Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 2068: 549:

This is yet another flaw of the puppet.

Essentially, any use of it leads to inevitable wear and damage.

"It’s okay, the Goddess Palace will compensate at that time. If you need any rare materials, you can tell me, and I’ll see if the Goddess Palace has any later."

Smiling, Lu Changsheng praised her for her hard work this time, then employed the "Six Desires Heart Demon Technique" to purify the negative emotions within her puppet spirit soul.

Qian Zhuyan’s soul, merely at third-rank peak, endured massive mental strain from commanding nine puppets into a battle array, requiring sleep for recovery.

"Hmm..."

The sinister, raspy voice of Qian Zhuyan softened noticeably.

...

Lu Changsheng glanced once more at the Tihun Beast slumbering peacefully inside the Spiritual Pet Bag.

The creature shimmered all over its body, strands of black ghostly aura coiling and dancing around it, resembling ghostly wails, its qi mechanism profoundly eerie.

Observing this, Lu Changsheng tapped his Storage Ring lightly, summoning three Divination Coins to further divine his circumstances and confirm total safety.

"Hmm, what’s happening? Why do the divinatory symbols show uncertain fortune..."

Moments later, Lu Changsheng furrowed his brow slightly.

Prior divinatory symbols indicated that steady progress without greed, close cooperation with the Goddess Palace, would avert disaster and even transform misfortune into fortune.

Having now overcome the crisis and returned safely to the Goddess Palace, the symbols failed to match his anticipations.

"Was my conduct in the recent battle too unsteady, altering the divinatory symbols?"

Lu Changsheng pondered and speculated inwardly.

His display had far surpassed a typical Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Not just the Six Paths Demon Consort, but likely the Goddess Palace harbored some wariness toward him.

Furthermore, in the fight, the Tihun Beast had consumed the Six Paths Demon Consort’s fourth-rank ghost pet along with numerous Dao soldiers, fully enraging this Demon Consort.

Retaliation from the Six Paths Demon Consort and Six Paths Palace was inevitable next.

"Moreover, Tihun’s prowess will spark jealousy from the Six Paths Demon Consort and Six Paths Palace."

At the battle’s climax, the Six Paths Demon Consort had revealed her greed for Tihun, attempting to seize it by force.

Without Shen Jianjia’s timely arrival, she might not have relented easily.

"Combined with the earlier incident involving the Desert Sea Crocodile God, I’ve thoroughly antagonized the Six Paths Palace—this ill omen probably stems from them?"

"Yet, given today’s feats, I wonder what the Second Palace Master and Great Palace Master truly think—whether malice lurks within."

Though Lu Changsheng deemed the ominous sign most probably from the Six Paths Palace, vigilance remained essential.

With Shen Baishuang gravely wounded and slow to recover, plus his prowess eclipsing Dan Cultivators and matching Nascent Soul True Lords in battle, within the Goddess Palace now, only Shen Jianjia could feasibly check him.

In this context, if the Goddess Palace felt no caution or suspicion toward him, even Lu Changsheng wouldn’t credit it.

Thus, a slim possibility existed that the Goddess Palace might betray its benefactor.

Lu Changsheng divined deeper, seeking the source of the fortune.

Yet divination rarely yielded specifics, particularly on such vast matters.

Next, he divined for threats within the Goddess Palace.

However, on Penglai Island, the Goddess Palace’s Diviners or Heavenly Mechanism Treasures disrupted deductions.

After prolonged effort, Lu Changsheng concluded the uncertain ill omen likely originated outside the Goddess Palace.

"Whew!"

Realizing the omen wasn’t from the Goddess Palace, Lu Changsheng ceased further divination, exhaling wearily a foul breath.

Fortune defies complete revelation.

No amount of lifespan endures endless divination.

...

"Buzz!"

With a thought from Lu Changsheng, the Three Treasures Incarnation materialized nearby, then he raised his palm gently, drawing the body into the Tianyuan Lotus.

"Master!"

Squatting on the ground, Lu Lingjing stared blankly at the Kunpeng Egg until the voice pulled her back, gulping saliva, wiping her mouth, and calling out clearly to Lu Changsheng.

"..."

Lu Changsheng had naturally witnessed the girl’s actions, his face twitching faintly.

He recalled how higher bloodlines among demon beasts naturally suppressed and attracted lower ones.

Assigning the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale to guard the Kunpeng Egg was pure enticement, wasn’t it?

"Spiritual Whale, you’ve labored hard these days."

Approaching, Lu Changsheng softly stroked the girl’s lovely short hair.

"Master, it’s not hard."

Lu Lingjing raised her small head topped with curved dragon horns, gazing at Lu Changsheng with wide, dark eyes.

Afterward, her eyes flicked to the nearby Kunpeng Egg, drool escaping uncontrollably.

"..."

Were it not for his son Lu Quanzhen residing within the Kunpeng Egg, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t hesitate to let the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale devour it.

"Father!"

Just then, Lu Quanzhen within the Kunpeng Egg stirred, awakening from sleep, inquiring anxiously if escape had succeeded.

"Hmm, danger is averted for now, but per my divinations, the Kunpeng Egg now draws the gaze of the entire Starry Sky Sea. Returning could spell calamity for Immortal City and Bi Lake Mountain."

To his son, Lu Changsheng explained, "Thus, endure staying here a bit longer."

"Father, my state remains unaffected currently."

Lu Quanzhen responded promptly.

He had sought escape earlier due to the mortal peril upon the Kunpeng Egg’s emergence.

Now, with the Kunpeng hatchling sealed by father Lu Changsheng, his life faced no threat.

As long as the hatchling lived, his parasitism could persist eternally.

"Explain the Demon Fetus Transformation you mentioned earlier; if all’s well, we can begin immediately."

Situations remained volatile, and Lu Changsheng planned no swift return to Jiang Country, intending to assist his son’s transformation now.

Though the Tianyuan Lotus lacked Mount Sumeru Cave Heaven’s Spirit Vein nurturing, it could host a Spiritual Eye Spring.

Beyond the early raffle acquisitions and Li Feiyu’s from the Dock Mineral Field, a century of generous sponsors left Lu Changsheng abundant in Spiritual Eye Springs.

He had long installed one in the Tianyuan Lotus, amassing cave heaven spiritual energy for urgent needs.

For himself, it sufficed not for sustained cultivation, but for son Lu Quanzhen, it proved ample.

Lu Quanzhen promptly outlined the Demon Fetus Transformation’s principles and details to Lu Changsheng.

"Demon Fetus Transformation..."

Musing and deducing mentally, Lu Changsheng sensed potential optimizations, yet such processes were delicate and intricate.

Thus, he directed Lu Quanzhen to commence while he monitored for necessary tweaks.

"Yes!"

Thereafter, with Lu Changsheng fully suppressing the Kunpeng hatchling, Lu Quanzhen activated the "Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Demon God Technique" to draw essence and origin from it, fostering the demon fetus.

"Buzz buzz buzz!!!"

Inside the Kunpeng Giant Egg, golden divine light and dark dawn light emanated from the coiled Kunpeng hatchling’s form, intertwining with the blood-flesh demon fetus on its belly.

These lights proliferated, ceaselessly fusing into the demon fetus.

As though countless Kunpeng essences merged within, safeguarding its shape, vitalizing its spirit, aiding rebirth and empowerment.

...

Goddess Palace, Bailu Palace.

Shen Baishuang reclined on the bed, Shen Yiren seated beside, cradling a luminous white jade bowl to heal her and refine the medicine’s potency inside.

Though merely Nascent Soul realm, her mastery of the Nourishing Life Technique ran deep, excelling in premier healing methods.

With sufficient resolve, her healing could outshine many Nascent Soul peers.

Yet the core issue was Shen Baishuang’s incineration of Nascent Soul Origin via secret technique, impairing her Nascent Soul Spirit Body.

The Nascent Soul Spirit Body embodied a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s forbidden essence.

Barring closest kin, allowing others access—even for healing—was virtually unthinkable.

Hence, despite Lu Changsheng’s medical skills, neither Shen Jianjia nor Shen Baishuang sought his aid.

After much time, confirming Shen Baishuang’s state stabilized without lingering issues, Shen Yiren sighed wearily in relief, inquiring about the peril that wounded her so gravely on this journey.

"Of course, it’s that bitch Si Guihua!"

Shen Baishuang’s eyes snapped open, spitting irritably.

Despite gaining the edge in battle, she herself felt unwell and needed to shun fights temporarily.