in the market?”

Lu Changsheng was surprised to hear this.

He had been in Jiulong Market for so long, but he didn’t know that he could hire a spirit boat to send people.

If that was the case, he couldn’t help but think of bringing Guan Xin, Yu Yao, Shao Yuyao, Xiao Yueru, Yun Qianqian, and the five children back to Qingzhu Mountain.

After all…

In the following days, he planned to stay in Qingzhu Mountain for a long time, to cultivate in peace, and to accompany his wives.

It would be better to leave the wives and children in Qingzhu Mountain.

Although the Lu Family’s ancestral matters had made the Lu Family’s situation unfavorable, at least they didn’t have to worry too much for the next few years.

“The Spirit Boat Pavilion in the market is a business that specializes in transporting cultivators, and they often communicate with other markets.”

“You can directly charter a spirit boat to Qingzhu Mountain, but I’m not too clear about the price.”

Lu Miaoge’s face was clear and elegant, and her voice was warm and gentle.

“Okay, thank you, Sister Miaoge. I’ll go ask the Spirit Boat Pavilion.”

Lu Changsheng said, and immediately went out to the Spirit Boat Pavilion.

He knew the Spirit Boat Pavilion, which not only sold flying boats but also spirit boats.

There were seven or eight large spirit boats, specially designed to transport cultivators and goods.

They did business with other markets and powers, exchanging goods and services.

But he didn’t expect that they could also charter a boat.

Lu Changsheng went out and arrived at the Spirit Boat Pavilion.

He inquired about the price of chartering a spirit boat to Qingzhu Mountain.

After asking about the number of people, the person in charge of the Spirit Boat Pavilion told Lu Changsheng that it would cost 160 spirit stones.

Hearing this price, Lu Changsheng’s first reaction was that it was expensive.

He wanted to negotiate the price.

But the other party directly refused to negotiate.

They said that this charter would include sending people to escort them, ensuring their safety.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng nodded.

He paid a deposit of 50 spirit stones and booked a spirit boat.

It would depart in three days, directly to Qingzhu Mountain.