NOVPUBChapter 521: Chapter 519: I’ve Always Been Here
Chapter 521: Chapter 519: I’ve Always Been Here
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“Why is her soul so weak?” Zhu Yin, the Great Ancestor of Qilin Academy, immediately spotted Sally’s problem.
Zhu Sanlang said, “Could it be related to the fetus? She’s currently pregnant with twins.”
“Yours?” Zhu Yin looked at him with surprise and excitement.
“…Uh, no, no, they’re not mine.” Zhu Sanlang hastily waved his hands.
“Right. Having a wonderful child like Little Shier is already a great blessing; we shouldn’t ask for more.” Zhu Yin transferred his pure and robust Power of Divine Soul to Sally.
A moment later, Sally’s pale complexion turned rosy and full, looking like she could wake up at any time.
Zhu Yin’s forehead broke out in a fine sweat, and after wiping it with his sleeve, he said to Zhu Sanlang, “That should do for now. Once she wakes up, ask her whose children she’s carrying. It’s best to resolve this issue from the root, otherwise, given that she’s only in the early stages of pregnancy, she will suffer more later on.”
“Alright, I understand.” Sally opened her eyes and slowly sat up, “Thank you, Great Ancestor, for your help. Xiao Yan will definitely repay your kindness in the future.”
“No need, no need. You are Little Shier’s real mother, having passed on the pure bloodline for our Qilin Clan; we owe you a great favor. If you ever need anything in the future, just say the word, and the Qilin Academy will lend our full support.”
“Thank you, Great Ancestor.” Sally looked towards Zhu Sanlang with gentle, trusting eyes, “I want to go back to Yunmeng Island.”
“Mhm.” Zhu Sanlang nodded.
Zhu Yin took out a bottle of Elixir from the Different Space, “This is a Soul Nourishing Pill; you can take one whenever you feel your soul power is weak.”
“Thank you, Great Ancestor.” Sally accepted it.
After leaving Qilin Academy, Sally stayed on Yunmeng Island for over two months.
The Power of Divine Soul given by Zhu Yin was almost completely absorbed by Welly’s children. Meanwhile, she began to rely on the Soul Nourishing Pills to maintain her daily consciousness.
“Sanlang, I’m heading to the Divine Realm. Is there anything you’d like me to bring to Little Shier?” Sally asked while she and Zhu Sanlang were planting some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the garden.
Zhu Sanlang handed Sally a Little Storage Bag, “Please give this to him.”
“Will do.” Sally accepted.
“Oh, last time you summoned Little Shier, the Great Ancestor was looking for him.”
“Ah!? Perhaps Little Shier did not inform the Great Ancestor about being summoned to participate in the monthly exam. It was my oversight; I’ll take care of it personally.”
“Just have Little Shier explain it to the Great Ancestor.”
“It’s fine, I know what to do.” Sally said, then applied a bit of Planting Spiritual Mud on one side of Zhu Sanlang’s face with her hand.
Zhu Sanlang was startled, then smiled and said, “Yanyan, you are playful.”
Sally tiptoed and kissed the other half of his face, “Cultivate hard; I’ll come back to be with you.”
“Mhm.” Zhu Sanlang nodded, his handsome face full of reluctance.
“Sanlang…” Sally gently pulled up the corner of his lips into a smile, “Before we reunite, wait for me with a smile, okay?”
“Yanyan!” Zhu Sanlang pulled her tightly into his arms, “You don’t need to worry about me. Before I met you, I was also practicing cultivation every day. The path of cultivation is inherently lonely. Knowing that Yanyan thinks of me, and that my son in the Divine Realm is waiting for me, fills me with joy, and makes cultivation full of anticipation; I don’t need to ask for more.”
“But Little Shier still wants a sister of the same father,” Sally looked up at him, “Don’t you want one?”
“If it’s so arduous and life-threatening to conceive, I’d rather you didn’t.” Zhu Sanlang sighed lightly, “Having you well is better than anything. Besides, Little Shier already has many sisters, though not biologically mine, I treat them as if they were.”
“Sanlang, you’re too kind.” Just like Little Shier, not competing or grasping.
Apart from gesturing away Little Jiuj and Little Shii, which angered him, they’d never had a serious argument again.
Zhu Sanlang shook his head, “No, Yanyan, I’m the same as they are. I too want to have you to myself, but I know it’s not possible. You rely on the Offspring System to upgrade your cultivation by giving birth to children with higher talent; it’s something you need to do.”
“…Little Shier is just like you.” Sally’s heart felt slightly sour; being too well-behaved sometimes leads to being overlooked, “Wait for me to come back, okay?”
“I’ve always been right here.”
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Divine Realm, Tianhu Mountain.
Sally looked towards Su’s residence, now with closely shut doors.
Some time ago, You Hao had sent her a message through Qing Linghuan, saying he was going back to the Divine Lord Residence to enter seclusion.
There was a sacred training ground there. He wanted to concentrate fully on incubating Yangyang and Xiaoxiao, and Little Beibei had also begun the process of bone washing and marrow changing. Even if they lacked natural talent, they could still cultivate other techniques.
Sally had no objections to You Hao’s arrangements.
He would definitely treat the children well. This assurance alone was enough for her.
Inside the Fox Den, Qing Linghuan was absent. Judging by the state of his fox-woven nest, he hadn’t returned for days.
She wondered where he had gone to hunt for food.
Sally thus settled temporarily in the Fox Den, waiting for Qing Linghuan.
Xiaomei analyzed the Soul Nourishing Pills and found that they consisted entirely of condensed Divine Soul Force, and could not be synthesized using physical substances or data.
If Sally wanted more Soul Nourishing Pills, she might need to find a person.
[Host, Welly should be able to refine Soul Nourishing Pills.]
[Ever since returning from the Dark World Continent, he has been maintaining his distance from me, behaving quite peculiarly.]
[Could it be jealousy?] Xiaomei asked, [His emotional fluctuations are quite similar to when Qing Linghuan is jealous. Except, one displays it outwardly while the other keeps it contained.]
[Impossible.] Sally didn’t think that Welly was jealous. He was only interested in her ability to bear children and nothing more. Flirtation to facilitate conception was one thing, but it hardly touched the heart; it was merely carnal desire.
[Is it possible to pause the development of this fetus? Let’s nurture one properly first.] Sally asked.
[Certainly.] Xiaomei replied.
Sally touched her slightly bulging abdomen, [First, I should return to visit Welly. If he can produce a large number of Soul Nourishing Pills, then I’ll continue with the pregnancy. But, if I find that this fetus affects Little Sky Fox, then I’ll immediately pause its development.]
[Understood, host.] Xiaomei responded, [There will be no problem.]
Sally sighed deeply, [Welly’s children, why must they all be so troublesome.]
[Host, every challenging pregnancy presents an opportunity for the Offspring System to upgrade and evolve.]
[I know.] Sally rose from the Fox Den, [Then I’ll return to Beast World first. Little Shisi and Little Shiwu are at the Beast Emperor’s Palace, and Huanhuan might head directly back there instead of coming to Tianhu Mountain.]
Teleportation Gate, Sally had given it back to Qing Linghuan for him to use while hunting for food.
Thus, her coming and going were now facilitated by Xiaomei’s teleportation.
But, just as she was about to leave,
her body was suddenly enveloped in a teleportation light uncontrollably.
[Xiaomei, what’s happening?] Sally asked urgently.
Xiaomei didn’t respond.
Sally’s consciousness immediately entered the System Space.
But she saw that the System Space was pitch black!
It was like a city that had been vibrant with rainbow neons had suddenly lost power, plunging into silence and darkness.
“Who art thou?” a deep, thunderous voice mixed with awe asked.
