Chapter 271

Chapter 271: All Children are Unbearable

“Heh, heheh, heheh…” With a weirded out look, Zhu Yao stroked that gigantic peapod . “This… These children, sure grew up well!”

“Grand Qian, you’re flattering me!” The woman said with an embarrassed look . “I had simply made sure to drink plenty of dew water . ”

I didn’t praise you, hey!

“We wish that Grand Qian will give this child a name, so that we will be able to be showered with a little of your blessings as well . ” The peapod dad said with a sincere look .

“Ahem…” Zhu Yao straightened up her expression, and said sternly . “Which one is the eldest?”

“This one!” The peapod mom pointed to the pea at the very left . “He was the first one to ripen . The ones next to him are number two, number three, and number four . ”

“Ou . ” Zhu Yao sternly inspected that pea, and simply could not see any differences at all . “I see that he looks like a sleek round jade-coloured pearl, while exuding overflowing spirit . Why don’t I name him… Little Pea then!”

Little Qian: “…”

The entire room was silent for a minute .

“Grand… Grand Qian, what about the ones next to him?” The peapod mom asked .

Zhu Yao swept her eyes at the peapod, and pointed at the peas one at a time . “Little Pea… Big Pea… Gigantic Pea… Extraordinary Pea!”

“Grandma…” The corner of Little Qian’s lips twitched . Just as she was about to speak up…

“That’s wonderful!” The peapod dad excitedly slapped his thighs . “As expected of Grand Qian, the eldest dandelion in a hundred miles . Many thanks to Grand Qian for bestowing our children these names . ”

The peapod mom looked as if she was about to cry from excitement as well . “Thank you Grand Qian, for bestowing such good-sounding names to our children . ”

“Hohoho…” Zhu Yao patted on their shoulders . “You two have good eyes . There’s not many people who can match my taste in this world!” As expected, there were still people who understood her taste in this world . She had to tell her master about this when she gets back .

“Little Pea, Big Pea, Gigantic Pea, Extraordinary Pea, hurry and thank Grand Qian for the bestowal of your names . ” The peapod mom faced the peapod and said .

Suddenly, white light glowed from the pea pod . Four green streams of light shot out from within and neatly landed next to Zhu Yao . In a blink of an eye, four white, tender and chubby little boys popped out naked . They stood right in front of her .

“Thank you, Grand Qian, for aiding us in breaking from our shells . ” Four similar-looking children raised their heads up as they expressed their thanks to Zhu Yao .

“Very obedient!” Zhu Yao waved her hands at them .

Only then did the children pounced towards their own father and mother . The six of them looked as if they were celebrating the new year, exuding out immense joy .

The peapod dad and mom once again expressed their thanks to Zhu Yao . “Many thanks, Grand Qian . If not for you, we would still be wondering just when our children would break out from their shells . ”

“Hoho, it’s something that should be done . ”

The two of them expressed countless more thanks, before bringing the four children back home .

She glanced at the family who understood her tastes, and suddenly, a question rose in her mind . “Little Qian, a pea can only break out of its shell after receiving a name?”

She nodded . “Not just the peapod, all demons need to have a name to materialize into a human form . ”

So a name was used to materialize a human form .

“Only demons who have lived over a thousand years have the ability to bestow names . The peapod husband and wife was really happy because grandma was able to bestow four names at one go . ”

The corner of Zhu Yao’s lips twitched . Was giving a name that hard? Lowering her head, she looked at the pod which was flattened due to the children breaking out of their shells, and observed that a green light was faintly flashing from within . She tugged open the pod, and retrieved a fist-sized pea that was located at the furthest right .

Was this… missed out?

“That’s a dis seed . ” Little Qian glanced at the pea in her hand .

“What does that mean?”

Little Qian explained . “It’s a seed discarded by them . ”

“Discarded?”

“Grandma, the peapod clan is different from ours . Within every peapod, there would always be a dis seed that’s used as nourishment for the other peas, to enable the other children to grow . A dis seed only has a physical form, but not a soul . This one is a dis seed . ”

Zhu Yao was startled . There was such a rule as well . “Then is this pea still alive?”

“A dis seed isn’t living . ” Little Qian affirmed .

Zhu Yao frowned . However, she clearly sensed life energy within this pea though . Was it just her imagination?

In the end, Zhu Yao still kept that pea, and casually placed it in the wood spiritual energy gathering formation . What if it ended up growing up?

After making the preparations, Zhu Yao began to meditate and cultivate . Though she was unaware of what bug she was supposed to fix this time, with her present cultivation level, even if she encountered a bug, she would most likely be suppressed . Raising her cultivation was her path to victory .

Her master was presently not by her side, and this place did not seem to be the Divine Realm either . Only by raising her cultivation level could she hope to look for her man .

For some reason, though the plants and trees in her present location could become demons, the spiritual energy was very scarce . This was especially so for wood spiritual energy . Even after placing down a spiritual energy gathering formation, the wood spiritual energy gathered was still really limited .

Just by raising to the first level of Essence took an entire night of meditation . Three days had passed, yet the spiritual energy gathered was barely enough to push her to the second level of Essence . Zhu Yao who had never experienced such difficulties in cultivation, encountered her first wall .

It seemed like she had to be more ruthless now .

After reinforcing the spiritual energy gathering formation in the surroundings, she greeted the Qians, and went into closed-door training .

In order to draw in more spiritual energy, she made use of her old method of revolving the spiritual energy in her Dantian, spiraling them in a single direction, so that the inertial oscillation could bring in even more spiritual energy . As expected, this method was much better than waiting blindly for spiritual energy to be drawn in by themselves, and the spiritual energy in her body began to fill up .

Time flowed .

The amount of spiritual energy grew, and her cultivation rose correspondingly as well . Third level, fourth level, fifth level…

“Pea~” An heavy impact suddenly struck her chest . As Zhu Yao was not in a stabilized state, her old bones were this close to being shattered . When she opened her eyes, she saw a green ball tightly leaning on her chest .

The hell, which bastard threw a ball at her while she was in a meditative state!? Do you know that you have to respect your elders and love the young!?

“Pea…” The green ball suddenly moved, leaking out a clear single-syllable sound .

Zhu Yao was shocked and had almost thrown the ball away . After taking a closer look, she found it a little familiar .

“Pea~” It let out a sound again .

Pea? Zhu Yao was stunned . Only then did she recall about the pea that she placed in the spiritual energy gathering formation . She turned around to take a look, and as expected, it had disappeared .

It couldn’t be, right? She had merely meditated for a short while, yet it had grown so huge? That’s way too much nourishment .

“Pea…” That gigantic pea lightly called out again . It looked far larger than the four peas that were in the peapod previously .

What should she do now?

Oh right, a name . It could only materialize a human form after receiving a name .

“Ahem, I say, little green pea . You shall be called Peapea from now on, alright?”

“Pea!” The pea responded determinedly .

“Peapea . ”

…

Nothing happened .

The hell, what happened to the promise of materializing after receiving a name? Could it be that she was in the wrong state for bestowing a name? Let’s try again .

“Peapod?”

…

“Bean?”

…

“Tofu?”

…

“Peasy?”

Alright, no reaction at all . Even though it was born in the same peapod, why was it unable to materialize a human form?

Zhu Yao picked up the green pea ball and scanned it with her eyes . Other than being a little fatter, there was no difference at all!

“Pea~” It called out again, before rolling into her embrace . As though it was fatigued, it stopped completely after a short while . Slowly, it reverted to its former fist-size state .

Zhu Yao faintly sensed that something was amiss . However, her present cultivation was too weak and had yet to cultivate a divine sense, so she was basically unable to inspect the pea’s situation . She could only put the matter aside for now, as she kept the pea . Just as she was about to inspect the formation before continuing with her cultivation, she heard a few cries outside, followed by faint, flustered footsteps .

“What happened?” She opened the door, and was faced with Little Nthqian running over . They looked so similar it was hard to distinguish them from each other .

“Grandma, the Heavenly Fire, the Heavenly Fire has come!” The girl pointed at the sky with a flustered look .

Zhu yao raised her head, only to see a sky of fiery light . A red formation was presently revolving in the sky, and with every passing second, that fiery light grew brighter .

Flame Guiding Formation!

An elementary-level fire type art .

The formation was not huge, but it was pointing straight at her home!

“Grandma, hurry and leave this place . The Heavenly Fire is about to set this place ablaze . ”

As expected, in the next moment, the fiery light descended from the skies, charging straight towards her home .

The hell . It couldn’t be! Her property! Her wealth!

Startled, Zhu Yao cast an art, and a formation materialized the next moment . A triangular formation enveloped the top of the building in the instant the fiery light was about to reach . She no longer had any face, so she couldn’t let her property disappear either .

“Eh? There’s actually a demon who knows mystic arts . ” A tender voice rang out from the skies .

An exquisitely dressed child was presently standing atop a feather-shaped mystic tool, as he stared at her curiously . His hands which were used to cast an art earlier had yet to be placed down .

She understood where the Flame Guiding Formation had come from now . It was by this unbearable child!

“Hey, what demon are you?” The unbearable child pointed at her, and said with a cocky look .

The corner of Zhu Yao’s lips twitched . This little wimp looked like he was merely seven or eight years old . At such a young age, he actually dared to set the forest on fire . He sure was unbearable .

“I have never seen a demon who knows mystic arts before . Tell me your name, and I shall take you in as my pet!” The little wimp rubbed his nose, and said with an esteemed tone .

Who wants to be your pet!?

Zhu Yao took in a deep breath, suppressing the fury in the depths of her heart . “Little one, burning someone else’s house is wrong . Hurry and go back home . ” Watch out, otherwise I will smack your buttocks .

The child descended from the sky, and sternly said . “Be my pet, and I will go home! Though you’re a little old… No, you’re really old . As long as you’re able to run decently, I won’t despise you . ”

The corner of Zhu Yao’s lips twitched . How on earth could there exist such a child that deserved to be spanked?

“Hoho… I’m not going to be your pet . ” Demons have their own pride as well!

Zhu Yao did not feel like arguing him . This child was at the fifth level of Essence as well . That Flame Guiding Formation took up considerable amount of his spiritual energy earlier, so she was not worried that he would throw it again .

“Eh, wait a minute! I’m serious . ” The little wimp was anxious as well, as he chased after her .

Little Nthqian seemed to be extremely afraid of him as well, as she leaned closer to her in fright . “Grandma . ”

“So you’re called Grandma!” The little wimp showed a joyful look . “I know now . ”

What do you know? Zhu Yao turned around, only to see that he had already begun to cast an art . A formation instantly materialized, and in the center of the formation, a summoning contract inscription could be faintly seen . She had seen such an inscription once . It was during the time when her master made Sesame sign the contract with her .

The hell, this little wimp was truly wanting her to become his summoned beast . No, a summoned demon!

This was simply unbearable!