Chapter 76: Bound to the Child-Bearing System, Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 76: The City Lord's Little Concubine (18)

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

"Senior Brother, you've been at Lingyun Peak for many years and have already done enough."

Li Siyuan patted Zhao Shichao, who was lost in memories, and said in a deep voice.

"Slaying demons and eliminating devils, driving out all evil, is a mission I bear myself," the consequences of this matter should not be borne by others.

"Tell Master I still have matters to attend to, so I won't return to the Tianjian Sect with you."

After speaking, Li Siyuan turned around and directly rode his flying sword into the sky and departed.

Zhao Shichao looked up at the departing figure and sighed helplessly.

"Tsk, always worrying about something; at such a young age, you actually work harder than this seat."

Luochen Zhenjun appeared behind Zhao Shichao at some unknown time, and one sentence directly startled him.

"Master"

Zhao Shichao had a wry smile on his face. "The matter of Second Junior Brother and Little Junior Brother ultimately comes down to my insufficient cultivation."

Otherwise, how could it possibly fall to Li Siyuan and Fu Hengyan to shoulder the great banner.

Watching Little Junior Brother almost come out, but Second Junior Brother like this... sigh, it's worrying.

Luochen Zhenjun rolled his eyes speechlessly. "You just like to think too much, making yourself seem prematurely mature."

"Everyone has their own path to walk; you always take others' matters onto yourself—isn't that a form of obsession?"

"Relax; first live your own life well, and the rest is others' arrangements."

His several disciples—who knows what's wrong with them, always liking to think this and that, and even being self-righteous.

Sometimes Luochen Zhenjun really wanted to pry open their heads to take a good look at what exactly was stuffed inside.

Why are there always so many strange and weird ideas, completely unnecessary.

Zhao Shichao:...

Zhao Shichao's throat hurt from being retorted by his own master; he didn't know what to say and could only close his mouth.

Unfortunately, his closing his mouth couldn't avoid being lectured by his own master.

Zhao Shichao:... Used to it, long used to it.

Wiping his face, Zhao Shichao bitterly listened to his own master's scolding, and had no mind to ponder these random things, because his train of thought had been scolded off track; after all, his master's combat power was outstanding, yes, in every sense.

Meanwhile, Shen Yao closed her door to consolidate her cultivation, taking nearly ten days or so.

When Shen Yao left seclusion, she was a proper Great Perfection of Qi Refining cultivator who had touched the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

Her progress could be called terrifying; after all, she only entered the City Lord's Mansion last June, and by this May she had already given birth to twins and raised her own cultivation to the full Qi Refining Stage.

Tsk tsk, "System, our new map is about to be opened."

Shen Yao smiled and spoke to the system in her sea of consciousness; currently their plan was progressing smoothly, and barring accidents, this life's harvest would absolutely exceed the sum of the harvests from the previous few worlds.

After all, just the various treasures of the Cultivation World, Shen Yao had acquired until her hands were soft.

Right now, in her own space, it was piled full of all kinds of Storage Bags.

The Storage Bags contained numerous items; Shen Yao hadn't even let go of the ordinary Spiritual Plants and Spirit Fruits in Xuanru Garden.

The main point was not to miss or disdain anything; they might be insignificant in the Cultivation World, but placed in Other Worlds, they would be life-restoring Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines.

"Host, don't forget our follow-up plan," the system feared its own Host would commit her old habit of wanting to slack off once the mission was nearly complete.

"Rest assured, but first I must wait for Xuan'er and Yu'er to successfully reach Foundation Establishment and even Golden Core before I can have time."

The names of the two twin boys had already been chosen: Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu.

"They were born at Qi Refining Fifth Layer; single-attribute Spiritual Root paired with extremely high Spirit Root Purity. Listening to Master Luochen say, within a hundred years both of them can definitely form a Golden Core."

Even if the speed is fast, successfully forming a Nascent Soul is not impossible.

In the Cultivation World, the cultivation speed between people differs enormously.

Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu haven't yet been able to test their Spirit Root Purity, but with Master Luochen saying these words, nine points or above is a settled matter.

The only thing currently curious is the decimal after nine; after all, the difference between nine point one and nine point nine is infinitely large.

"Host, our investment made in advance is not a loss!"

Even once these two children grow up smoothly, the system can be said to have made a killing.

Wahaha, never done such a profitable deal; it seems that when necessary next time, I still have to gamble once.

As Master Luochen's set departure time drew nearer, the City Lord's Mansion became increasingly busy.

As the maidservants attending by Shen Yao's side, Bai Wei and Bai Mei performed quite well during Shen Yao's pregnancy; after Shen Yao asked for both their opinions, she simply nodded and took them along.

However, before leaving, Shen Yao, accompanied by Fu Hengyan, returned to the Shen Clan once.

In front of Shen Zhouhai, Shen Yao took out the follow-up cultivation methods of the "Changchun Jue" that the Shen Clan had always practiced.

Incidentally, Shen Yao also took out from her Storage Bracelet a bottle of pills that could be used to break through realms and enhance one's own comprehension.

Of course, most importantly, there were several tokens that could directly enter the Tianjian Sect as Disciples.

Shen Yao couldn't help the Shen Clan much, but in aspects within her power, she was not stingy.

The rest depends on the Shen Clan's own ability; the so-called saving the urgent but not the poor—Shen Yao couldn't forever back the Shen Clan; in the end, how far the Shen Clan could develop depended entirely on themselves.

However, "Already done enough; if the Shen Clan still cannot walk out of Yunwu City, then it can only be said the Shen Clan deserves it."

Coming out of the Shen Clan Territory, Shen Yao turned to look at the exquisitely carved gate, her eyes filled with emotion.

A year ago she was still a member of the Shen Clan; a year later she was about to leave Yunwu City and head to the more distant Dongzhou.

Shen Ying went out for training and did not return; Shen Qing married the young master of Private Money Treasure Pavilion and went out to transport goods with him, temporarily absent from Yunwu City.

Shen Yao had not expected that the two female cousins closest to her would not even get to see her one last time before leaving.

Sigh.

This might be something common among cultivators; despite their long lifespans, they still cannot withstand partings and separations.

"It's time to go back," Fu Hengyan appeared.

"Go back, leave tomorrow morning?" Shen Yao was taken onto a flying magic artifact by Fu Hengyan, with the Shen Clan Territory gradually receding behind her.

"Mm, the people of Iron Sword Sect have already arrived; once the matters of Yunwu City are settled, we will set off immediately."

"Senior Brother, how far is Dongzhou from Yunwu City? Wouldn't it take us several months to return?"

"Several months is normal; this time we are not in a hurry, we will take my master's spirit boat."

"That spirit boat can travel a thousand li a day; we will reach Dongzhou very soon."

"......"

The voices of the two grew smaller and smaller until their figures disappeared from sight.

Returning to the City Lord's Mansion, Shen Yao went back to Xuanru Garden to continue coaxing her two sons.

Fu Hengyan stopped at Yanqing Pavilion, preparing to explain the matters of Yunwu City to the people of Iron Sword Sect.

After all, this place was also the maternal home of his wife and children; Fu Hengyan did not want to be far away in Dongzhou while Yunwu City kept having incidents.

So when instructing Iron Sword Sect, Fu Hengyan inevitably harbored a bit of selfishness.

Selfishness was not fatal; after all, Fu Hengyan did not ask Iron Sword Sect to give the Shen Clan preferential treatment, only that they not be excessively harsh.

Having served as City Lord of Yunwu City for one year, Fu Hengyan knew all about the various taxes of Yunwu City.

Iron Sword Sect usually managed the order of Yunwu City and protected the interests of most people.

Having taxes was reasonable, but if taxes were too high, bringing negative effects to Yunwu City, it would harm the city's subsequent development.

Fu Hengyan felt Iron Sword Sect had such a tendency, so he gave them a few pointers.

And when Fu Hengyan spoke, for Iron Sword Sect, which had always looked to Tianjian Sect as its leader, it was a matter of extreme apprehension.

Not to mention other things, some of the benefit distributions that the Shen Clan had previously handed over were returned by Iron Sword Sect.

This left Shen Zhouhai somewhat bewildered; fortunately, Shen Zhouhai knew that the local official was not as useful as the current manager, and that only long-term benefit relationships were the most solid, so he appropriately took a small portion and voluntarily returned most of it.

This made Iron Sword Sect very satisfied with the Shen Family, and they would take care of the Shen Clan more in the future; even Shen Ying joining Iron Sword Sect as a Disciple was directly starting from the Inner Sect, with a Golden Core master accepting her as a disciple.

However, these are all later stories; for now, Shen Yao and the others, having finished packing everything, boarded the exquisite spirit boat taken out by Luochen Zhenjun and left Yunwu City.

Yunwu City was a small city on the edge of Beizhou, surrounded by countless dangerous mountains and steep peaks.

Among the dangerous mountains and steep peaks, there were many demon beasts of various cultivation realms.

Those demon beasts usually had fierce disputes; whether it was a stray member of their own kind or a human who wandered in, they would be attacked, and even the spirit boat of a Nascent Soul True Monarch would not be spared.

The sharp, violent cry had not yet echoed before it disappeared; Fu Hengyan neatly sheathed his sword, and saw that the falling corpse of a demon beast below was swallowed in one gulp by an unknown beast.

"A Golden Core demon cultivator?"

Shen Yao frowned, thinking that their spirit boat had only been underway for five days, and they had already suffered at least ten attacks.

This was the result of the spirit boat being inscribed with a large array and having a Nascent Soul True Monarch guarding the scene.

If it were someone with a lower cultivation realm traveling through, they probably wouldn't even reach the edge of Dongzhou.

"The pressure emitted by the spirit boat is both a warning and a reminder; demon beasts need to swallow large amounts of spiritual power flesh and blood to advance."

The spirit boat's target was too conspicuous, and it would naturally attract some fearless demon beasts to rush over.

"Once we pass this Demon Beast Mountain Range, the situation will be a bit better," but it wouldn't be much better.

After all, demon beast cultivation was different from humans; they needed flesh and blood rich in spiritual power even more, and the word "attack" ran through their entire lives.

The spirit boat flew forward at a relatively normal speed.

The mountain range, which looked blurry from afar, was now within reach, and the surrounding contours became increasingly clear.

There were too many mountain ranges in the Cultivation World; some did not have any respectable names, and Demon Beast Mountain Range was just a general term.

As long as there were no people or many demon beasts in a mountain range, it could be called a Demon Beast Mountain Range.

Speaking of the largest Demon Beast Mountain Range in the Cultivation World, it was still the one in Xizhou.

Xizhou had many mountain forests and few plains, naturally suitable for demon beast survival.

There were demon beasts everywhere there; the few human settlements were also demon cultivators or evil cultivators or magic cultivators, and normal cultivators could hardly be found.

Every thousand years, the four continents of Zhongzhou, Dongzhou, Southern Continent, and Beizhou would unite to go to war with Xizhou.

The war affected the entire Xuantian Continent, and countless demon beasts and humans died in battle.

The last great war ended three hundred years ago, which is also why the Xuantian Continent is currently relatively peaceful.

After the war, the first thing needed was rest and recuperation to restore the population.

Whether human or demon, their essence was a body made of flesh and blood; "body dies, Dao vanishes" was not just empty talk.

The breeze that passed by lifted the stray hair on both sides of Shen Yao's temples.

It was also the first time Shen Yao had left Yunwu City so far; under Fu Hengyan's popularization of knowledge, she directly tore open a corner of the cruelty of the Cultivation World.

"Go back; are Xuan'er and Yu'er asleep?"

Stretching out his arm to embrace Shen Yao's shoulder, Fu Hengyan sent the person into the interior of the spirit boat.

Compared to the outside, the interior had more precautions, with arrays carved everywhere.

Walking inside the spirit boat, it was like walking on flat ground, and one could not feel the slightest bit of floating in the air.

"Those two ate and drank their fill, fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow, and really saved us trouble."

Usually they didn't cry or make a fuss much, and were quieter than when they were in Shen Yao's womb.

It wasn't said that children with Metal Spirit Roots would always be overly lively; why were her two sons so abnormal.

Shen Yao looked up at the oblivious Fu Hengyan and thought to herself: could this be the power of inheritance, that both children's temperaments are so like their birth father?

While Shen Yao was pondering these things, Fu Hengyan was at this moment thinking about Shen Yao's cultivation realm.

"Yao'er, although your cultivation has reached Qi Refining Perfection, if you want to establish your Foundation, it is best to first stabilize your state of mind, then rely on constant daily tempering to improve; remember not to be overly impatient."

Fearing Shen Yao might think to rely on a Foundation Establishment Pill to directly break through Qi Refining and enter Foundation Establishment, Fu Hengyan had to remind Shen Yao that the Foundation Establishment Pill's effect is not omnipotent, and that Foundation Establishment is greatly influenced by Spiritual Root and aptitude.

Shen Yao's current Qi Refining Perfection cultivation realm was entirely the result of taking various spiritual objects during her pregnancies.

Such an opportunity can be chanced upon but not sought; after all, not just anyone can conceive a Spirit Fetus.

At this time Fu Hengyan still did not know that Shen Yao truly possessed the ability to conceive a Spirit Fetus every time, and that her cultivation realm truly was improved by conceiving Spirit Fetuses.

But those things are still too early to speak of now; Fu Hengyan thinks with a normal person's mindset.

It is like buying a lottery ticket and winning the grand prize — winning once is already lucky; how could one win again and again?

"Cheng Qi, rest assured, I am clear on my own cultivation realm; I am not in a rush for the moment."

Anyway, by the time the two children grow up, she will also be able to achieve Foundation Establishment through gradual effort.

Foundation Establishment grants three hundred years of lifespan, and she is not going to stop after just one birth.

When the time comes, hiss—

Shen Yao now even dares to imagine the wonderful prospect of possibly forming a Golden Core.

But these things, Shen Yao has no need to tell Fu Hengyan the whole truth.

The two people returned to the room chatting and laughing; the room was rich in Spiritual Energy, and a small wooden bed lay horizontally in the outer center.

"On this trip back to the Tianjian Sect, do we need to bring the two children for a visit to Cheng Qi's maternal family?"

Shen Yao came to the bedside, her gaze gentle as she looked at the two sons lying inside.

Not to mention, these two children are truly good-looking — pink and jade-carved, fair and tender.

They don't even need to grow up; they have already conquered everyone on Lingyun Peak with their looks alone.

Truly, unexpectedly smooth.

"No need to go specially; when we hold the Dao Companion Ceremony at the Tianjian Sect, the Fu Family will send people over."

Fu Hengyan is actually not that close to the Fu Family, because he entered the Tianjian Sect at too young an age, and moreover Fu Hengyan's mother was just an ordinary person with a mediocre Spiritual Root, while his father had his own favored offspring.

If not for Fu Hengyan's outstanding aptitude and being brought to the Tianjian Sect by True Monarch Luochen, he might not even have been able to grow up safely in the Fu Family.

In terms of internal strife, the ancient clans of the Cultivation World are no different from the high-ranking aristocratic families of the mortal world.