282: consecutive pregnancies

Even though Liu Xuan only said it was a fourth-tier Cultivation Technique, it still left Lin Xue'er and Eldest Son astonished.

A fourth-tier Cultivation Technique was the highest-level Cultivation Technique they had ever heard of, with only the Heavenly Sword Sect possessing such a Legacy.

"Many thanks, Father! This child will certainly not fail your expectations!" Eldest Son gripped the two Cultivation Technique Jade Slips tightly.

Liu Xuan smiled and patted his sturdy shoulder, "Go and Cultivate; Father has high hopes for you!"

"Yes!"

Eldest Son bowed to Liu Xuan and Lin Xue'er, then took the Jade Slips and flew impatiently to the small wooden hut by the pool to Cultivate.

Seeing his Eldest Son Cultivating so diligently, Liu Xuan revealed a gratified smile. Whether or not he could achieve Core Formation early depended on how hard the children worked!

By now, one hundred children had already entered the path of martial arts, and every so often, new children would enter the path, followed by the birth of even more new children.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator has a Lifespan of three hundred years; being able to reach Peak Foundation Establishment before the age of two hundred counts as a Genius and holds the possibility of Core Formation.

But what about Liu Xuan? He was not yet fifty years old, yet his cultivation in both Body Refining and Qi Refining had already reached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage; achieving Core Formation within a hundred years would be effortless.

A few days later.

Xia He and Lu Ping went into seclusion to begin breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Eldest Son began to truly Cultivate the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method, and the rest of the maids, children, and other Liu family members were also making progress.

The Sect's Pill Refining Hall, Artifact Refining Hall, and others were being expanded smoothly, and some industries had already started to recoup their costs. With the support of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Beast Taming Sect, the development of the various Liu Family industries was on the right track.

The situation on the border battlefield was stable; the Peach Blossom Sect and the Demon Court controlled the battlefield within the territory of the Peach Blossom Sect, returning to the stalemate state between low-level Cultivators and the Yao Race, with the higher-ups rarely stepping in.

The Demon Court blocked the Beast Taming Sect's army, the Beast Taming Sect obtained a portion of the Peach Blossom Sect's territory as well as spoils of war from the Yao Race, and the Heavenly Sword Sect obtained a large amount of business brought by the war dividends—all three sides won!

The only one to suffer a small loss was the Peach Blossom Sect; after all, the battlefield was in their territory, and many of their original Spiritual Veins and spirit fields had been destroyed.

And there was one most important point: the Beast Taming Sect's army was arriving in a constant stream of reinforcements, so dragging things out would be disadvantageous for them.

However, none of this concerned Liu Xuan. The overall situation was stable, which was beneficial to him and the entire Liu Clan!

Everything else was trivial; working hard to have children was what mattered most!

To cope with the potential changes in the war, Liu Xuan felt he could no longer slack off and decided to change his work schedule from one day on, one day off, to two days on, one day off.

"Husband, I am pregnant!"

Zi Lan was drenched in fragrant sweat, her beautiful hair tied into a ponytail, revealing her exquisite, pretty face.

"Nonsense! We just finished, how could it be that fast?" Liu Xuan did not believe it and simply kept popping Medicinal Pills.

"It is true!"

Zi Lan's face was filled with joy as she leaned against Liu Xuan and acted coquettishly, "I conceived a few days ago, not just this time..."

"Really?!!"

Liu Xuan swallowed a Medicinal Pill in one gulp and quickly reached out to press his hand on Zi Lan's lower abdomen, extending his Divine Sense to perceive.

Sure enough! A trace of life's rhythm appeared in his perception; Zi Lan was truly pregnant!

It was nothing strange for a Concubine to be pregnant. In the past few years, those Junior Sisters had been pregnant and giving birth one after another. Liu Xuan's offspring had already reached two hundred and forty-eight, with nine others currently pregnant.

The child in Zi Lan's belly would be his two hundred and fifty-eighth child. She had previously given birth to one child, Liu Daozi, ranked 166th, who was already eleven years old.

What made Liu Xuan feel excited was that the child in Zi Lan's belly was the first child conceived by a Foundation Establishment female Cultivator!

It was too difficult for Foundation Establishment female Cultivators to get pregnant. From the beginning with Zi Lan, to later ones like Xiao Ran, Zi Ling, and Hu Lingzhao—five Foundation Establishment female Cultivators in total—Liu Xuan had given them special care, yet they had never conceived.

When Zi Lan gave birth to her last child, Daozi, she was still at the Late Qi Refining Stage. When Xiao Ran gave birth to De Yun, she was indeed at the Foundation Establishment stage, but she should have been at the Perfection of Qi Refining when she conceived.

Zi Lan was at the Early Foundation Establishment stage, and Liu Xuan was at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage in both Body Refining and Qi Refining; presumably, the child conceived would not have low talent. It was estimated that it would not be lower than a fourth-grade Spiritual Root, and if luck was good and it reached a second-grade Spiritual Root, he would be able to obtain a System grand prize.

As for a first-grade Spiritual Root, actually, a second-grade Spiritual Root is best. Although a first-grade Spiritual Root has more generous rewards, it would cause the skipping of the second-grade Spiritual Root, resulting in one less reward; calculating it out, it would actually be a loss.

"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Liu Xuan's reaction made Zi Lan even happier, and the corners of her mouth curled into a beautiful arc.

"My good Laner would certainly not lie to me."

Liu Xuan took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her slender waist and pulled her back into his embrace. Since that was the case, Husband must reward you well!

"Ah~"

Afterwards.

For the next few days, Liu Xuan specifically took care of Zi Lan, gifting her a large amount of Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, precious Spirit Medicine, spirit fruit, and other good things.

Besides these things, Liu Xuan also appointed her as the Deputy Hall Master of the Inner Sect's Formation Hall, responsible for the Formation Plate business as well as the authority over the Sect Enforcement Team's army Formation training.

Zi Lan, who originally had no Foundation in the Red Pine Sect, leapt to become a person of real power on par with Su Wan and Xiao Ran, with a status even a head higher than Zi Ling.

Although Zi Ling also held a position as a Deputy Hall Master of the Law Enforcement Hall and possessed the power to supervise the entire Sect, in reality, she could only supervise those outside the Liu Family, and her source of power was dependent on the Liu Family, making her equivalent to an assistant to Su Wan and Xiao Ran.

When the news spread, the most depressed one was Zi Ling. She was the daughter of a dignified Golden Core True Person, one person below ten thousand, yet now she was actually being suppressed by Zi Lan!

Su Wan and Xiao Ran had deep Foundations in the Red Pine Sect, not to mention that Zi Lan was pregnant and favored, and even that vixen Hu Lingzhao was exceptionally favored. Counting it all up, she was now actually at the very bottom among the many women of the Liu Family.

"Isn't it just getting pregnant and having children? I can do it too!"

Zi Ling secretly made up her mind; if she wanted to gain a firm foothold in the Liu Clan, she must give birth to a child for Liu Xuan as soon as possible.

Power and favor were secondary; the most important thing was for Liu Xuan to assist her more in her Cultivation—breaking through in cultivation was what mattered most!

Two months later.

Zi Ling did not conceive, but instead, that little vixen Hu Lingzhao accidentally got pregnant.

Hu Lingzhao was single-mindedly thinking about Cultivating for revenge and had no interest in Sect power whatsoever.

After learning that Liu Xuan highly valued offspring, she also racked her brains to find many ways to increase the chances of pregnancy, and she did not expect that she would actually succeed.

However, after Liu Xuan asked about the methods she had used, he discovered they were all ones that Zi Lan and Xiao Ran had used before, with nothing special about them; being able to conceive likely involved a large element of luck.

Several Foundation Establishment female Cultivators had not been pregnant for years; now that two had suddenly conceived, Liu Xuan was exceptionally happy.

"Sure enough, there is a reward for effort; this must be fate's reward for my hard work during this period!"

For this reason, Liu Xuan held a small celebration in the West Courtyard of his harem, sharing this joy with the other Junior Sisters and Concubines.

Just when Liu Xuan was indulging in beauty, oblivious to the world, Lin Anqi brought an unexpected piece of news.

Her maid, the Eldest Son of Xiao Hong—one of Liu Xuan's ordinary Concubines—and Liu Xuan's 19th-ranked son, Dao Hong, had his Dao Companion get pregnant too!

"You mean my daughter-in-law is also pregnant?!" Liu Xuan was stunned!