Of course, due to the Douluo Continent's naturally unrich elemental energy of heaven and earth, if Zhao Ling hadn't drawn away that portion of heaven and earth elemental energy pouring in from the alternate dimension, perhaps simply modifying the formations on the mass-produced imitation Cloud Piercing Shuttles would have been enough to fully popularize them. With three times the original elemental energy of heaven and earth on the Douluo Continent, even more Cloud Piercing Shuttles wouldn't have been an issue. However, Zhao Ling drew away that portion, causing the Douluo Continent's heaven and earth elemental energy to revert to its original level. Therefore, mass-producing imitation Cloud Piercing Shuttles would undoubtedly consume the elemental energy of heaven and earth too quickly, without the ability to rapidly replenish it. Thus, Zhao Ling still felt that he should scale up the production of spirit stone veins within his Eighteen Realms Sky Domain.
Returning to the Mansion
After returning from the alternate compound, Zhao Ling immediately entered the New God Realm. He found several places with abundant stone mines and buried several high-grade spirit stones within them. He then controlled a large influx of heaven and earth elemental energy and immortal spiritual energy into these stone mines. Naturally, the evolution from stone mines to spirit stone veins wasn't that quick. Therefore, when Zhao Ling left the Eighteen Realms Sky Domain, he further accelerated the flow of time. Zhao Ling's current limit for accelerating the time flow in the Eighteen Realms is approximately one month in the Eighteen Realms Sky Domain for every day in the Douluo Mortal Realm. As for whether it could become faster in the future, Zhao Ling wasn't very sure.
When Zhao Ling emerged from the Eighteen Realms Sky Domain, he found that night had fallen. His various wives had also returned home, creating a lively atmosphere with their chirping and laughter. Upon seeing Zhao Ling, Ah Yin walked up, holding their daughter, and asked, "Husband, we haven't seen you and sister Na'er these past few days. Have you already...?"
Zhao Ling smiled and nodded: "Hmm, there's no helping it, your husband is simply too outstanding."
"Eww... Husband, you're as shameless as ever," Liu Erlong said, holding their daughter, with a look of disdain on her face. Their daughter, Zhao Lan, also showed a synchronized expression of disgust: "Dad is truly shameless. I've never seen such a brazen person."
"Sister Lan'er, how can you say that about Dad? Dad is indeed super handsome, the most handsome man in the world. How is he shameless?" Zhao Xun'er, in Xiao Rou's arms, retorted discontentedly. She had to vouch for her dad; he was indeed super handsome.
"Sister Xun'er, you really know how to flatter Dad. I despise you," Zhao Lan quietly disdained her sister.
"Sister Lan'er, how dare you speak ill of Dad like that? Aren't you afraid Dad won't hug you anymore???" Zhao Shuang'er, in Ah Yin's arms, looked at Zhao Lan with confusion, feeling that her sister was exceptionally brave today.
"I'm not afraid at all! If Dad doesn't hug me, I'll just go hug Dad. What's there to be afraid of???" Zhao Lan proudly tilted her nose, acting as if she wasn't afraid of Dad getting angry. Then, Zhao Lan struggled free from Liu Erlong's embrace, soared into the air, flew above Zhao Ling's head, and simply lay there. This caused Zhao Ling's forehead to crease with black lines, and he directly pulled his daughter off his head.
"You mischievous girl, if I don't give you a spanking for three days, you'll try to tear the roof off the house. Now you're even climbing on your old man's head?"
Zhao Lan laughed heartily. "Dad, I don't believe you'd bear to hit Lan'er. Lan'er just wants to climb on Dad's head; Dad's head is the most fun..."
"Fun my foot..." Zhao Ling glared at her fiercely, then put her back into Liu Erlong's arms. "Long'er, teach this brat a good lesson, lest she gets too unruly. When it's time to spank her bottom, spank her hard a few times. If you don't deal with this girl, tonight, I'll deal with you."
Liu Erlong pouted after hearing this. "Husband, she's your own daughter; just discipline her yourself. Why do you need me to do it? It's such a hassle." Despite saying this, Liu Erlong raised her hand and gently slapped her daughter's bottom a few times.
Zhao Lan felt her bottom sting with pain and asked her mother with a dissatisfied pout, "Mom, why are you hitting Lan'er? Dad himself can't bear to hit me, but you insist on listening to him and spanking my bottom."
Liu Erlong shrugged helplessly and replied to her daughter, "Good girl, I have no choice. You also heard your father say that if I don't discipline you, he'll deal with me, so you'll just have to take the beating..."
"But I feel like what Dad said about 'dealing with you' isn't about beating you. Why do I have to get beaten?" Zhao Lan tilted her head, looking at her mother with confusion, and asked curiously.
Liu Erlong also had a headache. Her daughter, like her siblings, was too smart. If she delved deeper, Liu Erlong would surely die of embarrassment. So, she deliberately put on a stern face and said to her daughter, "Why so many questions? I'm your mother; do I need a reason to hit you? If you talk back again, I won't just be spanking your bottom."
Upon seeing her mother's fierce expression, Zhao Lan immediately shut her mouth and dared not babble anymore. She knew very well that her own mother, except when she was gentle like a lamb in front of her father, was a fierce and short-tempered tigress in front of outsiders. For her own sake, it was better not to make her mother angry.
Seeing that her daughter dared not speak, Liu Erlong looked at Zhao Ling, and only after seeing him nod in satisfaction did she secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Preparations for the New God Realm
At this moment, Zhao Ling's expression also became serious. He said to his wives, "Prepare yourselves. The day after tomorrow, I will take you into the New God Realm, allowing you to first adapt to the environment there. Then, I will personally teach you how to create your own divine positions. Xiao Wu, Wu Tong, and Qiu'er, you three go to the academy tomorrow and hand over the main affairs. This trip will likely take several days; I'm not sure how many exactly, so you must hand over the matters properly."
Now, because Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, and Xiao Rou were at home taking care of the children, Xiao Wu, Tang Wutong, and Wang Qiu'er naturally took on the positions of acting dean and acting vice-dean of the academy. So, this matter required the three of them to handle the handover at the academy, preventing chaos throughout the Blue Tyrant Academy in their absence.
"Okay, no problem," Xiao Wu and the other girls nodded slightly, accepting the command. They all knew that this trip to the New God Realm was very important, as it concerned whether they could live with their husband for a long time, so this matter could not afford any mistakes.
His wives gazed at Zhao Ling, waiting for him to continue speaking, but suddenly his expression turned lewd. "Tonight, only Hong'er, Xuan'er, and Yue'er will accompany me to bed... Now, among you, only you three haven't gotten pregnant yet. We'll have to work extra hard tonight!"
"Ugh..." His wives' mouths twitched wildly. Zhang Lexuan and Meng Hongchen reached out and each pinched his waist. "Husband, can't you be more serious? Your three daughters are still here! Is it really appropriate for you to say such things?"