To make up for what he owed his wives and children, Liu Changxu did not return to the Artifact Refining Room immediately. Instead, he set artifact refining aside for the time being and devoted himself to staying with them, sharing the joys of family life.
During the day, he took the children out to play in the immortal palace's courtyards, watching them chase one another and run about. He also patiently taught them the basics of cultivation, guiding them through simple breathing techniques with hands-on demonstrations. In his spare time, he personally cooked delicious spirit cuisine for them, nourishing their bodies and laying a solid foundation for their future cultivation.
At night, Liu Changxu reserved his time for his women, chatting with them about everyday matters and practicing dual cultivation with them, diligently sowing his seed.
After spending nearly three wonderful months with his wives and children, however, Liu Changxu entered the Artifact Refining Room and began refining spirit treasures once more.
Through those nearly one hundred days together, the distance between Liu Changxu and his children had given way to warmth and closeness. Without spirit pills to aid conception, however, he had failed to get any of his women pregnant.
Still, Liu Changxu's women had not come away empty-handed. Through dual cultivation, he had helped nearly a hundred women whose cultivation was only at the golden core or nascent soul level advance directly by one minor stage, making their gazes burn even hotter when they looked at him.
Upon entering the Artifact Refining Room, Liu Changxu immediately summoned the Wishful Lotus Cauldron and began refining spirit treasures.
This time, Liu Changxu planned to model them after the Ruyi Golden Spirit Pearl, refining twelve supreme-ninth tier Ruyi Star Beads.
Time slipped away, the years flying like a shuttle through a