Chapter 486

Chapter 486: Five Years Later

Wang Yu Wei’s so-called "thinking it over" was really just a delaying tactic.

Deep in her heart, she had actually already made her decision.

That decision was to agree with Zhou Luo and treat this very child as a "tool" to temper her own mental state.

To some, this might sound cold-hearted, but wasn’t that just how cultivators were? Further, Wang Yu Wei cultivated the Supreme Emotionless Technique.

Zhou Luo also understood her intention.

He genuinely hoped to keep and protect this child.

Not because it could grant him additional lifespan and talent points, but purely as a father, he wished for all his children to grow up smoothly and in peace.

This was one point that set him apart from other cultivators.

When dealing with human relationships, he possessed a bit more human emotion than others did.

Thus, even though the earliest wives and concubines no longer stayed with him, they still held no resentment at all; instead, they expressed understanding toward him.

Three days later, Wang Yu Wei ultimately decided to give birth to this child.

After all, she couldn’t return to the sect now anyway, so once the child was born and she returned to the sect, the master would probably remain unaware.

After making the choice, her mental state steadied once more.

Due to the pregnancy, Zhou Luo temporarily gave up dual cultivation to let her focus on resting and nurturing the fetus safely.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for Wang Yu Wei’s labor.

[Congratulations to the host, your seventy-fourth descendant is born, you have obtained a hundred-year lifespan bonus!]

[Since this descendant possesses a First Grade spiritual root, the host has gained one hundred talent points!]

[Current aptitude: Seventh Grade spiritual roots (500/5000)]

Outside the room, as the infant’s clear cries rang out, a notification sound also reached Zhou Luo’s ears.

His face brightened with joy, and he felt incredibly excited inside.

He had once again produced a descendant with a First Grade spiritual root.

This luck was simply too incredible.

In an instant, he suddenly felt grateful that Wang Yu Wei had chosen to keep the child; otherwise, if he had missed a First Grade spiritual root descendant, he didn’t know how long he might have regretted it.

And with the birth of this child, he had progressed one-tenth of the way toward his next spiritual root breakthrough.

Though the road ahead was still long and arduous, if he continued advancing step by step, one day he would succeed with the spiritual root breakthrough.

He walked into the room. As someone at the peak Foundation Establishment level, Wang Yu Wei appeared slightly pale but had suffered no major harm.

She leaned back against the headboard, clutching a tightly swaddled infant in her arms.

That usually indifferent face bore a rare softness, gazing lovingly with gentle eyes at the loudly crying little bundle.

Zhou Luo strode over, a smile on his face as he looked at her. "You’ve worked hard."

Wang Yu Wei shook her head and asked. "It’s a girl; what name do you think we should give her?"

"Zhou Shiyu," Zhou Luo answered.

He chose a name incorporating one character from her name, serving as a remembrance.

Wang Yu Wei’s beautiful eyes flickered slightly. Her right hand gently stroked the little one’s skin as she said softly, "Fine. If she displays cultivation talent in the future, she can be sent to the Biquan True Sect."

Though this child was born for her emotional tribulation, Wang Yu Wei still cherished a hope in her heart to fulfill her maternal duties henceforth.

"Mhm, I’ll have Ye Qian raise her." Zhou Luo nodded.

He and Wang Yu Wei had already agreed: in time, the child would recognize Ye Qian as her mother. If possible, she might never know the identity of her birth mother.

At these words, Wang Yu Wei’s smile froze, her mental state wavering once more.

Yet soon, aided by the Supreme Emotionless Technique, she gradually regained tranquility.

Over the past year or so, problems she’d encountered earlier with the technique had quietly resolved, while her emotional tribulation proceeded remarkably smoothly.

Now, even relinquishing her own child and renouncing recognition caused only a minor ripple within her, devoid of profound reluctance.

"Alright."

With this, she handed the child over.

Whether aware she was leaving her mother or not, the baby’s cries grew fiercer.

Zhou Luo held her close, softly soothing her.

…

Five years later, when Zhou Shiyu turned five, a significant event shook the Biquan True Sect.

The direct disciple of the current sect leader, Emerald Water Zhenren (Bishui Zhenren), was slain while out training.

News of this sent tremors through the entire Biquan True Sect.

Emerald Water Zhenren herself ignited in wrathful fury, vowing ruthless vengeance for her disciple.

This pupil was her most cherished, the one she’d pinned her highest hopes upon; she relied on him to expand her faction’s influence and inherit her legacy.

To think his life had been cut short so suddenly.

Following the incident, the Biquan True Sect immediately identified the Assassin Tower as the culprit.

Renowned and long-standing as the Assassin Tower was, Emerald Water Zhenren’s rage was absolute.

She openly declared her intent to eradicate the Assassin Tower’s branch on the Jinyun Continent and issued multiple orders, mobilizing disciples and elders to seek out its traces.

When word reached Zhou Luo, he realized Wang Yu Wei must also be preparing to depart.

For the Assassin Tower had succeeded.

Only, he hadn’t anticipated that Wang Yu Wei’s assigned target had been the sect leader’s own disciple.

Evidently, the factional strife within the Biquan True Sect was equally intense.

Over these five years, through dual cultivation with Wang Yu Wei, Zhou Luo had finally shattered his barrier, successfully reaching the peak Foundation Establishment level.

Wang Yu Wei, meanwhile, edged closer to forming her Golden Core.

Simultaneously, over those five years, she had largely completed her emotional tribulation. Whether facing Zhou Luo or her birth daughter, she met them with composure.

Thus, just days prior, after giving final instructions, she returned to the Biquan True Sect.

This time, their next meeting remained unknown.

In the rear courtyard of Zhou Fu, Zhou Luo held little Shiyu admiring the flowers.

Under Ye Qian’s care these five years, little Shiyu too had revealed prodigious cultivation talent. Like her brother Zhou Changtian, she had begun guiding Qi into her body even at her tender age.

Regrettable only that he, as her father, hadn’t bestowed upon her the advantages granted to other children.

In these five years, he had fathered six offspring.

These children were all born to his concubines, so their talents were merely average.

From these six draws of fate’s lot, he received four rewards suited for his descendants, along with an Upper Grade Foundation Establishment cultivation technique and a top-tier Foundation Establishment magical artifact.

Now possessing spiritual artifacts, this humble magical artifact was beneath his notice.

Thus, he simply gifted it to Zhou Changtian, bearer of the First Grade spiritual root.

Zhou Changtian was now almost twenty. Under Zhou Luo’s tutelage, his strength had surged; still young, he had already reached the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

Had Zhou Luo not feared instability due to rapid advancement, he might already be at Foundation Establishment level.

Such was the dread power of a First Grade spiritual root.

A pace even he himself could not match.