Chapter 687: The Joy of the Xiao Family
“Could it be that your power is... obtained through inheritance?” Yun Che asked in a low voice. When he first met Mo Li, she had personally said that she was thirteen years old. But at that time, he didn’t have a sufficient concept of how powerful Mo Li was. As his own strength grew, he increasingly felt just how terrifying Mo Li’s strength truly was. Now, his strength was enough to fight against a low-level Emperor Lord, yet he still couldn’t perceive the limit of Mo Li’s power.
To have such terrifying strength at thirteen years old... if it were achieved through personal cultivation, he simply couldn’t accept it.
Mo Li’s voice suddenly stopped. Clearly, she realized that she had almost said something she shouldn’t have in her narration. After a brief pause, she gave a cold snort and continued, “Tian Xuan Continent is situated in an extremely low plane within this vast universe. It should have been absolutely impossible for such a high-level profound art as profound force inheritance to appear. And what has appeared on Fen Juechen should not be profound force inheritance either.”
“Not profound force inheritance?” Yun Che asked in surprise. “Then what is it? The demon source he absorbed is precisely the demon profound force cultivated by others, isn’t it? In terms of its nature, it is fundamentally absorbing and inheriting the power of others bit by bit!”
“When I first saw Fen Juechen, his explosively increased strength and the demon profound aura on him made me think that his body had been possessed by a demon soul. But afterward, I discovered that he clearly had complete self-awareness. I then probed the demon source within his body and found that the soul aura of that demon source and Fen Juechen’s own soul aura were astonishingly compatible!” Mo Li’s calm voice carried a trace of faint puzzlement. “This is what confuses me.”
“When a demon soul carrying source force forcibly enters a person’s body, there should only be three possible outcomes: destroying the body, possessing the body, or being shattered and dispersed by the body’s owner with stronger profound force or soul force. But in Fen Juechen’s case, his own soul perfectly matched with the demon soul that entered his body. Instead of destroying or possessing each other, it was as if two originally separated souls were slowly merging back together!”
“~!@#$%^……” If Mo Li had directly said it was profound force inheritance, although incredible, Yun Che would have understood instantly. But Mo Li’s explanation turned his mind into a pot of mush. He shook his head and resumed his flight toward Liu Yun City. “The more I listen, the more complicated it gets. Forget it... I’ll just go ask Fen Juechen three months from now.”
“Didn’t you hear clearly what I just told you?” Mo Li said coldly. “You are no match for him now. Three months later, you will be even less of a match. Are you planning to go seek death?”
Yun Che gave a very calm shrug. “I have the Primordial Mystic Ark. If I can’t win, I can run! Besides...” The faint smile on his face slightly faded as his brows furrowed. “Besides, even if I don’t run, it won’t be that easy for him to kill me! I will never allow myself... to be defeated by someone I once defeated!”
“……” Mo Li was too lazy to respond further. She quietly floated within the space of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, channeling the world’s extremely dense purification power to cleanse the last remnants of demon poison in her soul. After a while, she suddenly half-opened her eyes and muttered to herself, “Could it be some kind of reincarnation forbidden art?”
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Returning to the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lie’s courtyard was still filled with laughter and joy. In just a few short hours, Xiao Lie’s complexion and mental state were completely different from before. The joy of regaining something lost for over twenty years made his old eyes brim with tears time and again.
“Xiao Che!” As soon as Yun Che landed from the air, Xiao Lingxi hurried over and tightly grasped his right arm, as if afraid he would fly away again. Then she remembered that Xiao Lie and Xiao Yun were still present, so she quickly loosened her grip slightly. Her lowered cheeks flushed with a layer of charming red... The same intimacy as before, but with a different state of mind.
“Che'er, you're back.” Looking at Yun Che, whom he had raised since childhood, Xiao Lie smiled with contentment and gratitude.
“Big brother, how was the situation over there? Did you find out what they are doing?” Xiao Yun stepped forward and asked. Compared to before, his brows showed several times more urgency. Because back then, Liu Yun City was a place related to him yet unfamiliar, but now, having recognized his close kin at the place of his birth, he had developed a deep sense of belonging rooted in his heart for Liu Yun City.
Yun Che shook his head. “The Shenhuang Army is indeed carrying out some secret mission, but their secrecy measures are extremely thorough. Even when I used Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing, I couldn’t find any results.”
“Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing didn’t work either?” Tianxia Diqi’s face was full of surprise. In Yaohuang City, everyone knew the overbearing power of Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing. But if even Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing couldn’t do it, then the matter was too unusual.
“Hmm,” Yun Che nodded gravely. “So this matter is even more serious than we anticipated. Regardless, we must investigate thoroughly.”
While speaking, Yun Che’s gaze suddenly turned somewhat strange as he looked at Tianxia Diqi. The change in his gaze made Tianxia Diqi look down at herself in confusion. “Brother Yun, is there something strange about me? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Stretch out your hand.” Yun Che suddenly said seriously.
“Ah? Oh.” Yun Che’s expression made Tianxia Diqi suddenly nervous. She quickly extended her right hand. Beside her, Xiao Yun was even more nervous. “Big brother, what’s wrong with Seventh Sister?”
Yun Che didn’t answer. He reached out his fingers and pressed them on Tianxia Diqi’s wrist. After three breaths, he withdrew his fingers, slowly exhaled, and said languidly, “Xiao Yun, Seventh Sister, the words I’m about to say... you need to be mentally prepared.”
Yun Che’s expression, tone, and the way he exhaled made Xiao Yun and Tianxia Diqi hold their breath, their hearts contracting as they dared not even breathe heavily. Xiao Yun stammered, “Does Seventh Sister’s body... have some problem?”
They knew Yun Che’s medical skills well enough... This was definitely not a joke.
“Yes, and it’s very serious.” Yun Che raised two fingers, pointing at the two whose hearts were almost scared to a stop. “Seventh Sister... is pregnant. In other words, you two are about to become parents!”
“...Ah!” Xiao Yun and Tianxia Diqi were stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in unison.
“Re... really?” Xiao Yun grabbed Tianxia Diqi with one hand and Yun Che with the other, his face flushed with excitement.
“Ah... I... I...” Tianxia Diqi’s hand instinctively went to her lower abdomen. Her face was covered in a rosy blush, and under the shock and instinctive mix of fear and joy, she was almost incoherent.
“Of course it’s true. I am a divine doctor; how could I be mistaken about something like this?” Yun Che looked at them with an odd expression. “You two are way too efficient. How long has it been since you got married? And you’ve already created a life! You didn’t... before the wedding, did you?”
“No, no, absolutely not!” Xiao Yun waved his hands frantically.
“Oh my!” Xiao Lingxi exclaimed. “Dad, did you hear that? Little Qi is pregnant! You’re about to become a great-grandfather!”
Yun Che’s voice was so loud, how could Xiao Lie not have heard? His arm was raised in midair, his whole body trembling slightly, too moved and joyful to speak. Yun Che quickly walked to his side and said loudly, “Grandfather, in a few months, you will be promoted to great-grandfather! Hehe, look, Xiao Yun not only returned without a single hair missing, he not only brought back such a good granddaughter-in-law, but he even brought back a great-grandchild for you.”
“Good... truly good...” Xiao Lie nodded with a trembling voice, tears of joy glistening in his eyes. At that moment, a slightly cool wind blew. Xiao Lie’s brows tightened, and he quickly said, “Yun'er, quickly take Little Qi inside. The wind outside is chilly; you mustn’t harm the fetus.”
“Haha!” Yun Che laughed. “Grandfather, you can rest assured. Although Seventh Sister is very young, her profound force is at the Overlord Xuan Realm. Even Ling Yuefeng, the master of Tian Jian Villa, is no match for her. Besides, the profound art Seventh Sister cultivates is extremely pure. With such powerful and pure profound force protecting the fetus in her womb, even if it wanted to have trouble, it would be difficult.”
“As for you, Grandfather, in the mere three years I was away, your health has deteriorated so much. If you don’t take good care of yourself, you might not even be able to hold your great-grandchild then.”
“Hahahaha,” Xiao Lie let out a big laugh. Leaning on the chair, he slowly but firmly stood up. “My bones are still very tough. Living another few decades, seeing this little child grow up, and even having more children—no problem at all.”
“Dad...” Seeing Xiao Lie’s vigor and spirit suddenly increase many times over, Xiao Lingxi felt genuine joy. She believed that under such a state, Xiao Lie’s body would surely recover in the shortest possible time.
The news that Tianxia Diqi was pregnant plunged the family into a boiling joy. After the joy had finally cooled down a bit, Yun Che finally found the opportunity to say what he had been wanting to say. “Grandfather, Little Aunt, during this time, Xiao Yun and Seventh Sister will stay temporarily in Liu Yun City, to be taken care of by you. Although I’ve just returned... next, I have to go to a place I must go, so I will have to leave you again for a while.”
“Where are you going?” Xiao Lingxi’s expression turned tense. She tightly gripped Yun Che’s hand. “You just came back, why do you have to leave again? Is it... is it another dangerous thing you have to do?”
“I need to go to the Shenhuang Kingdom. I will leave before dusk today.” Yun Che held Xiao Lingxi’s small hand back and said with an easy smile. “But there’s no danger at all. I’ll be back before long. Then, Little Aunt, I’ll accompany you for as long as you want.”