288: Chapter 288 Auspicious Dragon and Phoenix (Part 1): Liu Hanyan Gives Birth to Twin Medicine Gods

Inside the delivery room, the Formation patterns that had been somewhat chaotic due to the Spiritual Qi rampage were now emitting a soft and warm halo under the soothing of the Hongmeng Origin.

That extremely dense and exotic fragrance was not at all fishy or unpleasant; instead, it was like a peerless tonic. Just a single breath made one feel refreshed and invigorated.

Xu Chen strode across the threshold.

The midwives and maids, who were still busy, were startled to see the black-clad figure carrying supreme pressure intruding into such a bloodied place, and they immediately knelt in greeting.

"Congratulations, Young Lord! Great joy, Young Lord! The Young Mistress has given birth to a pair of Dragon and Phoenix Twins!"

The lead Delivery Consecrator, her face full of excitement and her hands trembling slightly, came forward holding two tiny infants wrapped in special gold-silk soft cloth.

Xu Chen's gaze swept over the two children.

Even though they were just born, an extraordinary aura of spiritual elegance already showed between the little ones' brows. Especially around their bodies, there was a faint nine-colored halo flowing. Every breath they took seemed to resonate with the weak Wood Spirit Laws in the surroundings.

This was the "Medicine God Physique" that had inherited and sublimated their mother's Wood Spirit Body, even drawing down the Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation.

And there were two of them at once!

"Good! Rewards!"

Xu Chen laughed heartily, the massive stone weighing on his heart finally shattering completely.

He was in no hurry to hold the children. Instead, he bypassed the midwives and walked straight to the bedside, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

On the bed, Liu Hanyan was leaning weakly against the soft pillows.

This peerless wife, usually dignified and gentle as she controlled the entire Zhongzhou Dan Tower, now had her hair soaked with sweat, clinging softly to her pale cheeks. Her eyes, which always held a mature charm, were now filled with the vulnerability and contentment of a first-time mother.

Seeing Xu Chen bypass the children and walk straight toward her, Liu Hanyan's eyes reddened slightly.

"Husband..."

She called out weakly, struggling to sit up.

"Don't move."

Xu Chen's tone was domineering yet extremely gentle. He reached out his large hand and firmly grasped Liu Hanyan's jade-like hand, which was cold with sweat and had white knuckles from overexertion.

A stream of pure and gentle Hongmeng Creation Qi flowed continuously from their joined palms into Liu Hanyan's nearly dried-up Meridians, nourishing her damaged Origin.

"You've worked hard, Hanyan."

Xu Chen leaned down and planted a kiss full of deep affection and pity on her sweaty, fair forehead.

Feeling the warmth on her forehead and the rapidly reviving vitality within her body, Liu Hanyan's tense nerves relaxed completely. She gripped Xu Chen's large hand in return and rubbed her cheek against the broad back of his hand, like a gentle cat that had found a safe harbor.

"To be able to bear your Bloodline, husband, Hanyan does not find it hard."

Liu Hanyan's voice was very soft, yet it carried a stubborn sense of satisfaction. "Husband, quickly look at our children..."

Only then did Xu Chen turn his head and take the two swaddled infants from the Midwife's hands.

One in his left arm, one in his right.

These two newly born little ones seemed to sense the connection of their Bloodline. Instead of crying, they opened their eyes, which were as bright and black as gemstones, and curiously observed their handsome father.

The moment Xu Chen took the children.

Outside the delivery room, in the Xu Family's main square, and even the thousand-year-old trees within a hundred-mile radius that had long since withered and dried up...

As if stimulated by some ultimate vitality, tender green buds visibly sprouted from the trunks. Spirit flowers representing life and creation bloomed against the wind in the cracks of the cold bluestone floors and the crevices of the cliffs.

"Withered wood meets spring, creation formed by heaven! This is the birth of a true Divine-Grade Physique!"

Outside the delivery room, the Grand Elder watched the miraculous sight of the courtyard instantly turning into a sea of flowers, becoming so excited he was incoherent, with old tears streaming down his face.

Xu Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back and laughed toward the sky. "Hahaha! Good! As expected of my, Xu Changsheng's, grandson and granddaughter! Pass down the order: open the treasury wide. Everyone in the Xu Family shall be rewarded with a thousand catties of God Source!"

The entire Xu Family fell into a state of boiling revelry.

Meanwhile, Xu Chen looked at the two little lives in his arms, who faintly resembled himself and Liu Hanyan. His normally cold heart felt as if it had been struck hard by something soft.

"The boy is the older brother, and the girl is the younger sister. They have inherited your Medicine God Physique. Their future achievements will surely surpass ours."

Xu Chen held the children close to Liu Hanyan and spoke softly.

Liu Hanyan looked at her son and daughter, her maternal love almost overflowing. She reached out a pale finger and gently touched the tender cheeks of the two little ones.

"Husband, please bestow names upon them."

Xu Chen pondered for a moment, his gaze deep. "The boy shall be called Xu Changqing. May he be like the eternal green sky, with unending vitality and mastery over the Medicine Dao. The girl shall be called Xu Zhiruo. May she be as elegant as the iris and as graceful as water."

"Xu Changqing... Xu Zhiruo..."

Liu Hanyan repeated the two names, a stunning smile blooming on her lips. "Beautiful names. Thank you, husband."

Just as the family of four was enjoying this rare moment of warmth.

Boom!

From the delivery room next door on the right, a dull explosion suddenly rang out.

Even with the Hongmeng Taiji Diagram Xu Chen had previously set up to suppress it, that wild aura belonging to the Origin of Ten Thousand Fires still uncontrollably penetrated the walls, causing the temperature in this delivery room to rise slightly.

Immediately after, a loud, rebellious, and domineering cry of an infant pierced through the sky!

This cry was different from the crisp and elegant cries of the medicine god twins; it carried a wild power that seemed intent on incinerating the eight desolations.

"Yu'er has given birth too!"

Although Liu Hanyan was physically weak, a flash of concern crossed her eyes when she heard the commotion next door.

After all, they had just encouraged each other through the Formation while on the brink of life and death. That bond of sharing life and death had already surpassed their previous rivalry and competition at the Dan Tower.

"Husband, go see Yu'er quickly. The Heavenly Flame Origin in her body is too wild, and she just forced herself to suppress it. I'm afraid she's even weaker than I am right now. The children have the midwives to look after them; I'm fine."

Liu Hanyan sensibly urged Xu Chen.

Xu Chen carefully handed the two sleeping little ones to the midwives and gave Liu Hanyan a light peck on the corner of her lips.

"Rest well. I'll go check on that troublesome little wild cat. I'll come back to accompany you later."

Xu Chen stood up and slightly released his pressure as a Saint, completely dispelling the last traces of mixed fiery Qi in the delivery room.

Then, without any hesitation, he turned and strode out of the room.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Xu Chen felt an astonishing heat wave rushing toward him.

Above the delivery room on the right...

The two crimson-gold dragon and phoenix silhouettes condensed from the Origin of Ten Thousand Fires were no longer illusory phantoms but had nearly materialized, circling and intertwining above the delivery room, letting out deafening roars and cries.

The surrounding spirit flowers that had just bloomed due to the birth of the medicine god twins instantly withered under this terrifying high temperature, even showing signs of self-combustion.

Such a world-destroying phenomenon would have leveled the entire backyard if not for the double suppression of the Xu Family's Protection Formation and Xu Chen's Hongmeng Origin.

"As expected of the Three Thousand Blazing Flames, even giving birth causes such a massive commotion."

Xu Chen snorted coldly, but a flash of doting and anxiety flickered in his eyes.