47: Jing An breaks through the innate realm

The backyard of Azure Cloud Workshop.

Lu Jingan performed the fist technique to mobilize his Qi and blood five times in a row. His internal Qi and blood surged ceaselessly, yet he was unable to achieve the Breakthrough to Innate.

This was not because his natural talent was insufficient, but because he could not grasp that single breath of Innate Qi required to transition from the Acquired stage to the Innate stage.

He picked up the notebook containing the Breakthrough insights recorded by Lu Xuan himself.

The Qi and blood within his body had long reached Perfection, spreading throughout his entire body. He was only missing the Opportunity to convert his Qi and blood into True Qi and step into the Innate stage.

Thinking back to how easily and gracefully his father had stepped into the Innate stage, he felt a bit frustrated. Despite having high-quality qi and blood soup and century-old medicinal herbs to assist him, he was still unable to achieve the Breakthrough to Innate.

"Young Lord, why hesitate? It took me nearly two years to break through to the Innate realm," Ye Wentao comforted him.

Lu Jingan was only twelve, yet he was already on the verge of the Breakthrough to Innate. Thinking of his own son, who was already eighteen and only at the first-rate stage, he couldn't help but marvel at the Luck of the Lu Family.

Moreover, he knew that the qi and blood soup Lu Jingan was using was the same one his own son was using. It was nothing more than ordinary qi and blood grass, yet Lu Xuan was quite generous to his own people.

Lu Jingan did not speak. He possessed a steadiness beyond his years, and even more so, a sense of responsibility beyond his years.

At night, he sat cross-legged on the second floor.

The bright moonlight poured down like water, reflecting on the snow, illuminating the world in a silvery glow. The moonlight grew increasingly cold in the freezing night.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck. Looking at the bright moonlight, a thought arose in his heart.

He recited the Five Elements Primordial Unity Art Mind-Cultivation Technique in his heart and circulated his Qi and blood.

However, the surge and agitation of his Qi and blood were even more intense than when he practiced fist techniques, something that had never happened before.

"Could it be!"

He immediately focused his mind, casting aside distracting thoughts, and followed his father's notebook and the methods recorded in the Cultivation Technique.

He felt the Qi and blood within his body changing, twisting into a single strand. The Qi and blood, which had originally been like a river, turned into a stream and finally into a thread.

Bang!

A sound like the beginning of the world resounded within his body.

A wisp of pure True Qi rose from his Dantian and circulated through the Meridians of his entire body.

About an hour later.

Lu Jingan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stagnant energy.

"Innate! I've succeeded!!"

Joy welled up in his heart, and he wanted to share it, but he was in the county town and had no one to tell.

"I will return home tomorrow!"

...

Meanwhile, at the Lu Family in West Mountain Village.

Lu Xuan, as usual, lay on his bed meditating after finishing tilling the fields and plowing the land.

The nights in this era had no entertainment facilities, which actually gave him a lot of time to think.

Just as he was thinking about the information provided by Wang Yuanhua in the last few days and the situation with Zhao Hu, analyzing the next move of the Prince of Zhennan.

Suddenly, he felt an unusual movement in the destiny treasure tree in his Sea of Consciousness.

He quickly submerged his consciousness into it.

He saw that its whole body was revealing brilliance, flowing with colorful light, illuminating the area. The originally injured trunk was slowly healing, the carbonized parts had fallen off a little, and tender buds had sprouted on the trunk, growing new branches.

"This means my Luck has improved!"

A flash of realization crossed Lu Xuan's eyes.

"An'er."

A look of gratification appeared on his face.

About the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, the strange phenomenon slowly disappeared.

[Name: Lu Xuan. Talents: Heaven Rewards the Diligent, Immortal Fate Story, Alchemy Spiritual Comprehension. Family Luck: Green. Lottery Chances: 1]

[Alchemy Spiritual Comprehension: A darling of the Alchemy path, able to quickly gain insight into the properties of medicinal materials and the mysteries of Pill Formula, possessing Comprehension Ability far exceeding ordinary people regarding heat control, medicinal efficacy ratios, etc. (Growth-type talent, improves with the increase of cultivation level.)]

Lu Xuan had not learned much about pharmacology, let alone Alchemy.

Without relevant knowledge reserves, he did not feel the power of this talent for the time being.

"It seems I need to learn about pharmacology and Medicinal Pill related things in the future. With this talent, the rise of my Lu Family is only a matter of time."

He knew that the Lv Family in the county town, which possessed a Peak First-Grade Alchemist, dared to go head-to-head with the Mu Family, who had a Foundation Establishment Family as their backer. This showed how transcendent the status of an Alchemist was.

"First, the lottery!"

This was the part Lu Xuan looked forward to; every lottery could bring huge Opportunity to the Lu Family.

The treasure tree emitted a soft light, and a ball of light fell from the treasure tree.

[Breath Concealment Art: After mastering, one can conceal their aura. Unless there is physical contact, one cannot probe their cultivation level.]

"Good stuff."

With this, Lu Xuan was no longer afraid of encountering Cultivators or Martial Saints who might see through his cultivation level. From now on, unless he was willing, no one would be able to know his true strength. He was very satisfied with this item.

After organizing everything, Lu Xuan's will connected to the destiny treasure tree, and a piece of information was transmitted to his mind.

That was the main event: the conditions for the next stage of Luck upgrade.

[The Family possesses one Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, ten Qi Refining Cultivators among the Family and Family vassals, and one Peak First-Grade Alchemist.]

Looking at the promotion conditions, even Lu Xuan felt a headache. A Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator—currently, his Lu Family didn't even have a single Cultivator, let alone ten Qi Refining Cultivators.

"This won't do. Relying on me alone won't work. In the future, everyone in the Family must have more children."

Lu Xuan made up his mind. In a few years, after Lu Jingan turned eighteen, he would arrange a marriage for him. Not only would he marry, but he would marry several wives.

He was not some pedantic person. Having Transmigrated to such a place, he wouldn't insist on monogamy for himself and his descendants. He was now thinking about letting his children spread their branches and leaves quickly, accelerate their martial arts cultivation, and embark on the path of cultivation as soon as possible.

Even for his wife, Su Jing, he felt she was being a bit lax.

At least she needed to reach the Innate stage and step into Qi Refining. The longer they lived, the more ways he would have to lead the whole Family to longevity.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan sighed again.

"Even I am still just a martial artist; how can I dare to talk about longevity?"

However, he did not belittle himself. With the support of the destiny treasure tree, he believed he would definitely be able to reach the other shore of cultivation.

Early the next morning, Lu Jingan rushed back from the county town.

This was within Lu Xuan's expectations.

The whole Family ate together.

In the study, sandalwood incense slowly rose, curling like a Dragon and a tiger, green smoke circling the beams, with a faint, elegant fragrance. Lu Xuan sat in the main seat, while Lu Jingan sat to the side.

"An'er, after the Breakthrough to Innate, you must be able to feel the difference between the Innate and Acquired stages."

Lu Jingan's eyes were full of memories, thinking of the comfort of that moment during the Breakthrough last night.

"Father, after reaching the Innate stage, I feel comfortable all over, my spirit is clear, my thinking is more agile, as if I am knowing this world for the first time. The True Qi circulates in a great cycle within my body, warm and very comfortable; it cannot be compared to Qi and blood."

"Not bad. The reason why Innate is Innate is because of that breath. Qi and blood are ultimately Acquired; this True Qi is the thing that reverses to the Innate. Long-term nourishment by True Qi can also alleviate the hidden injuries suffered during the Acquired stage. Do not think that just because you have achieved the Breakthrough to Innate, you can slack off."

"Child will definitely not dare to slack off. Child has set a goal today: to achieve the Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster by the age of twenty."

"Hahaha, having ambition is a good thing. But you do not understand the power and difficulty of an Innate Grandmaster; do not be overly ambitious."

It was not that Lu Xuan was discouraging Lu Jingan.

Rather, the comprehension of "Intent" was much harder than the acquisition of the first wisp of True Qi. That was not something piled up by resources; it was the embodiment of experience and Comprehension Ability.

In the hearts of the Family, Lu Xuan was still just a Grandmaster. He had not told his Family about his Breakthrough to Great Grandmaster. After all, whether it was a Grandmaster or a Great Grandmaster, it made no difference to the current Lu Family.