498: Chapter 498

Star Secret Realm.

"Husband, our child seems to have come alive." Peach Blossom Demon Lord picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into her mouth; she had been feeling particularly hungry lately and constantly wanted to eat.

With her Realm, absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi should be enough to maintain her body's consumption; logically, she shouldn't be feeling hunger.

She hadn't felt this kind of hunger for over a thousand years; the only possibility was the child in her belly.

"What do you mean the child has come alive?" Liu Xuan shook his head and laughed. Peach Blossom was powerful and domineering in front of outsiders, but when they were alone, she often acted like a simple young girl.

"I can't explain it clearly, see for yourself!" Peach Blossom stuffed the rest of the pastry into her mouth, then reached out to pull Liu Xuan's hand and pressed it against her lower abdomen.

With a sweep of Divine Thought, a mass of pure life energy appeared within Liu Xuan's Divine Sense perception.

Thump-thump~

Thump-thump~

A strong and powerful heartbeat throbbed rhythmically. A weak wisp of consciousness scrutinized Liu Xuan's probing Divine Sense, and Liu Xuan could clearly sense a hint of curiosity from the other side.

Even though it was just an embryo, it had already birthed a weak consciousness and could even devour Peach Blossom's own demon power. Its Bloodline grade was definitely not low!

"Don't disturb him with your Divine Sense, it will have a bad influence on the little life!"

Liu Xuan wanted to take a closer look, but Peach Blossom gently slapped his hand away.

A Cultivator's Divine Thought is a strong interference for a developing infant; she was afraid Liu Xuan would hurt her child.

"Husband, I feel the child has already given a weak feedback to my Bloodline. Perhaps I won't even have to wait for the birth for my Bloodline to advance to the fifth rank!"

Peach Blossom's pretty face looked increasingly flushed and seductive due to excitement as she said excitedly, "Fifth-rank Bloodline! As long as there's a fifth-rank or higher Spiritual Vein for my Breakthrough, the position of a Soul Transformation Demon Sage is just around the corner!"

A Soul Transformation Demon Sage! It was like a natural chasm that couldn't be crossed. Peach Blossom had pursued it for nearly a thousand years without seeing any hope of a Breakthrough, but she never expected that this chasm would vanish just because she was pregnant with a child!

The child in her womb was still just an embryo, yet it seemed to have become her second Nascent Soul. While devouring her Essence Blood and demon power, it fed back a higher-rank Bloodline Origin to her.

Before, she had looked forward to the child being born early, but now she hoped the child would be born as late as possible.

Essence Blood and demon power could be replenished once consumed. In any case, her cultivation had already reached a Bottleneck; without consuming them, she couldn't increase her upper limit anyway.

But high-rank Bloodline Origin was different. To upgrade a top-tier fourth-rank Bloodline to the fifth rank was something even top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasures couldn't achieve!

"A fifth-rank spiritual land!"

"Where can I find a fifth-rank spiritual land?"

After the excitement passed, Peach Blossom frowned slightly. Fifth-rank spiritual lands all had masters; others wouldn't just watch her achieve a Breakthrough.

There were two nearby fifth-rank spiritual lands: the Qing Xuan Daoist Field and the Black Mountain Holy Land where Demon Saint Xuanyu resided.

Neither Dao Lord Qing Xuan nor Demon Saint Xuanyu would give up their spiritual land for Peach Blossom's Breakthrough. Even if Daoist Lord Lihuo won the war, he wouldn't easily let Peach Blossom break through.

"Don't worry so much. If it really doesn't work, we'll just stack up Spirit Stones!" Liu Xuan pulled her by the shoulder and comforted her.

"How many Spirit Stones would that take!" Peach Blossom leaned against Liu Xuan and said coquettishly, "With that many Spirit Stones, the entire Peach Blossom Palace might not be able to scrape them together even if we lived frugally for a hundred years."

"Don't worry! Your husband is wealthier than you imagine. I won't make you wait too long."

Liu Xuan currently had three major sources of income: Merchant Alliance business, Alchemy and Artifact Refining, and System gifts.

The Family's consumption seemed large, but in reality, the Merchant Alliance's profits completely covered it. The profits from the Pill Refining Tower and Artifact Refining Workshop were filling the Family treasury every moment. As production increased, the accumulation speed was still rising.

The Spirit Stones, spirit jade, and various top-tier treasures from the System gifts were all kept by Liu Xuan in the spirit treasure genealogy space, which he carried with him. Their value was staggering.

Southern Xinjiang was currently in the middle of the Pioneering War, and various trades were very active. As long as there were resources, accumulating Spirit Stones wasn't difficult.

"If all else fails, we'll just pocket Daoist Lord Lihuo's blood fiend tree heart. Anyway, it was originally yours."

The blood fiend tree heart was condensed from the Essence Blood and souls of billions of living beings. Back then, Peach Blossom had originally intended to use it to break through to Demon Sage.

"That makes sense!"

Peach Blossom nodded in agreement. As long as she broke through to Soul Transformation, it would be enough to change the entire situation of the Southern Xinjiang battlefield. With her husband supporting her from behind, why should she fear Daoist Lord Lihuo?

Thinking this way, all obstacles on the path to Soul Transformation were swept away. She only needed to wait for the child to be born and the timing to ripen.

Peach Blossom recalled Liu Xuan's promise to her back then: to help her achieve Soul Transformation within two hundred years.

How many years had passed since then?!

At most, it had been a little over ten years, and the path to Soul Transformation had been cleared. Achieving Soul Transformation wouldn't take more than a hundred years at most!

'Perhaps I should set my sights further. A Demon Sage isn't my end point, but my starting point!'

"Husband~" Peach Blossom's gaze was hazy, looking at Liu Xuan as if looking at a Ginseng Fruit that could grant immortality if eaten.

"Take good care of the pregnancy, don't seduce your husband!"

Liu Xuan had extraordinary composure. He focused his mind on the Jade Slip in front of him, deducing the Family's Formation design.

"Hmph!"

Peach Blossom gave a dissatisfied snort, "Husband doesn't love me at all, you just want me to have children for you."

"I'm going to play with Sister Shuang Xue, I'm ignoring you!"

A pink light flashed, and Peach Blossom vanished instantly.

Liu Xuan continued to slowly deduce the Formation, picking up a piece of pastry Peach Blossom had left behind and eating while he studied.

A while later.

The space in the courtyard rippled to form a portal. Luoluo stepped out from the portal and reported to Liu Xuan, "Family Head, someone wants to marry your daughter, Ling Hui."

Liu Xuan put away the Jade Slip and asked with a frown, "The other party's identity isn't simple?"

According to the Liu Family rules, no Liu Family woman could marry out; they only accepted matrilocal marriage, and the children born must have the surname Liu.

This was an iron rule, and no one was an exception. Either one didn't find a Dao Companion, or the other party had to marry into the Family.

The Liu Bloodline could not flow outward. If he allowed his daughters to marry out and the Bloodline leaked, over time it would be impossible to tell if the people below were his descendants. How would he select beauties in the future?

Old Ancestor Liu had very high moral standards; a little bit of lust was just human nature. Generally speaking, he was a man of status and would certainly not allow a chaotic situation to occur.

A maternal granddaughter was also a granddaughter; she would be recorded in the genealogy, enter the Clan School, and must change her surname to Liu following her mother.

Luoluo knew this Liu Family rule. If an ordinary person sought to marry Liu Xuan's daughter, she would have just sent them away; there would be no need to report to him.

"That's right!" Luoluo nodded. "The other party is an Early Golden Core Stage Immortal Master, the Qilin Son of the Gentlemans Academy, and a Named Disciple of Yaoguang Demon Saint, Ye Jinghong."

"Besides Ye Jinghong, his Senior Sister Si Nianci, who is at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, is also at the Star Academy."

"I have already told them the Liu Family rules, but they still refuse to give up. I could only ask you to step forward."

"They come with ill intent!" A cold smile flashed across the corner of Liu Xuan's mouth. "What about Ling Hui? What is her attitude?"

His daughter Ling Hui had a Foundation Establishment cultivation. Because she was good at handling complex mundane affairs, she had been assigned to an important position in the Star Academy.

Liu Xuan placed great importance on this daughter. Compared to some academy Qilin Son, he cared more about his daughter's attitude.