Chapter 46: The Woman and the Child

At the same time, Fu Young who had rushed out of the cave dwelling and arrived beside the waterfall outside was also thinking about this same problem.

After he finished deducing the Three Body Problem Profound Art, his master would definitely try to cultivate it.

If there was even the slightest mistake in it, would it not harm his master?

That absolutely could not happen.

A hint of darkness flashed through Fu Young’s bright eyes.

It seemed he needed to find someone to test this cultivation method.

But who should he find?

Before he could come to a conclusion, he suddenly saw faint traces of beast movement rushing from the foot of the mountain toward the peak as if chasing something.

At the same time, faintly mixed within it was the sound of a baby crying.

Fu Young’s thoughts shifted instantly.

He immediately poured spiritual energy into the Flying Cloud Boots beneath his feet and his entire body shot toward the direction where the wild beasts were active.

In just a few breaths, he arrived at the location.

He saw a woman in her thirties, her face sallow yellow, her body covered in blood, her hair disheveled and her cultivation fluctuating faintly.

She was desperately running up the mountain while holding a newborn child.

Behind her, wild beasts kept chasing her.

Several times they tore off chunks of flesh from her back, yet the middle-aged woman still endured the pain and continued forward while tightly protecting the child in her arms.

Seeing such a tragic scene, Fu Young showed no change in expression.

His calmness was strangely abnormal.

It was only when the middle-aged woman was about to be devoured by the beasts that he no longer hid his presence.

With a flick of his flowing cloud sleeve, a sword shadow flew out from his sleeve and killed all the wild beasts on the spot.

Only then did he land in front of the middle-aged woman and frown as he asked, "Who are you? Why are you bringing a child to this Snowy Cave Mountain?"

"Immortal master!" The middle-aged woman was already filled with despair, but suddenly a handsome boy of eleven or twelve years old appeared in front of her and instantly killed all the beasts.

At this moment, when Fu Young appeared before her, her dim eyes suddenly seemed to ignite with light and became extremely bright.

She did not care about the wild grass on the ground cutting her clothes and flesh.

She hurriedly knelt down and said, "Are you an immortal from the Eternal Prosperity Sect? Please take my child into the Eternal Prosperity Sect! This child is like me, he has four spiritual roots and can cultivate the techniques of your sect."

"Eternal Prosperity Sect?" Fu Young’s heart stirred.

The idea of establishing a sect was something only he knew.

He originally planned to wait until he reached the Golden Core stage before leaving the mountain to recruit a few miscellaneous spiritual root disciples and build up some manpower. Yet today, someone suddenly came and said something about the Eternal Prosperity Sect.

The Eternal Prosperity Sect sound good name; it uses the meaning of his master’s name and his own name as the sect name.1

Fu Young’s lips curled slightly at the words, but he also felt suspicious.

Why did this woman know his master and his name?

How did she know about Snowy Cave Mountain and techniques suitable for multiple spiritual roots?

There were too many doubts.

Despite his suspicion, Fu Young still asked the middle-aged woman with a sunny expression, "How did you learn about our Eternal Prosperity Sect?"

"Reporting to the immortal master, this humble one was originally an independent cultivator. My name is An Yu. When I gave birth to this child, I was in critical condition and lost consciousness. However, although I was unconscious, I did not lose awareness. Instead, I had a strange dream..." The middle-aged woman An Yu said bitterly while holding the child.

Before she could continue, she suddenly coughed violently.

A strand of blood flowed through the fingers covering her mouth and dripped onto the infant’s still-reddened face in the swaddling cloth.

Seeing this, Fu Young showed a hint of pity on his face.

He then took out a bottle of middle-grade Life Rejuvenation Pills and handed it to the middle-aged woman while saying gently, "Auntie, do not rush. Take this healing medicine first before you continue."

"Many thanks, immortal master." An Yu said with a face full of gratitude. She accepted the Life Rejuvenation Pill and took it. After the Life Rejuvenation Pill took effect and her body felt a bit more comfortable, she continued, "In that strange dream, after I gave birth to this child, I was bedridden for a period of time. My husband often went out to train for cultivation resources and sometimes not returning for several years..."

Fu Young learned that in An Yu’s dream, she did not know that her husband had always been secretly in love with Mao Lanyu, the eldest illegitimate daughter of the third branch of one of the three great aristocratic families of Azure Origin City, the Mao family.

After giving birth to the child, within two years she repeatedly fell seriously ill and remained bedridden.

Her cultivation kept dropping again and again.

In the end, her cultivation only remained at Qi Refining level two and her foundation was damaged so severely that she could no longer advance.

She was barely stronger than an ordinary mortal.

Even so, she still endured her weak body and constant illness. She keeps working hard to survive and raising her son alone.

The child’s father only focused on cultivation and traveling for training. He often left for years at a time without returning.

Even when he occasionally came back, he never left any living expenses.

When the child was six years old, his spiritual root was tested and found to be a four spirit root and after that the father left and never returned again.

Fu = fortune, Xiao Shou = longevity/long life vibe