Xian Dabao's Birth, Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique

[System Notification: Congratulations to the host, Madam Yun Ling has successfully given birth to a child with ordinary Bone Root!]

[Congratulations to the host for gaining ten years of lifespan. Current remaining lifespan: sixty-three years.]

[Congratulations to the host for increasing strength by one hundred, reaching the level of Azure Obsidian Three-Star Martial Artist.]

[Congratulations to the host for Bone Root upgrading to Ordinary. Strength cultivation speed increased tenfold!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Mid-Grade Two Enlightenment Pill!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Mid-Grade Two Martial Skill--Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique!]

The sudden happiness left Xian He a bit stunned.

"Crackling!"

Suddenly, all the bones and muscles in Xian He's body made noise, and his muscles trembled involuntarily.

A warm current inexplicably generated in his dantian, and along with the creaking of his bones and muscles, it traveled through his meridians.

The phenomenon appeared as quickly as it disappeared, lasting only a few breaths.

"I leveled up?" Xian He's face lit up with joy.

He clenched his right fist and squeezed his bicep with his left hand.

His muscles used to be soft and flabby, but now they were like pebbles, hard and smooth.

He was now an Azure Obsidian Three-Star Martial Artist, possessing three hundred jin of strength in one arm. He could now store more items within the Mountain River Society Diagram.

"Not only did my strength increase by a hundred, but my lifespan also increased by ten years... By the way, was I only supposed to live to seventy originally?" Xian He felt a little depressed.

Living to seventy was already quite good. In modern society, it was rare for bottom-tier workers to live to sixty-five and retire.

The survival environment on the Tianyun Plateau was even worse than in modern society. Granny Chen was only in her fifties but looked as old as seventy or eighty.

He had lived in the Inner World for almost a year, consuming one year of his lifespan. Now, with the reward of ten years, it was equivalent to extending his original fifty-four years of lifespan by nine years.

Because of the symbiotic imprint, Yun Ling's lifespan also extended by nine years.

Just as Xian He was about to examine his other rewards, Ziyan came outside holding the baby, saying excitedly, "She's given birth! Madam has given birth! It's a big baby boy!"

"I'm a father? I'm a father!" This was his first time being a father, and Xian He was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

His parents had always urged him to get married when they were alive, saying they wanted to hold their grandchild.

Now that he had a grandson, they were no longer here.

Although they couldn't see their grandson, they had already decided on his name.

"From now on, your name will be Xian Dabao!" Xian He gazed at the infant in his arms, his eyes shining.

Days passed, and with the nourishment of the world's Spiritual Energy and everyone's careful care, Yun Ling recovered quickly and could already get out of bed and walk.

Xian He stayed in the kitchen, preparing nutritious meals for the mother and child.

Pomegranate Wood Powder Porridge, Wood Powder Pomegranate Pie, Pomegranate Juice, Pomegranate Jam...

After reaching Grandmaster Level 1 in cooking, a chef could not only follow recipes but also deduce and research new dishes.

However, research didn't always succeed; most attempts ended in failure.

Even if they failed, it didn't matter. Mu Yang and Ziyan didn't dislike his failed dishes at all.

Only when their cooking reached Grandmaster Level 3 would new dish research be one hundred percent successful, but that wasn't something achievable in a short time.

Two months later.

Yun Ling's body had completely recovered.

However, Xian He was worried about any lingering issues and temporarily put aside their plans for "tilling the land," delaying it until next year.

Since Yun Ling had recovered, Xian He's nutritional meals were no longer supplied.

Firstly, the consumption rate of Crystal Pomegranates was astonishing. After two months, five hundred of them were used, and only half remained in the cold storage.

Secondly, because she had been overfed and didn't exercise, Yun Ling had gained weight. If she continued to gain weight, she'd become a Tiger tank, and Xian He didn't like driving tanks.

He walked out of the kitchen, finally able to rest and catch his breath.

Sitting by the Xian Nu River, Xian He summoned his System backpack and continued to examine the remaining rewards.

The Mid-Grade Two Enlightenment Pill could allow one to comprehend one realm of a Mid-Grade Two martial skill.

However, he didn't plan to use it to comprehend the Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique immediately.

"My Bone Root has already been upgraded to Ordinary, so I can cultivate it myself first. I'll use the Enlightenment Pill when I reach a bottleneck."

For someone with inferior Bone Root, cultivating a Mid-Grade martial skill would, at best, allow them to reach the fourth realm, "Familiarity," after a year of non-stop training.

For someone with ordinary Bone Root, cultivating a Mid-Grade martial skill would allow them to reach the fifth realm, "Proficiency," after a year of non-stop training.

Xian He didn't plan to push himself that hard and intended to spend two years cultivating the Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique.

"Besides, after two years, Yun Ling can give me another child, and then there will be more rewards," Xian He's lips curved into a slight smile.

He wouldn't be helping Old Man Yun for now; selling porridge was less important than cultivation.

Besides, Xiao Yang and Li Zhen, those dogs, have always wanted to cause trouble for me. It's better to hide and cultivate in the Mountain River Society Diagram than to go out and get beaten up.

The Real World, Xian He's home.

Du Feng, Greedy Wolf's Azure Obsidian Five-Star assassin, sat dejectedly on the edge of his bedroom bed.

He had turned the entire house upside down, but he found neither Xian He nor Xian He's newly wedded Water Spirit wife.