Although the act of "creating man" was not flawed.
Yet when the nursing woman birds shouted it out like this, it immediately appeared less proper.
If he, Master Tao, were still alone, that would be one thing, but he hadn't been for the past three years.
He looked around, visibly nervous.
Meanwhile, auspicious clouds spread, an immortal carriage emerged, and a gentle, charming mature female fairy descended, showing a spring-like face and a radiant smile toward Tao Qian, with terms like "good nephew" and "Master Tao" yet to escape her lips, she suddenly heard a kitten's call echoing from deep within Ascending Immortal Island.
As soon as the kitten called, Tao Qian's face changed dramatically.
White rainbow light burst from the depths of Ascending Immortal Island, a mysterious flow of milky liquid emerged, captivating Taizhen Sublime Dharma resounded... Accompanied by various anomalies, a female fairy with an appearance of half-human, half-kitten emerged from the island's depths, considered the world's premier beauty.
Who else could it be but Yunrong?
She was already extremely beautiful, and now with her swollen belly, she exuded a profound maternal aura.
Yet her expression seemed mischievous.
By this time, Master Xiao also heard the indiscriminate chatter of the nursing woman birds, blush and annoyance appeared on her face, and upon seeing Yunrong appear, she rushed to greet and explain to her good niece-in-law.
Seeing Yunrong's presence change Tao Qian's expression, she assumed he had the same thought.
"No wonder the Daoists of Penglai Sea say the mountain gate raises a bunch of gossiping birds; it's true."
"How can they shout recklessly? I am his aunt."
This thought just arose in Master Xiao's mind.
And then she heard Tao Qian's transmission saying: "Due to pregnancy, Yunrong's Dharma Body's temperament has changed somewhat. Please, dear aunt, show some consideration later in my favor."
Upon hearing this transmission, Master Xiao was puzzled, not understanding its meaning.
But soon, she understood.
Before she could speak, Yunrong, who emerged from the Spiritual Resonance Cave Mansion, approached almost instantly, appearing before Master Xiao.
Her now more plump, snow-white lotus arms reached out and tightly embraced Master Xiao.
"Lady Meii Aunt, Yunrong missed you."
"It's all my husband's fault for not inviting you for so long. Tonight Yunrong will certainly keep him off my bed, so we can sleep together and confide our longing..."
If Yunrong and Master Xiao were a couple,
Then at this moment, this scene, this dialogue, would be quite reasonable.
It could even be said to be the most beautiful scenery in the world.
However, they were not. According to the familial hierarchy, Yunrong also had to address Master Xiao as aunt, and she did.
Yet at this moment, as Master Xiao was embraced by Yunrong, she could clearly feel Yunrong's fiery aura and perceive a pair of soft little hands rubbing her body, with the playful kitten-ish head snuggling and snuggling within her embrace...
Though Master Xiao didn't possess the "strange soul" of perceiving everything like Tao Qian, her insight was not low, and she immediately realized her niece-in-law was not in a normal state.
Combined with Tao Qian's previous transmission, which further verified the situation.
Guessing the reason, Master Xiao did not instantly push away Yunrong's soft, fiery body.
This almost caused trouble; it must be noted Yunrong was the direct inheritor of the Jade Ring Mountain lineage, and Grandma Taizhen favored her, not to mention she received a Divine Elixir from the Outer Realm [Doumu].
Where nothing else was said, in terms of passion.
Even Tao Qian was no match for his own wife, having suffered a crushing defeat on the wedding night three years ago.
Though Master Xiao had even "children," they were merely created through Divine Power, and she herself remained unmarried, untouched.
Her body in Yunrong's hands succumbed to temptation in just a few moves.
In an instant, countless romantic thoughts surged through her spirit, her body became fiery hot, her face turned crimson, and her eyes showed thousands of blush-inducing illusions, and in her excitement, she couldn't help but let out a peculiar moan.
Just at this moment, Tao Qian came forward to resolve the situation.
Despite Master Tao's excellent disguise, it seemed he wouldn't hear?
But still, Master Xiao showed extreme embarrassment and frustration, involuntarily recalling years ago in a cave in Meiling, when she was saved after shrinking by Tao Qian, fed a [Infant Mother Origin Pearl], and repeatedly burped in front of this junior.
Counting them up, there were over thirty instances.
Each time, it felt like a huge disgrace to her seniority.
The current scene exceeded the past.
Feeling these things, Master Xiao became flustered, her face even redder from anger.
Fortunately, Tao Qian was clever, soon coming to resolve it.
A pair of warm, big hands seemingly used some kind of "Sublime Dharma" or had some name, like easily removing a clinging beauty cat, gently embracing Yunrong back.
As the immortal light surged, Yunrong immediately transformed into quite a plump nine-tailed kitten, peacefully falling asleep in Tao Qian's arms.
Master Xiao still felt lingering emotions, both anxious and angry. However, looking at the person and cat before her, she didn't know how to vent and could only speak without thinking:
"Hmph!"
"You two, husband and wife, truly share a foul taste."
Upon hearing her words, Tao Qian could only pretend not to sense the underlying teasing.
Leading Master Xiao towards the Spiritual Resonance Cave Mansion, he showed a helpless look while beginning to complain.
...
Though the journey wasn't long, by the time they had taken their seats alongside the cat, Master Xiao had already understood the entire situation from Tao Qian's words, including why she had been summoned.
"You mean!"
"My niece-in-law, having consumed the Divine Elixir bestowed by [Doumu], has indeed received great benefits, akin to your abundant mana, or perhaps gaining the [Nine-tailed Fox Body], but she must also pay a slight price."
"Such as the intense cravings, or perhaps her unpredictable nature that emerged three years ago?"
As Master Xiao took her seat and spoke, she had already suppressed the restlessness within her, helplessly pointing at the plump cat in Tao Qian's arms.
This was also a matter of helplessness; before her stood these two juniors, Tao Qian, who was a rare prodigy, not seen for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, and unexpectedly, this Kitten Demon had easily achieved such greatness, though if not for the difference in divine skills, Yunrong indeed couldn't easily stir Master Xiao's emotions.
Having heard this, Tao Qian nodded and replied:
"After all, that Elixir is granted by Doumu Yuanjun, its miraculous effect is without question, and with Yunrong pregnant, it has pushed the elixir's potency to its extremity."
"The other costs can be easily mentioned; whether it's the demand... cough cough, or her capricious moods, playful mischief, these I can handle."
"What's most troubling to me, the nephew, is that over the past year, she has inexplicably developed a 'good beauty' obsession."
"Of course, she loved this before."
"It's just that it wasn't as direct and clingy as now; it seems this elixir amplified the desires in her heart, showing her true nature of loving beauty."
"Auntie, you must know, over this past year, not only have aunties stopped coming to my Ascending Immortal Island, but even some senior sisters and junior sisters from the mountain gate dare not come."
Speaking of this, the sorrow on Tao Qian's face was unmistakable.
Upon Tao Qian's description and seeing his expression, Master Xiao's mind couldn't help but simulate various scenarios.
Evidently, she wasn't the only victim.
Thinking of this, Master Xiao's mood improved somewhat.
Seeing Master Xiao calm down, Tao Qian also breathed a sigh of relief.
Though he found a reasonable excuse, Tao Qian knew there wasn't a single falsehood in his words.
This year, other than Aunt Pan Si, "beauties" have indeed rarely visited Ascending Immortal Island.
Moreover, even Aunt Pan Si often couldn't withstand Yunrong's clinginess, often avoiding her to seek out Tao Qian, speaking of matters avoiding calamity.
However, there was an exception.
There is one great beauty that Yunrong doesn't quite fancy.
Aunt Bai Yin!
Perhaps she was the only female fairy in the Penglai Sea Mountain Gate who didn't pique Yunrong's interest.
It may be because of their mutually conflicting karma, their attitudes are completely aligned.
Yunrong doesn't love Bai Yin, and Bai Yin likewise doesn't like Yunrong.
Every time they meet, they first bicker and dispute for a while.
Initially, Yunrong often won, but later Bai Yin caught on, always countering by grasping Tao Qian's weaknesses, forcing him, Master Tao, to mediate and reconcile...
Tao Qian was reminiscing his colorful daily cat-raising and cultivation routines of the past three years when suddenly Master Xiao spoke again:
"You sent someone to invite me, saying you wanted me to help you refine a Magical Treasure to ensure the safe birth of Yunrong's child, to prevent heavenly punishment and avoid evil spirits."
"The letter wasn't very detailed, could you elaborate now?"
"I indeed know about stabilizing and protecting pregnancies."
"However, I'm not the only one; Sister Xue from the Xue family is also skilled, and Master Bao Shan from Guanyin Temple is proficient in [Conception Buddhism]... if you need it, you should invite them both."
Master Xiao had just finished speaking.
Tao Qian's face turned solemn, and he immediately shook his head and said:
"If it were merely ordinary female cultivators' pregnancy matters, whether it's Aunt Xiao, Aunt Xue from Daughter Country, or Bao Shan Bodhisattva coming, they could easily handle it."
"Yet Yunrong is not an ordinary female cultivator, and the fetus inside her is likewise extraordinary."
Hearing this, Master Xiao immediately speculated.
Knowing that the latter is the key, she became curious and thought:
"Although it's known that human clan cultivators practicing Longevity Techniques rarely produce true offspring, even if they do, they face numerous costs; of course, if they don't care about defects, or transfer the costs to the descendants themselves, they can reproduce like pigs, with countless offspring."
"But this concerns other cultivators; my good nephew, with his incredible skills and divine mastery, would surely be able to handle such matters?"
As these thoughts arose in Master Xiao's mind.
Tao Qian then continued, revealing the secret challenges and his devised solutions.
"To let Auntie know!"
"Yunrong is originally an extraordinary female cultivator who practices Taizhen Secret Technique of the Doumu Lineage. For a normal pregnancy, it takes a full three years before delivery, and after consuming Doumu Yuanjun's Elixir, she's gained great benefits but also encountered difficulties. The delivery time remains unchanged, yet the difficulty of birthing has increased tremendously."
"Regardless of the natural birth method, the cesarean method, the Void extraction method, or even the unconventional Ghost Mother aid method... all birthing techniques within the Longevity Realm can't be used."
"Even the place of delivery must be placed within the Star Aperture."
"Furthermore, the array must be activated, other Source Sea Qi must be emptied first, and then expenditures of mind and mana must be used to bring the [Innate Yin Qi] from the Source Sea into the aperture, only then can a secret realm be created that allows Yunrong to enter a birthing state."
"This is the first difficulty!"