Chapter 621 - Fighting Arena (Patreon)

Leyvi’s family outing with Anda, Jade, and the children continued in peace.

Without the troublemakers bothering them, everything became even more lively and joyful.

Leyvi was aware that things might grow very busy once the Protectors made new discoveries, so in the meantime he intended to spend as much time as possible with his children.

The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves buying all sorts of souvenirs for the family back home. They gathered together and carefully discussed each person’s preferences based on what they could remember, then chose suitable gifts accordingly.

This included family members who were not currently at home, such as Tal, whom the children only knew through other people’s words and pictures, and Tasya, whom they had not seen for some time since she left.

Tal had joined the Bureau of Investigation when they were still babies and had remained there ever since. Tasya had departed a few years ago and was now in Arivu City, managing her culinary institute that introduced a brand-new specialized style of cooking for cultivators known as Spirit Gourmet Maestro.

The children also bought souvenirs for their Aunt Vivian, the somewhat scary-looking Uncle Bobori, and their cousin Jojori, all of whom often came to visit and were considered close family.

Of course, the children did not forget to buy all sorts of things for themselves. Their daddy was paying for everything, after all. For the first time in their lives, they got to spend money like rich kids.

Most of the items they bought on impulse were useless toys that they would probably play with only a few times before forgetting about them.

Leyvi did not mind at all. If the toys ended up abandoned, Sawi could simply adopt them, modify them, and add them to her collections. Alternatively, they could be kept and used again for future children.

Obviously he would have more children in the years ahead. He needed to keep trying until each of his wives had at least one child of her own. In his view, that was the least he could do to remain fair to all of them.

Aside from the shopping spree, they also went to watch a famous theatrical and musical performance in which the story, actions, songs, and special effects were all performed by cultivators.

Leyvi noticed that Ultima City offered all sorts of entertainment for people to enjoy. This was one of them.

The story of the performance they watched had been adapted from one of the cultivation novels Sayu owned, a story Leyvi himself was familiar with.

The choreography of the fight scenes was impressive, with cultivators leaping across the stage in fluid, powerful movements while bursts of colored Qi and carefully timed techniques created vivid special effects.

The songs and live music that accompanied the narrative rose and fell with the emotion of each scene, making everything feel more dramatic and immersive.

It was his first time seeing something like this, and Leyvi had to admit it was genuinely entertaining.

Of course, everything appeared even more spectacular in the eyes of the children, who still knew so little of the world. They leaned forward in their seats, eyes wide and shining, gasping and cheering whenever a particularly flashy exchange of techniques lit up the stage. Leywini even grabbed the twins’ hands in excitement during the climax of a major battle scene.

What left Leyvi truly speechless was that Jade’s reaction to the performance was just as excited as the children’s. She clapped along with them, laughed at the lighter moments, and even let out a small cheer during one of the more dramatic fight sequences. Watching a three-thousand-year-old Protector get so openly absorbed in the show left him both amused and a little incredulous.

Theatrical performances of this kind had created stable professions for actors, musicians, singers, and others across generations. They had even given rise to a unique profession for cultivators who specialized in creating special effects with their Qi techniques. In short, the art form was incredibly popular.

Jade had lived in this city for a long time. She should have seen theatrical performances like this many times already. How could she still be as excited as the children?

Well, Leyvi naturally decided not to be a busybody and ask her about it. It was a good thing that she could be entertained so easily. That was far better than dealing with someone who was difficult to please.

Leyvi and his group also went to try various famous restaurants around the city. The children, however, complained that none of the dishes they tasted were as good as the food back home.

He could not help but chuckle at their reactions. This was probably going to be a significant hurdle for his children to overcome. He did not blame them at all.

All the food at home was prepared using recipes and culinary techniques that Tasya had passed down from the cooking talent. On top of that, every ingredient the family used was of the highest possible quality. Naturally, the meals at home were far more delicious than anything they could find elsewhere.

Growing up with such heavenly home cooking had raised their standards to an extremely high level. Even the famous restaurants in Ultima City could no longer satisfy their refined palates.

Leyvi suggested that they should gradually get used to ordinary food, because they would not always be able to enjoy their heavenly home cooking in the future. Sooner or later, each of them would probably leave home for various reasons.

The food they had eaten in the city was already considered excellent by most standards. Average meals would taste even worse to them. There was no choice but to learn to adapt.

To his surprise, all of the children disagreed with him. When he asked why, their answer made him laugh out loud.

They would rather learn and master the heavenly home cooking themselves than force themselves to eat mediocre food.

If his children wanted to solve the problem this way, he had no reason to stop them.

In fact, it was actually a great solution, as long as they followed through with it. Being able to prepare one’s own food was always a valuable skill to have.

He could let them begin learning at home from the maids first. When they were old enough, he could send them to Tasya’s culinary institute for further mastery if they still wished to continue.

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On the eighth day of Leyvi and his children’s vacation, Leywini requested that they do something different.

At that moment, Leyvi stood in a large arena facing the empty space where his opponent would appear, while Anda and the rest cheered for him from the spectator area.

“That little girl… Why does she want to see me fight so badly? Doesn’t she care about her father? What if I get injured?” Leyvi muttered jokingly as he waited.

At first they had only come to this place to watch some matches together. Then Leywini suddenly began insisting that he participate. She wanted to see him in action for the first time. When she looked up at him with those pleading eyes, how could he possibly refuse his cute daughter’s request?

This place was a famous fighting arena where cultivators could earn good money. Whether a participant won or lost, they were guaranteed payment, though the winner naturally earned far more.

What made the arena truly famous was its incredible life-saving measures and security. These protections allowed fighters to go all out without worrying about accidentally killing their opponent or being killed themselves.

After all, most people did not want to risk their lives just to earn some money, except for the truly reckless ones. Because of these safeguards, the arena was able to present one spectacular battle after another for the audience’s entertainment.

Of course, spectators were also allowed to place bets purely for side entertainment. They could wager on the participants if they wished.

Since the gambling was only meant for fun, each match had a relatively low betting limit so that people would not come here simply to get rich overnight.

Real gambling dens existed elsewhere in the city for those who truly craved that kind of excitement.

That said, even though the betting here was only for entertainment, it had long been Leyan Family policy not to engage in any gambling activities. Therefore Anda and the children would not be placing any bets on Leyvi.

Jade, however, was a different story. She immediately bet the maximum allowed amount on him winning.

The fights here had no cultivation limit, only an age limit. That meant it was entirely possible for someone of a higher cultivation realm to face an opponent of a lower one.

The arena Leyvi was currently participating in was restricted to those fifty years old and below.

At this age range, most participants were still in the Core Formation Realm. However, it was not impossible for a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to appear.

On Cloud Continent, anyone who managed to reach the Nascent Soul Realm before the age of fifty was regarded as a true cultivation genius.

He and Anda were both forty-seven years old now.

Leyvi was still stuck at the early stage of the Core Formation Realm, while Anda had advanced to the late stage of the same realm over the past decade.

With her legendary-grade spirit root, she could have already reached the peak stage and begun preparing for the Nascent Soul Realm if she had focused solely on cultivation. Because she spent a great deal of time on alchemy, however, it was only natural that her progress lagged a little behind.

And speaking of cultivation geniuses, he was about to face one at this very moment. An elite-looking man had just stepped onto the opposite side of the arena.

That was right. His opponent was a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who was still under fifty years old.

“This should be interesting,” Leyvi said with a small smile.

He had not been particularly interested before, assuming his opponent would only be another Core Formation Realm cultivator. Now that he knew the truth, he felt genuinely excited about the fight.