14: The first child, Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Technique

Small courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

After a month of Liu Xuan's effort, Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang were finally pregnant!

However, what disappointed Liu Xuan was that the System did not give any rewards; there was absolutely no movement.

It seemed his guess was correct; the reason he received a reward when Lin Xue'er was pregnant last time was because of the Newbie Gift Pack.

According to the System's description, the next time he would obtain a reward would be when Lin Xue'er gave birth.

...

Peaceful times always pass quickly. Five months flew by in a flash, and Lin Xue'er was due to give birth in these next few days.

During this time, Liu Xuan was promoted to an unranked Talisman Master apprentice, and he could gradually sell some Dust-Avoiding Talismans, so he wasn't as short on Spirit Stones.

He had hired the best midwife, and there was even a physician from the Medicinal Pill Hall. Plus, since Lin Xue'er was a Martial Artist herself, there was no need to worry about safety.

Evening.

"Waa~ Waa~ Waa~..."

Amidst the crying, a System notification sounded in the mind of Liu Xuan, who was waiting outside the door:

[Congratulations to the Host on the birth of the first heir. Obtained Cultivation Technique: Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.]

[Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method: True Immortal Rank Body Refining Cultivation Technique. Devour spirit items to enhance the Physical Body. When cultivated to a profound Realm, one's Physical Body can rival that of a Divine Beast True Spirit and withstand Immortal Artifacts head-on.]

Awesome!

Starting off with a True Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique, was this a bit excessive?

It had been almost a year since his Transmigration. According to Liu Xuan's understanding, a Golden Core Sect like the Red Pine Sect could control an area spanning thousands of miles.

A Nascent Soul True Lord was already a super big shot who controlled a region, and a Soul Transformation Divine Venerable was the peak of this world; there were only a few in the entire world.

'If every child born grants a reward of this level...'

Liu Xuan daydreamed, but he guessed it was likely a special reward for the first heir; the possibility of every child granting a reward of this level was very low.

All the insights of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method flooded into Liu Xuan's Divine Soul instantly. His Divine Soul strength was too low, so he couldn't bear it after comprehending only the Foundation Establishment Stage portion. The subsequent parts would have to wait until his cultivation level improved to be comprehended gradually.

'Top-tier Body Refining Cultivation Technique!'

The Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method did not require high Comprehension Ability, nor did it require a high Spiritual Root; the threshold for cultivation was very low.

But it had one fatal flaw: it required a massive amount of spirit items to be devoured.

Spirit Pills, Spirit Medicine, and even monster beast flesh and blood would all work; basically, the more one ate, the stronger one became!

'Why does it feel a bit like a Demonic Path Cultivation Technique?'

Devouring, plundering, refining the Physical Body to rival a Yao Beast... that's a bit eerie!

In this world, aside from low-level Martial Artist Cultivators, Liu Xuan had never heard of Body Refining Cultivation Techniques; the main focus was always on mana and the Divine Soul.

Since no one cultivated Body Refining Cultivation Techniques, he didn't have to worry about being mistaken for a Demonic Path Cultivator.

"Congratulations, Talisman Master Liu, it is a Young Master!"

The physician from the Medicinal Pill Hall opened the door and offered congratulations.

Liu Xuan withdrew his thoughts, walked into the room, and took the wrinkled baby wrapped in a bundle from the physician and midwife.

"Is this my son? I have a child!!"

In his past and present lives, this was his first time being a father. Liu Xuan felt a bit happy, a bit excited, and had some inexplicable feelings.

Cultivators who reached profound Realms could extend their Lifespan, but if their heirs lacked the talent for cultivation, they would easily end up watching them die one by one as their Lifespan ran out.

'Father hopes you can go further on this path of cultivation. From now on, you shall be called 'Liu Daoyuan'!'

...

The next day.

Liu Xuan did not go to the Talisman Hall again but instead attempted to Cultivate the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

His Dantian mana circulated, and he had already reached Perfection in the Qi Refining First Layer. The Three Yang Gathering Body Cultivation Technique had encountered its first small Bottleneck.

Even the Qi Refining First Layer had a Bottleneck; that was simply absurd!

Liu Xuan switched the circulation of his Cultivation Technique to the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method. The circulation of his mana throughout his body suddenly accelerated, and a strong sense of hunger emerged in his stomach, Dantian, and even his entire body.

He took out a Spirit Nourishing Pill and swallowed it. The medicinal efficacy that should have lasted for three days was consumed in less than a quarter of an hour.

His Dantian mana hadn't changed much, but he could feel his physical strength significantly enhanced, and he felt full of energy.

The Body Refining Cultivation Technique did not conflict with the Qi Refining Cultivation Technique; there was no interference between them at all.

The Dantian mana was still the mana cultivated by the Three Yang Gathering Body, while the core of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method was in the heart.

'Thump-thump!'

'Thump-thump!'

...

His heartbeat became more steady and powerful. Spiritual Qi from the air merged into his Bloodline through his breathing and gathered in his heart.

A drop of mana dissipated, turning into pure Spiritual Qi that entered his heart directly along with his Bloodline, and the progress of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method advanced significantly.

'The Qi Refining Cultivation Technique and the Body Refining Cultivation Technique actually have a complementary effect!'

Liu Xuan discovered that the mana cultivated by the Three Yang Gathering Body Cultivation Technique could accelerate the cultivation speed of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

Two hours later.

Liu Xuan finished a bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills, and his physical strength had increased by more than double, but the distance to the Body Refining First Layer was still a long way off.

Once the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method was cultivated to the Body Refining First Layer, his Physical Body strength would be comparable to a First-Order Low Grade Magical Artifact. If paired with some martial arts techniques, no one below the Middle Stage of Qi Refining would be his opponent.

A strong Physical Body had another benefit: he would be full of energy and not afraid of the loss of primordial yang.

Lin Xue'er, Da Shuang, and Xiao Shuang were all Martial Artists. Even if Liu Xuan broke through to the Qi Refining First Layer and had mana nourishment, his physical fitness still couldn't compare to theirs.

Especially when contending with Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang, he relied entirely on sheer willpower, feeling a sense of powerlessness as if his ability fell short of his desires.

Things were different now! What Liu Xuan worried about now was that his physical strength would become too strong in the future; if he didn't control his force when excited and accidentally hurt them, that would be bad...

However, this Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method was indeed strong, but the consumption was truly massive!

A bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills that used to last a month for cultivation wasn't even enough for a day now.

The Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method did not require too much mental control, nor did it have time restrictions; as long as one swallowed supplements containing a large amount of Spiritual Qi, one could Cultivate and progress anytime, anywhere.

'The main effect of the Spirit Nourishing Pill is to help the Divine Soul refine Spiritual Qi into mana; it doesn't contain much Spiritual Qi itself, so it's not very cost-effective to use it for cultivating the Kunpeng Body Refining Method!'

According to the description of the Kunpeng Body Refining Method, the most suitable Spirit Medicine to ingest during the Body Refining Stage was one that contained a large amount of qi and blood.

Martial arts in this world also relied on ingesting substances rich in qi and blood to temper the Physical Body, strengthen the muscles and bones, then nourish internal qi, and then use internal qi to nourish the Divine Soul, reversing the Foundation to give birth to Innate Qi.

The principles were the same as the early stages of the Body Refining Cultivation Technique, just shallower compared to a Cultivation Technique of the level of the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method.

'I can try getting some martial arts medicinal drugs!'

Lin Xue'er, Da Shuang, and Xiao Shuang were all Martial Artists, and there were qi and blood pills suitable for Martial Artists to Cultivate with right at home.

After swallowing a qi and blood pill, Liu Xuan immediately felt a warm current rise in his stomach, which then dispersed into his limbs and bones.

'Comfortable!'

One qi and blood pill had an effect equivalent to, or even slightly better than, the Spirit Nourishing Pill.

One had to know that the Spirit Nourishing Pill was a First-Order Low Grade Medicinal Pill, costing half a Spirit Stone each, while the qi and blood pill was just an unranked Medicinal Pill refined from ordinary supplements; a whole bottle didn't even cost one Spirit Stone, and the price difference was several times over!