"Teaching Xuanxi one character earned me the Chaos Holy Body. This system sure is generous!"
Lin Xuan felt a surge of joy when he saw the reward the system had given him.
The Chaos Holy Body was an exceedingly rare, innate divine physique.
Among the divine physiques in the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain, it ranked first!
With this holy body, one could draw boundless Dao power from the elusive center of the universe's chaos.
The body would eventually reach supreme perfection, making its owner invincible beneath the heavens.
In other words, it was a lazy person's physique that required no cultivation.
But that did nothing to diminish its monstrous power.
There was no way Lin Xuan wasn't happy!
Ding!
"Would you like to claim your reward?"
"Claim it!"
"Successfully claimed the Chaos Holy Body!"
In an instant, Lin Xuan felt his body undergo an earth-shattering transformation.
Every bone and meridian, every inch of flesh and every blood vessel, was shattered and reformed, particle by particle.
Inside him, it was as if his body had crumbled in a flash into a universe containing a hundred billion billion stars, then rearranged itself according to a new set of laws.
This reordering was complete in barely a single breath.
Lin Xuan could feel every cell in his body resonating with the profound, boundless center of chaos.
Even sitting perfectly still, he could draw that Dao power through the void and into his body.
"As expected of a top-tier divine physique. It's incredibly powerful!"
After sensing it closely, Lin Xuan couldn't help but exclaim.
"Daddy, was my singing bad?" Seeing Lin Xuan distracted, Xuanxi's little heart tightened with worry.
Lin Xuan quickly came back to himself and smiled, shaking his head. "Of course not! My precious Xuanxi sang so beautifully!"
His darling daughter had learned a single character, and Lin Xuan had gained a divine physique. He adored her more than ever!
"Hehe!" Xuanxi giggled happily, revealing two adorable dimples.
Now that she knew the children's song, she wouldn't have to worry about forgetting that character again.
Xuanzhu, Xuanhan, and Xuanyou came over just then.
They had heard Xuanxi singing and thought it sounded like fun.
"Xuanxi, what were you singing just now?" Xuanzhu asked.
Xuanxi smiled. "It's a children's song Daddy taught me. Let's sing it together!"
"Okay!" Xuanhan clapped her hands excitedly.
Xuanyou looked eager, too. The little troublemaker loved singing as much as she loved mischief.
The four sisters sang and danced in the courtyard, looking utterly delighted.
Just then, a charming voice rang out: "Darlings, what lovely song are you singing?"
Donghuang Ziyou entered with graceful steps, dressed in a purple-and-gold robe.
The four little girls hurried over to her.
"Mother, it's a children's song Daddy taught us. It's really nice!"
Then the girls sang the whole song for her.
"How lovely!" Donghuang Ziyou said with delight, sneaking a glance at Lin Xuan in the distance.
Who would have thought he had such a gift? she thought to herself.
Seeing Donghuang Ziyou walk over with the children, Lin Xuan asked casually, "The affairs of state aren't keeping you busy today? Did you come to see the children?"
"Mm." Donghuang Ziyou nodded. "With help from a benefactor, the matter of the Ten Thousand Devil Kingdom has gone very smoothly. I had some free time, so I came to spend the day with the children."
"Oh." Lin Xuan wore a nonchalant expression. He knew perfectly well that the benefactor she meant was him.
Donghuang Ziyou shook her head to herself.
If anyone else had heard her say that, they would surely have asked who the benefactor was.
But Lin Xuan looked completely indifferent.
In the end, he simply wasn't interested in such matters. His ambitions lay nowhere near ruling the world.
Putting those thoughts aside, Donghuang Ziyou smiled and asked Xuanzhu and the others, "Have you been keeping up with your sword practice and lessons these past few days?"
"Yes!"
"With Daddy here, we've all been working hard!"
Donghuang Ziyou's smile deepened at their reply.
Whatever else one might say, Lin Xuan did a good job raising the children.
With him watching over them, their studies and martial arts should both be in good hands.
Beyond their lessons, what Donghuang Ziyou cared about most was the children's martial cultivation.
She quietly decided that once they had mastered the Heavenly Brilliance Sword Technique in another year, she would teach them more advanced sword techniques.
"Good. Since Mother has some free time today, where would you like to go?" Donghuang Ziyou asked, looking at the children fondly.
The four little girls immediately put their heads together, chattering away for quite a while before settling on a trip to Sacred Scenery Mountain.
They had heard it was spring all year round, the only place in the Northern Profound Heaven where one could see spring.
"Very well, then we'll go to Sacred Scenery Mountain." Donghuang Ziyou swept her jade hand through the air, and golden light blazed across the sky behind her.
Nine enormous dragons descended from the clouds, pulling an ice-jade carriage. It came to a stop in the courtyard.
"Let's go," Donghuang Ziyou said to Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan went with her, and they led the children onto the ice-jade carriage.
It truly was the most prestigious carriage in the Northern Profound Heaven. Its lavishness surpassed all imagination.
Compared with it, the Jade Carriage of the Green-Winged Flying Bird was practically commoner fare.
Inside were two rows of seats facing each other, each exquisitely carved with divine phoenixes.
After Lin Xuan and Donghuang Ziyou sat facing each other, the four little girls immediately piled into Lin Xuan's arms.
Donghuang Ziyou couldn't help parting her lips, a pang of jealousy stirring in her heart.
These girls really are something... They've got their father and forgotten their mother!
Watching the four little girls crowd into Lin Xuan's arms, Donghuang Ziyou felt both amused and helpless.
Before long, Xuanzhu turned and came over to her.
"My darling, did you come over to keep your mother company—" Donghuang Ziyou's heart leaped with joy. Her eldest daughter, Xuanzhu, was still the one who cared for her most.
But before she could finish, Xuanzhu took her hand.
"Mother, you should sit on Daddy's lap with us!"
Donghuang Ziyou's cheeks flushed, two faint blushes blooming across them.
"Mother can't sit on your father's lap!" she hurriedly said, shaking her head.
"Why not?" Xuanzhu asked, while the other three girls also turned to her, looking puzzled.
Donghuang Ziyou fought down her embarrassment. "Because Mother is an adult. I'd crush your father's legs."
"Oh!" Xuanzhu and the others didn't think much of it. Mother was always right.
"But it's strange for Mother to sit across from us!" Xuanhan shook her head.
A family should sit together.
"Come sit over here," Lin Xuan said. He understood what his daughter meant, of course.
Donghuang Ziyou thought about it, then nodded and sat in Lin Xuan's row.
With the four girls between them, they looked like a family of six.
But Donghuang Ziyou's cheeks were warm, and her heart fluttered like a startled deer.
In four years, she had never been this close to Lin Xuan.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan remained calm, easing the awkwardness. Donghuang Ziyou felt at ease for the rest of the journey.
When they arrived at Sacred Scenery Mountain, the place was indeed springlike all year round.
Flowers bloomed red, willows were lush and green, and spring was in the air.
After the two of them had spent quite some time playing with the children,
Donghuang Ziyou stood to one side, watching Lin Xuan and the girls with tender eyes.
Though Lin Xuan was unlike other men, with no interest in martial cultivation or ruling the world,
these days were still warm and wonderful.
She was the Empress of the Northern Profound Heaven, a powerful expert in the Emperor Realm, and even she sometimes felt the weight of immense pressure.
She shouldn't make Lin Xuan shoulder that burden for her.
If that was the case, then she would let things go on as they were.
Let her bear alone the storms outside, the flashes of blades and swords.
Donghuang Ziyou thought to herself in silence, her gaze resolute, as if she had made an important decision.
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