[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta":3,"chapter-starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting as a Son-in-law to Establish an immortal Family",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},235887,511,"Chapter 17: The New Contract Terms!_1","starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>Chapter 17: The New Contract Terms!_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: 549690339\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Changsheng, you say you can draw First Grade Talismans now!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the living room, Uncle Fu’s face lit up with surprise and joy upon hearing Lu Changsheng’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Uncle Fu, it’s just that I’m not quite proficient yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng nodded, then took out a talisman and said, “This is a First Grade lower-tier talisman I’ve made—the Fire Bullet Talisman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talisman naturally differed from those Lu Changsheng usually drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rune lines looked a bit rough and not very smooth, but he’d managed to succeed all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It really is a First Grade Talisman, a Fire Bullet Talisman!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very good, very good. You go back and rest first, I’ll report this to the Family Head!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, now that you’ve become an Elementary Talisman Master, our Lu Family will definitely not treat you unfairly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Fu took the talisman, examined it for a moment to confirm it was correct, and then joyfully said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, thank you, Uncle Fu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng bowed slightly to take his leave and went to await the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng was playing with his children in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older kids could now walk and were running around the yard, full of life and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the courtyard bell chimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the courtyard door, he saw three figures standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were Uncle Fu, along with the Patriarch of the Lu Family, Lu Yuanding, and the young Miss Lu Miaoge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the three of them, Lu Changsheng immediately understood their purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was regarding his ascension to the rank of Elementary Talisman Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that just one day would pass before the Family Head came to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to personally come to his doorstep, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I pay my respects to the Family Head, the young Miss, and Uncle Fu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng hurriedly bowed and gestured for the three to enter, leading them to the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He signaled for his wife to take the children to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are all your children, right? They can walk already.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding, who was handsome with an air of scholarly elegance, said warmly upon seeing the kids in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Family Head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng replied with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to be so formal, Changsheng. You’ve been with the family for over two years now, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding now spoke like an elder of the family, calling Lu Changsheng by his given name, Changsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To respond to the Family Head, I have been with the Lu Family for almost two and a half years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How time flies—it’s been over two years just like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope you’ve been adjusting well over these past two years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the beginning when he took some time to check on the Immortal Seedlings and made a couple of trips to Qingzhu Villa, he hadn’t visited much thereafter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Family Head. I have been doing very well these two years, and Uncle Fu has taken good care of me,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in his heart, he couldn’t help but think to himself that he was already twenty years old, not some three-year-old child to be played with like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some actual benefits would be the real deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, one of Lu Changsheng’s wives brought in some Spiritual Tea to the main hall, then left after setting it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Changsheng, Uncle Fu told me that you can now draw First Grade lower-tier Talismans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding then took a sip of the tea and got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Family Head, after continuously practicing for this period of time, I’ve managed to draw the Fire Bullet Talisman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that the success rate isn’t high right now, only about one or two chances in ten,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All beginnings are difficult. In just over a year, you’ve honed your Talisman-Making Skill to this level and become an Elementary Talisman Master, which is very impressive. Show me what you can do,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s perfect that Miaoge is here too—she can take a look and give you some guidance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding said in a gentle tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen the Fire Bullet Talisman Lu Changsheng gave Uncle Fu, he naturally knew that Lu Changsheng could draw a First Grade Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such matters certainly required another direct observation for confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Family Head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go get the talisman-making tools.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng stood up and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need, I have them here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Miaoge, who was sitting nearby, stood up and said. She took out a set of talisman-making tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice remained soft and gentle as flowing water, making one feel as if they were basking in the spring breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, young Miss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng took the tools from Lu Miaoge’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman brush was still the ‘Golden Bamboo’ brush from the last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Approaching the table, he spread out the talisman paper, and took a deep breath as if slightly nervous. He dipped the brush in ink and began to draw the Fire Bullet Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first talisman was about halfway completed when a mistake led to the paper emitting blue smoke and the talisman being ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding and the others didn’t say much and gestured for Lu Changsheng to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the second attempt at drawing, Lu Changsheng, despite being somewhat clumsy, still succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were still a bit nervous, but you’ve improved greatly compared to the last time. It’s just that the application of your Spiritual Power is not yet precise and natural enough,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said Lu Miaoge, gently pursing her moist lips as she offered her critique from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lu Changsheng’s Second Rank peak-level Talisman-Making Skill, deceiving her was naturally an easy feat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for your guidance, Young Miss. My progress is largely due to the ‘Essentials of Talismans’ you gifted me,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng said, bowing with hands folded, his voice filled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Very well, I didn’t expect you, Changsheng, to successfully depict the Fireball Talisman on your second try,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems your earlier claim of only having ten to twenty percent confidence was a bit too modest,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding also chimed in with a laugh from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Internally he couldn’t help but feel impressed; he had never thought that Lu Changsheng, once nearly discarded due to his Ninth Grade Spiritual Root, would possess such astonishing talent in Talisman Making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a year and a half, he had gone from a novice to an Elementary Talisman Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talent was not only on par with his daughter Lu Miaoge but even surpassed her by quite a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such age and talent, he was indeed worthy of the Lu Family extending an olive branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This time it was just luck, good fortune,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng said, somewhat shyly, like a simple young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young man, there’s no need to be too modest,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuanding waved his hand, continuing, “I’ve been watching your performance in the Lu Family for the past two years. I’ve long regarded you as one of our own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that you’ve become an Elementary Talisman Master, our Lu Family cannot possibly underappreciate our own people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the revised offer I have for you, have a look,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as he spoke, Lu Yuanding took out a parchment of brownish-yellow sheepskin from his sleeve and handed it to Lu Changsheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a Spiritual Contract, somewhat similar to modern contracts from his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Lu Changsheng and other Immortal Seedlings’ arrival at the Lu Family, they had signed such a contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Family Head,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng said, visibly overwhelmed as he took the Spiritual Contract and began to read through its contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terms laid out were quite straightforward and simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like modern contracts that were densely packed through several pages, where one could miss a trap if not careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, the previous contract was voided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Changsheng was no longer an upstart son-in-law or a live-in son-in-law of the Lu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he was formally married into the Family as a son-in-law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he no longer needed to provide the Lu Family with fifty offspring within twenty years, nor was he confined to how many children with a Spiritual Root he must have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children would be his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, he would enjoy the same treatment as the direct descendants of the Lu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could move to the core area of Qingzhu Valley, live in Qingzhu Valley, and have access to a Second Grade Spirit Vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the monthly resources he received were increased from five Spirit Stones to ten, along with one bottle of Yellow Dragon Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, his obligation was to help the Lu Family refine a certain quantity of Talismans every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, depending on the Family’s needs, practice making the appropriate Talismans, among other things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these Talisman materials would naturally be provided by the Lu Family, as part of the cultivation investment from the Lu Family’s side in Talisman Making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lu Changsheng’s Second Rank Talisman-Making Skill, these obligations were essentially all profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the final clause caused Lu Changsheng to frown slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he decide to leave the Lu Family, he would need to give a twenty-year notice in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would have to repay threefold the resources that the Lu Family had invested in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial terms were indeed favorable, no doubt about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the last clause gave him slight hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, the last clause meant that staying with the Lu Family was naturally for the best, a reason for everyone to rejoice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he ever wanted to leave, there were two options available:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either repay three times the resources the Lu Family had invested in him over the years, essentially buying his freedom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or give the Lu Family a heads up, then work for them for twenty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within, Lu Changsheng had always harbored thoughts of leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he overcame the initial phase and gained sufficient strength, he would choose to leave the Lu Family and establish his own Cultivation clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Lu Family offered safety and protection, in the end, he was under another’s roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things and actions were fraught with trepidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, in the area of Talisman Making, he had delayed showing off his First Grade Talisman-Making Skill for a whole year and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his room, hidden away, were over four hundred, nearly five hundred First Grade Talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If converted to Spirit Stones, it amounted to a huge sum of money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Lu Changsheng knew his talent was not great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To continue on the path of cultivation and for a long haul, he could only rely on the system and had to have many kids, especially those with a Spiritual Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having offspring with a Spiritual Root from ordinary wives was difficult and troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to marry many ‘fairies’ with a Spiritual Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Lu Family was willing to marry women with a Spiritual Root to him, it would only be one or two at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t be like how it was in ordinary society, where he could readily marry nine women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the idea of taking in numerous common folk women to bear children caused him a degree of concern while in the Lu Family,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Changsheng, if you think there’s something inappropriate or have any doubts or questions, feel free to raise them,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This contract was only something I thought of today, and naturally, there might be some aspects that haven’t been thoroughly considered,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lu Changsheng’s hesitant and conflicted expression, Lu Yuanding took a sip of his Spiritual Tea, still speaking in a gentle tone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1958,"2026-05-29T15:30:21.054Z","2026-06-01T04:29:36.927Z",1,"novelbin.me","61af5d21d1ee037fdfab4b6ed8bcd5bbff65d50a1ec5548a651c38fd5f0a2996","starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-chapter-18","starting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-chapter-16",2404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-a-son-in-law-to-establish-an-immorta-cover.jpg"]