CHAPTER 202: 136. REINCARNATION, TRANSMIGRATION INTO THE BLOODLINE WORLD (4K MAJOR CHAPTER)_2

[Fate Grid: Justice Knight (Yellow).]

[Immortal Fate: None.]

The last time, the mirror didn’t display the [Descending] column. I didn’t expect it to be reincarnation this time, different from the previous soul descents...

Xu Xing paused for a moment.

He had initially thought it was because he’d used the Teleportation Array to enter another world. He believed the Bronze Ancient Mirror had then used this to anchor itself and alter this world’s Heavenly Order, creating an "other self" adaptable to his two Immortal Fates and Four Great Physiques. That was why the [Descending] column hadn’t been displayed.

Now it seems the situation might be different?

Let’s go in and check...

It was useless to overthink it, so Xu Xing decided to go in and explore. He would have to face it sooner or later.

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...

「Bloodline World.」

Xu Xing opened his eyes; the first thing he saw was a cradle.

A baby?

He tried to move his body, only to find his arms frail and powerless, his whole body feeling paralyzed. He hadn’t an ounce of strength.

Seeing that he couldn’t move, Xu Xing had no choice but to look around. He tilted his head and saw two graceful women standing at the door of the room.

They were talking.

The woman facing him wore a plain white robe, her appearance beautiful, and she looked to be about twenty years old. The other woman, wearing a goose-yellow dress, had her back to him, so he couldn’t see her face clearly.

"Shi Yuyan, you are now just the Marquis’s concubine; you should know your place."

"The Yellow Rhinoceros Beast Milk is for the legitimate children of the mansion. Only when the Madam is satisfied can she reward some to the illegitimate children in the side rooms. You’re a woman from the Brothel, fickle and uncertain. Who knows if this son of yours isn’t some wild seed..."

"The Marquis, remembering your past relationship, took you in."

"But you shouldn’t be ungrateful," the woman in the goose-yellow dress scolded the white-clothed woman.

"But..."

"But Xing Er... he was born prematurely, and then there’s my own condition..."

Shi Yuyan lowered her head, her jade-like face etched with a trace of desolation.

She wanted to offer a few words of defense against the rebuke from Huang Zhu, the head maid of the first wife, but the words caught in her throat, unable to come out.

"If Wu Xing is indeed the Marquis’s son," a new voice interjected.

"Since he is congenitally weak, he ought to receive some Yellow Rhinoceros Beast Milk. Otherwise, if other families heard of it, they might think that I, the Madam, am jealous and intolerant of the Marquis’s children."

As they were speaking, a beautiful and dignified woman with a smile appeared in the corridor, speaking condescendingly to Shi Yuyan.

"Thank you, Madam." Shi Yuyan was about to express her gratitude.

"Wait a moment," the beautiful woman stopped Shi Yuyan from bowing. "As I just said, your son must *indeed* be the Marquis’s. The Marquis possesses the blood of the Ink Qilin, and the sons he sires are all strong as calves. But your son? He’s as frail as any commoner’s child."

"A lowly creature is a lowly creature."

"One can tell from birth..."

Shi Yuyan bit her lip, glanced back at Xu Xing in the cradle, and chose to lower her head again.

"However," the beautiful woman continued, "since you have entered the Wu family’s doors, I can’t very well let your son starve to death. I have here a Rivers and Mountains Map... I’ve long heard that Miss Shi from Yicui Building possesses embroidery skills that are unparalleled in this world."

"In three months, it will be the New Year."

"I, the Madam, am currently worried about what gift to present to the Empress Dowager."

The beautiful woman’s eyes swept around, and she gestured to a servant girl beside her. The servant girls following behind her stepped forward carrying a red lacquer tray, upon which lay a pile of rolled-up painting scrolls.

The painting scrolls were unrolled by two servant girls.

There were three scrolls in total.

Each scroll was about thirty feet long and three feet wide. When unrolled together, the "Rivers and Mountains Map" occupied nearly half the courtyard. Moreover, the painting was dense with ink and incredibly intricate in its details.

Is she trying to work her to death?

Xu Xing, swaddled in his blankets, thought as he witnessed this scene, shaking his head internally. Three months, for one person... Even the most skilled embroiderer would find it impossible to complete such a monumental work. Lady Wu might seem accommodating, but her methods are vicious.

He could sense the condition of this current body. It was weak and powerless. It seemed he had suffered severe injuries during birth, causing physical damage and congenital underdevelopment. That was why he needed the "Yellow Wild Rhinoceros’" beast milk these people were talking about to survive.

But... I have my Destiny Grid. It won’t take long for me to recover.

Xu Xing’s gaze shifted towards the Bronze Ancient World.

On its gold-clear mirror surface, the characters for [Bright King Body], [Human King physique], [Evergreen Body], and [Yanshen Body] within the [Taoist Fruits] column were slowly transitioning from a state of dissipation to one of cohesion.

I believe it won’t be long before my physiques are restored.

As for why the condensation is so slow this time, there are likely two reasons. First, possessing Four Great Physiques would naturally mean a slower condensation compared to having only one. Second, recondensing his physiques was not without cost. After a physique collapsed, rebuilding it consumed Magic Power. The last time he opened the Heavenly Demon Copper Scroll, his [Bright King Body] repeatedly collapsed, consuming a great deal of his Magic Power.

And now, I’m just a reincarnated infant, unable to automatically circulate cultivation methods. I can only rely on the scant spiritual power absorbed through breathing and feeding to provide energy.

As for his two Immortal Fates, they were still in a state of collapse. At the current rate, it would take at least ten years for them to fully condense.

"I... I am willing to help Madam with the embroidery." Shi Yuyan looked at the baby in the room one more time and finally made up her mind, gritting her teeth as she agreed.

"Good!" Lady Wu exclaimed. "Huang Zhu! From now on, Yuhua Studio is to be treated with the allowance of a concubine with offspring. Provide two catties of Yellow Rhinoceros Beast Milk, one catty of beef, two catties of pork, three catties of various vegetables daily, and two bolts of satin every month."

Having received Shi Yuyan’s promise, Lady Wu was not stingy, directly stating the future provisions for Yuhua Studio.

Her objective was clear.

Shi Yuyan herself could see it too.

It was to make Shi Yuyan work herself to death embroidering at an accelerated pace.

Thus, the allowances she mentioned were intended to tell Shi Yuyan that if she were to die, her orphaned son, Wu Xing, would receive the Marquis Mansion’s and Lady Wu’s goodwill, and his upbringing would be similar to that of other ordinary illegitimate sons. As his legitimate stepmother, she would treat him fairly.

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Lady Wu departed with her servant girls and old nannies.

Yuhua Studio returned to tranquility.

Shi Yuyan entered the room, closed the chamber door, and crouched by the cradle, looking affectionately at Xu Xing. "Xing Er, it won’t be long before Mom isn’t by your side. When Mom’s gone, you must take good care of yourself."

After saying this, Shi Yuyan fed Xu Xing some beast milk. Then, following the design of the Rivers and Mountains Map scrolls, she began embroidering, not delaying for a single moment.

One day passed, then two.

As he consumed the beast milk, Xu Xing’s physique condensation speed kept increasing.

It seemed that because his main Cultivation Method was the Withered Wood Sword Scripture, and his primary Immortal Fate was [Spring God Ju Mang], the condensation of his [Evergreen Body] in the [Taoist Fruits] column was the first to accelerate.

Two and a half months later, Xu Xing completed the condensation of the [Evergreen Body].

First, cultivate The Eternal Green Dao Sutra. After cultivating The Eternal Green Dao Sutra, I can speed up the condensation of the other three physiques.

Xu Xing began his Cultivation.

The [Evergreen Body] was an Immortal Green Destiny. With an Immortal Green Destiny, he effectively possessed the aptitude for cultivating immortality.

Once experienced, twice skilled.

The Eternal Green Dao Sutra was an Innate Realm Cultivation Method. Since Xu Xing was currently a premature infant who consumed Yellow Rhinoceros Beast Milk daily, his physique was pure, with few acquired impurities remaining.

Before long, he cultivated his realm to the Storing Truth Realm of the Acquired Stage.

Once he accumulated 120 years’ worth of Acquired True Qi, he could break through to the Innate Realm.

Should I help her, or not?

As the New Year approached, Xu Xing finished his Cultivation for the day and glanced at Shi Yuyan, who was embroidering by lamplight.

In a mere three months, it seemed as though Shi Yuyan’s life force had been utterly depleted. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were bloodshot, and the former luster of her jade-like face was gone...

Just as Xu Xing hesitated, Shi Yuyan coughed up another mouthful of fresh blood.

She quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, preventing the blood from staining the embroidery.

No matter what... she’s my mother in this One Life. And I was reincarnated, not possessing a body. If this is revealed, in the eyes of outsiders, I’ll at most be considered precocious... And precociousness, in ancient texts, is mostly seen as a good thing, not a bad one.

Xu Xing hesitated for a moment. Then, when Shi Yuyan was feeding him beast milk, he transferred some of his Evergreen Qi into her, hoping to nourish her body, which was like a lamp running out of oil.

I don’t think Shi Yuyan would harm her own child.

At worst... it’s just another reincarnation.

In this Instance World, he could afford to stir things up a bit.

Besides, Shi Yuyan was in this state because she was trying to keep him alive. No matter how cold-hearted he might be, he couldn’t watch her die without trying to save her.