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

A hand grabbed Yu Luofeng's wrist, abruptly stopping his movements in mid-air.

Jiang Yining suddenly appeared between the two of them.

Her pale fingers pressed against Yu Luofeng's pulse.

Extremely pure wood-elemental vitality flowed continuously into Yu Luofeng's meridians through her fingertips.

The tension in Yu Luofeng's mind instantly eased.

The impending headache was forcefully suppressed.

"You're protecting him?" Yu Luofeng's voice was frighteningly low. A flame of jealousy raged in her dark golden pupils.

"He's dead, who will give me the antidote?" Jiang Yining looked up at Yu Luofeng. "You promised me you wouldn't kill him."

"He came here to get himself killed! He ruined our wedding!"

"I don't care."

Jiang Yining increased the pressure slightly. The speed at which the wood-type life force was output suddenly increased.

"If you make this cut, you'll have to suffer through any headaches you have afterward. I will absolutely not help you again."

Yu Luofeng's chest heaved violently.

He stared intently into Jiang Yining's cold, clear eyes.

He knew she was manipulating him.

He also knew that he couldn't live without her comforting presence.

But seeing her stand up for another man, he felt like his internal organs were burning even when he tried to breathe.

Yu Luofeng flicked his wrist, the boning knife spun around on his fingertip, and then he sheathed it.

"Alright, I won't kill him." Yu Luofeng grabbed Jiang Yining's waist and pulled her forcefully into his arms. "But you must remember, you are my ghost queen."

Gu Qinghan's eyes instantly reddened as she looked at their bodies pressed tightly together.

"Ning'er... come here..."

He struggled to crawl forward. His left hand dragged a long trail of blood on the ground.

Jiang Yining turned her head and looked at Gu Qinghan's miserable state.

Her brows furrowed tightly.

What an idiot. He usually seems cold and aloof, but when he fights, he'd risk his life.

"Shut up," Jiang Yining coldly snapped at Gu Qinghan. "You think you're not badly injured enough? Lie there and don't move!"

Ignoring his astonished gaze, Jiang Yining grabbed a handful of high-grade healing pills from her storage ring and shoved them into Yu Luofeng's hand.

"Find someone to feed him. Lock him up. Don't torture him."

Jiang Yining made the arrangements at an extremely fast pace.

Yu Luofeng gripped the handful of pills, her teeth grinding together.

What right did he have to feed his love rival drugs?

Jiang Yining squeezed his wrist tighter. "Be good."

Just those two words.

Coupled with a continuous flow of wood-based vitality.

Yu Luofeng's anger deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.

He irritably threw the pill to the one-eyed elder next to him who was paralyzed with fear.

"Did you hear what the Queen of Ghosts said? Feed her the medicine! Lock her in the dungeon!"

The one-eyed elder hurriedly caught the handful of pills.

He moved closer to Gu Qinghan, pried open his mouth, and roughly shoved the pills into his mouth all at once.

Gu Qinghan's throat moved, and he forced himself to swallow the pill.

The medicinal effects spread throughout the body, and the damaged meridians began to slowly repair themselves.

He stared intently at the hand that Yu Luofeng had wrapped around Jiang Yining's waist.

"Don't touch her." Gu Qinghan's voice was hoarse, like sandpaper being rubbed.

Yu Luofeng sneered, and instead of letting go, he hugged Jiang Yining even tighter.

"I'm embracing my own ghost queen, who are you to interrupt?"

Gu Qinghan struggled to stand up, and just as she propped herself up with her left hand, another sharp pain shot through her chest.

Jiang Yining nudged Yu Luofeng's chest.

"Loosen your grip. You're about to break my bones."

Yu Luofeng snorted and reluctantly released his arms, but still stood close to her.

The atmosphere in the main hall was tense and confrontational.

Just as Jiang Yining was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a very strange churning suddenly came from her stomach.

The small, purplish-gold flower bud in his dantian was spinning wildly.

Two completely opposite energies, yin and yang, clashed violently inside the flower bud.

Jiang Yining's face turned deathly pale instantly. Damn it, she was so focused on gaining power that she forgot that the yin and yang energies were wrong.

"vomit--"

She abruptly pushed Yu Luofeng away, bent over, and clutched her chest, retching violently.

Yu Luofeng was stunned.

He subconsciously reached out and patted Jiang Yining's back.

"Did you eat something that upset your stomach?"

Jiang Yining was speechless. A lump of acid rose in her throat, and she almost choked on her tears.

Seeing this scene, Gu Qinghan felt a surge of strength coming from somewhere.

He suddenly jumped up from the ground, shoved the one-eyed elder aside, and rushed to Jiang Yining's side.

He gripped Jiang Yining's left wrist, his fingertips resting on her pulse point.

A faint trace of spiritual energy probed into her meridians.

Gu Qinghan's expression changed.

The pulse is like pearls rolling on a jade plate, smooth and flowing, full of vitality.

Moreover, that vitality was extremely strong, even carrying a very obvious independent life fluctuation.

"A slippery pulse?" Gu Qinghan blurted out.

The moment those two words were uttered, the air in the hall seemed to freeze.

The one-eyed elder was so frightened that he immediately lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead.

Yu Luofeng suddenly turned her head and stared intently at Gu Qinghan.

"What did you say?"

Gu Qinghan ignored him, his eyes fixed on Jiang Yining's stomach.

"Fetal distress." Gu Qinghan gritted his teeth and spat out the two words.

Yu Luofeng's mind went blank.

He grabbed Jiang Yining's right wrist and forcefully inserted a wisp of Yin energy.

Soon, he also sensed that vibrant vitality.

An extremely vigorous life force is being nurtured deep within her dantian.

Yu Luofeng stood there, stunned.

Images of his alter ego taking over his body a few days ago flashed wildly through his mind.

That idiot "Fengfeng" clings to Jiang Yining all day long, acting cute and rolling around, and even runs to the wedding bed to sleep with her.

Did that mentally challenged alternate personality not only benefit from the situation but also actually do something worthwhile?

Yu Luofeng's breathing became heavy.

"My child?" he blurted out, his voice filled with a joy and shock that even he himself didn't realize.

These four words were like a bomb, detonating right next to Gu Qinghan's ear.

"Bullshit!" Gu Qinghan roared.

He flung Yu Luofeng's hand away and pulled Jiang Yining behind him.

"That's my child!"

Gu Qinghan recalled that night on the top floor of the Dan Tower.

He swallowed the Nine Yang Melting Snow Pill, and his vital energy went out of control.

Based on the timing and the strength of the pulse, it must have been that night!

A fierce killing intent flashed in Yu Luofeng's eyes.

"If you dare spout any more nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart right now! She's always been in the Ghost Realm, with me every day. Whose child could this be but mine?"

"With your lifeless, ghostly body, you dare to leave behind any bloodline?" Gu Qinghan retorted mercilessly. "I am the Pure Yang Body of Haotian. Only a Pure Yang Body can nurture such powerful vitality!"

"What is a Pure Yang Body? I am a Half-Saint! The bloodline of a Half-Saint is incredibly powerful, and naturally, my vitality is strong!"

The two were arguing fiercely.

Gu Qinghan gripped the ice sword tightly.

Yu Luofeng pulled out the boning knife.

They were just fighting to the death over his wife, and now it's escalated to a custody battle.

Jiang Yining straightened up and wiped the sour liquid from the corner of her mouth.

She was utterly speechless as she watched the two grown men who were about to come to blows.

"Shut up, all of you!" Jiang Yining shouted angrily, rubbing her temples.

Both men turned to look at her at the same time.

"Whose child is it?" the two demanded in unison.

Jiang Yining rolled her eyes.

"It's no one's fault. I just gained weight on my own."

"Ning'er, don't be stubborn," Gu Qinghan said gently. "Come back to the Pill Tower with me, and I will give you and the child the best elixirs."

"Go back to the Pill Tower? Stay in the Ghost Realm! I'll hand over the command of 100,000 Yin soldiers to him!" Yu Luofeng retorted without backing down.

Jiang Yining took a deep breath, just about to scold these two lunatics awake.

A sudden, extremely loud sonic boom came from above.

The dome of the main hall trembled violently, and countless dust and gravel fell down.