Chapter 248: Ten Years

"Yes."

Meng Chuan said solemnly, "The demon race hates me to the bone. If they can't eliminate me despite all their efforts, they might retaliate by targeting our children. The demon race is inherently cruel and wicked; there's nothing they wouldn't do."

"A-Chuan, you guard six prefectures, impacting an even wider territory. One person's role is far more significant than that of a Peerless Godfiend." Liu Qiyue said gravely, "The demon race will surely not give up. We should simply hide You'er and An'er. If even the family members in the residence don't know our children, then the Demon Gate will never be able to discover their whereabouts."

"Jiangzhou City has over ten million people, a real mixed bag," Meng Chuan said. "I'll find an ordinary residence for You'er and An'er to live in. We can also stay there in seclusion, allowing us to look after them frequently."

"Yes." Liu Qiyue's eyes lit up. "I've always worried about You'er and An'er living in Meng Manor, constantly surrounded by attendants, flattery, and praise. Since both their parents are Marquis Godfiends, they themselves have become quite arrogant and self-satisfied, which will be very detrimental to their growth. They're only two years old now and don't understand much yet. If we raise them disguised as an ordinary family, at least their temperament can become more peaceful."

"Once they reach the Transcendent Realm, we can tell them everything," Meng Chuan said. "After all, once they reach the Seamless Realm, they will likely soon go to Yuanchu Mountain to cultivate."

"Both of them can enter Yuanchu Mountain?" Liu Qiyue smiled.

"We should raise them well. In this era, giving them sufficient strength is the best gift we can offer," Meng Chuan said, having witnessed countless scenes of demon kings massacring.

"Yes." Liu Qiyue also understood. The further they went, the more brutal the war was likely to become.

"Hmm? They're here." Liu Qiyue stepped out of the hall and saw a large group of people from the Earth Net entering, led by three Earth Net Godfiends.

"Marquis Ningyue." The three Earth Net Godfiends bowed respectfully.

Meng Chuan, at that moment, was clearing away the bowl of porridge and the candle from the ground.

"The gas from that burning candle, mixed with the porridge in the bowl, can form a potent poison. Even a Marquis Godfiend could die upon exposure." Liu Qiyue said coldly, "Investigate how this poison ended up in front of me and Marquis Dongning."

The three Earth Net Godfiends were utterly shocked. An assassination attempt on Marquis Dongning and Marquis Ningyue?

"Yes," the three Earth Net Godfiends replied respectfully.

The Earth Net specializes in intelligence gathering and are experts in this field. Even Great Solar Godfiends skilled in illusion arts within Jiangzhou City's territory were now being used to investigate this matter. Yuanchu Mountain also dispatched Godfiends to investigate.

In just three days, the results were out.

The compound poison was 'Golden Horn Worm Poison,' a unique and rare toxin from the Demon Realm, used by powerful demon cultivators for their practice. Crafting a single dose of this poison required slaughtering thousands of demon king-level 'Golden Horn Worms,' making it exceptionally precious. In the Demon Realm, Golden Horn Worms are a relatively scarce demon species. If valued as an equivalent treasure, one dose of Golden Horn Worm Poison was worth 150 million merit points from Yuanchu Mountain. To put it in perspective, a treasure like 'Dragon Water Domain' was only valued at 60 million merit points by Yuanchu Mountain.

Once Golden Horn Worm Poison entered the body, it rapidly destroyed every part of it, killing a Marquis Godfiend within a single breath. Even those with the Phoenix Godfiend Body would only survive if they immediately activated Phoenix Nirvana; any slight hesitation, and once the poison reached the brain, it would be too late. Among Marquis Godfiends, only those who cultivated the 'Indestructible Godfiend Body' had a definite chance of survival; nearly all others would surely die.

Such a rare poison was originally intended for cultivation. However, due to its colorless and odorless properties, it was suitable for assassination. Using it to kill a single Marquis Godfiend was a significant loss for the demon race. Yet, the demon race was willing to sacrifice it to kill Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue. Unfortunately, Meng Chuan cultivated body-refining secret arts, making his life-saving abilities far beyond what the demon race anticipated.

In Jiangzhou City, an ordinary residence, spanning just over an acre, stood.

"Little Youyou, Little An'an, this will be our home from now on." Meng Dajiang and Liu Yebai were playing with Meng You and Meng An, who were happily running around the small courtyard.

Meng Chuan and his wife smiled, watching the scene.

"Come, learn from Dad, swing the blade." Meng Chuan led his son and daughter, three-year-old Meng You and Meng An, who eagerly swung wooden swords they held.

"Again."

Meng Chuan taught them patiently, having personally carved both wooden swords. They learned all eighteen types of weapons, and by the age of four, Meng You and Meng An had definitively chosen their primary weapons. Meng An preferred spear arts. His elder sister, Meng You, favored sword arts.

"Not a single one of them chose a saber," Meng Chuan said, resigned.

"You excel in close combat. After comprehending the 'Dao Realm,' you can probably use other weapons quite effectively too," Liu Qiyue chuckled. "I rarely engage in close combat, so I'll have to rely on you to teach them."

"Don't worry," Meng Chuan smiled. "Whether it's spear arts or sword arts, in their early stages, they are simply an application of strength, an extension of the arm. The 'Unity Realm,' 'Form Realm,' and 'Intent Realm' are all like this. They allow for a more refined integration of one's own power, even influencing the outside world. My 'Heart-Intent Saber' embodies the transformations of yin and yang, rooted in the heart. I am very confident in teaching them the basics. No academy in Jiangzhou City could find a teacher as good as me!"

In just half a month, Meng Chuan created a set of basic spear arts and a set of basic sword arts, both imbued with the principles of yin and yang transformations.

"Still trying to slack off? Turn around, butt up!" Meng Chuan roared, veins throbbing.

Meng An turned around and obediently stuck his backside out.

"SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!!!"

Meng Chuan immediately slapped him, striking angrily.

"Stop hitting! Stop, it hurts, it hurts!" Meng An endured for a moment before finally bursting into tears. His older sister stood nearby, afraid to speak, looking equally scared.

Years passed by.

Meng Chuan continued to teach them incrementally. The siblings established their foundation at four, refined their inner strength at six, and by the age of eight, they reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm. They then entered the nearby 'Qingyu Dao Academy,' outwardly claiming to be ten years old. Clearly, two years had been added to their age. In a city like Jiangzhou, with over ten million people, entering the Marrow Cleansing Realm at ten years old was not particularly remarkable.

Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye since they settled in Jiangzhou City.

Still in the same residence, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were eating breakfast, while a pair of young teenagers quickly finished their meal.

"Dad, Mom, we're going to the academy now," Meng You and Meng An both stood up.

"Go on," Meng Chuan said, smiling at his children.

Over ten years, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue had barely changed, but their children had grown up. At twelve years old, Meng An and Meng You had both reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm! Of course, at Qingyu Dao Academy, everyone believed the siblings were fourteen! Even so, they were still considered genius disciples of Qingyu Dao Academy.

"Meng An and Meng You are both more formidable than we were at their age." Meng Chuan remarked, watching withered leaves fall in the courtyard. "I estimate they'll reach the Seamless Realm next year. Thirteen years old and at the Seamless Realm is quite impressive."

"I just wonder when they'll comprehend 'Form'," Liu Qiyue said. "Junior Brother Yan Chitong comprehended 'Form' at thirteen. I wonder if either Meng An or Meng You can catch up to him."

"We've taught them everything we can. To comprehend 'Form,' and even 'Intent,' they'll mostly have to rely on themselves. The further they progress, the less we'll be able to help," Meng Chuan stated.