Starting with being handed over to the Imperial Concubine, building a family with a thousand-year hi

Three months of cultivation within the mirror amounted to less than a day in the outside world. April 12th, early morning. Endless auspicious rays of light descended from the sky, layer upon layer obscuring the entire sky. Colorful clouds surged like waves, and golden lotuses bloomed out of thin air all over the earth. These extraordinary phenomena astonished the entire city, and everyone stopped and looked up in amazement.

In the bedroom on the second floor of the library, a clear cry of a newborn baby echoed throughout the room; Xiao Yunshang had successfully given birth to a baby boy. At the same moment, a system notification sounded: [Congratulations, host, on having a biological son! The system reward has been sent to the system warehouse. Please check!]

Su Mu immediately opened the system warehouse, which contained only one supreme treasure: the Saint-rank top-grade cultivation technique, the *Human Emperor Scripture*. The remaining rewards were at most Heaven-rank top-grade, with not a single Divine-grade item, making them insignificant. According to the system rules, simply giving birth to offspring wouldn't grant many generous rewards, but all his previous offspring had received exclusive opportunities: his first adopted son, Cheng Ping'an, received the *Imperial Supreme Body Technique*; his first adopted daughter, Liu Ruoyu, received the Teleportation Talisman; the birth of the demon beast Jinzi brought the *God-Slaying Finger*; even the birth of Xiao Su Song yielded the Heaven-rank top-grade *Heavenly Illusion Divine Eye*. The treatment of his biological offspring was naturally drastically different. Su Mu instantly understood the situation: the *Imperial Supreme Body Technique* was merely the introductory chapter of the *Human Emperor Scripture*. Transitioning from the Body Technique to the *Human Emperor Scripture* was seamless, perfectly suited to his own Dao body. The middle chapter of the *Human Emperor Scripture* covered the complete cultivation path from True God to Saint Realm. Su Mu also learned that above God King, there were multiple major realms: Saint Realm, Great Saint Realm, and Saint Venerable Realm.

"Great! I've finally obtained a top-tier advanced cultivation technique that suits me!" Su Mu was filled with satisfaction.

Holding the infant in her arms, Xiao Yunshang looked up at Su Mu and asked softly, "Have you decided what to name him?"

"Take it!" Su Mu nodded. "Let's call him Su Changsheng! May he live forever, eternally!" "Hmm, that's good!" Xiao Yunshang looked down at Su Changsheng, noticing the faint divine runes around the child's body. A loving yet proud smile appeared on her beautiful face. As expected, Su Changsheng possessed an innate divine body! With such top-tier cultivation talent, coupled with Su Mu's vast amount of high-level cultivation resources, he would undoubtedly rise rapidly in the future.

The sound of a baby crying rang out, and Wen Qianzhu immediately took Xiao Susong to the second floor of the library. Not long after, news of Su Changsheng's birth spread throughout the palace. Chai Min, Ding Chao, and others rushed to the scene, and a group of adopted sons and daughters from outside the palace also entered to offer their congratulations. Everyone knew that Su Mu would undoubtedly devote more attention to his biological children. Su Changsheng was born with extraordinary signs, a true prodigy, destined for greatness from birth, with an immeasurable future.

No one was surprised that Xiao Yunshang gave birth smoothly after only seven months of pregnancy. Xiao Yunshang was now a True God Realm expert, and her physical body and soul had long transcended the mortal realm, so she could not be measured by the standards of ordinary human women.

"When my younger brother was born, auspicious omens descended from the heavens, resonating with the Great Dao. He is surely a peerless genius, one in a million!" Chai Min exclaimed in praise. This was undoubtedly a slight exaggeration. While innate divine bodies were not rare in the vast starry sea, they were not entirely unique. However, Chai Min intentionally uttered more flattering words to please Su Mu and Xiao Yunshang. Chang Wei, Ding Chao, and the others echoed her sentiments, each word filled with praise.

Taking advantage of the gathering, Su Mu informed all his adopted sons and daughters about the Time Mirror, telling them they could enter the mirror world at any time for secluded cultivation. The disciples were filled with anticipation. They had no shortage of high-grade medicinal resources and didn't need to rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for slow, arduous cultivation; cultivating within the Time Mirror would have no negative effects whatsoever.

After quickly packing their belongings, Chai Min and the others were successively sent into the world within the Time Mirror by Su Mu. The world inside the mirror was vast and boundless, and even with many cultivators entering, it wouldn't feel crowded. Everyone possessed high-grade storage treasures, capable of carrying massive amounts of pills and rare herbs. If they wished, they could cultivate in seclusion within the mirror for extended periods. However, anyone wishing to condense a Martial Aspect, Divine Aspect, or Dao Soul must leave the mirror world and directly face the trials of the Great Dao.

Even Jinzi was sent into the mirror by Su Mu, allowing it to calmly comprehend the origin of the Great Dao. Even as a divine bird, if it doesn't actively comprehend the laws of the Great Dao, its cultivation speed will drastically stagnate after reaching the True God Realm. The higher the realm, the longer the time required for breakthroughs, and each step is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Previously, Su Mu had been worried that his adopted son and daughter's cultivation would progress slowly after reaching the high level, and that he would have to wait a long time to unlock the system rewards. With the Time Mirror in hand, this concern was completely dispelled.

Time flowed slowly. Relying on the continuous supply of high-grade pills from Su Mu, Chang Wei was the first to emerge from the Time Mirror, facing the trials of heaven and earth to condense his divine form and successfully advance to the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm. Following closely behind, Li Sheng and Sun Fang also emerged from seclusion and broke through to the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm. Although Wen Qianzhu was not Su Mu's adopted daughter, she also received substantial support from Su Mu's resources, successfully condensing her martial form and stepping into the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm.

After breaking through, everyone needs to stay in the outside world for a period of time to consolidate their new realm and adapt to their surge in power. For adopted sons and daughters breaking through to the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm, the system will only bestow upon them a mid-grade divine treasure at most, offering limited assistance to Su Mu now. However, over time, the variety of treasures he possesses will only become increasingly abundant. Limited assistance doesn't mean they're useless. For example, mid-grade divine immobilization talismans and clone talismans are perfect for restraining and countering Great God realm experts. The vast amount of low-grade and mid-grade divine treasures can all be bestowed upon his disciples.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. While ten days occurred outside, nearly three years had passed inside the Time Mirror. Chai Min, Chang Wei, Ding Chao, Sun Fang, Li Sheng, Helian Ye, and others successfully nurtured their divine spirits and successively broke through to the True God Realm. Wen Qianzhu also diligently cultivated to the early stage of the Martial Emperor Realm. Because Wen Qianzhu frequently needed to leave the palace to accompany Xiao Susong, she had to frequently enter and exit the Time Mirror. Even though Su Mu never skimped on resources, her cultivation speed was still slower than the others.

The system rewards for each disciple's breakthrough level vary: advancing from the early to the middle stage of Martial Emperor grants two high-grade Divine-rank treasures; breaking through from the middle to the late stage of Martial Emperor grants one high-grade Divine-rank treasure; and advancing from the late stage of Martial Emperor to the early stage of True God grants two high-grade Divine-rank treasures. Previously, Song Qingmei's breakthrough from the middle to the late stage of True God received two low-grade Saint-rank treasures. Based on this, Su Mu deduced that his adopted son and daughter's advancement from the early to the middle stage of True God would likely reward them with a low-grade Saint-rank treasure.

In just ten days, Chai Min and others broke through to the True God realm in batches, and Su Mu's system warehouse gained nearly twenty new top-grade God-rank treasures, while the number of high-grade God-rank treasures increased exponentially. Su Mu's wealth was terrifyingly abundant. Apart from the God-King level experts within the Star Palace who possessed several Saint-grade treasures, the entire Star Palace's reserves probably couldn't compare to his alone. Su Mu did not become arrogant or complacent because of this. His cultivation was still at the True God realm, and there was still an insurmountable gap between him and the God-King. Even if he ascended to the God-King level, in the vast universe, he would still be far from being a peak expert.

This update includes nearly twenty new top-tier divine-grade treasures, among which are a large quantity of Immortal Nirvana Pills and Brightening Dao Fruit Pills, as well as a brand-new pill—the Void Netherflame Pill. The high-grade divine-grade Netherflame Pill helps Dao Fire transform into Heavenly Fire. The Void Netherflame Pill, of even higher grade, can further refine Heavenly Fire into Sacred Fire. The Immortal Nirvana Pill can transform an ordinary Dao Body into an Immortal Dao Body; only by forging an Immortal Dao Body can one officially step into the Divine King Realm. The Brightening Dao Fruit Pill activates the transformation of Heavenly Manifestations into Dao Fruits; possessing a Dao Fruit is generally considered a mid-stage Divine King Realm cultivation. The ability to cultivate Sacred Fire within oneself corresponds to the late-stage Divine King Realm.

Today, Su Mu possesses all the essential pills needed to cultivate from a True God to the late-stage God King. However, pills alone are far from sufficient; breaking through each realm requires countless years of comprehension of the Great Dao and the laws of heaven and earth. Besides the various pills, this batch of top-tier God-level rewards also includes puppets, talismans, a complete set of divine treasures, and top-tier cultivation techniques. The power of top-tier God-level treasures is too formidable for Su Mu's current cultivation level to activate. The top-tier God-level techniques are profound and obscure; he can only barely grasp a fraction of their essence. The puppets and talismans have no cultivation threshold for activation; they can be used directly upon being taken out.

Su Mu now possesses countless trump cards for survival. As long as he doesn't encounter an existence stronger than a God-King, he can escape unscathed from any crisis. Even if he faces a God-King head-on, he has the resources to confront him directly.