459: Chapter 459 Bet

Alchemy and Artifact Refining were just pastimes after work; Liu Xuan spent most of his time in the backyard living a life of luxury and pleasure, helping his many wives and concubines Cultivate.

The war had temporarily ceased, and the Liu Family suddenly returned to their previous stable days. Liu Xuan also returned to his daily work routine.

When he got tired of work, he would spend time with his children. When bored, he would practice Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or Talisman Drawing, Array Formation...

Balancing work and rest, following his whims, his days were exceptionally fulfilling. The only drawback was a slight lack of excitement.

Desire is something without an upper limit; it can never be fully satisfied. Even the best life feels boring after a long time.

However, heaven and earth are infinite, and the Dao is endless. The benefit of cultivation is that you always have room for improvement. With one's heart set on the Great Dao, desire can never truly be satisfied.

The higher one's cultivation, the more one tends toward cultivating the heart. Only when the Heart-Nature and will align with the Great Dao can they offset the erosion of the spirit and will by the long passage of time.

Of course! Liu Xuan hadn't reached that stage yet. Life is less than a hundred years; he hadn't even enjoyed the desires of an ordinary person enough!

"Master~"

"What are you thinking about? I'm out of strength. Can I swap with my sister now?"

While Liu Xuan was lost in thought about life, the Junior Sister who had just entered the Family a few days ago pleaded in a delicate voice.

The Great Sun City beauty pageant was held every year. The Junior Sister speaking was named Luo Anxia, who had just turned eighteen this year.

She also had a twin sister named Luo Anqiu, who was currently by their side.

The two sisters were not locals of Great Sun City but had fled here due to the war some time ago.

According to them, the Luo Family was originally an ordinary cultivation Family under the Peach Blossom Sect. After the war began, they took refuge in a Mortal city without Spiritual Qi.

Who would have known that the Yao Race would invade? It just so happened that a passing group of the Yao Race went through the city where the Luo Family was hiding and casually wiped out the Luo Family's high-level members.

Because of their low strength, the two sisters fled with the scattered Mortals and were lucky enough to survive until now.

"I... I don't know how."

The elder sister, Luo Anqiu, had an introverted and weak personality. She had only participated in the beauty pageant because her younger sister had dragged her along. Her pearly teeth bit her lip, and her small face was full of nervousness and confusion.

Unlike her outgoing younger sister, Luo Anqiu had inquired about Liu Xuan's situation.

Liu Xuan, a Third-Rank Alchemist, the father of the Great Sun City Lord, the head of the Liu Family, the son-in-law of a True Monarch... any one of these titles made him a great figure they couldn't even have dreamed of before.

How could such a great figure marry them as concubines? She had once read a miscellaneous book where a Devil Head enjoyed devouring young and beautiful girls for cultivation.

"Don't know how?" Luo Anxia dragged her tired body and pulled her sister over. "It's just normal cultivation. What's there to know or not know? Sister, your talent is even better than mine."

Luo Anqiu knelt beside Liu Xuan. Feeling the powerful aura on Liu Xuan's body, she became even more afraid, her body shrinking back slightly.

"Are you afraid of me?" Liu Xuan asked.

"No... no," she hurriedly shook her head in denial.

"Your words don't match your heart!" Liu Xuan took out a bottle of first-rank Medicinal Pills and placed it in her hand. "Don't you want to become a great Cultivator, rebuild your Family, and avenge your clansmen?"

"Can I?" The young girl's eyes were somewhat dazed.

"Of course you can. Work with me, and success is not a dream. It will definitely exceed your imagination."

There was no joy on Luo Anqiu's face; instead, there was a hint of resignation and compromise. She moved toward Liu Xuan and said pitifully:

"I do not seek success. I only wish to live peacefully with my sister. I beg Master to have mercy~"

"Sigh~"

"Poor sisters! If I don't help you, who will?"

Liu Xuan reached out and gently wiped away the tear stains from the corners of her eyes, comforting her: "Work with me and Cultivate well. In the future, you will know that life is actually very wonderful."

"Mm~"

Perhaps moved by Liu Xuan's sincerity, Luo Anqiu gradually opened her heart and accepted Liu Xuan bit by bit.

...

Doing a good deed every day, Liu Xuan felt much clearer after performing a kind act. In the Cultivation World, where order was non-existent and propriety had collapsed, there weren't many people left as charitable as him.

When successful, one should benefit the whole world. The Liu Family's backyard only had a few hundred people now; it could be said the road ahead was long and difficult.

"This is bad!"

"Husband! This is bad!"

Just as Liu Xuan stepped out, Da Shuang Xiao Shuang ran over together in a hurry. "Husband, Immortal Master Yun Xian wants to snatch the young master, saying you need to pay back the money!"

Liu Xuan released his Divine Sense and saw the figure of Third Senior Sister Yun Xian in An Yunxi's nearby courtyard. Opposite her, An Yunxi and Liu Miao were holding Tong Xiao's hands, seemingly in a standoff.

"Junior Sister Yun Xi, this child is Yun Yao's child, which means he is my child. What do you mean by blocking me now?"

Yun Xian's tone was indifferent, without a hint of anger, just a normal questioning, yet the pressure was extremely strong.

"This..."

An Yunxi was speechless. This matter was what Liu Xuan had instructed her; she absolutely could not hand the child over to Senior Sister Yun Xian. How was she supposed to know why?

Upon receiving news of Senior Sister Yun Xian's arrival in Great Sun City, she immediately took the child from Liu Miao.

"Third Senior Sister, the child belongs to Liu Xuan and Yun Yao. If you want to take him away, you must first get the consent of his parents, right?"

"Fine!" Yun Xian nodded slightly. "Then call Yun Yao out for me."

A rare flash of impatience appeared on Yun Xian's face; she was truly getting a bit angry.

It wasn't because An Yunxi was blocking her, but because Yun Yao was gone. There was no trace of Yun Yao's aura in the entire Great Sun City.

Yun Yao was her natal spirit beast. Giving her to Liu Xuan back then was just a transaction.

And now? Liu Xuan had gotten Yun Yao pregnant and the child was born, but now even Yun Yao had vanished!

'Silly girl, being sold and still helping the person count the money!'

Yun Xian was most angry with Yun Yao. Ever since she followed Liu Xuan, this girl's brain had broken, and she wouldn't even listen to her words anymore.

"Third Senior Sister, long time no see!"

A flash of light appeared in the courtyard, and Liu Xuan appeared beside An Yunxi.

"You've come at the right time. Where is Yaoyao? Return her to me, or don't blame me for being heartless!" Even though it was a threat, Yun Xian's tone remained indifferent.

"Also, I have no objection to Yun Yao having your child, but not a single one of the ten million in compensation can be missing!"

"This money isn't for me, but compensation for delaying Yaoyao's cultivation. She's easy to fool, but I am not. You, Liu Xuan, aren't short of these ten million Spirit Stones, so don't give me excuses."

"Third Senior Sister, you misunderstand. How could a mere ten million Spirit Stones possibly compensate Yaoyao?"

Liu Xuan reached out and picked up his son Tong Xiao from the ground, smiling. "How about I cover all the costs for Yaoyao's promotion to Nascent Soul?"

"Don't give me empty promises. I'm not as easy to fool as Yaoyao. Show me something practical!"

Yun Xian didn't believe in pie-in-the-sky promises; she only believed in tangible benefits.

"Third Senior Sister doesn't believe me?" Liu Xuan pondered how to explain to Yun Xian when his eyes suddenly lit up. "How about this, Third Senior Sister, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

"Bet on what?"

"Bet that I can help Yaoyao promote to a Nascent Soul Demon Lord within three years!"

"Fine!" Yun Xian agreed immediately without even thinking. "If it doesn't happen, in three years, you will give Yaoyao and me fifty million Spirit Stones each."

"With a Heavenly Dao Oath as witness, do you dare?"

Liu Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "No problem. But what if I succeed?"