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As she spoke, Song Zhizhi's stomach rumbled. She took out a Fasting Pill and placed it in her mouth.

Seeing that familiar bottle, Liu Changfei suddenly remembered what she had been interrupted from saying earlier. She smacked her forehead and said to Song Zhizhi, "I nearly forgot the important matter!"

Song Zhizhi:?

Facing Song Zhizhi's puzzled gaze, Liu Changfei said solemnly, "Zhizhi, I checked earlier. There's nothing wrong with this bottle of Fasting Pills."

"Hm?" Song Zhizhi froze for a moment. She had eaten a Fasting Pill. "Nothing wrong?"

If there was nothing wrong with the pill, then the problem was—her body?

"Your body may have a problem," Liu Changfei nodded, looking at Song Zhizhi apologetically. "I've learned a little from the elders of my clan. If you don't mind, I can examine you first and see where the cause lies."

Song Zhizhi had not expected the medical cultivator she had been looking for to be right before her. She immediately held out her hand to Liu Changfei. "It's fine. Go ahead and examine me."

Liu Changfei gently placed her fingers on Song Zhizhi's wrist. She did not dare be careless as she carefully sensed her pulse.

Her pulse was steady, but her qi and blood seemed somewhat depleted, her vital essence insufficient. The spiritual power within her body was unfocused, as though something had devoured it.

Liu Changfei frowned and sent a thread of spiritual energy inside to probe. That wisp of spiritual energy met no resistance from Song Zhizhi and swiftly traveled through all her meridians, yet Liu Changfei found nothing unusual.

When the spiritual energy returned to her dantian, Liu Changfei discovered that Song Zhizhi's spiritual power there was far more solid than that of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator. Mixed within it was a force of utmost yang and unyielding strength, one that did not belong to Song Zhizhi herself.

Suddenly, from within that force, she sensed a faint heartbeat.

Liu Changfei's eyes widened in disbelief. She felt again with great care and confirmed that she had not been mistaken.

She withdrew her hand, eyes wide as she lowered her gaze to Song Zhizhi's stomach, her expression complicated.

Seeing Liu Changfei's reaction, Song Zhizhi's heart skipped a beat. She asked uneasily, "Is there... something seriously wrong with my body?"

Liu Changfei hesitated, not knowing how to begin.

Song Zhizhi let out a breath and reassured Liu Changfei, "It's all right. Just tell me. I can accept it."

Song Zhizhi considered many possibilities, feeling that at worst, something had gone wrong with her cultivation.

"You..." Liu Changfei took a deep breath. After looking around and seeing no one nearby, she lowered her voice. "You're pregnant."

Preg...

Song Zhizhi froze. "Y-you must have made a mistake, right? I clearly..."

After that day, she had clearly gone to a physician and had a contraceptive decoction prepared. How could she possibly be pregnant?

Liu Changfei shook her head. Taking Song Zhizhi's hand, she pressed it against her lower abdomen. "Medicines from the mortal realm are ineffective on cultivators, including contraceptive decoctions. The child in your womb already has a heartbeat. Judging from your pulse, you've been pregnant for one month."

"The reason you've often felt tired and easily hungry lately is related to your pregnancy. For female cultivators, nurturing a life is more dangerous than it is for mortal women..."

Song Zhizhi's ears buzzed. She could no longer hear what Liu Changfei said afterward. Only the words, "You've been pregnant for one month," echoed endlessly in her mind. She unconsciously touched her lower abdomen, her expression blank and her mind utterly empty.

She was actually pregnant. She was carrying Xie Xiuji's child...

But it had only been that one night. How had she become pregnant?

A thousand thoughts flashed through her mind, and a rare look of bewilderment appeared on her face.

What was she supposed to do?

In her previous life, Song Zhizhi had only lived to the age of twenty-five. She had not even dated before. With something like becoming pregnant before marriage happening to her, she did not know what to do for a while.

Seeing that Song Zhizhi's complexion looked rather poor, Liu Changfei asked worriedly, "Zhizhi, are you all right?"

Song Zhizhi came back to herself. After taking some time to digest this fact, she drew a deep breath and shook her head with feigned calm. "I'm fine. Feifei, could you please keep this matter secret for me?"

Liu Changfei raised a finger and swore, "Don't worry. Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know. I absolutely won't tell a third person!"

"Zhizhi, if there's anything you need help with, just say it. Don't stand on ceremony with me."

"Mm." Song Zhizhi forced a smile. "Thank you."

Liu Changfei left with the outer sect steward. Meng Ping led the seven of them through a teleportation array to the front of the main hall on the principal peak.

He took out a stone the size of a human head and said, "This is a Spirit-Testing Stone. Although you have tested your spiritual roots before, this Spirit-Testing Stone can test not only spiritual roots but also physique. The elders will accept disciples according to your attributes."

"You seven, who will go first?"

The group exchanged glances. Pei Yuqing, wearing a white jade crown, stepped forward and placed his hand on the Spirit-Testing Stone. At once, the stone emitted a dazzling golden light streaked with several wisps of red.

"Pei Yuqing, dual metal-fire spiritual roots."

Another person stepped forward.

Meng Ping took a look and said, "Fang Zheng, dual water-wood spiritual roots."

"Kong Xing, dual water-earth spiritual roots."

"Zhong Jing, dual water-wood spiritual roots."

Four in a row were all dual spiritual roots, but Meng Ping's expression did not change. How could Single Spirit Root geniuses appear so easily? Even within the Sword Sect's inner sect, only one or two out of ten disciples possessed Single Spirit Roots.

"Next."

Feng Yulong strode forward. With complete confidence, he pressed his hand against the Spirit-Testing Stone. The next moment, ripples swayed within the stone as it emitted an aqua-blue glow.

Meng Ping let out a breath of relief, then nodded with a satisfied smile. "Feng Yulong, single Water Spiritual Root. Not bad."

Feng Yulong turned to look at Song Miaomiao and Song Zhizhi. A smug glint flashed through his eyes as he lifted his chin and said, "Song Zhizhi came first on the Questioning Heart Road, while Song Miaomiao came first on the Heart-Trial Stone. I wonder whether their spiritual roots are even more impressive than mine?"

Hearing someone call her name, Song Zhizhi looked up and happened to meet Feng Yulong's provocative gaze.

She was next. Ignoring Feng Yulong's challenging stare, Song Zhizhi stepped forward and placed her hand on the Spirit-Testing Stone. A blinding red light flared from the stone.

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