After confirming that her son's cultivation had indeed reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection, Lin Yulian took a long time to calm her excitement.
His father, Liu Shihao, was hardly more composed than his wife. His excitement knew no bounds.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! I'll go cook right away! We must celebrate this wonderful news!"
Once Lin Yulian had calmed down a little, she decided to prepare a meal of spirit cuisine for her son herself, expressing her joy as his mother.
"Mother, let us help you!"
Seeing this, Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, Lian'er, and the other women rose and followed Lin Yulian into the kitchen. As daughters-in-law, they could hardly leave their mother-in-law to do all the work alone!
Just then, a handsome young man who bore a considerable resemblance to Liu Changxu hurried into the sitting room.
Liu Changxu turned to look. It was his younger brother, Liu Changyan, and an affectionate smile immediately spread across his face.
"Eldest Brother! You're back! The moment I heard the good news, I rushed home!"
After several decades apart, Liu Changyan had changed considerably. He was no longer as cautious around his eldest brother, Liu Changxu, as he had once been. Perhaps because he had spent decades as lineage head, his every movement now carried a certain dignity!
The only problem was that Liu Changyan's cultivation disappointed him. He was still only at the Golden Core Early Stage.
If Liu Changyan continued cultivating at this pace, he would probably never reach Nascent Soul in this lifetime!
By comparison, their father, Liu Shihao, had already reached the Golden Core Late Stage, while their mother, Lin Yulian, had even overtaken him to reach Golden Core Great Perfection.
Still, with so many people present, Liu Changxu could hardly say anything.
"During all these years