What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

the other side.

Wen Yuci arrived at her master Li Lan's cave.

Although she walked quickly, her mind was still preoccupied with the stone bed in the Black Crow Mountain stone chamber.

Today is the first day of the lunar new year, a day that should have belonged to her.

It's such a waste, it hurts.

As soon as they stepped into the cave, they saw Li Lan holding a jade slip, his expression constantly changing, pacing anxiously back and forth in the cave.

"Greetings, Master." Wen Yuci bowed respectfully.

"I'm back."

Li Lan stopped in her tracks, her gaze sweeping over Wen Yuci's entire body like lightning, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

There's something off about this disciple's aura.

The golden pill that Wen Yuci condensed was of extremely poor quality, with flaws in its form and impure magical power.

With that kind of Golden Core quality, it would be normal for him to be stuck in the early stage of Core Formation for the rest of his life.

But now?

The originally murky magical energy fluctuations became much calmer, and the flow of magical energy subtly revealed a profound and enduring foundation.

However, Li Lan was in a state of utter confusion at the moment and couldn't afford to investigate the abnormality of her disciple.

She had more important things to do.

She tossed the jade slip in her hand directly over.

"Take a look at this."

Wen Yuci caught the jade slip with both hands. When her fingertips touched the surface of the jade, she felt a trace of residual warmth—her master had obviously been reading it repeatedly for a long time.

"Has anyone or anything in the sect been acting strangely lately?" Li Lan added.

Wen Yuci's heart stirred slightly, but she didn't show it on her face. She slowly probed the jade slip with her divine sense.

The next moment, her heart skipped a beat.

The jade slip did not contain any cultivation techniques or secret arts, but rather an ancient secret about spiritual roots.

In this realm, cultivators' spiritual roots are divided into four grades: lower, middle, upper, and top-grade. Top-grade spiritual roots represent exceptional talents, one in ten thousand, and are coveted by major sects at any cost.

However, the jade slip mentions that above the top-grade spiritual roots, there are legendary earth spiritual roots and even heaven spiritual roots.

Such spiritual roots cannot be nurtured by the spiritual energy of the lower realm.

Only those in the upper realms, where spiritual energy is extremely abundant, or those born under the great destiny of heaven and earth, may possess it.

Cultivators with earth spiritual roots do not need to consciously breathe in and out during cultivation; the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will naturally converge into their bodies like rivers flowing into the sea.

Their cultivation speed is several times, even ten times, that of ordinary geniuses!

Even more remarkably, when a cultivator with an earth-spirit root condenses their golden core, the quality of the golden core is almost guaranteed to be top-grade, and the probability of breaking through the core to form a nascent soul is far greater than that of ordinary people.

Wen Yuci's hand trembled slightly.

She already guessed why her master had summoned her.

"I went to see my sister, Li Yang, today."

Li Lan's voice was cold and filled with jealousy.

"She is now at the late stage of the Golden Core realm."

"Moreover, she was just sitting there! The surrounding spiritual energy rushed into her body like crazy! Her appearance was almost exactly the same as the earth spirit root possessor described in this jade slip!"

"But I'm certain that she hasn't left the sect in the past six months! Nor has she entered any secret realms! And she hasn't obtained any ancient inheritance!"

Li Lan took a step forward, and the distance between her and Wen Yuci suddenly shrank to less than three feet.

"A useless person stuck in the early stage of the Golden Core realm, with a hidden injury to their dantian, transformed their spiritual root into an earth spiritual root within half a year, and their cultivation level jumped two minor realms. Tell me, is this normal?!"

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

Li Lan stared intently into Wen Yuci's eyes.

"Investigate secretly. Find out for me whether there have been any unusual events or suspicious individuals within the sect recently!"

Wen Yuci's mind went blank.

Earth Spirit Root... Heaven and Earth's spiritual energy actively converges into it...

This description is exactly...

Lin Yuan's image instantly appeared in her mind.

broken!

Wen Yuci's heart skipped a beat.

But her first reaction wasn't, "My master has discovered a shocking secret."

It's not that "Lin Yuan's identity might be exposed."

It's not that "the Xuan Yin Sect might be in great chaos."

The first thought that popped into her mind was...

The work schedule is doomed!

That woman, Li Yang, is in the late stage of the Golden Core realm!

Even the three of them combined couldn't beat him!

When that woman stands at the entrance of Black Crow Mountain, who will dare to stop her? Who can stop her?

Forget about coming according to the schedule, they probably won't even be able to get in the door!

This is not the most terrible.

The most terrifying thing is—what if Master also finds out about Lin Yuan's ingenious use...

Wen Yuci dared not think any further.

"What are you thinking about?!"

Seeing that she had been keeping her head down and remained silent for a long time, Li Lan's eyes flashed with displeasure, and she asked sharply.

"No...it's nothing."

Wen Yuci snapped back to her senses, quickly lowered her head even further, and spoke in an impeccably respectful voice.

"I was just pondering where to begin my investigation. I will go and get to work on it now, and I will certainly not fail my master's expectations."

She had already made up her mind.

The first thing he did after leaving the house was to inform Lin Yuan.

This enormous hole must be plugged.

otherwise--

Forget about the schedule, even her precious opportunity for arduous cultivation will be divided up so badly that not even a trace will be left.

However, she had just turned around, preparing to take her leave.

"Buzz—"

The spirit lamp inside the cave dimmed for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying pressure, vast and boundless as an abyss, descended from the sky without warning, enveloping the entire cave.

The next moment—

A dark purple figure appeared out of thin air in the center of the cave.

The newcomer was tall and slender, dressed in a magnificent dark purple gown. The fabric gleamed with a calm and restrained luster under the light of the spirit lamp, and intricate array patterns were faintly visible amidst the flowing dark lines.

The design of the long dress is extremely daring.

The skirt had a high slit on the left side, extending from above the knee all the way to the top of the thigh. Her stunning figure didn't need to be deliberately displayed; instead, her long, slender, snow-white legs were faintly visible through the slit.

Her skin was as white as freshly frozen snow, almost translucent, creating a striking contrast against the dark purple skirt.

He looked to be no more than twenty years old. His features were refined but not delicate, and his brows naturally carried an air of superior arrogance. The corners of his mouth were slightly downturned, and his lips were very pale, exuding a coldness that kept people at a distance.

Shen Guiyan is one of the five Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Xuan Yin Sect.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master!"

Li Lan and Wen Yuci spoke almost simultaneously and bowed in unison.

Shen Guiyan landed on Wen Yuci.

"Wen Yuci"

His voice was clear and cold, like an ice spring striking a stone. Neither too high nor too low, neither too fast nor too slow. Every syllable was pronounced crisply and clearly, without a trace of unnecessary breath.

"Disciple is here."

Wen Yuci's heart was in her throat.

She could feel her heart pounding wildly against her ribs inside her chest. Once, twice, three times.

"Damn it... Could it be that Uncle Shen also knows about Lin Yuan?!" she thought to herself.

But he desperately controlled his breathing, trying not to let his breath become abnormal.

Did you see a gray bird three months ago?

Hearing this question, Wen Yuci looked puzzled, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Reporting to my master, I did not see it."

Shen Guiyan's gaze lingered on her face.

Wen Yuci felt that all her secrets had been exposed to this Nascent Soul Ancestor.