123: Reveal a little

Nangong Yu hadn't felt much time pass, and it was already past the middle of the Mǎo Hour (5-7 AM) in the early morning.

At this moment, Nangong Yu also finished refining and enjoyed a bountiful harvest!

One hundred percent pill completion rate!

All were Special Grade!

14,990 pills!

Nangong Yu smiled slightly, sold the previous 4 Superior Grade and 9,996 Special Grade Soul Nurturing Pills to the Time-Space Merchant Guild, and obtained 179.9712 billion points.

Afterward, Nangong Yu placed the remaining 5,000 Special Grade Soul Nurturing Pills into Medicinal Pill bottles, ten pills per bottle, and put them on the Time-Space Merchant Guild's White Jade Shelf.

Having completed this, he redeemed the Guardian Spirit Root and left the Time-Space Merchant Guild!

He had Ying Mei remove the Light-Dark Barrier, put away the void feather, waved his hand to disperse the medicinal fragrance inside the Cultivation Room, and then got up and opened the door to the Cultivation Room.

“Yuer!”

As soon as Nangong Yu came out, he fell into a warm embrace, making his heart feel cozy.

“Mother, why are you here?”

Nangong Yu took a deep breath of the scent on his mother, his small face full of smiles.

As expected!

After three days without seeing his mother, he really missed her.

Shangguan Yuexi smiled slightly, “Mother came over to check on you since you hadn't come out for so long!”

Seeing that Nangong Yu was fine, Shangguan Yuexi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that nothing happened!

Then, thinking of the doubt in her heart, Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but ask, “Yuer, Mother sees that your Cultivation Base doesn't seem to have increased. What were you tinkering with inside for the past three days?”

Nangong Yu smiled slightly, “Mother, you can't just look at the surface of things!”

“Oh?” Shangguan Yuexi looked puzzled. “Yuer, what do you mean by that?”

“Mother, come with me!”

Nangong Yu smiled, pulled Shangguan Yuexi into the Cultivation Room, and activated the Concealment Formation.

“Yuer, what exactly do you want to say?”

Seeing Nangong Yu's actions, Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but furrow her delicate brows and ask in confusion.

Nangong Yu turned around and looked seriously at Shangguan Yuexi, “Mother, what Yuer is going to tell you today, you must forget completely once you leave this Cultivation Room, and you must not mention it to anyone.”

“Not even Aunt Shen, Imperial Grandmother, or your Maternal Grandmother. Can you do that?”

Seeing Nangong Yu's sudden expression, Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but furrow her delicate brows slightly. “Is it very important?”

Nangong Yu nodded, his expression serious. “It concerns our lives and deaths. If it is leaked, we will die, or we might be imprisoned forever!”

“Precisely because of this, I didn't dare to tell Mother before, and there are still many things I'm hiding from you!”

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Yuexi couldn't help but tightly furrow her delicate brows. Her Yuer couldn't possibly lie to her, so this matter might truly be very serious!

“Just tell me a little first. If Mother feels it is truly fatal, then you can just keep it to yourself; you don't need to tell Mother!”

Shangguan Yuexi said softly. She knew very well that the fewer people who knew about certain things, the better!

Hearing her words, Nangong Yu felt a warmth in his heart. Sure enough, only his mother loved him the most!

He pondered for a moment, then said, “When Yuer had his first birthday, he underwent an Awakening of a special ability that allows him to Exchange Items with the Heavens. My Spiritual Root is now a Special Spiritual Root, and my Cultivation Base is higher than Mother's. The reason Mother can't tell is because I possess a Concealment Spirit Technique...”

“Stop, don't say any more!”

Before Nangong Yu could continue, Shangguan Yuexi quickly covered his mouth.

She looked seriously at Nangong Yu. “Yuer, was what you just said true?”

Nangong Yu nodded, and a wisp of Qi flashed across his body before disappearing, causing Shangguan Yuexi to be slightly astonished. “Mid-stage Spirit Venerable Realm?”

Nangong Yu nodded slightly, ultimately holding back and not revealing his true strength.

But even so, Shangguan Yuexi was incredibly shocked!

It was truly hard to believe that a four-year-old child had such a high Cultivation Base!

Shangguan Yuexi took a deep breath, and finally asked, “Yuer, since it's an exchange, what do you have to pay for this ability?”

“Lifespan or Spirit Stones!”

Nangong Yu replied, “I once heard someone say that the higher the Cultivation Base, the longer the Lifespan, so my first exchange used eighty years of Lifespan to exchange for a method that could quickly raise my Cultivation Base without side effects.”

“And then?”

Shangguan Yuexi frowned, looking at Nangong Yu with a worried expression, secretly blaming herself: How could this child joke about his life?

Nangong Yu smiled and nodded. “After the exchange was completed, a Small Green Sphere entered my Dantian, emitting a mysterious energy that continuously tempered my Physique and increased my Spiritual Power. Now the sphere has disappeared, and Mother has seen my Cultivation Base!”

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi nodded slightly. “What else did you exchange for?”

Nangong Yu tilted his head and pondered for a moment. “Also a Special Spiritual Root, a special Concealment Spirit Technique, and a Cultivation Technique best suited for me.”

“The three items successively used three thousand years of Lifespan. Three days ago, I used another two thousand years of Lifespan to grant a Special Spiritual Root to Nangong Wenxin and the other two, as well as Mother; upgraded the Spiritual Roots of the three thousand Zhenbei Army soldiers to Supreme Grade; and generated a Supreme Grade Water Spiritual Root for Qing Ling!”

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi's eyes suddenly widened. “You silly child, how could you use it so recklessly?”

“I... I shouldn't have?”

Nangong Yu scratched his head timidly and muttered, “Mother's Spiritual Root isn't very good. If Mother had a better Spiritual Root, she could Cultivate faster and protect Yuer better!”

Shangguan Yuexi gave him a helpless look. “Mother was talking about the Zhenbei Army part. Besides, Mother's current Spiritual Root is enough.”

“It's not enough!”

Nangong Yu shook his head slightly. “Since Medium Grade Spiritual Roots have a cultivation limit, Supreme Grade must also have one. Yuer has a Special Spiritual Root, and Mother must also have a Special Spiritual Root!”

“Only this way can Mother keep up with Yuer and accompany Yuer forever!”

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi's eyes flickered slightly, and she hugged Nangong Yu tightly.

“I will!” Shangguan Yuexi whispered, “Mother will accompany Yuer forever!”

Hearing this, Nangong Yu laughed. “Mother, I previously used a thousand Spirit Stones to learn that once one's Cultivation Base reaches the Dao Entry Realm, they can Share the Lifespan of Heaven and Earth, eliminating the concept of Lifespan limitation!”

“And our Special Spiritual Roots are completely capable of Cultivating to that level, so Yuer can be with Mother forever!”

“However, Mother, your Spiritual Root is more special than Nangong Wenxin and the other two's, and since Qing Ling is a Mortal, the new Spiritual Roots for you two require twice the time, which is six days!”

Hearing this, Shangguan Yuexi was slightly stunned, and she thought of the events from three days ago.