26: Chapter 26 Qi Refining Grade Four? The Birth of a Demon Child

[Chu Sheng's broken body struggled to crawl outward, his consciousness wrestling with excruciating pain.]

[Just as he felt his last ounce of strength was about to be exhausted.]

[Boom!]

[A majestic and warm torrent of life surged forth from the depths of his bloodline!]

["This is... the feedback from 'Many Children, Many Blessings'!" Chu Sheng shuddered violently. "Wan Qing has given birth! My child is born!"]

[He pushed off with all his might, narrowly stepping into the crevice.]

[Almost simultaneously, the cultivation bottleneck that had stagnated for so long shattered with a roar, and his spiritual power surged, directly stabilizing at Qi Induction Fourth Grade!]

Chu Sheng nearly jumped off his chair.

Isn't it said that heaven never closes off all paths to survival?

Giving birth can heal the father; this trait is simply a mobile blood bag in the cultivation world!

But to break through two realms at once—what kind of demonic child did he give birth to!

["Hahaha! Heaven has not forsaken me!!"]

["Many Children, Many Blessings" triggered: Eldest daughter born! Offspring talent: Yellow Grade High-tier Spiritual Root!]

[Feedback: Chu Sheng's injuries have stabilized, his cultivation has broken through to Qi Induction Fourth Grade, and his foundation has received slight repair.]

[He continued walking into the crevice, which led to an underground river. Behind him, the roaring sounds grew fainter. Finding a hidden riverbank, he began to sit cross-legged and regulate his breathing, digesting this life-saving power.]

Chu Sheng let out a long sigh of relief.

"It worked, I survived. Truly Daddy's little cotton-padded jacket; she can heal me even from this far away. I must give her a few good kisses later."

...

[Several days later, after Chu Sheng had walked along the underground river for a long time and was able to move carefully, he learned of the drastic changes in the outside world:]

[Qinglan Sect publicly announced that the registered disciple Chu Sheng had stolen secret pill formulas from Danxia Peak, fled defiantly after being discovered by Elder Zhou, and injured fellow disciples. A sect wanted order has now been issued!]

Chu Sheng's eyes widened.

[The Lin family in Qingshi Town, due to their son-in-law defecting from the sect, was implicated, pressured by Qinglan Sect, and taken advantage of by the Wang and Li families who kicked them while they were down, causing their businesses to shrink and leaving them in a difficult situation.]

[What made Chu Sheng's eyes split with rage was even more...]

[Xiao Huan, that kind maid, had actually been executed by the Lin family as someone close to the traitor, under the charge of colluding with outside enemies!]

[The news struck like a bolt from the blue!]

Chu Sheng fell silent.

He looked at the stiff figure in the image, his throat tightening.

"Strong Luck... Strong Luck..."

Chu Sheng muttered to himself, doubting his purple trait, which he had always been proud of, for the first time.

"Simulation... It seems that every time I am in a desperate situation, I can turn danger into safety and always grasp that sliver of survival. But thinking about it carefully..."

In the second simulation, my grandson was a peerless talent, yet he died miserably in sect infighting; revenge failed, and he drifted until death.

This time, reality combined with simulation, I seem to be lucky at every step.

Obtaining opportunities, becoming a guest elder, marrying a noblewoman, entering the sect...

Yet the result is that my master is a snake-hearted beauty, my fellow disciples are life-reaping demons, and the sect is a man-eating den!

My wife just gave birth, yet my family suffers because of me, and innocent people around me die miserably!

"This 'Strong Luck', whose luck is it really?"

Could it really be as some ancient records and secret rumors say, that some individuals with great luck are actually plundering and overdrawing the luck of those around them or a wider scope for their own use?

Every time I luckily escape, the price is that those close to me suffer, and my family falls into calamity?

No, that's not right.

If it were purely plundering, why could my offspring's birth give me such pure and immense feedback?

"Many Children, Many Blessings" is of extremely high quality; it is clearly a bloodline blessing, extending prosperity.

Perhaps... "Strong Luck" itself has no good or evil; it just amplifies possibilities. At the crossroads of fate, it always coincidentally leads to the path more favorable for survival.

As for the price on this path... it doesn't care.

And the price is often borne by those weaker around me, or things closely related to me that are not strong enough...

Like Xiao Huan, like the Lin family implicated by me.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

To enjoy "Strong Luck", perhaps...

One also needs sufficient strength and aura to suppress and to provide feedback, rather than passively bearing and demanding.

Chu Sheng took a deep breath.

That makes sense.

Luck is an amplifier, not an amulet.

If you are strong, luck is a divine assist; if you are weak, luck is a jinx.

Chu Sheng gained some understanding in his heart.

Having luck alone is not enough; one must have the strength matching that luck to control one's destiny!

Otherwise, the better the luck, the more miserably one might fall, and the wider the implications.

"I cannot go back to Qinglan Sect, at least not now. The Lin family... I cannot publicly contact them for the time being; it might instead bring them more trouble."

Chu Sheng calmly analyzed his situation.

"The most urgent task is to completely heal my injuries, improve my strength, and possess the power for self-protection and counterattack. At the same time... I need a safe, hidden place where I can obtain resources."

[Chu Sheng thought for a long time.]

["I will go to Luofeng Town! First, I'll go incognito, heal my injuries, and cultivate, then plan further."]

[After a period of time, at the border of the Yan Kingdom, in Luofeng Town.]

[A down-and-out rogue cultivator with a slightly weathered face quietly checked into a remote inn in the east of the town; it was none other than the disguised Chu Sheng.]

Chu Sheng looked at himself in the image, having changed his identity, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Luofeng Town, I'm back."

[He used the remaining spirit stones and medicinal pills in his possession, plus cautiously selling one or two Azure Condensation Pills, and his injuries were seven or eight tenths healed. However, the injury to his foundation still required special medicinal pills to recuperate.]

[The tranquility of Luofeng Town temporarily smoothed his tense nerves.]

[But he knew this was not a long-term solution.]

["I must find new opportunities and resource locations, and at the same time... 'Many Children, Many Blessings' cannot be neglected."]

[Chu Sheng cast his gaze to the southwest.]

[There lies Jin Xiao City, which is many times more prosperous than Qingshi Town! It is also... the hometown of Liu Qingyan, where the Liu family is located.]

"Liu Qingyan! That young lady of the Liu family who fled her marriage in the second simulation! In this life, the timeline has changed; she should not have met me yet, has not been forced to marry, and has not fled into the mountains..."

"If I can find her in advance..."

In the second simulation, Liu Qingyan eventually drifted here and became his wife.

In this life, the timeline has changed; is she still in Jin Xiao City?

Has the Liu family completely declined?

What does that family that forced her to marry look like?

I definitely cannot go back to the Lin family.

"Perhaps, I should go to Jin Xiao City and see. There are more resources and more opportunities there. And..."

Chu Sheng's eyes flickered, recalling the gentleness of Liu Qingyan in the simulation.

"If I can find her in advance, or borrow some of the Liu family's remaining connections, perhaps I can open up a new situation."

[This time, he did not get entangled with the House of Joy, but packed his bags and left Luofeng Town.]

Chu Sheng watched the receding figure in the image, the corners of his mouth slowly curling up.

"Liu Qingyan... In this life, let's get to know each other early."

He stretched, loosening his muscles and bones.

"Jin Xiao City, here I come."

[Simulation continues...]