"Hmm."
Jia'Er responded concisely, nodding seriously.
She didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness again. If she could gain more skills, she would gladly do so.
"Go then. You're only at mid-stage postnatal now, wait until you reach late stage,"
Shen Wang appreciated Jia'Er's response. This woman was very grounded and didn't need much explanation.
At this moment, the faint sound of a child crying reached them. Shen Wang realized and said, "I forgot about the nanny and the baby, go and check on them."
Jia'Er quickly went to the side room, and soon the child's cries ceased.
A moment later, Jia'Er returned: "Chunmei fainted from fright, but it's nothing. I've asked her to catch her breath and then feed Xue'Er."
"Don't tell her about the ominous presence, just say it was a strange wind."
"Understood."
Soon, Chunmei, dressed in bulky clothing, emerged, ducking her head as Jia'Er pulled her out. She muttered after seeing nothing wrong in the courtyard, "Was it really a strange wind? I thought I heard laughter inside."
Afraid of being mocked for scaring herself, she shook off Jia'Er's hand: "I didn't faint from fright; I was just too tired and fell asleep."
"I know."
Jia'Er couldn't be bothered to expose her, "Go feed Miss, and then you can sleep until morning."
...
Shen Wang watched the runes on the wall for a while, feeling dizzy and realizing that this was too advanced for him to comprehend just yet, so he sensibly stopped.
At this time, he felt a warmth in his Dantian, where the damaged area began to recover again.
"It's the second day, and, indeed, it's continuing to recover."
Shen Wang was overjoyed and, carrying a lantern, went to the side room to continue his cultivation.
This time, the lingered spiritual power reached forty percent of the absorbed spiritual qi, improving significantly.
In the early morning, feeling that within at most five days he could reach Second-Layer Qi Cultivation, Shen Wang smiled.
"Once I recover to Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivation, I'll have enough solid spiritual power to cast spells, providing more self-protection."
Shen Wang thought to himself, but then recalled the ominous presence from last night and frowned slightly.
His wood attribute spiritual power was significantly less effective against it; having fire attribute spiritual power would be best. Now that he had ample time, perhaps it was time to retrain in fire attribute spiritual power.
However, if he did so, his spiritual power would be a mix of wood and fire attributes, making it more complicated. Moreover, the space in his Dantian was limited, and each additional attribute would take up half of the space.
Shen Wang was conflicted; previously, he had retrained in wood attribute spiritual power to stabilize his injuries, and now he couldn't just dissipate this spiritual power, as that would take a lot of time to recover.
With a malevolent spirit targeting his daughter, he dared not risk changing his spiritual power.
"My spirit root is a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root. Not cultivating multiple attributes wastes the potential of the spirit root, but few cultivate multiple attributes due to the difficulty in balancing them. If successfully balanced, it can be more powerful than a single attribute, allowing all kinds of transformations."
Shen Wang pondered over this; two attributes meant facing the challenge of balancing them. Once mastered, it would be immensely powerful.
For instance, the fire and wood attributes have a mutual generation relationship. By enhancing the power of the fire attribute through wood generating fire, his fire attribute spiritual power could surpass the same level celestial fire spirit root.
"I've walked the path of a single attribute before, and it didn't offer much advantage. If I stick to it, isn't it just the same as before?"
Shen Wang's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth, deciding to take the path of multi-attribute cultivation.
If he pursued single-attribute cultivation with his mixed spirit root, he would essentially be using his weaknesses to challenge others' strengths, where even cultivators with four spirit roots could surpass him, not to mention those with celestial spirit roots.
After all, if he trained in a single attribute with his Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, he could only use one-fifth of its potential to absorb spiritual qi during cultivation.
Meanwhile, those with four mixed spirit roots can utilize one-fourth of their potential during cultivation, allowing them to cultivate faster and refine spiritual power more purely.
As for celestial spirit roots, they can directly use the entire potential of their spirit root to absorb spiritual qi and progress rapidly.
For him, restoring his cultivation through the usual route would still make him just an ordinary Qi Cultivation Cultivator.
Only by harmonizing multiple attributes, enhancing spiritual power through mutual generation, and opposing enemies through attribute counteraction could he leverage his advantages.
Of course, his boldness to walk this unprecedented path was mainly due to the system. Especially after the system strengthened his comprehension of water attribute spiritual power last night.
This comprehension involved understanding spiritual power attributes and control, significantly assisting him in merging multiple attributes to enhance his spiritual power and magic strength.
"People must have dreams. If I succeed, I can surpass those with celestial spirit roots."
A wild ambition arose in Shen Wang's heart, spurred by the system, though it was also partly his own idea.
"Let's start with the wood and fire dual attributes, enhancing the power of fire attribute spiritual power by using wood to generate fire!"
Shen Wang made his decision and immediately began absorbing fire attribute spiritual power.
In his Dantian, a mass of azure spiritual power filled the bottom. Soon, a point of red light emerged amidst the azure.
Under the influence of the azure mass, the red light was particularly bright, resembling a flame burning.
It seemed as if a pile of firewood had been ignited, blazing vigorously.
Shen Wang felt the fire attribute spiritual qi actively rushing toward him, with the fire spirit root being stimulated to help him accelerate the absorption and refinement of fire spiritual power.
"The increase from Five Elements Mutual Generation is quite evident!"
Shen Wang was amazed, clearly distinguishing that the current fire spiritual power was much stronger than when he solely trained in fire spiritual power earlier, more than double!
The endless vitality of wood attribute spiritual power and the explosive strength of fire attribute spiritual power were both present in his Dantian at this moment.
"The drawbacks are evident, but so are the advantages."
Shen Wang continued his cultivation, and by the time his stomach growled with hunger, the sun was already high in the sky.
He concluded his cultivation.
Jia'Er had already prepared the meals and, seeing him emerge, immediately went to heat up the food.
Shen Wang took a round to check on his daughter. With Chunmei feeding her, Shen Chuxue wasn't affected by her mother's absence; her skin was rosy, her cheeks relaxed, and she was adorably chubby.
After entertaining her for a while, the little one fell asleep again.
He knew that during the infant stage, babies mostly eat and sleep. He went to the dining room, where the table was already set with food.
"Jia'Er, prepare more diapers. I'll wash them."
After a few bites, Shen Wang said this.
Although his water attribute magic was currently unusable, he thought reinforcing it wasn't difficult, and it was worth not missing out on.
Jia'Er thought Shen Wang found washing every time too troublesome, smiled, and said, "Alright, husband, you wash when you have time; if not, I'll do it."
"After Chunmei feeds the baby, come with me."
Shen Wang mentioned another issue.
"Okay."
Jia'Er didn't think much of it, but once she followed Shen Wang, she came out with a flushed face, looking more charming.
In the afternoon, Jia'Er went out to buy groceries, and Shen Wang continued perfecting the baby's crib and then started making a rattle drum.
During other times, apart from eating, playing with his daughter, washing diapers, and spending time with Jia'Er, he was mostly cultivating.
Over half a month passed, and there were nightly assaults from malevolent spirits, but each time the ancestral home's protective forces held strong, scaring Chunmei to the point where she didn't dare go out at night.
During this half-month, Shen Wang's Dantian recovered nearly half, and his cultivation reached Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, his artifact refining skills increased to 28 points, and he fully comprehended the water attribute spiritual power in one go.
Not to mention other benefits, even the benefits from washing diapers were astoundingly strong, leaving Shen Wang a bit shocked.