After their complete defeat, the ladies focused on cultivating Paul's Yang Qi and discovered that it was brimming with energy, allowing their cultivation to soar and even reach the second level of the beginning stage.
While Paul reached level 4, after cultivating their Yin Qi, which was also enhanced after their breakthrough.
-I'm starting to think that the cultivation partners you accepted so far might not be enough for you.
Xiao Su said, a while later, when the four of them were enjoying some tea in the garden.
-I agree, you took on all of us and didn't even break a sweat.
Anna agreed, and Elaina simply nodded in agreement.
-Yeah, there is a difference between taking on the three of you and taking more than forty of you at the same time.
There is no way that I could do that without any pills or potions to increase my stamina, not to mention that more than half of the cultivation partners I accepted are dual cultivators, and I'm sure they have their ways to deal with me in bed.
-Why don't you find out?
Elaina asked.
-The only way to see how much you can achieve is to actually do it.
The elf added, with a smile.
Truth be told, she was curious how many women it would take to exhaust Paul, as she was worried that she and her sisters might not be capable of doing that anymore, even if they all went at it.
The test had to be postponed, since all the ladies were in the middle of clearing out the mansions they chose for themselves.
Altogether, there were four mansions, and Paul surveyed all of them to see what needed to be repaired to make them livable once again.
The list of repairs consisted mainly of replacing some roof tiles, repairing the gates and doors, and in two cases, a part of the floor needed to be replaced as the planks were simply rotten.
Other than that, two mansions needed their kitchen stoves to be repaired, and all of them needed some furniture, but that was easy to arrange.
By evening, all four mansions were cleared out, and the next morning, Paul got to work.
Since he had already prepared some roof tiles, it was the first thing he repaired, making sure that every mansion was protected from rain.
The next on the list were the main gates, which he also repaired along with the doors.
This took him the whole day to accomplish.
Paul continued his work the next day, repairing all the doors and replacing the parts of the floors that required it.
During all this, the ladies were not idle and went out to get more logs and some stones that would be needed to repair the stoves.
Other than that, they helped where they could and enjoyed the sight of shirtless Paul working on the repairs.
Within four days, all mansions were ready to be occupied and the ladies moved in, bringing a lot of their furniture with them.
Some of it was not in the best condition, but it was still usable, and Paul even offered to repair some of them if he had the time.
Moreover, some of the ladies learned a thing or two from watching Paul work and started repairing some of their stuff on their own, which was not easy for them, but it worked most of the time.
Paul also answered all the questions they had when they got stuck on something, helping them a lot with their attempts at repairing things.
Additionally, he cultivated with Anna, Su, and Elaine each night, allowing all of them to reach level 5 while he reached level 8.
Paul also distributed some of the Yang Vials among the dual cultivator ladies, who were ecstatic seeing them.
-That went faster than I expected.
Anna commented on the fifth day when all their new neighbors moved in.
The first mansion was now occupied by the five elders, and the other three were filled with the dual cultivator ladies.
Other women in the city were a bit jealous, but lacked the courage to go and ask Paul to repair a mansion for them as well.
Especially when a rumor that Paul demanded their bodies as payment for his work spread.
No one had any idea who started the rumor, but it stopped many ladies from trying to approach him, and neither Paul nor the other ladies were in any hurry to set the record straight.
-If it was before I reached the beginning stage, this would take week or more.
Paul admitted.
-Truth be told, I still need to make some furniture they asked for, but it's not that important for now.
He added with a smile.
-Since you are done with the repairs and they are done moving in, when do you plan to start cultivating with them?
Anna asked.
-We were wondering about the same thing.
Gu Man asked, approaching them with Fei Yan in tow.
-Sorry to intrude, but the gate was opened and there was no one ther so we let ourselves in.
The elder apologized, as it was beyond rude to enter someone else's house uninvited.
-Don't worry about it, as for when we start to cultivate, that depends on when you ladies will be ready?
Paul answered her question.
-We all moved in, and we can start whenever you feel like it.
Some of my sisters are getting a bit restless, to be honest, so I hope that we won't need to wait for too long.
Fei Yan said.
-Since that's the case, then we can start today, and while we're at it, I'd like to ask you ladies, to help me with something.
Paul smiled as he proceeded to explain the experiment he wanted to conduct.
To say that the two women were shocked was an understatement.
-Are you fine with this?
Gu man asked Anna, who remained quiet till now.
-What can I say, he already proved that he can make three of us beg for mercy, and the other nine were not any better, so we need to know his upper limit, if for no other reason than to know how much we can cultivate, before we tire him out, and I'm certain that you ladies would also like to have a clue what you are getting yourselves into.
Anna answered.
-That's not what I asked about.
Gu Man reminded her.
-I know, and I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but it is what it is.
We need him to reach the ascension stage as soon as possible, and the fastest way to achieve that is by increasing the number of his cultivation partners.
Moreover, we all know that it is only temporary, and truth be told, if we were the jealous types, then we would never accept having over a dozen sisters to share him with.
Anna explained her take on the situation.
-Then what will happen if any of us falls for him and wishes to join the family?
Fei Yan asked, as she noticed that some of her sisters might be developing feelings for Paul.
-Then they will need to not only convince Paul to accept them as his women, but also all of us to accept them as sisters.
Paul has given us the power to reject anyone whom we deem unworthy of being our sister.
There is an important reason for that, well, there are several actually, but that's the knowledge only the approved sisters get to learn, since the moment they join the family, they get the same power as us.
Anna explained.
-That's something I never heard about.
The dual cultivator said with shock, as she never imagined that a man such as Paul would leave so much power in the hands of his women.
-As Anna said, there are reasons for that, and one of these is the harmony within the family, which I'm sure you can understand.
Fei Yan nodded, as she did understand, and her admiration for Paul rose, as it was not often that she met a man with such foresight.