Shen Wang held his son; the child’s brows and eyes inherited Jia’Er’s features, while the nose and chin looked more like his own.
"Husband, why don’t you name the child?"
Jia’Er said with a smile.
"Born in Lixia, let’s just call him Lixia."
Shen Wang already had a naming method in place, which was to combine it with the season; that’s roughly how he named his eldest daughter too.
"Shen Lixia, sounds pretty nice."
Jia’Er tried saying it and had no objections.
"Quick, eat something to regain your strength."
Shen Wang set the child down and began feeding Jia’Er some porridge.
Jia’Er’s strength was still not as good as Han Wan’Er’s, having used up quite a bit during childbirth. He prepared medicinal porridge cooked with water infused with Spiritual Power, and after just two bites, she noticeably regained most of her strength.
Shen Wang simultaneously opened the system.
"This son shouldn’t be some reincarnated powerhouse, right?"
He mused, checking a newly added sub-panel in the system.
[Talent: Moderate, No Spirit Root]
Shen Wang sighed silently.
This child was completely normal and not a reincarnation, yet the lack of a Spirit Root was a bit of a pity for him.
"Xue’Er has outstanding talent, while Xia’Er falls short by quite a bit, seemingly influenced by their mother."
Shen Wang pondered. However, despite lacking a Spirit Root and presumably average talent, why was the system still evaluating it as moderate?
He continued to view the next piece of information.
[Additional: Excellent Martial Arts Talent]
Shen Wang was immediately enlightened; although Xia’Er had no Spirit Root, his Martial Arts talent was excellent, hence the moderate evaluation.
Both he and Jia’Er had Martial Arts Training. While Xia’Er did not inherit the Spirit Root, inheriting the Martial Arts Talent was also not bad.
This result reassured him somewhat.
Although following the Martial Dao was more challenging in the early to mid-stages, a solid foundation in Martial Arts, coupled with strong perseverance, would lead to a rewarding future.
With him providing some foundational resources, achieving a level comparable to the Golden Core Martial King in the future would be feasible, and if his own realm was high enough, his son’s ultimate realm could further ascend.
"I need to seek out more Martial Arts texts in the future."
Shen Wang felt an added sense of responsibility. With his daughter being the reincarnation of an Empress and not needing much worry in her cultivation, the son would definitely require more preparation and reliance on him.
"Papa, is it a little brother or a little sister?"
A crisp little girl’s voice came from the door as a pigtailed toddler peeked in, her large eyes curiously observing the room.
This girl, who appeared to be over a year old, wore a blue dress and was as exquisite as jade—a perfect little doll. She was precisely Shen Wang’s daughter, Shen Chuxue, the reincarnation of the Weak Water Empress. Having been breastfed frequently, she had developed faster than a typical infant and could now walk and talk.
Of course, this was also because the daughter herself was a reincarnated powerhouse, practicing visualization every day, which also promoted physical development.
"Xue’Er, it’s a little brother."
Shen Wang walked over to lift his daughter, allowing her to see the baby on the bed, "Your little brother’s name is Lixia."
"Dad, you name so casually." Xue’Er pouted, with an adult’s mentality that found her dad’s naming too simple.
"How about I rename you two, to Winter Plum and Summer Tree?"
"No, that’s even worse."
Shen Chuxue shook her head and reached out her small hand, "Dad, can I touch my little brother?"
Shen Wang placed his daughter on the bed. Shen Chuxue curiously touched her brother’s cheek; it was soft, and she giggled with delight, finding it very amusing.
In her past life, she was an Innate Spirit, never having experienced human existence, so she found this small creature, born after ten months of pregnancy, very fascinating.
"Xue’Er, you have to protect your little brother in the future; he’s weaker than you."
Shen Wang smiled, patting his daughter’s head.
This daughter had great potential and, being the family’s eldest, would undoubtedly shoulder more responsibility in caring for her younger siblings.
Shen Chuxue nodded, having already understood through her family what human familial bonds were all about—family members were meant to protect each other.
Jia’Er listened happily, exposing a smile filled with joy.
The family basked in the joy of welcoming a new member with warmth and happiness.
Shen Wang briefly checked on his son’s body; indeed, the meridians were clear and the bones remarkable, even though not fully developed. It was evident early on that he had great talent in Martial Arts.
After all, the threshold for Martial Arts was low; it didn’t always require a Spirit Root. Whether the meridians were clear or the bones remarkable, either alone could make one a Martial Arts genius.
With a thought, Shen Wang differentiated the Spiritual Essence in his Dantian into tiny strands, which entered his son’s still somewhat weak meridians.
He nourished their meridians daily for his daughter, and Shen Wang’s control over power had reached an exquisite level. Even with a newborn baby’s meridians, he could ensure no harm came to his son’s body.
This practice was time-consuming. Shen Wang waited until everyone else was busy doing their tasks and Jia’Er began to rest, before nourishing his son’s body.
After completing the process, Shen Wang received a reward.
His gaze fell on Jia’Er, providing her with a similar bodily nurturing, which also resulted in a reward.
He had thought he would stop receiving rewards once Jia’Er had given birth.
This discovery accelerated the pace of his cultivation advancement.
However, the rewards stopped after a month; Shen Wang did not have Jia’Er become pregnant again but chose to wait for her to break through first.
Should Jia’Er reach the Innate stage, not only would her lifespan surpass ordinary humans, but the talent of any future children would also improve.
With his meticulous assistance, Jia’Er achieved Postnatal Perfection after her Primordial Qi recovery and broke through four months later.
Meanwhile, logically, Paper Kite should have given birth by then, but it had not. After investigating, Shen Wang felt it would still take some time.
He had not considered that starting at Innate would extend the gestation period, but Han Wan’Er had shown no significant increase, which Shen Wang speculated was related to Paper Kite’s bloodline.
Given the powerful bloodline, taking longer for gestation seemed reasonable.
Furthermore, Lan Kui’s gestation speed was slower still, which Shen Wang predicted could take three more years.
This prolonged duration, Shen Wang chalked up to the union between human and demon.
Shen Wang continued having Jia’Er become pregnant afterward, once more opening a channel for additional rewards and allowing the Dantian to continue expanding, eventually reaching a Dantian Space three times his realm’s norm.
The increasingly vast space led Shen Wang to consider continuing to cultivate other elemental powers.
With a Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root, he faced downsides regardless—whether practicing a single attribute or multiple. Training just one would waste the effects of the other spirit roots.
Multi-attribute cultivation brought its own demands, primarily when using Spirit Stones for training; various attributes must be taken into account. Even if attributes could convert, could it ever surpass directly absorbing the corresponding attribute’s power?
Shen Wang’s case was special; with the system’s help, regular rewards had significantly enhanced his proficiency in Five Elements Magic, making full Five Elements attribute training the most apt.
After deliberation, he chose the Water Attribute as the third to cultivate; while Water and Fire opposed each other, he could employ the principle of Water nurturing Wood as a buffer. Coupled with his decent comprehension of the Water Attribute, he easily cultivated this third elemental power.