Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1998: 524: Dream Beloved, Five Core Formation Offspring! (Double-Length)

"I think... it was love at first sight."

"Yet, realizing she didn't know the man's name or background, she let out an involuntary sigh."

"Shen Yiren and Qin Yunning simply assumed Qin Wanzhao felt embarrassed, not realizing she was already dreaming of someone special. After a little playful ribbing, they suggested that since she'd now advanced to Core Formation, there was no need for her to slip away secretly for training sessions."

"Should she wish to venture outside, she ought to start by assuming some duties in the Immortal City. Luckily, Qin Yunning was recuperating from her wounds right then, so Qin Wanzhao could begin learning to manage affairs and gain a deeper insight."

"..."

"Jiang Country."

"Once the Hidden Abyss Secret Realm concluded, word about it rapidly circulated from the Great Dream Marsh across the entire Jiang Country Cultivation World."

"Every cultivator understood that the realm had mainly served as a trial ground for the Great Dream City Lord to hone his son, gearing up for the youth's advance to Core Formation."

"Inside the secret realm, the Young City Lord's feats left innumerable people in awe."

"Armed with just Foundation Establishment level, he clashed with False Core Immortals, triumphing over three in a row, and overpowered a host of fellow Foundation Establishment experts!"

"This terrifying prowess made plenty of cultivators dismiss it as exaggeration."

"Beyond the Young City Lord's jaw-dropping exploits, the biggest surprise came from Lu Wangshu, offspring of Changsheng True Master and Master Xiyue."

"Her Void Drawing of Talismans skill shone brilliantly, dominating peers at her level."

"On top of that, she commanded thirty-six Second Rank Talisman Soldiers, plus over a dozen Third Rank Talismans!"

"Although she held back somewhat when facing other cultivators, her might remained beyond doubt!"

"As the ultimate victor of the secret realm, she topped the charts with a whopping two hundred and sixteen tokens!"

"'Doesn't this smack of favoritism? The trial was for toughening the Young City Lord, and the top reward goes to the Deputy City Lord's girl.'"

"'The real issue is Changsheng True Master's blatant bias, handing his daughter thirty-six Second Rank Talisman Soldiers. No one else stood a chance...'"

"'Exactly, who brings an army of Dao Soldiers into a secret realm challenge?'"

"'Not just those thirty-six Talisman Soldiers, but more than ten Third Rank Talismans too. Bet she had even more tucked away, unspent.'"

"'Man, if my clan owned Dao Soldiers, I'd haul them along as well; no one could touch me!'"

"'Thanks to that Coagulation Crystal Elixir, the Talisman Fairy's path to Core Formation looks all but certain.'"

"'The Heavenly Talisman Lu Family will soon boast another Core Formation Immortal, heading toward a lineage of five Core Formations!'"

"'Holding the Coagulation Crystal Elixir, despite the backlash, it's kinda forgivable. Never thought Changsheng True Master played it so sly, building up a hidden force of Talisman Soldiers on the down low.'"

"Talk of the Hidden Abyss Secret Realm buzzed everywhere, with many quietly faulting Lu Changsheng for his unfair tactics."

"Yet, the bulk of it stemmed from resentment and admiration for the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family and Lu Wangshu's fortunes."

"Truth be told, even if other groups had Dao Soldiers, dragging them into a secret realm wasn't feasible."

"A single error could mean losing those Dao Soldiers within the realm, crippling their core essence and causing far more harm than benefit."

"Only a rising powerhouse like the Lu Family, backed by an ancestor's doting on his own kin, would risk something so bold."

"'Heavenly Talisman Lu Family... Lu Wangshu...'"

"The Qingyun Sect and its affiliated clans caught wind of these tales, stirring deep emotions among them."

"After all, the Bi Lake Mountain Lu Family's ascent had spanned barely a hundred years."

"Still, the Qingyun Sect reeled in astonishment from this revelation."

"Stunned that Lu Changsheng had kept his depths so well concealed, even amassing a secret battalion of Talisman Soldiers!"

"Sure, Lu Wangshu deployed only thirty-six Second Rank Talisman Soldiers."

"But considering his Foundation Establishment daughter wielded that many, didn't it imply her father commanded no fewer than a hundred?"

"A Talisman Cultivator, at Third Rank Superior Grade as a Talisman Master, with over a hundred troops at his disposal."

"Earlier whispers had pegged Lu Ping'an as a potential successor to the Azure Phoenix Immortal."

"Now, though, to the Qingyun Sect and beyond, Lu Changsheng truly resembled the coming Azure Phoenix True Monarch!"

"His divine abilities and methods stayed veiled, profoundly mysterious!"

"'From what we can tell, this Young City Lord of Great Dream Immortal City and the early Foundation Establishment talent from the Lu Family are one and the same. The Great Dream City Lord and Lu Family have been entangled for ages...'"

"Moreover, Lu Lingxiao had gone all out in the Hidden Abyss Secret Realm, his skills captured fully by the Four Great Immortal Sects."

"The Four Great Immortal Sects swiftly verified, using prior records, that Lu Lingxiao had joined the Lu Family young, fought in land reclamation arrays, and honed skills alongside Heavenly Talisman Lu Family members in Azure Phoenix Immortal City."

"'Seems Lu Changsheng forged ties with this fresh Great Dream City Lord way back, decades prior.'"

"'Intel suggests Wang Lin and Li Muwan hail not from Southern Wilderness, but probably the Northern Desolate Cultivation Realm. Maybe their son first arrived near the Lu Family? Or was he stashed there temporarily?'"

"'At that time, Li Muwan exuded a Nascent Soul soul aura. Chances are the couple are both Nascent Soul cultivators, but upon reaching Southern Wilderness, they took heavy blows, their realms dropped, and they've been recuperating in Jiang Country. They must've linked up with Lu Changsheng and decided to back him.'"

"Cultivators from the Four Great Immortal Sects pieced together details on Great Dream Immortal City and the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family."

"No matter their theories, though, they never imagined the Great Dream City Lord and Lu Family Ancestor Lu Changsheng as identical."

"That idea struck as far too outlandish and staggering. Unless Lu Changsheng was some Nascent Soul True Monarch reborn via possession, reaching such heights in a mere century was utterly impossible."

"Even fleeting suspicions like that got quashed by historical moments—beast tides, whale hunt feasts—where Lu Changsheng and the Great Dream City Lord showed up side by side."

"..."

"As for the outside chatter and reports, the Heavenly Talisman Lu Family celebrated wildly, its disciples swelling with pride and glory."