After the morning exercise... in several rooms, he engaged in deep "Yin-Yang harmonization" with several female leads, allowing their cultivation to be subtly nourished through the interaction.
He keenly noticed that the air in the Lu Family Manor today seemed a little different.
Something new was added.
A kind of extremely faint, yet incredibly pure energy.
It was like someone who had lived in the city for a long time suddenly breathed in the purest oxygen from a primeval forest.
His gaze unconsciously fell upon the back garden.
At this moment, Gu Qingcheng, who was six months pregnant, was draped in a thin blanket, sitting peacefully on a bluestone in the back garden, basking in the sunlight.
Lu Cheng's pupils constricted slightly.
He saw it.
The source of that strange energy, which made the entire Lu Family Manor feel different, seemed to be... that ordinary bluestone beneath Gu Qingcheng!
He stood up and slowly walked towards the back garden.
"A-Cheng..."
Gu Qingcheng saw him coming, a gentle smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she was about to stand up.
"Don't move."
Lu Cheng quickened his pace, came to her side, gently helped her up, and let her lean against him.
Then, he reached out and gently placed his large palm on the warm bluestone.
Boom—!
In an instant!
An unimaginably vast, yet gentle as spring water, "Life Source Energy" surged wildly into his body through his palm!
This energy was pure, ancient, and carried the most primitive essence of life!
The system interface flashed wildly on his retina!
Without absorbing any "system" or harvesting any "villain points," his abilities were increasing.
At this moment, Lu Cheng instantly understood!
He felt the small life in Gu Qingcheng's abdomen, connected to his own bloodline, and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.
"So that's how it is..."
A voice only he could hear echoed in his mind.
"My son..."
"He is like a super router descending from a higher dimension, slowly guiding the energy of that dimension into this world!"
"And this bluestone, where Gu Qingcheng often sits, is the first signal base station unconsciously transformed by him! Or rather..."
"It is the first Spiritual Eye born in this world!"
Lu Cheng's eyes became incredibly deep, sparkling with excitement and fanaticism.
Spiritual energy recovery?
The overused plot in those novels was actually going to happen!
Who would have thought that the source of this so-called "great era"... was actually in his family's back garden!
Just because his unborn son took a nap in the womb and took a breath!
"This is truly..."
Lu Cheng lowered his head, gently kissed Gu Qingcheng's forehead, and smiled with immense joy.
Afterward, he quickly ordered Ji Yao and Ji Ling to set up energy absorption and shielding layers in the Lu Family Manor... "How can such a good thing be smelled by the stray cats and dogs outside?"
"Not a single trace can be leaked."
"There can only be one God in this world."
"Even if it's spiritual energy, it can only be surnamed Lu!"
Just as Lu Cheng was feeling this "creation-like" joy, a petite figure, like a pouncing wildcat, suddenly sprang out from behind and hugged his waist.
"Brother!"
The girl's clear yet somewhat unreasonable voice rang out.
"You haven't played with me for so long! Is it because you have so many sisters-in-law, and that naughty unborn nephew, that you don't want me anymore!"
It was Lu Xuan.
She pouted her small mouth, her beautiful big eyes filled with grievance and an unshakeable possessiveness.
Lu Cheng turned around, dotingly pinched her puffed-up cheek, and chuckled, "Nonsense, how could I not want our Princess Xuan'er."
"Hmph! I don't believe you!"
Lu Xuan hugged Lu Cheng's arm, pressing her small face tightly against it, and whispered in his ear with a voice that was both innocent and a little devilishly dangerous:
"Then... how about Brother plays a game with me tonight?"
Her eyes sparkled with cunning and mischievousness.
"The loser... has to grant the winner one request, oh."
Looking at his sister, he seemed to be starting to like this feeling too.
Whether it was women or family, they all regarded him as the only one, and this feeling fascinated him.
"Alright."
The corner of Lu Cheng's mouth curved into a mischievous arc.
"However, this time, the stakes will be set by me."
He let go of Lu Xuan and pointed to the bluestone at their feet.
"We'll bet on this."
"If you win, I'll grant you any request."
"But if you lose..."
Lu Cheng paused, looking at Lu Xuan's nervous little face, and slowly said:
"From today onwards, you will train here for eight hours every day."
"When you can, by your own strength, leave a mark on this stone, that's when... I'll play the next game with you."
This "snuggling" between siblings was thus naturally transformed by Lu Cheng into a targeted "special training."
He wanted to include Lu Xuan, this potential stock, into the first echelon cultivation plan of "spiritual energy recovery."
Perfectly combining flirting and getting stronger... Meanwhile.
On the Tianming Pavilion's Star Gazing Platform.
"Tianji" stared at the ancient astrolabe, his forehead covered in cold sweat, completely perplexed.
The figure of "Fuzi" appeared behind him.
"Tianji, do you have a conclusion?"
Fuzi's voice also carried a hint of solemnity.
"What does the anomaly of that Emperor Star represent?"
Mr. Tianji shook his head painfully, his voice hoarse.
"I can't calculate it... The fate of that star is too overbearing, it... resists my prying!"
He took a deep breath, then said with an incredibly certain tone:
"But I have a strong premonition!"
"This level of celestial phenomenon is very likely to indicate... that an ancient secret realm, dormant for a thousand years, or a legendary blessed land, is about to appear near the Demon Capital!"
Fuzi's eyes instantly burst with brilliant light!
"Immediately!"
He made a decisive command.
"Mobilize all resources of the Tianming Pavilion, at all costs, to search for areas with abnormal energy throughout the Demon Capital!"
"We must find that'secret realm' before everyone, before all forces!"
"This may be the greatest opportunity for our Tianming Pavilion to truly rise in the new era!"
...Lu Family Manor, back garden.
Lu Cheng looked at the latest intelligence regarding the Tianming Pavilion—
[Highest Level Directive: Fully search for possible ancient secret realms within the Demon Capital.]
He then looked at the bluestone in his back garden, which was continuously emitting pure "spiritual energy," and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud again.
An extremely superior monologue echoed in his heart.
"That unique treasure you all dream of, from the very beginning..."
"It was in my backyard."
"Used by me as... a stepping stone."