A lullaby!
Ling Qingcheng felt utterly out of sorts. She wondered whether she could still change her mind if she no longer wanted to learn...
"Master's wife, something's wrong!"
Just then, Bai Fengyao's voice rang out before she even came into view.
"Feng Yao, what happened?" Ling Qingcheng looked over.
Bai Fengyao braced herself against the wall and caught her breath. "Master's wife, Master wants to drain all his blood to make a blood pool!"
"What!" Without another word, Ling Qingcheng hurried to her feet and rushed outside.
My Great Emperor husband, don't do anything rash! I'll have your child, all right?
"Master's wife, wait for me!" Bai Fengyao followed close behind. It was her duty; no thanks were necessary.
Really, no thanks were necessary.
Mo Qingyin put away her long zither, her gaze puzzled. "A blood pool?"
Emperor blood could indeed be used for that, but surely there was no need?
She hurried after them. She could teach the lullaby later.
In a side room next door, Fang Yuehua opened her eyes, emerging from secluded cultivation.
That book Bai Fengyao had told her about earlier had something to it.
"Marrying well? Sharing providence?"
It did make quite a bit of sense.
She had been trapped at the eighth level of the Saint Realm for many years, unable to break through.
Could it really be because she lacked a powerful husband?
Looking at it that way, that did seem to be the case. It seemed single-minded cultivation was not necessarily the most effective approach. Better to take a roundabout route; perhaps an unexpected surprise awaited.
For example, help from her other half.
As for persuading her disciple to bear the Great Emperor's child, she did not know how that was going. In any case, she had already convinced herself.
...Unfortunately, the Great Emperor and her disciple were the couple.
How troublesome.
Wait. What had she just heard?
"The Great Emperor is going to drain his blood!"
She hurried out, running even faster than Ling Qingcheng.
Soon, everyone had gathered.
The sight before them shocked them to the core, leaving their hearts unsettled for a long time.
Chen Fan hovered in the air above.
Before him lay an enormous blood pool.
A hazy red mist shrouded it.
The pressure from that crimson blood alone made their hearts tremble incessantly.
Even Sages like Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin felt immense pressure.
"Emperor blood?" Ling Qingcheng and the others could only see blood flowing from Chen Fan.
It could not have appeared out of thin air.
"Master's wife, see? I was right. Where else could Master get so much powerful blood? It must be his own," Bai Fengyao said.
"Qingcheng, this must be Emperor blood. Even I can feel my saint blood being suppressed." Fang Yuehua began fanning the flames again.
"Husband..." Ling Qingcheng was still hesitating. Was Chen Fan really that foolish? Yet at those words, she leaped straight up. "I'm willing to have your child..."
Don't do anything rash and drain your own blood!
Chen Fan turned to look. The pleasant surprise had come rather suddenly. "Qingcheng, you said it yourself..."
Wonderful! This was even faster than he had imagined!
Seeing Chen Fan still smiling and hearing those words, Ling Qingcheng felt something was off.
"This is...?" She could not tell where the blood came from, but it did not look as though it was flowing out of Chen Fan's body.
Chen Fan looked perfectly normal.
"This is Pangu blood I obtained. I'm using it to create a blood pool."
"It isn't your Emperor blood?"
Chen Fan looked taken aback. "Of course not."
It seemed there had been a misunderstanding.
At that, Ling Qingcheng's face instantly flushed scarlet.
She immediately changed her tune. "I said I was willing, but that's something for the future."
Although she did not know how her Great Emperor husband had obtained so much powerful blood, or what Pangu blood was.
She was not going to admit it.
Chen Fan glanced at her pretty face. "Then it's settled. This Pangu blood works best at the very beginning. If we fall behind, our son will only get the scraps in the future. Once he misses this great opportunity, it'll be gone."
"You don't want our son to be unable to become outstanding, do you?"
Hearing that, Ling Qingcheng realized there was even this to consider...
She instantly grew anxious and conflicted.
Below, Fang Yuehua and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but could no longer bear to watch.
Why not let us do it instead!
This was truly exasperating.
"All right, I'll stop teasing you." Chen Fan smiled.
Then he looked at everyone. "This Pangu Blood Pool can strengthen everyone's bloodline power and enhance their constitutions."
"It works just as well for Saint Realm and Emperor Realm experts." His voice carried outward.
This was no joke. Pangu blood was the GOAT. Otherwise, every system out there would not be drawing it.
Ling Qingcheng looked at Chen Fan. Have a child or not? It was such a difficult choice.
But now, the Pangu blood drew her attention. There was so much, and it was so powerful...
At his words, everyone grew excited-extremely excited.
Fang Yuehua's and Mo Qingyin's gazes burned hottest! If it worked on Emperor Realm experts, it would be tremendously useful to them too!
Especially at their level, they knew better than anyone how important precious resources were to them.
But Pangu blood? They had never heard of such a bloodline.
They did not know whether they would be allowed to enjoy it. They stared at Chen Fan, waiting on his word.
Bai Fengyao immediately jumped up, her ponytail bouncing along with her. "Master, Master, will it work on my Ancient Phoenix Blood?"
Chen Fan looked at the girl. Most likely, she had been wagging her tongue and blabbing everywhere. Still, that counted as a great contribution.
"Feng Yao, it will work for you too."
"Wonderful!" Bai Fengyao's whole body thrummed with excitement.
Once I've accomplished something studying under Master, I'll go back and beat Father into the ground!
Chen Fan gave them some instructions.
"All right, I'm going out for a while. Disciples of the Lineage, refine the Pangu blood according to your own circumstances. Remember, do not seek your own deaths." He reckoned his aunt and the others could only scoop a little from the very edge of the blood pool, and would still have to dilute it countless times.
"Sage King Yuehua, Lord of Illusory Sound, sorry for the trouble, but I'll leave looking after and guiding everyone here to you."
With two Saint Realm experts keeping watch, there should not be much of a problem.
They also needed to keep helping him whisper persuasions in Ling Qingcheng's ear.
Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin were both pleasantly surprised.
"We will not fail your command, Great Emperor."
It seemed they could absorb it too. Wonderful.
However, this Pangu Blood Pool was enormous, and even its presence made their hearts pound. They would not seek their own deaths either.
Ling Qingcheng was just about to ask Chen Fan something...
But Bai Fengyao beat her to it. "Master, you're leaving again? Could you be going to find me another master's wife?"
She remembered the matter of guarding the home very clearly.
Ling Qingcheng's expression instantly changed. No! I'm the senior wife!
Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin exchanged smiles. This girl certainly knew how to talk. Her master's household truly could not do without her.
"Girl, no talking nonsense." Chen Fan began setting her straight.
"I merely have some things to do. Also, listen to your elders and don't act rashly."
Bai Fengyao pouted. So you're not taking me again.
Ling Qingcheng could no longer hold back. "Husband, I'll go with you!"
"On a honeymoon?" Chen Fan glanced at her.
"I'm going even if it's a honeymoon!" Ling Qingcheng was utterly resolute.
When her Great Emperor husband flirted with her, she could do nothing about it.
But she did not dare flirt with Chen Fan. First, she was too embarrassed; it did not suit her personality. Second, and more importantly, she could not beat him. If she fanned his flames, then combined with her Great Emperor husband's fixation, she might have to bear a child whether she wanted to or not, leaving her even less room to protest.
"All right, let's go." Chen Fan sighed inwardly. It had not been easy. His female emperor master was impossibly tsundere, yet now she called him husband so naturally.
Could a child with the potential of a Great Emperor still be far away?
"So soon?"
"A honeymoon naturally calls for a honeymoon attitude..."
"Then where are we going?"
"The Emperor-Burying Mountain Range."
With that said.
Chen Fan disappeared with Ling Qingcheng.
Fang Yuehua and Mo Qingyin were both filled with envy. Whispering persuasions in Ling Qingcheng's ear seemed to have nearly persuaded them instead.
Then everyone turned toward the enormous Pangu Blood Pool.
Beside an abyss somewhere in White Emperor Province.
There was a rift here, stretching on without end.
It was also unfathomably deep.
It was said that an old red-haired monster lurked inside.
Anyone flying over the rift would be sucked in by a devouring force. Ordinary people could not even cross this chasm.
On the other side of the rift stood a majestic mountain range, named Emperor-Burying.
It was an existence akin to a forbidden zone.
At that moment.
A charming, mature woman hovered above the edge of the Emperor-Burying Mountain Range, surveying everything below.
She had crossed the rift's gravitational pull to hunt for treasures.
Yet before the Emperor-Burying Mountain Range, she seemed incomparably tiny, like a speck of dust.
Yun Lan murmured to herself, "This Emperor-Burying Mountain Range is a forbidden zone for Great Emperors, holding countless supreme treasures of heaven and earth..."
Even a Great Emperor could perish here with bad luck.
For there were no small number of powerful demonic beasts within, as well as layer upon layer of perilous terrain posing obstacles.
She had come to try her luck.
As long as she did not provoke an Emperor beast, there should not be much of a problem.
With that thought, Yun Lan flew straight into the Emperor-Burying Mountain Range.
Not long afterward.
Two figures appeared beside the rift.
"Husband..." Ling Qingcheng looked somewhat grave.
A place like this was good for tempering oneself, but it was simply too dangerous. It seemed a little slapdash as a honeymoon destination.
"Qingcheng, don't worry. I'll protect you... and of course, I'll protect our child in the future too."
Pfft. Ling Qingcheng could not remain serious at all.
Could we please get past this subject first?