Generally speaking, Godfiends would first reach the Realm of Dao before seeking answers from one’s inner self. It was very difficult to achieve that with killing techniques. Marquis Godfiends usually spent decades and even centuries to attain a third-level Essence Soul.
However, painting was an expression of one’s heart and emotions. It was much easier to seek answers from one’s inner self with painting than with killing techniques. This was one of the reasons why Supremacy Qin Wu thought highly of Meng Chuan. It was also the reason why Supremacy Luo Tang allowed Meng Chuan to enter the Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven. Meng Chuan was indeed a peerless genius at painting.
…
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, Meng Chuan and his wife had lived a secluded life in Gu Mountain Prefecture City for three years. They passed their days with great regularity and peacefulness.
Meng Chuan patrolled Gu Mountain Prefecture twice a day. He even detoured to neighboring prefectures. He usually spent his days and time with his wife. He would cross prefectures every month to provide assistance.
Perhaps he was lucky, or Archean Mountain might’ve been carefully choosing the missions assigned to him, but Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue didn’t encounter any major dangers in those three years. They had never encountered a fourth Firmament demon monarch.
There were very few fourth Firmament demon monarchs in the human world, so it was normal for them not to encounter one.
As she stood beside a butcher stall, Liu Qiyue happily said, “Give me a kilogram of pork ribs.”
“Alright.” The fat butcher skillfully sliced through the pork ribs, weighed it, and smiled. “Here’s a kilogram of pork ribs. The additional 25 grams are a bonus.”
Liu Qiyue placed the pork ribs—wrapped in leaves—into the basket she held before heading elsewhere to buy more food.
“Qiyue, why did you suddenly think of buying groceries yourself today? You even wanted me to join you,” asked Meng Chuan with a smile.
Liu Qiyue glared at Meng Chuan. “Why are you complaining when I’m asking you to accompany me?”
Meng Chuan immediately smiled obsequiously.
The couple bought all kinds of food in a good mood. The price of grain and meat were currently being maintained at a high price, causing many commoners to risk leaving the city and plant grain and vegetables for money. Although the chances of encountering demon monarchs outside were low, it was just a matter of time before they were attacked if they stayed out in the wilderness and were involved in large-scale farming.
They would die if they encountered a demon monarch. It was indeed highly risky to farm outside the city.
Meng Chuan and his wife continued to buy things as per usual, so they were considered quite well-to-do.
“It’s about time. Let’s go home,” said Liu Qiyue as she carried a large basket—filled with meat and vegetables.
Back at the compound.
Liu Qiyue pulled Meng Chuan to the kitchen at the back.
“Madam, leave the cooking to me,” said the female servant.
“You don’t have to worry about our meals today. Take your leave,” instructed Liu Qiyue.
“Yes.” The woman had no choice but to leave.
“Help me,” Liu Qiyue said to Meng Chuan, “wash and cut the carrots.”
“Alright.” Meng Chuan was familiar with working with her. As a peerless saber user, how hard was it for him to cut carrots?
They finished cooking lunch.
The couple sat down in front of a spread—seven dishes and one soup.
“Such a sumptuous feast?” Meng Chuan was shocked. “Qiyue, what day is it today? Why did you prepare so many dishes? You even bought groceries and cooked personally.”
Liu Qiyue looked at the sumptuous spread before her and chuckled softly. “It’s a joyous occasion today.”
“Joyous occasion? Where does the joy come from?” Meng Chuan looked at Liu Qiyue, his heart beating faster. He was not stupid. “Qiyue, a-are you…” Meng Chuan found it unbelievable. “Are you pregnant?”
Liu Qiyue nodded and smiled at Meng Chuan. She flushed as she shyly said, “I’m pregnant.”
“This, this, this? You’re pregnant? H-how… Why did you cook personally?” Meng Chuan couldn’t help but say, “You shouldn’t have cooked. If I had known earlier, I would have done it.”
“Ah Chuan, I’m a Godfiend! I have great control over my body. Making a meal is nothing. It’s impossible to hurt the baby in my womb,” Liu Qiyue said.
Meng Chuan suddenly said, “You’re right. I didn’t sense any other vital aura besides your own in your womb.”
“It’s just the beginning,” said Liu Qiyue. “In half a month, the baby will take form. As a Great Solar Godfiend, how can I make a mistake in controlling my body?”
“Yes, yes, yes.” Meng Chuan nodded repeatedly. He was too excited. After settling down at Gu Mountain Prefecture City, he and his wife wanted a child, but they never managed to conceive. It was harder for Godfiends to have children than mortals.
Nothing came out of it after three years, and they had been prepared to be childless for ten years.
However, the surprise was finally here!
I, Meng Chuan, am going to be a father!
[1] Take note that this is not in modern day measurements. 8 feet is about 1.88 meters or 6’2 feet in modern day measurements
Chapter 206 - Double Joy
Meng Chuan carefully cared for his wife, Liu Qiyue, afraid that the fetus might be harmed.
“Qiyue, Qiyue, since you are pregnant, there’s no need for you to practice archery.” In a mountain forest outside Gu Mountain Prefecture City, Meng Chuan was coaxing Liu Qiyue.
“With my Quintessential Essence protecting the fetus, nothing will happen to it,” said Liu Qiyue. “Let’s not even talk about archery now. If Archean Mountain deploys us, I’ll still join you on a rescue mission.”
“Together?” Meng Chuan immediately said, “Just me alone is enough.”
Liu Qiyue said, “Even if I use some of my Quintessential Essence to protect the fetus, I can still unleash my full strength. Furthermore, if you encounter a fourth Firmament demon monarch, you might not be able to fend off the enemy and escape with your strength alone. I don’t want my child to be fatherless the moment they’re born.”
“You’re unable to use Phoenix’s Nirvana since you’re pregnant, right?” asked Meng Chuan worriedly.
“Yes.” Liu Qiyue nodded. “If I were in a dire situation, I would have no choice but to sacrifice the child and use Phoenix’s Nirvana! At that time, I would still be able to deal with a fourth Firmament demon monarch.”
In this duo, Meng Chuan normally used his powers to pursue and kill demon monarchs. However, if he were to fall into a dire situation, Liu Qiyue could protect him with Phoenix’s Nirvana!
“Sacrifice the child?” Meng Chuan blinked.
“In any case, I can’t be at ease if you go alone on a rescue mission,” said Liu Qiyue. “Archean Mountain has reasons for making us a team. Don’t worry. As long as there’s hope, I won’t give up on the child.”
“Okay.” Meng Chuan nodded.
“Let’s continue cultivating.” Liu Qiyue stood there and continued practicing her archery. Arrows flew across the sky like swimming dragons.
Although Meng Chuan subconsciously felt that a pregnant woman had to be careful, his reason made him realize that pregnant Godfiends could still unleash astonishing power. If one engaged in melee combat, the child in the womb would be a fatal weakness. However, his wife was a sharpshooter; she attacked from far away. Thus, the baby in her womb wasn’t at much risk.
I guess I can only make do with it. Meng Chuan could only adapt to the situation slowly.
…
A month into Liu Qiyue’s pregnancy.
Night.
The couple was sleeping in bed. Meng Chuan suddenly sensed two faint auras appear in his wife’s womb. It came very suddenly. It was as though life had truly taken
form at that very moment.
Two vital auras? Meng Chuan sat up and stared at his wife’s abdomen. His head burned as the corner of his lips curled upwards. He couldn’t help but laugh.
“Two children?” Liu Qiyue woke up and opened her eyes. She had also sensed the two auras. She sat up and looked at her abdomen in shock. “Twins?”
“It’s twins.” Meng Chuan was extremely excited as well. “I didn’t expect that we would have twins the moment we conceived after five years of marriage. I wonder if it’s a boy and girl, two boys, or two girls?”
Liu Qiyue gently touched her abdomen, her eyes filled with love. She felt the two auras in her body. It was their children’s auras.
“Ah Chuan, we are going to have children.” Liu Qiyue’s eyes were filled with tears.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan found it very magical as well. After sensing the two vital auras, Meng Chuan felt like he had another meaning to existing in the world.
“Perhaps we might die in a battle with the demon monarchs,” Liu Qiyue said softly. “However, we have two children. They will have their own families in the future. They will also live in the world.”
“Yes.” Meng Chuan gently hugged his wife and softly said, “Perhaps we won’t live to see the world turn peaceful, but our descendants will definitely be able to see it.”
He had the strength and courage to face dangerous situations now that he was going to have children.
“I hope our children and their descendants can travel the world and see the great scenery,” said Liu Qiyue. “They can be obsessed with the arts. They can indulge in whatever they want and not be forced by the world to cultivate.”
“Only by winning the war will there be no more demons in the human world. Only then, will they live their lives so freely,” said Meng Chuan.
Liu Qiyue nodded.
As long as the war continued, future generations would have to risk their lives.
“Therefore, we have to work hard to kill all the demons in the world faster,” said Liu Qiyue as Meng Chuan nodded with a smile.
…
Five days after Liu Qiyue confirmed that she was pregnant with twins, Archean Mountain assigned them a rescue mission.
“Let’s go.” The couple immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and left Gu Mountain Prefecture City.
Meng Chuan took a few seconds to go from a standstill to maximum speed by using his movement technique. This was to ensure that the babies inside Liu Qiyue would suffer less damage. Of course, Liu Qiyue was already protecting the fetuses carefully.
“The Godfiends are here.”
“It’s Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue!”
When they arrived at the battlefield, a demon monarch squad and a Godfiend team were engaged in battle. The best thing about the couple was their speed!
Often, demon monarchs thought that they still had plenty of time when Meng Chuan and his wife arrived.
Liu Qiyue spread her flaming wings and hovered in the air. She smiled as she glanced at her abdomen before pointing the bow downwards and pulling it taut. Following that, three flame dragons shot out.
Meng Chuan transformed into a bolt of lightning and rushed at the demon monarchs.
They did the same as usual. Liu Qiyue still used her normal strength. Just shooting arrows as per normal didn’t affect the fetuses at all.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Meng Chuan was extremely enthusiastic as he wiped out all the demon monarchs in five seconds.
“Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Liu.”
“The moment Senior Brother Meng and Senior Sister Liu arrived, they killed all the demon monarchs in the blink of an eye.”
The four Great Solar Godfiends were also in a good mood. After three years, Meng Chuan and his wife were very familiar with the Godfiend teams around their designated area.
Liu Qiyue landed on the ground.
“Junior Brother Yu, have you been doing well recently?” Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue chatted with the four Godfiends. Through such conversations, Meng Chuan and his wife grasped their designated area’s overall situation.
…
Days passed.
Liu Qiyue continued helping Meng Chuan even though she was pregnant.
Winter went as spring came.
Liu Qiyue’s belly gradually grew more noticeable.
“Don’t move.” Liu Qiyue was sunbathing in the courtyard. The spring sun was bright. Although she was only five months pregnant, the baby bump was still very obvious because she had conceived twins.
By the side, Meng Chuan moved his study table to the courtyard and carefully painted his wife’s appearance.
Although he had experienced many battles and seen many tragic scenes ever since they had married, Meng Chuan still painted his wife every year. This was already the sixth painting. This painting was special to them because it depicted the pregnant Liu Qiyue. It would probably be very difficult for another painting of his pregnant wife to emerge in the future. After all, it was common for female Godfiends to give birth only once. It would be considered above average if one gave birth twice.
Of course, male Godfiends could have many children if they had multiple wives. King Calm Sea was an example. Yan Jin’s mother was of low status.
“Lie down a little more. Lie down a little longer.” Meng Chuan painted very seriously as he carefully observed his wife’s appearance.
The bright spring sunlight touched his pregnant wife’s body as she gently caressed her stomach.
The smile on her face moved Meng Chuan’s heartstrings more than usual.
Meng Chuan was the best artist in the world. He captured that moment with his brush.
Chapter 207 - Third-Level Essence Soul
As Liu Qiyue basked in the spring sun and watched her husband seriously painting, she couldn’t help but smile.
After they married, Liu Qiyue had stored all the paintings that Meng Chuan had drawn of her. She often took the collection out to look at them.
“How beautiful,” said Meng Chuan softly when he looked at Liu Qiyue before lowering his head to continue painting.
Liu Qiyue couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Meng Chuan had discovered a different kind of beauty in the pregnant Liu Qiyue. It was a stunning beauty, a beauty that belonged to a mother.
The woman in front of me is my wife. She’s pregnant with my children. How lucky am I? Meng Chuan was similarly filled with happiness. In this time of war, he cherished this moment of happiness. His intense happiness bled into his painting. As he drew, the Essence Soul in Meng Chuan’s sea of consciousness began to emit a spiritual glow as it transformed.
In fact, other than the first time he painted his wife, the next few paintings didn’t significantly change his Essence Soul despite the occasional spiritual glow coming from it. However, the changes in his Essence Soul were still very obvious; it was currently eight feet and seven inches tall. As he painted his pregnant wife, the transformation of his Essence Soul was even more obvious than when he first got married.
Eight feet eight inches, eight feet nine inches… His Essence Soul slowly transformed and finally reached nine feet in height! The moment his Essence Soul reached nine feet, his Essence Soul changed qualitatively.
This is…
Meng Chuan’s attention drifted as his consciousness fused with his Essence Soul completely.
Meng Chuan looked at his vast sea of consciousness before looking down at his arms and legs. This was his Essence Soul?
It feels like I can separate my Essence Soul from my body at any moment. Meng Chuan had a feeling that his body was the home, while his Essence Soul was the core. Now, his Essence Soul could leave his body with just a thought! However, according to Archean Mountain’s manuals, an Essence Soul at the Nightroaming stage couldn’t leave the body during the day because it would be damaged by the sun’s rays severely.
…
Still dazed, Meng Chuan’s Essence Soul returned to his body. He could sense the changes in his body. He could cl
early sense everything 500 feet around him! He could also sense auras up to 2.5 kilometers away.
My Essence Soul has reached the third level? Meng Chuan understood what had happened. His heart skipped a beat, but he put the matter aside and continued panting his wife.
…
That night, after dinner.
“Qiyue, I’ll head into a chamber and cultivate in seclusion for a while,” said Meng Chuan.
“Cultivate in seclusion?” Liu Qiyue nodded slightly. “Ah Chuan, didn’t you reach a bottleneck a long time ago?”
In terms of baneful aura and Quintessential Essence, he had reached a bottleneck in every aspect. Thus, he rarely went into seclusion.
“I’ve made a breakthrough with my Essence Soul,” said Meng Chuan.
“Essence Soul?” Liu Qiyue’s eyes lit up. After several rescue missions with her husband, she could tell that Meng Chuan was extremely powerful! He far exceeded the normal strength of a Great Solar Godfiend with a perfected Lightning Devastator Fiend Body and a peak Saber Soul.
Others would think that Meng Chuan had some fortuitous encounter. Although Meng Chuan had kept Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven’s existence a secret, he had informed his wife that the source of his strength was his Essence Soul. It had been several years since he became a Great Solar Godfiend, so it wasn’t a big deal for others to know that he had condensed an Essence Soul.
Ah Chuan’s Essence Soul was already very strong. Now, he has made another breakthrough? Liu Qiyue was filled with anticipation and pride.
Meng Chuan entered the chamber.
Although the compound wasn’t very large, Meng Chuan and his wife had personally excavated an underground chamber.
Meng Chuan lit the incense before sitting cross-legged. Then, he slowly closed his eyes.
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