Chapter 263: 130章：Uncle Returned!_1
Cultivators care less about the trivial formalities of the secular world.
After worshipping the spirit tablet of the Lu Family Ancestor, the ceremony is considered over once everyone has offered three sticks of incense.
The crowd gradually dispersed.
Just as Lu Changsheng was about to leave, Lu Yuanding, the newly advanced ancestor, called out to him.
“Changsheng, how is your cultivation progressing?”
Lu Yuanzhong had a scholarly appearance, bearing some resemblance to Lu Yuanding.
Lu Changsheng also knew that this Ancestor Yuanzhong was indeed the blood brother of his father-in-law, Lu Yuanding.
Therefore, he should address this ancestor as Uncle Father-in-law.
However, in cultivation families like Qingzhu Mountain, as soon as one succeeds in Foundation Establishment, their generational status automatically rises to that of an ancestor.
“Reporting to Ancestor, I am currently at the Sixth Level of Qi Refinement, and I estimate it will take three more years to reach the peak of the Sixth Level,” Lu Changsheng replied.
That was what Lu Changsheng said, having declared two years earlier that he was at the Sixth Level of Qi Refinement and naturally not daring to overstate his progress.
“Very good,” Lu Yuanzhong commented with a slight nod after hearing this.
After giving Lu Changsheng a few appraising looks, he took out a jade scroll.
“I’ve heard that you have been cultivating the ‘Changchun Technique,’ and this ‘Green Wood Art’ is a high-grade cultivation technique treasured by our Lu Family. You should take it and cultivate it,” Yuanding said.
“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can also ask Yuanding; he cultivates this ‘Green Wood Art’ as well,” Yuanzhong added.
Lu Changsheng was somewhat surprised to hear this.
He had not expected Lu Yuanzhong to stop him just to give him a cultivation technique.
Having been busy in Red Leaf Valley Market over the past year, Lu Changsheng had rarely interacted with the newly advanced ancestor.
They had only met briefly a couple of times.
He hadn’t expected that immediately following the death of the Lu Family Ancestor, the latter would express goodwill toward him.
“Thank you very much, Ancestor.” Lu Changsheng immediately expressed his gratitude with respect.
Although he already possessed the Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture and did not need this ‘Green Wood Art,’ it was nevertheless a gesture of kindness.
After all, to his knowledge, the highest level techniques treasured by the Lu Family were a few high-grade cultivation techniques.
Now that they’re willing to pass on one to him, they have effectively accepted him as one of their own.
“Remember, this technique is for your cultivation only and must not be passed on,” Lu Yuanding cautioned.
“Ancestor, please rest assured, Changsheng understands,” Lu Changsheng nodded and replied.
Having spent so many years in Nine Dragons Market, he had come to understand why the inheritance of techniques in the Cultivation World is so scarce and precious.
These inheritances originate from Immortal Sects, families, or loose cultivators.
Immortal Sects, as the primary suppliers, prohibit the sale of high-grade cultivation techniques and skill inheritances within their territories to continuously harvest excellent disciples and affordable labor; this is why they are forbidden from selling advanced methods.
And why would any cultivation family want to sell the very foundation that sustains them?
They prefer to abide by this rule, preventing leakages of such inheritances and partaking in the benefits.
Loose cultivators are no different.
It’s improbable for them to selflessly risk censure by selling high-grade techniques; most choose to deal privately instead.
Thus, most loose cultivators who wish to obtain higher-order techniques or inheritances are either reliant on fortunate encounters or, should they possess a decent talent, join a cultivation family or a faction under an Immortal Sect.
This has become an unwritten rule in the Cultivation World.
Primary-level techniques and first-grade skill inheritances are commonplace and can be purchased with a few spirit stones.
But if one wishes to advance further without fortune, they must find a way to join a power and be exploited.
This is why the Third Young Master of the Yu Family once offered high-grade techniques and insights into Foundation Establishment to tempt Lu Changsheng.
“Alright, you may go about your business now,” said Lu Yuanzhong, patting Lu Changsheng on the shoulder without much else to add.
“Yes, Ancestor,” Lu Changsheng replied, bowing slightly before taking his leave.
“Lu Changsheng,” Lu Yuanzhong muttered the name to himself as he watched Changsheng’s retreating figure, recalling the last wish of the Lu Family Ancestor and the value he had placed on Changsheng. He exhaled softly.
…
Three days later,
the Second Elder informed Lu Changsheng to return to Nine Dragons Market.
“Changsheng, do you want me to look after the Spiritual Talisman Shop?” Lu Miaoge asked, holding her daughter, Lu Qingzhu, and speaking softly.
Having recovered from childbirth, she was ready to take on some of Lu Changsheng’s burdens.
“No need, Sister Miaoge; you should stay at home and cultivate, and learn talisman-making with Grandma,”
“If you go to the marketplace, it will distract you and hinder your cultivation, besides, Qingzhu is still small and needs your care,” Lu Changsheng said, pinching his daughter’s chubby cheek with a smile.
Lu Miaoge’s talisman-making skill was currently transitioning from an upper-grade Talisman Master to a top-level Talisman Master.
Therefore, he did not want his wife to run back and forth between two places and be overburdened.
“Alright,” Lu Miaoge replied with a tender smile.
Having become a mother, her clear and ethereal countenance was now often adorned with a gentle and maternal smile.
She continued, “Changsheng, the Red Leaf Valley Market will open in a few months; the family plans to open a talisman shop there, and they want me to oversee and manage it,”
“If you find Nine Dragons Market too far, I can go there, and you can take my place in Red Leaf Valley Market,” she suggested.
Despite being a wife, her disposition remained as gentle as water, nurturing an almost motherly kindness.
“Sister Miaoge, the Lu Family Ancestor had given me a shop in Red Leaf Valley, and I’m planning to set up a talisman shop there,”
“So for Nine Dragons Market, I intend to let Grandma find someone to manage it,” Lu Changsheng said, pondering slightly.
The Lu Family Ancestor had rewarded him with a shop and a cave dwelling in Red Leaf Valley Market.
Now that the market was about to open, Lu Changsheng did not want to simply rent out the shop and dwelling.
He was thinking of establishing another talisman shop there.