Before he knew it, Huo Hai had lost track of how long he had been living at home. Counting carefully, it seemed several years had passed since his return. These had been the most relaxing years of his life.
Unfortunately, Fang Biya and the others still had not seen their wish fulfilled. Although they were all Heaven Grade experts, Huo Hai had forgotten one thing: the higher one's level of existence, the harder it was to produce offspring.
Most other experts had had their children before breaking through to Heaven Grade. After that breakthrough, producing offspring was no easy matter. Huo Hai and the others had worked very hard, yet there was still no sign of anything happening. Every time he saw the plaintive looks in Fang Biya's and the others' eyes, he felt as though he had committed a crime. He was utterly helpless.
Apart from this matter, however, Huo Hai's progress in every other area had been very smooth. He had completely finished modifying the Spirit Formation, making it immensely powerful. The seeds he had condensed for his own Battle Spirit Arts had also largely caught up with his cultivation.
His sword seed in particular had finally burst into dazzling radiance once again. His pill-refining and equipment-forging skills had improved enormously as well. Some time ago, he had finished forging Ji Mu's whip and Qu Siyu's zither.
Along the way, Huo Hai had also forged a set of weapons for everyone else who needed them. The vast stock of Venerable Grade and even Saint Grade materials at home had originally sat unused, since no one could work with them. Now, he had forged a large portion into weapons. Once the family members reached a sufficient cultivation level, they would be able to use these things.
Of course, until