Chapter 50: 49. Breakthrough to Qi Refining Late Stage

49. Breakthrough to Qi Refining Late Stage

The people from the Bamboo Leaf Gang left, and the residents in the Core Area would soon disperse as well.

Chen An was still kneading Wen Zhiyun's jade-like hand, saying with a smile on his face:

"Let's go, let's go back inside and have breakfast."

"Mm."

Wen Zhiyun responded softly, her voice sounding gentler than at any other time before.

When the two returned inside, Gu Xinyue had already prepared breakfast.

She had made Spirit Chicken Porridge, soy milk, and deep-fried dough sticks.

Everything was laid out on the dining table in the hall, steaming hot in the slightly chilly morning, looking very appetizing and delicious.

"Husband, sit down quickly and drink the Spirit Chicken Porridge that Sister Gu cooked herself; it's so delicious."

"Sister Wen, you sit down too."

Seeing the two return from outside, Song Huaying, who was sitting at the dining table feeding her daughter porridge, immediately said with a sweet smile.

Gu Xinyue, who was to the side, was more sparing with words; she just silently fetched two porcelain bowls, ladled a bowl of Spirit Chicken Porridge for both Chen An and Wen Zhiyun, and handed them over, saying:

"Husband, drink your porridge."

"Sister Wen, you drink too."

Both of them took the porcelain bowls and said with a smile:

"Yue is truly virtuous."

"Thank you, Sister Yue."

Just like that, the family of five sat around the dining table enjoying this harmonious family moment.

Chen An tasted a spoonful of the Spirit Chicken Porridge.

The rice in the porridge was cooked to the perfect texture.

The taste was light and sweet.

It was very delicious.

He then tasted a piece of the Spirit Chicken meat in the porridge, and his brows could not help but furrow slightly.

The texture was not very good.

The meat tasted very dry.

It was not as fresh, tender, and succulent as he had imagined.

It was not that Gu Xinyue did not cook it well, but rather that this Spirit Chicken had not been raised for enough years.

If it could have been raised for two and a half years, the texture of this Spirit Chicken meat would definitely have been much better.

"Husband, does it not taste good?"

Seeing Chen An suddenly furrow his brows, Gu Xinyue asked with a hint of disappointment.

Chen An smiled and said, "No, I have never drunk such delicious Spirit Chicken Porridge before; your culinary skills have improved greatly, Yue."

"If Husband likes it, I can make it every day from now on."

Gu Xinyue could not hide her joy, a faint smile appearing on her exquisite, pretty face.

【You praised your wife Gu Xinyue's culinary skills for having improved greatly, marital affection +1.】

Chen An glanced at the notification, his gaze sweeping across his three wives and concubines in turn, and he fell into deep thought.

His little darling wife Song Huaying was clever and capable, skilled at observing expressions, and was a good hand at managing internal affairs; she could help him maintain family relationships.

His icy concubine Gu Xinyue was honest and diligent; she basically took on all the household chores, big and small. As long as she was there, there was no need to worry about the cleanliness of the house, the upkeep of the front and back yards, or the three daily meals.

His tsundere concubine Wen Zhiyun was a childcare expert who knew how to take care of children, and then... and then that was it.

Chen An felt this was not quite right.

As a dignified Qi Refining Eighth Layer immortal master, Wen Zhiyun's contribution to the family should not be limited to just this.

She could take on more.

It was necessary to further develop her potential.

For instance, she possessed a Fire Spirit Root and was naturally cut out to be an Alchemist.

Perhaps he could teach her alchemy and let her become an Alchemist as well.

In this way, the family's future income could at least double.

Just as Chen An was thinking about these random things, his daughter sitting opposite him suddenly started calling out:

"Stick! Stick! Stick!"

Chen Yuejian looked at the deep-fried dough stick in front of her, drool dripping from her little mouth, her two little hands reaching forward with all her might, wanting to get the dough stick into her hands.

Unfortunately, her arms were too short, and she could never reach it, making her so anxious that she furrowed her two thin, willow-leaf brows.

Song Huaying moved her little hands away and pinched her chubby, baby-faced cheeks, saying:

"Xiao Yuejian, you are still small and cannot eat fried things; you must be a good girl and drink your porridge."

"Stick! Stick! Stick!"

Chen Yuejian was very persistent; she just wanted to eat the dough stick, struggling anxiously in her mother's arms.

Seeing this, Song Huaying gave her little hand a symbolic slap and scolded, "If you are this disobedient again, Mommy won't want you anymore!"

Chen Yuejian did not know if she did not understand or simply did not want to listen.

Seeing that her mother would not allow it, she immediately looked toward her father with a face that looked like she was about to cry, furrowing her pair of slender little willow-leaf brows and calling out to him:

"Daddy... Daddy!"

"I... I want a stick... want a stick!"

"Eat!"

Hearing her finish speaking in such a stuttering manner, Chen An and his three wives and concubines were all instantly stunned.

What was going on?

Xiao Yuejian could actually speak?

Immediately after, a wave of joy followed.

Song Huaying turned her daughter to face her, her face full of delight as she said:

"Xiao Yuejian, quick, quick, call 'Mother' for Mother to hear."

"Mother! Mother! Strip! Want strip! Eat!"

"Husband, Xiao Yuejian called me Mother, she called me Mother!"

"Xiao Yuejian, call 'Mother Wen' for me to hear."

"This is Mother Gu, quick, call 'Mother Gu'."

Song Huaying was very excited to be called Mother by her daughter; Wen Zhiyun also leaned over to have Xiao Yuejian call her Mother Wen, and while she was at it, had her call Gu Xinyue Mother Gu. Gu Xinyue was not as excited as the other two women, but she was also very happy.

The only one who had no reaction was Chen An, who was sitting in the main seat.

It was not that he was not excited.

It was that his attention at this moment was entirely drawn by a notification message before his eyes.

【Your daughter Chen Yuejian has learned to speak, reward: one Top-Grade Gathering Qi Pill.】

It was actually a Top-Grade Gathering Qi Pill!

Chen An lowered his head to look at the purple pill that had appeared in his hand out of thin air, his entire being feeling incomparably excited.

Last time, just one ordinary Gathering Qi Pill had allowed him to break through directly from Qi Refining Fifth Layer to Qi Refining Sixth Layer!

Then this time, with a Top-Grade Gathering Qi Pill, how much cultivation could he increase?

He was full of anticipation for this; after getting up and kissing his daughter Chen Yuejian on her little cheek, he immediately and impatiently ducked into the Alchemy Room and closed the heavy door, intending to consume the Top-Grade Gathering Qi Pill in his hand.

Arriving at the Alchemy Room.

Open the window.

Ventilate.

Let the fresh air from outside pour in.

Then, open his mouth and consume the Top-Grade Gathering Qi Pill in his hand.

Next was just like last time; in an instant, the blood vessels throughout his body expanded, his pores dilated, and he drew the surrounding air into his body, continuously refining the Spirit Qi contained within the air, transforming it into Spirit Power to store in his body.

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

Chen An slowly opened his eyes.

After sensing the changes in his body, a gratified smile could not help but appear on his face.

He had broken through.

From Qi Refining Sixth Layer, he had broken through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

And, it was even the Qi Refining Layer 7 Great Perfection, only one step away from Qi Refining Eighth Layer!

He had officially stepped into the realm of the Qi Refining Late Stage!

He had become a powerhouse who could be considered someone of note in the Core Area!

"At most half a year, I will rely on my own efforts to break through to Qi Refining Eighth Layer!"

Chen An set this goal for himself, full of confidence.

Leaving the Alchemy Room.

Arriving at the main hall.

The tableware on the table had already been cleared away.

The three wives and concubines had moved chairs to sit together, surrounding little Chen Yuejian in the middle, enthusiastically teaching her to call out various things.

Seeing their husband come out, all three of them looked toward him.

"You broke through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer?"

Sensing the intensity of the unmasked Spirit Power pressure on Chen An, Wen Zhiyun could not help but widen her beautiful eyes, her face full of disbelief.

She knew that she had spent at least eight hours a day cultivating, and after more than ten years of bitter cultivation, had she only then struggled to break through to her current Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivation.

Yet Chen An, as an Alchemist, while having to spend a large amount of time every day refining pills, had actually broken through from Qi Refining Fifth Layer to Qi Refining Layer 7 Great Perfection within a year?

What on earth was going on?

Wen Zhiyun could not fathom it at all, her face a picture of doubting life.

Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue, who were to the side, were very surprised to hear her say that their husband had broken through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer and become a Qi Refining Late Stage powerhouse.

Among them, Song Huaying quickly shifted to excitement.

She got up and threw herself into Chen An's arms, her little face flushed with excitement as she said:

"Husband, you are too amazing!"

"How much good fortune did Ying cultivate in her past life to be lucky enough to marry Husband!"

"Husband, we must celebrate properly tonight!"

Song Huaying said with eyes full of heat, wanting to experience the immortal-like power brought by the Qi Refining Late Stage tonight.

Chen An pinched his little wife's tender flesh and smiled at her, as well as Gu Xinyue and Wen Zhiyun behind her:

"No need to wait for tonight, let's do it now. Your husband will properly show you the power of a Qi Refining Late Stage male cultivator and let you see a true immortal."

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