Chapter 54
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Chapter 54: A New Draw
That day, Zhou Luo had just finished refining a batch of Bi Shui Dan when he suddenly heard the system’s notification sound.
[Congratulations, Host. Through your unremitting efforts, your partner has successfully conceived, granting you one draw opportunity.]
Zhou Luo froze for a moment.
It was unknown whether it was Lin Lan or Bai Zhi Yan who had conceived.
If it was the latter, that would certainly be better.
After all, he was also looking forward to what kind of spiritual roots an offspring born to him and a woman with Sixth Grade spiritual roots would possess.
Zhou Luo sat in the grandmaster chair, sipped the spiritual tea on the table, and brought his consciousness into the draw interface.
The unchanging white spinning wheel floated in the air.
Zhou Luo looked at its seven sections.
If asked where he most hoped the golden sphere of light would land right at this moment…
It would undoubtedly be the [Skills] section.
Although within the hundred skills of cultivation, many were quite useless, once you drew a useful skill, it was a massive boost to oneself.
This kind of boost would directly affect his status within the family.
Currently, what he needed most was for the family to see his value; only by raising his status could he enjoy more benefits.
As for the other six sections.
Take [Cultivation Techniques] for example. As someone only at the second layer of Qi Refinement, he could barely sustain spiritual energy discharge for long. Only the Body Refinement Technique suited him right now, and crucially, he already possessed it.
Perhaps cultivation techniques would only show tremendous use after he broke through to the fifth layer of Qi Refinement.
Then there were sections like [Spirit Items], [Spirit Beasts], [Magical Artifacts]. These seemed like they could yield extremely powerful items, but none were suitable for him currently.
Especially offensive magical artifacts— he likely couldn’t even activate them properly.
Activating magical artifacts consumed vast amounts of spiritual energy, after all.
Among these, perhaps only [Pills] could help him.
But such one-time consumables wouldn’t be that useful unless he drew a top-tier pill capable of instantly propelling him to Foundation Establishment.
Given the system’s ridiculous attributes, that probably wasn’t possible.
As for [Others], Zhou Luo held absolutely no hope.
So all things considered, the [Skills] section was the best option.
He gathered his focus and started the draw.
A light golden sphere of light began to spin rapidly, its speed gradually slowing after a period.
Zhou Luo stared intently at the wheel until the golden sphere finally stopped in the [Skills] section. His mind relaxed.
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the first-grade rune-making skill!]
[The reward has been automatically sent to your inventory. Please check it!]
Another new skill, and one of the four major skills at that— rune-making.
Zhou Luo felt an immense wave of joy.
He hadn’t expected his luck to be so incredibly good.
He had actually drawn the tier-one rune-making skill.
Among the hundred skills of cultivation, the four major skills held particular importance: alchemy, rune-making, formations, and artificing.
Mastering any one of these four skills could utterly transform a life, securing a bright future.
Take his own mastery of the alchemy skill: though he had only demonstrated middle first-level capability, he still earned the Lin Family’s esteem, even living alongside their senior figures as neighbors.
Now, should he also gain mastery over rune-making skill and reveal it, the entire Lin Family would likely be astounded.
Nonetheless, everything had to proceed step by step, just like his initial foray into alchemy—this way, he wouldn’t arouse the family’s suspicion.
Pulling back his thoughts, he immediately looked toward his backpack.
[Tier-One Rune-Making Skill: Upon use, directly comprehend full tier-one rune-making skill, including the comprehensive spiritual symbols compendium.]
After reading the description, Zhou Luo chose "Use" without a hint of hesitation.
Then, vast quantities of knowledge and information flooded into his mind.
Countless intricate rune-making techniques, symbol activation methods, spiritual symbols manipulation procedures, and inscription sequences became part of his memory, etched with absolute clarity.
Zhou Luo could even feel physical changes occurring within his body.
These changes stemmed from his transformation into a spiritual symbol master.
Previously, he had been utterly ignorant about spiritual symbols, barely recognizing their surface appearance while understanding nothing of their underlying principles.
Now, a mere glance instantly revealed a spiritual symbol’s construction to him. Even when drawing basic spiritual symbols, he could execute the process smoothly without any stiffness.
It was akin to muscle memory.
Beyond comprehending symbol structures, his posture for rune-making, operational techniques, and more all underwent a qualitative leap.
It felt as if he had instantly become a spiritual symbol master who had arduously practiced runecraft for centuries.
Truly worthy of the system.
It effortlessly allowed him to surpass spiritual symbol masters who had reached this point through sheer hard work, diligence, and innate talent.
Zhou Luo couldn’t help but let a slight smile curve his lips.
He even felt a strong impulse to craft tier-one spiritual symbols right then.
Unfortunately, the necessary materials were absent here.
He had no choice but to leave the alchemy room.
Within the manor, perhaps due to her changed status, Bai Zhi Yan seemed to have truly integrated into the circle shared by Lin Yi Yi and the others.
Her longing to return home was also gradually fading.
Sometimes, she even felt this place might be her real home.
It was certainly far warmer than that cold, impersonal place she came from.
Right now, the only matter still occupying her thoughts was the business of having a child.
Zhou Luo arrived at the playground he had built, watching the children playing happily. He soon joined in their games.
For him, this was perhaps just an occasional break.
However, this break didn’t last long.
Because someone appeared at the entrance of the Zhou Garden.
"The Great Elder requests that you come over," the servant said.
The Great Elder was looking for him?
Zhou Luo felt slightly surprised, then followed the servant toward the Great Elder’s estate.
Upon seeing the Great Elder again, the man maintained his laughing, kindly appearance, energetic for his age.
"Sit down," the Great Elder on the central seat said with a gentle expression, his voice carrying no authority at all.
Zhou Luo first cupped his hands in a respectful salute, then sat down.
"I’ve already investigated that day’s events clearly," the Great Elder said slowly.
He was referring to the earlier incident where Bai Zhi Yan was captured.
Zhou Luo tensed inside but didn’t speak.
The Great Elder continued, "Actually, I’m quite curious, what exactly is that woman’s identity?"
He looked toward Zhou Luo, his calm gaze seeming to penetrate everything in the world, leaving no secrets to hide.
Meeting those eyes, Zhou Luo replied seriously, "Great Elder, I genuinely don’t know."
Seeing this, the Great Elder simply smiled faintly and withdrew his gaze, "Very well, I mentioned marriage to you before—how have you been considering it?"
He had learned from Lin Dao Ming that Zhou Luo had threatened to switch sides to the main family for that woman.
This naturally caught the Great Elder’s attention.
So he brought up the matter again, wanting to fully draw Zhou Luo into his own faction.
Zhou Luo showed hesitation on his face.
"Your status and position have risen now, so you’ll need someone to support you," the Great Elder remarked leisurely.
Zhou Luo knew he no longer had the right to refuse.
He stood up and saluted, "Thank you for your gracious favor, Great Elder."
Seeing this, the Great Elder nodded in satisfaction, then casually pulled out three wooden boxes of varying sizes from the storage bag on his person.
The boxes had exquisitely perfect patterns and were made from high-quality spiritual wood, emitting a light scent of spiritual energy.
"This counts as the dowry I’m giving for that granddaughter."
The Great Elder raised his right hand, releasing a pale blue stream of spiritual energy that fell onto the three boxes, then the boxes smoothly floated up and settled firmly on the table beside Zhou Luo.
Zhou Luo stirred inside, thinking that given the Great Elder’s status, the gift must be impressive—it was unknown what it could be.
