91: Serving Senior Sister

Yan Qingyao was too beautiful; Liu Xuan couldn't refuse.

Many days later.

The two were inseparable, almost always together, and Liu Xuan took Yan Qingyao wherever he went.

To care for Yan Qingyao, Liu Xuan hadn't favored any of the maidservants in the Liu Family during these days.

Although he spent most of his time on Lake Heart Island these days, Liu Xuan would ride his Iron Feather Eagle back to the Liu Family for two hours every day. It was only a few dozen li, so it didn't delay much time.

On this day, Liu Xuan didn't rush back to Lake Heart Island to Cultivate as he usually did.

Because Xia He was about to give birth!

Xia He was no ordinary person; she had a sixth-grade Spiritual Root talent and was at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining. Liu Xuan was very much looking forward to what talent the child would have.

If both parents had Spiritual Roots, the highest probability of the child not having a Spiritual Root was fifty percent.

Xia He's Spiritual Root, being as high as sixth-grade, could reduce this probability, and her Middle Stage of Qi Refining cultivation could further lower it.

If the child born still had no Spiritual Root, it could only be said that Liu Xuan was unlucky enough!

"Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of his twenty-first descendant. Eight-grade Spiritual Root. Obtained one bottle of first-tier mid-grade stage-breaking pill."

"first-tier mid-grade stage-breaking pill: Can increase the probability of a Qi Refining Mid-stage Cultivator breaking through to Qi Refining Late Stage. The effect of consumption decreases with subsequent uses."

'It's actually a stage-breaking pill!'

The stage-breaking pill belonged to a special Medicinal Pill. A first-tier mid-grade stage-breaking pill was more expensive than many second-tier Medicinal Pills, costing one thousand Spirit Stones per pill at the Sect.

A bottle was worth over ten thousand. The Red Pine Sect sold them one by one, and few people bought an entire bottle.

Xia He agreed to have a child for Liu Xuan because Liu Xuan promised her a first-tier mid-grade stage-breaking pill. He didn't expect the System to directly reward him with a bottle, so he didn't need to spend extra money to buy one.

'An eight-grade Spiritual Root, not bad!'

It was a pity it didn't reach seventh-grade or higher; otherwise, it would have triggered an achievement reward, and the accompanying gift would have been even more generous.

"Young Master, she's given birth, she's given birth! It's a little boy!"

"Let me see!"

"Congratulations, Young Master!"

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Xia He!"

...Xia He held a special status in the Liu Family, and many maidservants surrounded the room, waiting. It was a lively scene with their chattering.

Liu Xuan entered the room. Xia He was holding the crying infant, examining him carefully, as if she couldn't believe this was her own child.

"Husband, come quickly and see, he keeps crying, it's so amazing!"

Xia He was a Qi Refining Mid-stage Cultivator. Aside from some sweat on her face, she looked to be in good condition, no different from usual.

Liu Xuan chuckled and shook his head. Xia He was usually a very serious person, he didn't expect her to have such a childish side.

Reaching out, he poked the baby's little face, and a heartfelt smile appeared on her face.

At this moment, Xia He might have forgotten the utilitarian motive she had when she decided to have the child, feeling only pure maternal love.

"Husband, how about naming the child Liu Daoyong? I want him to always be by my side."

Xia He looked up at Liu Xuan and said.

Liu Xuan nodded. It was just a name, he naturally had no objections... The next day.

In Xia He's bedroom, Liu Xuan handed her a jade bottle.

"This is..."

Xia He held the child and opened the jade bottle with one hand, revealing two crystal-clear Medicinal Pills inside.

"These are stage-breaking pills?!"

She looked at Liu Xuan excitedly, then asked in confusion, "Why are there two?"

Liu Xuan smiled and said, "A stage-breaking pill guarantees a Breakthrough, so I bought two, wanting to give you a surprise."

"That's too wasteful!"

"Even if there's no Breakthrough, it wouldn't be too late to buy more then!"

Xia He glared at Liu Xuan, but her expression showed that she was actually very happy.

Each stage-breaking pill cost one thousand Spirit Stones, and Liu Xuan buying two for her showed her importance in his heart!

Over the next half month, three more maidservants in the Liu Family successively gave birth, but unfortunately, all of them had no Spiritual Roots. The System gave a High-Grade Spirit Stone and two ordinary first-tier mid-grade Medicinal Pills as gifts.

Liu Xuan's descendants numbered twenty-four, with nine in the Liu Family and fifteen in the Sect.

The treatment of the mothers of these nine children in the Liu Family was once again improved, and their relatives' status in the Family also rose accordingly.

Centered around Liu Xuan, with these maidservants and children as a bond, a core of interests formed within the Yongning Merchant Alliance, further increasing the unity of the Merchant Alliance.

Ever since Yongning was pacified and Xiao Ran came to Yongning, Foundation Establishment Ancestor Zou Ming rarely showed his face, and Zhao Deliang also quieted down, not managing many affairs.

There was even less to say about the other Disciples of the Sect Enforcement Team; besides carrying out missions, they didn't manage anything else.

Half of the county's affairs returned to County Magistrate County Magistrate, and the other half was handled by Xia He.

The Yongning Merchant Alliance gradually took over the power vacuum left by the former Chen Family, and Liu Xuan effectively became the fifth most powerful person in Yongning.

Aside from Foundation Establishment Ancestor Zou Ming, Lu Pingan, Zhao Deliang, and Xiao Ran, Liu Xuan held the greatest power.

Xia He was his Dao Companion, and after taking over the White Crane Lake industry, he also had connections with Xiao Ran. It could be said that he could accomplish most things in the Yongning territory.

In addition, Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong, Liu Xuan's Cauldron female Cultivators, came forward and, using the Spirit Stones Liu Xuan provided, recruited a group of Loose Cultivators to form an intelligence organization under the name of the Merchant Alliance.

Most of these Loose Cultivators had lost their spiritual fields due to Robber Cultivators, or they themselves were Robber Cultivators who had washed their hands of their past.

Liu Xuan's move directly resolved some of the unrest, and the intelligence organization could also help Xiao Ran better control the movements of Robber Cultivators, killing two birds with one stone.

There was no need to worry about funding either. The intelligence organization was mainly used to protect the interests of the various families within the Merchant Alliance, and selling intelligence itself could generate some income.

Only the initial expenses were high; once it grew, it might even earn Spirit Stones for Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan greatly expanded his influence, and the remaining Foundation Establishment Family in Yongning, the Lu Family, watched with cold eyes. Zou Ming and Xiao Ran were also happy to see it happen.

Firstly, it was because Liu Xuan had a Sect background and was Ancestor Qingyun's Personal Disciple, so no one in the Sect stopped him.

Secondly, True Person Xiao of the Red Pine Sect was nearing his end, and no one was optimistic about Yongning's future, so it naturally lost its operational value.

Thirdly, the destruction of the Chen Family left a large power vacuum, giving Liu Xuan such a large space for development... Lake Heart Island Pill Refining Hall.

"I hear your influence is quite extensive now, Liu Xuan! Five of the seventeen Qi Refining Perfection families have joined your Merchant Alliance."

Xiao Ran sat cross-legged in front of the Pill Furnace, speaking casually.

"I wouldn't dare!"

Liu Xuan stood not far away, respectfully saying, "Everyone is just giving me a little face out of respect for Senior Sister!"

"Pfft~"

Xiao Ran smiled charmingly, "What a cunning fellow!"

"You are Senior Brother Qingyun's Personal Disciple, so you must know the current situation of the Sect. If Senior Brother Wang Qiao fails to Breakthrough to Golden Core five years from now, the Sect will surely face great turmoil.

Everyone is planning their escape routes, so why do you insist on expending energy to build up your influence? Aren't you afraid that your efforts will be in vain?"

Liu Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He calmly met her gaze and said righteously:

"To serve Senior Sister, to serve the Sect, I am willing!"