Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

The night was dark.

Jiang Yining stood in front of the bronze mirror and loosened her belt.

The woman in the mirror had skin as white as snow, and her hair, which was originally dry and yellow, was now jet black and shiny, draped over her shoulders like silk.

The strangest thing was her stomach, which grew in just a few days.

Her once flat stomach was now slightly protruding, as if she were three or four months pregnant.

If outsiders saw this growth rate, they would definitely think it was a monster and burn it to death.

[Ningning, the baby says he's hungry again!]

The childish voice of the Myriad Spirits Divine Tree rang out once again.

[Whose child doesn't eat solid food, but instead consumes spiritual energy?]

Jiang Yining gave a wry smile.

She picked up a "Qi Gathering Pill" that she had taken from Ji Lingxiao and popped it into her mouth like a candy.

This kind of pill, which could cause a Qi Refining cultivator to break their head if placed outside, didn't even make a splash once it entered the stomach.

It was instantly absorbed by that bottomless pit.

"Your dad is a tycoon, but your mom is penniless now."

Jiang Yining poked her belly.

Eat sparingly.

The "little thunder god" inside her belly seemed very dissatisfied and turned over in protest.

Shila-

A purple arc of electricity shot out from her navel, shattering the vase next to her.

Jiang Yining's eyelids twitched.

This little devil has quite a temper.

but……

She stared thoughtfully at the shattered porcelain shards on the ground.

This lightning power is extremely pure.

It carries a majestic divine power, specifically designed to subdue evil spirits.

The reason why the Jiang family declined was not only because all the male members died, but also because the clan's protective formation was broken.

The core of that ancient formation called the "Nine Heavens Thunder Control Formation" is that it requires extremely pure thunder-attribute spiritual power to drive it.

Since the fall of the last ancestor of the Jiang family with the Thunder Spirit Root, this formation has become a mere decoration.

"Since you're so energetic..."

Jiang Yining touched her belly and laughed like a kidnapper.

"Then help Mom with some chores."

She left the room and quietly went to the ancestral hall on the back mountain.

This is the forbidden area of ​​the Jiang family, and also the core of the clan's protective formation.

Pushing open the heavy stone door, a musty smell hit you.

In the center of the hall stood a huge stone pillar.

The stone pillar was covered with intricate runes, but due to its age, most of them had faded and lost their luster.

Jiang Yining walked to the stone pillar.

She could sense that the stone pillar actually contained a vast amount of energy.

It's just missing a "key".

A lightning-attribute key that can ignite these energies.

"Come here, baby."

Jiang Yining placed her hands on the cold surface of the stone pillar.

She calmed her mind and guided the restless fetal energy within her body.

"Give it a break."

The fetus in the womb seemed to sense the mother's intention.

Or perhaps it was the lightning-attribute aura emanating from the stone pillar that attracted it.

It suddenly shrank back, and then—

boom!

A violent purple current surged up Jiang Yining's arm and poured into the stone pillar without reservation.

Jiang Yining felt her hair stand on end from the electric shock, and her whole body felt numb.

But this current did not harm her; instead, it acted as if protecting its owner, forming a protective film on the surface of her meridians.

The stone pillar lit up.

First came the runes at the bottom, then stripes, like living magma, rapidly rising upwards.

hum-

The entire ancestral hall was shaking.

A terrifying aura that has been dormant for a century is slowly awakening.

Jiang Yining gritted her teeth and persisted in not letting go.

She's overdrawing her energy.

It's not just about overdrawing your own spiritual power, but also about squeezing out that little guy's innate energy.

But this must be done; the Blood Fiend Sect has suffered a loss this time and will not let it go easily.

The next one to come might be the sect leader who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Without the grand formation, the Jiang family would be lambs to the slaughter.

She alone cannot protect all the women of the Jiang family.

"I'm sorry, baby. You protected Great-Grandma and Aunts. I will make it up to you in the future."

"Keep it up!"

Jiang Yining gave a low shout.

The fetus in her womb seemed to have also been aroused by a competitive spirit.

It actually began to actively absorb the free spiritual energy in the surrounding world, transforming it into lightning and feeding it back to Jiang Yining.

sizzle-

The gem at the top of the stone pillar finally lit up with a dazzling purple light.

Become!

Although less than 10% of it was activated, it was enough to withstand the attack of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Jiang Yining released her grip and leaned against the stone pillar, completely exhausted.

She was panting heavily, sweat dripping down her chin.

However, at that moment...

The gem at the center of the array suddenly flickered.

A strange, blood-red hue suddenly appeared in the originally pure purple light.

Immediately afterwards, a very faint cracking sound came from inside the stone pillar.

It looked like something had cracked open.

Jiang Yining suddenly looked up, her pupils shrinking sharply.

Not right.

There seems to be something pressing down beneath this formation.

The lightning strike just now seems to have accidentally cracked open the shackles sealing that thing.

A chilling sensation shot up from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

Jiang Yining instinctively protected her stomach and took a step back.

After searching through the original owner's memories, I finally found a piece of information.

The reason why the Jiang family was able to establish itself in Qingyun City was because two hundred years ago, the Jiang family ancestor suppressed the man-eating demonic cultivator who was wreaking havoc on the entire city.

Could it be that the demonic cultivator wasn't completely dead, and is still trapped in this great formation?

In the darkness, in the shadows at the base of the stone pillar.

It seemed as if a pair of blood-red eyes slowly opened.

"Young man of the Jiang family...hehe...you smell so good..."

The sound exploded directly in Jiang Yining's mind.

Driven by endless greed and thirst.

Just like... when the Divine Tree of All Spirits first awoke.

However, this thing doesn't want spiritual energy.

What it seems to want is...

Jiang Yining looked down at her stomach.

Those eyes were fixed intently on the vibrant little life inside her.