Unlike women in the first mortal coil, who go through an estrus cycle every month, women in the second mortal coil go through one cycle in probably ten years.
That's when their life force begins to decline, though. If are young and have a lot more years to live, they can keep a single egg viable for up to 50 years.
But even though they are about to die of old age, the bodies of women are so strong that at most, they will go through a cycle once every year. This is the benefit of cultivation.
This benefit ensures that his wife is always ready for impregnation. He too will be ready, and his spear will be very energetic. So he can say with confidence that one month is enough to impregnate her.
The opposite could be the case if either one of them were at the third mortal coil. This is because at the third mortal coil, genetic isolation begins to occur, and sometimes infertility due to castration can occur.
Genetic isolation is the natural effect brought about when humans assimilate too much foreign genetic material, such as bloodlines, and change from being humans to other creatures.
This starts happening at the second mortal coil when humans have to use various blood essences to transcend. But it gets worse at the third mortal coil because the transformation of life becomes bigger.
The other reason is physical or chemical castration. This is usually caused by using the body to hold too much internal energy.
Mana is highly volatile and radioactive. In small doses, its effect can be resisted. But in large amounts, its effects can render powerful creatures infertile.
Someone at the second mortal coil can have up to 1,000 units of mana in their body when they reach the peak of the second mortal coil.
1,000 units is already pushing the limit. But someone in the third mortal coil can have up to 1,024 times as much mana within them. There is no way such an amount won't have an effect on reproductive organs.
This is just the effect of mana in normal cases. In an abnormal situation when someone has lightning or fire mana within them.
Even if they are not infertile, it is unlikely that such a person will be able to get pregnant and carry the baby to term without experiencing some form of complication or miscarriage. After all, the body of the mother can handle energy of such levels, but the body of a baby can't.
All of these things make it so that being at the second mortal coil is the best time for humans to reproduce. If they don't reproduce now, they can forget about reproducing in the future without the intervention of some miracle.
So Augustus, who has the potential and the goal to reach the third mortal coil, has to help his wife to conceive now that he can. As for the pleasure gained from sexual pleasure, he will just take that as an incentive to help his family.
When he thought of this, he said to himself, "Now that I'm free, maybe I should do something about making that baby so that I won't forget."
He made up his mind that now was a good time to make a baby, so he decided to go and speak to his wife about it.
While this was going on, Arthur had returned to the sect. The first thing they did was to rush to their houses to store what they gained from the secret realm.
They didn't stay in their houses for long, though. The second thing they did was to go straight to the nearest library to participate in the performance test.
Thor wanted to create a performance record so that he would be able to gain access to superior accommodation. He wants to be able to cultivate in an environment with mana concentration similar to the conditions of the secret realm.
This is part of his plan to prioritize his cultivation. For the next five and even ten years, he wants to focus on his cultivation so that he will have a more powerful mind to control his first son.
Arthur didn't need to participate in the performance test, as he still had a record that was in the top 100 for the fighting excellence test. In fact, his record is the second best in the entire outer sect.
The rules of the newbie list don't apply to Arthur and those who were admitted in his set. They are part of the old or normal ranking list, so they have to abide by new rules.
People with records in the top 100 for each test are the ones allowed to use superior accommodations now that they are old students. The alternative is to rent a superior accommodation with contribution points.
Renting is expensive, but it is worth it because having access to a room with mana that has reached rank 3 is invaluable and not something money can buy outside of the sect.
Normal accommodations have mana concentrations that range between rank 2 and rank 3. Even though normal accommodations are free, more mana concentration is always better.
Higher mana concentration is especially important for those who are in the process of transcending the second mortal coil to reach the third mortal coil. This is why superior accommodations were made available for disciples in the outer sect to rent.
So if someone wants the superior accommodation, they can either perform excellently or be rich. Arthur already has access to a superior accommodation, but he wants to create a better record to beat Goldwyn's record and become number 1 for the fighting excellence test.
He figured that since he couldn't beat Goldwyn in the bet, he would beat him in another way. The victory in the performance test won't make up for the 4 million gold coins that he has to give Goldwyn, but it will make him feel better.
And from what he knows about Goldwyn, the loss in the performance test will really get to him. The thought of this is enough to make Arthur smile and feel good despite the loss of the bet.