Xian He named his second son with Chen Jingjing Xian Zixin.
Like his older brother Ziqiang, Zixin had poor bone root and little talent for cultivation.
Xian He didn't want him to feel inferior. It was all right if he couldn't fight; logistics work was just as important.
Late August.
With Xiao Xue's help, Xian He cultivated the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill to the fifth level—Perfected Mastery.
Whenever his head was attacked, he gained 500 points of Force Dissipation.
Xiao Xue had planned to help him reach the sixth level, but their child was born before they could.
[Ding! Congratulations, host! Madam Xiao Xue has safely given birth to a child with Good Bone Root!] [Congratulations, host! You have gained 100 years of life. Your remaining lifespan is now 379 years.] [Congratulations, host! Your strength has increased by 100, and your qi by 100. You have reached the Four-star White Obsidian warrior realm.] [Congratulations, host! You have received a High Grade Three Enlightenment Pill!] [Congratulations, host! You have received a High Grade Three building—the Level 3 Training Room!]
"If Xiao Xue could eat Quasi Grade Four dishes, she could give me a child with excellent bone root and increase my lifespan by a thousand years in one go." Xian He licked his lips, still unsatisfied.
Unfortunately, the kitchen was too lousy right now. It could only prepare High Grade Three dishes.
"System, open the status panel!"
Host: Xian He Lifespan: 379 Strength: 911 Qi: 300 Agility: 230 Comprehension: 100 Martial Arts— Strength-based: Breathing Technique (Sixth Level · Entering the Hall), Grand Ancestor Long Fist (Sixth Level · Entering the Hall), Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique (Eighth Level · Peak Mastery), Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill (Fifth Level · Perfected Mastery) Agility-based: Leaping Skill (Sixth Level · Entering the Hall), Groin Kick Technique (Seventh Level · Perfected Mastery) Special: Goddess Control Art (First Level · Beginner) Skills— Cooking: Grandmaster Level 1 (Seventh Level) Inventory— 2 First Grade Enlightenment Pills, 3 Third Grade Enlightenment Pills, 1 Level 3 Training Room.
It had to be said: the next grade of techniques was really lousy!
Grand Ancestor Long Fist could only increase strength, with no special effects; Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill had special effects but couldn't increase strength; Groin Kick Technique could increase agility and had special effects, but it was an incomplete version with only three moves.
Xian He named his second child with Xiao Xue Xian Xuehan.
There was no particular meaning behind it. A lot of his classmates had "Han" in their names, so...
It wasn't that he was trying to take advantage of those classmates. He just figured that since so many people were called Han, the character must have a good meaning.
Xian Xuehan was a boy. His older sister was called Xian Xuerou, and both siblings had Good Bone Root.
After taking care of Xiao Xue for a few days, Xian He finally began to look into his remaining rewards.
The Level 3 Training Room could increase cultivation speed a thousandfold, which was equivalent to raising his bone root by three levels. It was absurdly powerful.
He'd originally planned to cultivate Grand Ancestor Long Fist to the seventh level, Perfected Mastery, then use a First Grade Enlightenment Pill to increase his strength.
Now that he had a thousandfold speed boost, he could cultivate it to the ninth level, Return to Simplicity, before using the pill, and take it straight to the tenth level, Transcendent Saint.
But considering that he was currently competing in the Azure Light Competition, Xian He decided to improve the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill instead.
With Good Bone Root and the Level 3 Training Room, it would take him just over two years to cultivate the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill from scratch to the tenth level.
But the competition was just over three months away, and he had no idea what opponent that bastard Xiao Yang would line up for him. He'd better cultivate only to the ninth level, then use a First Grade Enlightenment Pill.
"Right, now that I have a Level 3 Training Room, can I cultivate the above-seventh-grade Goddess Control Art?"
The Goddess Control Art could improve the odds of his wives giving birth to children with better talent, so it was quite important.
But the competition came first. For now, he'd focus on cultivating the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill.
Xian He placed the training room east of the Siheyuan where Xiao Xue lived, then went inside.
The training room was enormous, covering an area about as large as two Siheyuan placed side by side.
It was a courtyard-like building surrounded by tall walls, with only a small door on the north side.
Calling it a courtyard was putting it nicely. Put less nicely, it was a prison.
The... training room had three mysterious Inscription Arrays drawn inside. The moment he stepped in, his mind felt clear, like he'd eaten mint.
Three months passed.
Xian He trained in external martial arts during the day and practiced internal arts with Yun Ling at night.
While he cultivated the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill to the ninth level, Return to Simplicity, Yun Ling also became pregnant.
"System, use a First Grade Enlightenment Pill to comprehend the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have comprehended the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill and reached the tenth level—Transcendent Saint!] [Whenever the host's head is attacked, Force Dissipation increases by 1,000!] [Ding! Congratulations, host! You have cultivated the Lion Aspect Iron Head Skill to its full potential and awakened a special effect! Whenever the host's head is attacked, Qi Control increases by 1,000!]
"Force Dissipation and Qi Control both increased by a thousand? That's incredible!" Xian He was utterly stunned.
His head's defense was now equivalent to that of a Four-star Obsidian warrior.
Combined with the cumulative damage reduction from the Thirteen Grand Protectors Horizontal Training Technique, his skull was practically as hard as a meteorite from beyond the heavens.
He'd truly become impervious to blades and spears!
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