Eternal Life: Talent Grows with Age-Chapter 356 - 218: I Have Plenty! (Part 2)

The only thing that left him regretful was the method to condense a Spiritual Body was still completely without clues.

Lu Chang’sheng had asked Liu Yun to keep an eye out for him; the latter said he could reach out to some friends at the main branch, but to this day there had been no concrete news. Obviously, something had changed in the meantime.

Five years went by, and Lu Chang’sheng’s Immortal Dao Spirit Root increased by another point. Now it was already at 7, only fifteen years away from reaching 10.

"Father, this is a letter from Mr. Yu."

Lu Ziyou walked in and handed him an envelope.

Compared to before, Lu Ziyou was noticeably much more composed—his emotions withheld, and even Lu Chang’sheng couldn’t guess what he was thinking now.

He opened the letter.

Yu Hai wrote about his experiences in the Supreme Profound Sect these years.

His Celestial Spirit Body had been made full use of; his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. He was now already a fifth-level Qi Cultivator, not far from the sixth level.

His words even carried a little bit of showing-off.

The letter also said, if Lu Chang’sheng had the time, he could come to the Supreme Profound Sect and Yu Hai would show him around like a good host.

"Ah, Yu Hai~"

A smile appeared on Lu Chang’sheng’s face.

He was truly happy for him.

But, after thinking about going to the Supreme Profound Sect, he decided to forget it for now.

"Supreme Profound Immortal City is way too far from here. With my current cultivation, traveling is still too risky."

Quite a few remnants of the Zhu Family were still on the run, and Lu Chang’sheng was worried about being ambushed on the way.

He immediately wrote back, saying it wasn’t convenient for him to leave and they’d do it another time. He also wished him an early Foundation Establishment in the letter.

"Maybe the Supreme Profound Sect does have a method to condense a Spiritual Body, but even if they did, there’s no way I’d ever get my hands on it."

As he wrote, a glint flashed in Lu Chang’sheng’s eyes and he changed the content on the spot.

He handed the letter to Lu Ziyou.

His younger son was already in his early forties and had reached the third level of Qi Cultivation; before long he should be able to use a Barrier-Breaking Pill to advance to mid-stage Qi Cultivation.

When it came to his youngest son’s cultivation, Lu Chang’sheng didn’t worry much—his only concern was his eldest son, who was still only at the first level.

"Chang’an probably won’t make much progress this life."

Lu Chang’sheng couldn’t do anything about it. The issue of the Immortal Dao Spirit Root was something even he couldn’t change; if he didn’t have a system, he’d probably have ended up just the same.

The next day, a few figures left Platinum Immortal City.

They were Lu Chang’sheng, Fang Yuan, and a few others.

He didn’t bring Li Nangua along, since the household still needed someone strong to hold down the fort.

With Fang Yuan, Qu Guang, and the others taking care of things, unless they ran into a Foundation Establishment cultivator, things should be fine.

A month later, Lu Chang’sheng entered Supreme Profound Immortal City.

Supreme Profound Immortal City was built around the Supreme Profound Sect, and the underground Spirit Vein here was even more formidable than that of Platinum Immortal City. Rumor was, this had once been the Mountain Gate for an Immortal Sect, later seized by the Supreme Profound Sect during a power struggle.

"Chang’sheng, over here."

In a restaurant, Lu Chang’sheng saw Yu Hai and Guan Hongxiu.

Behind them was a teenager—Yu Hai’s younger brother, Guan Ming.

To Lu Chang’sheng’s surprise, aside from Guan Ming, there were also a few little kids sitting on the side under the watchful eyes of two women.

Before Lu Chang’sheng could ask, Yu Hai excitedly said, "This is my second mom, my third mom, and these are my little brothers and sisters."

He pointed to the two very young-looking women, and the little kids.

"Auntie Second, Auntie Third, nice to meet you." Lu Chang’sheng smiled, pulling out some fine pills from his Treasure Vault and handing them over.

Seeing him bring out high-grade pills right away, the two women immediately beamed with joy.

Afterward, everyone went around and introduced themselves.

In the past, Fang Yuan and the others disdained meeting Yu Hai’s family, but once they learned from Lu Chang’sheng that Yu Hai was now a Supreme Profound Sect disciple favored by its elders, they immediately became far more respectful—even their meeting gifts were generous.

Each of them gave a mid-grade Magical Artifact.

The mood was warm and lively during the meal.

Lu Chang’sheng didn’t ask direct questions; he waited until dinner was over to find a chance to talk to Yu Hai about it.

"Spiritual Body? If you’d asked me earlier, I wouldn’t have known what to tell you either." To Lu Chang’sheng’s surprise, Yu Hai actually knew about this, which made his heart skip.

"Before, I’d only caught an elder’s attention, which was just some minor interest; it was only a few months ago that he made it clear he wanted me as a registered disciple and talked to me about Spiritual Bodies."

"Right now, Supreme Profound Sect does have a way to condense a Spiritual Body. It’s called the Separation Fire Spirit Body or something, but it’s not easy to get the method."

Lu Chang’sheng nodded.

The Spiritual Body was a technique that could alter one’s cultivation talent, comparable to treasures that can enhance your Immortal Dao Spirit Root.

Its value was extraordinary.

Yu Hai laughed and patted Lu Chang’sheng’s shoulder. "Give me a few days. I’ll see what I can do. With your Alchemy Dao talent, it shouldn’t be too difficult."

"Thanks, really." Lu Chang’sheng said earnestly.

"Come on, no need for thanks. After all you’ve done for me!" Yu Hai waved it off.

Lu Chang’sheng could tell from Yu Hai’s relaxed tone that it probably wouldn’t be too difficult. Yet four or five days passed, and there was still no good news from Yu Hai.

On the sixth day, Yu Hai unexpectedly showed up with a sullen look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Lu Chang’sheng inwardly sighed. He’d been too optimistic after all.

Yu Hai slumped into a chair, took a swig of wine, and said, "Some things have changed."

Lu Chang’sheng listened quietly.

Soon he frowned deeply.

"Didn’t expect it was because of her."

Yu Hai snorted coldly, saying, "That woman, one day she’ll get what’s coming to her."

"Before, I held back since we came from the same place. I didn’t want to be too ruthless, so I didn’t go against her. Guess I was too soft."

"Her talent isn’t bad—she’s also got the attention of a Supreme Profound Sect elder now. Makes things tricky."

Lu Chang’sheng thought of Zhu Qing.

He already knew Fang Yuan and the others had tried to send men after the Zhu Family survivors in the Supreme Profound Sect, but it fizzled out. Apparently, these people were out of reach.

"Yeah, it’s a bit messy. But she just got the early advantage. If I hadn’t been stuck dealing with the Zhu Family for so long, I’d definitely be ahead of her."

Lu Chang’sheng didn’t argue, though he knew in his heart, Zhu Qing wasn’t an easy target.

Her talent might be a little weaker than Yu Hai’s, but the gap wasn’t much. More importantly, she was shrewd—great at playing to her strengths.

Normally, Lu Chang’sheng would avoid provoking people like her. But the Zhu Family had pretty much been wiped out by his hand—even if Zhu Qing said she didn’t care, he wouldn’t dare rely on that.

"Now that Zhu Qing has a Supreme Profound Sect elder backing her up, she’s near untouchable."

That’s what Lu Chang’sheng thought.

At this point, Yu Hai said, "But since she has an elder backing her up, so do I. I managed to get you a shot."

"Your Immortal Dao Spirit Root may not be strong, but your talent with alchemy is obvious. If someone puts in a good word, you’ve got a real chance of joining Supreme Profound Sect."

"Joining White Cloud Pavilion won’t cause problems, will it?" Lu Chang’sheng didn’t mind joining Supreme Profound Sect.

To him, Supreme Profound Sect was a bigger stage. On this stage, he could go faster and further.

Yu Hai chuckled. "No. If it were the old White Cloud Cave Mansion, it might’ve been trouble. But with today’s White Cloud Pavilion, it’s easy enough to fix."

"You better get ready. Come with me to meet someone tonight."

"Alright!"

Lu Chang’sheng agreed.

Yu Hai said the person they’d meet was an elder martial brother of his, a good guy. With his help, things would go twice as smooth.

"My senior brother’s in the Alchemy Lineage. He loves collecting top-tier pills with condensed Spirit Patterns." As Yu Hai spoke, he shoved a jade bottle into Lu Chang’sheng’s hand.

"There’s a Spirit Pattern Pill inside. You use it."

Seeing him so nonchalantly give away a pill like that, Lu Chang’sheng felt both moved and amused.

He knew Yu Hai didn’t realize before leaving that he could refine top-grade pills himself, so he checked the bottle, then handed it back.

"No need, I have plenty of those."

Saying that, Lu Chang’sheng took out another jade bottle and handed it over.