Chapter 93: Binding the Child-Bearing System to Become a Life Winner Chapter 93: City Lord's Little Concubine (35)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Since Fu Zexuan and the others set out for their training, Shen Yao had not spent much time with them.

Now that she finally had the chance, Shen Yao had to nag them properly.

Like the Tightening Curse on Sun Wu Kong's head, Shen Yao's words weren't harsh; because her tone was soft and gentle, she was very good at soothing people's hearts.

It was just that the younger ones had very little patience; after listening for too long, they couldn't help but want to run away.

Unfortunately, they were on the spirit boat, so they couldn't run away. For the distance from Lingyun Peak to the Central Dian Dian of the Main Vein, however long everyone flew on the spirit boat in midair, that was how long Shen Yao nagged them.

The spirit boat hovered over the plaza in front of the Central Dian Dian, surrounded by dense crowds of people.

Quite a few people had set out from Tianjian Sect for Zhongzhou this time. Shen Yao walked slowly off the spirit boat and saw several large spirit boats still hovering in the distance.

There was a high platform on the plaza, truly magnificent.

After all, the Central Dian Dian was located atop Tianjian Sect's main peak, with the Disciple Hall and Sect Master Hall behind it.

Dozens of white jade pillars stood at intervals, each carved with swimming dragons and phoenixes playing, occasionally with spirit cranes and other birds and creatures.

Shen Yao and the others merged into the crowd, like a drop of water falling into the sea.

Especially with newcomers arriving endlessly around them, the scene was grand and magnificent, inspiring boundless heroic passion.

"Mother!" "Mother!"

Two voices came from beside Shen Yao; it turned out to be Fu Jinxiu and Fu Zening, who had been waiting for a long time.

Behind them were cultivators from their respective peaks and veins.

Shen Yao even saw her daughter's master among them; Bai Cao Zhenjun was also there.

"Are they all going?"

Even though there was no Great Ascension Old Ancestor behind Fu Zening, there was a Nascent Soul True Monarch's senior brother.

Fu Hengyan transmitted his voice, "The Medicine King Valley and Holy Mountain people will all go."

"As for others, the Sect Master directly transferred some to depart together with the spirit boat."

Not everyone could go; Tianjian Sect also had to leave people to guard, and besides, going to Yunzhong City in Zhongzhou was to attend the Exchange Conference; bringing too many people would make the local sects of Zhongzhou dissatisfied.

Tianjian Sect wasn't really trying to become kings and overlords; there was no need to compete with the sects of Zhongzhou.

Shen Yao looked at the plaza that could hold at least ten thousand people and thought Tianjian Sect was indeed powerful.

These people were only a fraction of Tianjian Sect's disciples.

Looking down at what she was wearing today, Shen Yao turned around and smiled, chatting and asking questions with the children.

Fu Zening and Fu Jinxiu also belatedly felt the helplessness of their three elder sisters.

Putting away the storage bags stuffed into their hands, the two were obedient and well-behaved, occasionally nodding.

"Dong—"

Deep bell and drum sounds rang out from the center of the plaza, and the noisy crowd immediately quieted down.

Next, several streaks of rosy light flew from the distant sky; several figures appeared on the empty high platform in the center of the plaza, their pressure immense. Shen Yao could only lower her head to avoid their edge, not daring to look up and stare directly.

"The Sect Master True Monarch and several vein masters are here!"

"After all, it's the Exchange Conference held once every hundred years. I heard quite a few rumored geniuses will appear to compete this time, and sects from all continents attach great importance to it."

"Tsk, this is inevitable. Think about it: if one can stand out at the Exchange Conference, not only will their fame spread far and wide, but they can also obtain various spiritual objects and magic treasures."

"I heard Xuandao Sect has already decided to send those few single-spirit-root geniuses to fight, just for the Champion Position."

"Hey, is the Champion Position so easy to seize? When our Tianjian Sect acts, how could we let the title of Champion fall into others' hands?"

"Right, right. Tianjian Sect has people in all eight veins and thirty-six peaks; some sects really shouldn't have absurd ideas."

"Exactly, Tianjian Sect..."

Shen Yao stood in the crowd, pricking up her ears to listen to the people around her gossiping in low voices.

Some used voice transmission, while others simply spoke aloud. This ceremony was too important; those speaking were all excited and eager, full of a sense of participation.

On the high platform in the distance, a single "Hush" brought the scene back under control.

The Sect Master Guiyuan Zhenjun standing at the very front spoke, "Today is the time for Tianjian Sect disciples to set out for Zhongzhou."

"I hope here that all disciples will do their best to prepare for the future and display the might of my Tianjian Sect!"

As his voice fell, the Central Dian Dian square where tens of thousands of people were gathered was so quiet a needle could be heard.

"Disciples accept the order; we will surely not fail the trust!"

The disciples held their disciple salutes, and a voice echoing to the horizon suddenly burst forth.

Shen Yao felt an unprecedented shock, especially the disciples around her; regardless of background or cultivation realm, they all looked devout and composed.

Seeing this, Guiyuan Zhenjun nodded in satisfaction, spoke a few more simple words, and then, along with several people beside him, acted together to instantly teleport the spirit boat docked far away over.

"All disciples, hear the order: board the ship, set out!"

The large spirit boat shone brightly in an instant, streaks of rosy light spreading across the boat's body.

The disciples confirmed to go to Zhongzhou, bathed in rosy light, entered the interior of the spirit boat in an orderly manner.

Shen Yao and the Lingyun Peak disciples were among them; because of Luochen Zhenjun, the spirit boat they boarded was the central one.

After entering, everyone had to find their assigned room according to the jade tablet in their hand.

Shen Yao naturally traveled with Fu Hengyan, while her five children each had other missions.

"What?"

Shen Yao looked at Fu Hengyan, finally guessing whether it was related to training during the disciples' journey.

Not forgetting what Fu Hengyan had said before, they traveled on, but not without rest.

Fu Hengyan nodded, taking Shen Yao's wrist. "They need tempering. With several masters protecting them, there's no need to worry."

Shen Yao:...

How could she not worry? The four older ones were fine, but the youngest—even a protagonist script wasn't so easy to get.

Shen Yao sighed helplessly. All she could do was tell Fu Zening to act carefully, to always consider himself first, to do what could be done, and if it couldn't be done, to retreat strategically first.

Fu Zening:...

Mother really... He could understand she was doing it for his own good, but he had his own path to walk.

Facing Shen Yao's admonition, Fu Zening was obedient and well-behaved, but once he left Shen Yao's side, he unleashed his specialty, the Mad Dog Fighting Style. As his surging Fire Spiritual Power emerged, no one could resist him.

The spirit boat traveled from Tianjian Sect all the way to Yunzhong City. Although the midway stopovers were short, both sides enjoyed themselves thoroughly (specifically referring to Shen Yao enjoying herself, and Fu Zening and the others enjoying their battles).

"How did you get injured again?"

Shen Yao looked at her son, injured four, five, six, seven, eight times, and felt completely numb.

It really was just a protagonist script. Others handled things simply, but with Fu Zening there was crossing levels, expansion, and then key pass bosses... Could the protagonist of this world really be her youngest son?

Hiss

Could it be that she, someone who looked ordinary in every way, was actually the protagonist's mother!

"Mother, son is unharmed. I just ran into a few demon cultivators who dared to eat people, and wanted to slay them cleanly."

Shen Yao, who had already learned from Fu Hengyan that her son had killed his way to the enemy's old nest and used the Cutting Grass and Removing Roots technique, only felt a headache.

Oh heavens, those demon cultivators—many were at Golden Core Late Stage or even Nascent Soul Early Stage. How did Fu Zening dare?!

The facts proved Fu Zening not only dared, he was brave, fighting recklessly and not knowing how to write the word "coward." Paired with a handsome, refined face, who could have imagined this man was actually a madman.

Madman Fu Zening:... Huh?

Given the premise that she couldn't control or stop him, Shen Yao completely gave up.

All she could do was prepare various healing pills for Fu Zening in advance.

Fortunately, her daughter Jin Xiu was very professional in this area, and the two of them worked together, making quite smooth progress.

By the time several spirit boats smoothly entered Zhongzhou, Fu Zening, after many days of tempering, had piled his cultivation up to Golden Core Middle Stage, faintly touching the threshold of Golden Core Late Stage.

One must know that at this time Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu had just broken through Golden Core Early Stage and entered Golden Core Middle Stage.

Jin Xiu and Lin Lang were both constantly accumulating spiritual power to break through Foundation Establishment and enter Golden Core.

Fu Zening, at the youngest age, successfully caught up to his two elder brothers and surpassed his two elder sisters.

Shen Yao:...

Fu Zening's cultivation talent was constantly refreshing Shen Yao's worldview.

Even when alone with Fu Hengyan, Shen Yao would occasionally ask if Fu Zening's cultivation rising so fast would cause problems.

Fu Hengyan shook his head and guaranteed that Fu Zening would not only have no problems, but the faster he was promoted, the better.

Huh? Why?

Wasn't it said that cultivators needed all-around improvement, and that the higher the cultivation, the more important the state of mind was?

Fu Hengyan explained, "That's for ordinary cultivators. Actually, state of mind is just a common saying when facing a cultivation bottleneck.

If one's talent is high enough and there is no cultivation bottleneck, then there is no state of mind problem."

Essentially, cultivation was just a medium, and state of mind was more like a supplement for insufficient cultivation, but not necessary.

Fu Hengyan lowered his head and drooped his eyes, his fingers lightly curving. "Ning'er is special. Based on his own cultivation talent, the time to condense his Nascent Soul will come even earlier."

So naturally, the investment Tianjian Sect placed in Fu Zening far exceeded that in the other four children.

This was destined from the moment Fu Zening revealed his talent and aptitude.

Holding Shen Yao in his arms, Fu Hengyan lightly patted her back and said nothing more.

After several spirit boats entered Zhongzhou, Shen Yao could see even richer surrounding scenery.

Although the spirit boats couldn't stop to rest because various parties had divided territories, Shen Yao still found ways to seek interesting things in her boring life.

Especially after privately discussing everything about Fu Zening with Fu Hengyan, Shen Yao successfully learned to calm her mindset.

Because no matter what, Fu Zening was not something she could interfere with and decide.

Since that was the case, she would leave it to Fu Zening himself, and she would support and accept any result.

Sitting by the window with one hand supporting her chin, Shen Yao gazed into the distance at the ancient city hidden among mountain ranges and cloud mist, softly sighing at the specialness of Zhongzhou.

The architecture here, wherever it was, carried a majestic pressure.

Could it be because Zhongzhou was in the center and related to the mountain veins it occupied?

"No. Zhongzhou is ruled by the various surnamed royal families, and all sects and great schools serve imperial power."

Completely opposite to Dongzhou's behavior style. Dongzhou also had many countries standing, but these national powers were more like a management identity, existing as a connection bond between common people and sects.

Sects were the top people, holding the power of life and death power.

Zhongzhou was different. One could see the clues from these building structures on the ground.

Like the might Shen Yao just mentioned, it was more national fortune, commonly called Dragon Qi.

After Fu Hengyan explained it this way, Shen Yao smoothly understood the specialness of Zhongzhou's architecture.

I see. So it was related to the management style of each continent.

Compared to Zhongzhou and Dongzhou, Beizhou had no national power at all; upper sects dealt directly with the lower common people, so the relationship was stiff.

Dongzhou had national power as a buffer, forming a balance among the three parties, so the relationship was harmonious.

Zhongzhou had national power towering above sects and lower common people. Even huge sects could suffer losses, let alone those lower common people.

As for Southern Continent, everything in Buddhist cultivator territory belonged solely to Buddha Ancestor, so there was no need to discuss it.

Shen Yao looked up. "Behind Piaomiao Sect is..." which national power.

Fu Hengyan said in a low voice, "Qian Kingdom, Baili Imperial Court."

Baili Clan?

Shen Yao frowned upon hearing this, quickly recalling some records about this clan in her mind.

How to put it, reputation-wise, they belong to the type that's a mix of good and bad.

Their behavior style leans toward the Mad Dog Style. Similar to the kind that goes after anyone they don't like, doing it even if they can't finish it, and doing it even if they can't do it.

However, what's more miraculous is that this clan has been passed down for many years, and although there were several times they went too far and lost the clan's territory, fortunately their descendants always produced a few capable ones who would take the territory back.

So after going back and forth for so many years, the Baili Imperial Court is still the owner of Qian Kingdom, and the great sect of Zhongzhou, Piaomiao Sect, is also bound to the Baili Imperial Court.

It is said that the current Empress of Qian Kingdom is a Personal Disciple of a High Elder of Piaomiao Sect, and she is raising a Crown Prince of extremely high aptitude under her knees, who is designated as the next New Emperor of Qian Kingdom.

"Cheng Qi, does this Baili Imperial Court have great influence on Qian Kingdom?"

Fu Hengyan nodded, "The life and death of Qian Kingdom are all in the hands of Baili Imperial Court."

However, pursing his lips, Fu Hengyan lowered his eyes to look at Shen Yao.

Shen Yao:?

"Piaomiao Sect wants to form a marriage alliance with the sects of Dongzhou, in the name of the Future Crown Prince Consort of Qian Kingdom."

It's just that this rumor just surfaced, and this Exchange Conference in Yunzhong City might discuss it.

Shen Yao: Huh?

"Perhaps, it's related to Tianjian Sect?" Looking at Fu Hengyan's complex expression, Shen Yao couldn't help but associate it with Linlang and Jinxiuxiu.

As it turned out, it really was related to Jinxiuxiu, or rather, related to Jinxiuxiu's previous outing for training.

Fu Hengyan vaguely recounted the causes and effects, and after listening, Shen Yao was full of black lines.

Good fellow, isn't this just a rerun of the plot when she first met Fu Hengyan?

Jinxiuxiu, "Jinxiuxiu knows?"

Fu Hengyan shook his head, "It was said by Jinxiuxiu's master, Bai Cao Zhenjun."

Shen Yao breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately fortunately, "This matter should be explained to Jinxiuxiu if there's an opportunity, as for what happens next, it all depends on Jinxiuxiu herself."

Her daughter is still a child, how could she marry someone so early, becoming a Royal Consort.

Shen Yao, who was resentful in her heart, had no idea that Jinxiuxiu's age had long surpassed the time when she herself entered the City Lord's Mansion, and even after giving birth to Fu Zexuan and Fu Zeyu, she was only just over twenty years old.

"Mother, regarding this matter, daughter isn't sure, but daughter doesn't dislike True Person Baili."

But if we're talking about liking, Jinxiuxiu, who puts all her energy into herbs, simply doesn't have that string.

Shen Yao:...