Chapter 33
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Chapter 33: Qi of Innate Origins
"Was your conversation with the Fifth Miss pleasant?"
The moment Zhou Luo stood beside Lin Qing Han, he heard her voice, slightly cold.
Zhou Luo awkwardly scratched his nose. "So that was the Fifth Miss."
"What did you talk about?" Lin Qing Han lowered her voice to ask.
"Nothing much. Just the Spiritual Pill Conference." Zhou Luo answered truthfully.
At that moment, Lin Tian Xiong began his speech.
Lin Qing Han glared sharply at him and did not press further.
Apart from the eating and drinking, this banquet also served to reward those who had made significant contributions to the family.
To Zhou Luo’s surprise, his name was not on the list for rewards this time.
Recalling the mention of internal struggles by the Fifth Miss, the previous hostility shown by the main family branch towards him, and even earlier, the fact that Lin Zhi Shou had been sent to deliver his cultivation resources,
Zhou Luo suddenly realized.
He might have unwittingly become involved in some sort of internal power struggle.
And this struggle was connected to the main family branch.
With this thought, he completely lost interest in the banquet. He yearned to immediately retreat into Zhou Garden and never come out, hoping to avoid being swept into any conflict.
Unfortunately, the banquet was set to last for at least another hour.
During the banquet, Zhou Luo couldn’t resist approaching Lin De for answers once more.
"Sigh! This misfortune befell you quite unexpectedly, didn’t it?" Lin De sighed, holding a cup of spirit wine.
"What happened exactly?" Zhou Luo grew even more perplexed.
Lin De looked at his son-in-law, his expression conflicted, showing hesitation.
By rights, he shouldn’t reveal this matter to him.
"Father-in-law, Qing Han is my main wife."
Seeing Lin De hesitate, Zhou Luo spoke with grave seriousness.
His meaning was clear: he wanted to convey that they were both on the same side. If something befell him, Lin De would also be affected.
Sure enough, upon hearing these words, the hesitation in Lin De’s eyes vanished instantly. He looked resolutely at Zhou Luo. "Son-in-law, truthfully, you’ll know this quite soon regardless. All I can tell you now is that this involves two factions within the family."
"What two factions?" Zhou Luo pressed urgently.
But Lin De diverted the topic. "Currently, everyone is focused on that newly captured spiritual mine. Whichever side seizes control of it will gain immense boosts in both prestige and power. So, both sides are privately competing hard against each other."
Hearing this, Zhou Luo faintly guessed it involved internal strife within the family.
But what did this have to do with him?
Did it mean he was already aligned with the faction opposing the main branch?
Recalling past events, Zhou Luo felt this was indeed possible.
However, when he tried to ask who the other faction was, Lin De stated that he would find out in due time.
Moreover, he hoped he wouldn’t dwell on such matters. The most important thing right now was to improve his strength.
As for his safety, the family certainly wouldn’t let any harm come to him.
That’s what they claimed.
But how could Zhou Luo possibly feel at ease?
After all, he still hadn’t fully understood this matter.
Currently, he felt utterly swept into an invisible whirlpool.
The crux was that he could do nothing about it.
The banquet ended, and Zhou Luo returned to Zhou Garden preoccupied.
Lin Qing Han noticed something was off during the journey. Once home, she asked him the reason.
Zhou Luo looked at his main wife, but did not tell her about it.
He simply claimed he was fine.
…
In the following days, apart from visiting Shouchun Garden to receive Lin Zhi Shou’s teachings, Zhou Luo never left Zhou Garden again.
Perhaps it was because he had been sleeping with Lin Qing Han every single night.
Then one day, the system finally sounded a notification.
[Congratulations, Host. Through your unwavering diligence, you have successfully impregnated your partner, granting you a lottery draw opportunity.]
Lin Qing Han was pregnant once more.
Zhou Luo, who had been severely lacking a sense of security these past days, immediately activated the lottery function.
Staring at the white spinning wheel, he prayed fervently that he might draw a formidable weapon this time.
Something resembling the Explosive Spirit Potion—capable of drastically boosting strength in a short period—would be perfect.
Under his gaze.
The lottery began.
A golden sphere of light appeared and started spinning rapidly.
Zhou Luo watched the sphere expectantly as it gradually slowed down, his own heartbeat easing accordingly.
Finally, the golden sphere halted within the "other area".
"The other area? Could it be another useless item?" Zhou Luo’s heart clenched.
The last time in the other area, he had gotten a "charm boost".
Though it enhanced charm, it proved utterly useless against anyone who already harbored hostility.
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining Qi of Innate Origins!]
[The reward has been automatically delivered to your backpack. Please check!]
"Qi of Innate Origins? Such a thing exists?" Zhou Luo was puzzled.
So-called Qi of Innate Origins typically referred to one’s innate foundation, the life force present from birth.
Everyone possesses Qi of Innate Origins after birth, and the denser this Qi is, the higher their cultivation aptitude, indicating greater future achievements.
That this item appeared truly surprised Zhou Luo.
He gazed at the "vortex" icon within his backpack.
[Qi of Innate Origins: Usable on children under three years old. Greatly enhances the user’s Qi of Innate Origins and elevates cultivation potential.]
After reading the description, Zhou Luo’s face darkened.
What was this?
This item was only usable on three-year-old children?
Didn’t that mean it held no benefit for him at all?
For a moment, Zhou Luo was about to curse.
This lousy system shouldn’t mess with people like this!
Last time it produced something utterly useless, and now it spat out something he couldn’t even use.
It was practically treating its master as worthless.
Zhou Luo wore a helpless expression.
Although the description of this Qi of Innate Origins sounded fine, it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
Seemed it could only be used for his own child.
He reconsidered. If his son could dramatically improve his cultivation potential because of this Qi of Innate Origins, it might not be such a bad thing.
He might even need his own kid’s protection someday.
Ultimately, Zhou Luo had no choice but to accept this reality.
The very next day, he applied the Qi of Innate Origins to little Chang An.
Now almost one year old, little Chang An possessed only a Ninth Grade spiritual root, but nourished by this Qi of Innate Origins, his potential would surely rise.
"Zhou Luo, someone’s looking for you."
Just then, Lin Fei Ying’s voice came from outside.
Stepping out, he saw four servants carrying a furnace into the manor.
Upon inquiry, he learned this was gifted by his master, Lin Zhi Shou, for his alchemy practice.
Previously, matters regarding the Spiritual Pill Conference had delayed his progress in pill-making for the Family’s Alchemy Division.
With the month’s start, the family had finally remembered.
Per the family’s demands, he needed to submit at least twenty Vitality Pills this month.
Zhou Luo didn’t refuse.
After all, this was his duty, and concocting such potions posed him no challenge at all.
What truly captured his interest was that this newly arrived furnace seemed unlike an ordinary one.
Once the furnace was placed in the alchemy room, Zhou Luo examined it carefully.
He discovered the furnace was actually a magical artifact!
Indeed, it bore inscribed formation patterns within. These patterns could help a Pill Master enhance control over flames and automatically regulate internal temperatures.
If used to refine a top-level first-level potion, the success rate might significantly increase.
Eagerly, Zhou Luo began his trial.
