When Liu Changxu told them of his plans to visit Violet Glow Mountain, all the women agreed unanimously!
Li Zhenxin and the other three women also wanted to travel. As cultivators, they longed to see the magnificent world beyond and yearned for the exhilarating life of roaming the world on flying swords. But after becoming wives and mothers, the ties of husbands and children had turned travel into a distant dream, leaving a considerable regret in their hearts.
At the same time, they were intensely curious about their husband's sect, the Azure Cloud Sect. They yearned to visit Violet Glow Mountain, that blessed haven of cultivation, and wanted to pay their respects to Liu Changxu's master, his master's wife, and his senior brothers and sisters.
After obtaining his wives' agreement, Liu Changxu began preparing for the journey with them. Their main task was to prepare gifts for his master and his master's wife, Ninth Great-Grandaunt Li Qiuju and her household, and his senior brothers and sisters.
Fortunately, the Liu Household's vast territory, spanning over four thousand li, abounded in precious second-tier spirit treasures of every kind. Its only shortcoming was the lack of third-tier spirit treasures. However, they needed so many gifts that the lineage treasury could not supply everything. Liu Changxu had to catch the spirit fish from Red Lotus Lake himself, for instance. Even so, he spent quite a few lineage contribution points.
In July of the year 3180 of the Great Tang Calendar, Liu Changxu and his wives and children bade farewell to their parents and clansmen, then set off on their first journey aboard the Xin Yue Boat. The boat became a streak of gray light, racing westward.
For this journey, Liu Changxu brought only the Azure Cloud Eagle and the Green Fox. He left his