In the end, Liu Changxu respected his wife Li Zhenxin's decision and prepared to arrange her seclusion so she could break through to Spirit Transformation.
To improve his wife's chances of success, Liu Changxu spent an enormous amount of Sect Merit to exchange for the best Spirit Treasures to assist her breakthrough and the best Tribulation-Tangling Treasures the Sect had to offer. Together with those from his own treasured collection, he gave them all to Li Zhenxin.
Seeing how much care her husband lavished on her, Li Zhenxin was deeply moved. The resentment pent up in her heart vanished without a trace!
After the couple spent seven days and seven nights entwined together, Li Zhenxin resolutely entered the cave abode on Ascension Peak under the worried gazes of her husband and daughter.
After Li Zhenxin entered seclusion, peace returned to Liu Changxu's household.
But his concern for his wife's safety kept Liu Changxu from settling down to cultivate. Even dual cultivation with his other wives held little appeal.
Only then did Liu Changxu realize just how important Li Zhenxin was to him.
To ease his worries, Liu Changxu turned his attention to teaching his children and grandchildren cultivation and artifact refining.
Not long after Li Zhenxin entered seclusion, Zhao Qi'er also entered the Seclusion Chamber to prepare for a breakthrough to mid Void Refinement.
One afternoon in October of the following year, a heart-quaking pressure emerged, marking Zhao Qi'er's successful advancement to mid Void Refinement.
Two years later, in January of year 3732 of the Great Tang Calendar, Li Zhenxin finally triggered flesh sandalwood transformation.
Liu Changxu was the first to reach the tribulation site. Using his Space Divine Ability, he erected a spatial barrier around Ascension Peak, preventing a small beast tide.
To Liu Changxu's delight, Li Zhenxin's flesh