Invincible Dad-Chapter 750 She Gave Too Much_1
"Hmm?"
Xu Lai sat down next to his wife, wrapping his arm around her slender waist. He smiled. "Go ahead, I’m listening."
"..."
Ruan Tang shot him a glare. She then swatted away his misbehaving hand, chiding, "Be serious. This is important."
"Alright."
Xu Lai gently nibbled on Ruan Tang’s earlobe. "We can be improper when we get back to the room."
Ruan Tang’s body softened inexplicably. She grumbled, "I think I’m about to reach the Nascent Soul Realm."
"That’s good."
Xu Lai responded absently, ready to carry his dear wife back to their room.
But on the stairs, he suddenly froze.
Xu Lai’s neck was stiff as he looked at Ruan Tang. He asked hesitantly, "Honey, what did you just say?"
"I think I’m about to reach the Nascent Soul Realm."
"..."
Xu Lai extended a strand of his Divine Sense. As expected, his probing Divine Sense was blocked; the Five-Colored Golden Core could shield against such intrusions.
Over the past few days, although Ruan Tang hadn’t dedicated herself to her training, she had taken to cultivation like a fish to water. Not only were there no bottlenecks, but any challenges were overcome with ease. Her control over the Five-Colored Golden Core was also something she had mastered intuitively.
With a thought, Ruan Tang lifted the shield around her Golden Core.
Xu Lai saw his wife’s lustrous Five-Colored Golden Core, which radiated an aura of Great Perfection.
In the Golden Core Realm alone, Ruan Tang’s Five-Colored Golden Core was enough to leave the so-called perfect Golden Cores of those exceptionally talented Saint Heirs and Goddesses of the Immortal Domain tens of thousands of leagues behind.
But how many days had it been since his wife had entered the Golden Core Realm?
Above the perfectly radiant Five-Colored Golden Core sat a small, illusory figure, cross-legged. If one looked closely, one could see it was a delicate, miniature version of Ruan Tang. It sat in meditation, completely ethereal and exuding an indescribable Dao Endowment.
As if sensing his gaze, the illusory figure opened its eyes and blinked at Xu Lai. Its expression was full of tenderness, its charm identical to Ruan Tang’s.
Seeing this, Xu Lai fell silent. After a long moment, he finally let out a heavy breath. "Honey, you aren’t about to enter the Nascent Soul Realm. You’re already there. That little figure is it."
"Ah." Ruan Tang’s bright, lovely face was filled with confusion. "How did I reach the Nascent Soul Realm? I thought the little figure had to solidify first."
Xu Lai didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. If the Nascent Soul figure had solidified, it would mean Ruan Tang was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, with one foot in the Divinity Transformation Realm.
However, this breakthrough still hadn’t triggered a Heavenly Tribulation.
It was a rule of three, and the Heavenly Tribulation was no exception. When Ruan Tang was ready to step into the Divinity Transformation Realm, the Golden Core Tribulation and the Nascent Soul Tribulation would descend along with the Deity Transformation Tribulation.
Three tribulations in one. Their combined power would be several times more terrifying than a normal Divinity Transformation Tribulation. This was a Heavenly Punishment—the Heavenly Dao’s punishment for a prodigy.
"What do we do?" Ruan Tang, nestled in Xu Lai’s arms, was worried. "Even if I don’t cultivate, Spiritual Energy automatically enters my body. If this continues, I’ll reach the Divinity Transformation Realm in no time!" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
"..."
What could Xu Lai even say? The look in his eyes was incredibly complex.
"Honey, don’t look at me like that." Ruan Tang tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, flustered. "I want to slow my cultivation down, I really do, but..."
"I know. You can’t control it." Xu Lai sighed. "If I’d had your talent back then, it would have taken me ten thousand years... no, only three thousand years to become a Great Emperor!"
It had taken him twenty thousand years to become the number one person beneath the starry sky. Xu Lai’s talent, if not the greatest in all of history, was certainly among the top five of the hundred Great Emperors. But compared to Ruan Tang, he still fell short by a considerable margin.
Of course, cultivators with talent like Ruan Tang’s were not unheard of in the Immortal Domain, but most of them died young. A tall tree in the forest is the first to be toppled by the wind. This wind was not just comprised of her contemporaries, but also of powerful elders and even the untraceable Heavenly Dao.
"Mmm." Ruan Tang had no real concept of the Emperor Realm. She was simply worried. "Cultivating this fast... are there any hidden dangers?"
"None." Xu Lai shook his head. Although Ruan Tang’s cultivation speed was incredible, the stability of her Dao foundation was something even he had never witnessed before.
"I was actually hoping my talent would be poor, so I’d have an excuse not to cultivate," Ruan Tang said, touching her forehead. "But this... Is it really this hard to be a failure at cultivation?"
"Hahaha." Seeing his wife clench her small fists, her pretty face full of frustration, Xu Lai couldn’t help but chuckle. He bent down and gave her a light kiss.
Before their lips even touched, he could already smell the fragrance of her lipstick.
Ruan Tang’s eyelashes fluttered, and she closed her eyes.
***
A person makes countless decisions in their life, but only a precious few truly determine their destiny.
Ji Gui had changed his. The wisest decision he ever made was telling his ’ruthless’ sister about their mother’s origins.
Ji Gui didn’t know what his sister had done. All he knew was that about three days after he ended the call on the Sound Transmission Jade Slip with Ji Jie, a Demon General appeared in his secret room in Sea City.
Without a word, the general grabbed him and tossed him onto a reef somewhere on the ocean’s surface.
Seagulls wheeled overhead, and the blistering sun beat down. Around the ten-foot-wide reef, unfamiliar sea fish swam by. The Crown Prince’s eyes welled up with tears.
He, Ji Gui, was finally out alive! This long-awaited sunlight, this precious feeling of being alive... everything was intoxicating.
"My poor brother, why do you look so pathetic?" a lazy voice drifted over.
Ji Gui quickly wiped the tears from his eyes and looked behind him.
At some point, a woman in a white palace gown had appeared on the reef. Her smile was like a blossoming flower, her lips as red as blood.
"Thank you for saving my life, Sister!" Ji Gui gritted his teeth and knelt on one knee. "If I ever have the chance in the future, I will definitely—"
"Spare me the nonsense," Ji Jie cut him off, her gaze turning toward the deep sea. It was as if her stare could pierce the water, revealing the grand Sea City hidden within the barrier, and the female Demon King with narrow eyes lounging on a divan.
Ji Jie withdrew her gaze. With a flicker of her Divine Sense, the two of them vanished. It was a Teleportation Array.
***
"Your Majesty, are we really not going to stop them?" Beside the Yuan Eel Demon King, a hunched Sea Demon with a turtle shell on his back asked cautiously.
"Why should I?" the Yuan Eel Demon King said coolly. "What she gave me is enough to trade for dozens of Ji Gui’s lives. Ten Sea Cities... What a madwoman."
"T-Ten cities?" The Turtle Chancellor, Sea City’s strategist, drew a sharp breath.
No wonder the king had chosen to let Ji Gui go. It was simple. The price she offered was far too high.
"Besides, I also heard a fascinating secret," the Yuan Eel Demon King chuckled. "So, that person came from the Sea of the Moon. No wonder the Moon Clan is expanding so rapidly. How very unexpected."
"..."
The Turtle Chancellor frowned. He hadn’t heard what Ji Gui said in the secret room, so he didn’t understand what his king was talking about. Seeing the Demon King close her eyes as if weary, the perceptive Turtle Chancellor excused himself and left.
The corners of the Yuan Man Demon King’s lips curved into a smirk. Ji Jiuyou, you’re really something else, so skilled at living off a woman.
