257: late stage of foundation building

"Crack~"

An invisible sound resonated within Liu Xuan's Divine Soul, and the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Bottleneck dissipated.

The dense Spiritual Qi within the Star Space frantically gathered toward his body, and his dao foundation emitted crimson, earthy yellow, and cyan-green light, becoming increasingly dazzling.

The three Natal Cultivation Technique seal scripts were incredibly clear, with a profound and mysterious Dao charm contained within them.

Late Foundation Establishment Stage!

The dao foundation gradually approached perfection; the next step would be the Fusion of Yin and Yang, the convergence of Dragon and Tiger, and the achievement of the Golden Core Dao.

'Whether or not I can achieve the Golden Core before the age of fifty depends on whether the children are hardworking enough!'

The spirit treasure genealogy could be set with a Family main Cultivation Technique. Without a second thought, Liu Xuan directly chose the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method, an Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique.

Communicating with the spirit treasure genealogy via his Divine Soul, Liu Xuan discovered that the Family main Cultivation Technique could only be the one Cultivated by the Clan Chief who controlled the genealogy.

Coincidentally, he could directly master the Cultivation Technique rewarded by the System and immediately engrave its contents into the Spirit Treasure.

'However, what rank is an Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique? Can a Rank 5 spirit treasure genealogy hold the complete Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method Legacy?'

'Forget it! Anyway, I am only at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage right now, and I have only received a small portion myself; it is still a long way from Rank 5.'

It took a full two hours for Liu Xuan to engrave the entire portion of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method up to the Foundation Establishment Stage onto the genealogy.

A pitch-black Kunpeng appeared on the previously blank cover of the genealogy, vivid and lifelike, as if it would fly out from it the next moment.

"Let's go test the effects first!"

Putting away the spirit treasure genealogy, Liu Xuan vanished from the Star Space and instantly appeared in Lin Xue'er's bedroom.

"Husband!"

Lin Xue'er was reviewing some reports on the Red Pine City expansion project. She looked at Liu Xuan, smiled, and continued flipping through the booklet in her hand.

Liu Xuan often appeared and disappeared mysteriously, and she had already gotten used to it.

"Xue'er, I need a wisp of your Divine Soul. Can you give it to me?"

Liu Xuan swayed, sat down on a chair, and Lin Xue'er's petite body fell into his arms.

A moment later, Lin Xue'er pressed her fingers against her brow, and a wisp of her Divine Soul flew out and was handed to Liu Xuan. "Here!"

Liu Xuan took this wisp of Divine Soul into his palm, then attempted to merge it into the genealogy.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the genealogy opened, and Liu Xuan tried to outline her name using Lin Xue'er's wisp of Divine Soul.

A moment later, the Divine Soul was expelled from the Spirit Treasure; it could not be merged into it.

"So it really doesn't work?"

The genealogy could only merge the Bloodline descendants of the Spirit Treasure owner; Dao Companions were not allowed.

The wisp of Divine Soul reappeared in Liu Xuan's palm, and he returned it to Lin Xue'er. "Alright!"

Liu Xuan cupped her small face and kissed her. "Don't overwork yourself. Just leave the Sect matters for others to handle!"

"I have other things to attend to. I'll come back to keep you company tonight!"

After saying this, he instantly vanished.

Lin Xue'er took the wisp of Divine Soul back into her body, shook her head slightly with a smile on her lips, adjusted to a comfortable position against the chair, and continued reviewing the report booklet in her hand.

...

South Courtyard.

Under the phoenix tree.

"Sister, bear with it. It might hurt a little!"

Liu Xuan tapped his finger on his sister Liu Miao's brow, and a wisp of her Divine Soul was extracted by him.

His sister Liu Miao was only an Innate Martial Artist and could not separate her Divine Soul on her own, so Liu Xuan had to do it himself.

Liu Miao's Divine Soul entered the genealogy. A moment later, a page was added to the genealogy, and a name condensed: Liu Miao.

Liu Miao: Clan Chief's sister.

Cultivation Level: Innate Middle Stage.

Spiritual Root: None (Rank 9)

...

Liu Miao suddenly felt an inexplicable force surge into her body; her vision became clear, and wisps of Spiritual Qi appeared faintly.

At the same time, countless profound insights appeared automatically, and she suddenly understood many difficult-to-grasp parts of the Green Wood Body Shaping Art.

The Foundation of the Green Wood Body Shaping Art was originally the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method. With the assistance of the genealogy Legacy, the difficulty of her Cultivation Technique comprehension was reduced countless times.

"Sister! How do you feel?" Liu Xuan asked with a smile.

"I... I feel like I just had an Epiphany!" Liu Miao was somewhat pleasantly surprised, but she suddenly thought of Liu Xuan's actions just now, so she looked at Liu Xuan and asked suspiciously: "Did you do all this?"

"Was the cost high?"

"My Aptitude is poor, so you don't need to use precious treasures on me. You are the most important one!"

"Don't worry, sister!" Liu Xuan hurriedly explained: "There is no cost, and it's not some kind of treasure!"

"Besides, our Liu Family is not the Liu Family of the past. You are my own sister, so even the most precious treasures are yours to use!"

His sister Liu Miao wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Liu Xuan: "Sister, help me call all the children over. I obtained a genealogy treasure and need to record them all on it."

"This treasure can improve our Liu family member's talent and Comprehension Ability, and the effect is the same as what you just saw."

"Really?"

"Really!"

Liu Miao looked excited. "Okay! I'll go call them right away!"

Liu Xuan called out to her as she was hurrying away: "Sister, remember to have the children from Yongning come back as well."

"Right! I'll order someone to handle it immediately!"

A moment later.

A group of little ones who were already staying in the South Courtyard, following Liu Miao to study cultural lessons and Martial Artist Foundations, were brought over first.

Eldest daughter Lingxiu and second daughter Lingyun led the group, with a group of maids responsible for taking care of them.

"Dad!"

"Daddy!"

"Daddy!"

...

There was a chorus of "Dad," especially from the little children aged one or two to seven or eight; they were exceptionally excited to see Liu Xuan because Liu Xuan would give them good things every time they met.

Liu Xuan took out some candies refined by Wu Qingyue to appease them, and then first engraved Lingxiu and Lingyun into the genealogy.

[ Liu Lingxiu: Clan Chief's eldest daughter. ]

[ Cultivation Level: Innate Early Stage. ]

[ Spiritual Root: None (Rank 9) ]

...

[ Liu Lingyun: Clan Chief's second daughter ]

...

Both daughters had consumed Vermilion Fruits, and their Martial Artist cultivation levels were improving rapidly. Now, with the genealogy improving their Spiritual Roots and the addition of the Cultivation Technique Legacy, it was estimated that it wouldn't be long before they could Breakthrough to the Innate Middle Stage.

"Your father has obtained a treasure called the genealogy, which can help you improve your Spiritual Roots and Comprehension Ability. Remember to contemplate it carefully after you go down."

"Also, this matter is a secret of our Liu Family and must not be revealed to outsiders." Liu Xuan instructed.

"We understand, Father!"

Lingyun and Lingxiu felt the changes in their bodies, their expressions revealing the exact same excitement.

Liu Xuan nodded, then used his Divine Sense to extract a wisp of Divine Soul from each child from a distance and merged it into the genealogy.

"Wah~ It hurts!"

"Did you hit me?"

One child turned to look at another child behind them, only to find that the other person was also crying out in pain.

...

"Dad! Someone hit my head."

"Aunt Miao~"

"Aunt Miao~"

"Someone hit me!"

...

Seeing that Liu Xuan ignored them, the little ones clutched their heads and ran off to find Aunt Miao.

[ Liu Dao Long: Clan Chief's 163rd child. ]

[ Cultivation Level: None ]

[ Spiritual Root: Rank 3 (Rank 2) ]

...

[ Liu Lingfeng: Clan Chief's 164th child ]

[ Cultivation Level: None ]

[ Spiritual Root: Rank 3 (Rank 2) ]

...

[ Liu Dao Zhen: Clan Chief's 200th child ]

[ Cultivation Level: None ]

[ Spiritual Root: Rank 7 (Rank 7+) ]

...

The genealogy suddenly added dozens of pages, all of which were the younger children in the rankings. They hadn't started Cultivating yet, so the benefits of the Spiritual Root improvement and Cultivation Technique Legacy could not yet be manifested.