After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

As soon as Yu Jinchen entered the space, Xu Qingman rushed over and hugged him. "Husband, you're finally in. Did you encounter any danger? I was so worried in there."

Yu Jinchen chuckled and hugged his wife tightly. Then, he showed her the treasures he had obtained from the Shangqing Ancestor, one by one, like a child, extremely proud of himself.

When he pulled out a small boat the size of a palm, Xu Qingman exclaimed in surprise, "My God, is this a flying boat? Let me see how big it is!"

"Look for yourself, this flying boat is still unclaimed. I specially left it for you."

"Really? Then I won't be polite, thank you so much, darling."

After Xu Qingman finished speaking, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and began preparing to bind the flying boat to its owner. The two were the closest of people; whatever good things they had, there was no need to distinguish between "yours" and "mine" anymore.

First, she enveloped the flying boat with her divine sense and imprinted it with her divine sense. Then, she pricked her finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the flying boat. Soon, she had information about the flying boat in her mind.

Unexpectedly, this flying boat is actually a Heaven-Rank magic artifact, much better than the one the Special Affairs Group had. This one acquisition alone from the trip to the secret realm is worthwhile.

After her initial excitement subsided, Xu Qingman realized that she hadn't yet asked where she had obtained these wonderful things.

"Honey, how did you manage to get so many good things all at once? Did you find these in that forest?"

"Yes and no."

Then, under Xu Qingman's questioning gaze, Yu Jinchen told her about falling into the stone chamber and how he unintentionally became a disciple of an immortal.

Xu Qingman was astonished by his story, and her emotions fluctuated with his narration.

She thought that this flying boat was Yu Jinchen's biggest gain this time. Unexpectedly, he also had a divine master, as well as that set of Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and Heaven-rank sword techniques.

Afterwards, the two left the space again to continue their treasure hunt. Their luck couldn't last forever; aside from occasionally finding some spiritual herbs and fruits, they spent most of their time either on the treasure hunt or battling with demonic beasts to seize the spiritual herbs they guarded.

After spending two days in the secret realm, Xu Qingman and Yu Jinchen got bored and went home alone.

After returning home, she would guide her family in cultivation whenever she had free time. She herself rarely cultivated after becoming pregnant, as her cultivation level had already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

If I don't suppress it, it will be troublesome to face the tribulation of advancement if I continue to cultivate. After all, I'm pregnant, and I can't take that risk.

It must be said that Mr. and Mrs. Xu Maoye were quite hardworking. Although their spiritual roots were poor and they were old, after several months of hard work, they had successfully entered the first level of Qi Refining.

The elderly couple were overjoyed and kept saying that they could stay with their children for at least another hundred years.

To celebrate, they worked together to cook over twenty delicious dishes that day, which delighted Xu Qing and the children.

Although he wouldn't feel hungry after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage and wouldn't need to eat anymore, the child was still quite greedy. In this meal, he ate five or four bowls of rice and several dishes of vegetables, which scared the old lady so much that she wanted to give him digestive pills.

That afternoon, Xu Meifen encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation, so she stopped and sat in the courtyard chatting with her daughter. "Manman," she said, "Xiao Chen has been gone for over ten days. Hasn't he sent any word about when he'll be back?"

"Not yet, Mom. He should only come out when the secret realm is sealed off. His cultivation level is already quite high, so he'll be fine. Don't worry."

Xu Qingman offered a few casual words of advice, explaining that this is how parents are—they always worry about their children when they're away for a long time.

As the mother and daughter were chatting, a communication talisman flew in. Xu Qingman opened it and heard a male voice say that he was Yu Jinchen's biological father and had something to discuss with Yu Jinchen.

When Xu Meifen heard that it was Ding Changchun, she was not happy and said, "Manman, Xiaochen isn't home either. Let's ignore him and wait for Xiaochen to come back before we talk about anything else."

"It's okay, Mom. I'm bored anyway. I'll go see him and see what he's up to."

Xu Meifen looked at her daughter's slightly protruding belly and followed her out of the hospital gate with concern.

As soon as Xu Qingman and her daughter appeared, Ding Changchun gave them a critical look and stood there arrogantly waiting for Xu Qingman to come up and greet him.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated. Yu Jinchen didn't even want to acknowledge him, so how could Xu Qingman possibly respect him as an elder?

"Xu Qingman, where is your manners? Your in-laws have arrived, why don't you come over and greet them and invite them in? You're just standing here like a piece of wood, not moving an inch."

Ding Xuefang was already furious with Xu Qingman, and now that she thought she had caught her red-handed, she began to criticize her without any restraint.

Hearing her daughter's words, Zhou Huilin nodded in agreement, "Qingman, although you and my son got married without our consent, now that you're my Ding family's daughter-in-law, we accept it. But you can't be so unreasonable, can you?"

Seeing that Xu Qingman remained silent, Ding Xuefang assumed she was scared and immediately spoke up with an arrogant expression, "That's right, how about this, as long as you offer my parents two hundred high-grade spirit stones, I will help you persuade them to forgive you."

When their daughter mentioned two hundred high-grade spirit stones, Ding Changchun and his wife were slightly surprised, but their greed quickly took over, and they both showed an expression that said, "That's how it should be."

"Pfft," Xu Qingman couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing that she not only didn't beg for mercy immediately but also mocked her, Ding Xuefang glared at her angrily and asked, "What are you laughing at? Supporting your parents-in-law is a matter of course. Do you want to be unfilial?"

Xu Qingman felt she had amused them enough, so she slowly spoke up, "Has Yu Jinchen acknowledged you? He actually has the nerve to come and ask me for tribute. He even said he was willing to acknowledge me. Don't you all know that Yu Jinchen is my Xu family's live-in son-in-law?"

"What? How can this be? Your Xu family has sons too. What right do you have to steal my Ding family's son? I don't agree. We Ding family will not accept a daughter-in-law like you. I will divorce you on behalf of my son."

This time, Ding Changchun stopped pretending to be profound and charged at Xu Qingman with a roar, his face contorted with a ferocious and terrifying expression, as if he was determined to devour Xu Qingman alive.

He wasn't worried at all when Yu Jinchen didn't acknowledge him. He was waiting. After Xu Qingman gave birth to the child, he couldn't possibly let the child take the surname Yu, since Yu Jinchen hated the Yu family couple even more.

If the child doesn't have the surname Yu, then he can only have the surname Ding and be included in the Ding family genealogy. In that case, wouldn't the young couple still have to beg me for help?

Ding Changchun never imagined that Yu Jinchen would be willing to become a live-in son-in-law of the Xu family. In his decades of experience, he knew that no capable man would be willing to become a live-in son-in-law.

Besides, Yu Jinchen is no ordinary man; he is a high-level cultivator whom many people can only dream of. How could he possibly be willing to become a live-in son-in-law?

Originally, Ding Changchun had heard that Xu Qingman was pregnant and thought he would offer them a way out, but he never expected to hear this news that was hard for him to accept.

Enraged by this blow, Ding Changchun channeled his spiritual power into his right hand and slapped Xu Qingman across the face.