54: Chapter 54 A Pill Worth Four Hundred Million

Another month passed.

Late at night, the lights in the room finally went out.

Lin Yun looked at the satisfied sleeping faces of his three lovely wives beside him, but he didn't fall asleep immediately.

Moonlight spilled in through the gaps in the curtains, casting faint shadows on the three women's soft, beautiful faces.

Their skin still had a rosy flush.

This was the afterglow of exercise.

Su Yingxue was only a month away from giving birth; she lay on her side, one hand habitually resting on Lin Yun.

Shen Youqing's pregnant belly was also nearly seven months along (about half a month shy); she slept the most peacefully, her breathing steady.

Wu Qingya had been pregnant for the shortest time, but it had already been over three months; at this moment, she was curled up in Lin Yun's arms like a kitten.

Lin Yun gently stroked Wu Qingya's hair, his mind drifting slightly.

Since reaching First-Stage Perfection, he had taken seven more first-grade blood essence pills over these past few days.

According to the original plan, this medicinal power should have been enough for him to compress his power from a gaseous state to a liquid state and Breakthrough to a Second-Rank Martial Artist.

But reality had dealt him a heavy blow.

Most of the medicinal power from these precious Medicinal Pills had been transferred by him to the three women.

Because after reaching Perfection, he couldn't absorb much medicinal power at all.

Now, Su Yingxue, Shen Youqing, and Wu Qingya were all already Late Stage First-Stage Martial Artists.

As for himself, although his punch force had increased to 45,000 kilograms—5,000 kilograms more than at Perfection—

The most critical step—transforming gas into liquid—showed no signs of happening.

Lin Yun closed his eyes, feeling the power within his Dantian.

The blood-qi there was as thick as an ocean, surging endlessly, but it was still in a gaseous state, with no hint of a liquid form in sight.

To Breakthrough to the Second Rank, one must compress the power from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

This was not just an accumulation of quantity, but a leap in quality.

For those with good talent, given his current level of thickness, they should have broken through long ago.

But he couldn't feel even the slightest sign of a Breakthrough.

"Yellow Grade High Grade talent... it's still not enough," Lin Yun lamented in his heart.

It seemed he could only grind slowly, using more blood-qi pills to continue compressing his power.

It wasn't that he hadn't thought about buying some Medicinal Pills specifically used for Breakthroughs.

But the problem was—the Lin Family had no connections in Tianshui City; Medicinal Pills of this level couldn't be bought even with money.

Sea Condensing Pill, Hua-Ye Gui-Yuan Pill, Tide Blood-Coagulating Pill, universe origin pill...

Among these Medicinal Pills specifically designed to help Breakthrough to the Second Rank, the cheapest costs 300 million, and the most expensive costs one billion.

Lin Yun was envious, but unfortunately, he had no way to purchase them.

Jiang City... is still too small.

...

A few nights later.

Wu Qingya snuggled in Lin Yun's arms, her fingers tracing gentle circles on his chest, and suddenly asked softly:

"Husband, have you been worried about breaking through to the Second Rank lately?"

"Oh? Did my wife notice? Have I been that obvious lately?"

Wu Qingya giggled. "Not obvious. But we know."

Lin Yun was touched.

Indeed, how could wives who spent every day and night with him not notice what was on his mind?

Even if he seemed no different from usual lately, they still felt it.

Just as Lin Yun was about to say something, Wu Qingya hugged him tighter:

"Husband, hurry up and sleep. We've been at it until very late again today. Look, the sisters are already asleep."

Lin Yun turned to look, and indeed, Su Yingxue and Shen Youqing were already sound asleep.

He smiled and gave Wu Qingya a light kiss on the forehead. "Alright, let's sleep."

But in his heart, he vaguely felt that Wu Qingya seemed to have something more to her words.

However, he didn't care to think too much; with a beauty in his arms, warm as jade.

Sleep, sleep.

...

The next day, Wu Qingya pulled Lin Yun along, saying she wanted to go back to the Wu Family home to visit.

"It's been so long since I went back; I miss my parents," she said coquettishly.

Lin Yun naturally wouldn't refuse and drove the anti-gravity vehicle to take her back to the Wu Family.

Wu De was overjoyed to see his daughter and son-in-law return.

Lunch was sumptuously prepared, and the atmosphere during the meal was harmonious.

After the meal, taking advantage of the gap while Lin Yun was chatting with other elders, Wu De pulled Wu Qingya to the study.

As soon as the door was closed, Wu De asked with an eager face:

"My precious daughter, how is the information gathering going?"

Wu De had been anxious these past few days!

When he married his daughter to Lin Yun, besides genuinely thinking Lin Yun was outstanding, the more important reason was to investigate Lin Yun's 'Opportunity'.

That kid is progressing so fast; he must have some special Opportunity!

Who would have thought that after the daughter married over, her heart would turn toward her husband's family.

Every time he asked indirectly, his daughter would brush him off.

Lately, she hadn't even been replying to messages!

Wu Qingya looked at her father's anxious state but wasn't in a hurry at all.

She slowly sat down in a chair, picked up a teacup, took a sip, and then said, "Dad, where's the item?"

Wu De played dumb and asked back, "What item?"

"What do you think?" Wu Qingya pretended to be angry.

"We agreed a few days ago: I tell you the news, and you give me the Medicinal Pill."

A pained expression appeared on Wu De's face. "Qingya, you haven't told me yet..."

Wu Qingya knew his nature and wouldn't yield an inch.

"Show it to me first."

"Otherwise, how do I know if you actually have it?"

Wu De hesitated.

That Medicinal Pill was something he had gone to great lengths to obtain, worth 400 million!

If the daughter took the Medicinal Pill but didn't provide the information...

"Dad, if you don't trust me, then forget it."

Wu Qingya made a move to leave.

"Anyway, my cultivation is already at Late Stage First-Stage; I won't be lacking this one Medicinal Pill in the future."

"What?!" Wu De stood up from his chair in shock. "You... you're at the Late Stage of the First-Stage?!"

His daughter was only at the Early Stage of the First-Stage when she married over!

How many months has it been?

In just over three months, less than four months, she actually reached the Late Stage?!

Even if she ate Medicinal Pills every day, it wouldn't be this fast, right?!

Wu Qingya nodded and held out her hand. "So, where's the Medicinal Pill?"

Wu De looked at his daughter, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

On one hand, he was shocked by his daughter's rate of progress; on the other, he felt the pain of losing that Medicinal Pill.

Ultimately, he gritted his teeth and took an exquisite jade box from the study's safe.

"Here!"

He handed the jade box to Wu Qingya, his tone filled with heartache.

"This is the Hua-Ye Gui-Yuan Pill; it's considered quite good among Medicinal Pills for breaking through to the Second Rank."

"One pill costs a full 400 million!"

"I spent a huge sum and used countless connections to get it!"

Wu Qingya took the jade box and opened it to check.

Inside was a pill the size of a longan, azure blue all over, with light flowing on its surface, emitting intense energy fluctuations.

She nodded in satisfaction, put away the jade box, and then said, "Lin Yun has a special Physique—the Fertility Holy Body."

Wu De: "???"

He waited all this time just for this one sentence?

"Only the special Physique Fertility Holy Body? Nothing else? Like a Dual Cultivation Cultivation Technique or something?" Wu De pursued.

Wu Qingya rolled her eyes at him. "That's it. Just this."

After speaking, she turned and left, leaving Wu De alone in the study in a daze.

Wu De was stunned for a long while before reacting, his teeth itching with anger.

"A grown daughter is of no use!"

"How long has she been married, and she's already starting to take things from her parental home to subsidize her husband's family!"

400 million!

That's 400 million!

Just for the news of a "special Physique"?!

Although this information is indeed valuable, but... it's just too expensive!