85: Chapter 85 Awakening the Fire Spirit Root

"The Battle of Zhuolu happened over four thousand years ago, and there isn't even a hint. Where am I supposed to find the sword spirit of the xuanyuan sword?"

"Hey, come down first. I promise I will definitely help you retrieve your sword spirit in the future. You need to give me some time."

The xuanyuan sword seemed to understand Xiao Yuchen's words and flew in front of him.

"Rest assured, I am an Artifact Refiner. Even without the sword spirit, I can still help you ascend to a Divine Artifact," Xiao Yuchen comforted it while stroking the xuanyuan sword.

Seeing that the Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation experience card was about to expire, Xiao Yuchen did not delay any further; he stepped onto the xuanyuan sword and flew toward the mountaintop.

In just ten minutes, Xiao Yuchen arrived at the summit of Yunlong Mountain again.

"Huh? A small amount of Spiritual Qi mist has actually appeared here again. Where on earth is this Spiritual Qi mist coming from?"

Xiao Yuchen looked around and discovered that the Spiritual Qi mist was relatively denser in the areas closer to this mysterious cave.

"So that's it. This Spiritual Qi mist comes from inside the cave. What exactly is inside this cave?"

Although he was very curious, Xiao Yuchen still had no intention of going in to explore, because his strength was still too low.

Xiao Yuchen casually found a place to sit down, then took out the Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill gifted by the System and threw it directly into his mouth.

Xiao Yuchen had already reached the limit of the Qi Refinement Stage. After consuming the Top-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, the Qi in his Dantian gradually liquefied, finally forming a Dao foundation.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage on your own. You have been rewarded with three Medium Grade spirit gathering pills and one Fire Spirit Stone. They have been placed in the System Inventory; please check them."

Hearing the System's voice, Xiao Yuchen hurriedly opened the System Inventory to check the item descriptions.

The spirit gathering pill can help a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator break through their current Rank with a certain probability: Low Grade spirit gathering pill 50%, Medium Grade spirit gathering pill 70%, High Grade spirit gathering pill 90%, Top-Grade spirit gathering pill 100%.

The Fire Spirit Stone helps Innate Spirit Root Cultivators awaken a Fire attribute Spiritual Root.

Seeing the description, Xiao Yuchen was overjoyed. After Awakening the Fire attribute Spiritual Root, he would be able to Cultivate fire-attribute skills. Not only that, but in the future, he would be able to use the Energy Absorption Technique to absorb fire-attribute energy to improve his cultivation.

With the Fire Spirit Stone, Xiao Yuchen was no longer in a rush to return. He took the Fire Spirit Stone directly from the System Inventory and then activated the Energy Absorption Technique to refine it.

Time passed bit by bit, and by the time Xiao Yuchen successfully refined the Fire Spirit Stone, it was already dark.

"Whew!"

Xiao Yuchen let out a deep breath. The Fire Spirit Stone had been completely refined by him. Through introspection, Xiao Yuchen discovered that there was an extra spark of fire in his Dantian.

The spark was extremely weak at this moment, as if it would be extinguished with a single breath, but after being nourished by the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian, it would slowly grow larger.

After finishing his Cultivation, Xiao Yuchen did not linger any longer. After flying down the mountain on his sword, he drove home.

Just as he parked the car, Xiao Yuchen noticed black smoke coming from the villa.

"What the hell? What's going on? Who set the house on fire?"

Xiao Yuchen scanned with his Divine Sense and discovered that Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin were busy in the kitchen, and there was something charred black in the pot.

"My mistake. I left at noon without cooking for them, and now it's already evening. These three must be hungry."

Knowing the reason, Xiao Yuchen hurriedly entered the villa.

"What are you two doing? Are you trying to set the house on fire? Put the pot down quickly."

Seeing that Xiao Yuchen had returned, both women were overjoyed. They realized that if Xiao Yuchen wasn't by their side, they wouldn't even be able to get a meal.

"Why did you only just get here? The three of us have starved until we've lost weight," Li Yiran said with some complaint.

"If I'm not here, can't you just order takeout? Or have the family send some over? Why do you have to cook it yourselves?" Xiao Yuchen asked, puzzled.

"We're used to the food you cook; I don't want to eat from anywhere else. Originally, we wanted to wait until you came back to eat, but we were afraid Dashan would be hungry, so we wanted to make something simple first."

Hearing Li Yiran's explanation, Xiao Yuchen was so amused he laughed. Dashan had already reached the Foundation Establishment Early Stage; he could practice Inedia without any issues, so how could he possibly be hungry?

"Dashan is someone who can fight against those in the Grandmaster Realm. Do you think he would be hungry?" Xiao Yuchen retorted.

"But he's still a child after all, and he's growing. How can he not eat?"

Xiao Yuchen knew he couldn't explain this to Li Yiran, so he could only say: "You two go out first; I'll make the meal."

In half an hour, Xiao Yuchen had prepared a few of his signature dishes. After the meal, Xiao Yuchen suddenly thought of a question.

"Hasn't the kindergarten already been arranged? Let's send Dashan to school tomorrow. For the next few days, I need to go to the Zhou Family to refine a batch of antidote pills. If you have anything you need, just give me a call."

"I know you are quite busy right now and have many things to handle. I will ask my father to find us a chef, and we'll let the chef do the cooking from now on."

Hearing this, Xiao Yuchen frowned slightly. "Are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious. If I eat the food you cook every day, I'll become a chubby girl sooner or later. Anyway, we have to eat at school at noon, so we can skip dinner."

"Alright then. I'm indeed quite busy recently. I'll cook for you again when I have time."

The four chatted for a while, and then Xiao Yuchen brought Dashan back to their room. Looking at Dashan beside him, Xiao Yuchen suddenly realized a problem.

"Dashan, I'll tidy up a room for you tomorrow. Is it okay if you sleep in a room by yourself?" Xiao Yuchen asked.

"Why do I have to sleep by myself?" Dashan blinked his little eyes, seemingly not understanding.

"Because you've grown up. When you grow up, you have to sleep by yourself."

"Then you and Yiran sister are both adults, why do you sleep together?"

"Cough, cough, cough."

Xiao Yuchen almost coughed up blood and asked in shock: "How do you know?"

"I saw it. One night, you went out and didn't come back for a long time, so I used my Divine Sense to check, and I discovered you went to Yiran sister's room, and then you two..."

Before Dashan could finish, Xiao Yuchen covered his mouth. "Dashan, you are not allowed to use your Divine Sense at home in the future, especially at night. Do you understand?"

"Why?" Dashan asked again.

"Sister is a girl, and you are a boy. Boys cannot peek at girls' privacy; it's impolite." Xiao Yuchen casually found an excuse.

"Then why can Brother do it? I only used my Divine Sense to check, but Brother actually went into Yiran sister's room, and I also saw you and Sister..."

"Dashan!" Xiao Yuchen raised his voice, which startled Dashan, and he quickly shut his mouth.

"Dashan, Brother is different from you. In short, do not use your Divine Sense at home again in the future. Do you understand?" Xiao Yuchen's tone was unquestionable.

"Oh, I know."

Xiao Yuchen was truly speechless. He had been caught by his sister the first two times, and this time he was discovered by Dashan. This was too embarrassing. It was all his own fault for letting his guard down at the time and not noticing Dashan's Divine Sense probing.

The next morning, Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin went to school, while Xiao Yuchen took Dashan to the kindergarten.

Although Dashan was a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, his life skills were very poor. In order to let Dashan make friends, Xiao Yuchen had Dashan give every child a lollipop.

Although a lollipop wasn't worth much, for the children, it was the best gift. Few children could resist the temptation of candy.