Chapter 75

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Shing—

The long sword left its sheath, ready to cleave all things.

Vast spiritual power surged from Luochen's body; the ten-thousand-zhang radiance wrapping the silver-white long sword actually collided directly with the fireballs falling from the sky.

A fierce, thunderous roar converged in midair, shaking all of Yunwu City until the earth trembled and mountains swayed.

Seizing the moment, Luochen soared into the sky, and with the giant sword condensed behind him, he tore open the heavens, cleaving a streak of brightness through the obscured sky.

Inside the delivery room, Shen Yao could no longer hear any sound; the conviction in her heart had but one focus — to safely deliver the two children in her womb.

Her heart pounded violently as if it would burst her chest; feeling the spiritual power constantly surging out and draining from her body, Shen Yao clenched both hands tight, even as her palms ran with fresh blood.

"Hmph! Thieving scum! Get out of Yunwu City for This Venerable One!"

Luochen's voice rang out from above the heavens, reaching all directions, cowing the entire region.

Eyes sharp as awns, Luochen's robes fluttered, making him seem like a legendary immortal.

The Yunwu City residents who had hidden early still did not know what exactly was happening outside; to save their lives, they hid themselves even deeper.

One spiritual power shield after another rose into the air, only to be shattered by Luochen and fall down, dissipating completely.

No one spoke; apart from Luochen's voice, there was not another word around.

Heh!

Luochen sneered coldly; the giant sword behind him, already dissipated, condensed into form once more.

This time, he did not speak, but let the sword slash horizontally, like a hurricane sweeping in all directions; wherever it passed, all things scattered and withered.

Those who had still managed to keep their composure now leapt out one after another, choosing to counterattack.

Alas, such attacks were no different from scratching an itch; they did not even get close to Luochen before vanishing without a trace.

In Luochen's view, these people were all dregs of the cultivation world; cutting them down beneath his sword today counted as a merit.

The giant sword split from one into two, two into four, four into eight, eight into sixteen… endless, spreading across the entire sky.

"True Monarch Luochen, must your Tianjian Sect's Lingyun Peak be enemies with us?"

From the empty space ahead, an old man radiating demonic qi leapt out.

Compared to Luochen's transcendent bearing, the other looked more like a wretch fleeing in panic.

The old man was none other than the infamous Blood Demon Patriarch of the cultivation world.

He was once a cultivator of extremely high talent, but later turned to the demonic path and became a true arch-demon.

Seeing the man appear, Luochen instantly understood that this affair was indeed quite a coincidence.

He never expected the Blood Demon Patriarch to have come to Yunwu City as well; this man was ruthless and cruel — he could not be left alive!

"The righteous and the evil cannot coexist; you have fallen into the demonic path for many years — how many towns have you blood-sacrificed for your cultivation?

Today, this seat shall act on behalf of Heaven — hand over your life!"

Giving the other no chance to speak, Luochen waved the long sword in his hand; man and sword as one, he killed toward the Blood Demon Patriarch.

The differentiated long sword remnants, carrying a unique cold-frost qi, rushed straight for the Blood Demon Patriarch's surroundings, forming a mincing, killing momentum.

Blood Demon Patriarch: …

The Blood Demon Patriarch fought extremely stifled; he had only come to join the excitement, not intending to do anything, yet now he was forced to fight the sword-crazy lineage of Lingyun Peak — he truly had no place to reason.

Two Nascent Soul True Monarchs exchanging blows — even with restraint, the powerful aura emanating from their bodies was not something ordinary defensive arrays could neutralize.

Luochen, mindful that Shen Yao was still in labor behind him and the common folk of Yunwu City, drew the Blood Demon Patriarch toward the Yunwu mountain range.

The Blood Demon Patriarch also wanted to leave this place as soon as possible, lest he be sandwiched and turned into a candied haw, unable to escape entirely.

The two fought while retreating; under the chaotic flying of spells, the cloud layers that had just dispersed and were re-condensing were thinned by several degrees.

It could be said that, unconsciously, they resolved a portion of trouble for Shen Yao.

By the time Fu Hengyan and his two fellow disciples finished dealing with the other dangers in Yunwu City and returned to Xuanru Garden, they happened to see the receding backs of True Monarch Luochen and the Blood Demon Patriarch engaged in battle.

Li Siyuan was eager to try. "The Blood Demon Patriarch acts ruthlessly and leaves no survivors; I'll go help Master."

Zhao Shichao stretched out a hand to stop him. "No rush; right now the most important thing is still Junior Brother here.

With Master's late Nascent Soul cultivation, dealing with the Blood Demon Patriarch is more than sufficient.

Siyuan, you first patrol the City Lord's Mansion once through, then go reinforce Master."

Li Siyuan: …

Meeting his own Eldest Senior Brother's eyes, Li Siyuan could only nod helplessly.

He turned and stepped onto his flying sword, swiftly departing; seeing this, Zhao Shichao let out a breath of relief.

Good thing he stopped Second Junior Brother; the Blood Demon Patriarch is only early Nascent Soul — Master will have no problem there.

Rather, it's this Second Junior Brother of ours; in Zhongzhou and elsewhere he's killed who knows how many of the Blood Demon Patriarch's disciples and descendants — if he actively approached today, Zhao Shichao truly feared the Blood Demon Patriarch would backhandedly slaughter Second Junior Brother to vent his spleen.

Fu Hengyan patted Zhao Shichao. "Senior Brother, by the time Second Junior Brother finishes here, Master's side will surely have smoothly resolved the Blood Demon Patriarch."

So no need to worry; Second Junior Brother cannot come to harm.

Zhao Shichao wiped his forehead. "Siyuan's killing intent toward these heterodox demons is too heavy.

That is very disadvantageous for his advancement to Nascent Soul."

Among the three of them fellow disciples, originally the one with the most hope of advancing should have been Fu Hengyan; later Fu Hengyan met with mishap, and it became Li Siyuan.

But Li Siyuan, due to early-years causes, is excessively fixated on heterodox demons.

Advancement involves many factors; as Li Siyuan's fellow disciples, they naturally must pay extra attention.

Like today, the two of them tried their best to have Li Siyuan avoid killing, to increase the difficulty of advancing to Nascent Soul.

But judging from the current situation, sigh, Zhao Shichao sighed, hope is slim.

Fu Hengyan: ……

Fu Hengyan could only silently give Eldest Senior Brother support; on Second Senior Brother's matter, as the junior brother, he originally had no say.

His gaze once again fell on the delivery room doorway where no good news had yet come.

Fu Hengyan grew increasingly anxious inside; he was seen pacing back and forth, constantly pinching the jade talisman in his hand to look at it several times.

Alas the jade talisman had no reaction; for the safety of Shen Yao and Junior Sister Sun, he could not force his way in.

Sigh

Unconsciously he sighed; Fu Hengyan wanted to open his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a sudden voice, "What are you standing there stupidly for, the birth has already happened."

Already... given birth?!

Fu Hengyan's eyes suddenly widened; he turned to look at Luochen Zhenjun who had already returned smoothly.

"Master, Yao'er gave birth?"

Luochen stroked his beard, looking at the foolishly dazed Fu Hengyan with extreme disdain, snorted displeasedly, and just then the jade talisman pinched in Fu Hengyan's hand kept flashing, and Sun Ruoxue's voice emerged from within.

Fu Hengyan: ……?!!!

The person vanished in an instant; Zhao Shichao looked at Fu Hengyan running extremely fast, and looked at his own master with a face full of surprise.

Then should they go in too?

"Go in, of course we must go in," Luochen Zhenjun's words were decisive, "Those are the two disciples this seat has acknowledged; Shichao ah, as the eldest senior brother of the Lingyun Peak lineage, you ought to shoulder this responsibility."

While speaking, master and disciple followed close behind; with one teleport, they directly entered the delivery room interior.

The room had already been tidied up properly; beside Shen Yao lying on the bed were placed two swaddling bundles.

At this moment Fu Hengyan was bending at the waist, lowering his head to examine the children inside the swaddling bundles.

Unexpectedly cute and soft; although just born, their whole bodies emitted the spiritual power fluctuations that cultivators ought to have.

A spirit fetus having cultivation at birth is something everyone present knows.

However, Zhao Shichao exclaimed, "Qi Refining fifth layer, middle-stage cultivation, indeed somewhat too fast."

Cultivation isn't slow, but strangely fast; Zhao Shichao thought this possession of cultivation was merely basking in spiritual power's glory, not expecting it to be solid genuine ability.

That Qi Refining fifth layer spiritual power thickness is quite a bit stronger than ordinary people's.

As Zhao Shichao who has many years of child-rearing experience early on, with just a glance he could tell the difference between these two children and other cultivators' offspring.

No wonder Master, upon hearing Junior Brother's news, immediately brought their Lingyun Peak lineage over.

With such spirit root aptitude, Master wanting to reserve disciple slots in advance is to be expected.

Zhao Shichao didn't worry like Fu Hengyan; as the eldest senior brother of this generation of Lingyun Peak, he thought first of Lingyun Peak's strength and weakness, and only second of some cumbersome etiquette matters.

Besides, they are originally sword cultivators; defying heaven is their belief.

Those rules are for other people to follow; sword cultivators act, only needing not to violate their original heart.

"Junior Brother, do you know the children's spirit roots?" Zhao Shichao continued asking.

Aptitude should be rather difficult, because current detection methods are too few, and for newly born children, even former spirit fetuses, spirit root purity is still not stable.

But spirit roots, already at Qi Refining fifth layer, spirit roots can certainly be known.

"Metal spirit root," Fu Hengyan lowered his head and drooped his eyes, gazing at the two fair and clean little dumplings, smiled, "Same as my spirit root."

Truly rare to see, especially when he just entered the door, the strong bloodline attraction between both sides.

"Metal spirit root, not bad not bad," Luochen Zhenjun was very satisfied, strode to Fu Hengyan's side, lightly touched the two children's curled little hands, "Good seedlings for sword cultivation."

Fu Hengyan did not raise his head, "How they enter the Dao in the future, this disciple only hopes they like it."

As for whether they are sword cultivators, in Fu Hengyan's view it's not that important.

Luochen Zhenjun: ……

"Nonsense, the two children's meridians are expanded, spiritual power sharp and keen. Such seedlings not cultivating sword is waste."

But Luochen Zhenjun also understands his own disciple's joy at becoming a father for the first time.

Not entangling further on the children's education (mainly because they're just born, really can't teach them), Luochen Zhenjun backhandedly settled the matter of them returning to Tianjian Sect in half a month.

Having given birth to such a pair of great treasures, for safety's sake, Shen Yao and Fu Hengyan cannot continue staying in Yunwu City.

After caring a few more sentences about the newly born children, Luochen Zhenjun led the wedding guests away, turning to leave the room to Fu Hengyan's family of four.

Without the Nascent Soul True Monarch at her side, even Shen Yao's speech became a few degrees gentler.

Not that she feared Luochen; after all, as Fu Hengyan's master, the other party had treated her quite well these days.

Even the meeting gift in that storage bracelet was simply several times more generous than the betrothal gift Fu Hengyan gave her.

But a Nascent Soul True Monarch's pressure isn't something Luochen can make leave no trace just by wanting to restrain it; occasionally a trace of pressure leaks out, and it makes Shen Yao's whole body uncomfortable.

Right now, Shen Yao pulled Fu Hengyan's wrist, softly speaking of her needing to return to the Shen clan once before leaving.

"After all they raised me to grow up; this time leaving, still unknown when I can return.

Furthermore, in the storage bracelet Luochen Master gave me, there is the continuation of the Shen clan cultivation heart method, I want to"

Before Shen Yao could finish, Fu Hengyan directly patted Shen Yao's back of hand, "Given to you is your property, do as you wish following your heart."

No need to explain to him in advance either; cultivators, no need to be this careful and cautious, even though the two of them have some gaps in both cultivation and family background.

But Fu Hengyan didn't want Shen Yao to have too many scruples; she should be free and unrestrained, even if bearing children with him, still herself.

Shen Yao raised her head to look at Fu Hengyan, her eyes gaining a touch of tenderness.

"I understand, still have to trouble Cheng Qi, take good care of the two children these days."

Reasonably speaking, for cultivators, after giving birth they can get out of bed and walk around.

But Shen Yao because during pregnancy she ate too many spirit pills and spirit herbs, causing the spiritual power in her body to be too much to contain, so right now she urgently needs to stabilize her cultivation.

Fu Hengyan nodded, "Rest assured, I'm here."

After finishing speaking, the two exchanged a smile, then looked down at the infant sleeping soundly in the swaddling clothes.

After childbirth, Shen Yao entrusted the children to Fu Hengyan for temporary care, while she entered closed-door cultivation to stabilize her cultivation realm.

Both children were boys, possessing spiritual roots and a foundation of cultivation, making them different from ordinary infants.

At least, they did not need breast milk; daily, they only required some ordinary spirit food.

Of course, children still miss their mother; although the two children were boys, they occasionally became restless and cried incessantly because Shen Yao was not there.

Whenever this happened, it was a day of particular headache and helplessness for Fu Hengyan.

After exhausting himself to coax the two children, it was simply more exhausting than practicing swordsmanship all day on Lingyun Peak.

However, when Fu Hengyan saw the two children's innocent and naive smiling faces, there was more comfort in his heart.

This might be what a sweet burden is; even though these past few days his master kept mocking him for being as clumsy as a piece of wood, Fu Hengyan still enjoyed it immensely, and absolutely would not let anyone else handle the childcare.

Even Zhao Shichao, who had the most experience in caring for children, marveled that Fu Hengyan did better than expected.

"Junior Martial Brother has children now, as if he's become a different person."

Standing in the small courtyard and looking ahead at Fu Hengyan holding up both children with one hand, Zhao Shichao touched his chin, and a bit more satisfaction appeared on his face.

"Boring."

Li Siyuan kept a stern face like a block of ice; although the words he spoke were ice-cold, his eyes also carried warmth.

The three martial brothers had a close relationship; now that Fu Hengyan had a wedding ceremony, they were all very happy.

"Don't say that; back when Junior Martial Brother had an accident, the entire Lingyun Peak was deathly silent."

"Looking at it now, it seems that when we return to Lingyun Peak, we must hold Junior Martial Brother's Dao Companion Ceremony as soon as possible."

This was not just a simple concubine; she was the benefactor who saved their Lingyun Peak lineage from fire and water.

The Lingyun Peak lineage had always been the sharpest sword of the Tianjian Sect.

That sword back then belonged to Luochen Zhenjun's master, Ancestor Guangling.

The 'Ling' character of Lingyun Peak was taken directly from Ancestor Guanglin's honorific title.

Later, Ancestor Guangling advanced to Spirit Transformation and stayed in command at the Tianjian Sect, rarely going out, so Luochen Zhenjun replaced his master and shook the entire Dongzhou and even the Xuantian Continent.

Afterward, that sword came to Fu Hengyan, but as a result, Fu Hengyan had an accident, causing Li Siyuan, who should not have been involved, to have to take over the inheritance.

Sigh

Thinking of this, Zhao Shichao smiled self-mockingly; he still had to blame himself, this eldest martial brother, for not doing well enough, whether in talent or ability, otherwise why would two junior martial brothers still so young have to bear all this?