Heading to Ruyi Commandery!

Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu first went to Uncle Fu to rent two spirit steeds and ask for a map.

Otherwise, even figuring out how to reach Ruyi Commandery would have been a problem.

The spirit steeds were the same kind they had ridden when they first came to Green Bamboo Mountain.

As for the map, it was a map of the Jiang Kingdom.

The Jiang Kingdom covered a vast territory, encompassing nine provinces.

Each province governed nine commanderies, each commandery governed nine prefectures, and each prefecture had nine counties under it, with many villages beneath each county.

Blessed lands with spiritual veins, such as Green Bamboo Mountain, were not under the Jiang Kingdom's jurisdiction, but they still lay within its territory.

Ruyi Commandery, where Lu Changsheng and Li Feiyu were headed, was a large commandery under Azure Province.

Lu Changsheng's hometown was also in Ruyi Commandery.

Specifically, it was a small mountain village in Qinghe County, Southern Yu Prefecture, under Ruyi Commandery.

After checking the general route on the map, the two mounted their spirit steeds and set off.

"Three years have passed before we knew it."

After leaving Green Bamboo Mountain, Li Feiyu thought about how he had gone from a promising young martial artist in the mortal world and the young master of a gang to a live-in son-in-law cultivating immortality. He was filled with emotion.

"Yes, three years. I wonder how Hong Yi and Han Lin are doing."

Lu Changsheng felt rather wistful as well.

He recalled how he had awakened his memories during the immortal sect's entrance assessment three years ago, then become a live-in son-in-law of the Lu Lineage.

Overall, Lu Changsheng was quite satisfied with his progress over those three years.

"Hong Yi came from the Ruyi Marquis Manor and was already at the chain qi third layer back then. He should have broken through to the chain qi fourth layer by now."

"As for Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing, they're cultivating in the Azure Cloud Sect. They're probably at the chain qi third or fourth layer too."

"But Xiao Xiyue has a fourth-grade spiritual root. Who knows how far she's come in three years?"

Li Feiyu spoke as he gazed at the azure sky.

Of the six of them back then, Hong Yi had already been introduced to immortal cultivation thanks to his background at the Ruyi Marquis Manor, and had reached the chain qi third layer.

However, Hong Yi only had an eighth-grade spiritual root. Although he would have resources after returning to the Ruyi Marquis Manor, they certainly would not be plentiful, so his progress over three years could not have been too great.

As for Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing, one had a seventh-grade spiritual root and the other a sixth-grade spiritual root.

Even cultivating in an immortal sect like the Azure Cloud Sect, they could not have pulled too far ahead in such a short time.

Only Xiao Xiyue, with her fourth-grade spiritual root, was beyond their ability to estimate.

After saying this, Li Feiyu remembered that Lu Changsheng had now also broken through to the chain qi third layer.

That meant he had the lowest cultivation of the six, at only the chain qi second layer. His spirits could not help sinking a little.

"That sounds about right. It's only been three years. The gap shouldn't be too wide yet."

Lu Changsheng nodded as he spoke.

He felt that Han Lin and Zhao Qingqing were most likely at the chain qi third layer.

After all, they only had a seventh-grade and a sixth-grade spiritual root.

If they had broken through to the chain qi fourth layer in three years, the conditions in an immortal sect would have to be many times better than he had imagined.

Seeing Li Feiyu suddenly fall silent after speaking, his expression somewhat downcast, Lu Changsheng paused and guessed the reason.

Once you got to know Li Feiyu, he seemed quite easygoing and casual.

But Lu Changsheng knew that he was still deeply proud at heart.

That was only natural. As the young master of the Red Whale Gang, Li Feiyu had already been a first-rate martial artist at a young age. Calling him young and accomplished would not have been an exaggeration at all.

Yet now, three years later, he seemed to be doing the worst of the six who had embarked on the path of immortality together.

And he still owed the Lu Lineage forty-eight children. The mere thought of it was daunting.

"Feiyu, don't dwell too much on your situation with the Lu Lineage for now."

"As for having children, once my talisman-making craft improves in a few years, I'll try asking the lineage head to reduce or waive that requirement for you."

Lu Changsheng spoke.

He had the many children, many blessings system, so fifty children were nothing.

He would gladly have a hundred, two hundred, or even a thousand.

But Li Feiyu had no system. Having fifty children really was a bit much.

Not only would it affect his cultivation, but when he left the Lu Lineage in the future, the children would not even belong to him. That was truly hard to accept.

As a friend and close brother, Lu Changsheng would naturally lend a hand if it was within his power.

However, he was still presenting himself as a first-rank low-grade talisman master, so his words carried limited weight.

He planned to wait another six months or a year before revealing himself as a first-rank middle-grade talisman master. Once his words carried more weight, he would try to resolve this matter for Li Feiyu.

"It's fine. How could I trouble you with something like this? Besides..."

Li Feiyu fell silent for a moment, then shook his head.

Lu Changsheng had already helped him quite a lot lately.

Every time Lu Changsheng visited, he brought him a small gift. Li Feiyu felt embarrassed to keep troubling him.

Besides, in his view, this would be troublesome even for Lu Changsheng.

But before he could finish, Lu Changsheng waved a hand and said, "With how close we are, saying that makes us sound like strangers."

"Besides, there's something I need your help with too."

"What is it?"

Somewhat moved, Li Feiyu nodded and asked.

"I'm going back to visit my family this time, but I can't bring them here."

"So I'd like to trouble you to have the Red Whale Gang look after my family in the future."

Lu Changsheng said.

He knew that he would leave the Lu Lineage someday. He could not forever live under someone else's roof, so naturally, he could not bring his family to Green Bamboo Mountain.

Not only would it be inconvenient, but he did not want to do that either.

As for looking after his family himself, he had no way to do so.

But he could not simply ignore them.

That was why he had thought of Li Feiyu's Red Whale Gang. It wielded considerable influence in the mortal world, so he wanted to ask Li Feiyu's family to help look after his own.

He did not ask for much-only that his family never lack food or clothing and enjoy a lifetime of prosperity.

"That little matter is no trouble at all. Leave it to me."

Li Feiyu replied immediately.

He was, after all, the young master of the Red Whale Gang.

Although he had been away from home for years and had probably lost that position by now, the gang leader was still his father. He was confident that handling such a small matter would be no problem.

"There's something else. With so many children, not all of them can possibly have spiritual roots."

"So I was thinking I'd ask you to teach martial arts to the children who can't cultivate immortality."

Lu Changsheng continued.

Although it would be quite a while before the children were old enough to practice martial arts, since the subject had come up, he decided to mention it and ask what he should keep in mind.

After all, Li Feiyu had grown up practicing martial arts and understood the ins and outs very well.

"Martial arts?"

"That's certainly no problem. It's just that practicing martial arts is very grueling. As long as you're willing

to let them endure it."

At those words, Li Feiyu seemed to think of something and shook his head.

He could tell that Lu Changsheng doted on his children and did not seem like someone who could bear to let them suffer.

"When the time comes, I'll respect their own choices."

"Besides, what's a little hardship?"

Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

When it came to something like this, there was naturally no question of whether he could bear it.

Although he would not force his children to do anything, he would not dote on them so much that he could not bear to let them endure hardship and ended up raising them spoiled.

Besides, this first group of children would be the foundation of the lineage he would establish in the future.

Naturally, he would put more care into raising them, keeping them from going astray and doing his best to help them amount to something.

And so, the two chatted as they traveled.

At night, they took turns keeping watch to guard against anything unexpected.