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

Jiang Yining put on the soft, snow-white robe, stepped barefoot onto the white jade steps, and lazily leaned against the most spacious soft couch in the Flowing Clouds Pavilion.

Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng were ushered out of the bath and changed into spare clothes. Gu Qinghan remained dressed in pristine white, while Yu Luofeng donned a black robe with dark gold trim. The two sat at opposite ends of the waterside pavilion, like two door gods who couldn't stand each other.

In order to recover their strength as quickly as possible, the two started a frantic meditation mode.

Gu Qinghan stuffed seventh and eighth-grade recovery pills into his mouth like candy, while pure yang true fire flickered faintly on his body.

Yu Luofeng then poured out piles of top-grade Yin Spirit Stones from his storage ring, crushed them with one hand, and the rich ghost energy flowed continuously into his parched meridians.

While the two closed their eyes to refine the energy, they also released their divine senses to secretly compete to see whose energy could recover faster.

Jiang Yining touched her flat stomach. After breaking through to the Void Realm, she could perceive the state of the Yin-Yang Chaos Spirit Embryo within her body more clearly. The little guy had just had a hearty meal and was now starting to stir restlessly again. The branches of the Myriad Spirit Divine Tree swayed, conveying an extremely clear signal of hunger.

"You two, stop for a moment." Jiang Yining casually picked up a spirit fruit and took a bite.

The two distinct auras vanished instantly. The two men opened their eyes simultaneously, their gazes fixed on them.

"Our son is hungry." Jiang Yining pointed to her stomach, her tone matter-of-fact. "The little bit of essence you gave him just now wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap."

Gu Qinghan's handsome face flushed red. Yu Luofeng clenched his teeth even more. To be told "not enough" was an absolute humiliation for a man.

"What does Ning'er want?" Gu Qinghan quickly adjusted his breathing, suppressing the embarrassment in his eyes. "The Nine-Turn Golden Pill from the Pill Tower's treasury, or the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow from the far north? I'll go get it right away."

"Going to your death?" Yu Luofeng scoffed coldly, bluntly exposing his arrogance. "Those Star Spirit birdmen are definitely searching the whole world for us. You're completely drained now; going out there will just make you a target."

Yu Luofeng turned to Jiang Yining, patted his chest vigorously, and said, "Once I recover thirty percent of my strength, I'll go and kill the Demon King of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and dig out its demon core to make soup for my son!"

Jiang Yining rolled her eyes. "By the time you recover, my son will have starved to death. The current location of Liuyun Water Pavilion is not far from 'Thousand Illusion City.' There's the largest underground black market in the entire Canglan Realm there. There are plenty of good stuff there."

Gu Qinghan frowned slightly. "Qianhuan City is a mixed bag. If we go there in our current state, we'll easily expose our whereabouts."

"So we have to pretend."

Jiang Yining flipped her palm and threw out two masks that resembled withered wood. "Put them on. Suppress your aura."

These words were extremely damaging. Without a word, Yu Luofeng snatched the mask and put it on his face. The dark golden vertical pupils instantly turned into ordinary brown, and the aura of a half-saint level ghost king was completely suppressed.

With his tall and muscular physique, he looked like a rough and tough body cultivator who had been living on the edge of a knife for many years.

Gu Qinghan took the other mask. His white hair turned black, and his pure yang energy was concealed by a deliberately created layer of cold and sharp sword energy, disguising him as a down-on-his-luck rogue swordsman.

Jiang Yining covered herself with a light veil, concealing her stunningly beautiful face that could cause a bloodbath, revealing only a section of her smooth and lustrous chin.

The three left the Flowing Clouds Pavilion and stealthily entered the Black Market of Thousand Illusions City.

The black market was built underground, never seeing the light of day, and was filled with all sorts of rare treasures, fragments of martial arts techniques, and even magical artifacts stained with fresh blood.

Jiang Yining walked in the middle, with Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng on either side, like two loyal guards who were also competing with each other.

Passing by a medicinal herb stall, Gu Qinghan stopped and fixed her gaze on a spiritual herb that emitted a faint red glow.

"A Crimson Blood Dragon Sunflower that has been refined over 30,000 years." A glint of light flashed in Gu Qinghan's eyes. "Its medicinal properties are mild, making it ideal for nourishing the fetus. It can also neutralize some of the yin and coldness in Ning'er's body."

He was about to take out the Star Stone to buy it.

Yu Luofeng's large hand bypassed him and slammed a jade box onto the stall with a "smack".

"Boss, I'll take this Nine Nether Serpent's inner core." Yu Luofeng didn't even glance at the Crimson Blood Dragon Sunflower, pointing instead to a dark bead in the corner of the stall. "It's an extremely yin substance; my son will definitely grow taller if he eats it!"

"What do you know?" Gu Qinghan retorted coldly. "Ning'er has just fused with the Soul-Nourishing Lotus, and her body is extremely heavy with yin energy. If she eats something so extremely yin, it will easily cause an imbalance of yin and yang!"

"Bullshit! My son is a born master of playing with Yin energy, the more poisonous, the more nourishing!" Yu Luofeng glared angrily without backing down.

"Esteemed guests..." The stall owner, a gaunt old man, shrank back in fear upon seeing the two masked men with menacing auras. "You want both these inner cores and spiritual herbs?"

"I'll take them all." Jiang Yining's cool voice came from under her veil. She tossed a storage bag full of top-grade star stones onto the stall. "Stop arguing, you're giving me a headache."

The two men fell silent instantly.

Gu Qinghan quickly put away the Crimson Blood Dragon Sunflower, and Yu Luofeng, not to be outdone, stuffed the Nine Netherworld Serpent's inner core into his pocket.

Both of them were determined to refine it themselves after returning home and feed the most essential part to Jiang Yining.

They continued deeper into the black market, arriving at the heart of the underground auction house.

A top-tier auction, held only once every ten years, is taking place here.

The three paid an exorbitant entrance fee and requested a secluded private room on the second floor.

Jiang Yining leaned back lazily in the soft chair. Gu Qinghan walked up behind her with perfect ease, his slender fingers resting on her shoulders.

A faint but pure Yang energy emanated from her fingertips, gently massaging along the acupoints on her shoulders and neck, relieving her fatigue.

Upon seeing this, Yu Luofeng cursed under his breath, "Scheming dog." He strode over, knelt down beside Jiang Yining's legs, and took one of her hands.

A wisp of refined, pure ghost energy seeped into her palm, gently nourishing her newly broken-through meridians.

The two were secretly competing, neither willing to give in.

Jiang Yining closed her eyes, enjoying the double treatment. The spiritual embryo in her dantian also comfortably turned over, absorbing the two completely different powers.

On the auction stage, one rare treasure after another was brought up and then sold for a high price.

The atmosphere was instantly ignited when a maid carried a tray covered with a red cloth onto the stage.

The red cloth was lifted, revealing a strange stone the size of a fist, radiating a colorful glow.

"Ladies and gentlemen, one of the most prized items of this auction—the Chaos Mending Stone!"

The auctioneer's voice trembled with excitement, "Legend has it that it contains the primordial chaos from the beginning of creation, making it an unparalleled divine artifact for refining weapons, alchemy, or even for reshaping the physical body! Starting bid: ten million top-grade star stones!"

Inside the private room, Jiang Yining suddenly opened her eyes.

"I want it," Jiang Yining said.

Before he could finish speaking, Gu Qinghan and Yu Luofeng spoke at the same time.

"Twenty million!" Gu Qinghan's voice was icy, exuding an undeniable wealth.

"Thirty million!" Yu Luofeng followed closely behind.

An uproar erupted in the room. No one had expected the price increase to be so fierce.

Gu Qinghan turned and glared at Yu Luofeng, "Are you looking for death? You dare to try and take it from me!"

"This is what I bought for Ning'er. What do you know, you uncouth man?" Yu Luofeng sneered.

Jiang Yining was speechless. These two were fighting over a girl, and now their own people are driving up the price? They must be out of their minds!

She kicked Yu Luofeng directly and then grabbed Gu Qinghan's hand.

"Anyone who makes another unreasonable price call can go sleep on the street tonight."