If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1328 The Aftereffects of the Immortal Mother's Holy Embryo
"Don't worry, this is your ordeal, but it's destined to end without serious harm."

Wu Yazi hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, "At most, the child in your womb will encounter danger, but you yourself will be fine."

Empress Lü Zhi became even more anxious and knelt on the ground, pleading, "Without my child, I cannot live! Please, Taoist priest, save my child and me."

Wu Yazi helped her up and asked, "Have you been practicing a cultivation technique for nurturing the fetus?"

Lu Zhi was taken aback, and her gaze toward the old Taoist Wu Yazi became somewhat strange.

However, the strange color only flashed by.

She immediately nodded and said, "A while ago, a great immortal transformed into Old Lady Li and came to the Liu family."

She was originally going to give me a 'fate to immortality,' but Lu Wan's wife saw through the secret beforehand and stole my fate.

Afterwards, Lu Wan's wife taught me a magical technique called "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo".

When I first became pregnant with Meng'er, I didn't feel well. I felt heavy and tired, often lacked energy, and had aches and pains in my stomach.

But once you practice that secret technique, you will immediately feel refreshed and healthy.

Even when the baby in my belly kicked me, it was noticeably stronger.

Later, Meng'er was born, and he was indeed vigorous and strong, weighing a full 10.8 pounds. He was able to stand and walk within half a month of being born.

It was able to call out "Dad" and "Mom" at just two months old, and it was healthier and more alert than other children.

It also has great benefits for me personally.

During my ten months of pregnancy, my internal energy increased fivefold—it's practically a miracle!

In the past, I had only heard that female warriors would experience a significant decline in their martial arts skills once they married and had children.

Now it's the other way around.

Wu Yazi nodded slowly and said, "You have defied the heavens and changed your destiny by cultivating this immortal technique, which is why you are in this predicament today."

Lu Zhi asked doubtfully, "Please explain clearly, Daoist Master. My practice of the Pregnancy Nourishing Technique hasn't bothered anyone!"

Wu Yazi's face showed obvious struggle.

Empress Lü was frightened and was about to kneel down and beg again.

Wu Yazi stopped her, saying helplessly, "Heavenly secrets should not be revealed in the first place, let alone when they concern you."

I really don't know if telling you this will be good or bad for you.

Lü Zhi said, "Daoist, now that you know the secrets of heaven, it's as if the secrets of heaven have already been revealed."

Moreover, at this time, the evil cultivators have set their sights on my mother and me.

Wu Yazi remained silent for a long time before saying, "You must not pass on my words to a third person, not even your daughter, son, husband, or father."

After you part ways with me, you must stop thinking about these things.

Lü Zhi was somewhat taken aback by the Taoist Master Wuyazi's solemn attitude.

"Master, I understand the seriousness of the matter. Please speak."

Wu Yazi said, "You are carrying a son in your womb. He will be Liu Ji's eldest son, but he will not be very fortunate."

He may have great wealth and high status, but he may not have longevity. Of the three auspicious blessings of fortune, prosperity, and longevity, he lacks longevity.

He was probably physically weak; if he had become even slightly unrestrained in his indulgence in alcohol and sex as an adult, he would have died young.

Empress Lü Zhi touched her belly and murmured, "My child hasn't even been born yet, how can I be indulging in wine, women, wealth, and power?"

Wu Yazi said, "My poor health is a congenital condition that I was born with."

Now that you are cultivating the "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo," you have helped him make up for his innate deficiencies and remove his innate evils.

If he is born normally, he will be just like your daughter, healthy and robust, with exceptionally strong innate qualities.

If he cultivates internal energy in the future, he might be able to form a Human Immortal Core in his teens?

This went against the original will of Heaven, hence the calamity that descended from the heavens.

The calamity came precisely from the "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" technique.

Your daughter is fine; she's just a normal reincarnation of a very fortunate person.

The son in your belly is probably someone of great importance.

"Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" cultivates a breath of innate energy, which can unlock the 'potential' hidden deep within the soul of the fetus and the mother.

In short, if a powerful being is reincarnated into your womb, you can use the "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" technique to release their cultivation from their previous life ahead of time.

The golden light that Master Shi saw earlier probably came from this source.

It took Lü Zhi quite a while to fully digest Wu Yazi's words.

"What the Taoist priest meant was that my son was supposed to be weak and sickly and die young, but the 'Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo' changed that outcome."

If 'Heaven' wants to ensure that destiny remains unaffected, it will follow the cause and effect of the 'Dual Cultivation of the Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo' to trigger the next cause and effect—because the cultivation of the Pregnancy Nourishing Technique prematurely activated my son's extraordinary characteristics, leading to the result that villains noticed him and threatened his safety?"

Wu Yazi nodded and sighed, "As long as one does not attain the Great Luo Dao and escape the cycle of reincarnation, one will ultimately be unable to escape the net woven by fate."

Empress Lü asked in bewilderment, "Why must my son die young? How can the Taoist priest determine the fate of an unborn child?"

—Because I'm a time traveler!

The "historical events" of the past life cannot be the sole basis for decision-making in this life, but they can be used as big data for divination of heavenly secrets.

The more extensive, detailed, and accurate the big data, the more precise the inferences will be.

Even if the details of the historical events from the previous life don't match up, the general direction should be correct.

Xiaoyu doesn't have many memories of Liu Ying, the son of Empress Lü, but the story of "Liu Ying and Uncle Xiahou Ying" is so memorable that she can't forget it even if she wants to.

Everyone knows that when Liu Ji was defeated and fled, he kept kicking his two children off the chariot in order to save himself. Then, the "Great Chariot God of the Han Dynasty" Xiahou Ying saved the two poor children.

Afterwards, Empress Lü and Emperor Liu Ying always regarded Xiahou Ying as their savior, showering him with various honors and trust.

Did the story have a happy ending?
No, there's more to the story of Uncle Xiahou Ying and Liu Ying.

What followed was the death of Empress Lü and the downfall of the Lü family. Xiahou Ying's uncle personally entered the palace with a knife and killed all of Liu Ying's children, not even sparing the infants in their swaddling clothes.

Liu Ying's legitimacy was too strong; as long as he had any offspring alive, other members of the Liu family would have an unstable throne. However, the one who killed Liu Ying's offspring was none other than Xiahou Ying's uncle.
The story of Xiahou Ying and Liu Ying is unrelated to this divination of the heavenly secrets.

But Liu Ying's story reveals a fact: Liu Ying died young.

By taking "Liu Ying was destined to die young" as absolutely valid "real data," and putting it into Xiaoyu's "human brain host," and running the "Hetu Luoshu program" to deduce the above series of conclusions.

“I didn’t know your son’s fate either. If I had, I would have reminded you yesterday afternoon.”

It was after you were in danger that I suddenly had a feeling.

"This result was finally calculated. But I don't know the reason," Wu Yazi said.

She probably understood the reason: Lu Gong stole the secrets of heaven, Lu Shi was too greedy and exhausted her good fortune, and Lu Zhi married the true emperor but could not give birth to the true emperor.

"From now on, you must do more good deeds to accumulate merit for yourself and for your son."

"Good deeds are the best medicine to resolve all misfortunes," she added.

Lü Zhi felt genuinely wronged. "Daoist Master, I have never done anything evil in my life. After marrying Liu Ji, I have always diligently taken care of the Liu family and helped my neighbors."

Isn't this enough?

"We must try harder. If I, your disciple, were to fund the construction of a temple and the worship of the gods, could that avert disaster for my son?"

Wu Yazi said, "The greatest purpose of worshipping gods is that when you do good deeds, the gods will record your good deeds and speak well of you in front of the great god who controls your destiny."

If you yourself lack virtue, worshipping any number of gods will be of no use.

The source of merit lies within oneself; one should always have kind thoughts and perform good deeds.

During festivals and holidays, paying homage to the Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors is sufficient.

Lü Zhi said, "This disciple will follow the Daoist's teachings and will work harder to do good deeds and accumulate merit for my child."

"Besides this, is there any other way to ensure my child grows up safely?" Wu Yazi thought for a moment and said, "Give him a humble name to accumulate good fortune."

As Liu Ji's eldest son, Liu Ying was destined to become emperor. Once he became emperor, wouldn't he be "full"? And fullness leads to loss, so this name was too unlucky.

"Please bestow a name upon me, Daoist Master," said Lü Zhi.

Wu Yazi said, "Why not call him 'Big Dog Liu'?"

Empress Lü's expression twisted. Even if it was Liu Ji's illegitimate son, "Liu Fei," it sounded better than "Big Dog"!

“There’s already a ‘big dog’ in Zhongyangli,” she said.

“Then let’s call him ‘Er Gouzi’,” Wu Yazi said.

“We have ‘Second Dog’, but we don’t have ‘Third Dog’,” Lü Zhi said.

“Then let’s call him ‘Third Dog,’ just like his father, he’s the third son,” Wu Yazi said.

Lü Zhi then asked, "Now that the heretical cultivators can see the extraordinary nature of the fetus, what should we do?"

Wu Yazi said, "You don't need to worry. My cultivation and eyesight are a hundred times better than Shi Daoren's, yet I haven't found anything abnormal about the fetus."

If he can see golden light, it's probably destined to be a calamity for you and your child.

Other cultivators, lacking special destiny, would find it difficult to detect the anomaly.

She felt that the unusual phenomena of Lü Zhi's unborn child were also related to the flourishing of the Liu family's dragon vein.

The first transformation of the Liu family's dragon vein has occurred in the last few days.

The "innate essence" of the fetus in Lü Zhi's womb was stimulated by the dragon's energy, causing a slight leakage that was detected by external evils.

"Now I will pass on a secret technique to you. Even if the spirit of Daoist Shi returns and brings a group of evil cultivators to find you, they will not be able to see the problem."

This was also her purpose in seeking out Lü Zhi.

After saying that, she used her telepathic communication to make a big patch to the "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" technique.

"After you practice this method, the newborn innate energy will lie dormant in the fetus's blood and soul."

When he grows up and begins to practice martial arts, you can teach him the secret techniques I am imparting to you today.

This will allow him to return to his original state and cultivate a pure and refined innate energy.

The basic principle is still the "Primordial Qi" of the "Eight-Nine Arcane Arts". It is equivalent to using the art of transformation to turn the innate Qi cultivated by the "Immortal Mother's Holy Embryo" into the power of the bloodline.

The reason for the "change" is that it is for the purpose of "changing back" in the future.

Any method of change can eventually be resolved.

If one directly transforms innate energy into bloodline power, wouldn't the effects of "Dual Cultivation of Immortal Mother and Holy Embryo" be lost?

The most powerful effect of "The Immortal Mother's Holy Embryo" is that it allows one to cultivate innate energy at an early stage, "at the starting line of life".

Silently rehearsing the new technique in her mind, Lü Zhi felt particularly adept at it.

It fits perfectly with "The Immortal Mother and the Holy Embryo: Dual Cultivation".

The experience gained from cultivating the "Immortal Mother's Holy Embryo" can be fully utilized in the new cultivation method.

She couldn't help but become even more suspicious.

"Master, I cultivate this method only to conceal the aura of the unborn child. But what if Master Shi's spirit brings a group of evil cultivators to seek revenge on me?"

Wu Yazi said, "If you are only worried about being retaliated against by Shi Daoren recently, you can ask your sister to borrow the Five Thunder Eight Trigrams Celestial Master Talisman to wear for a period of time."

In the long run, once you advance your "Lady's Skill" to the next level, you will be completely unafraid of these evil demons and heretics.

They should be the ones afraid of you.

The innate Five Thunders in the Celestial Master's Talisman are not as powerful as the "miraculous techniques" of the *Lady's Skill*.

Once Liu Ji's dragon aura is fully unleashed, and once Liu Ji begins to contend for the dragon throne, the Heavenly Court will likely dispatch the Six Ding and Six Jia, the Sun and Moon, to protect the "True Son of Heaven."

Having said that, she had nothing more to say and prepared to take her leave.

"I'm leaving. You must remember this well: only by obeying Heaven can you defy it."

To follow the will of Heaven means to follow the will of the people; in practical terms, following the will of the people means doing good deeds and accumulating virtue in daily life.

"Please wait a moment, Daoist Master!" Lü Zhi quickly called out to her, saying, "The matter of Daoist Shi has been resolved."

"I have one more question: what is the origin of the child in my womb?"

Wu Yazi shook his head and said, "Perhaps I could deduce it, but I am unwilling and should not do so."

Regardless of his origins, he is your child in this life and the next.

After hesitating for a moment, she warned again: "Don't try to find out about his background, lest you ruin your relationship."

During your cultivation of the "Immortal Mother's Holy Embryo," unusual phenomena will frequently occur; pretend you don't see or feel them.

Starting today, Liu Ying's past life's cultivation and supernatural abilities will gradually be developed and a portion of them will be obtained by Lü Zhi.

During this process, unusual phenomena will definitely occur frequently.

When Sister Cui'er absorbed the Taoist skills of the "fake benefactor" Qingsong Daotong, there were obvious unusual phenomena.

"Liu Ying" is obviously a thousand or even ten thousand times more "expensive" than Qingsong Daotong.

Could it be that some great emperor descended to the mortal realm for reincarnation?
If Empress Lü were to pry into the matter and cause "Liu Ying" to awaken his innate wisdom prematurely, thus disrupting the predetermined destiny, the bond between mother and son might be severed, and unexpected calamities might befall them.

Han Xin kept his hand on the sword hilt, his eyes closed as he listened to Lü Zhi's breathing.

Only when her breathing changed from steady to rapid did he ask softly, "Madam, are you awake?"

Lü Zhi hummed in response and remained silent for a while.

She is trying out "The Patch of the Holy Embryo of the Fairy Mother".

A moment later, she discovered that the innate energy in the fetus's body had indeed settled into the blood vessels. She felt as if a huge burden had been lifted, and her whole body and mind suddenly felt relaxed.

"The Taoist priest said that my birth is extraordinary. Before, when the Taoist priest saw the golden light, he said that it was a 'saint descending to earth,' which is all true. The golden light is an extraordinary phenomenon that the fetus is born with."

Now the Taoist priest has taught me a secret technique to completely conceal the strange phenomena.

In Xiaoyu's previous life's material universe, Lü Zhi often boasted to people that her husband had a seven-colored auspicious halo above his head.

The purpose is to prove to the people of Peixian that my husband is destined for greatness and is most likely the master of the "Eastern Emperor's Aura," so you should all come and rely on him!

In this life, she dared not make a rash statement, but she also wouldn't keep things to herself from everyone.

Han Xin not only possessed great talent, but also great ambition. If he wasn't given hope, he might leave Liu Ji one day, join another hero, and pursue a brighter future. Wouldn't she and Liu Ji be devastated?
Therefore, Han Xin knew many "secrets" of the Liu family, such as Liu Ji's "yam legs": seventy-two moles on his legs, representing the number of the seventy-two earthly evils, which corresponded one by one with the seventy-two peaks of Mangdang.

This "secret" was revealed by Liu Ji himself.

For example, Liu Ao was entwined by a dragon and became pregnant with Liu Ji. This was a secret story told by Liu Gong with great pride.

"What's the background of this pregnancy, Madam?" Han Xin was indeed taken aback.

Liu Ji and Liu Gong may have been boasting, but Shi Daoren even lost his life, so it couldn't have been an act.

"The Taoist priest was quite respectful and unwilling to say more. He also told me not to investigate further, lest it ruin the bond between mother and son," Lü Zhi said.

Han Xin slowly said, "Previously, the lady did not dare to return to Mangdang Mountain overnight to tell Brother Ji about the Immortal Abode because she was worried that the incident with the Stone Daoist would happen again."

Now that the strange phenomenon has been concealed, should we return to Pei County tomorrow morning, or go to the mountains to find Brother Ji?

By the way, Madam, have you inquired with the Taoist priest about the Ape Lord's Immortal Abode? Did the Stone Taoist lie to us?

Lü Zhi said, "There's no need to ask. It's the dead of winter now, and Liu Ji and his gang have nothing to do on Mount Mangdang."

Whether the Ape King's Immortal Abode is real or not, they should all get moving and search for it in the mountains.

However, we'll go back to Pei County tomorrow morning for my sister's wedding. Hmm, let's borrow the Celestial Master Talisman from her first, and then we'll go to Mangdang Mountain.

With the Celestial Master's Talisman protecting me, I have absolutely no need to fear evil cultivators like the Stone Taoist.

(End of this chapter)