Two more days passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiao Chen continued to cultivate as always, but the higher the realm, the more difficult it became to cultivate.

After cultivating for several days, Xiao Chen still didn't feel like he had broken through to the peak of Qi Refining. But then again, it made sense. This wasn't a wish-fulfillment novel; how could it be like other novels where one could enter cultivation in the morning and reach the Golden Core stage by evening?

That would be a fantasy novel.

However, Xiao Chen didn't force himself too much. Anyway, there was nothing that could threaten him now. If his strength wasn't enough, he could make up for it with the treasures in the Creation Ring.

It was just that Xiao Chen wanted to play with them; otherwise, he would have killed them all the moment the apocalypse began.

After all, Xiao Chen was tortured to death by them in his previous life. If he didn't torture them to death as well, Xiao Chen would worry that his Dao heart would become unstable.

After all, he had read quite a few novels, and many powerful beings were struck down by lightning tribulations when they broke through to higher realms because their Dao hearts were unstable when they were weak.

To avoid this happening to him in the future, Xiao Chen decided to torture them to death.

While Xiao Chen was eating, he heard a knock on the door. Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Chen frowned slightly and immediately used the All-Seeing Stone to investigate the situation outside his door.

But she saw a couple holding a baby in their arms, and it was the woman who knocked on the door.

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had already recognized them as a couple living on the 15th floor. The man's name was Wang Gang, and the woman's name was Tian Qing.

Xiao Chen remembered them because something had happened not long ago: they had a baby boy, and then sent wedding candy to everyone in the building and invited them to the baby's full moon celebration.

Then, at the baby's full moon celebration, he asked them for money as a gift. Of course, most people gave money, and Xiao Chen did too, but he just felt a little uncomfortable.

You invited us, so why should we give you money? But for the sake of the child, Xiao Chen didn't mind too much.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen stood up. He wanted to see what this family was up to.

At the same time, Wang Gang said with a somewhat grim expression.

"Wife, why don't we go back? After all, we have no relation to Xiao Chen, and I'm afraid he won't let us in."

Upon hearing this, Tian Qing became furious. Holding the child in one arm, she pointed her finger at Wang Gang's nose and cursed.

"I don't know why I fell for such a coward like you in the first place. We've been starving for so long, and Xiao Chen's house still has so much food. If Xiao Chen could let us stay there, wouldn't the baby feel better?"

Speaking of the baby, Tian Qing's eyes were filled with maternal love. She couldn't help but look at the baby in her arms. She saw that although the baby was wearing several layers of clothes, the baby's face was still red from the cold.

That's normal. The outdoor temperature has now dropped to minus forty degrees Celsius, which is colder than even Antarctica, the coldest place in the world.

"Leave everything to me from now on, and don't say a word, okay?"

Tian Qing turned to Wang Gang and gave him a warning. She was worried that her spineless husband would back down, and if that happened, their whole family would probably be doomed. If she hadn't gotten pregnant out of wedlock, she probably wouldn't have married Wang Gang.

Just then, the sound of Xiao Chen's door opening came from the front door. Tian Qing quickly turned around and looked at Xiao Chen's house with a smile.

It was Xiao Chen who opened the door. The fireplace in Xiao Chen's house was always on, so the temperature inside was naturally very different from the temperature outside.

It's no exaggeration to say that the temperature difference between the inside and outside reached a terrifying 60 degrees Celsius, the kind of temperature that could almost burn a person.

Tian Qing and the others also felt this rare comfort, and for a moment they were so immersed in it that they forgot their purpose.

Until Xiao Chen spoke up impatiently.

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Tian Qing then remembered their purpose and quickly spoke up.

"Xiao Chen, it's not convenient to talk here. Let's go inside and talk."

After saying that, he shielded his baby in front of him and prepared to go in. Wang Gang was also a little excited and prepared to follow him in.

Unexpectedly, an arm blocked their way; it was Xiao Chen.

Tian Qing quickly looked up and heard Xiao Chen say coldly.

"I don't think that's necessary. If you have anything to say, just say it here."

Ah, this, Tian Qing was immediately stumped, but after thinking for a moment, she still spoke up.

"In that case, we consulted a fortune teller a while ago, and he said our baby's destiny is a bit weak and he needs to find a godfather to have a smooth life. That's why I thought of you, so I'm planning to have our baby recognize you as his godfather. You'll have a godson too, which is a win-win situation. What do you think?"

This whole story was something they had planned before they came: to get Xiao Chen to take their baby as his godson, since Xiao Chen probably wouldn't want to watch his godson die.

That way, they can move into Xiao Chen's house under the guise of taking care of the baby, and then they can survive. As for Xiao Chen, they can just discard him when he's no longer of any value.

But how could Xiao Chen not have thought of what they could think of? All that could be heard was a cold laugh from Xiao Chen.

"Is that so? But I consulted a fortune teller recently, and he said I would die soon due to a calamity. If anyone gets involved with me, they might at least fall seriously ill, or even follow me to the afterlife."

If they can boast, why can't Xiao Chen? Upon hearing Xiao Chen's words, their expressions immediately turned ugly, clearly indicating the rejection in Xiao Chen's tone.

But now that they've experienced the warmth of Xiao Chen's home, sending them back to the cold would be worse than killing them.

Therefore, they had to find a way to stay in Xiao Chen's house. However, what Xiao Chen did not expect was that their shamelessness had reached this level.

All that could be heard was Tian Qing speaking.

"Xiao Chen, since you're going to die soon, why don't you let us move into your house?"

"Oh, what about me?"

"You? Just move to my house. You can take some charcoal with you if you want."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's eyes widened in surprise. Good heavens, he never expected to encounter someone like this.

Putting aside why he wanted to move into their house, let alone let them move in? Unless Xiao Chen is an idiot, and even if Wang Gang gave Tian Qing to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would never agree to it.

Besides, why should I take some of my own things with me? Can't I take everything?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen scoffed. "Let's not even talk about whether I'll let you move in. Besides, all these things are mine. Why would I take any of them? You can leave now. I won't let you in before I make my move."

After saying that, Xiao Chen was about to close the door, but Tian Qing immediately blocked his way.

"Xiao Chen, can you really bear to watch such a small child starve and freeze to death? My baby hasn't eaten for a day. Please, let us in."

"I will definitely repay you when the baby grows up."

Tian Qing pleaded, "If it were in my previous life, Xiao Chen might have let us in, but I'm sorry, in this life, Xiao Chen only wants to be a bad guy."

Your child is starving to death, what does that have to do with me? I didn't cause the apocalypse, why are you trying to morally blackmail me?

Sorry, as long as I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me.

"Get out of here!"

After saying that, Xiao Chen kicked Tian Qing directly (with one-thousandth of his strength), knocking Tian Qing to the ground along with the baby in his arms.

The baby started crying loudly the moment it hit the ground. Tian Qing saw that her husband was unmoved and immediately said angrily.

"Wang Gang, what are you doing? Are you a coward? You saw my daughter and me being bullied and you didn't do anything about it?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Gang was speechless. Didn't you tell me not to interfere?

However, Wang Gang couldn't come up with any rebuttal and could only obediently rush towards Xiao Chen, wanting to knock Xiao Chen down with one punch.

Wang Gang, who is keen on fitness, has some muscle and looks more robust than Xiao Chen.

However, all of this is just speculation; someone like Xiao Chen could be a thousand times more powerful than Wang Gang.

Just as Wang Gang was about to hit Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen dodged the punch to the side and then punched Wang Gang in the waist.

The intense pain caused Wang Gang to break out in a cold sweat and collapse to the ground, letting out a painful howl, but Xiao Chen ignored him.

He knew that the power of his punch wouldn't kill Wang Gang; at most, it would only make Wang Gang suffer for two and a half hours.

"If you come again, next time I won't just let you suffer for a while."

After saying that, Xiao Chen slammed his front door shut. As the warmth disappeared, the light in Tian Qing's eyes dimmed as well.

But for now, survival is the priority. Seeing this, Tian Qing quickly picked up her baby and comforted him before the baby stopped crying.

Tian Qing then looked at Wang Gang angrily and said, "Normally, he's just a show-off inside. He can't even handle someone younger than you. Let's go back first. We need to discuss this matter more carefully."

Tian Qing snorted coldly, glanced at Xiao Chen's house with some resentment, and then carried the baby downstairs. Wang Gang struggled to his feet and followed her downstairs.

Only Xiao Chen returned home after driving them away, settling down to enjoy his life. As Xiao Chen said, in this life, he had no morals to speak of, and as long as he had no morals, they could not morally blackmail him.

"However, after I posted my exquisite life photos in this life, it did cause quite a few changes."

Xiao Chen thought of something. In his previous life, Wang Gang and his wife had not come looking for him, but in this life they had come knocking on his door. Clearly, his actions had caused some changes, but Xiao Chen didn't care.

Could they possibly threaten a cultivator?