Investiture of the Gods: Childhood Sweetheart Daji, Starting with Quasi-Saint Cultivation

The backyard of Tian Ce Mansion was brightly lit by candlelight.

We will set off tomorrow, and tonight is the final preparation.

Lady Shiji meditated in the quiet room, adjusting her state to its peak.

Bixiao and Ao Ling are inspecting magical artifacts and elixirs.

Jiang Xiaowu was at the training ground, giving the thousand elite Iron-Blooded Army soldiers their final drill.

It was late at night when Su Yunbai finished dealing with military affairs.

He arrived at Daji's courtyard.

In the courtyard, Daji was sitting at a stone table, staring blankly at a solitary lamp.

The moonlight shone on her, outlining her soft and beautiful features.

"Daji," Su Yunbai called softly.

Daji snapped out of her daze and saw him arrive. Her eyes flashed with joy, yet also with a hint of sorrow.

"Yunbai...you're leaving tomorrow."

"Hmm." Su Yunbai sat down beside her. "Breaking the formation will take three to five days at the fastest, and half a month at the slowest."

Daji lowered her head, her fingers twisting the hem of her clothes.

"I...I'm worried about you."

"Don't worry." Su Yunbai held her hand. "With the help of Senior Shiji, Bixiao, and Ao Ling, breaking the formation won't be difficult."

"But..." Daji looked up, tears glistening in her eyes, "Every time you go to war, I'm afraid. Afraid you'll get hurt, afraid you won't come back..."

Su Yunbai felt a pang of tenderness in his heart.

He pulled Daji into his arms.

"Fool, I am at the peak of Quasi-Saint. There are not many people in this world who can hurt me."

"But that's the Western Religion..." Daji choked back tears, "I've heard that the Western Religion is unpredictable and uses insidious methods..."

"That's precisely why I must go," Su Yunbai said softly. "If they set up the salvation array, the border people will become puppets, and the Great Shang Dynasty will be in grave danger."

He lifted Daji's face and wiped away her tears.

"Daji, you must believe me."

"I believe..." Daji leaned against his chest, "I just... couldn't help being afraid."

The two embraced for a moment.

Su Yunbai suddenly asked, "Daji, how is your practice of the 'Nine Yin Manual' that I taught you?"

"We've reached the third level," Daji said. "Yunbai, this technique is amazing. Lately, I've been feeling... a warm current within my body, and my cultivation is increasing rapidly."

Su Yunbai nodded.

The Nine Yin Manual is an ancient female cultivation technique obtained through the system. It not only enhances cultivation but also nourishes the source of life and harmonizes yin and yang.

With a slight thought, he probed Daji's body.

As expected, the Golden Core was formed, and the Nascent Soul stage was in sight.

and……

Su Yunbai's eyes narrowed.

He discovered that a special aura was faintly emerging within Daji's body.

That's... the breath of life?

"Daji, have you been feeling unwell these past few days?" he asked.

Daji blushed.

"Well... I sometimes feel nauseous and want to vomit. Also... my period is half a month late..."

Su Yunbai was startled.

He examined it carefully again.

This time, he activated the Law of Emotion to sense the changes within Daji's body.

Deep within that warm dantian, a tiny seed of life is quietly taking shape!

Although it is still very faint, it does exist!

"Daji..." Su Yunbai's voice trembled slightly, "You...you might be pregnant."

Daji was stunned.

"Pregnant...?"

She instinctively covered her lower abdomen.

"R-really?"

"Hmm." Su Yunbai nodded, his eyes full of surprise. "Although it's still too early, I can sense it."

Daji was stunned at first, then tears welled up in her eyes.

"Yunbai...we're having a baby..."

She threw herself into Su Yunbai's arms, crying and laughing at the same time.

"We're having a baby!"

Su Yunbai hugged her tightly.

An indescribable feeling of emotion welled up in my heart.

He's going to be a father.

In this chaotic world, as a great calamity was about to befall them, he and Daji were able to continue their lives.

"Daji," he called softly.

"Um?"

"I will definitely come back."

"must."

Daji nodded vigorously.

"My child and I... are waiting for you."

Su Yunbai did not leave; he stayed in Daji's room, talking to her and helping her feel the tiny life growing inside her.

He activated the Law of Emotion, slowly channeling pure life force into Daji's body to nourish the nascent seed.

The law of emotion resonated with the power of life, causing the seed to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The initially faint aura gradually stabilized and grew stronger.

[Ding! Host bloodline continuation detected; Law of Emotion resonates in a special way!]

[Rewards: Bloodline Sensing (allows you to sense your offspring's status at any time), Paternal Blessing (your offspring will inherit a portion of their Love Law talent)!]

Su Yunbai was overjoyed.

"System, is the fetus in Daji's womb a boy or a girl?"

[Scanning in progress...]

[Fetal gender: Female]

[Status: Healthy, nourished by the laws of emotion, with a stable origin]

[Expected birth time: Three years later (due to the nourishment of the law, the gestation period is extended, but the foundation will far surpass that of ordinary people)]

daughter……

Su Yunbai smiled.

My daughter is good.

He would cherish her like a gentle and kind woman, protecting her for a lifetime.

"Daji," he said softly.

"Um?"

"It's a daughter."

Daji's eyes lit up.

"Daughter...does she look more like you or me?"

"Like you," Su Yunbai said with a smile, "you must be very beautiful."

Daji smiled contentedly.

She leaned against Su Yunbai's chest, gently stroking her lower abdomen.

"Yunbai, let's give her a name."

Su Yunbai thought for a moment.

"Su... Nianqing."

"Thinking of love?"

"Yes," Su Yunbai said, "I cherish our love, and I cherish the rare warmth in this chaotic world."

Daji nodded.

"Su Nianqing...a good name."

She suddenly remembered something.

"Yunbai, should we tell Sister Bixiao and the others?"

"I won't tell them for now," Su Yunbai said. "I'll give them a surprise when I return from the campaign."

"it is good."

late at night.

Su Yunbai gently got up and covered the sleeping Daji with the blanket.

He walked to the window and looked westward.

At the border, a grand array of salvation was formed.

Western religion...

"Anyone who dares to stand in my way, I will kill."

The laws of emotion flowed within his body, showing faint signs of a breakthrough.

It is about protecting family, continuing bloodlines, and looking forward to the future.

These emotions make the laws of emotion even more complete.

[Ding! Understanding of the Laws of Emotion increased from 42% to 45%!]

Although it's still a little short of 50% complete, it's already a huge step forward.

Su Yunbai clenched his fist.

His cultivation level was at the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm, coupled with his comprehension of the Law of Emotion.

He was full of confidence as he set out to break through the enemy lines.

Tian Ce Mansion Training Ground

A thousand iron-blooded soldiers stood in formation, their chilling aura reaching the heavens.

Lady Shiji, Bixiao, and Ao Ling have arrived.

Jiang Xiaowu was also present; although she couldn't accompany them, she insisted on coming to see them off.

Su Yunbai, dressed in black armor with a long sword at his waist, walked to the front of the formation.

"On this journey, we will break the Western Religion's great salvation formation and protect the people of our Great Shang!"

"Do you all have confidence?"

"Yes!" The thousands of soldiers roared in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

Su Yunbai nodded.

"Set off!"

He turned around, about to give the order, when he suddenly sensed something.

Turning around, he saw Daji standing at the back gate, gazing at him from afar.

Tears welled in her eyes, yet she forced a smile.

She gently stroked her lower abdomen, her lips moving slightly.

He uttered two words silently.

"Wait for you."

Su Yunbai felt a warmth in his heart.

He nodded to Daji.

Then turn around.

"Walk!"

The army set off.

Outside Chaoge City, the people spontaneously saw them off.

"General Su will surely win!"

"Break the demon formation and protect the Great Shang!"

The outcry was overwhelming.

Su Yunbai, riding on his horse, glanced back at Chaoge City.

Daji, wait for me.

He spurred his horse and galloped away.

Black Wind Ridge, on the border of Xiqi.

A chilling wind howled through the air, and a thick black fog hung in the air.

On the ridge, a strange array is in operation.

Within the formation, countless golden runes flickered, accompanied by chanting.

At the center of the formation, three Western Arhats sat cross-legged, chanting incantations.

"Amitabha. This formation will be completed in three more days. At that time, all the people within a hundred miles will enter my Western Paradise."

"Good, good, good."

Suddenly, one of the Arhats opened his eyes.

"Someone's coming."

How many people?

"Over a thousand people, all elites. Their leader... possesses the aura of a quasi-saint!"

The three Arhats' expressions changed.

"It's Su Yunbai! He's here!"

"Activate the protective formation!"

The great array shone brightly, and black mist surged, enveloping the entire Black Wind Ridge.

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At the foot of the ridge.

Su Yunbai reined in his horse and looked toward the great formation atop the mountain.

"Such a potent power of salvation..." Bixiao frowned. "If this formation is completed, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Lady Shiji sneered, "The Western Religion is indeed insidious, resorting to such methods to plunder its followers."

Ao Ling sensed the aura within the formation.

"There are three Arhats in the formation, all at the early stage of the Great Luo realm. There are also eighteen Vajra Protectors, all of whom are Golden Immortals."

Su Yunbai nodded.

"Senior Shiji, you are skilled in earth magic, could you break the formation from underground?"

Lady Shiji observed for a moment.

"The foundation of this formation lies thirty feet underground, and it is blessed by the secret methods of the Western Religion. If we forcibly break the formation, we may damage the earth's veins."

"Then let's launch a frontal assault," Su Yunbai said. "Bixiao, you and Ao Ling deal with the Eighteen Vajras."

"Senior Shiji, hold off the two Arhats."

"Leave the last one to me."

"The Iron-Blooded Army forms ranks to guard against reinforcements from the outside."

"yes!"

The group accepted the order.

Su Yunbai drew his sword.

"Break the formation!"