Misty World.
Misty Immortal Sect.
Atop a mist-shrouded mountain, there lay a tranquil bamboo forest and within it, a bamboo house.
Right now, outside the bamboo house, a person was reporting on the alliance between the Linghu Sect and the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect.
After hearing the Elder's report, Han Yuankai, who was ditating, opened his eyes. His face bore no expression, as if he didn't care at all about the alliance between the Linghu Sect and the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect.
At this mont, the Elder at the door asked, "Sect Master, what do you think we should do next?"
Hearing this question, Han Yuankai indifferently said, "No need, once the prohibitions in the Misty World disappear and my divine power matures, even if these two major forces form an alliance, they will still not be a match for the Misty Immortal Sect."
"Let them live a few more years."
Upon hearing these words from Han Yuankai, the Elder outside the bamboo house beca excited instantly. Divine power matured?
Does this an that their Sect Master was about to break through to the All Law Realm?
Once their Sect Master broke through to the All Law Realm, the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and Linghu Sect would be as easy to crush as ants. The gap between the All Law Realm and the Yin-Yang Realm was imnse; ten cultivators of the Yin-Yang Realm might not even be a match for one from the All Law Realm.
Moreover, when combined, the Ten Thousand Immortal Sect and Linghu Sect didn't even have ten fighters of the Yin-Yang Realm, making them even less of a match for the Misty Immortal Sect.
At this mont, Han Yuankai thought about the disciples he had sent; they should have already found the two direct disciples of Su Hanyan.
All he needed was for the prohibitions in the Misty World to disappear, and he would imdiately enter the Tianchen World, using these two won as his Furnace Cauldrons to cultivate the Heaven-Seizing Divine Power.
Once he could control the Heavenly Dao of the Tianchen World or rge his consciousness with the Tianchen World, breaking through to the All Law Realm would be very easy.
Typically, every world has its own Heavenly Dao, and controlling it without the power of the Returning Ruin Realm is very difficult.
However, the Tianchen World is an incomplete world; he didn't need to cultivate to the level of the Returning Ruin Realm.
He only needed the won of the Tianchen World as the dium, then deceive the Heavenly Dao of the Tianchen World, and seize the opportunity to control the entire Tianchen World. That was the so-called Heaven-Seizing Divine Power.
Of course, the won used as his Furnace Cauldrons were likely to die from the overwhelming power of the Heavenly Path; that's why he wanted those two direct disciples of Su Hanyan.
First, they were natives of the Tianchen World; only a native can serve as a dium to deceive the Heavenly Dao of the Tianchen World.
Secondly, they had cultivated the techniques of the Misty Immortal Sect and possessed certain talents. Upon their return to the Tianchen World, their strength was bound to improve faster than that of others there.
By now they had probably reached the Unity Realm. Although the Unity Realm wasn't considered true cultivators yet, they were still stronger than the ordinary people in the Tianchen World, and they could help him sustain a bit longer while he was cultivating the Heaven-Seizing Divine Power.
Therefore, he must obtain those two direct disciples of Su Hanyan, even if it ant falling out with her, he would use those two female disciples as his Furnace Cauldrons.
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Ti flew by and several years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Daxia Dynasty, Yan County.
Wind Cloud Palace.
Lu Chen lay on Mu Zixuan's jade legs, gazing at her beautiful face.
Mu Zixuan had matured by now, her bearing even more distinctly feminine.
Over the years of cultivation, Mu Zixuan had reached the Master Realm, though her combat experience was nonexistent. The only thing they might call a real battle was using the Mysterious Female Technique in bed to handle Lu Chen.
At that mont, Lu Chen raised his hand, gently caressed Mu Zixuan's jade leg, and smilingly said, "My lady, why didn't you wear the new stockings produced by the Garnt Bureau today?"
In the past few years, the Daxia Dynasty had rapidly developed and had built a solid industrial foundation. Although it was still primarily agricultural, there were many industrial products for the upper class now.
Because of the industrial developnt, the wardrobe styles for Lu Chen's wives and concubines were becoming increasingly varied. Every ti there was a new fashion, Lu Chen insisted his wives and concubines try them on.
Most modern apparel styles had been replicated in this world, including JK uniforms, office lady outfits, pleated skirts, stockings, and so forth.
Ancient people wearing these styles looked even more appealing because they felt these garnts were sowhat shaful. Whenever Lu Chen's wives and concubines wore them, they felt incredibly embarrassed.
Seeing his won in such bashful states always made Lu Chen feel particularly wild.
After hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan's cheeks flushed slightly before she said, "If Your Majesty wishes to see it, I will put it on right now."
Lu Chen smiled slightly and said, "No need, I will lie down for a while."
As his voice fell, Lu Chen closed his eyes, seemingly enjoying this comfortable mont imnsely.
After a while, Lu Chen spoke up again and asked, "By the way, how are Feng'er and the others doing with their studies lately?"
All of Lu Chen's children had reached the age for reading and writing. Lu Chen usually handed over the education matters to Mu Zixuan and had arranged specific courses for each of them.
Hearing Lu Chen's question, Mu Zixuan answered, "They all study quite diligently, and their scores in the most recent tests were all very good, but they don't seem to have much interest in poetry and lyrics."
Mu Zixuan's views were rather traditional, after all, she belonged to this era. In her eyes, poetry and lyrics were very important; the Imperial Palace's children should focus all their attention on poetry and lyrics, rather than learning so strange, unusual knowledge.
Even though those things were indeed useful for this world, after all, Lu Chen's children were princes and princesses and needed to be distinct from ordinary people.
Hearing Mu Zixuan's words, Lu Chen curiously asked, "Oh? They are not interested in poetry and lyrics?"
"What are they interested in then?"
Mu Zixuan replied, "Take Feng'er for example; he especially likes reading so folk novels. I noticed long ago that he has piled up many novels under his bed, although I have never exposed him."
Compared to Lu Chen, Mu Zixuan, as a mother, was stricter. In her opinion, Lu Changfeng, at the end of the day, was the Crown Prince who would beco Emperor in the future. How could he focus his mind on novels?
What can one learn from those novels?
It is purely a waste of ti.
Of course, even though she thought this way, she has never directly exposed Lu Changfeng and has always pretended not to know that Lu Changfeng was reading novels. She hadn't touched the pile of novels under his bed.
Hearing Mu Zixuan's words, Lu Chen chuckled and then opened his eyes to look into Mu Zixuan's eyes and said, "It's normal for a child to have their own interests and hobbies. They can't study all day long; they need to relax appropriately. As long as it doesn't impede his studies, let him read if he wants to."
Seeing Lu Chen say this, Mu Zixuan could only reply, "I understand now."
Lu Chen continued, "As for the other children, each child is different, and the things they are suited for are also different. We should let them decide what they want to do in the future. Now is the ti to cultivate their interests. We can't expect them all to focus on political struggles."
"There is only one Emperor. Only if they focus on what they truly are interested in, will they not always long for that position when they grow up."
Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan instantly understood his aning.
Indeed, the traditional education of the Daxia Royal Family involves grooming all the princes towards becoming heirs, resulting in them all focusing on competing for the throne, without any interest in other matters.
If they develop a strong interest in other matters from a young age, it is possible they will desire power less as they grow up. While this won't completely eradicate their craving for power, they will at least have other pursuits in mind and won't feel that becoming the Emperor is their only option.
Daxia's industrial foundation was already established, and industrialization had begun. As Daxia developed, various professions would erge in the future.
If his princes and princesses could find sothing they were interested in and focus their minds on those industries in the future, incidents of sibling rivalry could be greatly reduced.
Suddenly, Lu Chen thought of sothing else and continued, "By the way, the children have already begun their cultivation, haven't they?"
Mu Zixuan answered, "Yes, they are cultivating. Chu has been teaching them the cultivation techniques recently."
Chu Yuqin, with most of the mories of Empress Shenwu, knew many cultivation techniques suitable for children, thus she actively took on the role as the teacher for the princes and princesses.
Hearing Mu Zixuan's reply, Lu Chen said, "As long as they have started cultivating, that's good. They are my offspring, and their talents are comndable. If they begin cultivating from a young age, they should be able to break through to the Celestial Realm before they beco adults."
In the context of the resurgence of spiritual energy in the Tianchen World, Lu Chen cared much about his children's cultivation state. They could have poor results in other studies, but they absolutely had to cultivate.
This was a world where the strong preyed on the weak. Moreover, as the Daxia Dynasty planned for external expansions, the martial spirit was essential. Being his descendants, they couldn't just be ordinary; they needed to have so ability to defend themselves.
Of course, Lu Chen differed from other emperors in this regard; if his children truly lacked the talent for cultivation or had so defects that made cultivation impossible, he wouldn't despise them.
After all, they were his own children; he couldn't be as cold-blooded and ruthless as the previous emperors.
Just as Lu Chen was about to close his eyes to continue enjoying this peaceful mont, a female guard's voice rang out from outside, "Your Majesty, the latest intelligence from Black Dragon City. The prohibition in the Misty World is going to dissipate!"
Hearing this, Lu Chen imdiately said to Mu Zixuan, "My love, I will co back tonight."
Mu Zixuan smiled, "Go ahead, Your Majesty!"
Without saying more, Lu Chen used Shadow Shifting and instantly appeared in the Imperial Study Room.
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