Chapter 286: Grandmaster Enemies and the Harvesting and Supplementing Art

We are not ants!

Shouted from the mouth of the womanly Bao Shuixian, these words were even more deafening and unforgettable! Zhou You closed his eyes, as if seeing Su Cheng that night; under the shockwave descending from the sky, the originally sturdy city walls were destroyed and collapsed like paper, and the ground cracked and sank, swallowing building after building.

The world was in turmoil, the four directions heaved, and in the blink of an eye, it became a living hell.

Countless residents and commoners had not even figured out what was happening before they lost their lives on the spot.

The aftermath of a battle between Grandmasters is comparable to the might of heaven and earth; even Qi-force and Blood-Qi martial artists could hardly survive.

The city was built by the Earth Sect, and only Grandmasters could destroy its walls.

Famine, plague, bewitching creatures, and wild beasts had taken turns attacking, yet none could breach the city, but two Grandmasters, both of the human race, destroyed its final defense, and hell descended in their wake.

Zhou You opened his eyes and saw the monstrous hatred in Bao Shuixian's heart.

"Zhou You, help me!"

Bao Shuixian's beauty was different from that of a delicate lady; she practiced martial arts and boxing, had a slender waist and long legs, and was full of vitality and health. Her features also leaned toward the heroic, and at this moment, carrying a faint sorrow, she appeared even more beautiful.

More importantly, she was a widow!

Zhou You felt his Dao heart was on the verge of losing its guard at any moment.

"My father originally arranged for me to marry that good-for-nothing, eyeing only the bloodline left by his ancestors."

"On the first night of our wedding, I saw that he was a piece of trash that couldn't be propped up, so I beat him away with a few punches; you are my first man."

Having given such sincerity, how should Zhou You choose? Zhou You took a deep breath, but before he could speak, Bao Shuixian's heart sank, and she had an ominous premonition.

"Sorry, I do not approve of the philosophy of the Myriad Phenomena Martial Saint, either."

"The Perfected Human is a joke. If one does not undergo hardship and self-improvement, but is destined to become a Martial Saint from birth, treating this supreme honor as inherited wealth, it undoubtedly defiles the name of a Martial Saint."

"Bao Shuixian, revenge must rely on yourself. Some things must be seized in the moment; one cannot wait to leave them for descendants to do."

Zhou You looked into her eyes sincerely, "Tell me the names of those two Grandmasters; if there is an opportunity in the future, I will help you along the way."

Under his gaze, Bao Shuixian felt she was about to melt.

Such spirit, such breadth of mind—she was right to see him as an extraordinary man, a great man.

She began to reflect on her own mediocre appearance, thinking she was unworthy of him, which was why she had been rejected by Zhou You on the spot!

"Through the Human Seed Sect's intelligence channels, I found out that of the two Grandmasters in that battle, one was Dongmen Kaitai of the Human Sect, and the other's identity is unknown."

"The Human Sect, Dongmen Kaitai, hmm, this information is enough."

Zhou You cupped his hands toward Bao Shuixian, "You practice boxing and martial arts better than many men, so I will not treat you as an ordinary woman."

"Bao Shuixian, never belittle yourself again from now on; just treat the Human Seed Sect like a fart."

Hearing the last half of the vulgar sentence, Bao Shuixian burst into laughter, "Fine, I will treat it like a fart."

After her inner knot was untied, Bao Shuixian's blood boiled, "Zhou You, I owe you a favor."

"It was wrong of me to use a secret as leverage just now."

"What I want to tell you is that there is infighting in the Qi Family, and several brothers are vying for power. The Qi Fengzhang you rely on is planning to arrange a marriage between you and his clan, and he has a female cousin who also has a background in the Human Seed Sect."

"You must be careful; the branch she belongs to is different from mine. They use the Harvesting and Supplementing Art to absorb a man's essence to improve the aptitude of their offspring; they have already gone astray and fallen into the evil path."

Eating their spouse! Is she a mantis, or a black widow spider?

This information was extremely important; for Zhou You, it could save his life.

"No need to repay the favor; we are even," Zhou You said politely to Bao Shuixian.

He sighed inwardly; every organization has its moderate and radical factions, and the Human Seed Sect is no exception.

Bao Shuixian belongs to the moderate faction—she asks for your opinion before taking essence to seek offspring—but the radicals are different; they snatch by force and take your life too!

Next, Bao Shuixian revealed quite a bit more inside information about the Human Seed Sect.

In reality, this ideology of optimizing offspring has already subtly permeated the interior of many aristocratic families.

"Matching doors and windows" is the product of this very ideology.

To ensure their bloodline is not diluted, aristocratic families intermarry—strong martial artists with strong martial artists, Grandmasters with Grandmasters—and their offspring are the same.

That is why excellent members of aristocratic families emerge one after another; even if there are incompetent individual cases, they are few and far between.

As for that female of the Qi Family, it is hard to say if she is the only one, or if there are more like-minded people hiding behind her.

"Zhou You, you must be careful and never fall victim to the Harvesting and Supplementing Art, otherwise your life will be in danger."

The Harvesting and Supplementing Art is a secret technique of the Human Seed Sect, activated by the principle of Yin and Yang mutual absorption.

Under normal circumstances, when the Human Seed Sect propagates offspring, they take the essence and blood of both parents, and both sides suffer a loss; but if the Harvesting and Supplementing Art is used, the balance tips to one side—the harvester gains instead of losing, while the harvested becomes a sucker, even losing their life in the process.

One can only say that there are always people with crooked ideas! Bao Shuixian said that to bear offspring, she specifically raised herself to the mid-stage of Blood-Qi, just to handle the loss of bearing a child. Conservatively estimated, after giving birth, her realm would drop to about the 1st or 2nd stage of Blood-Qi.

If the Harvesting and Supplementing Art were used, not only would she not drop in realm, but she would also use the vitality of the fetus to break through by one or two realms.

The temptation here is too great; no wonder many people take the risk.

Now it is clear: that Qi Family woman wants to use his seed to optimize her offspring, not hesitating to sacrifice his life, and the child born would not even be surnamed Zhou, but would become a member of the Qi Family.

Too bullying! "Great kindness, no need for thanks!"

After sending Bao Shuixian away, Zhou You felt the waters of the aristocratic families were too deep to navigate! It would be better to avoid them in the future.

Just as he was sitting in the living room thinking, Mother walked over, hesitant and wanting to speak several times.

"You'er, there is something Mother must make clear."

"Uh, go ahead!"

Zhou You saw the firm look in Mother's eyes; clearly, what she was about to say had been carefully considered and was not open to doubt or change.

"It's fine if you like that widow from just now, but I have requirements regarding having children. Hmm, your father will say the same when he returns."

"I don't mind having many children, but there must be at least two boys, and one must follow our Zhou Family surname."

Zhou You stared at Mother, dumbfounded; before she had even finished, he heard...

"I heard the woman's family runs a martial arts school, and they are wealthy. Although they moved here from Su Cheng, they have now settled locally. We are a small family, so we don't care about matching social status."

"As long as you two see eye to eye, that's enough. You just nod, and when your father returns tonight, we will prepare the betrothal gifts!"

Zhou You had a bit of a headache; she had eavesdropped, but hadn't heard the whole thing, and did not yet know he had already refused.

"Mother, that's a baseless matter, go and cook!"

Upon learning that Zhou You had rejected the young woman, Mother was shocked and also somewhat disappointed; the matter of holding a grandchild would have to be delayed further.

Sigh, just how high are her son's standards!

Mother was so worried she couldn't eat dinner, and tossed and turned dozens of times during the night, so that even Zhou Laodie couldn't sleep well.

(End of chapter)