Chapter 271: Chapter 132: Breakthrough in Cultivation Level, Spiritual Root Promotion!_2
Before one realized, two months had gone by.

“Lu Changsheng, I think I’m pregnant again.”

That day, Lu Miaohuan ran over and said to Lu Changsheng.

Initially, she had said she would only have one child, yet now, barely a year after the first child’s birth, she was pregnant again.

She revealed a look of helplessness and frustration.

“Did you forget to force it out using your Spiritual Power?”

Lu Changsheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing the words of the second mistress, before immediately responding.

Even if not for the purpose of having children, the two of them often cultivated together.

In such cases, if he did not control himself and Lu Miaohuan forgot to force it out, there was a not-so-small chance of getting pregnant.

“What should I do then?”

Lu Miaohuan pouted her red lips, and spoke somewhat innocently.

“If you’re pregnant, then let’s have it. This will be the last one,”

Lu Changsheng said softly, gently stroking her head with a tender expression.

“Mhm!”

Lu Miaohuan nodded heavily.

After spending some quality time accompanying the second mistress, Lu Changsheng saw that it was already the end of the month.

He then left the house and rode the Iron Feather Eagle to the Red Leaf Valley Market.

By now, Red Leaf Valley had been open for over three months.

Yet, the popularity was still average, and the streets looked desolate.

In such a desolate state, the business of his ‘Peace Talisman Hall’ was also very bleak.

If it were not for the shop being his own, with the current situation, it would be operating at a loss.

After all, not only was the foot traffic low.

At this stage, all the major shops were selling at promotional prices of sixty to seventy percent off for the sake of reputation and business, leaving hardly any profit margin.

Lu Changsheng walked around his own shop and checked the monthly account book for income and expenditures.

“Sigh, after deducting all sorts of raw materials and labor costs, we’ve only made thirty-one Spirit Stones in profit.”

“It’s not even enough to pay the rent, we actually have to put in money.”

“Fortunately, in a year or two, the marketplace’s foot traffic should gradually increase, and profits will recover somewhat.”

As Lu Changsheng looked at this month’s accounts, he couldn’t help but feel speechless.

This made Gao He, who was nearby, somewhat uneasy.

Although it’s common for there to be no foot traffic when the market first opens, and businesses are promoting to capture the market.

But for a shop on the main street to make just over thirty Spirit Stones in a month.

It was indeed embarrassing for him, as the Talisman Master and Shopkeeper who presided over the shop.

Lu Changsheng waved his hand and did not say much more.

He knew this was normal.

Because Lu Miaoge’s Spiritual Talisman Shop on the other side was the same.

Due to its location and the franchise brand, their situation was slightly better than his.

Shortly after, Lu Changsheng visited the Lu Family’s Spiritual Talisman Shop at Qingzhu, where he normally cultivated with his wife, Lu Miaoge, to enhance their bond and cultivation level.

…

One month later.

Inside the Qingzhu Mountain practice room, Lu Changsheng was sitting in meditation, practicing the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture.

Suddenly, within the Spiritual Power sea of his Dantian, the energy surged tumultuously.

Sword Qi encircled him, sharp and vigorous, as dust scattered and an indistinct spiritual pressure filled the air.

“Ninth Level Qi Refinement.”

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face.

He was not overly surprised by this breakthrough.

After all, cultivating the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture, he had a rough idea of his own progress in cultivation.

And such a breakthrough was natural for him, smooth and seamless.

Lu Changsheng took a look inside at his seven-colored Dan lake and felt the changes after the breakthrough.

The Spiritual Power inside his body had increased by almost thirty percent.

As his cultivation level broke through, the Profound Origin Bead floating above the Dan lake began to rotate slowly.

This magical artifact, too, had its effects enhanced as Lu Changsheng’s cultivation level advanced.

“Relying on the Profound Origin Bead, could I now contend with an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator?”

Lu Changsheng pondered, feeling the Spiritual Power boosted by the Profound Origin Bead.

Based on what he had seen in Red Leaf Valley,

he felt that his current strength would allow him to withstand a few moves against a Foundation Building Great Cultivator.

If he were to employ all his techniques, he might even have a chance at killing a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

However, Lu Changsheng merely entertained the thought without any real intention of pursuing it.

Who in their right mind would seek out a fight with a Foundation Building Great Cultivator?

He vividly recalled Ancestor Chen’s desperate self-destruction, wielding Spiritual Artifacts and Heavenly Thunder Pearls.

If not for absolute strength, both parties would end up wounded in a clash of spells.

“At this rate, I estimate that in three to five years, I will be ready to make a push for Foundation Establishment.”

“With the Foundation Establishment Spirit Objects and Foundation Establishment Elixir at my disposal, Foundation Establishment should be almost a certainty for me.”

Lu Changsheng briefly settled the restless Spiritual Power and stood up, stretching his limbs and waist.

He pushed open the door and stepped out of the practice room.

Because the breakthrough had taken a long time, it was now deep into the night.

Lu Changsheng, looking at the moonlight, felt no urge for late-night moon gazing or sentimental musings.

He went to Lu Miaoyun’s room.

Seeing that she had already fallen asleep, he lifted the blanket and got into bed.

Holding the lady in his arms, he too gradually drifted off to sleep.

Six days later.

Lu Changsheng’s one hundred and second child was born.

This child had a Spiritual Root.

It was his twenty-third child to possess a Spiritual Root.

With the birth of this child, Lu Changsheng felt an indescribable, profound sensation coursing through him.

He knew that his own Spiritual Root had ascended!

It had advanced from a Sixth Grade Spiritual Root to a Fifth Grade Spiritual Root!

Lu Changsheng was not surprised by this advancement of his Spiritual Root.

Previously, he had sensed that his Spiritual Root was at the brink between the Sixth and Fifth Grade.

If another Sixth Grade Spiritual Root appeared, it might prompt an immediate promotion.

It had been a while, and with the growth of his child’s Spiritual Root, along with the recent birth, the child probably had a Seventh Grade Spiritual Root.

Thus, his Spiritual Root had naturally improved.

“System.”

Lu Changsheng silently called out in his mind.

[Name: Lu Changsheng]

[Status: Son-in-law of the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain]

[Cultivation Level: Ninth Level Qi Refinement]