It didn't take long before we were in front of Shrek Academy again.
With Little Jing sitting on my shoulders, I walk through the large Academy gates and into the main campus.
Mu Bai has already recovered from the teachers' generous teachings and seems to be glowing brightly.
After absorbing his fourth Spirit Ring, his Spirit Power instantly broke through to the forty-third rank.
Cultivation is an arduous journey that only gets harder the further you get, so he is naturally elated to quickly gain a couple levels without even harming his foundation.
"We will be going to our dorms first, let's meet up at dinner." I split off from Mu Bai and the teachers as went towards my dorm.
Once there, I could hear some light chatter from inside. Judging by the pitch of the voices, it should be two men and Rong Rong.
While slightly confused, I opened the door and called out to her, "Rong Rong, I am back!"
Their conversation instantly ended, and tiny footsteps hurriedly made their way towards the entrance.
Soon, a beautiful pink-haired fairy bounced down the hall before leaping into my arms while calling, "Brother Wulin!"
"Hello, beautiful. You have guests?" I asked as my eyes were directed down the hall.
Two pairs of footsteps were calmly coming near. The timing of each step made Wulin feel like he was listening to a metronome.
Before Rong Rong could nod her head, a seemingly calm and majestic voice through the hall, "You must be Chen Wulin, Strongest of Shrek, Stealer of Daughters."
My face couldn't help but twitch and turn a little strange as I heard the man's words, yet I still replied, "Well, you got two of those things correct."
Rong Rong pouted as she yelled back to the voice, "Daddy~ I already said that he didn't kidnap them! We are with him willingly!"
A graceful looking middle-aged man walked around the corner accompanied by a gigantic old man, he was only skin and bones, yet he stood over 2.5m tall.
I was a little shocked to see them still here, from my understanding of the novel, they should have left a couple days ago.
However, it didn't delay my reaction in giving my greetings, "Wulin greets father-in-law and Grandpa Bone."
I could see Ning Fengzhi's face turn vicious for a second, but Grandpa Bone was the same as always.
"How did you know who I was?" Grandpa Bone's deep hoarse voice sounded out, scaring Little Jing as she hid behind my back.
"Rong Rong told me about her two grandpas', "The tall and handsome one is Grandpa Bone and the white-clothed one is Grandpa Sword." I answered.
His old and withered face cracked into a sinister-like smile, though I think it was meant to be a happy smile from his words.
"Good! At least it seems you working eyes, I am much more handsome than that old coot." He let out a couple 'sinister' laughs as he praised himself.
Turning to Rong Rong, I ask, "So, how did I get the honour to receive the title of 'Stealer of Daughters'?"
"Well, daddy saw the different sizes of clothes in our bedroom, and instantly knew that there were multiple girls. After introducing each of them, daddy said that you are stealing daughters from everywhere…"
Rong Rong had an exasperated expression on her face, she likely had to deal with her father's comments the entire time.
I nodded my head at her explanation, "Well, how about we all sit down first, then we can start our discussions. Xue Mei, can you make some tea for everyone."
We moved back into the living room as I sat on a large couch with Little Yue, Little Jing and Rong Rong. Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Bone sat across from us while Xue Mei and Feng Feng went to make tea.
Seeing everyone sitting around me, Ning Fengzhi is obviously displeased as seen by the expressions on his face.
However, there is no disgust or hatred towards the other girls, so he is probably just bitter that Rong Rong is in a harem.
"Father-in-law, what would you like to discuss?" I look at Ning Fengzhi as I ask.
His eyes flashed with irritation as he harrumphed, "You say that so smoothly, you must be very used to saying Father-in-law."
Ning Fengzhi felt unjustified, his own daughter was talented, beautiful and had incredible background, so why does she have to share with others.
It was lucky that Xue Mei or Feng Feng didn't hear his words, otherwise they would be deeply saddened again.
Especially Xue Mei, she has only recently lost her family and would have no chance to introduce their son-in-law to her parents.
I could only shake my head sadly, "You are the only one I have ever called Father-in-law. The others don't have any family left, only each other."
Ning Fengzhi was taken aback as his eyes opened wide. He had only said that out of irritation and didn't think about something like that.
At this time, Xue Mei and Feng Feng came in with a tray of cups and two pots of tea.
They both poured a couple cups before gently handing them to everyone, Xue Mei making sure to put some honey in one for Little Jing.
Ning Fengzhi had an awkward look on his face as he watched the girls innocently hand out tea without knowing anything.
He hesitantly accepted a cup while Grandpa Bone casually accepted one as well, he didn't seem to be fazed by anything and just liked to watch.
Not wanting to waste time, I look directly at Ning Fengzhi as I state, "I would like for Father-in-law to accept my relationship with Rong Rong and give his blessings."
Ning Fengzhi's face hardened as he glanced at eacah of us, the awkward event from before is different to now, so he changed mindsets quickly.
Rong Rong also looked at Ning Fengzhi pleadingly as she silently begged him to accept.
Grandpa Bone calmly sipped his tea before suddenly speaking up, "Fengzhi, you should just accept it. It is better this young man than any others, even if he has other girls around him."
Ning Fengzhi helpless sighed as he also thought this way, "Fine, fine… I will give you two my blessings, but you must come and officially get married at the clan after the Spirit Master Tournament."
Rong Rong lit up like a candle as she excitedly thanked Ning Fengzhi, "Thank you, daddy!"
I was also happy that he gave in so easily, but he has had five days to mull over this, so he likely already had his answer a long time ago.
"We will come and visit after we win the Spirit Master Tournament." Nodding my head, I say.
I thought for a little bit before deciding to try something out.
"Father-in-law, I will give you a couple things as a dowry for marrying Rong Rong." I say.
Ning Fenzhi was intrigued and delighted, he knew that I was a great blacksmith, so he thought I would give him some weapons.
However, he was confused when I brought out three small gourds.
Inside these gourds was the Spirit Liquid made by my fifth Spirit Ability. Two of them cleansed up to the bone marrow while the other cleansed even the soul.
After the Spirit Ring reached one million years, the Spirit Liquid can cleanse the entire body and even the soul. I also became able to manipulate the effects of the liquid.
Creating Spirit Liquid with cleansing effects drains many folds more Spirit Power than Spirit Liquid with just poison purifying effects.
Naturally, the first two body cleaning liquids are for Grandpa Bone and Grandpa Sword while the final one is for Ning Fengzhi.
I have never tested the Spiritual Liquid before since I was afraid that the cleansing effects were a one-time use.
Having Grandpa Bone and Ning Fenzhi here today coincidentally allows me to see how it works before I use it myself and for the others.
"These gourds contain extremely rare Spiritual Liquids that can cleanse the body." I explain as I had two gourds to Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Bone.
Grandpa Bone and Ning Fengzhi looked at the gourd with interest, I also handed Ning Fenzhi Grandpa Sword's portion to which he stored.
Grandpa Bone opened the gourd and took a cautionary sniff. A fresh feeling of warmth travelling through his nose and into his body.
This warm feeling spread throughout his entire body and he instantly felt parts of his body feel lighter.
Now understanding the potency of the Spiritual Liquid, he threw his head back and downed the entire gourd of Spiritual Liquid without hesitation.
Ning Fengzhi watched as Grandpa Bone closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body.
The girls and I also watched Grandpa Bone intently, his body was trembling slightly, and copious amounts of black liquids began to leak from the pores of his body.
This continued for ten minutes and Grandpa Bone was almost completely encased in an armour made from impurities.
Suddenly, Grandpa Bone's eyes swung open powerfully as a dreadful pressure exuded from his body.
Everyone quickly paled as the pressure tried to crush us, I quickly released all my Spirit Power to shield the girls since they are much weaker.
However, it wasn't helping much, so I also released my Slaughter Domain and used the power of the domain to force Grandpa Bone's Spirit Power back towards him.
Luckily, Grandpa Bone took control of his Spirit Power and stopped the leaking pressure in an instant.
The girls had white faces and sweat on their forehead as they took deep breaths of relief.
Ning Fengzhi didn't have the time to check on us as he stared at Grandpa Bone in shock, "Uncle Bone, you—you made a breakthrough?"
Grandpa Bone nodded his head deeply as he laughed uproariously, "Indeed, I have finally made a breakthrough! I have caught up to that old bastard Chen Xin!"
I was also happy to see Grandpa Bone make a breakthrough. Even though he is scary looking, he is very caring to Rong Rong and seems to be an amiable man.
However, a disgusting stench made its way into my nostrils. I scrunched my nose up as I tried to block the stench, I could tell the girls also quickly smelt it.
"Gross! Grandpa Bone, quickly go and take a bath, you smell so bad!" Rong Rong pinched her nose as she shooed Grandpa Bone away in a strange voice.
Grandpa Bone left as he went to the bathroom, Rong Rong turned to her father as she asked, "Daddy, did Grandpa Bone really make a breakthrough? He has been trying for so long!"
Ning Fengzhi nodded his head excitedly, "Uncle Bone has never released Spirit Power that strong before, it is clear that he has broken through to the 96th rank."
Ning Fengzhi looked at the small gourd in his hands with some expectation and uncertainty.
I could naturally figure out what he was thinking as I reassured him, "Father-in-law, your one is slightly stronger than the one Grandpa Bone took. It may even solve the problem of your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."
Ning Fengzhi's eyes brightened as he nodded his head, "Great! I will drink it right now."
Popping the cap of the gourd, Ning Fengzhi also swung his head back as he downed the contents of the gourd in one go.
Black filth quickly started seeping from Ning Fengzhi's pores. His expression was as if he was floating on clouds, serene and peaceful.
Soon, Ning Fengzhi slowly opened his eyes, they were crystal clear and shined with a light he did not have before.
Not minding the filth on his body, Ning Fengzhi quickly summoned his Spirit. A crystal pagoda coalesced in his hand as many rays of light shined in the room.
All of us counted the number of layers with haste: one, two… seven, eight, nine! Ning Fengzhi's Spirit evolved to become nine layers, just like Rong Rong's.
Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily, "Finally! I am at the eightieth rank! My Spirit has evolved, my dream! It has come true! Good, good, good! You are truly a good son!"
I smiled happily when I saw Ning Fengzhi's evolution, proving the capabilities of my Spirit Ability.
Now, I can safely give some to all the others, I might even be able to fix Yu Xiao Gang's Spirit.
Rong Rong was also very happy to see her father's Spirit evolve just like hers, but as soon as she smelt the stench of his impurities, she also shooed him away.
Rong Rong came back as she sat by my side, snuggling closely into my arm, "Brother Wulin, how can I ever repay you! You were able to help Grandpa Bone and evolve daddy's Spirit!"
I gave her a peck on the lips as I said, "It's fine, we are family. Your father is my father, and your grandpa is my grandpa, helping them is natural."
Rong Rong's eyes turned a little red as she heard my words and deeply nodded her head, "Right! My family is your family."
She also looked at the other girls, "Sisters, my family is also your family as well."
The girls smiled happily at Rong Rong's words, they no longer had families, so they were very happy to hear Rong Rong say that.
They moved over and each gave Rong Rong a hug and a kiss, thanking her for being a part of their family…
Hello, I am alive.
First week of Uni is done and dusted, but I think my car battery is dying, so that feels bad.
The next couple chapters are going to be the group drinking Spirit Liquid, so look forward to that.
Until next time, hopefully within a week.
Grandpa Bone and Ning Fengzhi came back after a couple minutes, looking completely refreshed and younger than ever.
Both of them had clear skin and even some of the wrinkles on Grandpa Bone's body had disappeared, causing him to look more than 10 years younger.
The two of them were elated as they returned to the sofa, obviously understanding the changes that happened to them.
On the other hand, the girls were staring at the two with bright eyes, they were astonished by how magnificent the latter's skin turned.
After all, no matter the world, all women loved to look beautiful. To them, the effects the liquid has on their skin might be more important than the cultivation effects.
"Grandpa Bone, father-in-law, how do you feel?" I asked as I investigated their bodies with my eyes, hoping to gain some insight.
"Haha! I feel decades younger! My entire body has also been purified, allowing my Spirit Power to flow freely. I can feel my entire body has been strengthened, including my internal organs."
Grandpa Bone was happy to explain the changes that occurred to his body.
The cleansing effect on the body also strengthened his physical capabilities, boosting his natural physical strength and defence.
The meridian cleansing allowed his Spirit Power to flow freely without trouble. However, more space has been opened up, so Grandpa Bone needs to first fill up the space with Spirit Power before he can make progress again.
It can be thought of as having a room filled with useless junk. Once the useless junk is removed, there is plenty of space to fill it with important things.
However, the room must be completely filled before a new room can be built.
Though this is not much of a problem now that he no longer has so many impurities, increasing his cultivation speed.
Also, the reason for his breakthrough now was because he has been cultivating for such a long time, accumulating a large amount of Spirit Power. Once it was able to flow freely, he was able to make a quick breakthrough.
This is also the reason for Ning Fengzhi making a breakthrough, I doubt that it will happen for us younger people who have much less impurities and no excess built-up Spirit Power.
Ning Fengzhi was also incredibly happy at his changes, "I am able to advance my cultivation again! I had always thought that I would be stuck at the seventy ninth level for the rest of my life. Who know I could receive such a blessing like this…"
This event was even more important to Ning Fengzhi than it was to Grandpa Bone.
Grandpa Bone could still further his cultivation with time. However, Ning Fengzhi was forcefully restrained by his Spirit.
After a small chat, Grandpa Bone and Ning Fenzhi went to a spare room to consolidate their breakthrough.
Using our time alone, I took the girls to the bathroom where we can chat.
As usual, Little Jing was clinging to my neck as her tail swished around in the water in front. The rest of the girls were sitting beside me in a small circle.
Because I wanted to be close to everyone, I built a small jacuzzi structure near the hot spring, allowing all of us to sit in a circle comfortably.
"Brother Wulin, where did you get such a miracle medicine?" Rong Rong had her eyes wide open as she stared expectantly at me.
"It is my fifth Spirit Ability, I can create a gourd containing Spiritual Liquids that have cleansing effects, it is also very effective in neutralising poisons." I explain.
"I will give some to all of you later along with the others, perhaps some of you can undergo a Secondary Awakening like Rong Rong."
"If we drink it, we will be able to get smooth and clear skin like Rong Rong's father, right?!" Feng Feng quickly asked.
The others also looked on expectantly, clearly the promise of youthful and luscious skin is most important to all of them right now.
I nodded my head, "It will indeed cleanse your skin, making all of you become even more beautiful, I'm sure it will be quite a sight for me to see."
The girls giggled happily, locking their legs with mine as they played around in the bath. After half an hour, we left to go check on Grandpa Bone and Ning Fengzhi.
Once we entered the room, the two men opened their eyes slowly.
Ning Fengzhi was the first to speak, "Our foundations have been set properly now, it will just take time to finish consolidating it."
"We won't stay here any longer, it is about time we went back to the clan. I can also finish consolidating foundation in peace there."
I nodded my head, "That's good too. The other gourd contains the liquid for Grandpa Sword, you should give it to him quickly, otherwise the effectiveness of the liquid will degrade."
"Alright. Uncle Bone, let's go quickly, we have been away for many days already." Ning Fengzhi looked at Grandpa Bone.
We followed Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Bone to the entrance of Shrek Academy as we said our goodbyes.
Rong Rong was hugging Grandpa Bone tightly while I talked to Ning Fengzhi, "Wulin, make sure you come and visit Father after the Continental Tournament. Bring the rest of your girls as well, they are all my family."
"Of course." I nodded my head in agreement.
Ning Fengzhi's attitude took a 180 degree turn once I evolved his Spirit.
Although he didn't hate me to begin with, but he also couldn't suddenly like me for no reason.
Not only have I increased his future potential, but I have strengthened the Titled Douluo of their clan, which is of utmost importance to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi and Grandpa Bone left under our watchful eyes.
From a distance, I could hear Grandpa Bone's voice as he talked to Ning Fengzhi, "Fengzhi, don't give the gourd to Chen Xin right away. I want to teach him a lesson and beat him up first!"
I laughed lightly at Grandpa Bone's words while Ning Fengzhi fell between a rock and a hard place.
"Daddy, what are you laughing about?" Little Jing asked immediately.
My physical attributes are much higher than the girls, so only I could hear Grandpa Bone's conversation from far away.
I told them what Grandpa Bone said, causing Rong Rong to sigh helplessly at her grandpa, "Grandpa Bone, you are still trying to get the upper hand! Even if you beat him now, once Grandpa Sword drinks the liquid, he will come back with vengeance…"
"Alright, don't mind it any longer. It's almost dinner, let's go and meet the others." I pulled onto Rong Rong's hand as I carried Little Jing to the dining hall.
We soon met with Tang San and the others who were happy to see us, "Sixth Brother! You didn't even come and visit us until now!"
"Brother Wulin, you didn't get beaten up by Rong Rong's father and grandfather?" Fatty asked curiously.
"No, it was a very peaceful chat, he gave us his blessings and we promised to visit after the Continental Tournament." I said peacefully.
"Eh? He wasn't mad about all the others as well?" Fatty asked in confusion.
The others also looked pretty confused, they had met Ning Fengzhi earlier and saw his bitter looks, obviously showing that he wasn't happy about Rong Rong's relationship.
"He wasn't mad, he was able to get so many daughters, and they aren't little devils like Rong Rong. Of course, he is going to be happy." I said confidently.
"Hey!" Rong Rong pouted as she pinched my waist, causing me to fake a pained expression.
We sat down and began eating, telling stories of what happened during these five days.
Tang San told us about his Twin Spirits as well as the newfound identity of his father, Tang Hao.
The girls were quite surprised to hear that Tang San actually had such a profound background and strong father, but I already knew, so I didn't show much reaction.
They were even more surprised by the fact that Tang San had a second Spirit. They never knew that such a thing was possible.
After all, finding someone with twin spirits is rarer than finding someone with Full Innate Spirit Power.
We also told them about our new Spirit Abilities, once I explained mine, I looked at all of them as I said.
"Tomorrow, let's all meet at Liu Erlong's cabin so everyone can drink from the gourd. Although your cultivation won't be boosted like eating the Immortal Herbs, it will increase your potential and physical capabilities."
"Bring Yu Xiao Gang along as well, and make sure everyone prepares a bath at the cabin, so we can quickly wash off the impurities." I say.
The others seemed excited for the chance of a Secondary Awakening, and the overall physical benefits it will give.
Then, Rong Rong shared the news of the effect the liquid has on the skin, causing Xiao Wu and Qing'er to beam with excitement.
After dinner, all of us went back to our dorms to get some rest.
****
Fatty was the last to arrive at Liu Erlong's cabin while holding a large cask for bathing. He rushed inside while Mu Bai didn't hesitate to berate him.
"Fatty, why is it that you are always the last one to come!"
Fatty has pitiful eyes as he explained, "I can't help it! There was so much food at the dining hall, I couldn't bare leaving it all uneaten!"
Mu Bai looked like he was ready to give Fatty a beating, but was quickly interrupted by me, "Alright, hurry and put your cask in your room and fill it up. I will start handing out the medicinal liquid now."
Fatty left and came back empty handed as he eagerly waited for his portion of the Spiritual Liquid.
I summoned the Purifying Bottle Gourd and pull a cup from the Immortal Realm as I pour the contents of the gourd into the cup.
First up, I handed the cup to Qing'er as I said, "We will go from the youngest to oldest, excluding me. Qing'er is the youngest, so you can go first."
Qing'er didn't ask any questions as she took the cup, lightly saying, "Thank you, Brother Wulin."
She downed the cup quickly before sitting cross-legged and shutting her eyes. As usual, some black filth began to funnel out of her pores.
However, the amount was much less than Grandpa Bone and Ning Fengzhi since Qing'er is still young and has not accumulated much impurities.
Qing'er woke up as she opened her eyes and stood up, but before we could ask her anything, she quickly disappeared to her room to wash herself.
Watching Qing'er the others also gained an understanding of the process. I took another cup and used my Spirit Power to refill the gourd before pouring the contents again.
This time, I handed the cup to the second youngest, Little Jing. Little Jing took the cup happily as she gulped down its contents and sitting down.
The amount of impurities that came from Little Jing's body was even more than that of Qing'er, and the process seemed to take longer than before.
I could see Little Jing's body tremble as the impurities were forced out of her body. Her tail swayed dazedly as if confused.
Soon, I heard a soft guttural growl coming from Little Jing as her tail started shaking. The hairs on her ears and tail stood straight like they encountered static.
During the violent shaking of her tail, it seemed as if the tail was split in two. I quickly rubbed my eyes to make sure that I wasn't seeing things.
Opening my eyes once more, I knew that I was not seeing things, and Little Jing's tail indeed split into two. However, this was not the end of it.
A third tail was split apart, and then another. A total of nine tails appeared behind her back as she continually let out cute fox-like growls.
Shortly after the ninth tail appeared, Little Jing's body no longer trembled, and her tails returned to their unconscious swaying motion.
Opening her eyes with excitement, Little Jing bounced to her feet as she leapt towards me. I quickly reached out a hand and placed it on her head, stopping her from coming any closer.
"Bath, now!" I said. Although I want to know what happened to her, I don't want to be covered in that stinky black filth.
Little Jing pouted deeply, but she knew how bad the impurities smelt, so she quickly ran away to wash it off.
"What happened to her? How come something similar didn't happen to Little Qing?" Oscar asked in confusion.
"I'm guessing that Little Jing was lucky enough to undergo a Secondary Awakening. Her tails also transformed as a part of her awakening process." I said.
"That's so cool! If I undergo a secondary awakening, perhaps I will grow a couple more pairs of wings!" Fatty exclaimed excitedly.
Nobody bothered to retort Fatty since they were also thinking about the possibility of them gaining a Secondary Awakening.
"Alright, don't just dream when reality could be near. Rong Rong, you already had a Secondary Awakening, so you probably won't have any changes. But the cleansing effects will make cultivation smoother and without barriers." I said.
Rong Rong nodded her head knowingly, "It's ok, I am not expecting that much. As long as it can make my skin beautiful, I will be happy!"
Here is the chapter that I promised :)
I deleted the last post since I just wanted to get it off my chest, don't want to make people feel bad or involve people in silly things.
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