Chapter 54: 53. Aptitude Improvement

53. Aptitude Improvement

Chen An looked at the notification information before him, then lowered his head to glance at the blue pill that had appeared out of thin air in his hand; he was instantly overcome with excitement.

The tsundere concubine is pregnant!

The reward is a Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging Pill!

Double happiness!

Chen An tried hard to calm his mood, not rushing to tell Wen Zhiyun this good news.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and got out of bed, unable to wait to go to the Alchemy Room to consume the Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging Pill and improve his mediocre aptitude.

"Not coming anymore?"

Seeing Chen An put on his clothes and leave, Wen Zhiyun could not help but feel a bit surprised, wondering why her husband, who was usually so energetic he had nowhere to release it, was finished after just one round this time.

While fastening his belt, Chen An said:

"I just remembered something; I'll come back tonight or tomorrow."

After speaking, he walked quickly out of the room.

Arriving inside the Alchemy Room.

Chen An found a random spot to sit down.

Without a second thought, he swallowed the blue pill in his hand.

The next second.

A scorching warm current erupted from his stomach, rapidly flowing through his blood vessels to his entire body.

Everywhere it passed, his blood vessels expanded and his pores dilated.

After this continued for half an incense stick's time.

A large amount of foul-smelling, pitch-black sludge was suddenly expelled from the surface of Chen An's body.

At the same time, a sensation came from his stomach, as if he wanted to release something.

This feeling was just like eating a fast-food set meal, about to transform into a jet-propulsion warrior.

"Can't hold it!"

Chen An could not care about cleaning the sludge off his body; he opened the Alchemy Room window and jumped out, taking a shortcut to the outhouse in the backyard.

After a thorough session in the outhouse.

He immediately transferred to the bathroom.

First, he used clean water to wash away the sludge on his body, then he squandered all the dried flower petals Wen Zhiyun usually kept to take a flower bath, removing the lingering strange odor from his body.

He soaked for a full half-hour.

Only then did Chen An completely remove the strange odor from his body.

He fetched a dry cloth.

He dried his body.

Chen An walked into Gu Xinyue's nearby room to borrow the floor-standing bronze mirror in her room.

Looking at it, Chen An discovered that his skin had improved quite a bit.

It looked more refined than that of his three wives and concubines.

Fortunately, his physique was well-defined, with muscles in his abs, chest, back, and other areas all as sculpted as if carved by a knife, so he did not look like a sissy scholar.

He closed his eyes to sense for a moment.

Chen An discovered that his ability to sense Spirit Qi had become much stronger.

He could better strip Spirit Qi from the air.

This meant his cultivation efficiency would be greatly improved.

"The future is promising!"

Chen An looked at himself in the mirror, full of hope for the future.

He set a small goal: achieve Foundation Establishment in two and a half years.

"Husband?"

At this moment, Gu Xinyue's puzzled voice sounded from behind him.

Chen An turned back and smiled:

"I just finished bathing and stopped by to use your mirror."

"But husband, why are you naked and not wearing anything?"

"That's a long story."

"Yue is very patient and can listen to husband."

"Come, come, come, let's go to the bed to talk; husband will explain it to you properly."

"..."

One incense stick's time later.

【Divine Sense strength +3】

Gu Xinyue snuggled in Chen An's arms, reaching out to touch his delicate, smooth face, and said with disbelief:

"Husband, how did your skin suddenly become so refined?"

"I am not sure either."

"Is that so?"

Gu Xinyue said while touching him: "It feels even more tender than Sister Ying's skin."

"Yue, could I trouble you to go to my room and bring over a set of clothes? I dirtied and threw away the set I was wearing, and I forgot to bring a change of clothes when I bathed."

"Husband, wait a moment, Yue will go get them."

Gu Xinyue said this as she put on her clothes, got out of bed, and quickly left the room.

Not long after, she returned with a set of clothes.

Chen An put on the clothes, but instead of rushing to leave the room, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate.

He circulated the Qi Guiding Art.

He inhaled.

He exhaled.

He felt the Spirit Qi contained in the air being drawn into his abdomen, then the process of it being refined bit by bit.

After about half an incense stick of time.

Chen An slowly opened his eyes, the joy on his face no longer able to be concealed.

The cultivation speed had truly increased!

And it was at least more than three times what it was before!

The medicinal effect of the Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging Pill was astonishing!

Seeing that Chen An had opened his eyes and finished cultivating, Gu Xinyue blushed and said in a voice as thin as a mosquito:

"Husband, would you like to do it again?"

"No, let's do it tomorrow; Husband has important things to do right now."

After Chen An finished speaking, he kissed his icy little concubine.

He then got out of bed and left the room.

After going out, he turned to push open the door to Wen Zhiyun's room, walked in with a face full of smiles, and said:

"Zhiyun, your husband has good news to tell you."

"Don't play coy with me, I'm not guessing."

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes at Chen An and said with a huff.

Chen An didn't waste words; he went straight to the bedside, sat beside her, pulled her into his arms, and said:

"Zhiyun, you have it."

"Have what?"

"You are pregnant."

"Hmm?"

Wen Zhiyun was stunned for a moment, her face full of disbelief.

She knew that although her husband was shameless and often lacked seriousness, he never joked around recklessly, so she couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"This... how do you know I'm pregnant?"

"Have you heard of the Pregnancy Divination Technique?"

"I haven't heard of it."

Wen Zhiyun shook her head and said.

Chen An smiled; nonsense, he had made it up, it would be a miracle if she had heard of it.

Wen Zhiyun touched her own flat lower abdomen, still feeling that it was somewhat unreal even now, and said:

"Husband, am I really pregnant?"

"Absolutely true."

Chen An said with a serious face.

Seeing her husband's serious expression, Wen Zhiyun finally believed that she was truly pregnant.

It was also at this moment that her originally puzzled mood instantly became somewhat excited.

【Your wife Wen Zhiyun learned that she is carrying your flesh and blood, husband and wife affection +1+3+1+4...】

【Affection: 2 stars (101/500)】

The affection level has increased!

It came without any effort!

Chen An felt slightly invigorated in his heart; he slowly laid Wen Zhiyun down on the bed, looked down at her beautiful eyes, and said:

"Zhiyun, with such happy news, we must celebrate properly."

"Wait, no, this is bad for the fetus."

"It's still early; it hasn't become a fetus yet."

"Then... alright."

Wen Zhiyun half-reluctantly agreed to the celebration.

One incense stick of time later.

【You and your wife Wen Zhiyun celebrated her pregnancy, Fire Spirit Root aptitude +2.】

【Fire Spirit: Middle-Grade (101/500)】

The moment these two notification messages appeared.

Chen An only felt a heat in his abdomen and vaguely sensed that something inside had become a bit thicker and more crystal clear.

Then, his body's sensitivity to Spirit Qi went up another level.

This was his Fire Spirit Root leveling up!

Chen An couldn't care about putting on clothes; he sat cross-legged on the bed naked and began to cultivate with his eyes closed.

His cultivation speed had obtained a clear improvement.

The most obvious thing was his keen perception of the fire-attribute Spirit Qi in the air.

He could better absorb it into his body and better refine it into Spirit Power.

All in all, his cultivation speed was more than ten times faster than before he had taken the Marrow Cleansing and Bone Forging Pill!

Within a month!

No!

Within half a month!

I will rely on my own efforts to break through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer within half a month!

Chen An was extremely confident in his heart.

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