Killing Children! Killing Children!

"Alright, your father was just teasing you." Xuan Yi quickly hugged Xiao Ling and patted her back gently. "That bug wasn't the treasure your father was talking about; it didn't even have a Magical Core inside."

"Slurp~" Xiao Ling sniffed softly and asked in a low voice.

"Silly little sister, how could a treasure break so easily?" Xiao Meng rolled her eyes helplessly at Xiao Ling's expression.

"That's right, what treasure would break so easily?" Xiao Ling realized. "I'm not stupid, I even know to touch it with the jade stick." Then she looked at Xiao Meng: "Also, call me 'elder sister,' you're the younger sister, I'm older than you."

"You're the younger sister, I'm just a tiny bit taller than you." Xiao Meng gestured with her fingers.

Seeing the two little girls arguing about their sisterly status as usual, Xuan Yi quickly interrupted, "Alright, alright, if you keep arguing, I won't let you see what the treasure is."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately quieted down and looked at Xiao Tian.

"Actually, this insect is also a treasure, but these are the bigger treasures." Xiao Tian pointed to the four black grains of rice on the table.

"These??" Even the well-informed Xuan Yi was stunned. Three heads, one big and two small, were pressed on the table, looking them up and down.

"That's right, but it's not its true form yet. Xuan Yi, continue burning it with your Heavenly Flames, including that insect."

Upon hearing Xiao Tian's words, Xuan Yi patted the two little heads, signaling them to step back. She then summoned her Child Fire and controlled the black stone to float in the air and begin its calcination.

Under the heat of the flames, the insect's corpse instantly turned to ashes, leaving only a few black specks of light. These specks of light gradually merged and turned into a small black grain of rice.

Xuan Yi didn't ask any further questions, but continued the forging process.

"Huh?" About twenty seconds later, Xuan Yi let out a soft exclamation. These five black stones had actually remained unchanged after being burned in his flames for so long.

Xuan Yi couldn't help but increase the firepower, and the entire room was instantly illuminated by the flames, turning it a bright red.

About three minutes later, the five tiny black stones, under the heat of the flames, began to gradually lose their black color.

Time flowed on again, and a minute later, they revealed their true form: five stones emitting a milky white light, floating within the flames.

"Alright, you can put away your flames now. Use your Soul Power to catch them later."

Xuan Yi instantly retracted the flames, but as the flames disappeared, the milky-white stone broke through Xuan Yi's control of his Dou Qi and began to fall.

She hurriedly mobilized her Soul Power to envelop the pebbles, but she felt a powerful gravity within them, as if they were not pebbles but enormous mountains.

"What kind of stone is this? Why is it so heavy?" Xuan Yi asked Xiao Tian with a serious expression as he maintained the weight.

Xiao Tian took out a piece of Heavenly Peach Wood and quickly carved a groove into it with his Dou Qi: "Put them in."

After placing five rice-grain-sized pebbles into the Peach Wood, Xuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help wiping away imaginary sweat from his forehead. He felt as if he were carrying five mountains on his back, and almost cried out, "Xiao Tian, save me!!"

Xiao Tian looked at Xuan Yi's appearance and chuckled softly.

"So you dare laugh at your meal ticket? Don't you want to be a kept man anymore?" Xuan Yi reached out and pinched Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian chuckled and grabbed Xuan Yi's hand, then controlled the two little girls on her lap to leave, and picked them up and carried them onto his own lap.

"I prefer to eat soft rice (a metaphor for being exploited)."

Xuan Yi struggled slightly, but feeling Xiao Tian's "strong" arms, she finally obediently leaned into Xiao Tian's embrace.

As for the two little girls, they were completely ignored by the two men.

"What is this thing?" Xuan Yi quickly changed the subject to avoid the three of them saying anything nonsense later.

"This thing is called: Heavenly Soul Profound Stone." Xiao Tian wrapped his arms around Xuan Yi, placed them on her soft belly, and rubbed it a few times before saying this.

Xiao Ling and her companion stood on the chair, curiously looking at the glowing "rice grains" inside.

"Heavenly Soul Profound Stone? I've never heard of it." Based on the stone and the name it had given him, Xuan Yi was certain that this thing was definitely related to the soul.

"I know, I know!!!" Xiao Ling raised her hand and shouted as if she had answered first.

"Heavenly Soul Profound Stone, a mysterious mineral from ancient times, contains the Soul Origin from the beginning of heaven and earth. It can help cultivators break through the shackles of the soul, and is especially effective for those attempting to break through to the Heavenly Soul."

"Then, Father, is this insect the extinct Stone-Eating Heavenly Ox?"

"That's right, it's them, a group of insects that feed on various Heavenly Soul Profound Stone." Xiao Tian explained the beetle to Xuan Yi and Xiao Meng.

The two nodded in understanding, and Xuan Yi looked at Xiao Ling and asked.

Is it recorded in the Pill Book?

Xuan Yi also knew about the existence of the Pill Book of alchemy). Xiao Ling even said she would teach it to her as a betrothal gift from her father, but she didn't want it at the time. Even if it were a betrothal gift, it should be given by Xiao Tian before she could accept it, so that she would be more legitimate.

"Yes, Mother Xuan Yi."

"Great job! It seems our Xiao Ling'er is working very hard. Of course, Xiao Meng'er is great too."

Both of them smiled sweetly upon hearing Xuan Yi's words.

Xiao Tian handed the Heavenly Soul Profound Stone, which were contained inside the Peach Wood, to Xuan Yi: "You'll absorb them later."

"Hmm? You should absorb it yourself." Xuan Yi shook his head.

"I'm only at the Spirit Realm Advanced right now, so I don't need this yet. It's most suitable for you to absorb it. Your accumulation is already sufficient. I still need to continue accumulating, otherwise it will just sit there collecting dust. It's better to make the most of it."

Xiao Tian's face hardened. "This way you can quickly break through to the Heavenly Soul stage. Then I'll take a Ninth Grade Alchemist wife out with me. How impressive will that be? So many people will be envious!"

"Pfft, you!" Xuan Yi couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard Xiao Tian's words.

Xuan Yi at Xiao Tian's nonchalant demeanor, Xuan Yi's eyes welled up slightly. How could she not know what Xiao Tian was thinking?

She knew Xiao Tian was saying this on purpose. If he really wanted to show off, he could become an Rank 8 High-Grade Alchemist. Plus, he was so young, which would be much more impressive than Ninth Grade Alchemist.

She reached out and took the Peach Wood. At this moment, she was like the Heavenly Soul Profound Stone inside, while the Peach Wood was Xiao Tian Tianwusheng's concern, silently bearing her.

"Silly boy. It seems I'm completely under your thumb, I can't live without you." She murmured softly, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible, yet it carried an undeniable tenderness.

Xiao Tian chuckled softly, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Even without this, you couldn't escape. You'll be mine for life."

"This is boring, this is boring, they're killing children, they're killing children!" Seeing the two of them being so affectionate, Xiao Ling immediately covered her eyes dramatically and shouted loudly.