The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

"Alright, alright, I just can't do anything with you, girl. I agree, so don't come and cause me any more trouble!"

"Yay! Long live Daddy!"

"However, Ping An, you're only at the first level of Qi Refining. Have you thought it through before going down to the lower realm?"

"I've thought it through. I want to see the scenery outside of home. I hope Father will grant my request!" The child was mature beyond his years.

"Since that's the case, then I won't try to stop you. A man's ambition lies in all corners of the world, so I'll leave these things to you!"

After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he took out the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise treasures that the system had given him earlier and handed them to Chen Ping'an.

"Thank you, Dad!" Chen Ping'an smiled.

"If there's nothing else, go tell your mother that I'll take you downstairs now."

"Okay, Dad!"

Then the group of children left in a large procession.

……

After sending them all to the mortal realm, Chen Xuan moved to the golden egg.

Even though he gave this egg luck and romance back then, there's still not a single thing happening to it.

"System, are you kidding me? I'm just waiting for a divine beast to hatch so I can make it my immortal spirit. Otherwise, it's just too unreasonable for me to take a martial skill back with me!"

"Ding! The incubation period has been greatly shortened. The host can use a low-level catalyst to help it hatch successfully!"

"Then hurry up and exchange a low-level catalyst for me. It'll save me a lot of trouble once it hatches."

"Used, incubating..."

"Ding! Congratulations, host! The divine beast has hatched. Please check it!"

Upon hearing the system's notification, Chen Xuan quickly looked at the golden egg, only to see a crack suddenly appear on the surface of the enormous golden egg.

Instantly, Chen Xuan felt a powerful aura emanating from the golden egg, which startled him and made him hold his breath.

"System, what exactly is this thing?" Chen Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"The host will find out soon."

"Click"

With a crisp sound, the golden egg's shell finally cracked open, revealing what was inside.

Then, with a "crack," the eggshell shattered, and a small, fist-sized, black and white creature emerged from it.

Its eyes blinked, staring curiously at Chen Xuan, looking quite adorable.

"Hmm, it's not the mythical panda," Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is... a damn penguin chick? The divine beast I painstakingly hatched is a penguin?"

Chen Xuan found it hard to believe. This was too outrageous! How could such a small-looking penguin be a mythical beast?!

There must have been a gust of wind just now; any powerful aura was just an illusion!

"System, are you sure this thing is a divine beast? Or am I seeing things?" Chen Xuan asked again.

"Ding, after system detection, this divine beast is named 'Forbidden Penguin'. It is an extremely rare divine beast since ancient times, possessing extremely strong forbidden power, comparable to top-level divine beasts."

"A taboo penguin? How taboo is it?" Chen Xuan looked at the dark little creature in front of him, finding it hard to believe.

How could this possibly be compared to a mythical beast!

He then carefully observed the penguin chick and discovered that the aura emanating from the chick was exactly the same as that of a normal animal.

"Oh no, I forgot to download the anti-fraud app!" Chen Xuan complained, but after glancing at the little penguin, he still went over.

"Little guy, show me your forbidden power?" Chen Xuan squatted down and reached out to touch the little penguin chick.

The little penguin chick didn't seem to care much about Chen Xuan, acting as if it didn't care.

"Qi Bi..." the little penguin let out a babyish cry.

"Huh????" Chen Xuan was stunned.

"Although I've never seen a penguin, I know for sure that penguins don't make that sound!"

"QbiQbi!!"

Chen Xuan: "..."

"Little thing, you do remind me of some not-so-pleasant memories! But if it really is you, then you might actually give me something good!"

After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he disregarded whether the little thing objected or not, and directly activated his cultivation technique to transform it into his own immortal spirit.

Fairy Spirit: Forbidden Penguin

Passive: Wealth and Prosperity

As the name suggests, it literally means "thriving" or "prospering," and it implies a fondness for money held by others.

Proactive: Financial sanctions

Use on enemies or allies to pluck a peach blossom. The petals are divided into three points: 3, 6, and 9. The host can pluck any petal to obtain the effect.

3 allows you to modify enemy/teammate's martial arts skills; 6 allows you to directly copy their martial arts skills; 9 allows you to enhance and surpass their martial arts skills!

Note: Modification doesn't mean weakness; it might even make it stronger!

Chen Xuan: "..."

"Although I really don't want to admit it now, I have to say, you're really awesome, bro, you're really awesome!"

……

Having subdued the forbidden penguin, Chen Xuan had little else to do in the secret realm, so he bid farewell to the women and planned to return to the Zhang family.

After all, given the time, Xiao Hongmei was about to give birth, so it was only right and proper for him to go and see her.

Soon, Chen Xuan arrived at the Zhang family. Upon his return, he immediately went to Xiao Hongmei's Taoist temple.

At this moment, Xiao Hongmei was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, touching her belly, her face beaming with a happy smile.

"Madam Zhang, Chen Xuan requests an audience!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongmei immediately perked up: "Quickly, invite him in! Have him wait at my cultivation place!"

After saying that, she hurriedly got up and went to get ready.

Chen Xuan waited for a long time before she finally arrived.

“Madam Zhang!” He stood up calmly.

"You scoundrel! There's no one else in my dojo! Don't call me that!"

"Then how should I address you, Madam Zhang?"

"Husband, you're so annoying~"

Xiao Hongmei stamped her foot and ran straight towards Chen Xuan.

"Cough cough, slow down, be careful!" Seeing this, Chen Xuan stopped teasing her and quickly helped Hongmei up, afraid that she would fall.

"Hmph, who told you to tease me as soon as you got back? I dressed up for ages, and you didn't even bother to compliment me on how pretty I am!"

"Beautiful, beautiful! My wife must be beautiful!"

"My husband, I've missed you so much these past few days!" Hongmei hugged Chen Xuan tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Silly girl, here I am, aren't I?" Chen Xuan gently stroked Hongmei's hair, comforting her.

Xiao Hongmei abruptly stopped.

"I'm not a girl! I'm 500 years older than you!"

"Snapped!"

"What I say goes!"

"Oh."

How are you feeling now? Is there anything bothering you?

"Everything's great. I've basically got control of the Zhang family's resources, so our baby will definitely be outstanding! It's just that..."

"Just what?"

"I just have occasional stomach aches."

"What? Let me show you!"

"Actually, it's not necessary. My husband, you can just massage it for me!"

Chen Xuan: "?–_–?"

"Husband, I..."

Hongmei raised her head, her eyes blurry with tears, and looked at Chen Xuan, as if she had something to say.