As time passed, Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, and Qiu Yihan were all nearing their due dates.
Chen Nianxuan, who was to be an elder sister, stopped going to school. She ran back and forth at home every day, spending time with her second mother, then her third mother, and then her fourth mother.
The little one scampered around the rooms, adding to the festive atmosphere at home.
"Daddy, when will my little brothers and sisters be born?"
Chen Nianxuan sat in Chen Jiuyang's lap, blinking her big eyes and asking him.
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "Soon, very soon."
Chen Jiuyang was also wondering, as the time was right, the children should be born in succession.
But they were still staying in their mothers' wombs.
Could it be that these three little ones were going to be born on the same day?
October 21st.
On this day, autumn arrived, and the weather turned from hot to cool.
The Chen family courtyard became unprecedentedly lively.
Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, and Qiu Yihan all entered the delivery room at the same time.
Chen Jiuyang had originally wanted to assist in the delivery, but according to the rules, he could not enter.
He could only wait outside the door.
Fang Bahua, Chen Biandao, Han Peiling, and others accompanied Chen Jiuyang in the center of the courtyard.
The sounds of childbirth pain echoed from the rooms of the three courtyards, making Chen Jiuyang restless.
After a few hours.
The clear cries of babies rang out from the rooms of the three courtyards.
Chen Jiuyang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Good! Hahahaha!"
These three little ones were indeed born on the same day and at the same hour, what incredible fortune.
In Lin Yuexian's room, her mother walked out and said, "Xian, you have a grandson."
"Yuexian gave birth to a son."
In fact, they didn't need to say more.
The moment the three children were born, Chen Jiuyang felt the joyous stirrings of his bloodline.
Yuexian gave birth to a son, Ji Lengyue gave birth to a daughter, and Qiu Yihan gave birth to a son.
With this, he truly had both sons and daughters.
Chen Jiuyang hugged Chen Nianxuan and said with a smile, "Nianxuan, you have two younger brothers and one younger sister now."
"Waaah!" Chen Nianxuan, being too young, heard Chen Jiuyang's words and immediately cried out with joy, unable to speak properly.
No one had the right to name the three children before Chen Jiuyang. Chen Jiuyang said, "The children's names will be chosen by their mothers."
Only Chen Nianxuan's formal name was chosen by Chen Jiuyang, and her nickname, Nannan, was given by Yao Zixuan.
Women who have just given birth need their men by their side the most.
Chen Jiuyang placed the three women and their babies in the same room and stayed with them.
A gentle aura emanated from Chen Jiuyang, causing the three women who had just given birth to gradually fall into a deep sleep.
The three children lay in small cradles, all strong and healthy, weighing around seven to eight pounds each.
"So robust, no wonder it took you so long to be born."
Chen Jiuyang fed the pre-prepared elixirs to Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, and Qiu Yihan to replenish their depleted bodies after childbirth.
Then, with the medicinal baths prepared, Chen Jiuyang gently carried them and placed them in the baths to nourish their bodies, ensuring no lasting effects.
The Chen family suddenly had three more children, and an indescribable joy surged through those closely connected to Chen Jiuyang.
With these four children, the Chen family truly began to show signs of branching out.
...
The three children were born safely, and nothing happened as Chen Jiuyang had anticipated, which made him quietly relieved.
Zhang Xiuzhen, Chen Jianmin, Chen Biandao, Granny Han, Qiu Hongtu, Lin Xianxing, and Ji Lengyue's mother were all doting on the children and their daughters.
Chen Jiuyang found Han Shaofa, the patriarch of the Han clan, and asked, "Patriarch, does the Han clan have any ancestors at the Void Return stage?"
Han Shaofa pondered for a moment and replied, "Our Han clan has ancestors at the Void Return stage. They are the sealed sect leaders of past generations, sealed deep within the clan's secret realm."
Chen Jiuyang said, "Then awaken them. Now that the children have been born, I will be going out to search for medicinal materials and opportunities to break through my cultivation. However, the family cannot be without top-tier ancestors to guard it. I am worried that the Five Pseudo-Dao will make a move."
Among his many confidantes, only the Han clan had a deep background and a long heritage to rely on.
Han Shaofa thought for a long time and finally said, "I will notify the Elder of the Punishment Hall, and he will go to the depths of the clan's secret realm to awaken our Han clan ancestors."
Void Return stage ancestors were truly revered figures in the current cultivation world, unlike those at the Nascent Soul stage or the Venerable realm, who were uniformly sealed in family or sect secret realms.
Han Peiling's cultivation was only at the first level of the Venerable realm, and in terms of strength and combat power, he was no match for the current Chen Jiuyang.
News had arrived that the whereabouts of the Heavenly Mystery Gu had been found.
Now that the children were born, Chen Jiuyang had no reason to keep the Yan Emperor guarding the Azure Bamboo Spiritual Domain, yet he had to leave home.
There was no other way but to rely on the Han clan.
Chen Jiuyang said, "I will be going to the Gu clan this time. After I return, I will begin to deal with the other demonic sects."
"Currently, the Origin and Truth Sects are both without sect leaders and are weaker. I will start with these two sects."
"During this period, order the disciples and elders of the sect to gather information on these two sects and devise a feasible method to unify them."
Han Shaofa's eyes gleamed, and he cupped his fists in salute, saying, "Yes, Sect Master."
"This kind of matter is precisely what our Holy Path excels at."
Before reaching the Emperor realm, he would simultaneously improve his cultivation, devour the other eight sects of the demonic path, and then travel to the Lesser Immortal Realm to search for Zixuan's whereabouts.
These several matters could be carried out in an orderly fashion.
Once he reached the Emperor realm, in the mortal world, he could destroy the five great sacred lands. In the Lesser Immortal Realm, he could roam freely in the Eastern Wilderness and stride forward to search for Zixuan.
This would be a long process.
"Amitabha!"
At this moment, a Buddhist chant echoed into Chen Jiuyang's courtyard.
"This voice is... Monk Puhui..."
Chen Jiuyang had not seen Monk Puhui for several years.
Chen Jiuyang stood up and walked outside the courtyard. The white-browed Monk Puhui, clad in a kasaya, stood there, emanating a faint Buddhist light.
This old monk had made great progress.
Chen Jiuyang smiled and said, "Master Puhui, it has been several years since we last met. I did not expect your Buddhist cultivation to advance so much."
"Not at all, not at all." Monk Puhui smiled and said, "My progress in cultivation cannot compare to that of benefactor Chen."
"Congratulations to benefactor Chen for branching out and having offspring."
Chen Jiuyang's expression slightly tightened, "Master, can you calculate the destiny of my offspring?"
"Amitabha." Monk Puhui said, "A person with a destiny like benefactor Chen's is unique in an era.
"A hundred years ago, that person was the Yan Emperor. In the last sixty years, it was benefactor Chen. Now, it is another era.
"I have come today to repay the favor benefactor Chen showed me in the forbidden area back then."
Chen Jiuyang's expression softened, "Master, do you have any secret techniques?"
"Bodhi Leaf, to avoid the Dao, to conceal heavenly secrets."