``` Although he did not often come here, he still had his own meditation room and talisman room on the third floor. "System, draw a lottery." After arriving at the third-floor meditation room, Lu Changsheng silently evoked in his heart. Immediately, the System’s lottery wheel appeared. "Start the draw." Then, a golden light began to rapidly spin on the lottery wheel. Moments later, the golden light slowly came to a stop on ’Other’. [Ding! Congratulations to the host on obtaining the Gu Insect ’Hope Gu’!] [The reward has been sent to the System Space, and the host can check it at any time] A thumb-sized pattern, resembling a light orb, emerged from the big wheel along with the sound of a system prompt. "Gu Insect, Hope Gu?" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮 Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow upon seeing this reward. Having the Peach Blossom Gu before, he subconsciously felt good about Gu Insects. After all, among the more than twenty previous lottery items, the Peach Blossom Gu could be considered a good reward. It not only improved one’s appearance and temperament but also subtly enhanced one’s peach blossom luck. It could also guard the sea of consciousness, fear no other Gu insect effects, and resist Divine Sense attacks. "Just the name Hope Gu sounds strange." Lu Changsheng muttered to himself, unable to guess the effect of the Gu based on the name alone. Right away, his Mental Spirit stirred slightly as he looked toward the System Space. [Gu Insect: Hope Gu] [Quality: Celestial Spiritual Gu] [Description: A miraculous Gu naturally born between heaven and earth that can endow mortals with enlightenment and give birth to the Spiritual Root. As long as there is hope, miracles can happen.] "Enabling mortals to gain enlightenment and produce Spiritual Roots!" Lu Changsheng’s heart skipped a beat upon seeing the explanation for the Hope Gu. Long ago, he had perused books looking for information on how mortals could cultivate and beget Spiritual Roots. But there were no relevant records at all. He knew that it was virtually impossible for mortals to practice cultivation. And treasures that could bestow Spiritual Roots on mortals could only be encountered after reaching the Nascent Soul Stage. Although he had thought that with the System, he might obtain such treasures and enable mortals to practice cultivation and develop Spiritual Roots, Lu Changsheng did not hold too much hope. After all, where there’s hope, there can also be disappointment. Of course, Lu Changsheng could not deny that he did not have a strong obsession with this aspect. "Hope Gu." "A ray of hope, huh?" Lu Changsheng, looking at the Hope Gu in the System Space, recalled taking Lu Ping’an and others to test for Spiritual Roots. After finding no Spiritual Roots, the children returned home with downcast faces. Then Lu Ping’an looked up with hopeful eyes and asked if one couldn’t become a cultivator without a Spiritual Root. "This Hope Gu, can it only enlighten one person, or..." Lu Changsheng’s Mental Spirit stirred slightly and he extracted the Hope Gu from the System. Suddenly, the Hope Gu, the size of a thumb and resembling an orb of light, appeared in his hand. The details about the Hope Gu entered his mind. Just like the Peach Blossom Gu, it could only be used once, enabling a person to gain enlightenment and produce a Spiritual Root. As for the quality of the engendered Spiritual Root, it would depend on the individual’s circumstances, and be influenced by one’s physical condition and the intensity of hope in their heart. Besides enlightenment and the production of Spiritual Roots, the Hope Gu had another effect. That is, in the face of desperate situations, as long as hope remained unextinguished in one’s heart, the Gu could forcibly trigger one’s potential. "Sigh!" "I’ll give this Hope Gu to Ping’an." Lu Changsheng looked at the Hope Gu in his hand and let out a breath. He planned to give the Hope Gu to his eldest son, Lu Ping’an. This was his first son. He had been brought up from a young age, to whom he had devoted much affection. Moreover, this son had always been a source of pride and peace of mind. Now that Lu Ping’an had broken through to the Martial Dao Innate and obtained a lottery draw, it seemed like a stroke of fate that he got the Hope Gu. "However, the Hope Gu’s ability to enlighten mortals and engender Spiritual Roots is too shocking to the world." "If I use the Hope Gu to enlighten Ping’an now, it might attract trouble." "And there’s the issue of inequality, not just scarcity." "The Hope Gu is just one, only able to grant a Spiritual Root to one person." "Other children, who once thought Spiritual Roots were innate and had accepted reality, may now become upset and resentful upon seeing Ping’an with a Spiritual Root." "Therefore, the existence of the Hope Gu must absolutely be kept a secret." Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He knew many of his children had dreams of cultivation. Or rather, having been born on Qing Zhu Mountain and raised in such an environment, it was impossible for them not to aspire to become cultivators. But since Spiritual Roots are innate and they didn’t possess them, accepting reality was their only option. If they saw that he enabled Lu Ping’an to develop a Spiritual Root, it would easily upset the balance. Even his wives, upon knowing that he possessed such an object and chose to give it to Lu Ping’an, would feel uncomfortable, even if they did not voice it. "Ping’an has just broken through to the Innate level and is preparing to travel abroad for trials. It’s a good opportunity for him to temper himself." "Later on, I’ll see how things go and decide whether to give him the Hope Gu." "As for the Hope Gu matter, there’s no need to let anyone know." "After all, not every cup of water can be leveled." Lu Changsheng did not think much of it. He was no longer the kind of person who would become overly anxious or sentimental over such issues. He already had plans for the Hope Gu in his mind. He prepared to wait until Lu Ping’an went out to experience the world, and after some tempering, he would then decide whether to give him the Hope Gu. Moreover, what he had in mind was that if he used the Hope Gu to open Lu Ping’an’s spiritual aperture and birth a Spiritual Root, his eldest son would have to live outside under a different identity from then on. He could no longer appear before the world as Lu Ping’an. "A man is not guilty for carrying a gem, but the gem makes him a target." "I should also visit Ruyi Prefecture later." ```