Odin took a while to recover.
He checked himself again, still finding nothing, but an unsettling feeling lingered in his heart.
"Did King Qin'an do something to my clone?"
Odin murmured.
However, the clone had already completely merged with his main body, making it impossible for him to check its condition again.
Feeling somewhat frustrated, Odin decided to take a walk around his divine realm.
But after only a couple of steps, he stumbled and almost fell.
Just as he regained his balance, a sticky substance fell from the sky, evading his senses and landing on his forehead.
Odin reached up and touched it, only to find it was a blob of bird droppings.
"Damn dirty bird."
Enraged, Odin pointed his finger, turning the bird that had just flown overhead into a mist of blood.
His mood thoroughly ruined by the bird droppings, Odin turned to return to his temple to engage in some enjoyable activities with his women.
But then, his divine realm began to tremble violently.
Odin sensed it briefly and discovered a void beast was attacking his divine realm.
"Such bad luck. A void beast, a rare sight once a century, has discovered my divine realm."
Odin cursed under his breath and had no choice but to leave his divine realm. It took a great deal of effort to drive away the void beast.
In the days that followed, Odin's bad luck continued.
While it didn't cost him his life, it certainly left him in a state of disarray and in a terrible mood.
Qin Shilei was unaware of all this. Otherwise, he would have given the system a big thumbs-up.
He was currently busy using the River and Mountain Map to search the territory of the King Qin'an's estate for any more followers sent by Odin.
Two days later, in the backyard of the King Qin'an's estate.
Qin Shilei was meticulously brushing marinade onto a mutated goat on a rack.
A rich aroma filled the entire backyard, making Qin Shilei's mouth water.
Just then, Kong Qingshu and the other two women walked in from outside.
"You're back. Go wash your hands quickly. Tonight, we're having a barbecue."
Qin Shilei called out to the three women as he rotated the mutated goat on the rack.
"Oh, you! Your barbecue skills are so good, yet you were too lazy to show them off to us before."
An Qian said with a hint of playful reproach.
Smelling the fragrant aroma and seeing the golden, crispy skin, one could tell that this barbecue technique surpassed that of many master chefs.
"Heh heh." Qin Shilei chuckled, "My skills weren't that great before. I just happened to learn a few tricks from a great chef recently, so I thought I'd serve you all."
"Ugh... ugh..."
Kong Qingshu suddenly bent over and retched, then turned and ran outside quickly.
"No way." Qin Shilei said with a bitter expression, "Is it the smell of my cooking, or did something I say cause this?"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoli also began to retch and hastily ran outside.
"This smell is clearly quite fragrant, and I specifically removed the gamey odor. What's wrong?"
Qin Shilei brought his nose close to the whole roasted goat and sniffed. Apart from the aroma, there were no issues.
An Qian looked at her two sisters who had walked out, thoughtfully saying, "Could they be pregnant?"
"Pregnant?" Qin Shilei asked belatedly, "You mean...?"
A look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face. He got up and chased after the two women, forgetting about the mutated goat he was roasting.
An Qian casually put the whole roasted goat into her spatial ring and also turned to follow them.
Finally, after a diagnosis from Su Xiaoxuan, Kong Qingshu and Zhang Xiaoli were indeed confirmed to be pregnant.
"How did you get pregnant? Can you tell me in detail?"
Su Xiaoxuan's eyes were filled with curiosity.
She had been treating Qin Shilei and the others for over half a year, but the three women had shown no signs of pregnancy.
To think that after they had given up on treatment, they suddenly became pregnant.
As a divine physician, she was eager to solve the problem of it becoming increasingly difficult to conceive as one's power grew.
Qin Shilei, however, ignored Su Xiaoxuan's curiosity. He was currently leaning over Kong Qingshu's belly, carefully sensing the nascent life within.
"Brother Qin, even though we're pregnant, it's less than a month. What can you hear?"
Zhang Xiaoli teased, but she also extended her right hand to gently stroke her belly.
"I didn't know you were pregnant, so I didn't pay attention to the extra life developing inside you. Now, I can sense our babies slowly growing."
Qin Shilei walked to Zhang Xiaoli's front, bent down, and placed his ear on her abdomen.
"Shi Lei is right. If we listen carefully, we can indeed detect a small life brewing inside both of you,"
An Qian, who was standing nearby, chimed in. A fleeting glance of envy and loss crossed her face.
"Sister An Qian, you'll definitely have a baby too. From today onwards, Brother Qin is yours. Enjoy your time together."
Kong Qingshu noticed An Qian's slight dejection and comforted her by pointing at Qin Shilei.
"You're pregnant, and he should be accompanying you. I'm fine," An Qian said, smiling and feigning nonchalance.
"I'll accompany all three of you. Don't worry, An Qian. Perhaps the surprise will come next month," Qin Shilei said, hugging An Qian to comfort her.
Indeed, the following month, An Qian also became pregnant as she had wished.
At this time, Qin Shilei's cultivation also reached the peak of Diamond.
The system informed him of the requirements to advance to the Master realm.
There were three methods to advance to the Master realm:
The first method was to develop followers, ignite divine fire with the power of faith, and then use divine fire to create a divine realm. Once the divine realm was formed, one would enter the Master realm.
The second method was to find a spatial treasure with life characteristics, refine it to serve as the foundation of one's own small world, and then use various heavenly materials and earthly treasures to expand and strengthen this space. Once a certain level was reached, one would naturally succeed in advancing to the Master realm.
The third method was to use immense power to forcibly open up a world within one's sea of consciousness. Once this world grew to a certain extent, one would become a Master-level expert.
Although the system provided three methods, it offered no specific manuals or explanations.
Qin Shilei had the basis for attempting all three methods.
As the foremost person on Blue Star and the ruler of Great Xia, gaining the faith of survivors was not difficult.
However, he did not know how to ignite divine fire or how to create a divine realm with divine fire.
As for the spatial treasure in the second method, he currently possessed one.
The River and Mountain Map was not only suitable but could also evolve further by fusing with Mountain Spirits, making it an excellent choice.
However, Qin Shilei did not choose the first two methods.
This was because he already had a space within his body that could nurture all things—the Cave-Heaven and Blessed Land.
With the Cave-Heaven and Blessed Land, Qin Shilei believed he had fully met the requirements for the third method of advancement.
As for why his cultivation was still stuck at the peak of Diamond, that required him to thoroughly understand this Cave-Heaven and Blessed Land.