223: Unexpected turn of events! Xiao Changfeng made his move ahead of schedule.

Half a month later.

Junior Sister Lu Jing confirmed her pregnancy. It must be said that Junior Sister's luck with pregnancy was quite good.

Liu Xuan's heart filled with joy after a quick calculation, because the child in Lu Jing's womb was special; it was his two hundredth child.

If the child had a Spiritual Root, it would be the ninety-fifth Spiritual Root descendant. Even if there wasn't a big prize for two hundred descendants, he was close to the big prize for one hundred Spiritual Root descendants.

The number of children had slightly decreased in recent years. Besides his increased cultivation lowering the chance of pregnancy, he had also spent more than half a year focusing on Zi Lan.

Liu Xuan discovered that it wasn't that the probability of pregnancy was higher when both husband and wife had similar strength, but rather the lower the overall strength of both husband and wife, the higher the probability.

In other words, those Junior Sisters with lower cultivation were more likely to get pregnant than Zi Lan, who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This was counter-intuitive, but it was indeed the truth, and Liu Xuan didn't understand the specific reason.

There was no need to investigate this reason. At this stage, he needed to complete the achievement prize, so he should pay more attention to the Junior Sisters and ordinary Concubines.

Once the big prize was obtained, he would then focus more on Zi Lan and the others to improve quality. Whatever was more cost-effective, he would do.

Jingxin Courtyard.

Cultivation Chamber.

A ball of earthy yellow Spiritual Qi emerged from underground, gradually condensing into a human figure. It was Liu Xuan, who had come out of the underground star space.

"Ninth Level of Qi Refining, thirty-eight years old, Ninth Level of Qi Refining. Isn't that already enough to be considered a Genius?"

Immortal Master Xiao would definitely become more anxious as he approached his lifespan limit. To make him wait patiently, Liu Xuan decided to speed up his cultivation progress a little.

How many years would it take to go from Ninth Level of Qi Refining to Qi Refining Perfection? And then how many more years to prepare for Foundation Establishment?

Immortal Master Xiao still had more than twenty years before his lifespan limit. Waiting ten years should be possible for him!

After coming out of the Cultivation Chamber, Liu Xuan immediately announced his Breakthrough in cultivation and had a small celebration with his wives and Concubines.

The celebration was fake; indirectly conveying the news to Immortal Master Xiao was the real purpose.

Most of his wives and Concubines didn't know the truth. Hearing that Liu Xuan's cultivation had improved again, they also happily celebrated and congratulated him.

Thirty-eight years old and at the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, according to Liu Xuan's cultivation speed, he would definitely reach Perfection in his forties. If he was lucky, he could achieve Foundation Establishment before fifty.

Although the Liu Family already had Zi Lan, a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, she was, after all, only Liu Xuan's Concubine. For many women, only when Liu Xuan became a Foundation Establishment Ancestor could they feel at ease.

Otherwise, if Liu Xuan died in the future, wouldn't the Liu Family be ruled by Zi Lan? What would they do then?

Night.

Bedroom.

"Husband finally came to accompany me!"

Zi Lan clung to Liu Xuan, speaking in the tone of a wronged little girl.

She wore a light green loose silk nightgown. The soft fabric of the gown accentuated her alluring figure.

The nightgown's covering, with its semi-transparent feel, was even more seductive, making even the exceptionally composed Liu Xuan feel hungry.

"Who taught you to dress like this? This isn't your usual style." Liu Xuan gently stroked the silky gown.

The delicate touch of the gown on his fingertips, combined with the ultimate softness, was indeed a top-tier pleasure.

"No one taught me. I'll wear whatever Husband likes!"

Zi Lan lifted the hem of her gown, revealing a pair of long legs clad in thigh-high black stockings, and said coquettishly.

The stockings only reached the middle of her thighs, slightly constricting and creating an impression that they were about to fall down.

"Hiss~"

When did this girl, Zi Lan, start playing so provocatively? How could this be? She must be punished!

...Afterward.

Liu Xuan began to take pills.

It had to be said that although Zi Lan's chance of pregnancy was low, Dual Cultivation with her yielded the best results, and his cultivation could also receive some improvement.

'Perhaps in the future, I can inquire if there's a way to increase the pregnancy rate for high-level Cultivators. It's been almost two years without getting pregnant; it's indeed a bit unreasonable!'

'If a female Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage is this difficult, what about Golden Core and Nascent Soul in the future? Wouldn't I just become an auxiliary tool specifically for them to Cultivate?'

He was taking pills and letting his mind wander.

Suddenly!

The entire room became extremely quiet, and all sounds from outside instantly vanished.

Liu Xuan was about to get up to investigate, but he felt an inexplicable restraint suppressing him.

The room was not just quiet; it was as if even space itself had been solidified. Unless he exposed his true strength, he couldn't even move.

"Calm down!"

Liu Xuan's mind raced, but he didn't rush to break free.

A moment later.

A handsome and noble man appeared in the room, dressed in a black robe with blood-colored patterns. It was the Golden Core Immortal Master Xiao Changfeng.

"This Immortal Master has always been curious, where did you get so many Spirit Stones?"

"How did you kill Disciple Li Xuanxuan?"

"Pills, artifacts, talismans, Formations—you mastered them all without a teacher. Who taught you, exactly?"

"And where did that Foundation Establishment Spiritual Bee and second-order Spiritual Tree come from?"

"Disciple-grandson, would you enlighten me?"

Xiao Changfeng asked a string of questions to himself, his gaze at Liu Xuan filled with confusion.

"And!"

He looked at Liu Xuan with even more doubt and asked, "You clearly saw my intention to Possess you, yet not only did you not flee, you even used this to gain benefits."

"Do you think I won't act against you for now?"

"Or do you have some trump card?"

A blood-red Sword Qi suddenly appeared in the air, instantly piercing Liu Xuan's thigh.

"Pfft!"

Dark red blood flowed out but didn't run away. Instead, it gathered at the wound, and the wound quickly stopped bleeding, with the blood flowing back.

Xiao Changfeng rejoiced!

"Your Physical Body has indeed broken through to the level of a Foundation Establishment Yao Beast!"

With his Physical Body reaching the Foundation Establishment level, even if Liu Xuan's Qi Refining cultivation was truly only at the Ninth Level, it barely met the conditions for Possession.

It's stable!

Acting in advance was indeed a wise decision. Although Possessing him now wasn't as effective as waiting for Liu Xuan to reach Foundation Establishment.

But this kid was full of strangeness. If he really let him reach Foundation Establishment, he worried about unexpected incidents.

Acting now, no matter if Liu Xuan had a heaven-shaking background or was the Reincarnation of a mighty being, he couldn't escape his control.

Liu Xuan's mind was highly concentrated. He wanted to open his mouth to explain a few words, but found that he couldn't move at all.

This old fellow asked for a long time but wouldn't let him speak. He was truly sick!

And that sudden sword strike just now, if he hadn't reacted quickly enough to withdraw the defensive effect of the illusory god treasure robe and suppressed the automatic repair of the blood pill in his body, his true cultivation would have been exposed.

He had to be careful of his probes into his cultivation and also guard against his sudden lethal attacks. Liu Xuan's pressure was not ordinary!

Golden Core Immortal Master!

And he was a strong one among Golden Core Immortal Masters!

Xiao Changfeng suddenly acted in advance. Although Liu Xuan had many trump cards, there was still a possibility of failure, so he had to deal with it carefully.

If it reached an irreversible point, he could only temporarily trap him with a Grand Formation, then escape using Earth Escape, and then use the illusory god treasure robe to conceal his aura.

As for the wives and children on the island, he could only come back to rescue them later!

This wasn't heartlessness, but a rational decision!

What was the point of staying on the island and dying with them? Only by staying alive would he have a chance to save them.

If it came to that situation, with two choices for them, he believed they would also support Liu Xuan's escape.