Once Xiao Qing, Little Blue, Xiao Yun, and Xiao Jin were certain their master had no more fourth-tier crane meat, the four beasts could only leave in disappointment.
Watching the four beasts depart, Liu Changxu silently resolved to find an opportunity to venture into the Deep Sea and hunt a few fourth-tier sea monsters for them, so they could reach the fourth tier as soon as possible.
As for Xiao Yin, the Silver-Eared Macaque was an oddity among his spirit beasts, interested only in spirit fruit. Of course, Xiao Yin was still only lower-grade third-tier and had a long way to go before breaking through to the fourth tier.
After seeing the four beasts off, Liu Changxu returned to his peaceful life of cultivation.
Of course, determined to set an example in the great undertaking of expanding the lineage's population, Liu Changxu's most important task next was to diligently till the fields of his wives.
Half a year later, all his wives, including Yang Qingxue, became pregnant!
The Seven-Treasure Lineage-Nourishing Soup had played a major role in helping them conceive so quickly.
With all his wives pregnant, Liu Changxu became busier than ever! Every day, he devised new varieties of spirit cuisine that could improve their unborn children's aptitude!
One morning, Zhu'er, Fufei, and Fupeng, who were living and cultivating at the Lineage School, learned that their mothers and aunts were pregnant and happily returned to Spirit Crane Peak.
By now, Zhu'er, Fufei, and Fupeng were all fifteen and nearly as tall as Liu Changxu. Zhu'er, in particular, had blossomed into a lovely young woman of a thousand charms.
Having fully inherited her mother Su Jinxiu's temperament, however, she was always frank and outspoken, and said:
"Father! We're going to have so many more little brothers and sisters. You mustn't