Chapter 853: Chapter 312: Nangong Mili: Let you taste the unique Love Gu of the Five Poisons Cult! Xiao Xiyue had matters to attend to and did not stay at Bi Lake Mountain for long. The next day, she returned to the Qingyun Sect. Because of this, Lu Wangshu felt a tinge of disappointment. However, lucky for her, she was spirited and cheerful, and by the next day, she had bounced back to her usual self. Ling Zixiao might have gotten pregnant and felt bored reading books alone in Changsheng Hall, so she occasionally visited the Lu Family Mansion to chat with Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and others to relieve her boredom. Lu Changsheng was very gratified by this situation. ... Before, Ling Zixiao’s demeanor truly tended to be haughty and solitary. Apart from him, she was somewhat close to Lu Miaoge. Normally, when chatting with Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaohuan, Qu Zhenzhen, and others, although she was pleasant and cheerful, it was mostly out of politeness, never taking the initiative to start a conversation. Now that she was willing to reach out on her own, in Lu Changsheng’s view, it was a good thing, fully integrating into the family. During these days, Lu Changsheng’s daily routine, besides the usual cultivation and talisman making, included spending time with his wives and teaching his children. He occasionally gave guidance on Li Xingruo’s alchemy. After all, the news of his identity as a Second-Order Alchemist spread, leading many people from the surrounding area to request elixir medicines. But he did not wish to spend a large amount of time on alchemy. Thus, he thought to train Li Xingruo to become a Second-Order Alchemist as soon as possible, which would make things much easier for him. Just like that, three months passed by in the blink of an eye. On this day, in the Alchemy Chamber on Lake Heart Island. “Open!” Li Xingruo lightly shouted, her hands performing gesture incantations continuously, causing the top of the green pill furnace before her to fly open with a bang, and steam filled the air. Following that, pill after pill the size of a longan, of a brown hue, flew into her hands. This batch of Harmonizing Energy Elixirs amounted to thirteen pills. Seven were of prime quality, and six were inferior. But just this alone was enough to fill Li Xingruo with immense excitement. Because such a success rate signified she had become a genuine Second-Order Alchemist! She could make money by concocting Harmonizing Energy Elixirs! Looking at Lu Changsheng beside her with a face full of excitement and eagerness, she said as if offering a treasure, “Mountain Master, I’ve succeeded!” “Not bad, Xingruo, congratulations on becoming a Second-Order Alchemist.” Lu Changsheng looked at her joyful and excited expression and spoke with a light chuckle. “It’s all thanks to the Mountain Master’s guidance, otherwise I wouldn’t know when I could have brought the Harmonizing Energy Elixir to this stage and become a Second-Order Alchemist.” Li Xingruo, realizing she had gotten a bit too excited and lost composure, spoke softly. She was well aware that her rapid progress was not only due to Lu Changsheng’s daily teaching and guidance but also because of his strong cultivation of her. After all, whether it was alchemy or the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, one couldn’t go without the “practice” character. Even with the advice of a master, without the chance to try hands-on, it is difficult to achieve much. “Hehe, with your alchemy talent, Xingruo, even without me, it wouldn’t take too long for you to become a Second-Order Alchemist.” Lu Changsheng, almost instinctively, patted her head gently as he spoke. This gesture made Li Xingruo’s cheeks blush slightly, feeling somewhat shy, yet somehow enjoying it. In earlier years, when Lu Changsheng was disguised as Ye Fan, his gentle instructions reminded her of the times her father taught her alchemy. Now, Lu Changsheng no longer disguised himself. Such a handsome and fairy-like visage, and a demeanor like a graceful orchid or a robust pine, occasionally brought different thoughts to her mind. Especially when she recalled the playful words Sister Ling once said. Regarding Li Xingruo’s advancement to a Second-Order Alchemist, Lu Changsheng did not hold an elaborate ceremony to celebrate as he had done on Qingzhu Mountain but instead held a small celebration for her at home. He also had Lu Yun upgrade Li Xingruo’s benefits and welfare by a notch. That evening, Lu Changsheng received another piece of good news: one of the concubines at home had become pregnant. “It wasn’t in vain that I’ve been trying so hard lately.” A happy color appeared on Lu Changsheng’s face. Because he saw that the total number of his offspring was about to reach two hundred, there was a high likelihood the system would give out more “Child Money.” Hence, he had been relatively more active and diligent this year. With this newly conceived child, his total number of offspring had finally reached two hundred! “However, it seems I should take in another concubine.” Lu Changsheng calculated the number of his concubines awaiting pregnancy and silently pondered. Although most of the concubines he brought home were for the purpose of having children, he could not treat them entirely as breeding tools. After about five or six births, he usually would not let them continue to give birth. On one hand, continuing to do so was inhumane. On the other hand, there were multiple considerations. For example, it would not look good if the children of the concubines grew up and saw their own mothers still giving birth continuously. Moreover, Lu Ancestor’s ability to attract female cultivators to offer themselves revolved around his reputation and word of mouth! If female cultivators married into Bi Lake Mountain and had to give birth until death, Lu Ancestor’s reputation would be ruined long ago. Let alone female cultivators offering themselves, it might even become easy to be targeted by some female cultivator bigshots as a member of the Demon Path. “Let’s wait until Zi Xiao has given birth before considering it.” Lu Changsheng shook his head. He might not be as respectful or considerate towards the feelings of his concubines, but he would try his best to consider and care about the feelings of his wives and Dao Companions. Like now, with Ling Zixiao still pregnant, it really would not be good to take in another concubine or buy maids. “Back then, Feiyu said he would return in two to three years.” “Now, it’s almost three years, and Feiyu still hasn’t come back; he hasn’t really encountered any trouble, has he?” At this moment, Lu Changsheng thought of his good friend Li Feiyu at the Azure Phoenix Immortal City. Back when he returned from Yue Country, he had a premonition that the Substitute Talisman he gave Li Feiyu had been activated. Now, as the three-year period mentioned by Li Feiyu was almost up, his absence truly worried Lu Changsheng. “Ping’an has also almost been out for a year by now; I wonder how his experience has been.” Lu Changsheng then thought of his son, Lu Ping’an. Unknowingly, this son had also been traveling outside for a year.