Chapter 552 Home II

"This is good; you have mastered the Ancient Alchemy Secret Technique even more, Ying'er." Xia Tian observed the tens of pills in his hand. "Even the three-quarters of the pills you just concocted are of superior grade."

"But I haven't been able to concoct all of them into a superior grade, Tian." Liu Ying pouted her lips.

Xia Tian chuckled at his mother's behavior; he then rubbed her cheeks and comforted her. "It's okay, you don't need to feel discouraged. Your progress in alchemy is already very fast, and I believe that sooner or later you will always be able to concoct superior-grade pills with ease."

"How long will you stay at home this time, Tian?"

"Hmm? I'll stay at home until the inter-sect competition starts, and I'll participate in that competition first, then I'll come back here again."

"Oh? Do you want to take part in alchemy? I thought you weren't interested in that." Liu Ying said it with surprise.

Xia Tian pulled Liu Ying into his arms and kissed her on the forehead. "Didn't I enter the competition for my dear mother?"

"What does that have to do with me?" Liu Ying asked in confusion.

"They say that the reward of competition is the crimson fire soul, and if it is indeed a real fire soul, then it will be of great use to you later. And if you fuse with it, then your alchemy abilities will increase several folds." Xia Tian explained it with a gentle smile.

Liu Ying was overjoyed by her son's thoughtfulness, but she asked. "Why don't you just fuse with that fire soul?"

"I don't need it." Xia Tian opened his palm and activated his golden dragon bloodline, and a golden flame appeared in his palm.

"Golden flame? Since when did you have it, Tian?" Liu Ying asked in surprise.

Xia Tian smiled and explained. "To be honest, I never realized that there was an old dragon's soul living in my body, and I only found out about it when I fell into a coma due to Leng Yun's attack back then. After that, the old dragon gave me his bloodline, and since then I have possessed this golden flame."

"I see."

"So I will win that competition and get that fire soul for you."

"En." Liu Ying nodded with a broad smile.

After Liu Ying cleaned out the furnace and scattered the remaining ingredients, they quickly exited the alchemy room, and she returned to her room to rest.

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Xia Tian himself went to see Chen Xue, who was painting in the west garden; he didn't disturb her and just stood behind her observing her painting, as he nodded repeatedly.

Sometime later, Chen Xue finished her painting. Even though it was just a painting of a tree with two birds, it was quite a beautiful painting. "How is my current painting, Tian?"

"Your painting is really beautiful, Xue'er." Xia Tian sincerely praised her. "The two birds look so alive, the direction of the wind you painted makes the trees and leaves look like they are dancing, and all the elements in your painting blend perfectly."

"But my painting skills are still far behind yours, let alone those of the Art Maestro Immortal."

"Xue'er, you don't need to compare yourself to anyone." Xia Tian then lifted Chen Xue and faced her toward her painting. "Just look at your painting, it's really beautiful. Moreover, you've only been painting for twenty years or so, but your painting is already this beautiful. If you've been painting for as long as we have, then I'm sure that your painting will be even more beautiful than this."

"Well, I will try harder to make my painting more beautiful." Chen Xue smiled sweetly.

"Let's go see Meng'er; I'll teach you two how to operate the last equipment." Xia Tian spoke as he took Chen Xue's hand and led her to Liu Meng's place.

When he got there, Xia Tian took out some modern sewing machines, making the two women wonder.

After he put them all together, Xia Tian started to explain to them how to use them, and he then demonstrated their use in person.

"Sigh, you are too good at many things, Tian." With a low sigh, Liu Meng said.

Xia Tian chuckled, and while he was continuing to sew, he said to her. "Meng'er, if you have lived as long as I have, then you will understand such a thing as boredom. And to overcome my boredom, I deliberately learn various things."

"But this is good, Tian. With this sewing machine, we can produce garments much faster because we don't have to sew them one by one." Chen Xue continued to observe Xia Tian's sewing.

Xia Tian nodded to her. "But since this is the first time you will use this sewing machine, you might not be used to it, so you two should practice before you start sewing garments to sell later."

"Well, that's true." The two women nodded in agreement.

After that, the two women started trying to sew on their own, and Xia Tian gave them instructions from their side.

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After some time, when they had gotten used to sewing with the sewing machine, Xia Tian decided to leave them, and he went to meet Xia Ning in her room.

As he entered her room, Xia Tian saw Xia Ning sitting at the side of the table, and she was holding a brush and thinking seriously.

Xia Tian then approached Xia Ning, who still had not noticed his presence, and he read the half-finished poem on the paper in front of her.

Unlike his other women, Xia Ning is the most reserved, and she can be a little too aloof at times. She doesn't like crowds and prefers to read and write poetry.

After thinking for a long time, Xia Ning continued her poem, and sometime later she finished it.

Xia Tian sighed in his heart after he read Xia Ning's poem, then he hugged her from behind, startling her.

"Since when did you come to my room, Tian?" Xia Ning asked as she folded the paper with her poem on it.

"Since your poem is still half finished."

"Tian, I-"

"You don't need to say anything, Ning'er." Xia Tian lifted Xia Ning to stand facing him and kissed her lips briefly, and then he caressed her cheek. "I know you want to have children with me, and I also want to have children from you and the others. Unfortunately, our current conditions still don't allow it, but I promise you that we will have several children in the future, okay?"

Xia Ning's face turned red at that, and she then buried her face into his chest as she said in a mosquito voice. "I don't want to have many children; I only want to have one with you."

"Are you sure you only want to have one child with me?"

"En." Xia Ning nodded in his embrace. "Tian, love me; I miss you so much."

Hearing that, Xia Tian lifted and laid Xia Ning onto his bed, and they immediately dual cultivated, but they immediately stopped after they had two orgasms.

Xia Ning curled up in Xia Tian's arms with a happy smile. "I wish we could be together like this forever, Tian."

"Of course, we will be together forever, Ning'er." Xia Tian replied as he rubbed her smooth back.

Before long, Xia Ning had fallen asleep. Although her cultivation had reached the Heaven Origin Realm, her physique was the weakest among Xia Tian's women, and she was exhausted even after dual cultivating with him for a short while.

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After that, Xia Tian left Xia Ning to rest, and he went to see Zhu Yuhe and Zhou Xuan, who were discussing in the main hall.

"What are you guys discussing?" Xia Tian asked them as he walked into the main hall and sat across from them.

Zhu Yuhe directly asked him. "Do you really want to take us all to the Holy Central Continent, Tian?"

"Yes." Xia Tian nodded to her. "As I explained before, I want to leave the Seven Star World and bring all of you to the higher realms as soon as possible. But before that, we must increase our cultivation first, and that place is the right choice for us. That's because the heaven and earth energy there is denser than here, and our cultivation will grow much faster."

Zhou Xuan then spoke to him. "Wouldn't it be better if we could cultivate within your ancient sacred realm? The heaven and earth energy within your space is denser and purer, right?"

"You are indeed right, Xuan'er." Xia Tian agreed with her words. "However, my ancient sacred realm is still very limited for now, and only six of you can enter together, so you guys can only cultivate in it in shifts. That's why, I thought you could cultivate in the outside world while waiting for your turn."

They nodded in understanding, and after she thought for a while, Zhu Yuhe then said to him. "In that case, I have to prepare someone to take over my position as Empress of this continent later, or else I won't be able to come with you to the Holy Central Continent in the future."

"Well, if you are willing to give up your status as an Empress, then you can do that." Even though Xia Tian wanted his women to come with him, he wasn't going to force Zhu Yuhe to step down from the throne.

- To Be Continued -