CHAPTER 182: CHAPTER 175: INNATE SPIRITUAL VEIN

The enemy will be here soon. He couldn’t let Xue’Er stay on the mountain peak anymore.

When he reached the peak area, he was astonished to find his daughter standing in front of the thatched hut, stroking her chin thoughtfully.

He was both surprised and delighted.

His daughter had actually crossed the Core Dao Array and entered the core area.

Instinctively, he walked over but was bounced back by a powerful force. He could only call out, "Xue’Er, can you hear me?"

"Dad, I can hear you; I’ll be right back."

Shen Chuxue snapped out of her reverie, puzzled why her father had returned. She was in the midst of studying the array here.

Turning around, she made her way back on her short legs, leaving the core zone. She hastily explained, "Dad, I don’t know how I ended up at the peak; maybe because I’m not strong, the array didn’t block me."

Shen Wang was speechless. It was obviously his daughter’s insight that saw through the array.

Still, he had to play along with her and couldn’t reveal her skills.

He said, "Let’s go home quickly; enemies are coming outside."

"Okay, okay."

Xue’Er quickly ran down.

Shen Wang watched the path his daughter took and realized it was indeed a safe route, making him suddenly enlightened.

He hadn’t discovered this earlier—perhaps his array level or vision wasn’t sufficiently mature.

Thinking about it, understanding this array was like a child facing a complex problem, while his daughter’s Empress-like insight saw these as if solving a child’s math problem. Even if her power wasn’t strong enough to break it completely, walking through it wasn’t difficult.

Shen Wang could only shamelessly record the path his daughter found. Combining his own recent research, he suddenly had an in-depth understanding of the Core Dao Array at the peak.

Even if he couldn’t break it, reaching the peak wasn’t difficult.

He entered the Core Array, greeted his daughter running down, and embraced her with praise, "Xue’Er is amazing, but don’t take risks anymore. If there’s any danger here and something happens, your old dad would be heartbroken."

"Mm-hmm, Xue’Er won’t run around anymore."

She actually regretted it a bit. She initially planned to go inside for a look but didn’t expect her dad to return.

Thinking of the enemies her dad mentioned, she switched her displeasure to them, somewhat angrily saying, "Dad, who are these enemies? Are they here to chase us away?"

"They’re friends and relatives of those three evil dogs from last time, following the scent and coming after us."

Shen Wang knew his daughter wasn’t an ordinary child and didn’t hide anything, explaining the situation briefly and then reassuring her, "Don’t be afraid, Xue’Er, I’ve made arrangements. When they come in, we’ll close the door and deal with them."

"Mm-hmm, Dad will definitely defeat them!"

Xue’Er hummed in agreement.

Shen Wang quickly returned to the courtyard on the mountainside. Suddenly, the wind rose and clouds swirled in the mountain foot area. He knew those guys were starting to come in, triggering a reaction from the Dao Array.

Xue’Er glanced over and pulled out a Jade Scroll from her clothes: "Dad, I found this thing at the door of the thatched hut. It might contain arrays, but my Spiritual Sense isn’t strong enough to open it."

Shen Wang was astonished. His daughter not only entered the core but had retrieved something.

He was overjoyed and said, "What an amazing daughter. With this, it might help me kill those evil dogs outside."

Hearing her father’s praise, Xue’Er’s eyebrows curved into a crescent moon, happily helping her dad.

"Xue’Er, quickly go inside, and leave the rest to me."

Shen Wang led his daughter into the Array Barrier, discovering a room in the courtyard where lightning flickered and the sound of a child’s cries emerged.

"It’s here, Paper Kite sister."

"Wow, this child is glowing, looks powerful."

"It should be the Thunder Spirit Blood Physique my husband mentioned. A natural phenomenon, surely a genius."

The voices of Jia’Er, Lan Kui, and Zheng Yunshu were filled with joy.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining the third Longevity Species. To protect the new life, your cultivation level increased by one Small Realm."

With the child’s crying, Shen Wang received his reward, his cultivation advancing from Mid-stage to Late Stage Foundation Establishment, not just reaching but also accumulating the improvement over this time.

With a bit more advancement, he could reach the Perfect Foundation Establishment Realm.

Shen Wang was excited; it was as if three joys descended at once.

The child, his cultivation, and the Jade Scroll which might contain the Dao Array.

This brushed away much of the crisis feeling brought by the enemies.

He easily controlled the perfect cultivation given by the system, quickly leading his daughter over.

"Master."

Hongping guarded nearby with two children, saluting upon seeing him.

Shen Wang waved his hand and entered the room with his daughter. Lan Kui was wrapping a chubby boy emitting lightning glow in swaddling cloth, who was still crying loudly.

Jia’Er was wiping sweat off the weakened Paper Kite, while Zheng Yunshu fed her medicinal porridge to replenish the huge consumption of energy.

"Husband, you’re back?"

Lan Kui was a bit surprised.

"There were some matters, had to return."

Shen Wang approached and grasped Paper Kite’s wrist, saying, "It seems I returned just in time; have to thank those guys outside."

"Husband, Paper Kite didn’t disgrace her mission."

Paper Kite smiled weakly, with a sense of fulfillment.

"You’ve worked hard. Rest well now."

Shen Wang said gently, touching her cheek while channeling Spiritual Essence into Paper Kite’s body to replenish her drained strength.

"Husband, look at the child."

Lan Kui placed the wrapped child between Paper Kite and Shen Wang on the bed. The child gradually stopped crying and began breathing normally.

Shen Wang observed this third child, white and plump like a normal baby, with some hair grown, but there was a rune resembling lightning on the brow.

This rune was somewhat similar to Paper Kite’s but differed—a symbol of wind and thunder.