Chapter 2043: Take the Nine-Dragon Pill and the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus, and share a bed to conceive children.

Seven days passed quickly. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had been busy visiting cultivators from the Ascension Faction to expand their network. On this day, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were hosting a banquet at their residence for Qian Dafu and over a dozen other Soul Transformation cultivators. These cultivators were either descendants of ascendants from the lower realms or had masters from the Ascension Faction.

"Junior Brother Wang, Junior Sister Wang, it's still very dangerous out there. I think you should find an easy assignment in the rear, cultivate peacefully, and ideally, have children to strengthen your own lineage. That's what our Qian family ancestors did," Qian Dafu advised. His family members were all disciples of Zhenhai Palace, and he was a representative of the younger generation of the Qian family. Ascendant cultivators often had children and established families, and their children would be disciples of Zhenhai Palace from birth. Many fellow disciples from the Ascension Faction suggested that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan have children and start a family to bolster the strength of the Ascension Faction. What they didn't realize was that Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan intended to break away and establish their own rule.

"We would like to," Wang Changsheng sighed, "but the higher one's cultivation, the lower the chance of having children." If he hadn't obtained the Nine-Dragon Pill, he would have had to try consuming a Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus.

Just then, a golden paper crane, about three meters long, flew in, its surface shimmering with runes. Wang Changsheng sent a spell into it, and Fang Ming's voice suddenly rang out: "Nephew Wang, Niece Wang, stand on the talisman-soldier; it will bring you here. Martial Aunt Chen wants to see you." Qian Dafu and the others looked on with envy; it was not easy for them to meet Chen Yueying.

A look of pleasant surprise simultaneously appeared in Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's eyes. Could it be that they had obtained the Nine-Dragon Pill? "Senior Brother Qian, Senior Sister Liu, Patriarch Chen wishes to see us. Let's arrange another time to meet," Wang Changsheng said, standing up and cupping his fists. Qian Dafu and the others promptly agreed and departed one after another.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan flew onto the back of the golden paper crane. With a gentle flap of its wings, the golden paper crane flew into the distance. Soon after, the golden paper crane appeared outside a dense bamboo forest. The spiritual bamboo within the grove quickly shifted, opening a path, and the golden paper crane flew inside. The golden paper crane landed outside a simple bamboo building, where Fang Ming was standing by the door.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan jumped to the ground and were about to bow, but Fang Ming waved his hand and said, "No need for formalities, go on in!" Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan acknowledged him and entered the bamboo building, while Fang Ming remained outside.

Chen Yueying sat composedly in the main seat. "Greetings, Patriarch Chen," Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan said, bowing respectfully.

Chen Yueying flicked her sleeve, and an exquisite golden jade box flew out, landing in front of Wang Changsheng. "This is a Nine-Dragon Pill. After you consume it, your chances of having children will be significantly higher. Generally, the first child will have better aptitude. As for whether you can give birth to a spirit body, that depends on your luck," Chen Yueying explained. The Nine-Dragon Pill could increase the fertility of high-level cultivators. Whether it could produce a spirit body varied from person to person, but at worst, it would result in a dual spirit root cultivator. Dragons have nine sons, each different. The Nine-Dragon Pill's value lies in improving the first child's aptitude. If it were merely about increasing the chance of conception, many rare treasures could achieve that, though with varying degrees of success.

Wang Changsheng caught the golden jade box and opened it. Inside was a golden pill the size of a pigeon's egg, with nine miniature flood dragons adorning its surface, emitting a unique fragrance. "The Nine-Dragon Pill!" Wang Changsheng took a deep breath, his eyes glowing with fervent excitement.

"Our Zhenhai Palace has a spiritual medicine garden on Mount Xuanyue. You can take up a post there, have a few children, and raise them well to strengthen our Ascension Faction," Chen Yueying instructed. In her view, barring any accidents, Zhenhai Palace would gain hundreds of disciples named Wang in over a thousand years, all fresh blood for the Ascension Faction.

"Thank you for your generosity, Patriarch Chen. Your disciples are eternally grateful," Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan said in unison, their expressions filled with excitement.

Chen Yueying nodded and said, "You should know how precious the Nine-Dragon Pill is. Consume it and consummate your union as soon as possible to avoid any complications. If there's nothing else, you may leave." While the Nine-Dragon Pill was indeed valuable, that was relative to other cultivators. Chen Yueying had simply greeted Yang Qinghua, who then gave her the Nine-Dragon Pill, and she had reciprocated with some gifts. Exchanging one Nine-Dragon Pill for a top-grade Connecting Heaven Spirit Treasure was a definite profit.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan agreed and bowed before withdrawing. "When you're ready to take up your post, come find me at the Deacon Hall, and I'll handle the procedures for you," Fang Ming said with a smile. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan repeatedly thanked him and agreed.

Back at their residence, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan bathed, changed their clothes, and offered incense to their ancestors. "Father, Mother, may your spirits in heaven bless us to have children of good aptitude," Wang Changsheng said, kowtowing three times before his parents' spirit tablets. He had remade his parents' spirit tablets; it was a simple task. Many cultivation families in Xuanyang Realm originated this way: starting with just a few individuals and developing into a cultivation family over hundreds or thousands of years. By comparison, they were still quite late; the ancestors of the Long family of Golden Flood Dragon Valley only had children and established their family during the Void Refinement stage. The inheritance periods of cultivation families in Xuanyang Realm varied, some lasting mere decades, others for a hundred thousand years. Like gold filtered from sand by waves, even cultivation families with a hundred thousand years of heritage did not necessarily remain prosperous indefinitely; examples of latecomers surpassing established ones were not uncommon.

After paying their respects to their parents, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan went to a side room. Wang Changsheng took out the Nine-Dragon Pill and swallowed it. Wang Ruyan, meanwhile, took out a Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus and consumed it raw, hoping to increase her chances of having children. The Nine-Dragon Pill and Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus did not have conflicting medicinal effects; they had consulted many ancient texts and subtly inquired with Void Refinement cultivators.

The Nine-Dragon Pill dissolved instantly upon entering his mouth, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy rose in his abdomen, making his entire body feverish. Simultaneously, nine deafening dragon roars echoed from his body, as if he had swallowed not a pill, but nine true dragons. As the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus entered Wang Ruyan's stomach, a refreshing coolness emerged in her abdomen and spread throughout her limbs and bones.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan were an old married couple, intimately familiar with each other's bodies, and easily found each other's sensitive points. They shed their clothes, their naked bodies intertwining like two pale, writhing forms. Wang Changsheng felt an unbearable heat in his lower abdomen, as if something unique was hidden within his body, needing to be expelled. Alluring moans continued as they changed positions repeatedly, drenched in sweat.

Wang Changsheng's skin turned blood red, with nine miniature flood dragons constantly moving across his body. These miniature flood dragons seemed alive, emitting continuous, deafening dragon roars.