Goddamn Turn-Based

Tai Bai Plain seemed slightly surprised, but her tone was calm: "For cultivators to continue their bloodline, the best partners are other cultivators of the opposite sex, the middle-tier partners are from noble families and powerful clans, and the lower-tier partners are ordinary mortals... Why seek out earth spirits like us?"

"You must understand, although cultivators can combine with earth spirits and produce offspring, the offspring often have extremely short lifespans, dying prematurely before the age of thirty... Hmm?"

Tai Bai Plain seemed to notice something: "The three Immortal Elders are actually... these uniquely blessed Innate Dao Bodies?"

Ren Chang Sheng shook his head: "This is merely a curse."

Tai Bai Plain understood: "Indeed, the Innate Dao Body will eventually face the Dao Integration Tribulation. If one cannot break through life and death before then, and achieve Supreme Forgetfulness, they will die without a burial place... Moreover, the Innate Dao Body is envied by heaven and earth. Once it appears, unless one crosses the Dao Integration Tribulation, it is absolutely impossible to leave behind descendants..."

"It is truly rare for all three Immortal Elders to be Innate Dao Bodies. No wonder you would think of spiritual union with spirits to continue your bloodline. Only spirits, who are favored by heaven and earth and condensed from Aura, can possibly inherit the bloodline of the Innate Dao Body..."

Ren Chang Sheng asked: "Then, is Tai Bai Plain willing...?"

Tai Bai Plain said: "This is not impossible, but how powerful is the Innate Dao Body? A spirit's body carrying such a bloodline is bound to perish. Furthermore, this earth spirit's cultivation is weak... If you can provide a certain amount of Aura Crystals as a vessel, and this earth spirit then has a spiritual union with the Immortal Elder within the vessel, it might be possible to continue the bloodline of the Innate Dao Body..."

"But even so, this action will severely deplete this earth spirit's foundation, forcing this earth spirit into a hundred-year slumber. Unless you can provide a sufficient amount of Aura Crystals as compensation, this earth spirit will not agree."

Ren Wo Xing asked in confusion: "Aura Crystals?"

Tai Bai Plain: "Aura Crystals are important cultivation resources, simply called Aura Crystals. They are filled with Aura and are born alongside spiritual veins, appearing randomly in various places. However, within the bodies of demons, monsters, ghosts, and cultivators, after death, the Aura in their physical bodies will also highly concentrate and condense into Aura Crystals."

Ren Chang Sheng's tone suddenly turned cold: "What if I don't have Aura Crystals, but still insist on having a spiritual union with you to continue the bloodline?"

Tai Bai Plain's expression remained unchanged: "The most important thing in spiritual union is single-mindedness. We spirit cultivators only revere heaven and earth and never submit to other living beings. I am in the nearby Tai Bai Plain. If the Immortal Elders have prepared the Aura Crystals, you can come find me. Also, please remember, there is a group of Demon Soldier Ghost Generals in Tai Bai Plain. If they continue to occupy it, Tai Bai Plain will be defiled because of this..."

With that said, the young girl Tai Bai Plain left the room. Ren Chang Sheng sighed and said: "As expected, we can only trade with spirits... Spirits would rather die than submit. They are spiritual beings born of heaven and earth, and forcing them is useless."

Ren Wo Xing was a little surprised: "Second Brother, you weren't like this before."

Ren Chang Sheng: "To continue the family, someone naturally has to play the bad guy. As the Family Head, you must maintain your dignity, and Third Brother is still inexperienced, so only I can do it."

The conversation ended. Ren Suo saw a line of mission information appear prominently in the upper right corner of the interface:

"Exterminate the evil demons, obtain Aura Crystals, and continue the Ren family bloodline. If the Ren family bloodline completely dies out, the mission will be a complete failure."

It seemed the game's completion mission was divided into segments. The first mission at the moment was... to have children!

Ren Suo saw that in the lower left corner of the interface, in addition to "Cultivate," there was also a "Expedition" option.

Clicking on "Expedition," Ren Chang Sheng said: "Without a doubt, if we want to have a spiritual union with a spirit to continue our bloodline, we must have Aura Crystals. Aside from Aura Crystals that can only be obtained through fortuitous encounters, the best way to obtain them now is to kill demons, monsters, and ghosts."

"A group of Demon Soldier Ghost Generals is occupying Tai Bai Plain. If they continue to stay, it is likely to affect the cultivation of the Tai Bai Plain earth spirit—she is the only spirit mother we know of at the moment. The higher her cultivation, the better the potential of the offspring she gives birth to. Family Head, let's deal with them!"

The screen instantly turned into a brown map resembling parchment. Ren Suo recognized it at a glance as the map of the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the center of the map, next to Luoyang, there was a green dot labeled: "Ren Family."

Next to the green dot, a black dot appeared, "Tai Bai Plain," displayed as being in a state of 'occupied by demons and monsters.'

The Ren family was actually on a mountain near Luoyang?

Apart from Tai Bai Plain and the Ren family, other places such as 'Luoyang,' 'Chang'an,' and 'Ye City' were in a gray state and could not be clicked. Ren Suo could only choose "Tai Bai Plain."

"Please select the expedition characters."

"Ren Wo Xing, 18 years old, Attack 1, Defense 0, Scout 0, Move 0, Heal 0, Manage 1."

"Ren Chang Sheng, 16 years old, Attack 1, Defense 0, Scout 0, Move 0, Heal 0, Manage 1."

"Ren Fei Fan, 14 years old, Attack 1, Defense 0, Scout 0, Move 0, Heal 0, Manage 0."

Except for the attack that had been cultivated, everything else was 0... What about the promised talent!?

Ren Suo complained, but whether it was a mule or a horse, he had to let it run, so he selected everyone for the expedition.

"To ensure the safety of the things at home, at least 1 person must stay behind as the person in charge."

Ren Suo kicked out Ren Fei Fan, who seemed the weakest.

"The person in charge staying behind must have a Management ability greater than 0."

Ren Suo was spitting blood. There were so many requirements! He could only kick out Ren Chang Sheng.

"There are 41 portions of food at home (each portion can satisfy one person's consumption for one day), and 14 portions of gold and silver treasures (each portion can purchase one person's daily food). How much do you want to take?"

Was the family that poor? Ren Suo thought for a moment and only took 20 portions, not taking any money.

The interface returned to the house. The "Expedition" option displayed '1 team has been dispatched.' Ren Chang Sheng said: "Big Brother left me behind... What should I do then? How about cultivating?"

So Ren Suo opened the "Cultivate" interface. As expected, there was only 1 action point. He thought for a moment and chose to cultivate 'Heal.'

Up to now, Ren Suo hadn't felt that this game was very difficult, but this was a family management game.

In a management game, the most important thing is not to have any weaknesses. Now that two people had gone out to fight, there was a high probability of casualties, so cultivating someone with healing ability at home should be a good choice.

After the action point was used up, the screen immediately switched to Ren Wo Xing's side. He and his third brother were walking in the mountain forest.

"Ren Wo Xing and Ren Fei Fan are heading towards Tai Bai Plain."

On the screen, Ren Suo saw three paths appear on the mountain forest map. Each path would eventually lead to the destination 'Tai Bai Plain,' but there were four or five question marks in the middle of each path.

"Huh?" Ren Suo twitched the corner of his mouth and randomly chose a path.

"You encountered a fierce tiger on the road!"

Was it time to fight!? Ren Suo straightened his back and watched the screen intently.

"Third Brother Ren Fei Fan was scared and withdrew from the battle, leaving only Ren Wo Xing to face the fierce tiger alone!"

Then the screen turned into a scene inside the jungle. A young man holding a wooden sword stood on one side, and a fierce tiger as large as three young men stood on the other side. They were facing each other from a distance...

Available actions: "Attack," "Defense," "Heal," "Move."

"Isn't this a turn-based game!?" Ren Suo secretly complained and checked the tiger's information:

"Fierce Tiger, Attack 0.8, Defense 0, Scout 0, Scout 0, Move 0, Heal 0."

"...Huh? The tiger is also that weak?" Ren Suo scratched his head and chose "Attack."

"The sword is originally ordinary iron, but it becomes spiritual because it is held!" Ren Wo Xing shouted loudly, and the wooden sword instantly turned into a long rainbow and shot towards the fierce tiger!

The fierce tiger's head was pierced, and yellow and white stuff all came out. It died instantly.

"Battle ended. You searched the beast's body and obtained 7 portions of beast meat."

That simple? Ren Suo was stunned.

The scene returned to the map. Ren Wo Xing was very angry: "Third Brother, why did you run away?"

Ren Fei Fan said with a crying face: "I, I was scared..."