77: Three daughters

It split open!

The High Grade Rank 1 Wood-Armor Talisman actually split open with a single sword strike!

The scorching light on the heavenly origin sword was completely exhausted, revealing its pure white blade.

Liu Xuan beckoned, and the heavenly origin sword flew into his palm, turning into a thread of light that merged into his body and returned to his Dantian to be nourished.

This is the benefit of a natal flying sword; it can be stored directly in the Dantian, and minor damage can be nourished back with mana.

'Being able to break a High Grade Rank 1 Wood-Armor Talisman with one strike, doesn't that mean my current attack power is equivalent to a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator?'

Liu Xuan was somewhat excited; the satisfaction brought by an increase in strength was second only to a Breakthrough in cultivation.

The sword light resembled a scorching sun and could not be looked at directly; this was the hallmark of the introductory level of the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon.

The Nine Luminaries Sword Canon was an extremely rigid and Yang-aligned sword canon, known for its immense power.

The pure Yang mana Liu Xuan cultivated using the Three Yang Body Gathering Method was compatible with the sword canon, and coupled with the enhancement of his natal flying sword, the heavenly origin sword, it was normal for its power to rival the Late Qi Refining Stage.

'My sword technique now rivals a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, and I also possess Body Refining cultivation, as well as numerous Talismans at my side; I fear I really could kill enemies above my Rank!'

Killing enemies above one's Rank is extremely rare in the Cultivation World. Except for a very small number of spell-casting geniuses, only the direct descendants of great Cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Realm might be able to do so, because they have all kinds of treasures at their side.

Liu Xuan came from an ordinary farming family, and now he could reach such a level!

The Nine Luminaries Sword Canon was only at the introductory level; what if he cultivated it to Minor Achievement or even Major Achievement?

The talent of Sword Heart Clarity was far more powerful than Liu Xuan had imagined. From now on, Liu Xuan had an extra daily routine: sword practice!

Liu Xuan had cultivated the martial Dao 'Innate Sword Qi Art' and had long studied the sword Dao.

However, this kind of cultivation technique like the Nine Luminaries Sword Canon was vastly different from Martial Artist sword techniques. His previous insights into sword techniques were only useful at the introductory stage and were of no use for the profound understanding of the sword canon!

Besides the sword canon that could be improved, his natal flying sword, the heavenly origin sword, could also be improved.

The heavenly origin sword could contain the Five Elements, but currently, it only had the Metal element. If the Five Elements were at Perfection, its power could be increased by several layers.

Even if it could not break through the restriction of Rank 1 Medium Grade, it could still increase a portion of its power; there were also differences between Medium Grade Magical Artifacts.

The stable growth of his own strength made Liu Xuan extremely satisfied; this sense of groundedness was even stronger than what the talisman treasure golden mountain seal and the Foundation Establishment Body Refining corpse Little Shadow gave him.

...

Three months later.

Nothing happened in these three months. Liu Xuan drew Talismans, cultivated, practiced sword, and nourished his maids every day; the days were leisurely and comfortable.

The sweet lolita Bai Zhiwei had finally conceived. This girl did not have great fertility; Liu Xuan had focused on caring for her for three months before she finally conceived. He did not know if her Physique was special.

Because of caring for Bai Zhiwei, only three other maids had conceived.

There were still over a dozen maids with no news; Liu Xuan still needed to continue working hard!

Liu Xuan had discovered last time that the probability of maids conceiving had decreased. During this time, he had checked some materials and had a rough guess.

It should be caused by his cultivation Breakthrough. Both his Body Refining and Qi Refining cultivations broke through to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining simultaneously, increasing his life Origin, so the probability of conceiving offspring naturally decreased slightly.

However, this was not a bad thing. While the probability of conceiving offspring decreased, the probability of the offspring possessing talent also increased accordingly; all things considered, it was actually not a loss!

Today was a special day; the first maid to conceive, Lianer, was about to give birth.

This was Liu Xuan's first child in Yongning, and he sent someone to invite the best midwife in the city to deliver the baby.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of the twelfth offspring, received Spirit Stone * 100]

No miracle occurred; it was another child without a Spiritual Root!

It was a girl, and Liu Xuan named her 'Liu Ling Ning', hoping she would live a life free of worries and in peace.

Liu Xuan was slightly disappointed that his daughter did not have a Spiritual Root, but he would not despise her because of it.

A bottle of moonlight spiritual marrow every three months was arranged; this was the Foundation for every child, and the System's gift could satisfy it.

With moonlight spiritual marrow to build the Foundation, these children would at least have no problem cultivating the Martial Dao when they grew up, and they would not fall to the bottom of the Mortal class.

As for whether they could Cultivate to a profound Realm in the future, or whether they could reverse their talent and switch to the cultivation of the Dao, Liu Xuan could not guarantee it!

"Thank you, Young Master!"

"Thank you, Young Master!"

After listening to Liu Xuan's explanation of the moonlight spiritual marrow, Lianer gripped the jade bottle in her hand tightly, thanking him repeatedly, her eyes streaming with tears of emotion.

She was just a prostitute at the Spring Breeze Pavilion, and in the past, she didn't even dare to hope for a normal life.

She had long since lost any aspirations for her own life, but now that the child was born, all her hopes were pinned on the child.

Liu Xuan was willing to spend such a great cost to nurture their child; Lianer was weeping tears of joy.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Liu Xuan reached out and wiped away her tears, "This is also my child, not just your child alone!"

"Do not spread the word about the moonlight spiritual marrow, so as to avoid inciting jealousy or the greed of outsiders. Do you understand?"

Liu Xuan instructed.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Lianer understands!"

Lianer hurriedly tucked the moonlight spiritual marrow into her pocket; she was not a fool and knew the gravity of the matter. Such a precious item could not be discovered by others.

The moonlight spiritual marrow cost fifteen Spirit Stones per bottle, which was not cheap. If someone were to really investigate, it would be hard for Liu Xuan to explain the source of so many Spirit Stones; he still had to keep a low profile.

This item needed to be mixed into breast milk to feed the infant, which was quite troublesome; otherwise, for the sake of safety, Liu Xuan would not mind doing it himself.

Fortunately, a maid like Lianer, having received such a great benefit, would not easily spread the word, so it would not be spread around quickly.

Three days later.

Pinger, a maid from the same batch as Lianer, also gave birth.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of the thirteenth offspring, received one bottle of Medium Grade Rank 1 Soul Nourishing Pill.]

Not bad; the Medium Grade Rank 1 Soul Nourishing Pill belonged to a relatively expensive type among pills of the same Rank, costing seventy Spirit Stones per bottle.

No achievement reward!

It seemed Liu Xuan's previous guess was correct; the achievement for the total number of offspring probably wouldn't appear until thirty.

It was another offspring without a Spiritual Root, also a girl, and Liu Xuan named her: Liu Ling Yi.

With the same operation, Liu Xuan also gave Pinger a bottle of moonlight spiritual marrow, which moved Pinger to tears of gratitude.

Five days later.

The maid Meier also gave birth.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of the fourteenth offspring, received a Medium Grade Rank 1 Magical Artifact, the Jade Hairpin.]

[Jade Hairpin: When worn, it can clear the mind and calm the spirit, and it can resist sonic and Divine Soul-type attacks; it will shatter when the attack severely exceeds its defensive strength.]

Jewelry-type Magical Artifacts were relatively expensive. This Jade Hairpin was estimated to be worth at least over sixty Spirit Stones, not much different from an ordinary High Grade Rank 1 Magical Artifact.

Liu Xuan couldn't use it, so he could only see if there was an opportunity to give it away; if not, he would take it to the Vast Gathering Pavilion to list for sale.

It was another child without a Spiritual Root, and it was a girl again...

Three consecutive daughters without Spiritual Roots had left Liu Xuan feeling numb!

For the fourteenth child, Liu Xuan named her: Liu Ling He.

For offspring without Spiritual Roots, Liu Xuan no longer held high hopes; he only hoped that they could live safely and grow up smoothly!

With three babies added to the manor all at once, the already lively atmosphere became even more lively!