167: Rowing Race

"Yun'er, try to circulate your Cultivation Technique," Liu Xuan said to her.

"Ah?"

"Now?"

Cultivating a Cultivation Technique requires complete focus; a slight mistake could injure the Meridians. How could she circulate her Cultivation Technique at a time like this?

"Trust me!"

No explanation was needed; with just those two words, Yang Xiaoyun immediately cast aside all doubts and chose to trust Liu Xuan.

She cultivated the Azure Water Condensing Spirit Method, a Cultivation Technique with gentle and profound magical power. Even if something went wrong, she wouldn't be severely injured.

After spending so much time together, she had grown accustomed to trusting Liu Xuan. Even if she knew there was danger and she might get hurt, she didn't hesitate.

Having joined the Sect three years ago, Yang Xiaoyun lacked no resources or time. Although giving birth had delayed her for a few months, she had already reached Qi Refining Second Layer, which was faster than many Disciples in the Sect.

"Hmm?"

As her Cultivation Technique circulated, Yang Xiaoyun found that the magical power, which was usually difficult to refine, now flowed extremely smoothly. It was as if an invisible force was pushing the Cultivation Technique to Cultivate automatically.

Her cultivation level rapidly increased, and she didn't need to painstakingly control her magical power. Everything happened so naturally, flowing like water...

"Husband~"

Yang Xiaoyun said joyfully.

Seeing Yang Xiaoyun enter a state of cultivation, he no longer suppressed it and switched his Cultivation Technique to the Three Yang Body Gathering Method, activating the secret art.

"Hiss~"

...An hour later.

Yang Xiaoyun fell into a deep sleep, her small face rosy, her breathing steady, and the magical power in her body significantly more condensed than before.

'The Yin-Yang Joyous Union Secret Technique is indeed extraordinary!'

Liu Xuan discovered that during Dual Cultivation, the magical power of both Dao Companions could, to a certain extent, bypass the Cultivation Technique's restrictions and intercommunicate. For Yang Xiaoyun, Dual Cultivation with him was equivalent to a Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator assisting her cultivation.

Although both parties in Dual Cultivation benefit, the one with the lower cultivation level benefits more significantly.

'Once my Qi Refining cultivation also Breakthroughs to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the benefits they can gain will be even greater!'

'However, my primary goal is for them to become pregnant and have children, so I cannot focus solely on helping them improve their cultivation.'

'Now that my Body Refining cultivation has reached the Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator Realm, my physical essence has strengthened. I wonder how much it will affect my wives' pregnancies?'

The higher the Realm of a Cultivator, the better the innate talent of their offspring, but also the more difficult it is to conceive. He was somewhat worried that the chances of his wives getting pregnant might decrease too much.

In the latter half of the night, Yang Xiaoyun woke up once and felt that her cultivation progress had advanced by at least a month. She was immediately overjoyed.

Liu Xuan explained the Yin-Yang Joyous Union Secret Technique to her, and the girl, using curiosity as an excuse, asked Liu Xuan to Cultivate with her again.

A second time.

A third time.

A fourth time...

If Liu Xuan hadn't been a Body Cultivator, even the secret art wouldn't have been able to withstand it, as he wasn't simply Cultivating...

In the following days, with the Dual Cultivation secret art and the increasing age of his children, the cumulative effects of his cultivation began to show. Liu Xuan no longer cultivated separately each day but instead dedicated a large amount of time to teaching and playing with his children.

Lake Heart Island, by the lake.

Liu Xuan held his daughter Liu Ling Meng in his left arm and his daughter Liu Ling Lu in his right, watching a group of boys race boats in the lake.

Ling Meng was two years old, and Ling Lu was just over one. Both were children with Spiritual Roots, born as exquisite as porcelain dolls.

Their older sister, Liu Miao, had even dressed them in special pink dresses and tied their hair into two pigtails pointing upwards.

Seeing their older brothers and sisters playing so lively, they also became excited, giggling joyfully.

"Oh!!!"

"We won! We're first."

The team of Fourth Brother Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng was the first to reach the finish line. The boy waved the oar in his hand and shouted, then he and his companions rowed their small boat towards Liu Xuan.

This boat race was not a solo competition but a team event. Each boat had six teammates assisting with the rowing, and the first to reach the finish line won.

The leaders were mainly the slightly older ones: Eldest Son, Daocheng, Dao Ming, Ninth Son... and their teammates were younger children they had chosen.

In the final results, Fourth Brother Daocheng's team took first place, Eldest Brother Eldest Son's team came in second with a slight disadvantage, and Ninth Brother Ninth Son took third...

Based on individual strength, Eldest Brother Eldest Son was the strongest, but his desire to win this competition wasn't strong. The overall strength of the teammates he chose was relatively low; there was even a little fellow who was only five years old, which allowed Fourth Brother to snatch first place.

"Dad!"

"We're first, we're first!"

Daocheng jumped ashore, still clutching his oar, and ran towards Liu Xuan, shouting as he ran.

"I see! I see!"

Liu Xuan rubbed his forehead helplessly, "First, throw away your oar!"

"Oh!"

He tossed the oar aside and gave an embarrassed smile.

Once the children had all come ashore, Liu Xuan handed out the rewards he had prepared earlier.

The reason the children were so enthusiastic about this competition was because Liu Xuan supported it and set up rewards.

The rewards were substantial: ten Spirit Stones for each member of the first-place team, eight Spirit Stones for second place, five Spirit Stones for third place, three Spirit Stones for fourth place, and one Spirit Stone for everyone else.

All participants received a prize. After receiving their reward Spirit Stones, they could buy whatever they wanted to eat or play with.

"Dad! Can I buy a real Spell Sword?"

Daocheng counted his Spirit Stones, then asked Liu Xuan expectantly.

He was obsessed with becoming a true Sword Cultivator. A Spell Sword required magical power to wield, so even if he bought one now, he couldn't use it for anything other than playing. But even for playing, he wanted a real one.

"As you wish! Just don't regret it later," Liu Xuan said casually.

"I definitely won't regret it!"

Daocheng was ecstatic. He had wanted a real Spell Sword for a long time, but despite asking his mother several times, he hadn't gotten one and had even been scolded...

'My dad is reliable after all!'

Thinking of his mother Lin Anqi, Daocheng feared she would confiscate the Spirit Stones if she found out, so he quickly dashed off. He had to hurry to Aunt She's place to buy the Spell Sword, not giving his mother a chance to confiscate it.

A First-Order Low-Grade ordinary Spell Sword cost about ten Spirit Stones, just enough for him to buy one.

Eldest son Eldest Son was also very happy to receive the Spirit Stones; he could buy more delicious food!

Although Aunt Miao's cooking was delicious and the portions were sufficient, he always got hungry very quickly, sometimes even before mealtime!

Also, Aunt Miao had to prepare food for all the children, so it was impossible for her to specially prepare his favorite foods every day. With Spirit Stones, he could go to the Merchant Alliance market by the lake for extra meals!

Ninth Brother Ninth Son didn't have any particular hobbies or favorite foods, so he didn't really need Spirit Stones.

But he was also very happy to receive the Spirit Stones. His mother loved Spirit Stones the most, so when he took them back to her, she would definitely be very happy!

Watching Liu Xuan hand out hundreds of Spirit Stones, even to the three and four-year-old children who had only run around for a bit and hadn't even reached the finish line, giving each of them one Spirit Stone, Lu Ping, who was watching nearby, twitched her lips.

'These are Spirit Stones! Not copper coins!!'

Staying on the island for the past few months had gradually made her feel that Spirit Stones were worthless. Liu Xuan truly didn't hesitate to spend Spirit Stones on his children and Dao Companions, even to the point of being wasteful.