Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 2048: 542: Generous Harvest! Infant Transformation Elixir! Tribulation! (part 2)
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A translucent white elixir pill rested inside the porcelain bottle, resembling a dragon’s eye, with a faint seated infant silhouette visible within.
"This is... an Infant Transformation Elixir!"
Lu Changsheng’s heart raced wildly, prompting an involuntary exclamation from him.
Although he’d never laid eyes on an Infant Transformation Elixir previously, its fame was etched deeply in his mind.
This was exactly the precious pill he’d tirelessly searched for and inquired about everywhere.
It aids Nascent Soul cultivators in effortlessly breaking their core to form a nascent soul, ascending to True Monarch status!
"Furthermore, this one is a superior-grade Infant Transformation Elixir..."
Two distinct pill lines caught Lu Changsheng’s eye on the pill, confirming its premium quality.
The potency exceeds that of an ordinary genuine Infant Transformation Elixir by five to ten percent.
"Did I really acquire the Infant Transformation Elixir this effortlessly?"
Even Lu Ancestor, weathered by countless trials and tribulations, sensed a wave of dizziness in that instant.
Securing this Infant Transformation Elixir had proven astonishingly straightforward, after all.
It was akin to fruitless searches yielding sudden, unexpected success.
"Infant Transformation Elixir!?"
Lu Quanzhen, hearing his father’s outburst, stood stunned and astonished, momentarily at a loss.
The notion that a random handful of vacant cyan bottles from the Kunpeng Altar contained an Infant Transformation Elixir—coveted by myriad Nascent Soul cultivators—baffled him completely.
"Has Father yet to reach Nascent Soul?"
Lu Quanzhen recalled his father’s feats at the Yin Ming Ghost Sect and the clash between Yangming True Master and the Heavenly Corpse Sect Master.
Yet after over two decades, uncertainty lingered about whether his father had attained Nascent Soul.
Observing his father’s ecstatic yet slightly flustered expression, he surmised that Nascent Soul remained elusive, making this elixir desperately needed.
"Congratulations, Father, on securing the Infant Transformation Elixir!"
Lu Quanzhen offered prompt felicitations, harboring no greed for the pill himself.
Though he’d reached the third layer of Core Formation, Nascent Soul preparation lay decades or even a century ahead.
Besides, with his father breaking through to Nascent Soul, procuring another Infant Transformation Elixir later would pose no challenge.
"Haha, your fortune made this possible."
The persistent hurdle of the Infant Transformation Elixir dissolved so simply for Lu Changsheng, filling him with elation.
"Fear not; once I form my Nascent Soul, I’ll secure one for you too."
Claiming this elixir felt entirely rightful to him.
Back in Core Formation, his son Lu Quanzhen had gifted him a Five Elements Spirit Fruit.
Now, on the cusp of Nascent Soul, his son delivered an Infant Transformation Elixir—reciprocity demanded he not neglect his son.
Moreover, the Lu Family’s path involved elevating select individuals first to bolster the clan’s overall rise!
"Many thanks, Father!"
Lu Quanzhen trusted this implicitly, yet a sudden recollection prompted a grave tone: "Father, Shi Hai True Monarch once lured me with an [Infant Transformation Elixir], claiming Wugu Old Demon found an island where a [Heavenly Infant Fruit] nears maturity!"
Unlike Lu Ping’an and kin, vengeance burned in his heart!
His father’s rescue notwithstanding, Wugu Old Demon and Shi Hai True Monarch bore full blame for his predicament.
Dismissing vengeful urges would be impossible.
Moreover, with their possession of an Infant Transformation Elixir and Heavenly Infant Fruit, mercy was out of the question!
"Infant Transformation Elixir, Heavenly Infant Fruit..."
Lu Changsheng’s gaze pierced the horizon, aware that Heavenly Infant Fruit served as the prime material for refining Infant Transformation Elixirs.
He’d already amassed a portion of the required ingredients for crafting them.
Securing the [Heavenly Infant Fruit] would simplify gathering the rest and refining a batch once his pill-refining prowess advanced sufficiently.
Suddenly, boundless prospects unfolded before Lu Changsheng!
"After matters conclude, I’ll surely pursue those two."
Lu Changsheng viewed himself no saint.
Normally, he’d pursue trades for others’ Infant Transformation Elixirs or Heavenly Infant Fruits rather than seize them.
But endangering his son warranted no courtesy or leniency!
Still, clutching the Infant Transformation Elixir, his foremost task was Nascent Soul breakthrough, postponing other pursuits.
After all, slaying a Nascent Soul True Lord demanded meticulous preparations.
Post-Nascent Soul breakthrough...
Forget stabilizing the foundation!
Merely advancing to Nascent Soul would unleash the full might of treasures like the Great Luo Sword Embryo, Michen Banner, Tianyuan Lotus, and Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror, catapulting his battle prowess skyward.
Currently, his power scarcely tapped their potentials.
"With the Infant Transformation Elixir secured, once Tihun awakens at Fourth Rank, I can venture to the Forbidden Sea for a Fourth Rank Spirit Vein and charge toward Heavenly Nascent Soul..."
With his son recovered and elixir in hand, Lu Changsheng contemplated an immediate return.
Leveraging Tihun’s advancement and dormancy, he’d master the Nascent Soul Secret Technique, resolve Lu Quanzhen’s troubles, then attempt breakthrough.
Otherwise, grinding through the Goddess Palace for Nascent Soul might drag on indefinitely.
Yet no sooner had the idea surfaced than unease clutched his heart, a sharp premonition stirring.
The Third Rank Top Level Divination Art triggered an inauspicious warning from the void!
"What’s happening?"
Alertness surged through Lu Changsheng as he flung three Divination Coins for calculation.
Divinatory trigrams shifted dramatically!
Prior readings balanced fortune and misfortune; steady progress without greed or rashness tipped scales favorably!
Now, only ill omens prevailed!
Not mere trifles, but moderate calamity trending toward catastrophe!
Moderate calamity posed a fifty percent life-or-death peril.
Great calamity heralded near-inevitable doom!
This peril extended beyond himself to encompass companions.
Lu Changsheng’s brows knit tightly as he probed deeper via divination, tracing the threat’s origin.
After an eternity.
Paleness drained his face upon realizing departure from Black Reef Island with the Kunpeng Egg invited peril.
Reaching Jiang Country would escalate it to great calamity, engulfing family and allies!
"Kunpeng Egg resting spots were long marked and sealed by myriad Nascent Soul True Lords."
"Its vanishing would alert local Nascent Soul cultivators and diviners, allowing them to trace and locate Great Dream Immortal City!"
"In Starry Sky Sea, no orthodox-unorthodox divide exists; cultivators follow instincts. Discovering Great Dream Immortal City means no parley, only immense peril for me!"
The three Divination Coins before Lu Changsheng quivered wildly, unveiling the portent’s root.
Expending essence blood and lifespan, he persisted in divination, eyes manifesting a vast Heavenly Mechanism Fate web, intertwining causes to find calamity’s resolution!
Direct teleport via Michen Banner home?
The notion instantly flared to direst great calamity.
"Though Michen Banner spans vast distances, Nascent Soul True Lords and Divination Grandmasters detect faint traces!"
Lu Changsheng grasped he must avoid the Michen Banner henceforth.
Even using it barred returns to Great Dream Immortal City or Bi Lake Mountain!
Or rather, Jiang Country demanded temporary avoidance!
Yet alternatives still fluctuated with misfortune, minor to moderate at times!
"This stems from chained repercussions of the Kunpeng Egg!"
Lu Changsheng comprehended: skipping Jiang Country left lingering threats from the egg’s disappearance ripples.
Starry Sky Sea powers noting the absence would ignite Nascent Soul True Lords and Fourth Rank Demon Kings in frenzy, exhaustive hunts inevitably ensnaring him.
Fortune from misfortune lay in his original trigrams’ guidance!
Advance cautiously, eschewing greed and haste!
Cling firmly to the Goddess Palace!
Leverage it to deflect disaster!
"Safely rejoining Second Palace Master Shen Baishuang at Goddess Palace and hunkering down will avert the crisis..."
Finally, Lu Changsheng halted calculations, face pallid as frost, his refined handsome features now etched with arcane antiquity and fatigue.
Such was Divination Art’s toll!
It averts perils and courts fortune at essence blood and lifespan’s expense.
Brief heavenly secret probes devoured vast lifespan, visibly taxing him.
Thus diviners, even youthful, appear drained and weary perpetually.