“Well, you know, elves are naturally magical beings. They can give birth to the purest and wisest children. Moreover, they are very simple creatures, unlike most humans or immortals who are full of complicated matters and entanglements. They don’t get involved in all those emotional dramas that cause endless worries. All they need is a good place to live and sufficient spiritual energy for cultivation, which makes them much easier to handle.”
As he spoke, Bufa sealed Shui Miao into the protective magic pearl, where Bru and the others were already cultivating the rising spiritual energy emanating from the earth. Shui Miao was reassured and settled in to cultivate as well.
Bufa then moved the Buxiang outside to discuss strategies for advancing into the final layer of the tomb.
Inside the protective magic pearl, thick layers of soil covered the ground, concealing numerous crystals beneath. Streams of spiritual energy continuously rose from the earth. Bru and the others sat cross-legged, absorbing the ascending energy without wasting a single moment in their cultivation.
Through spiritual perception, Shui Miao discovered massive chunks of spirit stones buried underground. These stones contained vast amounts of spiritual energy, which radiated fiercely. The soil above acted as a natural filter, tempering the intensity of the energy. Overall, these spirit stones were similar to those he had previously seen inside the Tianyuan Ring, except these carried a dense earth-elemental energy. Since dwarves preferred earth-elemental cultivation, this arrangement made perfect sense.
Shui Miao sat down and began pondering Bufa’s earlier words. He mused, “Dwarves are already known for their simplicity, but apparently, there are even simpler creatures in this world—these elven beauties! It truly seems like one mountain hides another, even lower. However, upon deeper reflection, I realize that while dwarves appear simple, they are actually quite clever. At the very least, they manage to avoid conflicts and maintain peaceful existences, which is no small feat.”
“If I were to have these elven beauties bear my offspring, I would have to think carefully about how to educate them. I would want them to be intelligent and cunning enough to avoid being taken advantage of.”
The thought of producing offspring sparked a genuine interest in Shui Miao.
Taking this opportunity to create some children might not be such a bad idea after all!
However, Shui Miao had no intention of relying on the traditional method of procreation. Since he possessed immortal energy, he decided to make full use of it. He turned his focus inward, directing his immortal energy to extract some of his essence, dividing it into ten portions. Each portion was carefully wrapped in immortal energy and presented before the elven beauties.
“Ahem… Ladies, you probably already know what this is?”
Shui Miao suddenly felt awkward and embarrassed, unsure of how to proceed.
The elven beauties examined the essence wrapped in immortal energy, sniffed it, and immediately became excited. One mature-looking elf joyfully exclaimed, “Wonderful! This is your life essence, Master! Thank you for bestowing upon us your life essence!”
“It’s the life essence!”
“Truly… this is amazing!”
“Thank you, Master!”
To Shui Miao’s surprise, all ten elven beauties joyfully bowed in gratitude.
“Uh… hehe… Life essence…” Shui Miao scratched his head in embarrassment. “Since you all seem to understand, there’s not much else to say. Please do as you wish—I’ll be off to cultivate now.”
“Thank you, Master!”
“Thank you for granting us the life essence!”
Each elf thanked him and then dispersed to attend to their own matters.
Through his spiritual perception, Shui Miao observed them placing the essence on their navels, gradually absorbing it into their bodies. Soon after, they transformed into tree-like forms and quietly fell asleep.
The tree-like creatures they had created also reverted to their original tree shapes and entered a deep slumber.
“Goodness!”
“No wonder Bufa said they were easy to take care of—they’re just a bunch of sleepers!”
“Well, whatever. At least they don’t ask for houses or cars, and I don’t have to buy them bags or cosmetics. If the children they bear turn out to be decent, maybe I’ll acquire tens of thousands of elven beauties and create my own empire of descendants! Haha…”
After indulging in such thoughts, Shui Miao calmed his mind and resumed his cultivation.
Yet, as he focused inward, he found himself returning to his spiritual vision.
He saw the elves, now transformed into tree trunks, growing visibly larger at an astonishing rate.
Gradually, as spiritual energy gathered, the trunks began to emit soft emerald glows, which intensified over time.
Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel intrigued.
Roughly an hour later, the tree trunks transformed back into elves—but now, each had a noticeably swollen belly. They lovingly caressed their stomachs…
Shui Miao’s scalp prickled. He had no idea how to deliver a baby—what was he supposed to do?
But not long after, the elves’ bellies split open. Without any pain, they gently pulled out dark, stone-like objects from within. As soon as the “stones” were removed, their stomachs quickly sealed themselves.
“What?! My children are stones?! This has to be a joke! There’s no way a human and elf union could produce stones!”
Shui Miao was nearly beside himself. Yet, through spiritual perception, he discovered that the surface of these “stones” radiated Yin-elemental energy, while inside, they contained abundant wood and water elemental energies. At the core of these energies was his own essence!
“This is… actually quite interesting!”
Curiosity piqued, Shui Miao wanted to study how his essence was being transformed into infants through the interaction of these two elemental forces.
The elves then sprang into action.
They gathered various elemental energies from the air and allowed the “stones” to absorb them. As energy flowed in, the color of the stones began to change.
Observing this, Shui Miao had an idea. Since he had plenty of immortal energy, why not use it to accelerate the process?
After all, it was just his essence—there was no risk of harming it.
Without hesitation, Shui Miao channeled streams of immortal energy into his spiritual vision, wrapping the stones in a protective layer.
The elves immediately sensed the change and were overjoyed.
“Master! You’re truly wonderful! Thank you for blessing my child with immortal energy!”
“Thank you, Master. My child will surely excel.”
“Wonderful! My child, with immortal energy nurturing you, you will be born a true elven immortal!”
“…”
One by one, the elves expressed their heartfelt gratitude.
Wait a second—were these really not his children anymore? Shui Miao felt momentarily dazed. No wonder Bufa said elves were simple-minded. They really were incredibly naive. What kind of wife or woman wouldn’t be desirable if they were this simple? Ten wasn’t enough—ten thousand wouldn’t be either!
“They are my children too. I will pour all my immortal energy into nurturing them, ensuring they are mighty immortals the moment they are born!”
With that thought, Shui Miao unleashed a torrent of immortal energy into his spiritual vision, nourishing his “children.”
Time passed, second by second…
Finally, Shui Miao ceased his energy infusion.
“Crack!”
One of the “stones” split open, and from the fissure emerged a tiny hand glowing with a seven-colored radiance.
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