Chapter 80: Binding the Child-Bearing System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 80: The City Lord's Little Concubine (22)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

After practicing swordplay for one hour, Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu started slacking off.

For children only three years old, repeating the same motion over and over is always tedious and boring; even if they like it, they will still lose patience.

Fu Hengyan had long been prepared for this, calmly accepting the two children's refusal to practice; he turned around, cast a Light Dust Technique, and tidied up the sweat-drenched children until they were clean and refreshed.

"Let's go, go see Master; you two must be obedient."

Holding one child in each hand as they went out, Fu Hengyan saw that Shen Yao had already finished getting ready, wearing a magnificent feather robe, standing in the center of the small courtyard waiting for the father and his two sons to come over.

"How is it?"

Shen Yao circled Fu Hengyan once, her feather robe fluttering, shimmering with a light halo in the sunlight.

Fu Hengyan smiled, "It looks very good, suits you."

Shen Yao's eyes curved into crescents, and she called Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu over; the mother and her two sons laughed and chattered as they walked out.

Fu Hengyan followed behind the three of them, his eyes brimming with warmth he could not hide.

Venerable Guangling was the patriarch of the Lingyun Peak lineage and also the true core of Lingyun Peak.

The four of them visiting the door should have observed full etiquette, but since they were all family, and Fu Hengyan said Venerable Guangling detested certain complicated and boring etiquette,

therefore, Shen Yao only prepared the initiation ceremony, arranging nothing else.

Events proved Shen Yao was right to do so, because Venerable Guangling truly did not care; upon seeing Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu had excellent aptitude, Venerable Guangling immediately changed his mind about continuing his closed-door cultivation.

He let Fu Hengyan and Shen Yao rest assured in entrusting the children to him to arrange, "Before Xuan'er and Yu'er form their Golden Cores, this Venerable One will not enter closed-door cultivation again."

Shen Yao turned her head to look at Fu Hengyan.

Fu Hengyan spoke, "Will such an arrangement affect Ancestor's cultivation?"

Venerable Guangling chuckled as he stroked his hanging eyebrows and beard, "This Venerable One's cultivation method does not require constant closed-door meditation."

"Once Xuan'er and Yu'er have formed their Golden Cores, this Venerable One entering closed-door cultivation then will still be in time; it's only a matter of a few decades, a blink of an eye."

Since Venerable Guangling said this, Fu Hengyan and Shen Yao naturally had no objections.

After instructing the two children not to play too much in front of their Master and affect their own cultivation, Shen Yao left the cave entrance at the peak top with Fu Hengyan, feeling somewhat reluctant.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Shen Yao's mood slightly dejected after coming out, Fu Hengyan spoke with concern.

Shen Yao shook her head and beamed at Fu Hengyan, "It's nothing; when Xuan'er and Yu'er are around, I always feel these two children are too mischievous."

"Now that they're suddenly not by my side, I always feel a bit unaccustomed."

Shen Yao actually wasn't very reluctant, but for children only three years old to follow a Spirit Transformation Venerable to cultivate and learn, it sounds rather pitiful.

Fu Hengyan:...

Fu Hengyan laughed helplessly, "Yao'er, you're overthinking."

"The Ancestor taking the two children to cultivate is not keeping them locked by his side away from outsiders."

"In no more than three or five days, they will surely come back to see you and me."

After all, the Ancestor hadn't raised many children; children's boundless energy... Fu Hengyan shook his head; most likely he and his wife still couldn't get free.

Shen Yao:... Huh? Is that so?

Events proved Fu Hengyan was right; indeed it was exactly so.

Three days later, Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu were sent back to the small courtyard on Venerable Guangling's spiritual artifact, and the artifact also carried a message from Venerable Guangling: "This Venerable One has already completely imparted the Heart Method and Sword Technique to the two of them; from now on, come to this Venerable One's cave abode once every three days."

Shen Yao and Fu Hengyan:...

The husband and wife were both stunned, then laughed at each other.

Indeed it was so; it turned out that even a Venerable of Spirit Transformation could not withstand the children's boundless energy.

Thus, Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu began their cultivation daily routine at Lingyun Peak.

Most of it was handled by Fu Hengyan, and then for things they didn't understand, they asked Venerable Guangling once every three days.

Taking advantage of this period, Shen Yao and Fu Hengyan's Dao Companion Ceremony, which they had delayed again and again, was successfully held.

Fu Hengyan was after all a former genius Sword Cultivator; although he met with an accident and fell in the later period, his reputation from the early years still remained.

In the Eastern Continent Cultivation World, quite a few female cultivators, upon hearing Fu Hengyan was holding a Dao Companion Ceremony, were all curious about who his Dao Companion actually was.

When Shen Yao formally appeared with the cultivation realm of Great Perfection of Qi Refining, she indeed gave them a great shock.

It was not that Shen Yao was not beautiful; it was just that her cultivation realm was indeed somewhat low.

However, regarding these things, Shen Yao had long been accustomed and would not care much.

After laughing and finishing the Dao Companion Ceremony with Fu Hengyan, Shen Yao also met the Fu Clan members who came.

Hmm, it really had the feel of those great noble families, whether in behavior style or handling methods.

It was as if they wore a layer of cultivation-world clothing on their bodies; as long as this layer was manually stripped away, they were no different from certain backward habits of the mortal world.

Shen Yao:... No wonder Fu Hengyan usually didn't mention much about the Fu Clan; they were all such people, staying long would inevitably affect one's mindset.

Because Fu Hengyan had revealed the truth in advance, Shen Yao found dealing with these people as easy as a fish in water.

No matter what the other party said, Shen Yao would find a suitable point to strike back.

Until the other party came in high spirits and left in low spirits, not gaining the slightest advantage from Shen Yao.

Even Fu Hengyan marveled that Shen Yao had extraordinary talent in getting along with people.

As for him, he wasn't quite like that; if not for his high cultivation, plus having the Ancestor and Master backing him up, the Fu Clan would definitely not let him off lightly.

Shen Yao shook her head, "Cheng Qi has enough strength; he doesn't need to worry so much and can still live very well."

She couldn't do it; she could only find a point of response within the other party's rules.

It all came down to a gap in strength; if Shen Yao were stronger than Fu Hengyan, she could simply ignore the gossip at the Dao Companion Ceremony and the unreasonableness of the Fu Clan's people.

Fu Hengyan reached out and pulled Shen Yao into his arms, "If you don't like it in the future, you don't have to deal with them."

"With me here, I will definitely not let you and the children suffer."

Shen Yao smiled at these words, and reached back to wrap her arms around Fu Hengyan's lean waist, "I have kept your words in mind."

If Fu Hengyan couldn't do it in the future, Shen Yao wouldn't be angry, only her attitude toward him would be different; like Xiao Yanchen from her previous life, Shen Yao could no longer recall the other person's appearance.

Speaking of feelings, Shen Yao was a bit cold-hearted and cold-blooded.

It wasn't that the other person wasn't good enough, but that Shen Yao was clear-headed and rational enough.

She had bound a system and was no longer considered human, so human emotions should be avoided whenever possible.

Shen Yao had a very strong premonition that she could not possess true emotions.

Because once such emotions arose, for her, it would be no different than an extinction disaster.

So, she should continue to be carefree Shen Yao, focusing on enjoying her own life.

That way, everyone would be happy, and she herself would suffer no loss; why not do it?

In the tenth year of Shen Yao's stay at Lingyun Peak, she finally figured out the method to advance to Foundation Establishment.

Taking the Foundation Establishment Pill that Fu Hengyan had long prepared for her, Shen Yao began her closed-door breakthrough.

After spending a year, Shen Yao successfully broke through Qi Refining and entered Foundation Establishment, with her cultivation realm and lifespan greatly increased.

After spending another two years, Shen Yao used them to consolidate her slightly floating spiritual power, and successfully stabilized herself.

The spiritual power that was originally like a small stream became thick and heavy, and blue-green colors appeared around her body.

Shen Yao opened her eyes, stood up, and began to move her body.

Huff

Not easy; I've worked so hard for so long, and finally became a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

For ordinary people in the cultivation world, Foundation Establishment is just an appetizer on the path to longevity; Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation are the real deal.

But for Shen Yao, whose aptitude had never been outstanding, being able to advance to Foundation Establishment was already extremely lucky; if she wanted to take another step forward from this, the difficulty would be very great.

Fortunately, Shen Yao didn't seek much; although the three hundred years of lifespan of Foundation Establishment couldn't compare to those above her, it was more than enough compared to those below her.

Fu Hengyan was also a Golden Core True Person whose path ahead was completely cut off, and their lifespans were comparatively well-matched.

The two of them becoming Dao Companions and bearing offspring could honestly not be said to be one side taking advantage of the other.

That was right; if the gap between the two parties was too great, even if Shen Yao had Incense Pills as bait, she wouldn't have anything to do with Fu Hengyan.

After her thoughts flew about and were then called back, Shen Yao smiled and shook her head; it was about time, and she should leave.

The tightly closed cave entrance was opened from the inside by someone using a magic technique; Shen Yao changed into her favorite Feather Clothing and walked out with a smile on her face.

Having received the news early, Fu Hengyan brought Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu to wait outside the cave in advance.

After not seeing each other for three years, Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu had become a bit more mature.

Whether in appearance or bearing, they already had the look of spirited youths.

Of course, the most heaven-defying thing was these two people's own cultivation realms.

Without realizing it, they had already reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment; presumably, the time for Core Formation would be advanced.

How fast it was; compared to the hardship of her own advancement to Foundation Establishment, seeing Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu progress as quickly as drinking water and eating food—hiss, Shen Yao felt a bit sour.

This was the gap between geniuses and ordinary people; even in the cultivation world, it still existed.

"Mother" "Mother"

Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu were very happy to see Shen Yao; the two children who had originally been pouting their little faces directly smiled like sunflowers.

Shen Yao nodded, walked up to the three of them—father and sons—and didn't forget to reach out and touch the two children who were now a head taller than her, finally placing her gaze on Fu Hengyan.

After not seeing each other for three years, Fu Hengyan was no different from before, still with that indifferent expression, only showing a hint of tenderness when his gaze met hers.

"Back?"

"Back."

The two smiled at each other, and returned to their own Small Courtyard amidst the utterly confused gazes of Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu.

The spiritual plants and spirit fruits in the courtyard grew vigorously, and the spirit flowers and spirit grass bloomed densely.

Everything was exactly the same as when she left.

"Rest well; Master wants to see you," Fu Hengyan simply said these few words on the road about the situation at Lingyun Peak these years, and mentioned his sect's affairs, "I might have to leave with Xuan'er and Yu'er for a while."

Guangling Zunzhe's meaning was that Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu were both Sword Cultivators.

Sword Cultivators fight for life against the heavens; they cannot avoid seeing blood, otherwise it would be disadvantageous for their future advancement.

This time, when Fu Hengyan went out to handle matters, he planned to take Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu to see the world.

By then, with Fu Hengyan's help, they would temper their cultivation; even if something happened, he would be there to cover for them.

Shen Yao agreed with this; the two children indeed needed tempering, and their aptitude was more than this.

To avoid the probability of dying young halfway, the best approach was not to keep them confined in the Tianjian Sect and never go out, but to let them go out and temper themselves as much as possible, increasing their knowledge and their own strength, and improving their margin for error in survival.

In this world, the strong are ultimately respected; Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu only need to be strong enough to do what ordinary people cannot, and to achieve Shen Yao's expectations.

"Rest assured, I am very safe at Lingyun Peak; I might as well take the opportunity to learn more about the art of alchemy. By the time you and the children return, I should be able to skillfully refine low-grade pills."

Now a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Shen Yao also had enough spiritual power to support her learning a supplementary art.

Alchemy, Talismans, Arrays, Artifacts, Beasts.

Besides these, there were also more obscure arts like the Mechanism Puppet Technique, all of which could be studied.

Shen Yao had a Water Wood Dual Spirit Root and was naturally affined with wood-attribute spiritual plants; using this talent to refine pills would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

And if she learned the art of alchemy well, it would be a usable skill in Other Worlds as well.

Shen Yao had pondered the matter of refining pills as early as the Qi Refining Stage; later, when she took a Flying Boat to Dongzhou, she had a pleasant chat with Sun Ruoxue, who was a Medical Cultivator.

Sun Ruoxue is a Medical Cultivator, but since ancient times alchemy and medicine have never been separate; Sun Ruoxue has extraordinary talent in pill refinement, and moreover her master is a famous Pill Cultivator big shot of the entire Tianjian Sect.

Shen Yao wants to learn pill refinement; when the time comes, she only needs to send word to Sun Ruoxue, and she can simply learn the art of pill refinement at the Medicine King Valley where Sun Ruoxue is.

Since Shen Yao is not a disciple of the Tianjian Sect, the Tianjian Sect does not have many requirements of her.

As long as she does nothing that harms the Tianjian Sect, based solely on Fu Hengyan's relationship, even some ordinary methods of the Tianjian Sect will open their arms to Shen Yao; this is the broad benevolence unique to the Tianjian Sect itself.

In telling Fu Hengyan these arrangements, Shen Yao only wanted to indicate that she would have nothing to do at Lingyun Peak; Fu Hengyan could go handle his own affairs without worrying too much about her here.

Fu Hengyan naturally understood Shen Yao's meaning; he nodded, stayed alone with Shen Yao for several days, then took Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu away from the Tianjian Sect.

Flowers bloom and fall, the years pass hurriedly.

This time Fu Hengyan went out, longer than the time Shen Yao spent in closed-door cultivation.

Almost five years, Fu Hengyan, his whole body filled with evil qi, brought Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu back smoothly.

The two children grew up another five years, their appearance and bearing becoming increasingly mature.

Especially compared to before, the two children had gained some sharp and keen intent.

Like a sword drawn from its sheath, their whole bodies were filled with strong sword intent, stinging people's eyes.

Shen Yao:... What did you go out to do? Such a powerful qixian.

Fu Hengyan first reported back on his master's orders, then chatted at length with Venerable Guangling, and only after returning to the Small Courtyard did he have time to tell Shen Yao about his various experiences bringing up the children these past years.

In short, it's just one word: fight!

Every day opening and closing eyes was pursuit and counter-pursuit; Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu even had several times of entering dangerous situations with their lives hanging by a thread; Fu Hengyan, in order to gather his two sons out, traveled a thousand miles at night and suffered heavy injuries; fortunately, in the end the three completed their training and were safe and sound.

Shen Yao:... As expected, this kind of blood-shedding training is still unsuitable for me.