When they returned from the swimming lesson They had dinner and thanks to the food that he found in the spatial devices they now had some fruits and vegetables to enrich their diet and spices to make the food taste better.
Both girls loved the new food as even they were growing tired of eating roasted meat and fish all the time.
Ladies still had some problems with the cutlery but they were getting the hang of it.
After the meal Paul decided to teach the girls how to use their mana to start a fire or get water.
It looked easy when he demonstrated it to them but when they tried it was anything but easy.
He left the girls to practice and he started to dismantle the shelter as he wanted to retrieve the paracord as it could be used for other things.
When the girls saw what he was doing,Mia asked.
-Master,why are you taking the shelter apart?
Paul was surprised by that question as he thought that the answer was obvious.
-We now have tents to sleep in and they even have big and comfortable beds inside them so we don't need the shelter anymore.
He explained.
Both girls thought his answer through and they had to agree that there were beds in the tents and they were really soft and comfortable but they would both miss sleeping with him as their pillow.
They would never say that aloud but that was the reason why they never built a separate shelter for themselves.
After this short conversation the girls once again focused on their training as this would make it easier for them when the time came to cast spells.
By the evening they both managed to use four elements repeatedly and they were both proud of themselves but not as proud as Paul was since they managed to learn this faster than he did when he was learning magic in secret as his father's family didn't want him to become a mage.
Back then he thought that they wanted him to become a warrior and to focus on Qi.
He found out later that they were afraid that he would become too strong for them to control and since he was an arch mage then he would be very hard to deal with once he became powerful enough not to mention that as an arch mage he would quickly become famous and then they would not be able to do with him what they wanted.
-Great work ladies,you learned the first four elements way faster than I did when I first started.
Paul said with a smile and both girls were happy that he had praised them.
After supper the girls continued to practice and Paul went to cultivate Qi as he wanted to raise his level as fast as he could.
He got himself ready but this time before he started to cultivate he took a pill that he found in the belongings of the former owners of the spatial devices.
It was a Qi gathering pill which supplied an enormous amount of Qi to anyone who ate it but most cultivators could only take it once in a few days or even weeks since it took that long for them to absorb the Qi and assimilate it to their own.
Paul on the other hand could eat these pills like candy since his physique allowed him to absorb the Qi from the pill many times faster,the only downside was that he had to purify it later as he always wanted to have the best quality of Qi and mana that he could.
When he took the pill and started cultivating the Qi from inside and from outside his body surged into his dantian at an alarming rate making it full in a few minutes.
Once it started to overflow it doubled in size marking a breakthrough.
Paul spent most of the night cultivating until he had depleted the qi gathering pill but at that time he managed to rise eight levels in one go.
The effects of the pill were great but this was possible only thanks to his physique and the fact that this pill was concocted for someone a whole stage above his own.
The pill was a level 2 pill which meant that it was supposed to be used only by someone at the bone refining stage as almost all of the cultivators on the body cleansing stage wouldn't be able to withstand the massive amount of Qi that this pill released.
In his previous life many thought that using higher level pills was a shortcut in cultivation,until a few dozen people managed to cripple themselves and lose the ability to cultivate and some of them even died.
Paul considered taking another pill but decided against it since he already advanced so many levels and now he had to purify his Qi.
He went from level 27 to level 35 in one night which was not too good as jumping to many levels could seriously shake his foundation and affect his future cultivation .
For now he focussed on purifying his Qi which was way easier than purifying mana as all he had to do was to channel it through his meridians and filter out the impurities within it expelling them from his body.
It took him another three hours to cleanse all the impurities that he could from his Qi and the next moment he went into the river as he stank like hell after such a long cultivation session.
But he was happy with his progress as it also helped him with his legs and now they could support his weight.
All the walking he did also helped a little but the fastest way for him to walk without the crutches was still cultivation as if he wanted to use normal exercises and physical therapy then it would take months for him to walk again.
Paul came back to the camp only to find the girls waiting for him.
-Why are you two not asleep yet?
He asked them as they were in their new nightgowns which looked great on them by the way.
-We couldn't sleep,Master.
Maya said.
-We got used to sleeping with you and also the beds are too soft and we can't seem to fall asleep.
Mia added.
-Can we sleep with you again?
Maya asked with pleading eyes.
Paul wasn't sure if he should laugh or cry in this situation.
-Yes you can sleep with me .
He answered them as there seemed to be no other choice as the girls needed to sleep and he also was tired.
Also he didn't dislike sleeping with two beauties on the same bed as most men could only dream about such things.
He took out his tent and they all went inside,the moment the girls hugged him on the bed they both fell asleep.
It seems that all they needed was his presence to calm them down and make them feel safe.
Paul also felt sleepy so he closed his eyes and a moment later he was out like a light.
Since they went to sleep before dawn,they woke up at noon and started their day late.
The girls were still practicing their phenomena and they were getting very good at it as now they could use up to nine elements and soon they would be able to use all of them.
Paul on the other hand remembered that they hadn't checked the fish traps in a while and when he took them out of the water they were full of fish and all the bait was gone.
With a metal knife the cleaning went much faster than before and soon he returned with enough fish to feed them for a week.
He also decided to store the traps into his storage space as they had enough food to last them for a few months and longer if they rationed it.
Of Course he didn't plan to stay in this place for that long, they would leave this place as soon as he could walk or even earlier since there was a powerful beast not too far away from this place and it wasn't too safe to stay here longer than they had to.