215: Great Fortune

Looking at the completed top-grade Talisman, Zhou Luo let out a long breath.

From the moment he obtained the spiritual Talisman Crafting technique, he had always been crafting spiritual Talismans.

Even so, every time he refined a top-grade Talisman, it was hard not to worry.

Because even for him, being able to guarantee an eighty percent success rate was already quite good.

One can imagine what the situation would be like for other Spiritual Talisman Masters.

No wonder top-grade Talismans are so scarce on the market.

This crafting session consumed a full half of his spiritual energy; with the remaining spiritual energy, he could at most craft one more.

There was no helping it, Talismans were actually quite energy-consuming, especially top-grade Talismans.

It wasn't like Pill Refining, where one furnace might produce three to four, or even more Pills.

So, when it came to making money, Pill Refining was definitely more profitable than Talisman Crafting.

Looking at that Mystic Earth Rune, the golden Talisman now displayed a profound yellow light; as long as spiritual energy was injected to activate it, it could immediately unleash terrifying power.

This was also the greatest advantage of Talismans.

Consuming the least amount of spiritual energy, releasing the greatest effect.

Therefore, basically every Cultivator needed to have various Talismans with them when venturing out.

Zhou Luo placed it into his storage ring, rested briefly, and then continued refining.

Having just finished refining, his mind was still a bit tired; if he rashly continued refining, it would only increase the failure rate.

An ordinary Spiritual Talisman Master would not refine too many Talismans in a day.

An hour later, Zhou Luo crafted another Mystic Earth Rune.

Two consecutive top-grade Talismans basically drained the spiritual energy within Zhou Luo's body, and his mind also became somewhat fatigued.

He simply began meditating and Cultivating.

It seemed he still needed to raise his Realm as soon as possible.

Nearing evening, Zhou Luo got up and went to the neighboring Pill Refining Room.

Although Zhou Luo's current status and position were rising, his monthly quota of Pills could not be reduced.

Especially since he had been away for so long previously, he had also accumulated quite a debt of Pills.

Especially now that he was already an Upper-Grade Alchemist, his Pill Refining quota had also increased significantly.

However, for a top-tier Alchemist, this was not difficult at all.

In two more days it would be Time to submit the Pills; he did not eat dinner, but instead took this opportunity to refine more Pills, especially Gathering Spirit Pills which were beneficial for Cultivation.

At Hai Shi (9-11 PM), Zhou Luo came down from the third floor and headed straight for Lin Feiying's room.

In two more months, Lin Xi would give birth, so the Dual Cultivation Technique could only be temporarily halted.

Besides her, there were also four other women who were pregnant; Zhou Luo simply focused his attention on his other concubines who were not yet pregnant.

Another night of labor.

...

Two months later.

Lin Xi was in labor, and Zhou Luo was about to welcome his fifteenth child.

Regarding this, he appeared extremely excited.

The main reason for his excitement was that his Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) was highly likely to undergo a transformation.

Eight Years.

Zhou Luo had been in the Lin Family for a full eight years.

In these eight years, he thought about his Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) all the Time.

The Cultivation speed of a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root was simply too slow; if it were someone else, with these full eight years, along with assistance from various Pills, the Dual Cultivation Technique, and other aids, they might have already stepped into Qi Training seventh layer or even higher.

While he himself was still stuck at the fifth layer.

This had always become a knot in Zhou Luo's heart.

Now, this knot was finally about to be untied.

Although it was only an improvement from Nine-Rank to Eight-Rank, this signified a new beginning.

Moreover, the transformation of the Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) brought about not just a change from one to two, but a qualitative leap.

If he had started with an Eight-Rank Spiritual Root, in these eight years, he could have at least advanced another major Realm.

Standing at the doorway, Zhou Luo's heart surged, quietly waiting for the child's birth.

Waa waa—

The child's cry suddenly rang out, announcing the arrival of a new Life.

[Congratulations to the Host on the birth of your fifteenth descendant, you have gained eighty years of Life span increase!]

[Due to this descendant possessing a Three-Rank Spiritual Root, the Host has gained forty points of Aptitude!]

[Current Aptitude: Nine-Rank Spiritual Root (120/100) Upgradeable]

Holy crap!

Hearing the System notification sound, Zhou Luo almost couldn't help but blurt out a vulgarity.

Three-Rank Upper Spiritual Root?

Zhou Luo froze on the spot, as if struck by lightning, his mind trembling.

My God.

He actually had a child with a Three-Rank Spiritual Root?

This doesn't conform to common sense, right?

You should know, he was only Nine-Rank, and Lin Xi was only Five-Rank.

Being able to give birth to a child with a Four-Rank Spiritual Root before had already excited him enough.

Now another Three-Rank one actually appeared?

Could it be that Lin Xi has a special Physique?

Various emotions surfaced in Zhou Luo's heart, excitement, confusion, surprise, etc., interwoven, making him almost lose control of his facial expressions.

The previous child with a Four-Rank Spiritual Root was also born from Lin Xi.

Now another Three-Rank one had arrived.

How could it not drive people crazy?

Zhou Luo took deep breaths, trying his best to calm his excited mood.

Perhaps it was also related to that Dragon-Phoenix Union Art.

He thought to himself.

Although it didn't explicitly say it helped improve the child's Ling Gen (Spiritual Root).

But it definitely still had an influence; after all, this was a Cultivation technique from the ancient Joyful Union Dao.

The birth of the Three-Rank Spiritual Root not only granted Zhou Luo eighty years of Life span, but also caused the Aptitude points of his Nine-Rank Spiritual Root to reach max level, even exceeding it.

Creak—

The door opened, and the midwife said with a joyful smile, "Congratulations, Master Zhou, another daughter has been born."

Zhou Luo didn't have Time to check the System and quickly walked into the room.

On the bed in the room, Lin Xi was lying flat, tilting her head to look at the crying baby, her eyes filled with maternal love.

The joyful Zhou Luo happily came before her, squatted down, and held her small hand tightly, "You are truly my good fortune."

Lin Xi's small face showed confusion.

She still didn't know about the matter of this little princess beside her possessing a Three-Rank Spiritual Root.

Zhou Luo didn't explain either, he just leaned down with a smile in his eyes and kissed her, then looked extremely happily at the little one who was still crying.

He gently touched the delicate skin with his slender fingers, smiling uncontrollably, "Little one, from now on, our Zhou Family will have to rely on you."

As the only two Upper Spiritual Root holders in the Zhou Family, or even the entire Lin Family.

Zhou Luo seemed to already be able to see the scene of his daughter dominating the world.

Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) is divided into Nine-Ranks, further distinguished by Upper, Middle, and Lower.

This is because there is a world of difference between Ling Gen (Spiritual Root) of the three ranks.

Don't look at the Four-Rank and Three-Rank only being one character apart, but between Middle-Rank and Upper-Rank, there is a chasm.

In the entire Lin Family, it seemed only that Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor had an Upper Spiritual Root; the others were all Middle-Rank or Lower-Rank.

Often, holders of Upper Spiritual Root would be absorbed into a Sect as a member.

In the future, they would at least be beings starting at Foundation Establishment.

"Have you thought of a name?" Lin Xi asked weakly.

Zhou Luo said with a happy expression, "I had already thought of a name, but this little one has great fortune, I want to name her with the character 'Ling'."

Things like names were also related to that ethereal fortune.

Some people had insufficient fortune, yet took some profound and mysterious names, which they simply couldn't bear.

Therefore, when Zhou Luo named his children, he primarily focused on peace and joy, only hoping they could live their Lives safely.

But this little one was different.

She could bear the character "Ling".

Hearing this, Lin Xi smiled faintly, "I don't know how you can tell she has great fortune, does she look like she has great fortune?"

The little one whom Zhou Luo had deemed to have great fortune was still crying non-stop right now; she was nowhere like those depicted in ancient texts, born with various unusual phenomena.

Zhou Luo looked at the little one who wouldn't stop crying, feeling very happy.

"She will give us a surprise."