Chapter 160: A Tiny Life

Although the preparation for childbearing had taken three full years in total, the immutable law of a ten-month pregnancy culminating in childbirth still played its part.

Two months after fusing with her clone, Jiang Yue’s pregnancy began to show.

The fetuses were a boy and a girl, and the little ones were developing exceptionally well. Every day, Wang Li used the vital energy of heaven and earth to temper their bones and meridians, laying the strongest possible foundation for them.

Each time he felt the new lives resonating with his own bloodline, Wang Li felt a surge of excitement.

Jiang Yue was no longer as rash and impetuous as before; her entire being radiated the gentle, sacred glow of impending motherhood.

She would often rest her hands on her belly and talk to the children by herself. Even though she knew they could not yet understand, she never tired of it.

Wang Li understood her behavior. Whenever he helped temper their meridians, he would also use his divine sense to try and communicate with them. From the initial lack of any feedback to the vague, faint throbs of connection later on, feeling their growth filled Wang Li with a deep sense of anticipation and longing.

Children are forever a parent's most precious treasure; the ancients truly spoke the truth!

Jiang Yu had also fused with her clone. Although there was only a single fetus growing inside her—prompting Jiang Yue to occasionally make playful, teasing remarks—she remained utterly joyful.

This time, she did not try to compete with Jiang Yue; having this child was already more than enough to fulfill her heart.

The fetus inside her was still too small for Wang Li to sense any response from the little life, yet he remained extremely patient, infusing it with the vital energy of heaven and earth, hoping that it could share the same lofty starting line as its older siblings.

Parents always wish for a brighter future for their children.

When Wang Li's parents learned that their daughters-in-law were pregnant, they were overjoyed beyond measure.

His mother, Lady Liu, directly took over the management of the three's immortal cave, meticulously caring for the two expectant mothers and teaching them how to recuperate during pregnancy. Although, with their foundation at the Earth Immortal realm, accidents were practically impossible, Jiang Yue and Jiang Yu still followed their mother-in-law's instructions every day, strictly adhering to the prenatal care regimen.

Wang Duo held high hopes for his three grandchildren and had long since chosen their names.

The twin boy was named Wang Zhang, the girl Wang珏, and the younger brother Wang Jin. Wang Duo hoped that all three children would be the cherished jade treasures of the Wang family.

Time always flies. Five months later, Jiang Yue successfully gave birth.

Wang珏 was born first, making her the older sister.

Wang Zhang arrived half a hour after Wang珏.

The birth of the two little ones brought the Wang family together once again.

Looking at the two tiny bundles of flesh, Wang Li grinned from ear to ear.

Jiang Yue spent the entire day smiling foolishly at the swaddled infants.

Naturally, high-level cultivators would not encounter dangers like difficult labor; to them, the phrase "mother and child are safe" was not even necessary as a blessing. When Wang Li examined the tempered meridians of the two children, the results were remarkably delightful.

Wang Zhang was naturally endowed with superior cultivation aptitude, possessing an innate affinity for thunder-attribute spiritual power. While he lacked his old man's heaven-defying physique, there was no need to worry about his future path of cultivation.

Wang珏 had inherited the heaven-sent favor from Jiang Yue, placing her among the pampered darlings of the heavens themselves. Protected by the world's will, her future was bound to be extraordinary.

However, because Jiang Yue's life level was somewhat elevated, she produced no breast milk after giving birth, forcing Wang Li to invite a wet nurse from the sect.

When Wang Mother saw that her grandchildren had been born, she was thrilled beyond words. Upon discovering that Wang Li and his wife had hired a wet nurse, she promptly dismissed her and personally cooked various beast milks every day to nourish the two children.

Beast milk contained a vast amount of gentle five-element spiritual power, making it exceptionally suited for human infants. However, beast milk was extremely rare and difficult to acquire; without the resources of the Wang family, one simply could not afford it.

The little ones seemed to prefer clinging to their grandmother, acting somewhat indifferent toward Jiang Yue as their mother, which left Jiang Yue feeling jealous all day long.

Not daring to complain directly to Lady Liu, she could only mutter endlessly in Wang Li's ear, leaving him utterly helpless.

Every family has its hard-to-read scriptures, and this was even more true for immortals. It was fine when they didn't see each other often, but living together day in and day out, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts inexplicably arose.

Just a few days after Wang珏 and Wang Zhang passed their hundred-day milestone, Jiang Yu successfully went into labor, and Wang Jin was born.

Wang Jin's aptitude was the poorest among the three siblings, possessing only mediocre, mortal potential, yet he inherited Jiang Yu's pair of little black hands.

Wang Li had once asked Jiang Yu why her hands were black, but she had never answered, acting as if she wanted to avoid the topic entirely. However, upon seeing that her son had inherited her little black hands, she was visibly overjoyed—even more so than when she had first set eyes on him.

Wang Li had previously consulted Elder Sheng regarding Jiang Yu's black palms, and Elder Sheng had admitted he wasn't entirely certain either, though he was certain it was by no means a bad thing. Only then did Wang Li set his mind at ease and stop inquiring about the little black hands.

It wasn't until after Wang Jin's full-month celebration that the news of Wang Li's three children finally spread to the outside world.

It wasn't that Wang Li had intentionally kept it hidden; rather, neither Jiang Yue nor Jiang Yu had remembered to send glad tidings to their natal families, relatives, and friends after giving birth. It was only when Wang Mother brought it up that they finally dispatched messages, inviting their kin and acquaintances to attend the children's one-year birthday banquet.

As soon as the news spread that Wang Li and his two wives had been blessed with precious sons and a daughter, a steady stream of visitors began arriving at their doorstep even before the date of the birthday banquet.

Everyone who came was a prominent and influential figure, with their cultivation level no lower than the True Immortal realm.

Wang Li was initially quite pleased, but after receiving a few batches of guests, he noticed something amiss.

To be precise, their purpose didn't seem to be paying visits to offer congratulations; it felt much more like they were beating around the bush to inquire how immortals managed to have children.

Even True Immortal Liuguang had asked about this matter with a mysterious air.

"When immortals want children, could it be that they feel somewhat lonely, and all wish to have a child to play with?"

Pushing aside his own mischievous thoughts, Wang Li found it not hard to understand the mindset of these high-level cultivators.

Many high-level cultivators had fought tooth and nail to cultivate and level up before entering the Earth Immortal realm, rarely sparing a thought for whether or not to have children... Cough, let alone children, the vast majority of these people obsessed with cultivation remained single bachelors. Only after stepping into the Immortal realm and gaining a nearly boundless lifespan did they suddenly realize their lives felt somewhat incomplete, prompting them to seek out dao companions and build families.

Yet at that moment, they abruptly discovered that no matter how hard they tried, it was exceedingly difficult to procreate.

Many had explored this issue, but none had found any effective method; only powerful figures at the Earth Immortal realm had managed to discover ways with a certain probability of producing offspring.

The difficulty of reproduction among high-level cultivators was already an acknowledged fact.

However, since they were all prominent figures, it was unseemly to bring up such matters openly, leaving them to discuss it only in private.

When the news suddenly broke that a Celestial Immortal powerhouse like Wang Li had fathered children with Jiang Yue, who was also a Celestial Immortal, and had additionally fathered a child with Jiang Yu, a powerful Earth Immortal, they could no longer hold back!

If Wang Li had only fathered children with a single dao companion, it could still be dismissed as mere coincidence—after all, high-level cultivators did possess a minuscule probability of bearing offspring. But having successfully reproduced with two separate dao companions back-to-back was no longer a matter of luck. Wang Li must have mastered the secret to enabling high-level cultivators to successfully bear children, and many had rushed over precisely for this.

Some spoke very subtly, dropping hints, while others directly asked Wang Li to share his experience, leaving him feeling neither whether to laugh nor cry.