With the looming date of departure coming closer, Ming and I were almost tied to the hip, with Ming staying in my bed even when another wife had her turn. Maybe she was collecting happy memories of a loving family.

  I could understand Ming decision in a distant, rational way. Joining the Libra Army would give her the experience and standing, as well as connections with the wider galaxy. With this simple step, she would be out of the looming threat of the Oracle Mountain, and if she returned alive and at Origin Realm...

  But as her lover and husband, things were much harder. I never wanted to let her go. The old maxim of setting someone free, if you really love her kept me going.

  Quite the opposite happened with Xiao Feng, who had become a willful Spirit Beast now that she had reached Divine Realm. She wouldn't leave Feng at all, likely seeing my wife as her surrogate mother or something.

  "She has to go and train. Everyone in this Tower has to." I demanded while pointing at the proud Phoenix.

  The damn bird shook her feathers, and then simply ignored me. I clenched my fist, vowing to show the bird who's the boss.

  Feng just laughed and petted her pet bird. "I am training her, husband. She just won't listen to anyone else."

  Growling, I lunged to grab the Phoenix by the neck, and sank into my Inner world, dragging the bird with me.

  As expected, the Phoenix's inner ego was taller than a normal mountain, with a superiority complex the size of Mount Tai.

  'Tiny human.' the bird spoke in my mind, like I was an ant before her.

  With a push of my willpower, I turned the bird to her normal size, and kept my hand locked around her neck. "As I was saying, you need to train Xiao Feng. First lesson, sword intent." I continued in a level voice, and used a finger to trace a long feather to its tip. Even better than a soft female breast. Feathers were made of bone, just very fine and hollow bones.

  'Let me go!' the Phoenix struggled, but in this world I was the true master.

  "I am the bone of my sword. Your feathers are made of tiny bones. Works perfectly." I said in a teaching tone, and kept tracing the feather with my sword intent.

  The Divine Phoenix stopped struggling, likely sensing something along her feather. I kept repeating the lesson, until the Phoenix managed to cover her feather with sword intent on her own.

  'More! I have thousands of feathers!' Xiao Feng demanded like a divine princess.

  I just smiled and began tracing a long feather on the other wing, until it also began to glow with intent. Then I returned to the Tower, to watch Feng bite on my wrist, possibly trying to free her pet from my grasp. "Oh, my wife is a biter? How cute!" I exclaimed in a joking voice, and flicked her forehead gently.

  The Burning Phoenix glanced between us, then turned away and flew into the Sword array to test her new powers.

  "Oh! You taught Xiao the sword intent?" Feng realized after a minute, still rubbing her forehead.

  "Feathers are made of bone. They will make amazing weapons for your pet." I explained with a smile, then walked towards the Soul Array, where Amelia score's kept climbing.

  "It's over 9000!" I shouted in an ironic voice.

  "So dramatic! Does it mean something special?" Ming asked while holding my hand.

  Well, it wouldn't, unless I invented a Power Scouter like in Dragon Ball.

  "I was thinking of an artifact that can measure someone's combat power. Like this pillar, but for enemies too." I pointed towards the score pillar.

  As expected, my Grandpa appeared beside me, and glanced up towards the top of the list.

  "I think I see what you mean, Young Master. Difficult to do, appraising someone's true power in combat. Especially for an enemy." he said in a wise voice.

  I took out a flat jade from my ring, and held it over my eye. "Aha! That guy is 17! And that guy is 54! But then, I look at Amelia, and it's over 9000!" I proclaimed while pointing my finger at various Tower members.

  Grandpa snorted and held out a Divine Crystal. In his hand, the crystal split into a dozen thin slices, which began to glow with blue runes as complex arrays were being imprinted onto them.

  "This Power Scouter will only work for Divine Realm or lower, and simply discern if the enemy is at Origin or Core realm. Which is when you should run." the old ghost said in a mild voice, and offered the slices to my wife.

  "Much appreciated, Grandpa." Ming said and bowed graciously for the life-saving gift.

  "Hmmm. You still have more to train, both of you. But Lady Ming will be in true danger, so she has to work harder." Grandpa grumbled and flew away, leaving Ming with a scouter in hand, and observing the Tower members through her new toy.

  I waited a few minutes, then held my hand out for my own scouter. Look, I was the one who invented this device, even if I had no clue how to build one. So I deserved my free sample.

  Ming sighed and handed me another slice. I wasn't a good Blacksmith yet, but I could cobble up a pair of glasses, and fit the crystal slice as a lens over my right eye. Then I walked proudly around, scouting everyone and logging their real power in my mind. Strangely, Xia stood at 900 now, despite her performing much poorly inside the Soul Array.

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  Then I nodded to myself. Of course, with her True Qi which bypassed most defenses and barriers, she would be truly dangerous towards regular Divine cultivators. Xia just didn't know how to use her powers yet.

  Then I turned to appraise Ming, and she only stood at 120. Seemed about right, for now. Ming still had to practice her True Qi mantra and convert her regular Divine Qi into True Qi.

  Then Xiao Feng emerged from the sword array, and my power scouter went nuts, showing me numbers going from 30 to 3000 for some reason.

  "Xiao, did you kill 30 ghosts?" I asked to make sure. It wasn't bad for a first try in the array, but I kinda expected more from a Dvine Spirit Beast.

  The bird just nodded in shame, then flew to sit on Feng's shoulder, looking a bit depressed.

  "Go fight some Demons now! I expect at least 3000 kills from a Divine Phoenix." I demanded while pointing at the Soul Array.

  Xiao chirped something towards Feng, but she just smiled. "They are only fake Demons, for training. Just burn them all." my wife encouraged her pet, who grudgingly took off and flew into the Soul Array.

  More people gathered, curious how the new Tower beast will perform in the array.

  "She won't make it to the wave 4. Nobody does on the first try!" I heard Romulus proclaim in an expert voice.

  Considering the boys never made it past wave 4, it was quite a claim. Yes, I didn't make it past wave 1 on the first try either, but I started as a new Saint, and the Phoenix was at Divine Realm.

  'Wave 8 now. And failed. 7 kills total.' Grandpa sent to my mind, just as Xiao got thrown out, and caught into a green healing array.

  I pointed a finger and wrote on the pillar. Xiao Feng-7

  "Divine Beasts are so strong!" Remus commented after seeing the score.

  "Better than both our scores combined, for a first try." King Ji added in a praising voice, and elbowed King Shuang in the ribs.

  My father-in-law grunted, but didn't answer, likely thinking of something else.

  "I expected a bit more. Pef even said 3000!" Feng added while walking beside me, then holding my other hand.

  "Give her time. Xiao doesn't know what she can do, not yet." I whispered in a confident voice, and Feng leaned her head on my shoulder.

  The Phoenix raised a leg and took out some Dragon meat from her leg greave storage, to replenish her energy, then flew back into the Soul Array.

  "Come" I smiled and turned away, heading towards the Alchemy Hall. I had more pills to make, and the Phoenix had become addicted to training, just like I hoped. Maybe I was a good sect Master, after all.

  Grandpa Xialong was again wasting training time on failed pills, and noticed his granddaughter holding my hand. "Feng, you came to see Grandpa refine pills? How sweet of you!" he exclaimed in a joyful voice.

  "Pef brought me along. Maybe he can make another Divine pill." my wife said with a loving glance at my face.

  "Ah...Divine pills...I heard something. And I can see the remains of the explosion." the old man muttered while nodding towrds the scorched stone left behind as my Saint-grade cauldron exploded.

  "That was the Divine Tribulation, Grandpa. Saint-grade cauldrons can't withstand that." I said while setting up my new Saint cauldron, then my leather couch.

  "Can I watch? I want to learn more..." the old man pleaded with real yearning.

  Well, normally I would say yes. But I was about to blow my load inside his granddaughter's mouth, which would make things awkward. But I also didn't want to be a dick, and expel him without an explanation.

  So I stored my pants, and placed Feng's hand on my dick. "I don't mind, but harmonizing Yin and Yang might be a bit much with you around, Grandpa. Right, Feng?" I asked my wife who was blushing fiercely.

  "Go, Grandpa! You can't be here now." she yelled in a distressed voice.

  Old Man Xialong blinked, then turned and ran out at a decent speed.

  "I could let him watch..." I said in a mild voice, only for my wife to growl like a beast. "You did that on purpose! To prove you have a bigger dick or something!" Feng muttered while pumping my dick in her hand.

  Well, it was kinda true. I did have a bigger dick.

  "Ummm. So that's why you like me? Only for my dick?" I answered in a hurt voice, then began sending herbs into the cauldron for a Perfect Saint Bone Strengthening pill.

  Reaching a Divine Body before ascension was absolutely crucial to survive the Divine Tribulation, but even if I failed, the newer members could use strong Saint bodies too.

  "...I like your dick too." Feng whispered in a shy voice, then lowered her head to lick the tip.

  I carresed her head with my right hand, and used only my left hand to stir up the pot and melt the herbs into a proper paste.

  Even with a recipe, pill refining was more of an art than simply following a set of steps. Heat and pressure didn't act in a normal way, and the ingredients themselves stored energy which had to be released gradually and gently, to avoid a blowup.

  I might be a decent Saint Alchemist now, but I had no idea what woud take to create a True Qi pill like Xia took, or that Nirvana pill that will kill me for my ascension. It might be a failed product though, one that nobody would want to buy, considering the consequences. Or it might be a clever trap, for someone that couldn't read the description for the pill, and ate it happily hoping for unlimited power.

  Feng got into it, bobbing her head on my dick and making slurping noises, sending waves of pleasure into my brain.

  Slowly, the pill took shape, turning into a bone-white sphere inside the cauldron, then cloud patterns began to form it.

  I released my Yang while holding Feng's head deep on my dick, then drew the pill in my hand.

  Only a Perfect Saint pill, but with a could pattern. Not bad, but I could do better.

  Feng raised her head and gulped her precious prize, then examined the pill with her own special purple eyes.

  "You will give this pill to Miss Lin. The new girl from the Outer Tower." she discerned with her strange karmic eyes.

  I haven't even thought about who to give it to! This was cheating!

  "Well, if you said so, then I will. Now let's make a Divine pill for your pet bird." I demanded and wiped some extra liquid from her lip and returned it into her mouth with my thumb.

  Feng glared at me for a second, then bit my thumb. "Keep doing that, and I will pump your womb with more Yang right now!" I growled in a horny voice.

  A pair of soft hands wrapped around my neck, as Ming leaned over me from behind. "You can pump my womb anythime, husband." she offered in a loving voice.

  Right. Ming was always around these days. "Sure, get on my dick, my lovely wife." I allowed in a loving voice, then popped my thumb out of Feng's mouth with a pop.

  "...Not fair. I have to wait until my Ascension to enjoy that!" Feng complained as Ming stole the precious dick and gave it a few licks.

  "So go train harder. Ming has trained her whole life for this privilege." I said in a wise voice, then burrowed my face between Ming's breasts, as she sat in my lap.

  "Grrrr. Damn Ascension...keping me from my husband's big dick...." Feng grumbled as she walked towards the door.

  I flicked the privacy array closed, then grabbed Ming's large breasts in my hands. Maybe I could make pills with no hands?

  Kinda hard to break habit all at once. Or use my Asura hand instead? That could work.

  "You have a knack for making people train even harder, hubby. It's amazing." Ming whispered while closing her eyes to enjoy the chest massage.

  I licked and slurped on her nipples for a few minutes, until they got hard as stone.

  Then I turned her around, and plunged my dick into her hot, dripping pussy, still holding her breasts in my hands and teasing her nipples.

  Ming leaned on her back, enjoying the feeling. "Don't forget about the pills, hubby. And keep pumping my womb." she whispered in a hot voice.

  Using my Asura hand was easier in some ways, and harder in others, since I had to split my attention three ways now. But it was good training, and very pleasant at the same time. I loved my life right now.