The next few months were all the same to Gu Zhi.
He would wake up in a bed full of women, eat, talk to his wife, and then procreate. There was little time for cultivation as Gu Zhi used his massive amounts of stamina for baby making. The more time he had spent though the better he was at keeping track of his surroundings. Humans are adaptable creatures and that includes Gu Zhi as well. He learned how to use sound to map out the area. Smell to identify what that area might include and touch to find out exactly how things were shaped. Sight is what humans use the most to identify what their surroundings were but that did not mean that the other 4 couldn't... it was just horribly inconvenient.
The days passed as wealth amassed
Rows of women lying at my feet
The moans of pleasure filling my sleep
As I dream of distant worlds
My lust for a better future remains
In these blind times I think
When will I be able to see
As the warmth of flesh fills my being
In just three months Gu Zhi had impregnanted 630 women.
"It's finally done" he said to himself.
He had just finished his last session of baby making. Now the city was supposed to give the other half of the rewards they had promised. As they did 2 days later.
Gu Xiao and Gu Zhi had just received there rewards were talking in a tea house.
"Now that we have the goods the latest we can leave is still in almost 2 years. It seems like our baby will be birthed here" Gu Xiao said.
"That isn't optimal but what can we do? What should we do, with our remaining time here?" Gu Zhi asked.
"It's obvious what we have to do. We have to grow stronger with our remaining time here. Just go and cultivate your remaining techniques. Although resources are important, we still need to dedicate time to practice these techniques. The best resources are extending lifespan so that you have more time to practice these techniques. Besides, you already have some extending life treasures you haven't used at home, and its unknown if some of the things you have already used or had extended your lifespan as well. With you mastering two techniques at 21 you are already an unparalleled genius, if you work on mastering another and finish it before your 100 I doubt you will have any trouble forming a core for core formation. Not to mention all the treasures we already have and can have if we sell some things. Now is the time to cultivate" Gu Xiao hammered.
"Right, I know what kind of technique I will use but what about you, should we continue to dual cultivate all the time or should we spend all of our time on ourselves or do a mix of both?" Gu Zhi asked.
"Both should be fine, dual cultivation has too many benefits. If it wasn't for your blindness I doubt most would be a match for you in the same realm. Hopeful whatever you got in the library can help you with that".
There wasn't much to talk about after that. So they spent their days in blissful cultivation waiting for the day they could return home.
"WAHHHH, WAHHH!".
"It's a healthy baby boy" the nurse said.
It was nine months later and Gu Xiao had just given birth to his first son.
"I shall name you Gu Bo" Gu Zhi said.
Cultivators usually had longer periods of pregnancy so Gu Xiao had taken a year to birth their new son. He couldn't see his son but could feel his wet skin. The nurses took the baby from his and made sure the baby was fine.
'I'm now a father' he thought.
They would have to raise their son on the road home. Hopefully they wouldn't have any trouble raising the kid because of this but the future was unknown.
Gu Bo grew to have blonde hair in the coming year as Gu Zhi and Gu Xiao gradually learned how to become parents.
Gu Zhi had been learning the soul enlightenment technique but hadn't managed to find his soul yet. As for the blood transformation art he had made some really good progress in that as well. He was on the cusp of learning the first transformation until the time had arrived.
Gu Xiao and Gu Zhi were at the gates with their son in Gu Xiao's arms.
"Finally, FINALLY we can return home and bring the good news" Gu Xiao said.
Her mood was getting worse and worse, cooped up inside of a city. All the things they had been through was quite exhausting. Never the less, they were adaptable and they were cultivators. They had more than enough will and time to stay longer if needed but that was unnecessary.
Gu Xiao had the appearance of rural rice farmer with some decent clothes. While Gu Zhi looked like a mid level official with elegant but modest clothes and a face to match. They had long prepared their fake names and disguises and had hidden talismans and treasures on their body. They were sure that they couldn't be divined by anyone else but the Gu clan but that still didn't mean they were safe. Years of training and Gu Zhi could barely walk like a normal human with sight. He could also read brail, and had fake eyes that made him seem normal. It was an illusionary work as his real eyes were whited out. With all their preparations prepared it was finally time to leave the city of love - called the prison city by the both of them.
They showed their badges to the guard as they opened up the gate, back into the wilderness of their own world, they moved with confident steps towards home.
End of act 1 - the palace of love.