Passing Cultivation Methods On to His Daughters
The next morning.
After his two daughters woke up, Lu Qing'an called his eldest daughter over and had Xiao Qingyi pass a Cultivation Method on to her.
"Old Xiao, go ahead."
Xiao Qingyi nodded and looked at Lu Zixuan, who sat upright before him. He extended a finger, a small ball of purple lightning appearing on its tip, and reached toward her forehead.
He would transmit it directly into Lu Zixuan's sea of consciousness through his cultivation, allowing her to master the Cultivation Method as quickly as possible.
In less than an hour, they would know whether the Cultivation Method suited her physique.
"Wait, Grandpa Xiao."
Just as the ball of lightning at Xiao Qingyi's fingertip was about to touch Lu Zixuan's forehead, she hurriedly stopped him.
"What is it?" Xiao Qingyi asked.
"Grandpa Xiao, could you make that little ball of lightning rounder? It looks very uncomfortable to me..."
The ball of lightning was generally round, but one or two spots stuck out a little, making it less than perfectly rounded.
It made her feel terribly restless.
Xiao Qingyi blinked and glanced at Lu Qing'an.
Lu Qing'an coughed dryly. "You should be able to manage that little thing, right?"
Xiao Qingyi nodded.
A moment later, Xiao Qingyi passed the Cultivation Method on to Lu Zixuan.
Lu Zixuan quickly entered a state of comprehension, sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed.
"Daddy, what about Miaomiao?" After listening to what her older sister had said yesterday, Lu Miaomiao couldn't wait to cultivate to the Great Emperor Realm.
Lu Qing'an was a little surprised that his younger daughter, who had always been reluctant whenever she heard about cultivation, actually wanted to cultivate now.
"Miaomiao, you want to cultivate?"
Lu Miaomiao nodded earnestly. "I want to cultivate to the Great Emperor Realm!"
"All right! Old Xiao, pass the Cultivation Method on to Miaomiao too," Lu Qing'an said with a smile.
Xiao Qingyi nodded.
After passing on the Cultivation Method, Xiao Qingyi came over and sat down beside Lu Qing'an.
"How long has Zixuan been like this?"
His expression was peculiar.
Lu Qing'an sighed helplessly. "Since she was little."
"Then isn't she much like Xue Tianfei...?" Xiao Qingyi said.
Lu Qing'an shook his head. "She's not as bad as her yet, but I can't do anything about this kind of psychological problem either."
"You rejected Xue Tianfei back then because of that personality of hers, didn't you? And now your daughter's the same. You..."
"Enough. I forgot to ask you something yesterday. Have you seen my Little Blackie over the years?" Lu Qing'an asked.
"Your contracted beast? I have! That fellow stole my treasure!"
At the mention of it, Xiao Qingyi's neck instantly turned red, and he looked furious.
Lu Qing'an frowned. "What did he steal from you?"
"About five hundred years ago, he suddenly came to Demon Descent City. When I spotted him, I was overjoyed. I thought you were in the city, so I found him and asked where you were. But that fellow insisted he didn't know either. Naturally, I didn't believe him, so I kept him in the city. He didn't seem to have anywhere else to go, so he stayed in my city for a while. But I asked him about your whereabouts every day, and he probably got fed up. He suddenly left without a word, and afterward I discovered my Thunderblaze Sword was missing!"
The Thunderblaze Sword was Xiao Qingyi's strongest weapon. It wasn't as high-grade as Lu Qing'an's divine sword, but across the entire Demon Domain, it ranked among the top ten treasured weapons.
"Ahem, and then?"
Lu Qing'an knew Little Blackie well. He loved collecting treasures. Before Lu Qing'an had caught him and made him his contracted beast, Little Blackie had even stolen a weapon from him.
In a rage, he had used every means at his disposal to track Little Blackie down and spent considerable resources before finally catching him.
Only by forcing him had he ultimately made Little Blackie his contracted beast.
So he believed what Xiao Qingyi had said.
Little Blackie was a born master thief...
"What do you mean, 'and then'? I couldn't find him at all! I'm telling you, you need to get my Thunderblaze Sword back, and quickly! He's your contracted beast!"
"But I don't know where he is now either."
"Don't you have a contract?"
"I undid half of it..."
He couldn't take Little Blackie to the Immortal Ruins, and if he didn't undo part of the contract, Little Blackie would be completely restricted, so he undid half of it.
That gave Little Blackie a little freedom.
But unexpectedly, Little Blackie had simply slipped away.
Xiao Qingyi fell silent. He chose to believe Lu Qing'an. As long as the black dragon was still in the Demon Domain, it wouldn't be difficult for Lu Qing'an to find him with the means at his disposal.
"Hurry up and find him! Without the Thunderblaze Sword, I can't bring out my full strength."
Lu Qing'an nodded.
Just then, his eldest daughter opened her eyes.
"Zixuan, what do you think of this Cultivation Method? Did you feel any discomfort while cultivating it?"
Lu Zixuan said, "Dad, I think this Cultivation Method is quite good. It's very overbearing and powerful, but I keep feeling that something's wrong somewhere. I can't put my finger on it."
"Circulate it once. I'll take a look."
Lu Qing'an placed his hand on Lu Zixuan's head and closed his eyes. A moment later, he reached a conclusion.
"This Cultivation Method is about ninety percent compatible with your physique. It falls a little short. Never mind, Daddy will help you find another one."
"Won't your Cultivation Method work?" Xiao Qingyi asked.
People at their level understood the importance of how well a powerful Cultivation Method matched one's body.
When they had first started cultivating, they hadn't had the means to be selective and had simply cultivated whatever relatively advanced methods they could find.
As a result, they had always encountered many bottlenecks while cultivating.
"I had her try it when she was little. It still fell a little short," Lu Qing'an replied.
"Dad, how come I don't remember that?"
"You were still little then. Actually, I had all three of you siblings try it. My Cultivation Method is too overbearing."
As they were talking, Lu Miaomiao opened her eyes.
"Daddy, does this mean Miaomiao can cultivate now?"
The moment Lu Miaomiao finished speaking, she flipped her little hand over, and a small ball of purple lightning appeared in her palm.
"Good heavens!" Xiao Qingyi's eyes flew wide as though he had seen something terrifying.
Lu Qing'an also looked at the scene in surprise. Then, in a flash, he appeared before Lu Miaomiao and gently placed his hand on her head.
After checking her, he looked at Xiao Qingyi with a strange expression.
"It looks like my Miaomiao is better suited to cultivating this method than you are."
"This is the first time I've seen someone able to condense purple lightning as soon as they started cultivating this method! I've taken in so many disciples, and not one of them could do it! As expected of your daughter!"
This was the importance of bloodlines!
"Daddy, is it impressive that I can do this?" Lu Miaomiao asked, blinking her big eyes as she listened to Xiao Qingyi's praise.
"Haha, in any case, you're much more impressive than I was when I first started cultivating," Lu Qing'an said with a doting smile.
"Really? Then do I have a chance of cultivating to the Great Emperor Realm?" Lu Miaomiao stared straight into Lu Qing'an's eyes.
"As long as you cultivate diligently, you certainly can."
"Yay! Then Miaomiao will work hard at cultivation every day!"
Lu Qing'an smiled and rubbed Lu Miaomiao's head, then looked at his eldest daughter. "Zixuan, don't cultivate this method anymore. Daddy will find a way to get you one that suits you better."
Lu Zixuan nodded.
"Actually, I think you could have Zixuan try Xue Tianfei's Cultivation Method," Xiao Qingyi suddenly suggested through voice transmission.
Lu Qing'an looked at Xiao Qingyi. "This again?"
"I'm not suggesting it this time because of your marriage. Haven't you noticed how alike the two of them are? Maybe her Cultivation Method would be a perfect match?"
Lu Qing'an pondered for a moment, then replied through voice transmission, "You still keep in touch with her?"
He might as well give it a try.
"How could I not keep in touch with her? Ah, speaking of it, it's been frustrating..."