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Su Mu remained calm and composed, holding a sufficient amount of Dao Integration Pills, giving him ample time to slowly refine his foundation.

Time flowed slowly, passing swiftly in a state of profound enlightenment, and November quietly came to a close.

It wasn't until the morning of December 2nd that Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, completely exiting his deep state of enlightenment.

During his seclusion, he received a constant stream of system notifications as many of his offspring broke through to new heights. However, he was deeply engrossed in the enlightenment process and did not pay any attention to them.

On November 10th, Li Sheng, the adopted son, successfully advanced to the mid-stage of the Martial Emperor realm.

On November 23, Sun Fang, the adopted son, broke through the shackles and entered the mid-stage of the Martial Emperor realm.

The other adopted sons and daughters also made some minor breakthroughs, but their levels were low and their rewards were mediocre, so there was no need to investigate them one by one.

If adopted sons and daughters break through from the early to the middle stage of Martial Emperor, the highest grade of the system reward is only the Heavenly Rank Supreme, which is of little help to Su Mu who has now reached the True God Realm.

Recently, however, many of the empire's acquaintances have made steady progress in their cultivation.

Emperor Xiao Anxun, Empress Li Lianqing, and Princess Xiao Anran all broke through their shackles and entered the True Martial Realm in November.

Even Yutian, who served him closely, had cultivated diligently to the late stage of the Grandmaster realm, with a solid foundation and rapid progress.

The first group of adopted sons that Su Mu took in, such as Cheng Ping'an, Feng Bao, and Zheng He, have all now firmly established themselves at the Grandmaster level, with their cultivation steadily increasing.

Ultimately, the reason is that Su Mu provides an abundance of cultivation resources, all of top quality and variety, covering all stages of cultivation. His disciples only need to be diligent and hardworking to steadily break through, making it difficult for them not to progress.

Su Mu slowly walked out of the bedroom and raised his hand to put away the divine golden puppet guarding the second-floor balcony.

Before long, Li Sheng, Sun Fang, and other adopted sons and daughters who had recently made breakthroughs gathered in the courtyard of the library, and came forward to pay their respects and report the good news of their breakthroughs.

As usual, Su Mu bestowed generous rewards of pills, magical treasures, and divine stones upon everyone, and gently encouraged them to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, to concentrate on cultivation, and to solidify their foundation in the Dao.

Li Sheng and the others arrived full of expectations and left laden with rewards, all deeply grateful for their godfather's guidance.

The descendants often worried in private that with the number of disciples growing ever larger and the vast amount of resources being shared, there might come a day when supplies would be insufficient.

But over time, everyone realized that this worry was completely unnecessary.

Su Mu's cultivation resources, especially various high-level pills that help him break through his cultivation level, are inexhaustible and he has never experienced any shortage.

After dismissing his adopted sons and daughters, Su Mu raised his hand and summoned back the gold that had been hovering over the imperial city.

At this moment, Chai Min was holding Xiao Susong, standing on Jin Zi's broad back, and they landed together back in the library courtyard.

Su Mu's gaze fell on Jinzi, carefully examining his condition.

The bottle of ninth-level Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather Essence Blood had been completely absorbed and refined by Jinzi. Now, its wings were bright and magnificent, divine radiance surrounded it, and its spirit and energy were completely renewed, making it exceptionally majestic.

At this point, all of Su Mu's previously accumulated level-eight demon beast inner cores had been completely consumed.

Fortunately, his treasure trove was full of rare and precious materials and high-grade pills, and many of these treasures were suitable for the cultivation of divine birds, which was enough to support Jinzi to continue to maintain an extremely rapid cultivation speed.

Su Mu raised his hand to test Jin Zi's current physical strength. After confirming that his foundation was stable, he took out a Fire Phoenix Crimson Feather Natal Core and gestured to it.

The gold was extremely intelligent and swallowed the inner core in one gulp.

As the inner core entered his abdomen, the pure and powerful essence of fire instantly washed over his body. Jinzi quickly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. His entire body shimmered with a golden luster, and his innate golden divine patterns emerged layer by layer, wrapping around his wings and body, slowly tempering his flesh and blood.

"Godfather." Chai Min stepped forward and respectfully reported, "Just now, I accompanied Jinzi on a patrol of the surrounding areas and discovered that the black mist of the Ghost Clan has shrunk and receded significantly. The scattered black mist that had previously fallen into various places and crashed with the warships has also completely disappeared without a trace."

"Yes, I understand." Su Mu nodded slightly.

Subsequently, Chai Min, Xiao Anxun, and others reported in turn on the recent situation of the empire, stating that the court and the country were stable and the world was at peace.

All the various alien races submitted and submitted, happily integrating into the Great Qian's ruling order, and there were no more rebellions or disturbances.

Today, the entire territory of Tianyuan Star, except for the still-lingering black mist forbidden zone, has been incorporated into the Great Qian Empire.

The black mist continued to shrink, the empire's territory continued to expand, and the imperial aura gathered in the imperial city became increasingly mellow and rich, nourishing the nation's fortune and also assisting Su Mu's cultivation, which made him quite gratified.

After everything was settled, it was already noon.

Su Mu and Xiao Yunshang walked side by side, hand in hand, back to their bedroom on the second floor of the library.

Now, Xiao Yunshang is three months pregnant, her belly is already slightly protruding, and she is surrounded by a warm and gentle maternal aura.

She never stopped cultivating, continuously imprinting the Great Dao Divine Patterns into her divine form while absorbing the pure divine power within the divine stone to nourish herself.

With her accumulated knowledge and foundation, she could have broken through immediately and forged an unparalleled divine body. However, in order for the child in her womb to be born with an innate divine body and a flawless foundation, she deliberately suppressed her realm and patiently accumulated strength.

She only needs to wait for the fetus to fully develop before she can break through and achieve a true divine body, thus killing two birds with one stone.

It will take about another month to complete.

On the bed, Su Mu gently stroked Xiao Yunshang's lower abdomen and lowered his head to lightly kiss her cheeks and the corners of her lips.

During his more than twenty days of seclusion, Su Mu gained a great deal of enlightenment. He could use the dual cultivation of the soul and spirit to help Xiao Yunshang elevate her soul realm and solidify her divine foundation.

Both of them possessed profound cultivation and formidable physical strength. Moderate tenderness would not harm the fetus in the slightest. On the contrary, it would allow them to use the power of yin and yang fusion to nourish the blood and soul of the mother and child.

A night of tenderness, and the years pass peacefully.

The next day at dawn, Su Mu bid farewell to the imperial city alone and once again ventured into the Black Mist Forbidden Zone.

This time, the Black Mist territory has been greatly reduced, with less than one-tenth of its original size remaining. Su Mu only spent five days accurately locating the newly born Ghost Commander.

Compared to the previous commanders, this newly born ghost commander has a weaker aura and a shallower foundation.

Su Mu did not use any trump cards, and killed him completely in just a few moves. He then took the strange pearl and turned to leave the black mist area.

The black mist behind them continued to shrink and recede, and the world around Tianyuan became increasingly clear.

On December 8th, Su Mu returned safely to the Great Qian Imperial City.

In the courtyard, Jinzi was still enveloped in golden divine patterns, slumbering in enlightenment, and it was unknown when he would awaken and break through to a higher realm.

That night, Su Mu heard a familiar system notification sound in his ear.

[Congratulations to the host's adopted son, Chang Wei, for advancing to the late stage of the Martial Emperor realm! The system reward has been sent to the system warehouse. Please check!]

The night was deep, and Su Mu had just returned from his journey. Chang Wei was quite sensible and did not come to disturb him that night, but waited until the next day to announce the good news.

With a thought, Su Mu opened the system warehouse and examined it carefully.

Consistent with the previous breakthrough reward for Helian Ye, Chang Weiwu's mid-stage breakthrough also unlocked two low-grade divine treasures.

First, five Heavenly Pattern Dao Fire Pills.

Secondly, the god-level movement technique – "The Shadow of the Lost Path".

The Heavenly Pattern Dao Fire Pill is an essential cultivation requirement for True God cultivators. It can temper divine fire, cleanse the Dao foundation, help divine fire transform and advance into pure Dao fire, and refine the original divine patterns within the Dao fire.

The "Mysterious Shadows" technique is extremely practical. Once mastered, it can create thousands of shadow clones that are difficult to distinguish from the real one. Furthermore, any clone can instantly switch back to the original body, making it impeccable in offense, defense, evasion, surprise attacks, and escapes.

Su Mu's own divine fire had already undergone a perfect transformation into a dark golden Dao fire, its grade far exceeding that of ordinary true gods.

Even so, he still decisively swallowed a Heavenly Pattern Dao Fire Pill.

The most profound use of this pill is not simply to improve the grade of the Dao Fire, but to strengthen the myriad Dao intent and divine patterns that he had imprinted on the purple-gold divine fire in his early years.

As the Dao Intent Divine Runes become increasingly solid and powerful, they allow the Dark Gold Dao Fire, the Fire Phoenix Divine Fire, and the Moen Black World-Destroying Dao Fire to fuse together more perfectly, complementing each other and causing their power to surge.

After taking the pill, its medicinal power slowly circulated throughout his body, and Su Mu then calmly comprehended the profound meaning of the "Lost Shadow" movement technique.

Xiao Yunshang leaned quietly against him, her eyes filled with curiosity as she looked at him. She had already guessed that the supreme being in the dark had once again bestowed upon Su Mu an extraordinary opportunity.

After a night of contemplation, he mastered the basics of body techniques.

The next morning, Chang Wei arrived at the library courtyard on time to pay his respects.

Su Mu no longer needs to stay in seclusion to cultivate. The Dao Fire in his Qi Sea can independently refine the medicinal power of pills and polish the divine patterns. Therefore, he took Xiao Yunshang out of the bedroom and stood on the second-floor balcony overlooking the courtyard.

"Your son, Changwei, has miraculously broken through to the late stage of the Martial Empress realm and has come to pay my respects to my godfather and godmother!"

Chang Wei stood in the courtyard, bowed respectfully, and reported the good news of the breakthrough.

Su Mu raised his hand and took out a massive amount of high-level cultivation resources and several top-grade magic treasures, bestowing them all upon him. He gently encouraged him to continue his dedicated cultivation and strive for continuous improvement.

Chang Wei was filled with gratitude, so he solemnly kowtowed to express his thanks, and then left with great joy.

It has been more than a month since Song Qingmei left Tianyuan Star, so it is normal that she has not returned yet.