ah? The palace fighting system can also cultivate immortality

Chapter 245

Chapter 245

After attacking several hostile aristocratic families in succession, and with the help of the Fairy Xinghe whose cultivation was advancing by leaps and bounds, the Ji family's power in Xuan Country was growing like a raging fire.

Many noble families privately speculated that the Ji family was now too complacent and would sooner or later face retribution. After all, the Xuan Emperor would not tolerate a single immortal cultivation family dominating the world. Such a situation would disrupt the balance of power throughout the Xuan Kingdom, which was definitely not a good situation for the emperor.

But a piece of news severely slapped the faces of these noble families, further proving the prestige of the Ji family:

Concubine Ji is pregnant.

Du Xinghe was visiting the Ji family when he heard the news. He was shocked and exclaimed, "He has this ability?!"

Ji Wuhuo's expression was originally complicated due to this explosive news, but upon hearing Du Xinghe's words, he was amused and broke down. He laughed so hard that he was shaking as he covered Du Xinghe's mouth. "Don't... don't talk nonsense! How come Your Majesty doesn't have this ability anymore?"

Du Xinghe gestured and said, "The size doesn't match!"

Ji Wuhuo quickly explained: "Your Majesty has a profound cultivation level, so he must be able to adjust his body shape."

Du Xinghe curled his lips and muttered to himself: Why not give birth earlier, not later, but at this time...

Emperor Xuan had few offspring. Apart from the crown prince who had reached adulthood and had reached the Dan stage, he only had the second prince who had a slight intellectual disability.

In the past hundred years, it is not that no aristocratic families have thought of sending concubines to the palace to bear children in order to climb up the social ladder, but it is strange that Emperor Xuan's harem only has more women but no more babies.

In this regard, Du Xinghe secretly speculated that Emperor Xuan might have been cursed by the monks whose cultivation he had taken away, and had lost the ability to be happy and harmonious, and in fact became a lonely old man.

The news of Concubine Ji's pregnancy was like a bolt from the blue, hitting the Xuan Dynasty's harem, which had been childless for hundreds of years, and also shocked the aristocratic families.

Almost everyone believed that as long as the child was born safely, the Ji family's power would be further enhanced.

But the Ji family is far from as prosperous as it appears.

One month after the news of Concubine Ji's pregnancy was released, Ji Wuhuo invited Du Xinghe to go to the palace to visit the concubine.

In the carriage, Ji Wuhuo revealed another secret that was kept secret by the entire Ji family:

"Is the imperial concubine ill?"

Du Xinghe was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help but ask, "What disease is it? Even the imperial physician in the palace can't cure it?"

Ji Wuhuo sighed softly and explained in a low voice, "Cultivators' conception is different from that of mortals. The fetus will instinctively absorb the mother's spiritual energy in the womb, forming a small cycle. This process will not only disrupt the mother's own spiritual energy, but may also repel the mother's spiritual energy."

Du Xinghe touched his chin and said, "Why does it sound like there's a parasite in your stomach?"

Ji Wuhuo raised a finger, gently placed the tip of his finger on Du Xinghe's lips, and said "Shhh": "Don't say that when we enter the palace later."

Ji Wuhuo's fingers are long and white, and there is a faint fragrance at the fingertips.

Du Xinghe glanced at him, and Ji Wuhuo withdrew his hand with a smile, looking calm, as if the action just now was not something ambiguous between a man and a woman.

Of course, it would have been more natural if he hadn't quickly clenched the hand that was touching Du Xinghe's lips.

"We're almost at the palace." Ji Wuhuo glanced outside the carriage curtain. "I'm very familiar with the road to my aunt's palace. You can just walk with me. Don't be shy when you meet my aunt. I'll take care of the greetings."

Crossing the galaxy was not a big deal. This time she entered the palace as a companion to Ji Wuhuo. Concubine Ji was not in good spirits during her pregnancy and wanted to see her family. Emperor Xuan was quite generous and easily approved Ji Wuhuo to enter the palace to meet with Concubine Ji.

This is not the first time Du Xinghe has met Concubine Ji.

But compared to the first time they met, Concubine Ji had lost a lot of weight visibly.

In Du Xinghe's memory, Imperial Concubine Ji was a beautiful woman with a well-proportioned figure and bright features. But now Imperial Concubine Ji had slightly sunken cheeks, slender limbs, and leaned against the couch with a listless expression, looking listless.

The maids brought an embroidered stool and a small table with tea and snacks, and asked Du Xinghe and Ji Wuhuo to sit in front of the couch so that they could talk to Concubine Ji closely.

Du Xinghe picked up a delicious-looking red spiritual fruit from the small table and took two crunchy bites. The red spiritual fruit was juicy, fragrant, and sweet. Even more precious was that as soon as it entered her stomach, a warm spiritual energy flowed from her stomach to her limbs. The effect was no different from the top-grade spiritual plants grown by her master.

If a cultivator of low level eats a few of them, he will probably be able to reach the next level after digesting them.

Such top-grade spiritual fruits would only be snacks for the imperial concubine to entertain guests in the palace.

Du Xinghe sighed inwardly, and at the same time, she made up her mind to eat her fill in the palace. She picked up another spiritual fruit and listened attentively to the conversation between Concubine Ji and Ji Wuhuo.

"It's not a big deal, I just feel a bit tired after getting pregnant."

Concubine Ji forced a smile. Ji Wuhuo frowned and asked, "Auntie, can you still eat?"

Concubine Ji smiled bitterly and nodded: "I can eat it, but I always feel uncomfortable after eating it. It seems that no matter how much I eat, it is never enough."

There is naturally no shortage of spiritual food in the Xuan Dynasty Palace, and Concubine Ji will not treat herself badly during such an important time period. She will have three meals a day as usual.

After she became pregnant, all kinds of nourishing spiritual plants and animal meat flowed into Concubine Ji's palace like water. Emperor Xuan even opened the palace storehouse to Concubine Ji, allowing her to take whatever she wanted without him asking any questions.

From this, we can also see how much importance Emperor Xuan attached to Concubine Ji's pregnancy.

Even so, this pregnancy was really difficult.

Du Xinghe was curious and asked the system: "Do you have any tools that can test the fetus?"

System: [Here we go! Host, do you want to test the fetus's blood relationship and find the adulterer through a blood test?]

Du Xinghe: "No, there's no need for a paternity test. I don't think Concubine Ji has the ability to find someone else... I want a tool that can detect the health of the mother and fetus."

System: ["Gynecological Master" identification skill, can determine the general condition of the mother and fetus, making the fetus's age nowhere to hide, and can effectively curb the unhealthy trend of falsely reporting pregnancy in the harem! Note: Due to relevant laws and regulations, gender detection is not available.]

Du Xinghe:?

This system is quite law-abiding in this respect!

Du Xinghe exchanged for the "Gynecological Master". After the identification technique selected Concubine Ji, a slowly rotating small circle appeared in front of Du Xinghe's eyes. After a few seconds, the identification technique began to produce an analysis report.

【Ji Suhua】

[Maternal status: Weak]

【Fetal age: -】

【Fetal status: Stillbirth】

stillbirth?!

Du Xinghe stared at the two words on the analysis report and for a moment forgot to put the spiritual fruit in his hand into his mouth.

On the other side, Ji Wuhuo was still worried about his aunt: "Since you think something is wrong, do you need to ask someone to take a look?"

Concubine Ji gently patted Ji Wuhuo's hand and said, "No need. I felt really bad yesterday, so the emperor called the Imperial Preceptor to help me. The Imperial Preceptor came to examine me yesterday."

Hearing the title of "National Master", Du Xinghe slowly turned his gaze to Concubine Ji.

"What does the Imperial Master say?" Ji Wuhuo asked.

The smile on Concubine Ji's face seemed a little more relaxed. "The Imperial Master said that my child is gifted, so he needs to absorb a lot of spiritual energy in the womb. It's normal for the mother to feel overwhelmed. He will prepare the elixir for me, and according to the time, it will be delivered today."

...outstanding talent?

This stillborn baby has outstanding talents?

Du Xinghe just felt creepy.

Can’t the imperial physicians and the state teacher in the palace see the condition of Concubine Ji’s pregnancy?

Or is this actually a conspiracy against Concubine Ji?

With his discovery of the dragon vein, Du Xinghe was now certain that someone like Emperor Xuan, who pushed the boundaries of morality, was capable of anything. He would also have a group of black gloves around him, such as the Samsara Court, to do his dirty work.

At the moment, it seems that there is a high probability that the National Master is one of the black gloves.

Du Xinghe decided to stay and meet this national teacher, one of her future enemies.

After hearing from Concubine Ji that the Imperial Master would be coming today, in order to delay time, Du Xinghe put down the spiritual fruit snacks and began to look for topics to talk to Concubine Ji.

What shall we talk about?

Beauty? Clothing? Perfume? Early childhood education?

Talking about prenatal education would be a bit hellish!

Never mind, let’s just say what we are talking about!

"Aunt, what kind of incense is burning in this stove? The smell is fresh and elegant. This is the first time I've smelled it."

Before Du Xinghe spoke, Ji Wuhuo pointed to the incense burner beside Concubine Ji's couch and changed the topic very naturally.

Concubine Ji turned her head to glance at the phoenix-shaped copper censer emitting clear white smoke, and answered casually, "It's ambergris mixed with some gray amber. The scent is elegant, mainly because the raw material is rare. It's the ambergris of the icy white whale in the extremely cold land. This kind of whale usually doesn't surface, so it's difficult to obtain the fragrance, and the yield is also small."

Ji Wuhuo tilted her head slightly and exchanged glances with Du Xinghe. Du Xinghe understood what she meant. Ji Wuhuo sensed her intention to stall for time, so he spoke up in time to help her find a topic and reason to stay a little longer.

Concubine Ji was also happy to spend more time with her family. She asked her maid to take the same spices from the incense burner and said she wanted to give them to Ji Wuhuo.

At this time, someone came from outside the hall and said that the imperial teacher had arrived.

Du Xinghe was in high spirits!

A moment later, a white-haired man in black clothes slowly walked into the hall. He looked up and looked around, his eyes pausing slightly when he saw Du Xinghe and Ji Wuhuo.

"Thank you, Imperial Master, for coming all this way just for me. Imperial Master, please take a seat. Serve me some tea!"

Concubine Ji struggled to stand up. Obviously, even she had to show due respect to the imperial teacher.

The Imperial Preceptor simply nodded in response to the Imperial Concubine's greeting. Imperial Concubine Ji was helped back to her seat by her maid. She introduced Du Xinghe to the Imperial Preceptor with a smile, "This is Fairy Xinghe, a close friend of my nephew. Fairy Xinghe has become increasingly famous in recent years. I wonder if the Imperial Preceptor has heard of her?"

Du Xinghe looked straight at the national teacher.

From a close distance, the Imperial Preceptor wasn't bad-looking, though his eyes were unusually dark. His sharp edge was reserved, and his cultivation level was difficult to gauge from the outside. If he remained silent, his presence was quite low, a stark contrast to the image she had imagined of the powerful confidant of the Xuan Emperor.

The Imperial Master didn't react much when he heard Du Xinghe's name. He just glanced at her and said simply, "Xinghe Fairy is indeed a young talent. With time, she will surely achieve great things."

Since the other party had said something nice, Du Xinghe had no intention of starting a conflict in front of Concubine Ji. So she smiled and said, "Thank you, Imperial Master."

The Imperial Master did not want to engage in excessive small talk; he quickly got straight to the point and asked Concubine Ji to stretch out her hand so that he could check her health again.

The maid put a brocade handkerchief on Concubine Ji's left wrist. The Imperial Master stretched out three fingers, took Concubine Ji's pulse, and pondered silently.

Du Xinghe seized the opportunity to use his "Gynecological Master" technique on Concubine Ji once more. A few seconds later, the analysis report and the Imperial Master's conclusions appeared simultaneously.

The Imperial Master said, "The fetus is strong and powerful, and requires more spiritual energy, so the Imperial Concubine has been a little weak these days."

【Fetal status: Stillbirth】

Du Xinghe stared at the imperial teacher dimly.

Concubine Ji covered her heart and asked hopefully, "Then, according to the Imperial Master, how can I replenish my deficiency?"

The Imperial Master took out a small square box from his sleeve and gently placed it on the table.

"This is a Qi-boosting pill specifically formulated for your condition. Imperial Concubine, please take one pill a day. If you experience any discomfort or palpitations, you can take another pill."

Concubine Ji opened the lid of the small square box a little, and as soon as she opened it, a pure spiritual energy emanated from the box. The strange fragrance even overwhelmed the smell in the incense burner, making the maids in the hall look dazed.

The Imperial Preceptor was quite pleased with everyone's reaction. He stood up, gathered up his wide robe sleeves, and said slowly, "Once this box of medicine is finished, the Imperial Concubine can send someone to the Samsara Institute headquarters to ask for the medicine from me. Okay, I've brought the medicine. I have things to attend to, so I'll take my leave."

Du Xinghe looked at the Imperial Master's departing back, and a plan naturally emerged in his mind.

The headquarters of the Samsara Academy, can't we go in now?

I've got the outline sorted out, and I'm going to finish it in one go! (Pumping fist)