Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 43 A Joyful Gathering in the Courtyard for Su Jin

Feng Momo gradually fell asleep.

Chen Qian, however, keenly sensed that Chen Yunxi was not asleep.

He tightened his grip on his beautiful wife, who was nestled in his left arm, stroked her long, flowing hair, and whispered gently, "Why can't you sleep?"

Chen Yunxi snuggled against him like a kitten, finding a more comfortable position, before slowly asking, "Brother Chen Qian, is there anything you want to say to your sister Yunxi?"

Chen Qian couldn't help but feel his wife's delicate thoughts even more deeply.

"You can tell, can't you? I do have something to say, but I'm afraid you won't believe me."

“I will believe anything Brother Chen Qian says.”

"Okay. I can't hold it in any longer, it's just that—you're pregnant, you know that?"

Chen Yunxi froze, propping herself up in disbelief: "Really? How did you know?"

Chen Qian pulled his wife back into his arms and once again twirled her beautiful hair between his fingers: "I do know, and I know for sure."

"After that lightning strike, I felt that my body had become completely different from before."

Chen Qian placed one hand on Chen Yunxi's lower abdomen and gently stroked it.

"So I can sense that our child has already begun to develop within you."

"However, this little thing is still extremely small, and we don't know if it's male or female. I haven't decided whether to tell you or not."

The pale moonlight shone through the half-open window and reflected into Chen Yunxi's bright eyes, as if a maternal glow instantly appeared on her face.

She held her husband's large hand tightly on her lower abdomen, her tone becoming increasingly gentle.

"I knew it! That's why my husband seemed even more gentle and considerate today!"

"Oh, so that's why! I was jealous!"

Chen Qian couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, and tapped his beloved wife's delicate little nose: "What kind of mother is jealous of her own child!"

“Eat, eat. This little thing isn’t even the size of a small bean, yet it’s trying to steal my husband’s affection.”

The next day, around noon.

Chen Yunyi returned home as scheduled, but only the Third Elder returned with her; Chen Hongming and the others did not appear.

After picking up Chen Yunyi, the three of them did not go to the main house in Neigu, but instead returned to the small courtyard together.

Today is the perfect day to celebrate Su Jin's successful advancement to the mid-stage of Qi Refining. As Su Jin's true mistress, Chen Yunyi is naturally obliged to attend.

"Father and the Seventh Elder are going to the Beast Taming Sect to exchange some items."

"In addition, I would like to take another look at our various resource points and settlements to see if we can recruit some suitable children back."

"It may be some time before he returns."

Back in the courtyard, everyone sat down, and Su Jin served the brewed spiritual tea.

This pure, aloof, elfin-like girl in a flowing white dress slowly began to explain.

In the past two months, due to mental strain and busy schedules, Chen Yunyi's indifferent demeanor has diminished considerably, replaced by a sharper and more assertive presence, perhaps also due to her numerous conflicts with others.

Chen Qian felt as if he was on the verge of breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Chen Yunyi was not fond of talking much, and after giving a few instructions, she fell silent.

The girls knew her personality well, and since she had just returned home, she must have been quite tired, so they didn't bother her with questions. Instead, they stayed around her and talked to her in soft voices.

If there's a topic that interests her, Chen Yunyi might chime in and say a few words. If she doesn't want to say much, she can simply listen quietly from the side.

Chen Yunxi has a very high level of natural trust in Chen Qian, so since her husband solemnly said that he was pregnant, she believed him and wanted to share the news with her sister.

However, it takes at least a month for an ordinary person to be diagnosed with pregnancy, and even for a cultivator, it takes several days before they feel anything unusual about themselves.

Fortunately, she was gentle, quiet, and patient, and could keep her mouth shut. Since she couldn't explain herself, she simply let things take their course. At this moment, the courtyard was quite lively.

For this banquet, Chen Qian specifically instructed Chen Yunxi to invite Cai Laoliu and his wife from the valley. They were the valley's best chefs, with superb skills and were very popular.

The commission is five spirit stones, and the food fee is twenty spirit stones. For a family banquet, this is quite an investment, enough to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

Today's protagonist, Su Jin, wore a brand-new lotus-colored silk dress, with a silver hairpin adorned with flowers in her hair. Her aura had also become much stronger, and she already possessed the demeanor of a mid-stage Qi Refining expert.

Cai Lingchu, accompanied by his wife and children, stepped into the courtyard. He had a black iron cleaver at his waist, carried half a carcass of red-eyed venison in one hand, and a bamboo basket filled with fresh, green celery in the other.

Chen Qian stepped forward, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Master Cai, thank you for your help today."

"Not at all!" Chef Cai waved his hand and turned to his wife, saying, "Honey, how about showing off your skills?"

Lady Cai smiled and a thin, willow-leaf-shaped knife slid out from her sleeve.

I saw her wrist tremble slightly—

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

The venison on the cutting board instantly transformed into hundreds of thin slices, each with an amber-like texture.

"Excellent knife skills!" Chen Qian exclaimed.

The women also gathered around to watch Cai's wife's performance, and everyone praised it. The scene was lively, filled with laughter and joy.

Whether it's monster meat or spirit vegetables and rice, cooking requires skill and the preparation is quite time-consuming. There are still several hours before the banquet officially begins.

Chen Qian planned to use this time to visit the Hundred Storage Pavilion and the family's secret vault, so he could choose some suitable gifts for Su Jin.

Chen Qian had wanted to visit the family's secret vault for a long time, but his schedule had been packed lately. He was either cultivating his magical power, learning skills, comprehending spells, or spending time with his wife. There was no sense of urgency, and the days just passed by like that.

I was thinking that I didn't have any suitable gifts to give Sujin today, so I decided to go and take a look.

Upon arriving at Baichuge, the manager was quite impressed with Chen Qian, since he had packed up all the scraps and leftovers of everything during his last visit, a feat that had been unprecedented over the years.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the shopkeeper, Chen Qian took out the fireball talisman he had drawn.

"Young man, did you draw this?" Although the shopkeeper's cultivation level was not high, his years of experience in the retail and wholesale of cultivation materials gave him a sharp eye. He was greatly surprised when he saw the quality of the fireball talisman that Chen Qian took out.

It wasn't that he hadn't seen such a good drawing before, but he knew that Chen Qian had mentioned it was his first time trying to draw one when he came to buy the relevant talisman-making tools last time.

To reach this level on the first try is undoubtedly a testament to exceptional talent.

"Luckily! I just have a better understanding of the fireball talisman."

Although first-grade low-level talismans are the lowest-level creations in the cultivation world, they are definitely among the best-selling items.

Not only can cultivators in the Qi Refining stage use it, but even ordinary martial artists who have achieved mastery of true Qi can also use it.

The price is relatively low, so most low-level cultivators and martial arts masters will have some, and the usage rate is very high, so there is no worry about selling them.

Even if Chen Qian doesn't know anything else, he can still support himself with his skill of drawing talismans.

Although they are both first-tier low-grade fireball talismans, the price difference is quite significant.

Those poorly made fireball talismans, barely passable and of low quality, might not even fetch one or two spirit stones for ten, but the shopkeeper offered the highest price for Chen Qian's talismans: five spirit stones for ten.

Chen Qian's total income:
Sold forty copies, earned twenty spirit stones;
Sold a low-grade first-tier flying sword and a low-grade magic robe, earning a total of sixty spirit stones;
Recycle a low-grade first-tier talisman brush for fifteen spirit stones.

Expenditure:

Purchase a first-grade mid-level talisman brush for fifty spirit stones, mid-grade spirit ink for twenty spirit stones, and one hundred mid-grade talisman papers for thirty spirit stones.

A single talisman brush can draw thousands of talismans. Chen Qian's low-grade talisman brush only drew a hundred, so the buyback price was five spirit stones less, which was acceptable.

When he left, the shopkeeper happily packed up a bunch of newly arrived scraps and spiritual materials, which Chen Qian gladly accepted.

Shopkeeper, you know how to do business!
(End of this chapter)