Day after day passed.
More than four thousand pregnant women remained asleep. With the help of large quantities of nearly immortal-grade spirit pills, their bodies were continually strengthened while the fetuses in their wombs were nourished.
Though these spirit pills were commonplace in the Heavenly Realm, to mortals they were as miraculous as immortal medicines. Longer lives, immunity to disease, and lasting youth were only minor benefits, and served as a little compensation for the mothers.
Time flew.
Although only an hour or two had passed outside, more than two months had passed within the Time Tree's range.
At last, the first pregnant woman gave birth.
With the help of a female cultivator whose Dharma Body had developed into the Shuntian Holy Mother, the delivery was effortless. The first infant incarnation of an immortal or god was born without a hitch.
However, before awakening the memories of their past lives, they were merely ordinary infants.
Xiao Sui immediately fed the infant seven kinds of spirit pills, then had the female cultivator take the baby away to be properly cared for.
Taken together, these seven spirit pills were enough to let an infant reach adulthood within a few years. Their medicinal power was gentle enough for even an infant to absorb, and they also allowed the child to accumulate some innate spiritual power in advance. This was the finest combination developed by the alchemists of the Upper Realm.
After that, babies began to be born one after another.
Over the next month or so, all four thousand-odd pregnant women gave birth, producing a total of 4,403 infants.
Originally, 4,401 reincarnated immortals and gods had descended to the mortal world. The two extra babies were twins of two of those reincarnations.
But their memories had yet to awaken, and no Heavenly Dao