91: Yunxi Trigger System

She looked at Chen Jun, her gaze calm yet possessing a depth that seemed to perceive everything, as if wanting to see through all the truth and falsehood in his words.

Chen Jun felt his skin crawl under her gaze, but he still tried his best to maintain an air of "sincerity" and "weakness."

After a long while, Yun Xi's ethereal voice sounded again, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if stating an established fact: "When?"

Chen Jun was ecstatic inside, knowing it was a success!

He suppressed his excitement and said cautiously: "The activity is unstable, so sooner is better than later... Just... tonight, in the back hall of Jingsi Hall... how about that?"

Yun Xi nodded slightly, said nothing more, and closed her eyes again, as if the conversation that had just determined her own future and the direction of the Federation had never happened.

Yet the slight tremor of her eyelashes revealed that her heart was far from as calm as her appearance suggested.

That night, in the back hall of Jingsi Hall.

This place was more private than the side hall, and the air was filled with a cold lunar aura, which was of the same Origin as Yun Xi's Origin, carrying soothing and calming effects.

There were no red candles, no embroidered quilts, only flowing moonlight, like a Secret Realm beneath the moon.

Yun Xi had long been waiting here.

She had shed the plain white dress that symbolized her status as leader, changing into a simpler, form-fitting moon-white silk robe, which outlined her slender yet still curvaceous figure.

Her long hair cascaded like a waterfall down her back, losing some of its majesty and gaining a touch of feminine softness.

Yet her eyes remained clear and weathered, looking calmly at Chen Jun as he walked in.

Chen Jun had also changed into comfortable clothes, trying hard to make himself look less "weak."

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere was subtle and... solemn.

Yun Xi stood up, her silk robe fluttering without wind, her bare feet stepping lightly as she came before Chen Jun.

She was so close that Chen Jun could smell the cold, faint fragrance on her, like winter plum blossoms under the moon, and could more clearly feel the heartbreaking, decaying fluctuations of her life Origin.

"Chen Jun." She called his name.

"This act is of great importance. I hope... you understand." Her gaze fixed on Chen Jun, carrying the majesty of a leader, but also a hint of feminine vulnerability.

"I understand!" Chen Jun nodded heavily, his eyes "determined," "For the Federation, and also for... you."

Yun Xi nodded slightly.

The next moment, she waved her hand, and the space of the entire back hall of Jingsi Hall was completely sealed and isolated, so that not even a sliver of starlight could penetrate, and no one could investigate.

She slowly closed her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, revealing that her heart was far from as calm as her appearance suggested.

The silk robe, like a curtain woven from moonlight, slid quietly off her shoulders, revealing the body beneath... skin like ice and bones like jade, a form so perfect it did not seem like a creation of the mortal world.

Yet, beneath that glowing white skin, one could faintly see some dim, mottled spots of light, like stars about to extinguish, telling the tale of her life's passing.

Coldness and decay, holiness and vulnerability, were intertwined at this moment in a breathtaking way.

Looking at this body before him, which he had once thought unreachable but was now so close, even though he had "seen countless women," Chen Jun could not help but feel a bit breathless.

This was not about lust, but rather a kind of shock and... pity for the ultimate beauty that was about to fade away?

He stepped forward and gently scooped Yun Xi up into his arms.

Her body was very light, as if it had no weight, and it carried a hint of coolness.

Chen Jun laid her flat beside the meditation jade marrow cushion, upon a soft light cushion condensed from her own lunar energy.

Throughout the process, Yun Xi kept her eyes closed, and only her slightly rapid breathing and slightly reddened earlobes revealed the turmoil in her heart.

When Chen Jun leaned over.

Yun Xi could feel the pressure and heat brought by that vibrant body, so completely different from her own...

For the first time in one hundred thousand years, someone had come so close to her Origin.

When the moment of union arrived, Yun Xi's body suddenly tensed!

She gave a muffled groan, not because of pain, but because of that feeling of fullness, like long-awaited rain after a drought, that made her Soul tremble!

(...to avoid censorship, millions of words of indescribable details are omitted here...)

Meanwhile—

【system interface】

...

【Current mandatory operation】: Activate 【Absolute Guarantee】 on Moon Body spouse Yun Xi.

1. Consume 10 years of lifespan, offspring Aptitude upgraded to Sun Body (Tier 4) 【Confirm/Cancel】

2. Consume 100 years of lifespan, offspring Aptitude upgraded to Radiant Body (Tier 5) 【Confirm/Cancel】

3. Consume 1000 years of lifespan, offspring Aptitude upgraded to Venerable Body (Tier 6) 【Confirm/Cancel】

...

In Chen Jun's mind, the System notification arrived as expected.

"Confirm!" After checking his remaining lifespan, Chen Jun chose the second option.

【Command received】

【Rule effective!... Guiding... Genetic sequence hyper-optimization complete!】

【Operation complete! Offspring expected to be born in 16 years.】

【Offspring Aptitude fixed: Radiant Body (Tier 5)】

The System's notification sound was like music to his ears, ringing in Chen Jun's mind once more!

It was a success!

Almost at the same time, an indescribable, vast, star-sea-like, and warm, sun-like surging energy erupted from where they were joined, like a bursting galaxy, frantically pouring into Yun Xi's nearly dried-up life Origin!

"Mmm..."

Yun Xi could not help but let out an extremely suppressed exclamation of disbelief!

Her heart lake, which had been frozen for one hundred thousand years, was completely overwhelmed at this moment by this pure and great power of life creation!

She could clearly feel that her life Origin, which had originally been withered like a desert and covered in cracks, was being frantically nourished, repaired, and expanded by this energy containing infinite vitality and higher-level Law fragments!

And what made her Soul tremble even more was that a brand new little life, containing infinite possibilities, was quietly gestating within her!

That palpitation of Bloodline connection, that resonance of life levels, was a wondrous feeling she had never experienced in her one hundred thousand years of lonely existence...

At this moment, the heavy responsibilities of the Federation, rational calculations, and the majesty of a leader were all temporarily washed away by this most primitive and great torrent of life creation.

She subconsciously hugged Chen Jun in front of her tightly, as if grasping the only piece of driftwood in the Universe.

In those eyes, where clarity and weathering were intertwined, for the first time, a hazy and vulnerable light belonging to a "woman" and a "mother" emerged...

Chen Jun felt the changes in Yun Xi and looked at her face, which had finally shed all disguises to reveal her true emotions, and his heart was filled with complex emotions.

He gently hugged her back and whispered: "Do you feel it? This is... hope."

Yun Xi did not answer, only burying her face in the crook of his neck, greedily breathing in the scent of masculinity that made her feel inexplicably at ease.

The originally decaying aura around her was fading at a speed visible to the naked eye, replaced by a vigorous, brand-new atmosphere filled with infinite vitality!

Afterwards.

The clear light still flowed, and the back hall was filled with a strange atmosphere, mixed with the aura of life after the lingering romance.

Yun Xi had already recovered her usual coldness, and she silently put on her robes, turning her back to Chen Jun to tidy up her slightly disheveled long hair.

Yet her slightly reddened earlobes and slightly rapid breathing exposed the turmoil in her heart.

Chen Jun slumped on... er, leaned on the soft couch condensed from lunar energy, feeling his body hollowed out... oh no, feeling complex emotions...

【Remaining lifespan】: 535 years... +10... +10...

One hundred years of lifespan gone?!

Although it didn't matter much to him now that it was growing steadily every day, every consumption still made his heart ache a little.

However...

He looked at Yun Xi's back, which, although still slender, now had a life magnetic field that had become vast and stable, and felt the little life gestating within her that was connected to his own Bloodline...

It was worth it!

So worth it!

Not only did he solve Yun Xi's lifespan and Breakthrough problems, finding an even thicker thigh for the Federation, but he also added another awesome kid to his own lineup!

The life of relying on one's daughter to rise in status became even more unshakeable!

One month later, the embryo would form, and the hundred years would be earned back; it was a guaranteed profit!

More importantly...

He had successfully broken the deadlock!

In the future, when conceiving offspring with his wives, as long as he told them the example of Yun Xi, his wives would certainly not refuse again.

As long as there were enough daughters, surely there would be some willing to find a son-in-Law?

Thinking of this...

It seemed that the failure of over 50 years of being urged to marry... didn't really matter anymore?

"Ahem..." Chen Jun cleared his throat, trying to break the silence, "That... Leader, how do you feel?"

Yun Xi's movements of tidying her hair paused slightly. She did not turn back, her ethereal voice carrying a hint of anomaly she was trying hard to conceal: "The Origin... is stabilized, the barrier... awaits the embryo to form... the problem is not major either, thank you."

Chen Jun grinned, a bit smugly: "Hehe, you're welcome, it's my duty! Serving the people, you know!"

Yun Xi: "..."

She turned around, her face having recovered its usual calm, but the look in her eyes as she gazed at Chen Jun was a bit more complex and indescribable than before.

"This matter..." She paused, "is classified as top secret and must not be spread."

"Understood, understood!" Chen Jun nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "I get it! Absolutely confidential! Even if you kill me, I won't say a word!"

Though he added in his heart: Just for now...

Yun Xi looked at him deeply, as if wanting to say something, but in the end, it only turned into a barely audible sigh. Her figure slowly dissipated into the moonlight, and she left the back hall.

Chen Jun remained alone in the hall, feeling the lingering cold aura belonging to Yun Xi and that vigorous life fluctuation in the air, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Done!

On the path to immortality, he had taken another solid step!

Although the process was a bit... um, unique?

But as long as the result is good, that's all that matters!

He thought happily.

For every additional kid, he gets one more year of lifespan every year!

Now with Yun Xi as a successful example, in the future...

Could he find a way to "develop" other clients?

For example... that Qin Qingxuan who always has a cold face?

Or... Chu Yueyao also seems quite charming?

And... Qing Lin and Aunt Leng also seem nice?

Ahem... getting carried away, getting carried away!

Chen Jun quickly stopped his dangerous thoughts.

The road must be walked one step at a time, and kids must be born one by one.

...

Carrying beautiful visions of the future, Chen Jun hummed an off-key tune, shuffling his slippers, and swayed his way out of Jingsi Hall.

The starry sky remained the same, but his invincible path to immortality seemed to have widened quite a bit...

The deadlock of not being able to reproduce in the future... had been broken!