Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 3: A Daughter in Old Age

"Darling, what were you talking about outside just now?" Ye Yingying couldn't help but ask when she saw Xu Mu's unhappy expression after he came in.

"It's nothing! He wanted me to help him refine pills, but I declined!" Xu Mu relaxed his brows and reassured her with a smile.

"You might give birth in the next few days, so don't think too much and get some rest!"

"Oh!" Ye Yingying nodded without asking further.

Being young and inexperienced, she hadn't seen much of the world and basically believed whatever Xu Mu said, rarely questioning him.

In Xu Mu's eyes, she was as innocent as a child.

Every time they communicated, he felt a deep sense of guilt.

Actually, Xu Mu initially wanted to find someone older to support each other, but the cultivation world was different from his previous life. Here, women were more desirable the older they were, and his own conditions were quite limited. In the end, he could only find someone like Ye Yingying, a young girl who was alone and inexperienced.

...

"Mmm!" Shortly after lying down, Ye Yingying's beautiful face suddenly twisted in pain.

"What's wrong?" Xu Mu immediately sat up nervously.

"I feel... I feel like I'm about to give birth!"

"What?" Even though he had lived two lives, Xu Mu couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.

He suppressed his excitement and quickly took out various talismans and pills that he had prepared in advance.

As for a midwife, he had thought about finding one, but there was none in Baihe District.

Fortunately, Ye Yingying was a cultivator herself, although only at the Qi Refining stage, her vitality was still much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

After their efforts, a loud cry of a baby resounded from the room.

Looking at the wrinkled, rosy baby in his arms, Xu Mu let out a sigh of relief and felt a huge burden lifted off his shoulders.

"I guess this can be considered having a child in old age, no, I should say having a daughter in old age!" He was already over sixty years old this year, which in his previous life would have been considered a late bloomer, making headlines.

But in this cultivation world where the average lifespan exceeded one hundred years, it wasn't too exaggerated.

Those Foundation Building stage cultivators and Gold Core stage experts usually had children in their hundreds.

"Let me see!" After being treated with healing talismans and taking replenishing pills, Ye Yingying's spirits had recovered quite a bit. She reached out and took the baby from Xu Mu's arms, her face filled with a happy smile.

With her almond-shaped eyes, cherry-red lips, and long ink-black hair, Ye Yingying looked extremely beautiful in Xu Mu's eyes at this moment.

"What should we name her?" Ye Yingying looked up at Xu Mu, who was in a daze, and asked.

"Let's call her Xu Ling!" Xu Mu reacted and smiled as he said the name he had already thought of.

"Xu Ling? Hmm, it sounds nice! Let's call her Lingling as her nickname from now on!" Ye Yingying gently played with the baby in her arms.

Just as the two of them settled on a name, a strange electronic sound suddenly rang in Xu Mu's mind.

[Congratulations, host, on having your first offspring!]

[Family Achievement System has reached the activation condition!]

[Host's first offspring is born, reward: 10,000 Luck points]

[Achievement obtained: Having a Daughter!]

[Having a Daughter: Can gain 10 Luck points every day!]

[Luck points: Can be used to improve skill proficiency, but cannot directly improve cultivation!]

[Open character attribute panel!]

[Name: Xu Mu]

[Lifespan: 62/104]

[Cultivation level: Qi Refining Third Layer; 328/400]

[Cultivation technique: Proficient in Spirit Flame Art; 311/400]

[Skills:]

Alchemy:

Proficient in Fasting Pill; 241/400, Beginner in Gathering Qi Pill; 20/100

Magic:

Proficient in Fire Control Art; 323/400, Skilled in Fireball Art; 129/200, Skilled in Wind Blade Art; 108/200, Skilled in Light Body Art; 114/200...

Divine Ability: None

[Luck points: 10,010]

"Is this... a Goldfinger? A system?" After a brief moment of shock and astonishment, Xu Mu's heart was immediately filled with uncontrollable joy.

After years of transmigration, the system had finally arrived.

Do you know how I've been living these years?

"My lord, what's wrong?"

Looking at Xu Mu trembling with excitement, Ye Yingying asked curiously.

Although having a child is worth celebrating, there's no need to be so excited.

To be honest, after a brief moment of happiness, she felt a deep sense of worry.

What will happen in the future? How will they live?

Their lives are already tight, and now they have added another child. It will probably become even more difficult in the future.

"I'm just so happy! Really, so happy! Haha!"

Xu Mu couldn't help but hug Ye Yingying tightly.

A blush appeared on Ye Yingying's face.

She's still holding the baby in her arms!

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer anymore in the future! And this little one, she's truly my lucky star!"

Xu Mu looked at his daughter's wrinkled face as if he was looking at a priceless treasure.

"Mm!"

Although Ye Yingying didn't know where Xu Mu's confidence came from, she nodded heavily.

As long as it's what her husband says, she's willing to believe it.

After Ye Yingying and the baby fell asleep, it was already midnight. Xu Mu finally had time to carefully study the newly awakened system.

Actually, there wasn't much to study. The introduction on the panel was very detailed and easy to understand.

The only thing he wasn't sure about was what achievements the system had and how to obtain them.

"Since there's a 'joy of having a daughter,' shouldn't there also be a 'joy of having a son'? Or even 'joy of having both sons and daughters'!"

"Since it's a family achievement system, anything related to the family should count as an achievement! For example, having multiple wives and concubines, having many children and grandchildren, and so on."

"This achievement feels similar to the farming game I played in my previous life. Each achievement is like cultivating an extra piece of land, continuously producing food, which is Luck value!"

"Then, by increasing Luck value, I can improve my strength and gain more achievements!"

"The more achievements I accomplish, the more Luck value I'll receive each day! And my strength will improve faster!"

The more Xu Mu read, the more excited he became.

With this system, he might not only become a Foundation Building stage cultivator he had always dreamed of, but also have a chance to become a Gold Core expert or even a Nascent Soul ancestor.

"But this Luck value can't directly improve my cultivation. It's a bit regrettable!"

If it could directly improve his cultivation, his progress would definitely be much faster.

However, this Luck value seems more like a intangible power related to spiritual belief, which can't directly improve actual cultivation. Xu Mu could understand that.

Putting aside the thoughts of how to obtain achievements for now, Xu Mu thought he should first consider how to allocate his current Luck value to improve his strength and improve his life.

After all, no matter how beautiful the future is, he must first survive the present.

"With ten thousand Luck value, I estimate I can elevate a skill to the Grandmaster or even Transcendent realm!"

Even the most ordinary skill, if cultivated to the Transcendent realm, would have incredible power.

This is something all cultivators know, but it's extremely difficult to reach the Transcendent realm.

Even the simplest Fireball Technique, he has never heard of anyone reaching the Transcendent realm with it.

Of course, it's also possible that he's just ignorant.

After all, the world is vast, and he is in a small place.

The ancestor of the Qinghe Sword Sect is only at the Gold Core stage.

"This ten thousand Luck value is probably a beginner's gift package. I can't use it recklessly."

Xu Mu was very cautious about how to allocate this ten thousand Luck value.

Because it's likely to be the largest amount of Luck value he'll have in the short term.

He doesn't know when he'll have this much Luck value again.

Xu Mu's idea is to divide it and use it to improve attack spells, alchemy, and his main cultivation technique in proportion to their importance.

In his mind, safety always comes first. In this world, he can only consider making money after surviving. And once he has money, improving his cultivation will naturally follow.

Since the first day he crossed into this world, he has always had a strong sense of crisis.

If it weren't for the pressure of life, he would definitely devote all his time to improving his strength.

"And that Sun Daocheng, I have a feeling things won't end so easily! It's just perfect. After improving my strength, I'll kill him!"

Xu Mu is not a righteous person.

In this world, righteous people can't survive.

For the sake of his wife and daughter, there are some things he doesn't want to do but has to do.

As for the choice of offensive spells, Xu Mu doesn't need to think much!

Fire Manipulation Technique!

Not only can it enhance his combat ability, but it can also improve his alchemy skills, killing two birds with one stone.

After making up his mind, Xu Mu started allocating points.

"Let's first elevate it to the Perfection realm!"

[Fire Manipulation Technique +77]

[Fire Manipulation Technique Perfection; 0/800]

It's done, everyone can invest now!

(End of this chapter)