Chapter 142: 138. Sage's Art (1/2)

138. Sage's Art (1/2)

Days passed one by one.

Ever since the day Chen An went to the Qin Clan Firm to buy the "Wood Escape Technique," he had been holed up in the tunnel and had not gone out.

During these days, aside from engaging in daily marital intimacy with his wives and concubines, he spent all his other time studying the "Wood Escape Technique."

It took a total of eight days to finally manage to grasp the Wood Escape Technique.

【Wood Escape Technique: Entry · 1%】

"Finally mastered it."

In the tunnel hall, Chen An smiled with the look of someone who had endured bitterness and finally tasted sweetness.

At this moment, his eldest daughter Chen Yuejian ran over with a brilliant smile and said excitedly, "Daddy, I've finished practicing Qi Induction into the Body, hurry and come play with me!"

His second daughter Chen Yike followed behind her sister without a word, like a silly little tag-along.

"Alright, it just so happens that Daddy learned a new Dharma Spell today; I'll demonstrate it for you two in a moment," Chen An said, looking at his two daughters kindly.

"Yay!"

Chen Yuejian jumped up on the spot in excitement.

Chen Yike remained as silly-looking as ever.

Over the next hour or so, Chen An used the Wood Escape Technique to teleport in and out of some wooden furniture in the house, making his two daughters giggle non-stop.

【You used the Wood Escape Technique to make your two daughters full of joy, Wood Escape Technique proficiency +3+2.】 x33

【You used the Wood Escape Technique to make your two daughters full of joy, father-daughter affection +1+1.】 x2

"For the same action, the growth in Wood Escape Technique proficiency and the growth in father-daughter affection are vastly different."

"As expected, affection is hard to cultivate; it requires a large amount of time and energy."

Chen An thought to himself, then with a flick of his mind, he pulled up the attribute panel of his eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian.

【Name: Chen Yuejian】

【Cultivation: Qi Induction into the Body · 23%】

【Attributes: Clever and bright, exceptional comprehension】

【Affection: 3 Stars · 92%】

"The progress for Qi Induction into the Body is only 23%; this cultivation efficiency is a bit low. I'll have to refine more Qi Nourishing Pills for her to eat later."

"The father-daughter affection level is still 8% experience away from leveling up."

"If I'm diligent, I estimate it will level up in less than three months."

Chen An planned silently in his heart.

Two days later.

The Wood Escape Technique realm broke through to the Proficient level.

Ten days later.

The Wood Escape Technique realm broke through to the Mastery level.

More than two months later.

The Wood Escape Technique realm broke through to the Master level.

At the same time, his father-daughter affection level with his eldest daughter Chen Yuejian rose to 4 stars.

【Your father-daughter affection level with your daughter Chen Yuejian has risen to 4 stars, rewarding you with fifty years of cultivation.】

【Name: Chen An】

【Cultivation: Golden Core First Layer】

So this is Golden Core.

It feels rather bland.

Chen An sensed his own Spirit Power; it was extremely thick and vast, yet his heart was incomparably calm.

Ever since he had his two daughters, breaking through cultivation realms had become too easy; he no longer felt the excitement and agitation he had when breaking through during the Qi Refining stage.

To put it vividly, it was a bit like a man in his previous life who had entered middle age after marriage; even if his wife was as beautiful as a flower, he didn't have much desire to linger, lacking the excitement of the very first time.

"Your cultivation has broken through to Golden Core?"

Shen Qingyi had just come out of her room after finishing her cultivation. Upon sensing the powerful spirit pressure on Chen An that far exceeded the Foundation Establishment stage, her heroic and beautiful face could not help but be filled with doubt and surprise.

Among these, there was more surprise.

Chen An moved his mind, pulled Shen Qingyi into his arms from a distance, picked her up, and walked toward the room ahead, while smiling and saying:

"That's right, I just broke through to Golden Core; I must let you properly experience the power of a Golden Core."

"Just don't go too far..."

Shen Qingyi's face was as delicate as a flower, and she felt both nervous and expectant in her heart.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn later.

Chen An walked out of Shen Qingyi's room, while Shen Qingyi remained inside to rest because she was unable to move easily.

"Creak—"

Chen An pushed open the door to Wen Zhiyun's room.

At this time, Wen Zhiyun in the room was sitting cross-legged on the bed, cultivating.

Chen An came to a stop in front of her.

"What is it?"

Seeing her husband walk in without a word, Wen Zhiyun could not help but ask in confusion.

Chen An said eagerly, "I have something good for you to eat, open your mouth quickly."

Wen Zhiyun felt it was inexplicable, but she still obediently opened her red, alluring lips.

More than a quarter of an hour later.

Wen Zhiyun's loud cursing rang out from inside the room.

"Bastard, get out of here, you old lady's man!"

"Don't even think about entering my room tonight!"

"Fine, then I'll wait until the second half of the Zi hour (12:00 AM to 1:00 AM) to come keep you company."

After dropping this sentence, Chen An quickly rolled out of the room to avoid being bitten by Wen Zhiyun later.

Afterward, he successively walked into the rooms of Gu Xinyue and Song Huaying to inform them that he had achieved Golden Core.

Then, he focused on letting them properly experience the hard power of a Golden Core.

True hard power!

【Alchemy Experience +4, Wood Spirit Root aptitude +4】 x83

【Divine Sense strength +4】 x106

In the blink of an eye, the time arrived for dinner.

However, there were only four people in the main hall.

They were Chen An, Wen Zhiyun, and the two young daughters.

"You really are a bastard, you don't know how to cherish us at all!"

Wen Zhiyun glared at Chen An with great dissatisfaction.

She then picked up three rice bowls filled with dishes and turned to walk toward the three rooms in the back, going to deliver meals to the three sisters who were resting in bed due to the inconvenience of moving.

Chen An knew he was in the wrong and silently lowered his head to eat.

"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!"

The tiny second daughter, Chen Yike, choked by accident because she was eating too fast, and immediately began coughing incessantly in discomfort.

Seeing this, Chen An moved his mind directly, sending the food stuck in her throat smoothly into her stomach from a distance, then picked up a handkerchief belonging to her mother to wipe her mouth, saying as he wiped:

"Little Yike, eat slowly, no one in the house is going to snatch your food."

"Mm."

Chen Yike responded foolishly, caught her breath, and then continued to wolf down her food.

Chen An was also impressed by his second daughter; she really only had eyes for food.

However, it was fortunate that the second daughter knew how to respond with an "Mm" just now; it seemed her comprehension ability was still acceptable.

It was just her enlightenment, or rather her learning ability, that was a bit poor.

She could understand what was said, but she just couldn't speak.

However, judging by this comprehension ability of the second daughter, it was estimated that she would learn to speak before she was a year and a half old at the latest.

Days passed by like this.

This day.

The family of seven sat together eating breakfast.

Just after putting down her bowl, Chen Yuejian clamored for Chen An to take her out to play.

Seeing this, Wen Zhiyun couldn't help but frown and say: "You haven't even practiced drawing Qi into the body today, yet you're already thinking about playing. Chen Yuejian, I think you've become more and more presumptuous lately."

Although she was not her own biological daughter, Wen Zhiyun was still very responsible in her discipline, unable to stand children thinking about playing all day when they should be studying.

Because she herself had started cultivating late, which led to her still not having reached Foundation Establishment even at forty.

And now, the two daughters in the family had the conditions for cultivation from a young age, and she could not bear to see them waste such an excellent cultivation environment.

"Mother Wen, I know I was wrong~"

Chen Yuejian lowered her head timidly to admit her mistake.

In this family, she wasn't afraid of her father, nor her mother, but she was afraid of Mother Wen.

Because in her eyes, Mother Wen was very fierce, unlike the other three mothers who only acted submissively in front of her father; she dared to speak up and scold her father.

"Admitting your mistake is useless; you girl are a typical case of 'I'm wrong but I won't change,' your playfulness is outrageous."

Wen Zhiyun said in a strong tone: "Later, after your little sister Yike finishes eating, I will take you two to learn the Meditation Technique; you are not allowed to go find your father to play until you have learned it."

"Ah?"

Chen Yuejian felt miserable.

In this family, what she liked most was playing with her father.

Her father always had endless stories and all kinds of novel games, and every time he could make her face full of smiles.

And now, to be dragged away by Mother Wen to learn some Meditation Technique, this was too tragic.

She wanted to play with her father every day and didn't want to learn any Meditation Technique.

Seeing the aggrieved look on his eldest daughter's face, Chen An said to Wen Zhiyun: "Zhiyun, why don't you teach me the Meditation Technique, and I'll slowly teach them both?"

"You should spend more time cultivating and break through to Foundation Establishment as soon as possible."

Chen An's true intention was not the drink; he was actually reluctant to spend a long time away from his daughters, as this would affect the improvement of father-daughter affection and the proficiency of various Dharma Spells.

Wen Zhiyun thought about it, felt it made sense, and agreed to Chen An.

When they first met, Chen An was still a small fry at the Qi Refining Mid-Stage in her eyes.

But now, she was still stuck at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, while Chen An had already become a high and mighty Golden Core powerhouse, and the gap in cultivation was getting wider and wider.

This gave rise to a sense of crisis from the future in her heart.

She knew well that Chen An would definitely take more concubines in the future.

And as his strength continued to improve, the cultivation of the concubines Chen An took in the future would be more exaggerated than the last.

If she remained just a Qi Refining cultivator, she was afraid she wouldn't even have the qualifications to speak in the family in the future.

Just like that, out of their own respective concerns, the matter of who would teach the two daughters the Meditation Technique fell to Chen An.

Chen An had extremely high comprehension.

In just a single morning, under the guidance of Wen Zhiyun, he learned the Calming Technique.

Wen Zhiyun was very shocked; her husband's comprehension seemed to be getting higher and higher.

In the days that followed.

Chen An began to teach his two daughters to learn the Calming Technique.

His eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, was very clever and understood things almost instantly; after just taking her through the operational flow of the Calming Technique once, she was able to practice it on her own.

In comparison, his second daughter, Chen Yike, was much more dim-witted; he demonstrated it to her for an entire morning, yet she still hadn't learned a thing.

He taught from morning until afternoon.

The result remained the same.

She simply couldn't learn it at all.

Chen An gave up.

His second daughter was still young, so it was normal that she couldn't learn it; there was no need to force growth.

Besides, his second daughter looked very quiet, so it didn't matter whether she learned the Calming Technique or not.

With this thought in mind, Chen An decided to teach according to her aptitude and teach his second daughter fist techniques.

He had already witnessed his second daughter's strength.

It was astonishingly great.

So great that at only half a year old, she could punch her three-year-old sister, Chen Yuejian, until she cried.

"Come, little Chen Yike, follow Daddy's rhythm and learn the fist technique together."

"Mm."

Chen Yike nodded her head in a dim-witted manner and responded.

At only half a year old, besides being able to cry "wa-wa" and laugh "ge-ge," she could only say "mm."

Such learning ability was considered poor comprehension among cultivators.

But compared to the children of mortals, it was still a dimensional strike.

"Bang... bang... bang!"

Soon, under her father's guidance, Chen Yike threw punches, hitting the cave wall in front of her one punch after another.

With every punch thrown, a fist pit two to three centimeters deep would be left on the cave wall.

The strength was so great that Chen Yuejian, who was practicing the Calming Technique to the side, looked completely disillusioned with life.

Chen An, on the other hand, was full of shock; his second daughter's physical constitution was almost comparable to a cheater!

Time passed very quickly.

Seven days later.

Chen Yuejian finally mastered the Calming Technique.

At the same time.

A notification message popped up before Chen An's eyes.

【Under your diligent guidance, your daughter Chen Yuejian has learned the Calming Technique; reward: ancient Dharma Spell masterpiece "Sage's Art".】

PS: Setting out my bowl, begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!