The year 3253 of the Great Tang Calendar was another exceptionally busy year for Liu Changxu.
It was also in this year that Liu Changxu's wives and concubines successively bore him eleven children-seven boys and four girls-keeping him thoroughly occupied as a father.
Among them, Qin Yulian bore Liu Changxu his tenth son, Liu Qing.
Su Jinxiu bore Liu Changxu his eleventh son, Liu Ba.
Chunlan bore Liu Changxu his seventh daughter, Liu Lin.
Yang Qingxue bore Liu Changxu his eighth daughter, Liu Hong.
Li Zhenxin bore Liu Changxu his twelfth son, Liu Bo.
Lian'er bore Liu Changxu his ninth daughter, Liu Yao.
Zhang Wenjun bore Liu Changxu his thirteenth son, Liu Song.
Dongxue bore Liu Changxu his fourteenth son, Liu Bo.
Wu Yunyue bore Liu Changxu his fifteenth son, Liu Tai.
Qiuyue bore Liu Changxu his tenth daughter, Liu Ya.
Xiazhu bore Liu Changxu his sixteenth son, Liu He.
Though so many new sons and daughters kept him busier, Liu Changxu was still delighted. The burden of responsibility on his shoulders had simply grown much heavier!
Time flew, and fifteen years passed in the blink of an eye.
One day in October of the year 3268 of the Great Tang Calendar, Liu Changxu emerged from the lineage's artifact refining hall, brimming with joy.
Shortly after Yang Qingxue and the other women had given birth, Liu Changxu had entered the artifact refining hall to refine magical treasures in seclusion. That work had kept him occupied for fifteen years.
During this time, he had reforged his and Yang Qingxue's life-bound magical treasures in the artifact refining hall: the Ruyi Lotus Palace, the Twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, the Red Lotus World-Destroying Seal, the Ruyi Golden Armor, the Azure Phoenix Sword, and the Ruyi Azure Phoenix Armor. He had raised every one