Chapter 38: The Sect Was Sold, Junior Sister 5
At this moment, Shishu Zu jumped out, "My grand-nephew's wife, I plan to take this child back and raise him myself. Do you agree?"
Ning Yan: Someone is actually willing to raise her child for her? Take him, take him, quickly take him away! She can also enjoy a world for two with her man!
"This… the child has just been born. I'm afraid he's too young and too much trouble to care for, which might tire Shishu Zu…"
"No trouble, no trouble! Others wish they could have such trouble!"
Ning Yan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Shishu Zu from now on."
Shishu Zu was so happy he couldn't close his mouth. "No trouble, no trouble. I will definitely teach him well. If you're worried, you can come see him anytime.
From now on, all my collections will belong to Hao'er."
Chen Hao was the little guy's name.
The other Elders immediately went up, wanting to give that old man two punches. In such a short time, he had managed to get ahead of them. A Congenital Saint Body! They also wanted to personally raise a child with a Congenital Saint Body.
Chen Junrong hadn't expected his Dao Companion to be willing to let someone else raise their child. Just as he was about to struggle and snatch the child back, his own father shoved him aside with a kick to his backside.
"When you were just born, your grandpa took you away. Now that I finally have a grandson, you want to compete with an elder? You good-for-nothing, scram!"
Shishu Zu raising the child didn't mean they couldn't see him; it just meant he wouldn't be raised in their own hall.
If these two young people took the child back, how could he, as a father-in-law, run over to their place every day?
So, this kid should just scram.
Chen Junrong: …
Chen Junrong could only go to his Dao Companion for comfort.
Ning Yan: …
Ning Yan directly pulled her man back to cultivate. Ever since he knew she was pregnant, this man had refused to touch her, so his Dantian hadn't fully recovered. After Ning Yan's confinement month was over, she cultivated with her man every day until his Dantian was completely healed, by which time their child was already three months old.
Lingxiao Sect held a bonding ceremony for the two of them, which was also the little guy's hundred-day banquet.
After the ceremony, Lingxiao Sect Master was surrounded by people from several other major sects. This old man had quietly done something big. Without a sound, he had a grandson, who was a Congenital Spirit Child, and his Dao Companion was also a cultivation prodigy, a Nascent Soul cultivator at twenty-six years old—the only one in the entire cultivation world.
This made those talented young people of Chen Junrong's generation extremely jealous. Over a dozen of them surrounded him, spewing sour remarks. As a result, the tribulation clouds in the sky appeared again!
Chen Junrong clearly felt his hands trembling!
When Ning Yan established her foundation, he was at the Soul Transformation stage.
When Ning Yan reached Golden Core, he was still at the Soul Transformation stage.
When Ning Yan reached Nascent Soul, he was still at the Soul Transformation stage.
Now that Ning Yan was breaking through to Soul Transformation, he was still at the Soul Transformation stage!
He was truly afraid that when Ning Yan reached the Tribulation Transcending stage, he would still be at the Soul Transformation stage!
No, he had to go into seclusion and cultivate starting tomorrow!
Under the gaze of many people, Ning Yan passed the Soul Transformation lightning tribulation unscathed and officially became a Soul Transformation cultivator.
Kuang Gui and Lu Xiaoxiao, watching this scene from afar, both looked extremely grim!
"Let's go."
If he stayed any longer, he was afraid Ning Yan would remember her Senior Brother who abandoned him and embarrass him. In fact, he was already very embarrassed.
If he hadn't married the daughter of the Sword Sect Master, Lingxiao Sect would probably have already made a move against him.
After all, he was only at the late Nascent Soul stage.
The two of them hurried away with their attendants. In fact, they overestimated themselves; Ning Yan had been so focused on cultivation that she had long forgotten about them.
Back at Tianyan Sect, all the Sect Elders knew that the former sect master's only daughter had advanced to Soul Transformation today. Each of them looked at Kuang Gui with dissatisfaction.
If they had known that Ning Tietou's daughter had such good aptitude, how could they have agreed to let Kuang Gui take over Tianyan Sect!
Kuang Gui and Lu Xiaoxiao's marriage had been rushed back then. Except for a few Elders, all the Grand Elders were unaware of the inside story. They thought the two had peacefully dissolved their engagement, but those who attended the bonding ceremony today learned from 'interested parties' that Ning Yan had actually been sent to Lingxiao Sect by Kuang Gui as a cultivation cauldron!
But now that the die was cast, it was too late to say anything. "Kuang Gui, hand over the sect affairs to the Elders. From tomorrow onwards, you two will go into seclusion and cultivation. You are not allowed to emerge until you reach Soul Transformation."
Kuang Gui's expression was displeased, but Lu Xiaoxiao quickly tugged at him.
The Grand Elder was right. The situation was now against them. Ning Yan had not only rapidly improved her cultivation but had also given Chen Junrong a genius son. It would be too easy for Lingxiao Sect to stand up for her.
What they needed to do now was to be low-key, low-key, and even lower-key. Seclusion and cultivation was the best method.
Kuang Gui, chosen by Sect Master Ning to be the current Sect Master of Tianyan Sect, was not brainless. His talent was also not low; at the very least, compared to Chen Junrong, he was definitely not inferior.
No matter how talented Chen Junrong was, he was only a half-human, half-fruit combination. His advancement to Soul Transformation at over a hundred years old was definitely inseparable from Lingxiao Sect's abundant resources and his own efforts.
But Kuang Gui was different. He was a naturally conceived human, and he was not old, only 101 years old this year. He was currently at the late Nascent Soul stage. If he hadn't relaxed his cultivation earlier to take over the sect master position, he might have already advanced to Soul Transformation. So, in terms of aptitude, he was not inferior to Chen Junrong.
Kuang Gui only thought for a moment before respectfully bowing to the Elders, then handed over his duties and returned to seclusion with his Dao Companion.
However, in his heart, he still harbored deep resentment, blaming himself for not being ruthless enough back then. Just to avoid karma, he had pushed Ning Yan out as a cultivation cauldron, so that even if she was sucked dry by Chen Junrong, it would have nothing to do with him.
His seclusion lasted for thirty years.
Thirty years, for cultivators, was truly just a blink of an eye. Some powerful figures would go into seclusion for hundreds of years at a time!
After he emerged, he first sensed Lu Xiaoxiao's cave, found that she was still in seclusion, then silently left the sect and found a remote place, planning to undergo his lightning tribulation. That's right, he was also about to reach Soul Transformation.
Deep in the mountains, the tribulation clouds in the sky rapidly gathered. The rumbling thunder sounded terrifying. Kuang Gui frowned continuously, feeling that the commotion of this lightning tribulation was a bit too great.
Black clouds pressed down, and the surrounding air seemed to be compressed, making it hard for him to breathe!
Immediately after, two bolts of lightning descended from the sky. One bolt, as thick as an iron barrel, went straight towards Kuang Gui, while the other struck not far from him.
Only then did Kuang Gui realize that he was not the only one undergoing the lightning tribulation here!
How unlucky! Why didn't that person warn him when he arrived? If two people undergo the lightning tribulation at the same time, the power of the tribulation doubles!
He endured the first lightning bolt with his physical body, wanting to move to another place to undergo the tribulation before the second bolt came down, but the tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to have a consciousness, directly trapping him in place.
Then, the lightning bolts struck down one after another. Kuang Gui's formation plates and spirit artifacts were all destroyed.
The person undergoing the tribulation with him on the other side seemed to be lying on the ground. He thought the other person was dead, but soon, they rolled over and continued to sleep.
Kuang Gui: … This was the second person he had ever seen undergoing a lightning tribulation in such a bizarre way.
No wonder he hadn't noticed the other person before; presumably, they were sleeping there at the time, which was why he didn't see them.
Pfft, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, purely out of anger!
After another half an hour, the last lightning tribulation finally descended. Looking at the final bolt, which was clearly at least eight times thicker, Kuang Gui thought to himself: My life is over!
With a loud 'kacha' sound, the thunder exploded above Kuang Gui's head. The innocent and cheerful smile of his Junior Sister flashed before his eyes, followed by the disappearance of the illusion, replaced by torn flesh and pain from head to toe. Everything on his body was struck by this last lightning bolt and turned into ashes. His Dantian was completely shattered. He was finished.
By the time the thunderclouds in the sky disappeared, Kuang Gui had only one breath left.
Faint footsteps sounded. Just before Kuang Gui breathed his last, he finally saw the person who had undergone the lightning tribulation with him.
"You, who are you?" The person in front of him felt too familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a moment.
Chen Lin glanced at the man in the deep pit, "Chen Lin, Shao Zongzhu of Lingxiao Sect."
"Chen… Lin? Shao Zongzhu? Shao Zongzhu… wasn't… Chen Junrong?"
"That's my dad. I'm his third son. Hey, who are you?"
Kuang Gui's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Third son? Is your mother Ning Yan? How is she now?"
She had already reached Soul Transformation thirty years ago. Now, had she reached the peak of Soul Transformation?
"You know my mom? My mom ascended to the Immortal Realm last year."
Kuang Gui spat out a mouthful of blood with a 'pfft' sound. His aura visibly weakened.
"Oh, why are you so agitated? Are you secretly in love with my mom? It's useless even if you are; with my dad around, you can't win.
All those who coveted my mom were dealt with by my dad. Even when ascending, he had to cling to my mom and go together. Oh, and my eldest brother and second brother, they all guard my mom's side. No one else can get close."
"You mean, that little baby Chen Hao also became an immortal?"
"In our family, my grandpa, my great-grandpa, my mom and dad, and my eldest brother and second brother have all ascended.
Sigh, it's a pity I'm already fifteen, and only at the Soul Transformation cultivation. I don't know how much longer I'll have to wait to ascend to the Immortal Realm to see my parents."
Chen Lin finished speaking and left.
Kuang Gui coughed violently, spitting out blood, then lost his breath.
Lu Xiaoxiao, who was in seclusion, suddenly awoke from her meditation, felt a pang in her chest, then spat out a mouthful of blood and died, her Dao dissipated.
The Heavenly Dao contract was not something to be made lightly. If it was agreed to live and die together, there would be no hesitation. He lives, she lives; he dies, she dies!
It's unknown if Lu Xiaoxiao, who had worked so hard to drive Ning Yan away, had any regrets in her final moments.
Immortal Realm.
Chen Junrong, who had split a trace of his soul to watch over his youngest son, was speechless. He hadn't expected Kuang Gui to be literally angered to death by his third son. He immediately turned to report to Ning Yan.
Ning Yan: … Truly, she ascended too quickly and really forgot about that damn Senior Brother.
This was truly karma!
"Madam, do you think after you give birth this time, you'll break through another major realm?"
It was truly baffling. His wife was already an immortal, yet she could still get pregnant!
The key was that she would undergo a lightning tribulation after each birth and break through a major realm after each birth.
She ascended so easily and even brought him along.
Others cultivated themselves to death, working tirelessly, and might not ascend even after living for one or two thousand years.
As for him? As long as he and his Dao Companion 'sauced and brewed' every day and comfortably enjoyed life, he had everything!
His Dao Companion was truly a treasure!
Ning Yan smiled faintly, looking at him. "Whether I can break through, I don't know, but I do know that if you don't cultivate diligently and I become a god, you'll be left behind. The God Realm is full of handsome men. By then, I'll marry a few, embracing them left and right, enjoying the blessings of having many husbands."
Pregnancy in the Immortal Realm apparently took ten years to give birth. Ten years was too long for her; she was too lazy to think about it.
Chen Junrong: …
Nine years later, Ning Yan safely gave birth to a daughter. On the day of the birth, Ning Yan once again welcomed a lightning tribulation.