Chapter 59

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Xiao Yanchen's prodigal son's return allowed Shen Yao and Xiao Yanchen to spend three years of happy times peacefully in Yichang Garden.

Three years later, Xiao Yanchen, his body having exhausted its oil and the lamp run dry, had no choice but to directly return his soul to the underworld; his going offline could be called clean and decisive.

As for Shen Yao, after completing the three-year mourning period for Xiao Yanchen in Yichang Garden, and then settling the various Imperial Noble Consorts of Yichang Garden, she packed her luggage, brought the now thirteen-year-old Xiao Wei, boarded the carriage leaving the capital, and began traveling the mountains and waters of the entire Great Jing Dynasty.

This was a wish Shen Yao had since becoming Empress; it was just that due to a twist of fate, only after Xiao Yanchen completely went offline did she have the opportunity to realize it.

For this, Xiao Jin had also tried to persuade Shen Yao, but Shen Yao's mind was set on going.

Besides, nowadays whether it is the Court or the Imperial Harem, even the several children who have already grown up have each established their own families.

The unburdened Shen Yao bringing along the drag-oil-bottle Xiao Wei, mother and son taking advantage of having time to go out for a walk and a look, is a very normal thing, isn't it?

Of course not.

Xiao Jin stayed in Taiji Hall with a wronged expression, holding the Jiangnan letter he had just finished reading.

Birth mother took younger brother and left the capital for two years; now they are temporarily residing in Jiangnan.

Not to mention the beautiful Jiangnan scenery described in the letter, just talking about birth mother's upcoming itinerary gives Xiao Jin a headache.

Hiss—

He also wants to leave the palace; this Emperor's hard labor, he hates that he can't directly toss it to his son who isn't even ten years old yet.

Scritch-scratch—scritch-scratch-scratch——

Lifting his brush, he filled the blank letter paper with content; Xiao Jin sent someone to immediately rush it to Jiangnan on fast horse with added whip.

Regardless, having birth mother's impromptu journey also let Xiao Jin glimpse the reality hidden beneath the memorials from a side angle.

No longer the daily routine of singing and dancing in peace, nor the despair of a bleak ending.

There is good and bad, yin and yang; this is the essence of life.

"Go deliver a letter to the Empress; We will go to Fengyi Palace for the evening meal.

For the meal, temporarily prepare some Jiangnan dishes."

Mother Empress praised the Jiangnan region endlessly in the letter; now he cannot go there personally, but tasting the dishes also counts as experiencing it a bit.

"Yes, this slave understands."

The attending personal eunuch acknowledged, turned around, whisking his duster, and left.

The halted massive machine started moving once again, looking just as usual.

……

This time Shen Yao left the capital; by the time she returned again, it was already time for Xiao Wei to marry.

Xiao Wei got betrothed at seventeen, married at eighteen.

Shen Yao looked at the Jiangnan wife Xiao Wei brought back, and thought to herself that regardless of personality or appearance, the two were very well-matched.

In such a feudal ancient time, Shen Yao actually experienced her son's free love.

Fortunately the final outcome pleased everyone; Xiao Wei, as Xiao Jin's youngest brother, and Shen Yao's beloved youngest son, did not bear heavy burdens.

As long as he is happy, basically there won't be any problems; moreover Lin Shi is a gentle-as-water woman, herself very suitable for Xiao Wei.

The two people's wedding was handled grandly; whether the several brothers and sisters who stayed in the capital, or Shen Yao as birth mother, none wanted Xiao Wei to have regrets.

After the wedding banquet ended, Shen Yao stayed low-key in Yichang Garden for three years, then once again left the capital to travel.

Only this time, Shen Yao went alone; besides Qiu Yue who took care of her and the slaves responsible for protection on the road, she brought no one else.

For this, Xiao Wei, who had already successfully become a father, even cried a scene, making a huge joke.

But unable to keep her is unable to keep her; Shen Yao's heart had already gone far; staying in the capital would only make her feel stifled and depressed.

Xiao Jin understood birth mother; Xiao Yue and the other children also understood birth mother.

Occasionally, they would also leave the capital to briefly meet and keep company with Shen Yao.

But more often, it was still Shen Yao alone outside, free and at ease in her daily solitude.

Compared to the first half of her life spent in the palace court, Shen Yao's second half was sufficiently free.

Walk stop, stop walk.

Until Shen Yao could walk no more, only then did she bring people back to Yichang Garden to peacefully live out her old age.

This life, Shen Yao lived a full seventy-six years, dying a natural death in her bed.

Among the Empress Dowagers throughout the Great Jing Dynasty, she counted as one of the very few with long lifespans.

Even on the day Shen Yao passed, the corners of her mouth carried a faint smile.

Well, aside from a period in the middle where she lived rather uncomfortably, at other times Shen Yao was perfectly practicing her own ideas.

At the moment of closing her eyes, Shen Yao was still considering that this mission, she completed so outstandingly, the reward obtained would definitely not be bad.

……

Facts proved Shen Yao's premonition was really accurate; this time the system gave out rewards that were indeed not bad!

One could even say, calculating carefully, the quality could match the few previous missions Shen Yao had done.

Because just a single cubic meter of space, Shen Yao directly obtained three of them.

So to speak, a biological son being Emperor, and developing the entire dynasty well enough, gave a huge bonus to Shen Yao.

Besides that, Shen Yao also obtained various alchemy pills provided by the system.

Among them, most were pills beneficial for childbearing.

But a small portion were truly suitable for an adult constitution like Shen Yao's.

Shen Yao:? ……!!!

"System, where did you dig all these up? I remember you didn't have this kind of thing?"

Beauty Pill, Nourishing Pill, Radiance Pill, Body Fragrance Pill, Qu Zhi Pill……

Looking at the row of rewards given by the system, Shen Yao was completely stunned.

Wow! The system is so capable? Really didn't expect that.

The system was extremely proud about this; one person and one system were currently still staying in the transfer space.

Although there was no physical entity in the space, Shen Yao could only exist in consciousness.

But this did not affect the good mood of one person and one system; both had gotten what they wanted, pleasant cooperation.

"These are rewards exchanged by the system with other systems.

Host, as long as you work hard to complete missions, the system will not shortchange you.

Our kind of win-win cooperation is an advantage other systems cannot compare to."

Having listened to the wall corner for so many years in the Palace Intrigue World, the system also learned the ultimate art of painting big pies.

Although the pie tastes a bit choking, it indeed can be eaten into the mouth.

Shen Yao generously stated that she would not quibble with the system over these little thoughts.

As long as the system continues to be so understanding in the upcoming mission worlds, they will definitely proceed smoothly.

Placing three cubic meters of space onto the space that originally existed.

Shen Yao organized the gold, silver, and jewelry she brought back from the Palace Intrigue World once again.

The little person in her heart excitedly snapped her fingers, looking at it made people feel satisfied.

So many treasures, all saved bit by bit by her.

"Quick, the next one isn't the cultivation world, hurry over to take a look."

The cultivation world is good; the things inside all carry spiritual energy, not to mention the general lifespan of cultivators is dozens of years more than commoners (at least).

If the body transmigrated into has good aptitude, that would be even more impressive.

By then Shen Yao would work hard to give birth to several children with top-notch aptitude, wow, simply lying down and reaching the peak.

Where would there be a need to painstakingly defeat everyone to exchange for three cubic meters of space; the cultivation world doesn't lack various miraculous storage tools at all.

By then she would collect some and put them in the space, stacking them large and small, wouldn't that be directly taking off.

Thinking of this, Shen Yao's heart suddenly became even more eager.

Seeing the host wanting to continue working so much, the system naturally would not pretend to be courteous.

Drip drip two sounds, before Shen Yao could react, one person and one system directly transmitted.

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Xuanwei Realm, Xuantian Continent

Beizhou, Yunwu City

Shen Family Estate

Shen Yao rubbed her somewhat swollen and painful head, kneeling on the bed slowly digesting some memories brought by this body.

The memories were chaotic, rushing in all at once made Shen Yao somewhat unable to endure.

Fortunately, the foundation of this body was not bad; born in the direct line of the Shen Family, she had some skills.

Specifically, Qi Refining Sixth Layer, temporarily unable to break through Qi Refining Seventh Layer, entering Qi Refining Late Stage.

And the reason Shen Yao could transmit in was also because the condition of this body was not good; during breakthrough, spiritual power was insufficient, yet she forcibly broke through, causing spiritual energy in the meridians to flow backward, leading to the body being unable to endure and ultimately perishing.

The moment Shen Yao transmigrated, she had to take several Qu Zhi Pills to relieve the physical discomfort due to the severe pain brought by the body.

Fortunately, the final result was not bad.

Exhaling, Shen Yao switched from kneeling to sitting, while not forgetting to stretch out her hand to wipe the sweat drops appearing on her forehead.

Blinking, she extracted from the memories the relevant situation of her being on this continent.

Shen Yao suddenly thought that the cultivation world was so big, truly broadening her horizons.

This continent is named Xuantian Continent, its area is too large to be verified.

And above Xuantian Continent there is an even larger Xuanwei Realm.

Xuantian Continent is just a small world under Xuanwei Realm; places like Xuantian Continent are said to have seven.

And below Xuantian Continent, it directly divides into Five Continents.

Dongzhou focuses on Dao and Sword, but everything flourishes; Alchemy, Arrays, Talismans, Artifacts—all are available.

Southern Continent focuses on Buddhism, one family dominates, while other small sects struggle to survive.

Xizhou has many barren mountains, it is a paradise for demon beasts; inside are basically various Demon Race, humans are few, occasionally a few small sects pop up, all unheard-of new names.

Beizhou is by the sea, demon beasts and humans rule together, but because it is close to Dongzhou, with Dongzhou's support, humans still occupy the upper hand.

The Shen clan where Shen Yao is located is situated in a place called Yunwu City in Beizhou.

Beizhou is really too large; the number of cities and countries is countless.

And with the Northern Three Sects standing in a tripod balance, checking and balancing each other, a borderland small place like Yunwu City is like the countless stars in the sky; it is hard for people to notice it.

Shen Yao was born in the direct line of the Shen Family, but who let her parents both die, and with the aptitude of Dual Spirit Roots yet having an extremely poor purity, she was not outstanding in the entire Shen Family.

Thinking of this, Shen Yao lowered her head to look at her palm; a color of green and blue intertwined appeared and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Water Wood Dual Spirit Roots, but the Spirit Root Purity was only four points.

You must know, ordinary people wanting to cultivate immortality must have Spirit Roots, and Spirit Root Purity is the key to whether one can advance in rank.

If a person has Spirit Roots, it represents they can cultivate immortality, but if Spirit Root Purity is too low, they can only wander in the lower levels of Qi Refining for life, which has no essential difference from not being able to cultivate immortality.

Unless those wealthy families are willing to spend a huge amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to pile it up, otherwise they can only be subject to aptitude.

The words "man can conquer nature" are not applicable in a world where one can cultivate immortality.

Shen Yao felt a moment of sadness in her heart; her Spirit Root Purity was only four, and she would most likely only linger in the Qi Refining Stage.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Mahayana, Unity of the Way, Ascension.

Normal purity of two points allows entry into the Immortal Path for Qi Refining; purity of six points most likely allows Foundation Establishment; purity of eight points gives a chance for great success in Golden Core; only purity above nine points gives confidence to pursue a deeper and broader future.

Shen Yao's aptitude destined her to be unable to move forward by herself.

So the role of the Childbirth System became apparent: rely on childbirth to nourish herself, in exchange for more Rewards.

Shen Yao was puzzled, "Isn't there any pill to change my aptitude?" Relying on herself to break out of the Heavy Siege, rather than pinning hopes on her children.

The System rarely explained, "Hosts transmigrating are always randomly matched."

Human aptitude in the Cultivation World varies high and low; the System cannot detect it.

Furthermore, the System is a Childbirth System; childbirth is the prerequisite condition for our cooperation.

Shen Yao's petty thoughts and small actions before, the System was not unaware.

But at that time, the System benefited from it, so it did not oppose.

If Shen Yao truly abandoned the System and completely did not care about the System's Missions, then the final outcome would only be like the System's previous few cooperators.

The System's essence is still cold-blooded; it does not care what personality this Host is, as long as it can smoothly complete its Mission, then without harming itself, the System is willing to give the Host some leeway, but the premise of all things is the completion of the Mission.

The System has KPIs on its back, not from itself, but from its Creator.

The Mission cannot be perfunctory, cannot be outwardly compliant but inwardly disobedient, otherwise the System cannot save Shen Yao.

Shen Yao:...

Boredly waving her hand, Shen Yao turned over and changed positions to continue spacing out, "Has anyone been chosen?"

She cannot be allowed to just go to the Boulevard and pull someone over to have children.

Like the Cultivation World, one must definitely find a Cultivator, preferably a Cultivator with few Spirit Roots and high aptitude.

But speaking of which, why would a Cultivator who is good in every way get married?

You must know that the Elemental Yang or Elemental Yin of young men and women is very important.

At least before Foundation Establishment, it cannot be lost, as it will affect the possibility of advancing to Foundation Establishment.

Whether Shen Yao is affected or not is secondary, but the other person for having children... tsk, "It won't be that I need to find them myself, right?"

The System remained silent for a long time, finally giving a slightly awkward answer, "Indeed the Host needs to work hard herself; this time is not like the last time, where upon entering she would directly enter the palace; Marriage Alliances in the Cultivation World are more complex," and this body's aptitude and capability are not very good, where would there be a ready-made Good Person for her to choose.

Shen Yao:!!!!

Shen Yao was speechless; she didn't expect that on the first day of transmigrating to the Cultivation World, she would have to think about future Dao Companion candidates.

"This body is only twenty-two years old, started cultivating at twelve, ten years of Qi Refining Sixth Layer; if there are no Encounters or Clan funding, this life is destined to be Qi Refining Late Stage."

Giving up, better to first understand the situation of the entire Shen Family and Yunwu City.

As for the Dao Companion candidate, let's meet slowly."

Gently rubbing her straight nose peak with her hand, Shen Yao felt that with a lifespan of one hundred and fifty years in the Qi Refining Stage, she was currently still a little girl, what was there to rush.