The Heavenly Dao: I Just Woke Up and Already Have a Child?

That was roughly what had happened.

After listening to Hongjun's account, the Heavenly Dao was completely stunned.

I took a nap and suddenly gained a child? I was only born not long ago myself—I'm still just a child too.

Going from a child to becoming a father out of nowhere, one could imagine how devastated the Heavenly Dao was.

"Sigh, Heavenly Dao, what's done is done. You're not going to pull up your pants and deny it, are you?"

Worried that the Heavenly Dao might harm Xuan Yi, Hongjun immediately began mocking him.

"Bullshit! When have I ever taken off my pants? Besides, I don't even have pants!"

The Heavenly Dao's face turned green, then white with rage. Of course, you would only have been able to see that if he had a human form.

"Since he was formed from the missing corner of my body, he is my child. But Hongjun, you must take care—under no circumstances can this child die. The sliver of life for all things rests upon him.

"Once he dies, heaven and earth will fall out of balance. Then the entire Primordial World will be destroyed, and neither you nor I will escape this calamity."

The Heavenly Dao spoke with great gravity. The Jade Disc of Creation was the Heavenly Dao's true body, and its missing corner was a destined trend established by the Great Dao. If it were destroyed, the Primordial World would likely perish in an instant.

Hongjun was relieved. So long as the Heavenly Dao did not act against Xuan Yi, there was no one in the Primordial World he feared.

"Hmph. If anyone dares touch this Daoist's child, no one in the Primordial World has the ability to do so."

Hongjun was not boasting. His two greatest opponents, Yang Mei and Luohu, were both Xuan Yi's blood relatives, while the Heavenly Dao above them was directly tied to Xuan Yi's life.

As for everyone else, to Hongjun, who was about to attain the Dao and become a saint, they were all insignificant fry. Combined, they would not even be worth one hand of his.

"Heavenly Dao, since you have acknowledged this child's identity, shouldn't you prepare some gifts as well? Even Yang Mei gave this boy his own insights into the Law of Space."

Having confirmed the Heavenly Dao's attitude, Hongjun no longer held back and began demanding gifts from the Heavenly Dao on Xuan Yi's behalf.

"Hmph. It would have been better if you had not mentioned Yang Mei. Let me tell you, Hongjun, you had better keep a close eye on this child. If Yang Mei and Luohu secretly take him away, I will not let you off."

The Heavenly Dao now looked exactly like a resentful young wife. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought he was Xuan Yi's mother.

"As for gifts, that is none of your concern. Only the finest things are worthy of my child. You should focus on preparing to merge with the Dao."

The Heavenly Dao looked coldly at Hongjun. He had gained a child, yet that child still carried someone else's bloodline. This made the Heavenly Dao extremely displeased. He could not find the other two, but he could at least give the one in front of him a warning.

Rumble!

All of a sudden, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to churn, and the entire Jade Capital Mountain shook beneath the impact.

The Heavenly Dao and Hongjun both turned their gazes toward Xuan Yi, who was cultivating. The spiritual energy around him churned violently, nearly condensing into liquid as it crazily poured into his body.

"Can a breakthrough really cause such a commotion? ×2"

The Heavenly Dao and Hongjun were dumbfounded. Compared to Xuan Yi, why did they suddenly feel like worthless failures?

Hongjun was speechless. I cultivated step by step, after all. Heavenly Dao, you were born with that level of strength—what are you so surprised about? Have you ever even broken through? Shouldn't I be the surprised one?

"This boy's aptitude is truly incredible. No, I need to quickly build a relationship with him. Perhaps I can use him to raise the Primordial World's grade in the future.

"Hongjun, the boy is about to wake up. I will not acknowledge him for now. I'm going to prepare gifts first. I'll leave the rest to you."

After saying that, the Heavenly Dao immediately slipped away before even Hongjun could react.

"He ran quite fast. This Daoist would like to see what grand gift you can prepare."

Hongjun grumbled to himself.

Elsewhere, Xuan Yi refined all the spiritual energy around him into his body and continuously charged toward the next realm. At last, the barrier between realms shattered.

"Phew."

"As expected of a Primordial Chaos-level cultivation technique. I nearly drained all the spiritual energy around Jade Capital Mountain, yet I only broke through a minor realm. If I want to reach Primordial Chaos Grand Unity, how much spiritual energy will I need?"

"Still, this cultivation session finally allowed me to completely gain control over my own cultivation."

Since Xuan Yi had previously been a mortal with no cultivation foundation whatsoever, he possessed only the realm but could not fully wield its power. Fortunately, that problem had now been resolved.

"Not bad, not bad. Xuan'er, you have successfully broken through to the middle stage of Primordial Chaos Earth Immortal. Your combat power now rivals that of a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Next, refine the spiritual treasures your father gave you."

The old man Hongjun silently appeared before Xuan Yi.

"But I've already refined them."

Xuan Yi answered with a perfectly serious expression.

"What?"

In his excitement, Hongjun tore out a handful of his beard. How was that possible? Cultivators had no concept of time—who did not begin their seclusion with at least a million years?

It had only been a little over a month, yet not only had Xuan Yi broken through a minor realm, he had even refined all the spiritual treasures.

His cultivation breakthrough was understandable, since he had a Primordial Chaos-level cultivation technique. But refining spiritual treasures had no shortcuts.

These were all Top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures, and there was even a Xiantian Supreme Treasure among them. Hongjun would not believe Xuan Yi had refined them even if someone beat him to death.

"Father, look."

With a wave of Xuan Yi's hand, several spiritual treasures, including the God-Slaying Spear and Qiankun Cauldron, appeared one after another. With another wave, the Xiantian spiritual treasures radiated streams of flowing light.

"Th-this..."

"You really refined all of them? How is that possible?"

Hongjun's eyes nearly popped out. He had never encountered such a situation in his entire life.

"Cough, cough. Xuan'er, do you possess some secret technique? Let your father study it for you. It would be bad if something unexpected happened."

His heart raced and his hands trembled. Hongjun thought Xuan Yi possessed some secret technique that could rapidly refine magical treasures. If he obtained it, would he not be able to immediately refine the Jade Disc of Creation?

Hongjun had obtained the Jade Disc of Creation after the creation of heaven and earth.

Countless years had passed since then, yet he had only refined ninety percent of the Jade Disc of Creation. To merge with the Dao, he had to refine it completely. The final ten percent alone would require at least several million years.

Hongjun wanted to ask for it, but could not bring himself to do so. How could a father ask his son for something?

"I'm not sure either."

"I merely infused my magic power into the spiritual treasures, and they refined themselves automatically. Perhaps it is because my true body is the Primordial Chaos Bead."

Xuan Yi did not understand it himself and could only tell the truth.

Hongjun sighed inwardly. Every person has their own destined fortune. It seems this Daoist can only rely on himself.

"Father, ever since I was born, I have yet to see the Primordial World."

"I want to travel through the Primordial World and gain experience."

As an outstanding young man from the twenty-first century, who would not want to experience the wonders of the Primordial World? Xuan Yi had long since been unable to wait.

"No."

Although Xuan Yi's combat power rivaled that of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Hongjun was still uneasy about letting him leave Jade Capital Mountain alone.

After all, Grand Unity Golden Immortals were everywhere in this world. If Xuan Yi encountered danger, the entire Primordial World would be buried alongside him.

"Sigh, I wonder when the old man will finally let me leave."

Xuan Yi sat crookedly on the Meditation Cushion and muttered softly.

"You possess an insight into the Law of Space within your body. If you can comprehend thirty percent of it, your father will permit you to travel through the Primordial World."

Time was king, space was supreme. If Xuan Yi could comprehend thirty percent of the power of space, then even if he could not win, he could use spatial transfer to escape. Coupled with the several spiritual treasures protecting him, only then would Hongjun feel at ease letting him go.

"Fine, you said it. You can't go back on your word."

In order to travel through the Primordial World, Xuan Yi gave it everything he had and immediately began comprehending the Law of Space.