354: Fourth-Order Great Sun True Fire

[Ding! Congratulations Host on the birth of your 400th descendant. Spiritual Root: Grade Six. Obtained 5 Low Grade Spirit Jade.]

[Ding! Congratulations Host on reaching four hundred descendants. Obtained Tier 4 Great Sun True Fire.]

[Tier 4 Great Sun True Fire: A True Fire born from the extreme condensation of the Great Sun's essence. Extremely hard and Yang in nature, it can melt Magic Treasures and Acquired Spirit Treasures, and significantly improve the efficiency and quality of Alchemy and Artifact Refining.]

"Four hundred descendants actually granted a grand prize!!"

"The number of descendants with Spiritual Roots reached two hundred long ago and is almost at three hundred, so why was there no reward?"

Judging by the current pattern of the System rewards, there is a grand prize every time the total number of descendants reaches a hundred. However, when the total number of descendants with Spiritual Roots reached two hundred, there was nothing. Clearly, there is a distinction between the two.

"No matter! There might be one at three hundred since there wasn't one at two hundred. If not, there will surely be one at a thousand."

"First, let's go see my four-hundredth descendant!"

Liu Xuan's trip back to the Red Pine Sect, besides comforting women like Yue Li and Lin Xue'er, had another purpose: to check on the mothers who had given birth during this period.

Coincidentally, the four-hundredth descendant was born. Since he was home, he naturally had to go see for himself.

"Husband~"

The child's mother was Ye Manqing, a Concubine who had followed Liu Xuan since the early years in Yongning.

Ye Manqing had previously given birth to three children, all of whom possessed Spiritual Roots. Among them, the eightieth child, Liu Daoxian, was Liu Xuan's first child with a Grade Five Spiritual Root.

Over the years, Ye Manqing had been modest and unassuming. However, due to Liu Xuan's favor, her martial arts cultivation had broken through to the Xiantian Realm, giving her a high status in the West Courtyard.

Many years had passed, but Ye Manqing remained the same as back then—quiet in character. Upon seeing Liu Xuan, she immediately tried to get up to salute him.

Liu Xuan quickly stepped forward and held her shoulders. "How many times have I told you? There's no need for such formalities between us as husband and wife. Just stay lying down."

Giving birth was not a major issue for a Xiantian Martial Artist, but the body would still be significantly weakened. It was best to lie down and rest for a while.

Ye Manqing nodded obediently, but Liu Xuan knew she would still get up to salute next time this happened; she simply couldn't change it.

Liu Xuan took out a bottle of specially made Tier 1 Top Grade blood transformation demon pills and handed them to her. "These are Body Refining pills that can speed up martial arts cultivation. However, you can't take them directly right now; your body won't be able to withstand it."

"In a while, I will take you to Bone Fiend City. The yin fiend there can assist in Body Refining and help you break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage sooner."

Ye Manqing was quite special. Despite being a Concubine without a Spiritual Root, every child she bore had one, and their overall grades were not low.

Liu Xuan felt that his previous care for her was far from enough; he had to nurture her until she reached the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Realm.

"Mhm! I will listen to whatever Husband says."

Ye Manqing didn't have much of an opinion of her own; she always followed whatever Liu Xuan said.

The two of them chatted for a while until the wailing child grew tired and stopped. Liu Xuan held the child and said, "Your father hopes your future will be bright and as dazzling as the sun. I shall call you... Deyang!"

Liu Deyang was Liu Xuan's four-hundredth descendant, but in reality, he was his three-hundred-and-ninety-second child, as eight of the descendants were his grandsons and granddaughters.

Of the eight third-generation descendants, six were children of the nineteenth son, Liu Dao Hong, while only two were children of other sons.

Liu Xuan provided his children with sufficient cultivation resources. As long as they were willing to work hard, they could receive even better nurturing. Everyone was focused on cultivating, and very few were obsessed with romantic affairs.

The nineteenth son, Dao Hong, had essentially given up on himself and followed the same path as Liu Xuan, taking wives and Concubines.

In any case, the children born would be provided for by the Liu Clan. If he could sire a child with extremely high talent, there was still a chance to bring glory to his lineage.

He couldn't compare to his elder brothers and sisters above, and he couldn't compete with his younger brothers and sisters below. Since he was incompetent himself, he could only rely on his children!

...On the flying boat returning to Bone Fiend City, Liu Xuan stayed alone in the cabin's quiet room.

A golden-yellow flame burned quietly in his Sea of Consciousness, illuminating the entire space with a warm light.

As his consciousness made contact and confirmed the reception, the flame instantly transformed from illusory to real. With a bang, a golden flame ignited on his Golden Core.

Liu Xuan's pupils instantly turned golden. He seemed to see a Three-Legged Golden Crow soaring through the Void Realm, releasing endless heat to the entire world... [Great Sun True Fire: Upright and bright, it restrains all things evil and Yin. Ordinary Cultivators will turn to fly ash upon contact.]

Its power in battle was secondary; its greatest benefit was that it could be used as a fire source or even a material for Alchemy and Artifact Refining, greatly assisting in those crafts.

For example, when he used a Tier 3 Medium Grade demon pill to refine the xuanhuang undying pill last time, if he had the Great Sun True Fire as a fire source then, the refining time could have been shortened from three days to a few hours, and the quality of the pill would have improved significantly.

As far as Liu Xuan knew, in this cultivation world, even Tier 1 or 2 Spirit Fires were extremely precious. Tier 3 or 4 True Fires could be considered priceless treasures, especially for Alchemists and Artifact Refiners; they were rare opportunities that could be sought but not easily found.

"Good stuff!"

"If I use the Great Sun True Fire as the core to establish a Formation in Bone Fiend City to absorb all the 'Yang Qi' above the ground for the Alchemists and Artifact Refiners, separating Yin and Yang, I can also strengthen the underground yin fiend in the process. Wouldn't that be perfect!"

By doing it like the Nether Fire Sect did back then, this move could nurture the Great Sun True Fire, enhance the underground yin fiend, and assist in Alchemy and Artifact Refining—killing three birds with one stone.

Back at Bone Fiend City, Liu Xuan immediately began to conceptualize the construction of the Formation. It would be best if this Formation could be nested within the city's protective Formation to ensure everything was foolproof.

The Great Sun True Fire Formation involved Yin and Yang and needed to be laid out across the Artifact Refining Workshop, the Pill Refining Tower, and linked to the defensive Formation. It was extremely complex. Even with Liu Xuan's level of Formation expertise, he needed to slowly conceptualize and design it.

"The Great Sun True Fire is incredibly powerful. If I don't control it well and burn to death those Alchemists and Artifact Refiners I worked so hard to train, it would be a huge loss!"

The Great Sun True Fire was a Tier 4 True Fire. If it erupted with full force, it could even burn a Nascent Soul True Lord. It was not something the low-level Alchemists and Artifact Refiners of the Liu Family could control.

What Liu Xuan needed to do was use a Formation to draw a sliver of the fire seed to them as a fire source. The first consideration had to be safety... "Husband~"

While Liu Xuan was deep in thought, Xiao Ran entered the room holding a register. "The beauty pageant in Bone Fiend City has been completed. This is the list of the top ten."

"Husband, please look at the register first to determine your preferred candidates, and I will bring them to you immediately."

Despite it being for Liu Xuan to take Concubines, Xiao Ran was extremely proactive. She had spent most of her energy on this recently, as if she were choosing women for herself.

Liu Xuan picked up the register and flipped through it. They were all from the Beast Taming Sect. Their looks generally leaned towards pure and innocent. There were five young girls under the age of twenty and five female Cultivators with decent talent at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining or above. Among them was even a two-hundred-year-old Foundation Establishment Ancestor.

Regardless of their cultivation or talent, the ten female Cultivators were, without exception, beauties with skin like cream, well-proportioned figures, and graceful statures!

Liu Xuan's aesthetic preferences had long been figured out by the women in his harem. For this, Xiao Ran had even invited Lu Ping, Zi Lan, and the others to consult. Regardless of anything else, the appearance of every beauty selected indeed made Liu Xuan's heart skip a beat.