Chapter 467: You Don't Want to Give Birth, I'll Give Birth!

Chapter 467: You Don’t Want to Bear, I’ll Bear!

A Dao companion?

Stared at by this black-veiled woman, for some reason, Qi Yuan’s heart inexplicably crawled with goosebumps.

“I have a Dao companion, we’ve already gotten our marriage certificate!”

Qi Yuan answered hastily.

Seeing this, Ziyuan Ancestor beside him said softly, “This is the White Dragon Abyss Lord. I invited her here this time to make her your protector.”

A protector, unlike a master, is more like an investor.

If the White Dragon Abyss Lord became Blood Robe’s protector, before Blood Robe grew strong, she would need to shield his safety.

Correspondingly, after Blood Robe matured, he would also need to repay the White Dragon Abyss Lord.

“If it weren’t for this damned Linya Shedding, I could naturally protect you myself.

Now, with undercurrents stirring, I’m finding you a protector.” These words, Ziyuan Ancestor transmitted to Qi Yuan.

The Black Abyss grew ever more complex; even Black Sword had encountered danger.

Ziyuan Ancestor felt a thick threat; he didn’t think he could fully shield Blood Robe.

Better to send him to the White Dragon Abyss.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan stared wide-eyed at the White Dragon Abyss Lord: “Are you the White Dragon Abyss Lord who makes anyone you glare at pregnant?”

Qi Yuan wanted to flee.

He didn’t want to get pregnant.

At this, Ziyuan Ancestor’s expression shifted slightly: “Please forgive him, Abyss Lord; Blood Robe’s nature has always been flighty!”

He feared Blood Robe’s words would anger the White Dragon Abyss Lord.

But who knew the White Dragon Abyss Lord chuckled: “A genius, having some character makes him interesting.”

She looked at Qi Yuan, smiling softly, as if especially appreciative.

Yet her next words made Qi Yuan lose his composure.

“If you don’t mind bearing me a child, I, this Venerable… will act as your protector, shielding you completely.

Even if a Supreme Venerable wants to kill you, I will ensure you and the child are safe.” The White Dragon Abyss Lord’s words were startling.

Hearing this, Ziyuan Ancestor was utterly shocked.

Though he had asked the White Dragon Abyss Lord to be Blood Robe’s protector, the protection was actually limited.

If it involved a Supreme Venerable, perhaps even the White Dragon Abyss Lord would yield.

But from her meaning, if Blood Robe was willing to bear her a child, she would even resist a Supreme Venerable for him.

This was unimaginable.

As for Blood Robe bearing a child, Ziyuan Ancestor actually had no particular thoughts.

But Qi Yuan was different; he stared wide-eyed: “Let me bear a child? No way!

I’m a man, how can I bear a child!”

“Why can’t a man bear? At our level, isn’t it the same whoever bears?” The White Dragon Abyss Lord said seriously, unimpressed.

Hearing this, Ziyuan Ancestor actually felt little about it.

Compared to the immortal path, compared to personal safety, bearing a child was indeed trivial.

The White Dragon Abyss Lord’s words just now—in the Sixth Heaven, countless Yang God Heavenly Venerables would fight and scramble to bear him a child.

Even Ziyuan Ancestor himself felt somewhat tempted.

After all, the mother gains status through the child.

Hitching onto the White Dragon Abyss Lord, how many years of struggle would one save in life?

Pity, the White Dragon Abyss Lord utterly disdained an old man like him.

“No, I refuse. My gender is male, and my psychological identity is also male!” Qi Yuan said seriously, “We must recognize the differences and distinctions of the human body.”

The White Dragon Abyss Lord narrowed her eyes and said softly, “Ziyuan Ancestor probably didn’t tell you that some time ago, a great battle broke out in the Outer Heavens, a traitor appeared in the Black Abyss, and Black Sword nearly fell.

Even a prodigy with self-preservation skills like Black Sword almost perished, let alone you.

If a Yang God Heavenly Venerable of my level, or even Ziyuan Ancestor’s level, plotted against you with intent, do you think… you could survive?”

What the White Dragon Abyss Lord said was the truth, and also what Ziyuan Ancestor worried about.

Yesterday someone could ambush Black Sword, today wouldn’t they ambush Blood Robe?

Hearing this, Qi Yuan shook his head: “Since stepping into the immortal cultivation world, what I seek has always been to follow my heart and do as I please.

If I go against my true nature, what meaning is there in cultivating immortality?”

If Qi Yuan had only comprehended Absolute Adaptation, perhaps upon hearing the White Dragon Abyss Lord’s words, under the effect of Supreme Principle, he would have agreed.

Everything was for survival.

But he had also comprehended Doing as One Pleases.

Hearing this, Ziyuan Ancestor sighed softly, then bowed to the White Dragon Abyss Lord: “I have troubled you, Abyss Lord.”

He would respect Blood Robe’s choice.

His only regret was that he perhaps lacked the true ability to shield Blood Robe.

The White Dragon Abyss Lord narrowed her eyes, staring at Qi Yuan, pondering much, and finally said thoughtfully, “What if I bear you a child?”

Hearing this, Ziyuan Ancestor’s eyes widened, his beard trembling, clearly astonished by these words.

He knew that the White Dragon Abyss Lord’s true form was a dragon, and specifically a Dark Nether White Dragon.

This clan was especially unique.

Generally, they did not bear offspring themselves, but sought Dao companions to bear children, ensuring the clan’s continuation.

Because of this, they often married or allied with other clans.

Of course, Dao companions within the same clan existed, but were rare.

For the White Dragon Abyss Lord to personally bear a descendant for Blood Robe—this was utterly unimaginable.

Because if a Dark Nether White Dragon personally bore offspring, it would severely damage their vitality, endangering their life.

No dragon of the Dark Nether White Dragon clan would choose to bear offspring themselves, unless they were already gravely wounded and near death.

Now, the White Dragon Abyss Lord had conceded so much—how could Ziyuan Ancestor not be shocked?

If it were a “shrimp-head man” from Blue Star, they’d probably be green with envy!

The White Dragon Abyss Lord also looked at Qi Yuan, full of confidence.

Such a condition could even be called a hot commodity.

But she never expected the answer she received was…

“I refuse.” Qi Yuan rejected decisively. “Without feelings, getting married and having children—that’s no good.”

Although outsiders might think Qi Yuan got the better deal,

Qi Yuan always believed in equality between men and women, equality for all.

Some people always think that when a man and a woman have relations, the man comes out ahead.

Is it possible… that he’s the one who lost?

Does he really lack the White Dragon Abyss Lord as a protector right now?

In truth, he doesn’t.

More importantly, his enemy is that one from the Grand Phoenix Palace, a fight to the death.

If he spoke out, would the White Dragon Abyss Lord truly stand against that one from the Grand Phoenix Palace for him?

Most likely not.

The White Dragon Abyss Lord looked at Qi Yuan, a complex expression in her eyes: “This… you won’t agree either?”

Clearly, she was truly astonished.

“I’m sorry, White Dragon Abyss Lord, but I don’t need a protector for now.” Qi Yuan’s stance was resolute.

Though shocked, the Violet Fate Ancestor finally sighed: “It seems Blood Robe and the Abyss Lord are not fated.”

The White Dragon Abyss Lord gazed at Qi Yuan, her eyes deep and unfathomable, and said in disappointment: “If you change your mind, you can always come find me.”

With those words, her form vanished in an instant.

About a dozen breaths later, outside the Black Demon Abyss, a female Great Principle’s eyes widened in shock.

“Abyss Lord, why would you suddenly want to bear a child for a junior?

Hmph, this man truly doesn’t know his place—he even rejected you!”

This Great Principle, hailing from the White Dragon Abyss, had overheard the conversation between Blood Robe and the Abyss Lord, as it was not deliberately concealed and she was not far away.

In her heart, she was both shocked and deeply dissatisfied.

Shocked that the Abyss Lord wanted to bear a child for Blood Robe.

She could not accept it!

What had Blood Robe done to deserve this?

Even if Blood Robe refused, she would dissuade the Abyss Lord from the idea.

A flicker of profound depth passed through the White Dragon Abyss Lord’s eyes, and she asked enigmatically: “In the Sixth Heaven, are there other dragon clans?”

The Great Principle woman paused at this, her expression momentarily blank: “No, unless…”

Then her eyes lit up.

In the Sixth Heaven, there were naturally other dragon clans.

However, the Dark Abyssal White Dragons claimed themselves as the orthodox dragon lineage, the origin of all dragons.

All other dragon clans had been stripped of their dragon status by them.

They were merely considered mixed-blood dragons, hybrid dragons.

Now, why did the White Dragon Abyss Lord ask this?

She surely wasn’t referring to those dragons stripped of their status.

“I smelled the scent of another dragon on him—very pure, very… ancient,” the White Dragon Abyss Lord said in a low voice.

“He has dragon blood too?” The Great Principle woman now understood why the Abyss Lord was willing to bear a child for Blood Robe.

If it were her, she might also be unable to resist bearing Blood Robe’s child.

After all, the offspring of two pure dragon lineages would be especially fearsome!

According to the ancient prophecies of the Dark Abyssal White Dragon clan, such a child would surely become a Supreme Venerable, or even higher.

How could the White Dragon Abyss, long in decline and surviving in the cracks, give up such an opportunity?

“What level is it? Equal to us Dark Abyssal White Dragons, or a tier higher?” the Great Principle woman asked.

The Dark Abyssal White Dragon clan had a certain sense: beneath themselves, all were mixed-blood dragons; above themselves, all dragons were equal.

“I don’t know,” the White Dragon Abyss Lord shook her head. “I would need to take a good look at him… to find out.”

The Great Principle woman hesitated for a moment, then her gaze turned resolute: “Abyss Lord, since he’s unwilling to bear your child, should we… kidnap him?”

The White Dragon Abyss Lord shook her head, her eyes meaningful: “The Black Demon Abyss now… is full of holes. Rest assured, he will beg me to be his protector. After all… he wouldn’t bear to see the Violet Fate Heaven… destroyed.”

Hearing this, the Great Principle woman’s gaze sharpened: “The Violet Fate Heaven will…?”

“This time, the Linya Molt is hosted by the Grand Phoenix Palace; they must establish some authority.

The Moon God Palace, no matter what, has the Moon God Primordial Lord overseeing it; nothing major will happen before the Linya Molt begins.

That Abyss Lord of the Black Demon Abyss… heh, his current state… is hard to say.

He has always been selfish; otherwise, he wouldn’t have stolen his own disciple’s opportunity back then.

Now, for his own sake, he will surely abandon… several divisions, exchanging goodwill for the Grand Phoenix Palace’s ceasefire.

That old affair has always been a thorn in the Black Demon Abyss Lord’s heart; he can’t wait to discard the Violet Fate Heaven… and then…”

“But wouldn’t that make us enemies of the Grand Phoenix Palace?” the Great Principle woman asked worriedly.

“I cannot protect the Violet Fate Ancestor, but my husband—I can always protect him, can’t I?” The White Dragon Abyss Lord’s eyes blazed with a fearsome light.

As the Abyss Lord of the White Dragon Abyss and the ruler of a sacred land, she naturally had her own confidence.

They were all foxes of a thousand years—how easily could they be killed?

Who didn’t have a trump card?

Of course, if Qi Yuan heard the White Dragon Abyss Lord’s words, he would surely say: “Pah, you shrimp-headed woman, I haven’t agreed to be your husband yet!”

On the other side, the Violet Fate Ancestor sighed mournfully: “Such a good opportunity, and you let it slip! The White Dragon Abyss Lord is a famous rich woman in the Sixth Heaven. If you could get her pregnant, you’d save tens of millions of years of detours!

If you don’t want to have children, there are plenty who do!”

He was truly pained—such a golden chance wasted by Blood Robe.

“No need at all,” Qi Yuan shook his head.

He wanted to rely on his own efforts!

As a Blue Star native, he had to work hard to get rich, to strive, not to lie flat!

“Alas, with the Linya Molt beginning, danger could strike at any moment. Even Black Sword might not be able to protect himself. These old bones of mine might not be enough to keep you safe. Perhaps… you should go to the Moon God Palace?” the Violet Fate Ancestor said casually, looking at Qi Yuan.

He was truly worried.

Black Sword’s injury had sounded an alarm for him.

In the Black Demon Abyss, undercurrents surged, hiding immense crises.

“Old man, you underestimate me. I still have some ability to protect myself!” Qi Yuan said confidently.

He was improving his cultivation every moment.

“Hmph, you?” the Violet Fate Ancestor scoffed.

“Old man, if it came to a real fight—no disrespect to your age—with those old bones of yours, you might not be my match.”

"You're really huffing and puffing now!"

"Old man, I'm improving and elevating myself every single moment. And you?" Qi Yuan said calmly.

He truly was enhancing himself in every way.

Cultivating the *Ancestral Blood Art* to boost his martial god cultivation; refining the Human Emperor Banner; stabilizing the Supreme Principle; and last but most importantly, the number of his stellar golden cores kept increasing, reaching an astonishing count.

Just how strong he was now, he didn't actually know.

But... holding down the Purple Origin Ancestor shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Of course, he had to stay low-key, extremely low-key.

After all, Qi Yuan's enemy, that honored elder of the Grand Radiance Palace, was still very powerful.

"Scram, you brat!" the Purple Origin Ancestor cursed, then vanished.

"Old man, if you ever run into trouble you can't handle, come find me.

Since you're so filial, treating me like your grandfather, I'll reluctantly help you out!"

"Scram!"

Only a string of angry curses echoed from the heavens.

Qi Yuan shrugged, unbothered, and returned to his cave dwelling.

Just as he reached the entrance, he saw Zi Yuan Xiaolu waiting patiently.

"Blood Robe Senior Brother, you went out?"

After leaving, Zi Yuan Xiaolu had gone to search for information on strange lands for Qi Yuan.

"Yeah, went to see a shrimp-head woman. Sigh... the atmosphere in this Immortal Realm is too corrupt—it needs to be rectified. Every woman I run into is a shrimp-head!" Qi Yuan lamented.

The Canglan Realm was better.

At first, the atmosphere there was bad too, full of shrimp-head men and shrimp-head women.

Plenty of people lazed around, hurling insults at each other online every day.

Good thing he was there—he'd directly tracked them through the network, beaten them up, established the Blood Palace, and reformed the cultivation world's ethos.

Now the Canglan Realm could truly be called a loving family, harmonious and friendly.

The current Six Heavens had too many problems.

The morally corrupt, those who sucked in cold air causing global warming, those who made anyone they looked at pregnant—every kind of absurdity imaginable.

This also made Qi Yuan afraid to go out recklessly, in case someone saw him and suddenly got pregnant.

What about his innocence?

"Huh? What shrimp-head woman?" Zi Yuan Xiaolu clenched her fists, indignant. "What did she do to you, Blood Robe Senior Brother?"

"She wanted me to bear her child!"

"That's so shrimp-head!" Zi Yuan Xiaolu nodded. To actually want Blood Robe Senior Brother to bear a child.

She couldn't even bear to let him do that.

Wasn't a handsome man meant to be cherished?

If anyone was going to bear a child, it should be her bearing one for Blood Robe Senior Brother.

"Later, when she saw I wasn't easy, she said she'd keep me and she'd be the one to bear it," Qi Yuan said.

Zi Yuan Xiaolu puffed up her cheeks, furious: "She's dreaming too big. How could there be such a good thing in this world? Blood Robe Senior Brother, who is she? I'll go educate her myself—she has no shame!"

"You want to go argue with her and take her down?" Qi Yuan blinked. "But... she's pretty strong. I'm afraid you're no match for her."

Hearing this, Zi Yuan Xiaolu felt a warmth in her heart.

Blood Robe Senior Brother was worried about her.

"No matter how strong she is, Xiaolu isn't afraid. I'll denounce her, and I'll work hard to get stronger!"

"Yeah, she's the Abyss Lord of White Dragon Abyss. She probably hasn't gone far yet—you can still catch her and curse her out."

"Huh? Huh? Huh?" Zi Yuan Xiaolu's eyes went wide, disbelief written on her face. "White Dragon Abyss... Abyss Lord?"

"Yeah. The old man wanted her to be my guardian, but she only agreed if I'd give her a child. Sigh, being too handsome out in the world is really dangerous—you get harassed all the time," Qi Yuan sighed.

Zi Yuan Xiaolu's heart trembled at this.

It was like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky.

But then, she said pitifully, "Blood Robe Senior Brother, I don't dare curse the White Dragon Abyss Lord. Xiaolu doesn't want to... bear her child!"

The White Dragon Abyss Lord was a ruthless one who could make anyone pregnant with just a glance.

Zi Yuan Xiaolu didn't want to be pregnant before marriage.

"Haha, it's fine, these are all small problems." Qi Yuan didn't mind. He asked slowly, "Are the matters about the strange lands settled?"

Hearing this, Zi Yuan Xiaolu immediately switched to work mode.

"I've found them. There are three strange lands that meet the conditions!" she said seriously.

"Oh? Which three?"

"The first is the Star-Drunken Strange Land.

From this land, you can see the Ten Thousand Ghost Soul Banner of Ghost Pass from afar. One day in the Six Heavens equals about twelve days there.

This is the safest of the three—if you sneak in quietly, Blood Robe Senior Brother, it should be very secure."

Zi Yuan Xiaolu spoke earnestly.

"The time flow is a bit slow. What about the other two?" Qi Yuan asked.

Figuring out the flaws in the Ten Thousand Ghost Soul Banner would probably take quite a while.

"The second is called the Hibiscus Strange Land. One day in the Six Heavens equals thirty days there.

But this land is full of a wine called Hibiscus Drunk. Even a Yang God could get lost in drunken stupor there—it's very dangerous," Zi Yuan Xiaolu said nervously.

This strange land was perilous; she didn't recommend Blood Robe Senior Brother go there.

"And the last one?" Qi Yuan pressed again.

Zi Yuan Xiaolu hesitated, but still said, "The last strange land—one day in the Six Heavens equals about a year and a half there."

"Oh? That's good!" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up.

That meant it wouldn't take long for him to find the flaw in the Ten Thousand Ghost Soul Banner.

Not only could he slip into Ghost Pass openly, but he might even claim this phantom for himself.

"But in this strange land... there seems to be a Yang God of the Holy Light Clan!" At this, Zi Yuan Xiaolu showed some fear.

The terror of the Holy Light Clan was well-known among the major sacred lands of the Six Heavens.

This race came from beyond the Six Heavens.

Whatever they said, ordinary cultivators would take as truth.

Even a Yang God at the Great Principle realm would stay as far away from the Holy Light Clan as possible.

“The Holy Light Clan?” Qi Yuan’s face showed curiosity. “How intriguing—I am most curious about this clan.”

It must be said, when the Holy Light Clan spoke, Qi Yuan himself would believe them, but his nose would grow long.

This contrast was rather amusing.

“Rest assured, I’m not afraid of the Holy Light Clan,” Qi Yuan asked earnestly. “Where is this strange land located?”

Zi Yuan Xiao Lu hesitated at this. “Blood-Robed Senior Brother, the Holy Light Clan is terrifying. I dare not tell you, for fear that you…”

“Relax, I’ve seen the Holy Light Clan before—once, I even killed one of them,” Qi Yuan said proudly.

Back then, he had exerted all his strength to slay Dongjun.

“Ah?” Zi Yuan Xiao Lu was somewhat incredulous.

“Trust me, can’t you? When I do things, I’m always confident; I never do what I’m unsure of.

I’m also a man of plans. Remember my grand plan? Didn’t that Hui Zeng die… just as the plan said?” Qi Yuan remarked.

Mentioning the plan was one thing, but hearing it only left Zi Yuan Xiao Lu more speechless.

“Blood-Robed Senior Brother, the Venerable Hui Zeng died at the hands of the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy!” Zi Yuan Xiao Lu said seriously.

“Hmph, without my grand plan, how could he have died?

All of this was within my plan, arranged by me!” Qi Yuan declared with confidence.

“…” At that moment, Zi Yuan Xiao Lu suddenly thought of something.

Blood-Robed Senior Brother had sought her out for a strange land, one where he could see the Myriad Ghost Soul Banner!

Now, the one most interested in the Myriad Ghost Soul Banner was none other than the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy!

A wild guess took root in her heart.

“Blood-Robed Senior Brother, do you know the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy?” she asked in a low, furtive voice, her stealthiness palpable.

“Know him? You could say so, or perhaps not,” Qi Yuan replied.

Know himself?

What was that called?

Hearing this, Zi Yuan Xiao Lu’s heart churned with tumultuous waves.

That mysterious, unfathomable, mighty Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy—Blood-Robed Senior Brother actually knew him!

At this thought, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that Blood-Robed Senior Brother wouldn’t go to that strange land; if anyone went, it would be the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy.

“That strange land is called Tiankun Strange Land. Its exact location is…” Zi Yuan Xiao Lu did not conceal it, and continued, “Blood-Robed Senior Brother, you must tell the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy—there may be Holy Light Clan members in that strange land!”

“The name of this strange land… how interesting. A coincidence?

Mm, rest assured. And about today’s matter, don’t tell anyone!” Qi Yuan thought for a moment and instructed.

“Alright!” Zi Yuan Xiao Lu nodded vigorously. “Blood-Robed Senior Brother, you know, Xiao Lu’s lips are sealed tight—I’ll never leak a word!”

Now she was somewhat excited, for working for Blood-Robed Senior Brother and the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy meant doing great things.

After all, she had participated in the formulation of the grand plan, even offering advice to make it more detailed.

Thus, when the Human Sovereign Hall’s Envoy executed the grand plan and slew the Yang God, a share of the credit belonged to her, Zi Yuan Xiao Lu.

Qi Yuan glanced at Zi Yuan Xiao Lu’s small mouth and nodded approvingly. “I trust your lips!”

Zi Yuan Xiao Lu left the cave dwelling with a lighthearted heart.

Inside the cave dwelling, Qi Yuan gazed toward the direction of Tiankun Strange Land, his eyes flickering. “One day equals a year and a half—I’ll strive to turn Ghost Control Heaven upside down in half a month!”

(End of chapter)