Chapter 777: Elder Brother Goes Up the Mountain, Intent on Condensing the Golden Core

It's best this way; your eldest brother has no hope there, Mother can only rely on you.

If you keep controlling, don't blame Mother for being rude.

Long Ming clenched his fist, threatening Chen Chuyang; if it were anyone else, Chen Chuyang would have sent him packing, but this is Mother—Chen Chuyang dare not strike her, nor even bare his teeth at her, for this Mother really would strike out.

It might be bloodline suppression, or something else; besides, Mother does this for his own good, so Chen Chuyang chooses to listen; whether it sinks in or not is his own affair.

Mother, rest assured, I will certainly strive.

Don't just talk big, Chuyang—are you and Qi Ruohua an item? Long Ming glanced around, confirmed Shang Hongxue wasn't nearby, stepped closer, and asked in a low voice.

He lowered his voice as much as possible so no one else could hear; this was a private mother‑son talk. Chen Chuyang waved his hand, sealing off the area—their conversation would be known only to them, others couldn't hear.

Some words are meant only for them to know; if others learned them, it would be bad.

Exactly as you thought.

Long Ming beamed: 'So you two are going to have a kid soon, right?'

Chen Chuyang: '……'

Mother has fallen into a baby‑crazy frenzy, wanting a child at the sight of anything—do you think having a child is that easy?

You don't think just wanting one will make a baby appear, do you?

Chuyang, I don't care how you are— you and Hongxue must speed up and have a child as soon as possible; as for your affairs with other women, Mother can turn a blind eye, but their children won't be acknowledged by Hongxue, so they cannot enter our Chen Clan genealogy nor be recognized.

Mother must answer to Hongxue and to the Shang Clan; you need to understand that.

Chen Chuyang nodded: 'Of course, I understand.'

Long Ming nodded approvingly: 'Don't be like your father, suddenly having two kids and then trying to get into the Chen Clan—you're asking too much.'

If you want to take a concubine, let Hongxue arrange it; Shang Hongchen is quite good, you can consider her.

With Hongxue's help and your current strength, you can really…

Long Ming kept giving Chen Chuyang meaningful looks, as if saying, 'Son, Shang Hongchen used to look down on you, thinking you lacked talent, so she discarded you; now she's demanding you, and when the time comes you'll give her a rough time in bed, letting her know how formidable you are.'

These words, as a mother she must not speak loosely; they can be sensed but not put into words.

Chen Chuyang instantly understood, gave a wry smile: 'Mother, this matter isn't settled yet.'

And you—don't spout nonsense, and don't say these things to Hongxue.

Long Ming nodded: 'Mother naturally knows that.'

What to say and what not to say, she naturally knows; some words are only for mother and son to know, others must not.

For instance, regarding Shang Hongchen's affair, Long Ming won't spread it; if Shang Yingnian found out, he'd surely cause trouble for his son.

Also, regarding Qi Ruohua, Shang Hongxue knows and doesn't care at all; it seems she approves of this person, so Long Ming naturally won't interfere— their lineage is sparse, needing Chen Chuyang to propagate offspring.

Good talent must be inherited, not wasted.

As for Chen Chusheng, these years he's had no hope; Long Ming has given up on him—this eldest son never considered the matter, and no matter how many times Long Ming urged him, the result stayed the same.

Everyone Long Ming introduced to his son, without exception, ended in failure.

This caused the eldest son to leave home outright, constantly doing tasks outside, rarely returning.

As for the younger daughter, needless to say, she's wholly focused on cultivation and doesn't care about love affairs.

And Hu Yueer's two children aren't pure Chen Clan bloodline; they carry the flirtatious fox bloodline, which she dislikes.

Chuyang, you also need to speed up; however many women you've taken, as long as Hongxue has no objection, Mother won't object either—but if Hongxue disagrees, Mother certainly won't side with you.

In short, you may fail any woman, but you must not fail Hongxue.

Long Ming reiterated this point: one must not let down Shang Hongxue.

Shang Hongxue is superb, handling everything; all major and minor affairs of Longshe Shan—whether dealing with people or demon beasts, or interfacing with the Chen Clan or the Shang Clan—are settled by her alone; one could say she is the mistress of Longshe Shan.

There is only this one mistress; Long Ming guarantees to let her know the terror of the True Dragon Bloodline.

Mother, rest assured, I will not let down Hongxue.

Chen Chuyang expressed his stance repeatedly; only then did Long Ming nod in satisfaction.

Once these matters were settled, there were no other problems.

What about Mother's elixir?

Here you go.

Chen Chuyang took out some elixir for Mother, reminding her: 'Mother, after your bloodline recovers, best be careful—don't recklessly use bloodline power; most people in the world don't recognize the Azure Dragon Bloodline, but I fear running into those who do.'

When cultivating, you should stay in the Chen Clan and not leave it.

In a few days, I'll return to the Chen Clan to strengthen its formations, especially Mother's chamber formation, which needs to be revised again to guarantee her safety.

Long Ming nodded: 'All right, Mother will wait for you then.'

The Chen Clan's formation needs another upgrade; previously Chen Chuyang had no time.

Now he has time, so he'll upgrade it completely.

Moreover, this son hasn't returned to Longshe Cheng in a long; occasionally he still needs to go back.

After the elixir exchange, Chen Chuyang took out some Dragon Blood Rice and Spirit Fruit Wine for Mother—quite a amount.

Mother, these are specially kept for you by me; Father didn't have any.

Mother's good child, Mother really loves you.

Long Ming held this son and kissed Chen Chuyang's forehead.

Then she let go, put away her nice things; with all these resources in hand, her strength will increase even faster.

Chuyang, after Mother comes down the mountain, you must hurry; Mother awaits your good news.

Understood, Mother.

Chen Chuyang waved, seeing Mother off, and at the same time let out a sigh of relief.

At last Mother was sent off; truly it is… tormenting.

……

Inside Longshe Cheng, the Chen Clan.

Chen Chusheng returned to the Chen Clan, having just finished handing over his task; he lay lazily at home, his parents were not home, so he could freely enjoy this freedom.

"Father and mother are not at home; they probably went to Longshe Shan, which is good—I can relax a bit."

"After completing this mission, my cultivation has reached the True Gang Peak, just one step away from Condensing the Elixir."

"Longshe Cheng is not suitable for Condensing the Elixir; I still need to go find Chuyang."

"With Chuyang as Dharma Protector, my chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation will greatly increase."

His true qi was restless, and he could condense the elixir at any moment.

Being suppressed by him, it does not let those true qi run amok.

Chen Chusheng knows he cannot suppress it for long; in these days, it will soon erupt, and when it does, that will be his day of condensing the elixir.

"It seems I must hurry to Longshe Shan; condensing the elixir is imminent."

I cannot delay; I must enter the condensing of the elixir as soon as possible.