Chapter Summaries

After awakening his past-life memories and the Many Children, Many Blessings System during the Azure Cloud Sect’s Heart-Questioning Platform trial, Lu Changsheng learned that his descendants could improve his aptitude and cultivation. He failed to enter the sect, but as he and the other rejected candidates left, a man offered them a chance to join the Lu Lineage of Green Bamboo Mountain as live-in sons-in-law.

• Lu Changsheng awakened his past-life memories and discovered that the system rewarded him for having descendants and passed on bonuses based on their aptitude and cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng watched Hong Yi, Han Lin, Li Feiyu, Xiao Xiyue, and Zhao Qingqing awaken from the Heart-Questioning Platform trial.
• An Azure Cloud Sect steward announced the successful candidates, and Lu Changsheng, Hong Yi, and Li Feiyu were not selected, while Han Lin, Xiao Xiyue, and Zhao Qingqing passed.
• The rejected candidates left the sect grounds, and Hong Yi lamented that Xiao Xiyue and the others had become immortal sect disciples beyond his reach.
• A refined man approached the departing candidates and offered twenty live-in son-in-law positions with the Lu Lineage of Green Bamboo Mountain, including access to spiritual veins and cultivation manuals.

After being rejected by the Azure Cloud Sect, Lu Changsheng chose to join the Lu Lineage of Green Bamboo Mountain as a live-in son-in-law, accepting its demanding childbearing terms in exchange for cultivation support. Li Feiyu made the same choice, and the new recruits set off with Lu Yuanding for Green Bamboo Mountain.

• A blue-robed representative explained that the Lu Lineage would provide cultivation resources to recruited husbands who fathered fifty children within twenty years, or met an equivalent spiritual-root requirement.
• Hong Yi confirmed that the Lu Lineage was a legitimate cultivation family weakened by a battle with the Chen Lineage, easing Lu Changsheng’s concerns.
• Lu Changsheng decided to join the Lu Lineage, and Li Feiyu chose to go with him rather than return to the Red Whale Gang.
• Lu Yuanding warned the recruits that they would sign a contract and owe three times their support costs and ten years of service if they failed to meet the requirements.
• After recruiting twenty husbands, Lu Yuanding introduced himself as the Lu Lineage’s head and led them away on Spirit Steeds, accompanied by five other cultivators.

Lu Changsheng and the other cultivation seedlings reached Green Bamboo Mountain after a half-month journey, but the Chen Lineage ambushed them near their destination. Lu Lineage reinforcements drove the attackers away, and Lu Changsheng arrived shaken but more determined to cultivate.

• Lu Yuanding gave the travelers Fasting Pills and led them on a half-month journey toward Green Bamboo Mountain.
• Chen Shuisheng and the Chen Lineage ambushed the group with ice spikes, killing three seedlings in the opening attack.
• The Lu Lineage cultivators defended the seedlings as the attackers pressed their advantage, and several more seedlings died or were killed while trying to flee.
• Li Feiyu tackled Lu Changsheng aside to save him from a Wind Blade, strengthening Lu Changsheng's resolve to cultivate.
• Lu Miaoge and other Lu Lineage reinforcements arrived, forcing Chen Shuisheng to retreat.
• Lu Yuanding's group reached Green Bamboo Mountain, where the survivors learned that eight seedlings had died.

Lu Changsheng settled at Green Bamboo Manor, began cultivating with his ninth-grade spiritual root, and attended a banquet where the Lu Lineage arranged marriages for the cultivation prospects. He chose three wives, and the chapter ended with his wedding night and their names revealed.

• Lu Changsheng and the other cultivation prospects settled at Green Bamboo Manor, signed marriage-in contracts, and received cultivation manuals and residences.
• Lu Changsheng practiced the Returning Origin Technique and sensed spiritual energy, but realized his ninth-grade spiritual root made cultivation slow.
• Uncle Fu brought the twelve prospects to a welcoming banquet where dozens of women from the Lu Lineage's mortal branches offered themselves as marriage choices.
• Lu Changsheng chose three women, while the other prospects chose one or two each.
• Uncle Fu arranged weddings for all twelve prospects, and Lu Changsheng married Lu Lanshu, Lu Zi'er, and Lu Qing'er.

Lu Changsheng received a reward from the Lu Lineage after Lu Lanshu became pregnant, then got his other wives and two maids pregnant while beginning cultivation. Nearly ten months after arriving, he reached the first level of chain qi and welcomed his first son, Lu Ping'an, earning a system lottery draw.

• Lu Yuanding rewarded Lu Changsheng with cultivation resources after Lu Lanshu's pregnancy and promised greater rewards for the first child with spiritual roots.
• Lu Qing'er, Lu Zi'er, and two maids sent by Uncle Fu became pregnant, and Lu Changsheng later began cultivating in earnest.
• Lu Changsheng broke through to the first level of chain qi, took the two maids as concubines, and received more monthly resources from Uncle Fu.
• Lu Lanshu went into labor, and Li Feiyu stayed with Lu Changsheng as they waited outside the birthing room.
• Lu Lanshu gave birth to a boy, Lu Changsheng received a system lottery draw, and he named his son Lu Ping'an.

After Lu Lanshu gave birth, Lu Changsheng drew a Second-Tier Talisman-Making Art from his system and gained complete mastery of the craft. Determined to keep his new ability secret until he could reveal it safely, he went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to buy tools and materials, where the shopkeeper warned him how costly talisman-making was to learn.

• Lu Changsheng comforted Lu Lanshu after she gave birth and left their child in the care of a woman nearby.
• Lu Changsheng used the system’s prize wheel and received the Second-Tier Talisman-Making Art.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed complete talisman-making knowledge and demonstrated his mastery by drawing a first-tier Fire Bullet Talisman design.
• Lu Changsheng decided to practice privately and gradually reveal his talisman-making talent to the Lu Lineage.
• Lu Changsheng went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to buy talisman-making supplies and sell his flying sword for funds.
• The shopkeeper warned Lu Changsheng that learning talisman-making required thousands of attempts and could cost a great deal.

Lu Changsheng sold his flying sword to buy talisman-crafting supplies and began practicing with the second-rank skills he had acquired. After successfully making several first-rank talismans, including a taxing middle-grade Golden Light Talisman, he added talisman crafting to his daily routine and stored his work for later.

• Lu Changsheng insisted on buying talisman-crafting supplies, sold his flying sword to the shopkeeper, and bought tools, materials, and medicinal herbs.
• Lu Changsheng studied two borrowed talisman books and successfully crafted a first-rank low-grade Fire Bullet Talisman, followed by a Lightbody Talisman and a Spring-Recovery Talisman.
• After meditating overnight, Lu Changsheng crafted a first-rank middle-grade Golden Light Talisman, but the effort left him exhausted.
• Lu Changsheng began crafting two or three low-grade talismans or one middle-grade talisman each day and hid them in a cabinet in his study.

Lu Changsheng named his newborn son and daughter Lu Wuyu and Lu Wuyou, then revealed his talent for talisman-making by selling five Cleansing Talismans to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. He told Lu Lanshu he hoped to become a Talisman Master and give his family a better life.

• Lu Qing'er gave birth to a son, and twenty days later Lu Zi'er gave birth to a daughter.
• Lu Changsheng named the children Lu Wuyu and Lu Wuyou after discussing the names with his wives.
• Lu Changsheng showed the Myriad Treasures Pavilion shopkeeper five Cleansing Talismans he had made, and the shopkeeper praised his talent and bought them for two spirit stones.
• Lu Changsheng used the money to buy more talisman paper and spirit ink.
• Lu Changsheng used a Cleansing Talisman after being intimate with Lu Lanshu, then told her he had made it and hoped to become a Talisman Master.

Lu Changsheng visited Li Feiyu and learned how martial arts compared with immortal cultivation, then considered martial arts as a path for children without spiritual roots. About a month later, his fourth child was born, and he began thinking about establishing generation names for his family.

• Lu Changsheng visited Li Feiyu and discussed his talisman-making and plans to fulfill his agreement with the Lu Lineage after reaching the Xiantian realm.
• Li Feiyu explained that Xiantian martial artists matched third-level Chain Qi cultivators, while Xiantian Great Grandmasters could contend with cultivators at the fifth or sixth level.
• Lu Changsheng considered having children without spiritual roots learn martial arts and wondered whether his children's talents could strengthen him through his system.
• Lu Changsheng's fourth concubine gave birth to a girl, whom he named Lu Xile.
• Lu Changsheng considered establishing generational naming characters, and he learned that another concubine was carrying twins.

Lu Changsheng sold eighteen basic talismans at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and revealed that he had become a Talisman Apprentice. The shopkeeper praised his talent to his granddaughter Yue'er, who had just reached the third layer of Chain Qi, leaving her surprised and resentful.

• Lu Changsheng finished a first-tier, middle-grade talisman and reflected that he could not safely sell his stored first-tier talismans.
• Lu Changsheng exchanged nine Cleansing Talismans, six Clean-Clothes Talismans, and three Dust-Avoidance Talismans for six spirit stones at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Lu Changsheng told the shopkeeper that his success rates varied by talisman and that his worn talisman brush needed replacing.
• Yue'er arrived and told the shopkeeper she had reached the third layer of Chain Qi, then asked for a flying sword.
• Yue'er disparaged Lu Changsheng, but the shopkeeper defended him, revealed he was a talented Talisman Apprentice, and urged her to treat him courteously.

Lu Changsheng’s talisman-making talent drew the attention of the Lu Lineage, whose leaders considered nurturing him. Lu Miaoge tested his skills, and he deliberately failed one talisman to conceal how capable he was.

• A-Gui told Uncle Fu that Lu Changsheng’s talisman success rate had improved, and the two urged Lu Yuanding to consider supporting him.
• Lu Yuanding praised Lu Changsheng’s conduct and family ties, then sent Uncle Fu and Lu Miaoge to assess his talisman-making skill.
• Lu Miaoge asked Lu Changsheng to draw a Clean-Clothes Talisman and a Dust-Avoidance Talisman.
• Lu Changsheng completed the Clean-Clothes Talisman but deliberately disrupted the Dust-Avoidance Talisman’s spiritual flow and apologized for being nervous.

After passing the Lu Lineage’s talisman-making assessment, Lu Changsheng received better resources and tools, while Lu Miaoge judged his talent exceptional. The birth of his twin sons earned him another prize draw, which stopped on cultivation methods, leaving the result unknown.

• Lu Miaoge gave Lu Changsheng a book on talisman-making techniques after he passed the assessment, and Uncle Fu raised his monthly allowance and gave him talisman-making tools.
• Lu Miaoge told Uncle Fu that Lu Changsheng’s talisman-making talent was greater than hers.
• News of Lu Changsheng becoming a Talisman Apprentice spread through Green Bamboo Manor, and prospective cultivators brought him congratulatory spirit stones.
• Lu Changsheng thanked the Myriad Treasures Pavilion shopkeeper with basic talismans and, five days later, welcomed the birth of his twin sons.
• The system awarded Lu Changsheng a prize draw for his first twins, and the prize wheel stopped on cultivation methods.

Lu Changsheng received and began cultivating the Immortal Grace Art, an Unorthodox Grade technique that improved appearance and preserved youth but offered no combat or cultivation benefits. After getting another maid pregnant, he asked Uncle Fu for more concubines and was told the two women sent afterward would bring his total to nine and be his last.

• Lu Changsheng inspected the Immortal Grace Art, learned how the Heaven-Crying Old Man had created it, and began cultivating it through meditation.
• After a night of cultivation, Lu Changsheng thought he looked more handsome, then recognized that the change was likely an illusion and that the technique worked gradually.
• Over the following month, Lu Changsheng got one of his two remaining maids pregnant and asked Uncle Fu to send him more concubines.
• Uncle Fu agreed to send two women, warned Lu Changsheng to focus on talisman-making, and said he could take no more wives or concubines after that.
• Ten days later, Uncle Fu sent Lu Changsheng two young women and four older serving women, prompting Lu Changsheng to conclude that the two concubines were indeed his last.

After breaking through to the second level of Chain Qi, Lu Changsheng began practicing spells to improve his ability to defend himself. He mastered the Fireball Technique but realized that learning more spells would demand considerable time and effort.

• Lu Changsheng broke through to the second level of Chain Qi after a year and a half of cultivation, while six more children were on the way and he had drawn over two hundred talismans.
• Li Feiyu congratulated Lu Changsheng on his breakthrough and remarked that he looked fairer and healthier.
• Lu Changsheng borrowed Introduction to Basic Spells from the Lu Family Library and began practicing the Fireball Technique.
• After a month of practice, Lu Changsheng mastered the Fireball Technique and melted a refined-iron target with an egg-sized fireball.
• Lu Changsheng reflected on the time and resources required to learn spells and realized he could not easily pursue many disciplines alongside cultivation.

Lu Changsheng welcomed his first child with a spiritual root, named him Xianzhi, and explained that he had become a Ranked Talisman Master. His third prize draw awarded him a powerful Talisman Treasure, the Golden Light Brick, which he could use only a limited number of times.

• Lu Changsheng sensed that his seventh child had a spiritual root and realized his first six children had none.
• The midwife brought out Lu Yuzhu's newborn son, and Lu Changsheng named him Xianzhi, hoping he would follow the path of cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng told Lu Lanshu and the other women that he had drawn a first-tier talisman and become a Ranked Talisman Master.
• Lu Changsheng used his third prize draw and obtained the Talisman Treasure Golden Light Brick.
• Lu Changsheng inspected the treasure and learned it contained twenty percent of an upper-grade magic treasure's power and could be used three times at full power.

Lu Changsheng obtained a powerful talisman treasure and confirmed that his cultivation speed had improved only slightly after his son Lu Xianzhi was born. He planned to reveal his First-Tier Lower-Grade Talisman Master status to the Lu Lineage and considered seeking a wife with a spiritual root in the future.

• Lu Changsheng retrieved the Golden Light Brick Talisman Treasure and decided it gave him a means to defend himself against cultivators below Foundation Establishment.
• Lu Changsheng decided to tell Uncle Fu that he could craft First-Tier Lower-Grade Talismans after a year and a half of practice.
• Lu Changsheng tested his cultivation speed and concluded that Lu Xianzhi likely had a low-grade spiritual root because the improvement was under ten percent.
• Lu Changsheng reflected that he wanted to give his children good lives and would prefer to have more children with women who possessed spiritual roots.
• Lu Changsheng considered asking the Lu Lineage for a spiritual-rooted wife but decided to wait until his cultivation and standing improved.

Lu Changsheng proved his first-tier talisman-making ability to Lu Yuanding and Lu Miaoge, prompting the Lu Lineage to offer him a new contract with better status and benefits. The contract also imposed a long notice period or a steep repayment if he left, complicating his plans to eventually establish his own lineage.

• Lu Changsheng showed Uncle Fu a Fire Bullet Talisman, and Uncle Fu reported his success to Lu Yuanding.
• Lu Yuanding and Lu Miaoge visited Lu Changsheng and watched him fail once before successfully drawing a Fire Bullet Talisman.
• Lu Miaoge praised Lu Changsheng's progress, while Lu Yuanding recognized his talent and presented him with revised contract terms.
• Lu Changsheng read that the contract freed him from child quotas, granted him direct-descendant benefits, and required him to make talismans for the Lu Lineage.
• Lu Changsheng hesitated over the clause requiring twenty years' notice or repayment of three times the resources if he left, since he intended to found his own lineage.

Lu Changsheng accepted the Lu Lineage’s new contract after confirming that his children would belong to him and that he could take more wives and concubines. As news of his first-rank talisman mastery spread, he gained congratulations and gifts while waiting for his household to move to Green Bamboo Valley.

• Lu Changsheng asked Lu Yuanding whether his children would be his and whether he could continue taking wives and concubines, and Lu Yuanding assured him that both were permitted.
• Lu Yuanding annulled Lu Changsheng’s old contract, signed a new Spirit Contract with him, and promised to arrange his Identity Plaque and a courtyard in Green Bamboo Valley.
• Lu Changsheng told his wives and concubines that their household would soon move to Green Bamboo Valley, making them joyful.
• News of Lu Changsheng’s first-rank talisman mastery spread through Green Bamboo Manor, and jealous disciples and immortal seedlings visited with congratulations and gifts.
• Li Feiyu came with his wife and Spirit Tea to congratulate Lu Changsheng, who later counted gifts worth roughly fifty-six spirit stones.

Lu Changsheng moved his family into Green Bamboo Valley after receiving a Storage Bag from the lineage head. He settled into a spacious estate in the Lu Lineage’s protected heartland, where he would cultivate amid richer spiritual energy.

• Uncle Fu told Lu Changsheng that Green Bamboo Valley was ready and gave him a Storage Bag from the lineage head, explaining how to use it and warning him about its limits and risks.
• Lu Changsheng packed his belongings, said goodbye to Li Feiyu, and rode with his wives, concubines, and children toward Green Bamboo Valley.
• Uncle Fu used an Identity Plaque to lead the carriage through the valley’s protective formation and explained that a second-rank spirit vein ran beneath the area.
• Lu Changsheng and his family arrived at a large, lavish estate with soundproofing and Spirit Gathering formations.
• Uncle Fu toured Lu Changsheng around Green Bamboo Valley, explained its rules and monthly trading fair, then left him at his new residence.

Lu Changsheng settled into Green Bamboo Valley, fulfilled his talisman-making agreement, and welcomed his eighth child, who had no spiritual root. At the monthly trading fair, he met Lu Miaoge and her younger sister Lu Miaohuan, then returned home reflecting on how little he knew about the cultivation world.

• Lu Changsheng found that Green Bamboo Valley's second-rank spirit vein increased his cultivation speed by thirty percent.
• A steward delivered Lu Changsheng a Golden-Hair Talisman Brush and materials, requiring him to submit twenty Fire Bullet Talismans each month.
• Lu Changsheng's eighth child was born without a spiritual root, and he decided to visit Green Bamboo Valley's monthly trading fair.
• At the fair, Lu Changsheng met Lu Miaoge and her strikingly dressed younger sister, Lu Miaohuan, who scolded him for staring.
• After Lu Changsheng left, Lu Miaohuan called him lecherous, while Lu Miaoge gently cautioned her about her attire.
• Back home, Lu Changsheng considered how unfamiliar he was with the cultivation world and thought he might buy stockings and high heels as gifts for his wives and concubines.