"Qi'er, are you in?"
A gentle female voice drifted over, and Mu Xingqi immediately got up to open the door.
Just from the voice, he knew that the newcomer was none other than his mother in this lifetime, Lin Qinghua.
Pulling open the wooden door, a graceful figure in white robes came into view.
The woman looked to be only in her early twenties, with delicate features, hair like a cascading waterfall, and gentleness flowing from the corners of her eyes.
"Mother! Why have you come?" Mu Xingqi asked in surprise, although he already knew from his previous simulation that his parents would come to find him to eat together today.
Yet, he had not expected that his mother would actually come to find him in person.
After all, his parents were usually very busy on ordinary days, and such matters were generally communicated directly by sending a servant.
Lin Qinghua glanced at the child who was almost as tall as her, reaching out to stroke Mu Xingqi's head. "Qi'er is already this tall, almost catching up to Mom."
Mu Xingqi chuckled, turning the question back on her. "Is there something you need, Mother?"
"Actually, your dad and I wanted to come see you yesterday, but we were held back by matters in the lineage."
"Clearly, you just awakened your spirit root, yet neither of us as parents had the time to come and take a look..."
Lin Qinghua explained with an apologetic expression.
"It's alright, Mom. I don't mind these things." Seeing Lin Qinghua fall into self-blame, Mu Xingqi hurriedly spoke up.
"Qi'er, it's been hard on you too." Lin Qinghua sighed, then continued:
"Your dad and I specially had the servants prepare a table of good dishes. Let's go, your dad has already arrived at the main hall."
"Alright, Mom." Mu Xingqi nodded.
Lin Qinghua linked arms with Mu Xingqi and came to their family's main hall.
A young man immediately hurried forward, and seeing the newcomer, Mu Xingqi respectfully said, "Dad!"
The young man was dressed in grey robes, and his bearing clearly marked him as someone in a high position, but the moment he saw Mu Xingqi, a smile immediately broke across his face.
"Qi'er, let's head inside."
With that, Mu Shengtian threw an arm around Mu Xingqi's shoulders and walked into the main hall, laughing and chatting.
Mu Xingqi knew that his parents were both very good to him; needless to say about his mother, even his father doted on him without the slightest concealment.
He remembered that when he was young, he was bullied by an older disciple in the lineage. Upon finding out, his father didn't say another word before bringing him straight over to confront them.
Later on, that disciple also apologized to him under the coercion of his parents.
In any case, whenever anything concerned him, his parents paid close attention, perhaps to make up for the lack of companionship over the years.
Main hall
The three of them sat down around a round table.
Mu Xingqi looked at the table of sumptuous dishes before him. "Is this Green-tailed Fish?"
"This is a Yellow-tier Spirit Fish! Didn't they say there aren't many even in the lineage?"
Mu Shengtian waved his hand, saying, "In the past, you, Qi'er, hadn't awakened your spirit root yet and couldn't bear the spiritual energy of this Green-tailed Fish, so we didn't go catch it."
"Besides, it's just a spirit fish. Eat your fill, and if you want to eat more, your father can go catch a few more."
Seeing that Mu Shengtian still loved to boast in front of his son, Lin Qinghua smiled faintly.
Yet, she didn't deny it either.
After the three of them enjoyed a wonderful meal, Mu Shengtian and Lin Qinghua began to comfort Mu Xingqi.
"Son, don't be discouraged. The Five Spirit Root just requires a bit more resources, it's not like you can't cultivate."
Mu Shengtian patted Mu Xingqi's shoulder.
"That's right, Qi'er, whatever you need in the future, just tell us. Trust your dad and me." Lin Qinghua chimed in.
Mu Shengtian continued, "Legend has it that Venerable Wang was also a Five Spirit Root, and back then he almost failed the spirit root test, yet in the end he still reached the summit of Spirit Transformation."
"So, your mother and I both believe in you. You aren't inferior to anyone!"
"Dad, Mom..." Tears welled in the corners of Mu Xingqi's eyes; he could feel the genuine care his parents held for him.
"Dad, Mom, don't worry. I've already successfully completed Qi Induction."
Before Mu Shengtian could react, he smiled and said, "Qi Induction... Qi'er..."
"What?!"
"Qi'er, you've already completed Qi Induction?!"
Once Mu Shengtian processed it, he abruptly stood up with a gasp of shock.
Lin Qinghua, standing beside him, also wore a look of utter disbelief, staring blankly at Mu Xingqi.
Lin Qinghua immediately grabbed Mu Xingqi's hand, instantly channeling spiritual energy to test him.
"It's true! Child's father, Qi'er really has already completed Qi Induction!"
As Lin Qinghua cried out in astonishment, Mu Shengtian felt his head buzzing.
Dazed for quite a while, he finally asked, "Qi'er, quickly tell us how you managed Qi Induction."
Lin Qinghua similarly cast a curious gaze.
You had to know that even among the talented disciples with Triple Spiritual Roots in the lineage, it took at least around a week to successfully complete Qi Induction.
Yet their child had succeeded in just a single day.
This speed was comparable to the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root!
Meeting his parents' concerned gazes, Mu Xingqi explained, "I don't know either. I just ran through the cultivation technique of the Wood Spirit Body Cultivation Technique once, and then Qi Induction succeeded."
As the saying went, the less one explained, the more it allowed the other party to fill in the blanks with their own imagination.
The reason he directly revealed to his parents that he had already completed Qi Induction right now was also to get them used to it ahead of time.
After all, possessing the Life Simulator, he believed his cultivation speed would definitely not be inferior to those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.
Naturally, there was no need to play the pig to eat the tiger.
Mu Shengtian and Lin Qinghua exchanged glances, and a possibility struck them both at the same time.
Special Constitution!
Only a Special Constitution could explain this.
Thinking of this, Mu Shengtian suppressed the churning excitement in his heart and feigned calm as he patted Mu Xingqi's shoulder.
"Qi'er, you might possess a Special Constitution."
"A Special Constitution?" Mu Xingqi asked curiously.
He hadn't even known about Special Constitutions, so indeed, he hadn't needed to explain much on his own.
"A Special Constitution is a unique cultivation physique possessed by only a very small fraction of people."
"The cultivation speed of a Special Constitution is comparable to the legendary Heavenly Spiritual Root, and a Special Constitution also possesses all sorts of unique abilities..."
"Our lineage doesn't have many secret records regarding Special Constitutions, so we don't know what kind of Special Constitution you actually possess either."
"We can only wait for you to explore it yourself in the future."
Mu Shengtian patiently explained.
Mu Xingqi nodded in understanding.
"Qi'er, remember strictly not to reveal the news that you possess a Special Constitution to anyone, including the people within the lineage." Mu Shengtian stared at Mu Xingqi with a solemn expression and warned him.
"Yes! This child understands." Mu Xingqi replied.
The few of them continued to chat idly, during which Mu Xingqi even deliberately asked his parents about some parts of the Wood Spirit Body Cultivation Technique he didn't understand.
The two of them naturally explained it to him with patience as well.
Afterwards, his mother Lin Qinghua produced a storage bag and handed it to Mu Xingqi.
He naturally guessed that this storage bag should be the spirit stones prepared for him, but he still asked about it anyway.
His mother told him these were the spirit stones she and his dad had saved up for him over the years, originally intended to be given to him once his spirit root awakened.
Mu Xingqi happily accepted them.
After the brief gathering came to an end, Mu Xingqi eagerly returned to his own quarters...
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