Chapter 468 Daily Romance
This "play" in the ancient city lasted for a full month.
Although they had originally planned to spend a few days to half a month, they ended up getting quite carried away with the fun. In addition, the Zhong and Wu couple were now in good physical condition, especially Wu Shaogan, who had a very high level of physical training. So, before they knew it, they had gone over time.
Of course, no specific time was set at the beginning; there was just a little debate about "let's have a competition" and "let's compete."
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Zhong Cai leaned lazily against Wu Shaogan's chest and yawned contentedly.
Wu Shaogan had his arm around Zhong Cai's waist, his eyes half-closed, and his expression quite pleased.
The two are still entangled together, being affectionate.
After all, we're an old married couple, what part of each other's body haven't we seen before? There's nothing to be ashamed of.
After snuggling together quietly for a while, Zhong Cai said lazily, "I'm about to break through to a higher realm."
Wu Shaogan ran his fingers through Zhong Cai's hair, giving it a quick rub.
Zhong Cai felt very comfortable being stroked.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "When A Cai goes into seclusion, I'll go into seclusion too."
Because the two had always practiced dual cultivation, Zhong Cai was fully aware of Wu Shaogan's current situation in the Dao Palace.
Zhong Cai laughed and said, "You're still quite far from the later stages, aren't you?"
Wu Shaogan said, "Among the resources I obtained in this secret realm, there are several that are very suitable for me. If we use them together, they can shorten my arduous cultivation by several decades."
Zhong Cai turned her head to the side: "So many?"
Wu Shaogan said, "That's all."
Zhong Cai sighed sincerely, "No wonder this secret realm only appears once every tens of thousands of years. Those who managed to come out this time must have made a fortune."
Wu Shaogan nodded.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but say, "Those who died inside, I wonder if they became nourishment. Some of the resources we extract from inside might even come from those ancient disciples who have already died."
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly: "We also obtained quite a few beast cores and beast blood essence from inside, and they probably have a similar origin."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and nodded silently.
The two chatted casually for a few minutes.
As they were talking, Zhong Cai thought of something and took out a stone from his mustard seed ring.
Wu Shaogan looked down and saw that it was what they had obtained after slaughtering the star beasts.
Zhong Cai picked up the stone, examined it against the light, and then enveloped it with her spiritual sense to discern its shape.
Then he shook his head: "I still can't recognize what it is."
Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment and said, "I suspect it's related to the Tongtian qualification."
Zhong Cai was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, "I think so too." He explained his thoughts, "Of all the things we got from the secret realm, the only ones whose function we still don't understand are this thing and those beads. The secret realm itself does indeed state that one must have the qualification to reach the heavens... If it's unrelated to these things, then it can only mean that neither of us has ever obtained the qualification to reach the heavens."
But in his view, if neither of them could obtain it, then there might only be one qualification to reach the heavens.
Moreover, this document is very likely on Dongxiao's son's person—Zhong Cai made this analysis again.
Wu Shaogan nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if we don't get him, that kid is one of us anyway."
Zhong Cai chuckled, glancing sideways at Wu Shaogan, and said, "You're usually so indifferent to Dong Xiao, but now you seem quite proud of it? That brat usually looks at you like a mouse seeing a cat. Isn't it because you beat him three times a day that he's so scared?"
Wu Shaogan raised his eyebrows: "Jade must be carved to become a useful object." He looked at Zhong Cai's disbelieving expression and couldn't help but laugh. "Alright. The guidance I give is just that, but I mainly teach him out of respect for A-Cai. If he learns well after being taught a lot, then he hasn't disgraced A-Cai, so I naturally think more highly of him."
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly: "Old Wu, have you forgotten... who exactly is that kid's uncle?"
Wu Shaogan said casually, "I have so many nephews who are related to me by blood. They might even have tens of thousands of little babies in the future."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and gave a thumbs up.
Wu Shaogan lowered his head and kissed Zhong Cai on the cheek.
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Ultimately, blood ties are sometimes very important in this world, and sometimes they are not important at all.
In the original book, Wu Shaogan's feelings towards Wu Dongxiao were half-concerned and half-indifferent.
In the original book, their blood relation mainly gave them the opportunity to spend time together during their low points, which allowed the uncle and nephew to feel a little sympathy for each other, and then made Wu Shaogan pay a little attention to Wu Dongxiao.
What's the point of talking about feelings...?
In the original book, Wu Shaogan's feelings for Wu Dongxiao were much weaker than Wu Shaogan's feelings for Wu Dongxiao now.
That sense of shared misery is gone now, because Wu Shaogan has long had Zhong Cai by his side, and his life is already filled with warmth.
But because Zhong Cai saved Wu Dongxiao, and afterwards occasionally taught his nephew things like writing IOUs, over time, they spent more time together, and she taught him more. In addition, there were many other experiences, and Wu Dongxiao himself was close to the couple...
Just like in the original book, Wu Shaogan acknowledged that Wu Dongxiao was his only blood relative.
The only difference is...
In the original book, Wu Shaogan would watch Wu Dongxiao struggle in various miserable ways, regardless of whether he was deceived or loved, and at most he would step in to save his life.
Now, if Wu Dongxiao is still being deceived outside, Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai will go to rescue him, kill all their enemies, and then bring Wu Dongxiao back to beat him from morning till night until the water in his brain is out—of course, after each beating, Zhong Cai will provide high-quality pills so that Wu Dongxiao can recover quickly and continue to be beaten.
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The couple chatted for a while about their nephew, and then about their two masters who might become their Daoist partners at any time.
Zhong Cai rubbed her cheek against Wu Shaogan's chest.
Wu Shaogan tightened his embrace.
Zhong Cai remained quite lazy: "We've been in seclusion for a month, maybe Master Jiang has already come out? I wonder if Master Jiang's timing for producing the pills has matched up, and if he's delivered the other mustard seed ring we gave him to Master Jiang..."
Wu Shaogan pondered, "I think Master Sang might have just sent Master Jiang to get the pills and then give him the mustard seed ring as well."
Zhong Cai: "...That makes sense."
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "Anyway, Master is always available whenever I call. As long as Master Sang is happy, that's all that matters."
Zhong Cai nodded: "That's true."
The couple were very certain that this was how their two masters interacted.
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That is indeed the case.
When Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan had been in seclusion for about seventeen or eighteen days, Jiang Chongguang finished his cultivation and went to contact Sang Yunchu.
Sang Yunchu did indeed call the person over and gave him the Mustard Seed Ring.
Jiang Chongguang was somewhat shocked after examining it.
Sang Yunchu, unusually, did not raise an eyebrow or mock.
...because he himself was surprised countless times when Zhong Cai introduced the resources.
Admittedly, these two masters have received many valuable resources from their disciples over the years, but they also often give away other equally valuable resources that their disciples need.
Sang Yunchu, in particular, was skilled in alchemy. He would store up high-grade pills and send some to Zhong Cai so that Zhong Cai could use these pills to "bribe" powerful cultivators with high cultivation levels.
Zhong Cai did indeed benefit greatly from these elixirs.
Jiang Chongguang would occasionally hunt some eighth-tier savage beasts with relatively mild energy, enough to fill the Zhongwu couple's warehouse, but most of it was still consumed by Qingyu and Qinghui to accelerate their cultivation speed. The reason why these two contracted rare beasts could maintain such a fast cultivation speed was not only due to the large amount of resources provided by the Zhongwu couple, but also inseparable from the meat of these savage beasts.
But this time, neither Sang Yunchu nor Jiang Chongguang could produce anything of similar value.
On Sang Yunchu's side, there are precious resources that can help him survive the tribulation and prolong his life.
What Jiang Chongguang received was... an ancient secret technique suitable for cultivators of the Sky-Splitting Golden Tiger beast soul, along with extremely precious ancient artifacts, rare and precious natural treasures beneficial to this type of beast soul, and even the entire corpse of a ninth-tier Sky-Splitting Golden Tiger—lifelike, its flesh still plump, seemingly still radiating an incredibly terrifying aura, even the essence and blood within its heart were still intact, making one feel that if one were to cut open the Sky-Splitting Golden Tiger's fur, one could even feel the flesh and blood still radiating warmth inside.
So the two masters discussed it carefully.
Finally, Sang Yunchu had an idea: to study some elixirs related to Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.
Moreover, it mainly relates to the five elements, which requires extensive study.
Jiang Chongguang then went out to search for more related resources—he would do his best to search for anything that Sang Yunchu asked for.
It wasn't that Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang were neglecting Wu Shaogan, but rather that Zhong Cai probably already had a very complete plan for what kind of pills Wu Shaogan would use in the future, and would only feel at ease if he took care of everything himself.
Zhong Cai excels in alchemy. Although his talent in martial arts is not low, it is far inferior to that in alchemy. Therefore, he puts most of his energy into alchemy. His improvement in realm is probably largely related to dual cultivation. Moreover, he cares too much about Wu Shaogan. He knows every detail about Wu Shaogan's cultivation. He also tailors-makes everything Wu Shaogan needs at each stage.
Therefore, although Zhong Cai did not neglect martial arts training, he did not hone the details to the extreme.
This has a lot to do with his young age—especially since the higher the level, the more complex the alchemy and martial arts become.
With Zhong Cai's talent, he is proficient in alchemy, but he will face many obstacles in martial arts. Unlike when he was at a lower level, he could not easily manage both. Even though Wu Shaogan would occasionally pull Zhong Cai to practice martial arts and spar with him at a lower level, it was still not enough.
Zhong Cai devoted all her time to studying alchemy to Wu Shaogan, because this allowed her to both take care of Wu Shaogan's father and hone his alchemy skills—a win-win situation.
However, he didn't do much research on his own pills—of course, he did refine some pills suitable for him, but his cultivation level was a level lower than his alchemy skills. At levels three and four, each batch of pills took less time to complete, allowing him to prepare both his own and Old Wu's pills without wasting much time… But now that's no longer possible. A level seven alchemist researching level six pills is less efficient than simply choosing from formulas developed by other alchemists long ago; often, slight modifications are sufficient for their needs.
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Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang both felt that since Cai'er could only cultivate with peace of mind if she had complete control over all the changes in Shaogan's body, then they, as her masters, would be responsible for preparing more suitable pills for her.
Refining sixth-grade pills at the Spirit Transformation Realm only takes one hour per batch. With the knowledge of an eighth-grade Pill Emperor, it won't delay anything at all. It can even be used as a "relaxation" for Sang Yunchu while researching eighth-grade pills.
In this way, Zhong Cai's cultivation needs will be carefully met, which will also make Wu Shaogan, who cares about Zhong Cai very much, happy.
Wu Shaogan was well aware that, due to past experiences, his wife, A Cai, was always extremely worried about his health. Therefore, he didn't try to persuade A Cai not to worry about him so much. Instead, he focused on finding rare and precious materials suitable for A Cai's martial arts training.
It's easy to imagine that if Sang Jiang and Wu Shaogan decided to take charge of Zhong Cai's martial arts training, Wu Shaogan would be even happier than if his two masters were paying attention to him.
That would make everyone happy.
The two masters had made plans, but they weren't prepared to speak up immediately.
After that, Jiang Chongguang quickly went out and obtained a certain medicinal herb that the sect was short of.
Sang Yunchu already had several ideas...
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After chatting about gossip about their two masters, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan lay down for a while before getting up.
Seeing that Zhong Cai was still lazy and listless, Wu Shaogan couldn't help but laugh. He took the opportunity to hold Zhong Cai's waist and helped him sit up, and then helped him put on his clothes.
Zhong Cai spread her limbs out, letting Wu Shaogan do whatever he wanted.
In any case, Wu Shaogan was the one with better physical strength, while he himself was too lazy to move.
Wu Shaogan dressed Zhong Cai in a very good mood and then kissed her on the forehead.
Zhong Cai touched her forehead and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Wu Shaogan looked at Zhong Cai with gentle eyes.
Zhong Cai almost laughed until she couldn't breathe, and said, "In bed you're like an animal, but off bed you become so innocent... Old Wu, that's such a cute contrast!"
Wu Shaogan maintained a gentle expression, but his words were sharp and ruthless.
"That's because Ah Cai is so passionate and bold, which I admire, so I naturally couldn't help but accompany her."
"It's a pity that A-Cai's body tempering is still insufficient; otherwise, how could she have achieved such stunning beauty in just over a month?"
Zhong Cai: "Hiss."
He immediately rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, almost wanting to jump out of bed!
What the hell?! "Exquisite beauty"?!
Who the hell is the real beauty? Doesn't Old Wu himself know?
If he hadn't been seduced by her beauty, how could he have...?
Zhong Cai snorted and said, "Old Wu is the one who is so beautiful that I can't resist her."
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but laugh again.
“A-Cai is the one.”
Zhong Cai: "It's Old Wu!"
Wu Shaogan: "It's A-Cai."
Zhong Cai: "It's Lao Wu!"
The couple looked at each other, and I glared back.
The one looking at him was Wu Shaogan, and the one glaring at him was Zhong Cai.
After a while, they both laughed again.
However, Zhong Cai still muttered to herself, "Old Wu is clearly more handsome..."
Wu Shaogan also felt that A Cai was the one who made him happy no matter where he was, and he couldn't take his eyes off her.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan left the ancient city and returned to Qianyuan Island.
When the two stepped out of the room, they realized that night had already fallen.
Looking at the time again, Zhong Cai estimated that it was around nine o'clock in the evening.
The two of them had been fooling around for a month or so, and now they were both satisfied and had no intention of continuing.
So, should they go cultivate now? Or do something else?
The couple exchanged a glance and then went into the yard.
They sat down at the stone table.
Zhong brought out some wine, and Wu Shaogan prepared some food.
The two ate something while admiring the moon.
The surroundings were quiet, so the two of them didn't speak again.
It's nice to just stay together like this, doing nothing.
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The next morning, after dawn, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan seemed to have flipped a switch, stretched their bodies, and stood up.
The two went outside the mansion and took a walk on the island.
For the time being, neither of them wanted to cultivate.
Because they all understood that the next cultivation session would be Zhong Cai preparing for a breakthrough, and Wu Shaogan preparing for seclusion to shorten the breakthrough time.
At that time, since both sides need absolute silence, even though they are extremely familiar with each other's aura, their martial arts levels are too far apart, so it would be better for them to separate and go into seclusion.
So, knowing they would be separated for a while, the couple naturally wanted to spend as much time together as possible.
Also, before going into seclusion, let's go see Master Jiang together...
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After the two had been strolling for about half an hour, a familiar figure suddenly appeared not far away, quickly came to the couple's side, and bowed to them.
What a coincidence!
It's Wu Dongxiao, whom they had talked about before.
Why did you suddenly come over?
Could it be that something has happened again?
Zhong Cai looked Wu Dongxiao up and down suspiciously. Seeing that he was completely unharmed and there was no sign of any wounds, she immediately thought that there should be no problem... right?
Unharmed, Wu Dongxiao approached the couple and said, "Uncle Zhong, Uncle, I have something I want to tell you."
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Are you alright?"
Wu Dongxiao roughly understood what Uncle Zhong meant, so he said somewhat awkwardly, "It's alright."
Zhong Cai: "Does 'it's alright' mean?"
Wu Dongxiao honestly replied, "I went out for a while and got a little injured, but I'm back now and have fully recovered."
Zhong Cai then asked, "What about Senior Brother Xuan?"
Wu Dongxiao blinked. "My senior brother didn't come with me last time." He said with a hint of regret, "If he had gone, I probably could have come back sooner... right?"
He didn't say he would come back "unharmed," probably because experience told him that even if Xuan Bing went with him, it would increase the chances of him getting hurt.
As for the extent of the injury, it could be less than that, or it could be more...
Zhong Cai could almost read Wu Dongxiao's thoughts from his face, and couldn't help but chuckle.
Wu Dongxiao remained obedient, waiting for Uncle Zhong to finish making fun of him.
Zhong Cai is someone who enjoys watching the younger generation have fun, but he can also be considered a kind elder.
So, he laughed as he led Wu Dongxiao back.
After returning to the courtyard, Zhong Cai said, "Dongxiao, just say what's on your mind."
Wu Shaogan stayed by Zhong Cai's side the whole time, like a silent shadow.
After the group sat down...
Wu Dongxiao spoke up: "Uncle Zhong, is it safer here?"
Zhong Cai nodded and looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan quickly set up several array plates, completely sealing off the entire mansion, preventing any movement from getting out in any form, and making it impossible for outsiders to see what was happening inside.
Wu Dongxiao was slightly relieved and asked, "Did you two uncles also get a lot of strange stones and beads?"
Zhong Cai did not rush to answer. After opening her palm, a handful of so-called pebbles and beads appeared in her palm.
Wu Dongxiao's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "This is it!"
Zhong Cai smiled and looked at Wu Dongxiao, asking, "Is there something special about it?"
Wu Shaogan chimed in, "Is it related to the Tongtian qualification?"
Wu Dongxiao was taken aback, then nodded and smiled, "So my two uncles already knew!"
However, both Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan shook their heads.
Zhong Cai: "No, we don't know."
Wu Shaogan: "It's just speculation."
Seeing Wu Dongxiao deep in thought, Zhong Cai added, "We don't know how to use this thing."
Wu Dongxiao revealed a relaxed expression and said, "I discovered it by accident, and I thought I'd tell my two uncles about it."
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan exchanged a smile.
"Then we're all ears."
"Speak."
Wu Dongxiao was excited to have something to help his two uncles, so he immediately started talking.
"To be honest, uncles, these beads and pebbles came from different star beasts, but they are actually some of the mysteries of heaven and earth drawn from secret realms..."
Zhong Cai raised her eyebrows, signaling Wu Dongxiao to continue.
At the same time, he glanced at Wu Shaogan again.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly.
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This is the main character.
Even if the Zhong and Wu couple are incredibly lucky and might eventually discover the secret of the beads and pebbles, they'll still be a bit slower than the protagonist...
But since the main character was their nephew, they found out very quickly.
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Wu Dongxiao continued, "I have been studying it carefully ever since I got it, and I have touched every single bead and pebble."
It was because he touched it so carefully that he was able to make the discovery.
"The first few dozen beads felt no different from ordinary beads to me. I couldn't feel anything special about them, and I even gradually felt very tired and wanted to give up..."
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However, just when Wu Dongxiao was about to give up and was extremely exhausted, a voice seemed to awaken him from the depths of his mind, making him shudder.
How could he give up just because he touched these beads?
Touching beads is nothing, it's not tiring!
He usually moves his profound energy constantly during his cultivation, and I've never seen him feel this tired!
At that moment, Wu Dongxiao felt that something was very wrong.
His will immediately hardened, and he fought against the fatigue, striving to eliminate any discomfort that might interfere with his senses, and trying to perceive the beads...
I don't know how much time passed, or how many beads I touched...
Wu Dongxiao suddenly realized that he had an instinctive feeling that some of the beads were special.
Subconsciously, he picked up the beads and began to caress them more carefully.
He didn't know how many times he had rubbed it, but one of the beads suddenly became hot. At the same time, it emitted a very unique rhythm, which made Wu Dongxiao involuntarily adjust his breathing to resonate with these rhythms.
However, after only a breath, Wu Dongxiao coughed up a mouthful of blood!
At the same time, his mind suddenly went blank, as if countless tiny sounds were buzzing and assaulting his consciousness...
After an unknown amount of time, Wu Dongxiao finally recovered.
Then, Wu Dongxiao looked at the bead, still feeling lingering fear.
At the same time, the beads no longer emitted that peculiar rhythm.
Wu Dongxiao frowned.
The feeling was so unique that he had a premonition that after trying it a few more times, he would be able to figure out exactly what was going on.
So he made up his mind and waited until he was fully recovered before trying again!
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