55: Born a saint

A soft, pink little hand tightly grabbed Su Xuanchen's index finger.

Su Xuanchen lowered his head, looking at the baby girl in his arms who was opening her large, dark eyes and curiously observing this world.

The "Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primal Demon" Origin within her, which was enough to destroy heaven and earth, was currently as quiet as a sleeping kitten. Only when she breathed did it faintly emit a ripple that made the Void Realm tremble.

"Immortal Body..."

Su Xuanchen's lips curled up slightly, and his finger gently brushed against his daughter's cream-like cheek.

"Since you were born destined to trample upon the heavens, then this name cannot be too common."

He carried the child to the window, looking at the rolling mountains outside Tianyan City. His voice was gentle yet carried a heroic spirit that looked down on the world.

"Su Changge."

"Sing a long song when weeping, sing a long song when laughing; a single long song, and all eternity becomes void."

"Daughter, from now on, you shall be called Su Changge."

The baby girl in his arms seemed to understand. She grinned her toothless little mouth and let out a "giggle," her little feet kicking wildly in the air, causing the surrounding space to ripple.

"Xuanchen."

Gu Lingshuang was draped in a light garment. Although her face was still somewhat pale, her black-gold phoenix eyes were full of worry.

"Are you really not going to Seal her cultivation?"

"A natural born Saint of the Ninth Heaven—this starting point is too high."

"An infant's Divine Soul is fragile. If she cannot control this power, it will easily damage her Foundation, or even... lead to Qi Deviation."

She had experienced it herself and knew well the overbearing nature of the "Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Body."

Furthermore, this child possessed the even more terrifying "Primal Demon Body."

Su Xuanchen turned around, looked at the nervous Gu Lingshuang, and smiled while shaking his head.

"Seal?"

"Why Seal it?"

He lowered his head, looking at his daughter in his arms who was trying to use spiritual power to condense a small ball to play with. His eyes were full of doting and confidence.

"My daughter doesn't need to walk an ordinary path."

"Having a high starting point is a good thing."

"Can't control it? Then practice!"

"If the sky falls, I'll hold it up; if the earth sinks, I'll fill it."

"I want her to be accustomed to this feeling of invincibility from the moment she is born."

Su Xuanchen reached out and held that little hand that was grabbing at the air.

"In this family, she only needs to be responsible for growing up and becoming stronger."

"Leave everything else to Dad."

...Spring went and autumn came as time slipped away quietly like flowing water.

Half a year might be long for a Mortal, but for a Cultivator, it was but a mere flick of a finger during a secluded meditation.

But during this half-year, the Sacred Ruins Continent was not peaceful.

That Great Saint Secret Realm known as the "Demon Suppressing Abyss" was about to open for the third time.

This time, it was said that the Seal on the core area would completely loosen. The buried Quasi-Emperor Legacies, supreme Saint medicines, and even the legendary "Immortal Gold" would all appear in the world.

The Cultivators of the entire Sacred Ruins Continent went mad.

Countless old monsters who had been in seclusion crawled out of their coffins, and the Prodigies of various ancient clans emerged one after another, converging toward the Demon Suppressing Abyss.

At the same time.

The "once-in-ten-thousand-years" top-tier auction to be held by the Myriad Dao Immortal Alliance also became the focus of the power struggle between various forces.

Yongyao Imperial Court, Ninth Princess Mansion.

"Boom!"

An extremely powerful space ripple erupted from the secret room.

Ninth Princess Ji Lanxi slowly opened her eyes.

In that instant, the empty room was filled with light. Golden Phoenix flames burned deep in her pupils, scorching the surrounding Void Realm until it twisted and deformed.

Void Breaking Realm!

After three years of secluded meditation, she had finally crossed that threshold and become a Void Breaking Venerable.

"Phew..."

Ji Lanxi exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi, stood up, and stretched her somewhat stiff neck.

"Finally out."

She casually summoned that snow-white spirit cat. While stroking the cat, she looked out the window, her eyes flashing with excitement.

"These three years have bored this Princess to death."

"I heard the Myriad Dao Immortal Alliance's auction is next month?"

"Just right. I'll go join the fun and, by the way..."

In her mind appeared that man wearing a starlight robe who always had a lazy appearance.

"By the way, I'll go see if that bastard is dead yet."

"Su Xuanchen..."

Ji Lanxi bit her red lips, her expression complex.

However.

What she didn't know was.

At the moment she left seclusion.

Several killing intents from the depths of darkness had already quietly locked onto her.

Heavenly Kingdom.

The Saint King codenamed "Twenty," along with three assassins at the Peak of the Saint realm, quietly slipped into the Sacred Ruins Continent.

Fentian Demon Palace.

A youth with a single black horn on his head and a strange, demonic face was playing with a black demon blade in his hand. With a cruel smile, he stepped onto the teleportation array heading for the Sacred Ruins Continent.

The hunt had begun... Tianyan City, Su Family back mountain.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion rang out, and dust flew everywhere.

A rockery that had just been repaired was directly smashed to pieces by a soft, pink little fist.

"Su! Chang! Ge!"

Gu Lingshuang stood before the ruins, holding a rattan whip. She was trembling with anger, and her beautiful face was covered in dark lines.

"I told you to memorize the 'Innate Dao Scripture,' who told you to tear down the house?!"

In mid-air.

A little girl who looked only half a year old, wearing a red bellyband, was floating there.

She had a pacifier in her mouth, her big eyes blinking as she looked innocently at her enraged mother below.

"Mom... don't blame Ge'er."

Su Changge defended herself in a baby voice, even pointing her little finger at the pile of rubble.

"It's the rock... it's too brittle."

"Ge'er just... touched it lightly."

"And it... broke."

Gu Lingshuang took a deep breath, feeling her blood pressure rise.

Touched it lightly?

That was the spiritual power ripple of the Yutian Realm!

She was only half a year old!

This little devil could already skillfully use Yutian Realm cultivation. Aside from not being able to fly too high, she was basically a humanoid self-propelled artillery.

In this half-year, the Su Family's back mountain had been demolished by her eight times!

"Get down here!"

Gu Lingshuang's phoenix eyes glared as she prepared to catch her.

"Daddy, help!"

Seeing things were going south, Su Changge kicked her short legs in the air and turned into a streak of light, rushing directly toward Su Xuanchen, who had just entered the courtyard.

"Oh, my little ancestor."

Su Xuanchen was quick-eyed and quick-handed, catching his flying daughter and spinning twice in the air to dissipate the force.

"What's wrong? Did you make your mother angry again?"

"Daddy..."

Su Changge hugged Su Xuanchen's neck, buried her head in his chest, and rubbed against him vigorously, her voice soft and sweet.

"Mom is mean... wants to spank my bottom."

Su Xuanchen's heart instantly melted.

He turned his head, looked at Gu Lingshuang walking over with the rattan whip, and gave a conciliatory smile.

"Lingshuang, the child is still small..."

"Small?"

Gu Lingshuang pointed at the pile of rockery ruins and sneered.

"A 'small child' who can demolish a house at half a year old?"

"Su Xuanchen, you just keep spoiling her!"

"If this continues, even Tianyan City will be torn down by her!"

"As the saying goes, a kind mother spoils the son, but you, this kind father, are going to spoil the daughter!"

Su Xuanchen coughed twice and hid his daughter behind him.

"This just shows our daughter has extraordinary talent."

"Alright, alright, calm down."

"I happen to have something serious to tell you."

He pulled a gold-leaf invitation from his sleeve, his expression becoming a bit more serious.

"The Myriad Dao Immortal Alliance's auction starts next month."

"I plan to go there."

Gu Lingshuang frowned and put away the rattan whip.

"Why go there? Is the family short on resources?"

"It's not about resources."

Su Xuanchen touched the area over his heart, where the great yin ancient ring was placed.

"It's for the one inside the ring."

"To awaken that Great Yin Empress's remnant soul, I need a few rare items."

"Nine Nether Soul-Returning Grass, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Nurturing Wood, and..."

He paused, his gaze intensifying.

"The corpse of a Major Achievement Ancient Desolate Sacred Body."

"I heard that the finale of this auction is exactly that."

Hearing this, Gu Lingshuang nodded.

"Indeed, you should go."

"If a Quasi-Emperor's remnant soul can be awakened, it would be a trump card for the Su Family."

She glanced at Su Changge, who was peeking from behind Su Xuanchen, and sighed.

"Go then."

"I'll watch over the house; the sky won't flip over."

"But..."

Gu Lingshuang stepped forward, helped Su Xuanchen straighten his collar, and her gaze softened.

"This auction will be a mixed bag; the Imperial Court, Demon Palace, and various ancient clans will all be there."

"Be careful yourself."

"If someone doesn't have eyes..."

A flash of killing intent appeared in her eyes.

"Then kill them."

Su Xuanchen smiled, lowered his head, and kissed her on the forehead.

"Don't worry."

"Your husband is best at 'convincing people with virtue'."

...Three days later.

Su Xuanchen bid farewell to his wife and daughter and, taking Su Jie with him, boarded the teleportation array to Myriad Dao City.

And on the same day he left.

Feiyue Sect.

Outside the mountain gate.

Dark clouds pressed down on the city.

A youth with a single black horn on his head, carrying a pitch-black demon blade, stood swaggeringly before the mountain gate.

He emitted a nauseating scent of blood, and his pressure at the Peak of the Saint realm was released without reservation, causing the Feiyue Sect's mountain-protecting array to buzz and hum.