Chapter 18
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Chapter 18: No, There Isn’t
After the young man left, Liu Ruoge quickly departed from the cave dwelling.
Soon, Liu Ruoge arrived outside Sect Master Luo Changqi’s cave.
“Junior Sister Liu, what brings you here?”
Luo Changqi greeted her with a cheerful smile.
“Senior Brother Luo, I want to ask you something,” Liu Ruoge replied.
“What is it?”
“Is it true that the child of the Yan family, Yan Ruyu, has Yin spirit roots?” Liu Ruoge asked directly.
“This… you know?”
“It seems to be true,” Liu Ruoge nodded.
“Junior Sister Liu, where did you hear this? Only a few people in the Yan family, along with me and Elder, know about this; no one else is aware,” Luo Changqi asked with a serious expression.
“My disciple, He Qingqing, told me…” Liu Ruoge did not hide anything and explained what she knew.
Hearing Liu Ruoge’s words, Luo Changqi nodded.
He feared this matter would spread throughout the entire sect.
“Junior Sister Liu, it’s not that we don’t want to tell you; it’s because this matter is too significant. If other Immortal Gates find out that Biyun Xianzong has a child with Yin spirit roots, we won’t be able to protect ourselves!” Luo Changqi said to Liu Ruoge.
Biyun Xianzong was only a second-rate sect in the cultivation world.
There were first-rate sects and holy places that were stronger than Biyun Xianzong.
If these sects learned that Biyun Sect had Yin spirit roots, it would bring serious consequences, and it wouldn’t be good to predict what might happen.
“Junior Sister Liu, just keep this to yourself and never tell anyone. Also, make sure your disciple doesn’t mention this to anyone either,” Luo Changqi urged Liu Ruoge.
“Senior Brother Luo, I understand,” Liu Ruoge nodded.
As the third-ranked Elder of Biyun Xianzong and a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator for hundreds of years, she was not foolish enough to let this information become common knowledge.
However, even though they kept it secret, she estimated that this matter wouldn’t stay hidden for long.
Other families were not fools; given some time, they would surely guess the truth.
After confirming the actual situation with Luo Changqi, Liu Ruoge left!
But after leaving, her mind kept pondering this matter!
It was obvious that other families weren’t foolish; once they figured it out, they would likely arrange for spirit root members to mate with Li Xiaojun to produce children with Yin spirit roots.
Yin spirit roots could lead to great talents destined to become saints, as long as they survived.
If other families had such talents while the Liu family did not, what would happen to them in the future…
“Qingqing is of top-grade spirit roots…”
Liu Ruoge thought about her oldest disciple, He Qingqing!
He Qingqing had top-grade water and wood spirit roots, making her one of the most gifted disciples, second only to her young disciple, Li Yuqing.
…
“Master!”
One day, He Qingqing arrived at Liu Ruoge’s cave and respectfully bowed to her.
“Qingqing, how old are you this year?” Liu Ruoge asked her disciple with a smile.
“Master, I am 64 years old this year!” He Qingqing replied respectfully.
“64, that’s not young anymore. Have you thought about finding a partner?” Liu Ruoge asked.
“Well, Master, I’m still young; I haven’t thought about it yet,” He Qingqing quickly shook her head.
At 65 years old, compared to the lifespan of over three hundred years in the early Golden Core stage, she was still in her youth.
Moreover, as a direct disciple of an Elder in the cultivation sect, He Qingqing had not experienced much deceit and spent most of her time cultivating, so her mindset was similar to that of young people.
“Qingqing, the reason I called you here is to ask whether you would like to have a child with Yin-Yang spirit roots,” Liu Ruoge said directly, getting straight to the point.
“This… Master…”
Upon hearing Liu Ruoge’s words, He Qingqing’s face turned red.
As the one responsible for such matters, she understood the implications immediately.
“Do you want a child with Yin spirit roots? That’s a child with Yin spirit roots!”
Liu Ruoge gently encouraged her, saying, “I have confirmed with Sect Master Luo that the Yan family’s Yan Ruyu indeed has a child with Yin spirit roots! A child with Yin spirit roots! It could definitely cultivate to the saint level in the future. With a saint, our sect could become a holy place… Don’t you want a child with Yin spirit roots?”
For Liu Ruoge, other families already had descendants with Yin spirit roots, and if the Liu family did not, it would undoubtedly be unfavorable for their future development.
This made Liu Ruoge decide to plan for the Liu family’s future.
However, the Liu family did not have any women with top-grade spirit root talent, so she turned her attention to her disciple, He Qingqing.
The disciple was almost like a daughter to her, and after having a child, she could raise them as a member of the tribe. As long as there was a sense of belonging, it could help in the long-term development of the family.
“Master, I…”
To be honest, He Qingqing really wanted a child with Yin spirit roots.
But as the senior sister to Li Yuqing, she felt too embarrassed to say it aloud.
If she desired a child with Yin spirit roots, it meant she would have to have relations with her junior sister’s father, which was something too embarrassing to even think about!
“I understand your concerns. As cultivators, we don’t need to be bound by trivial matters. If you’re afraid of gossip, you can easily change your appearance and keep this matter hidden from others.”
“When you have the child, you can go into seclusion for a year. After the child is born, you can come out, and no one will know you’ve had a child…” Liu Ruoge patiently persuaded.
While listening to Liu Ruoge, He Qingqing’s face flushed, but her eyes showed some expectation.
Yes! As long as this was done discreetly, who besides her and her Master would know?
Seeing that her disciple was a bit moved, Liu Ruoge decisively said, “It’s settled then. Qingqing, next month you should find a way to have a child.”
“Master, next month it’s the Luo family’s turn…”
“It’s fine. I’ll just let the Sect Master know to postpone the Luo family for a month,” Liu Ruoge waved her hand!
As the Third Elder of the sect, she had that little bit of authority.
“Alright!” He Qingqing nodded with a flushed face.
…
A month later, He Qingqing arrived at Bixiao Peak.
“Uncle, let’s go!”
He Qingqing found Li Xiaojun.
“Okay.”
Li Xiaojun nodded and stepped onto He Qingqing’s flying boat.
“Qingqing, is there something on my face?”
On the flying boat, Li Xiaojun noticed He Qingqing glancing at him from time to time and found it quite strange; she hadn’t acted like this before.
“No, there’s nothing,” He Qingqing calmly shook her head, but her heart raced for a moment.
“Then why do you keep looking at me? It feels a bit strange,” Li Xiaojun said.
He felt that He Qingqing was acting a bit oddly today!
“Uh, there’s nothing strange. Uncle, you’re overthinking it,” He Qingqing said without blushing or losing her composure.
As a Golden Core cultivator, she still could control her body’s subtle movements.
However, following Li Xiaojun’s remark, He Qingqing finally stopped looking at him, and the two didn’t speak again.
Half an hour later, He Qingqing brought Li Xiaojun to a cave dwelling.
“Uncle, please go in,” He Qingqing said to Li Xiaojun.
“Alright.” Li Xiaojun nodded.
Soon, Li Xiaojun entered the cave.
However, he found it odd that there was no one inside the cave.
Just as Li Xiaojun was about to leave the cave to ask He Qingqing what was going on, a very beautiful woman walked in from outside the cave.
