"Good! Good! For the lineage to have flourished like this during my two hundred years in seclusion, you must all have worked hard!"
Liu Changxu looked at the women before him, his voice filled with emotion.
Two hundred years might mean little to a Taiyi Golden Immortal with an endless lifespan, but it was still enough for the world to change. They must have put in considerable effort to keep the lineage so well ordered and prosperous.
"What are you saying, husband? We were only doing our part. It was no trouble at all."
Xiao Yu hurriedly waved her hands, genuine warmth shining in her smiling eyes.
After a moment's thought, Liu Changxu said:
"Then send word now. I'd like to see our children."
"Of course, husband. We'll arrange it right away!"
Xiao Yu and the other women promptly agreed.
Then they each took out their communication magical artifacts and relayed the news.
Once word spread, Liu Changxu's sixty children hurried over from all corners of the lineage.
The first to arrive was his thirty-sixth son, Liu Fuzhou. Tall and straight-backed, with a steady aura, he immediately bowed upon seeing Liu Changxu and greeted him in a ringing voice:
"Your son Liu Fuzhou greets you, Father!"
Liu Changxu studied the son he had not seen in two hundred years. Sensing the firmly stabilized mid Void Refinement magic power within him, he felt deeply satisfied and nodded slightly.
"Well done, Zhou'er. Your cultivation has advanced quickly, and your foundation is solid. Clearly, you haven't slacked off over the years. Keep working hard."
At his father's approval, delight immediately appeared on Liu Fuzhou's face, and he hurriedly replied with respect:
"It is all thanks to your teachings, Father. I wouldn't dare slack off."
Before he had finished speaking, steady footsteps sounded outside