12: Chapter 12 Call Me Husband!

Lin Yueyao's face turned beet red in an instant, the flush spreading all the way to her earlobes.

She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering gently, and gave a shy nod, which counted as her agreement.

However, catching a glimpse of Jiang Feng still subconsciously supporting his lower back, she remembered he had just come from the room next door and had been tossing and turning for most of the night; he likely had no strength left.

The nervousness in her heart dissipated instantly, and she couldn't help but purse her lips, a smile blooming on her face.

With this smile, the coldness and sorrow she usually carried faded away, replaced by a touch of a young girl's liveliness.

Jiang Feng looked at her, feeling all the fatigue in his body vanish.

He suddenly released the hand supporting his waist, and his slightly hunched back straightened up abruptly. The twilight aura of a sixty-year-old man vanished from his body, replaced by a powerful force of vitality.

The physique strengthened by the System was fully displayed at this moment; his eyes were bright, showing no signs of old age at all.

Lin Yueyao's smile froze on her face, her eyes filled with shock.

Red candles flickered, and the brocade curtains hung low.

...

It was unknown how much time had passed before Jiang Feng finally stopped. The body strengthened by the System made him feel wonderful.

Just as he was feeling satisfied, a warm, gentle current suddenly surged from the depths of his Dantian, flowing through his entire body, and the long-awaited System notification sounded in his mind.

[Ding. Congratulations to the Host, Dao Companion Lin Yueyao has successfully conceived, number of offspring + 1.]

[Rewards for this conception issued: 4 mortal shedding pills, 200 spirit gathering pills.]

[Detected that Dao Companion Lin Yue Yao was a former Prodigy with exceptional talent, triggering an extra generous reward: High Grade Spirit Rank Cultivation Technique — Ice Phoenix Art.]

[Cultivation Technique Grade Explanation: Cultivation Techniques are divided into Spirit, True, Divine, and Immortal ranks, each further divided into High, Medium, and Low grades. Spirit techniques are specifically for Cultivators in the Qi Refining stage; the higher the grade, the faster the cultivation speed and the more stable the Foundation.]

Hearing the string of notifications, Jiang Feng clenched his fists, struggling to calm his emotions.

The Jiang Family had been rooted in Jiangyuan City for many years, and their best Cultivation Technique was merely one of three Medium Grade spirit techniques, long treated as a treasure of the clan.

Yet this time, the System directly rewarded him with a High Grade Spirit Rank ice-attribute Cultivation Technique, the value of which was completely different.

He immediately understood: the higher the talent and Aptitude of his Dao Companion, the better the rewards the System would give.

Lin Yueyao was originally a double Spiritual Root Prodigy; even though her Spiritual Roots were destroyed, the Foundation of her life Origin was still far beyond that of ordinary people, actually triggering an extra reward.

If he found a woman with even higher talent in the future, the rewards would likely be even more astonishing.

Jiang Feng was covered in sweat, yet his breathing remained steady and long, without the slightest sign of weakness.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and as his hand inadvertently brushed across his temples, he was surprised to discover that several strands of black hair had grown among his originally graying hair.

Even the fine lines at the corners of his eyes seemed to have faded slightly.

Jiang Feng understood that this was the effect of the System rewards and the gestation of his offspring; his body was becoming younger.

He looked at Lin Yueyao beside him, her cheeks flushed and her breath slightly ragged, his eyes filled with tenderness, no longer hesitating.

With a thought, a translucent white Medicinal Pill appeared in his palm out of thin air.

This was none other than the mortal shedding pill.

"This is a mortal shedding pill," Jiang Feng said in a solemn tone. "Swallowing it can reshape your Spiritual Roots and allow a Mortal to awaken their Spiritual Root. For you, it will repair your shattered Dantian."

Lin Yueyao's gaze was instantly locked onto that Medicinal Pill, her eyes filled with irrepressible longing and excitement.

This Medicinal Pill was pure white with inner spiritual light; its grade far exceeded anything she had seen in her life. Even the Medicinal Pills that the Elders of the Qingyun Sect regarded as treasures could not compare to this one.

Just looking at it, she felt the stinging pain deep in her Dantian lessen significantly.

She had once been a Prodigy, so she naturally understood the value of such a divine object; it was enough to make the entire Jiangyuan City, and even the Qingyun Sect, go crazy.

And Jiang Feng had simply taken it out to give to her, a concubine. He made no additional conditions and asked for no return.

This favor was too heavy, and Lin Yueyao's eyes instantly welled up with tears.

Without hesitation, she reached out with trembling hands to take the Medicinal Pill. As her fingertips touched the coolness of the pill, a flash of determination crossed her eyes, and she tilted her head back to swallow it.

The Medicinal Pill melted the moment it entered her mouth, turning into a powerful and gentle torrent of life that instantly washed over her entire body, finally converging into that long-shattered, dead Dantian.

Under the nourishment of this power, her originally severed and withered Spiritual Roots crumbled inch by inch, then quickly reorganized and healed.

A soft sound came from within Lin Yueyao's body, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed to be powerfully attracted, rushing towards her body wildly, forming a visible vortex of Spiritual Qi.

Inside the Dantian, a brand-new Spiritual Root fully formed and underwent a huge transformation.

The original gold-wood double Spiritual Roots, under the miraculous medicinal power of the mortal shedding pill, were purified and fused, eventually turning into an ice-blue Spiritual Root radiating coldness.

A cold and pure aura erupted from her Dantian.

Soon, a thin layer of frost covered her body, then quickly faded, merging into her body.

Lin Yueyao slowly opened her eyes, and tears finally streamed down her face.

She could feel it.

She could once again feel the existence of Spiritual Qi.

Not only were her Spiritual Roots completely repaired, but they had also changed from ordinary double Spiritual Roots to a rare, mutated ice-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Her cultivation speed and future achievements would far exceed those of the past, by a hundred or a thousand times.

Before she could react, her cultivation base began to skyrocket.

Her aura surged from Qi Refining Layer 1 all the way to Layer 3, then to Layer 5...

Her aura soared, and in just a short moment, it directly rushed to the Peak of Qi Refining Layer 6, and was still charging towards a higher level.

"Steady your mind," Jiang Feng's steady voice rang in her ears. "Too much is as bad as too little; a stable Foundation is the most important thing."

At the same time, he raised his hand and pointed, directly imprinting the profound technique of the [Ice Phoenix Art] into her mind.

Lin Yueyao was jolted, instantly regaining her focus, knowing the drawbacks of an unstable Foundation.

She immediately followed the supreme spirit technique taught by Jiang Feng, forcibly suppressing her skyrocketing cultivation base, stabilizing her aura at the Peak of Qi Refining Layer 6, and solidifying her Foundation over and over again.

A moment later, she had completely stabilized her cultivation, feeling the ice-attribute spiritual power within her, and could no longer suppress the excitement in her heart. She rolled off the bed, not even bothering to put on her clothes, and her knees went weak, causing her to kneel directly before Jiang Feng.

Her expression was extremely solemn, her eyes filled with gratitude.

"Second Master, your kindness in rebuilding me, Yue Yao will never forget."

"In this life and this world, Yue Yao is the person of the Second Master, and in death, I am a ghost of the Jiang Family."

"If I have a divided heart, may heaven strike me down."

This favor was simply too great; she no longer had any slight towards Jiang Feng, only awe remained.

Jiang Feng hurriedly reached out to gently help her up, holding her hands, which were slightly cool from excitement.

His tone was gentle but carried an undeniable warmth.

"From now on, don't call me Second Master."

"Call me Husband."

Lin Yueyao's cheeks flushed red again, and she leaned into Jiang Feng's embrace, feeling that sense of security.

She lowered her eyes, using all her strength to speak softly, her voice trembling slightly, yet incredibly clear.

"Husband..."

This one word, Husband, contained too many emotions—gratitude, grievances, and a new beginning.

Outside the window, the sky was gradually brightening, and a ray of morning light shone through the window lattice into the room, reflecting on Lin Yueyao's tear-stained yet radiant face, and also on the increasingly youthful smile at the corner of Jiang Feng's mouth.