Chapter 783 - 272: Two Years (Part 4)
She is now a true idle person in the Shen Family, with no need to worry about anything at home, nor to cultivate.
Shen Wen’an nodded and said, "Chongming has already broken through to the Golden Core, bringing an extra wisp of Pill Qi to the family..."
"Why bring this up again?"
At the mention of "Pill Qi," Shen Wenping immediately frowned slightly and said, "Didn’t I make this clear to father last time?"
Shen Wen’an ignored him and continued, "This is the will of the younger generation."
"Chongming said that if you don’t accept this wisp of Pill Qi, he’ll feel guilty for the rest of his life."
"To a cultivator, that is a heart demon."
"Sister also doesn’t want Chongming to live in self-reproach for the rest of his life, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wenping said with a stern face, "Alright, you two uncle and nephew are using this to pressure me, huh?"
Facing her slightly reproachful gaze, Shen Wen’an remained silent, but the determination in his eyes indicated that this matter needed a resolution today.
Seeing the siblings confront each other like this, neither willing to yield.
Hu Yufen suddenly raised her hand with a cheerful smile.
"Alright."
"You two have been like this since childhood."
"Now you’re both over a hundred years old, why do you still like to compete?"
Shen Wen’an slowly withdrew his gaze, being the first to concede.
Hu Yufen looked at the two of them, finally focusing her gaze on Shen Wen’an and said, "Wen’an, tell your mother, are your words true?"
"Did Chongming really say that?"
Shen Wen’an nodded and said, "Mother knows the difficulties Chongming faces as the head of the family."
"This time, he barely managed to break through to the Golden Core. After dealing with other matters, he came to me, mentioning this, which shows how this matter has been weighing on his mind."
"If sister still stubbornly refuses, do you think he can get past this hurdle in his heart?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Yufen nodded and then looked at Shen Wenping and asked, "What do you think?"
Shen Wenping turned to look at her mother.
"Mother, daughter..."
"My child, speak the truth, there are no outsiders here."
"Mother wants to know your innermost thoughts."
"Do you really not want to spend a few more years with Zhongyi and his family, or see Xiao Yunran grow up?"
On hearing this, Shen Wenping fell silent.
Seeing this, Hu Yufen sighed and said, "The children’s filial piety is commendable."
"Your father always said he didn’t want our Shen Family members to cultivate into the type of ’immortals’ who become estranged from their relatives. As for mother, I think you should stop being stubborn."
Shen Wenping kept her head down and said nothing.
After a long while—
She sighed softly, looking at Shen Wen’an and said, "I’m already at this age, why must you all fuss?"
"The Pill Qi is so precious..."
Before she could finish speaking, Hu Yufen interrupted with a smile, "Mother thought the same back then."
"But had I not accepted the Pill Qi back then, you’d have to talk to mother over a cold tombstone."
"Alright, you two siblings have a good chat, mother will head back first."
Rising, Hu Yufen walked toward a room not far away.
The two in the pavilion exchanged a glance, and Shen Wen’an spoke with a slight plea, "Sister, among us four siblings, second brother is already gone."
"Father and mother surely can’t bear to lose you too."
Shen Wenping sighed again and then smiled, "Alright, alright."
"I can’t win against you all anyway."
Shen Wen’an, hearing this, revealed a slight smile, then directly drew out the Pill Qi from his Dantian and transferred it into her body.
After a long time, as the phenomenon dissipated, the pain on Shen Wenping’s face subsided slightly.
She immediately opened her eyes, inspecting her own body and asked, "How is it?"
Shen Wen’an slightly shook his head: "It’s not the best spirit root."
Pill Qi can let someone without a spiritual root randomly acquire one.
For Shen Wenping, if it’s merely for life extension, the best spirit root naturally would be the Wood Spirit Root.
After all, once she acquires the Wood Spirit Root, she can cultivate the "Cyan Emperor Longevity Technique" like mother.
But at this moment, Shen Wenping obtained an Earth Attribute Spirit Root.
Among the Five Elements Spirit Roots, the Earth Attribute is only slightly better than Gold and Fire in terms of its impact on one’s lifespan.
However, having a spirit root is better than none.
Now that Shen Wenping has a spirit root, given the Shen Family’s current foundation, as long as she wishes to cultivate, reaching the Fetal Breathing Realm won’t be too difficult.
Anyone with cultivation at the Fetal Breathing Realm won’t have to worry for the next hundred years.
Seeing the white hair at his sister’s temples, Shen Wen’an hesitated briefly and said, "Let me adjust sister’s body a bit more."
As he spoke, he directly drew a pure wisp of the Power of Life from the Primordial Essence Tree in his Sea of Consciousness and injected it into Shen Wenping’s body.
As the rich Power of Life slowly unfolded within her body, Shen Wenping immediately felt her somewhat aged body gradually regain vitality.
The feeling of youthful vigor also slowly returned.
This comfortable sensation made her smile lightly and reflect: "No wonder people all seek immortality."
"To an elder nearing life’s end, this feeling of returning to youth is truly irresistible."
Shen Wen’an nodded with a smile.
"People fear death and seek life; this is the instinct of all beings."
"Sister, having experienced this transformation from death to life, you should appreciate the preciousness of life even more."
"The family has a technique called the ’Moonlight Pine Mountain Technique’ that’s suitable for your cultivation. Later, sister should go to the Black Water Pavilion to find father."
"Also, let father give you some elixirs and Spirit Crystals."
Shen Wenping nodded.
...
Shen Wen’an left the back courtyard and found Shen Chongming, informing him about the granting of the Pill Qi.
Upon hearing this news, Shen Chongming took a deep breath and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, Third Uncle."
Shen Wen’an waved his hand.
"The matter is done, so you no longer need to bear any burden in your heart."