The First Special Physique: Azure Marrow Chill Body!
Guan Zilan was furious, but deep down, she still cherished this disciple dearly. Seeing Huang Miaoying struggling to give birth, she immediately stepped in to help.
Streams of pure spiritual energy flowed into Huang Miaoying's body.
"Wah wah wah..."
Finally, with a loud cry, the child was born successfully.
"It's a girl!" Guan Zilan blurted out instinctively.
She relayed the news to Huang Miaoying.
Bzzz... At that moment, the spiritual qi of heaven and earth converged into the room. Even the third-order spirit vein beneath the Huang family estate trembled. Dense spiritual qi formed swirling mists that drifted through the air, rapidly gathering into five-colored auspicious clouds on the ceiling. Accompanied by crisp, melodious heavenly chimes, a pillar of five-colored light as thick as an arm descended from the clouds, shining directly onto the newborn infant.
The baby was enveloped in radiant five-colored light, her expression serene. Perhaps overwhelmed by the comfort, she let out clear, tinkling giggles, while waves of innate spiritual qi rippled around her like gentle water.
"Innate Water Spiritual Qi! A Blessing from the Great Dao!!"
Guan Zilan gasped in shock at the sudden spectacle, her face etched with utter disbelief.
A Blessing from the Great Dao—such a phenomenon could only be triggered by those born with immense destiny or possessing special physiques.
What kind of genius had her disciple just given birth to?
To actually summon such a heavenly vision!
"What's going on in there? That music..."
"Such dense innate qi—this must be the child being born!"
"What a commotion for a birth. Incredible, simply incredible! Hahaha!"
The Huang family members waiting anxiously outside the delivery room felt their tension melt into excitement with the infant's cries. Their faces lit up with joy—the Huang family's unicorn child was no ordinary soul.
The five-colored radiance faded. Guan Zilan eagerly probed the child with her spiritual energy, scrutinizing her closely. She caught sight of a complex, obscure Dao pattern merging into the baby's core.
"Dao Rhythm! It's Dao Rhythm!" Guan Zilan cried out in astonishment. "No wonder she triggered a Great Dao Blessing. To think it's an Innate Dao Body, superior even to Heavenly Spiritual Roots!"
As an elder of the Taiqing Sect, she knew far more than the Huang family outsiders.
Dao patterns were the tangible manifestation of heaven-defying physiques or spiritual roots. The larger the area they occupied in the body, the greater and More extraordinary talents.
The mere presence of a Dao pattern meant the child's affinity with the Great Dao was unparalleled—her future boundless!
Guan Zilan carefully extended her divine sense for a closer look, only to tremble once more. "Azure Marrow Chill Physique! It's the Azure Marrow Chill Physique! No wonder it's accompanied by such dense innate water spiritual qi. Miaoying, just who is your dao companion? How could he sire such a heaven-defying child?"
The Azure Marrow Chill Physique—a legendary constitution recorded only in the Taiqing Sect's ancient texts. Not a single one had appeared in the entire Jing Kingdom.
This was a water-attribute physique of extraordinary power.
Typically, a body like Huang Miaoying's water spiritual physique granted innate advantages in cultivating water-based techniques, allowing faster progress than others—but that was the extent of it.
Yet the Azure Marrow Chill Physique's might extended far beyond cultivation speed. It came with an innate chill qi that grew stronger with the bearer's realm, rendering same-realm foes helpless and even enabling battles across major realms.
And its potential only shone brighter in later stages. If this child reached the Nascent Soul stage—even at the entry level—not even Guan Zilan herself could match her. That said it all.
"This child's physique aligns perfectly with our Taiqing Sect's techniques. Bringing her into the sect would yield twice the results with half the effort. In time, the Taiqing Sect might even ascend to new heights..."
Guan Zilan's beautiful eyes gleamed.
"Even a Heavenly Spiritual Root would shake the sect. If I bring this child back, the elders will fight over her like mad. Even Sect Master Senior Brother might emerge to take her as a direct disciple..."
She could already picture the stunned faces within the sect. A faint smile tugged at her lips as she instinctively glanced back at her still-weakened disciple.
She had been livid at Huang Miaoying's deception, but this child's heaven-defying talent softened her anger considerably.
Huang Miaoying propped herself up, stunned by the spectacle but filled mostly with joy. Eagerly, she said, "Master, may I see the child?"
Guan Zilan handed the baby over. Maternal glow lit Huang Miaoying's face as she reached out a finger to tease the infant, while sending a thread of spiritual energy to probe her. Her smile widened. "Perfect!"
Qin Changqing hadn't lied after all—the child's talent was truly extraordinary.
Hmm... When should I go find him again for another one?
Excellent offspring were best had in abundance.
Outside, the Huang family paced anxiously, craning their necks for any sign from within, yet held back by their wariness of Guan Zilan, forced to wait uneasily.
Huang Yuanjing stood with hands clasped behind his back, feigning calm, but his trembling fingers betrayed his inner turmoil.
Whoosh!
The door swung open with a surge of spiritual power. Guan Zilan appeared at the threshold, cradling the child.
The crowd perked up, eyes locking onto the infant.
"Senior, might we... take a look at the child?" Huang Yuanjing stepped forward.
After all, it was a Huang family child—Guan Zilan had no reason to deny them. With a faint nod, she passed the baby to him.
The Huang clansmen crowded around. Huang Yuanjing cast a spell to examine her, then burst into laughter. "Azure Marrow Chill Physique! It's the Azure Marrow Chill Physique!"
"The Azure Marrow Chill Physique? That legendary special constitution?"
"Even stronger than Miaoying's innate spiritual body!"
"Hahaha! As expected—Miaoying didn't let us down!"
The Huang family beamed with delight. Some wanted to roar with laughter, but catching Guan Zilan's icy glare, they swallowed their mirth.
Guan Zilan sensed something off.
The Huangs acted as if they'd anticipated this, reacting with pure joy and excitement—no trace of surprise.
As if they'd known all along the child would be a prodigy. How could that be?!
Huang Miaoying emerged from the room and paled at her master's expression, inwardly groaning. She couldn't openly intervene without raising more suspicion.
"Friend Huang." Guan Zilan spoke coolly.
"What guidance do you have, Senior?" Huang Yuanjing quickly composed himself and bowed.
Guan Zilan's gaze sharpened. "Who is the child's father?"
The Huangs' faces drained of color. A long silence followed, no one daring to speak.
"Hm? Is this some unspeakable secret?" Her voice chilled further. "At this point, you still intend to hide it from me?"
Panic rippled through the Huangs.
They couldn't say it. Who was Guan Zilan? A Nascent Soul True Lord of the Taiqing Sect! If she learned Qin Changqing's secret, she'd surely scheme—perhaps even seize him outright. Who could stop her?
Huang Miaoying? Don't make her laugh. Qin Changqing's heaven-defying ability to bestow spiritual roots—even a birth father couldn't stand in the way, let alone a direct disciple!
"Master, please don't ask. This is... my private matter..." Huang Miaoying could only grit her teeth and say.
Truth be told, she didn't want her master knowing about Qin Changqing either. Her master was a woman too—a stunning beauty, impeccably preserved, with outstanding temperament and top-tier spiritual root talent.
Faced with Qin Changqing's allure, even her master might waver.