Chapter 58: Qu Zhenzhen's Second Pregnancy and the Breakthrough Pill!

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 was immediately delighted and leaned his head against Qu Zhenzhen’s stomach.

At this moment, there were no fetal movements yet. However, as a cultivator, Lu Changsheng could faintly perceive the new life incubating in her belly.

“Yes, you’re indeed pregnant. Come here, Zhenzhen, let your husband give you a kiss.”

Seeing Qu Zhenzhen pregnant, Lu Changsheng’s mood improved instantly.

He caressed his beautiful wife’s cheek and fiercely kissed her tender lips.

There were other sisters in the courtyard who couldn’t help but giggle when they saw this scene, making Qu Zhenzhen, who was being kissed, blush deeply.

Feeling a little embarrassed, she gave her husband a playful punch, her delicate face blushing like a ripe peach, full of shyness.

But this touch of girlish shyness combined perfectly with Qu Zhenzhen’s identity as a wife and mother, appearing both innocent and tempting.

Seeing his wife like this, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but feel a surge of desire, almost wanting to take care of his little wife on the spot.

However, seeing how happy his husband was, Qu Zhenzhen, with her blushing face, also showed a happy and contented smile.

Now that both Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen were pregnant, Lu Changsheng was in a very good mood, feeling that life was becoming more and more hopeful.

He was looking forward to the birth of the children of his two beloved wives.

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

But now that Lu Miaoyun had only been pregnant for a month, he wasn’t in a hurry to deal with the maid.

After all, if the maid and his own mistress became pregnant at about the same time, it wouldn’t be good. There would be 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 on his two concubines next.

Lu Changsheng was also curious about these two concubines. If they became pregnant, would the hair and eye colors of the children follow him or his two wives?

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month again, time for the fourth elder to guide them in talisman crafting.

When the fourth elder checked the progress of Lu Miaoge and Lu Changsheng’s talismans, Lu Changsheng directly took out a Windwalk Talisman and said to the fourth elder, “Grandmother, I successfully drew the Windwalk Talisman yesterday.”

“What!?”

“You managed to draw the Windwalk Talisman!”

Upon hearing this, the fourth elder was first stunned. Then, looking at the Windwalk Talisman in Lu Changsheng’s hand, her face was filled with delight.

She hadn’t expected Lu Changsheng to successfully draw the Windwalk Talisman in just one month.

It’s worth noting that the most difficult part of Talisman crafting is the first step, going from zero to one. Once you succeed in the first step, the subsequent steps are relatively much simpler.

Beside him, Lu Miaoge, upon hearing this, also looked at Lu Changsheng with utter amazement.

In the past two months, she hadn’t made much progress with the Golden Light Barrier Talisman she was practicing, despite it being a high-grade Talisman.

When she was at a similar stage to Lu Changsheng, learning a talisman of the same level, it took her almost three months to succeed.

But now, Lu Changsheng had successfully drawn the Windwalk Talisman in just one month.

Lu Miaoge bit her lip lightly, feeling a bit struck.

She already had considerable talent in Talisman crafting.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been the only Talismanist among the Lu Family juniors.

Moreover, she was far ahead and was aiming to break through to the first-tier high-grade Talisman Master.

The fourth elder had also told her that she had great talent in Talisman crafting and had the potential to become a second-tier Talisman Master in the future.

But at this moment, her once proud Talisman crafting talent was completely overshadowed by Lu Changsheng.

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

The fourth elder took the Windwalk Talisman from Lu Changsheng’s hand and carefully examined it, feeling the strokes and the flow of spiritual power on it.

“You have no problem drawing the lines of the talisman. You are very stable in holding the pen and drawing the talisman, showing exceptional talent.”

“However, in terms of spiritual power, this Talisman still lacks a lot of refinement and stability. There are obvious issues with the spiritual points in this stroke, which could easily lead to failure if not careful, and…”

The fourth elder critiqued Lu Changsheng’s Talisman in detail, pointing out where the problems were.

Then she said, “Come, Changsheng, draw another Windwalk Talisman for me to see.”

“Yes, grandmother.”

Lu Changsheng heard this and took out another piece of Talisman paper, beginning to draw the Talisman again. However, before he could finish half of it, the Talisman emitted green smoke, indicating failure.

“At this point, you must tightly wrap the spiritual power around the pen stroke, but after the turning point appears, you should immediately release it with a ‘bounce’…”

The fourth elder spoke up, signaling Lu Changsheng to continue.

However, Lu Changsheng failed again. He had just started yesterday, so his success rate in Talisman crafting should be at most ten percent, so he couldn’t expect too much from himself.

Under the guidance of the fourth elder, Lu Changsheng failed two more times.

Seeing this, the fourth elder didn’t say anything. She just comforted him, “It’s okay, you’re a little nervous, and you’ve just started. You just need to get more familiar with it.”

“Come, let grandmother guide you again.”

Then, she held Lu Changsheng’s hand and guided him through drawing the Windwalk Talisman once more.

“Thank you, grandmother. Changsheng will work hard and not disappoint you.”

Lu Changsheng said to the fourth elder.

“You’re a good child. Your performance has already satisfied grandmother. I believe that as long as you work hard, you will definitely become a second-tier Talisman Master in the future.”

The fourth elder spoke kindly.

She was very satisfied with Lu Changsheng as her son-in-law. Not only did he have exceptional talent in Talisman crafting, but he was also stable in character and treated her granddaughter well.

The only downside was that he had too many wives and children. He spent too much time on marrying wives and having children.

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

“Oh right, Changsheng, you’ve been in the Qi Refining third stage for a while now, haven’t you?”

Fourth elder suddenly turned to Lu Changsheng and asked.

“Yes, grandmother, I reached the peak of the Qi Refining third stage eight months ago. But you also know about my Spirit Root, it’s only a ninth-grade Spirit Root.”

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

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

During this time, he had never slackened in his cultivation, but he had never felt the bottleneck loosen.

With a low-grade Spirit Root, every bottleneck was a hurdle.

“If you need it, grandmother can apply for a breakthrough pill for you within the family,” the fourth elder said, contemplating slightly.

The advancement from the Qi Refining third stage to the Qi Refining fourth stage, transitioning from the early to the middle stage of Qi Refining, was a hurdle.

The worse the Spirit Root aptitude, the harder it was to break through.

In such situations, besides relying on time, breakthrough pills could also be used to overcome bottlenecks.

“Thank you, grandmother, but I still want to try to break through on my own,” Lu Changsheng politely declined.

Although he was troubled by this bottleneck, he wasn’t in a rush to rely on pills for help.

The reason was simple.

If he used a breakthrough pill to break through from the Qi Refining third stage to the Qi Refining fourth stage, the difficulty would increase when he tried to break through from the Qi Refining sixth stage to the Qi Refining seventh stage.

If he used another breakthrough pill to break through from the Qi Refining sixth stage to the Qi Refining seventh stage, the difficulty of reaching Foundation Establishment would increase even more.

Using some auxiliary pills like the Yellow Dragon Pill occasionally would be fine, without much side effects.

However, using a breakthrough pill to stimulate potential for advancement would have some impact.

For most people, if they didn’t consider Foundation Establishment, using breakthrough pills wouldn’t have much of an impact. But Lu Changsheng was focused on the future, not the present.

Lu Changsheng, not feeling rushed to break through, still preferred to attempt it on his own as much as possible.

He planned to rely on pills for assistance only if he truly couldn’t break through.

Hearing Lu Changsheng’s refusal, the fourth elder was slightly surprised but quickly smiled and praised him, saying, “Well, that’s ambitious of you. If you encounter any problems in your cultivation, feel free to come to me.”

Nearby, Lu Miaoge’s eyes showed a hint of surprise upon hearing this.

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A breakthrough pill for advancing to the mid-stage of Qi Refining could cost hundreds of spirit stones and was very rare, requiring contributions to the Lu Family to exchange for it.

Now, the fourth elder proposed to apply for one for Lu Changsheng, and he refused, expressing his intention to rely on himself for the breakthrough.

With a ninth-grade Spirit Root, breaking through bottlenecks was no easy task.

However, Lu Miaoge didn’t say anything about it.

She just added a few more impressions of Lu Changsheng in her mind.

She felt that he was quite different from the image she had previously known.

Later, the fourth elder talked to Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge about some knowledge of crafting talismans before letting them leave.

“The way Miss just looked at me seemed a little different from usual,” Lu Changsheng commented, watching Lu Miaoge’s graceful figure as they left the elder’s residence, raising his eyebrows slightly.

Naturally, he didn’t believe that the young lady had developed feelings for him. “Could it be that my recent display of talent in crafting talismans has affected her?” he wondered suddenly.

“If that’s the case, then this young lady isn’t as aloof and indifferent as she appears on the surface. No one is truly immune to worldly desires; everyone has emotions.”

“Just like the second Miss back then, she appeared cold and noble on the outside, but her true character was not like that.” With a light chuckle, Lu Changsheng didn’t think too much about it and headed home.