I've announced that I'm destined to have many children, and my father has bestowed upon me

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past few months, things have been peaceful at the Prince of Wei's residence, but the atmosphere in the entire Great Zhou capital has been quietly tense under an invisible pressure.

The supreme ruler on the dragon throne, Zhao Daoting, has almost disappeared from the court.

Apart from occasionally handling a few urgent memorials concerning border defense, he spent most of his time in seclusion.

The entire palace was shrouded in a faint yet terrifying dragon's might, a sign that a Dragon Transformation Realm expert was doing his utmost to consolidate his cultivation.

The power of the court was temporarily handed over to the prime minister and a few other trusted ministers.

Everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

The wrath of the Great Xia Dynasty will eventually reach us.

Although the Xia emperor did not immediately launch a war to destroy the country, he was not one to give up easily.

A bounty order targeting the entire Xiao clan had already spread to all the surrounding dynasties and sects, clearly indicating that their wings were to be cut off first.

The real battle will probably take place next spring, when everything comes back to life.

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Compared to the undercurrents in the outside world, the backyard of the Prince of Wei's mansion was peaceful and tranquil.

Under the warm autumn sun, four stunningly beautiful figures sat together in an exquisite pavilion.

The most eye-catching one is Wulanxue.

She was already tall, and now her belly was bulging high, making her luxurious clothes look like an amazing curve.

The former Holy Maiden of Sirius no longer possessed the wildness of the grasslands; instead, she radiated a holy and gentle maternal glow.

Judging by the days, Zhao Chen'an's first child will be born in about a month or two.

Beside her, Xiao Chuchu curiously pressed her ear against her stomach.

He listened intently to something, his face full of curiosity and anticipation.

This woman, who was once ranked sixth on the list of prodigies, now has a slightly protruding belly, and her pure innocence is now tinged with the charming naiveté of someone about to become a mother.

On the other side, Li Qingluan, who was usually dashing and loved to wield swords and spears, was unusually quiet at this moment.

She imitated Liu Ruoshuang, sitting cross-legged, her hands forming a mudra, her breathing long and steady.

"Focus your energy in your dantian, concentrate your mind on your temples, draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and gently nourish the fetus in your womb..."

Liu Ruoshuang's cool voice now carried a hint of gentleness as she instructed Li Qingluan on a special breathing technique for nurturing the fetus.

This once aloof and ethereal saintess of the Jixia Academy is now pregnant.

Although the bulge in her abdomen was not as obvious as that of Wulanxue and Xiao Chuchu.

But that aloof demeanor was softened by a warmth.

She is no longer the aloof iceberg who keeps people at arm's length, but more like a gentle older sister who guides her sisters.

Four women, four of whom were pregnant.

The former saintess, the pride of the nation, and the daughter of a military family have all shed their halos and become the most ordinary women.

They no longer discussed cultivation and Taoist practices; their conversations always revolved around the little life inside their wombs.

Their faces radiated the same glow called "happiness".

The culprit behind all this, Zhao Chen'an, is currently fishing alone by the lake in his backyard.

He held a green bamboo pole in his hand, his posture leisurely, but his thoughts had already drifted far away.

He hasn't been idle these past few months.

Besides working tirelessly every night to ensure that his wives became pregnant with his children,

He went through almost every book in the royal library that contained information about the history, geography, and distribution of power on the continent.

Only now did he have a truly clear understanding of the world.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was merely a remote corner located on this vast continent.

The spiritual energy here is relatively thin, and the produce is not abundant. It is a "remote and impoverished place" forgotten by the mainstream cultivation world.

The Great Xia Dynasty was the absolute overlord of this "remote and impoverished place".

Its territory was far larger than that of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Not only is its national strength formidable, but countless small sects, cultivation families, and even demon tribes are subservient to it, making it arguably the only "dynasty"-level power in the region.

In addition to these, there were two other great dynasties bordering the territory of the Great Zhou.

Their strength was similar to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they often clashed and restrained each other, so they rarely dared to provoke the Great Xia Dynasty.

This game is more complex and dangerous than I imagined.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was like a tiger caught between several hungry wolves.

And Da Xia was the strongest wolf king.

Once war breaks out, it's impossible to say whether the other two dynasties will take advantage of the chaos.

The Emperor's seclusion is a final preparation for this war of annihilation.

Meanwhile, he himself takes a concubine and has children, thus increasing the system rewards.

Isn't this also a way of enriching the future of the Great Zhou Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Zhao Chen'an couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Who would have thought that a once useless prince who was unable to cultivate would become this person?

Now, however, the future of the dynasty must be shouldered in such a peculiar way.

He enjoyed this rare tranquility, the warmth of having his wives and concubines around him, and the anticipation of the several little lives that were about to arrive in his womb.

This was the most pleasant time he had experienced since coming into this world.

However, peace is always fleeting.

Just as he was immersed in this tranquility, a strange palpitation struck him without warning.

The ripples on the lake surface, which had been stirred by the breeze, instantly subsided, becoming as smooth as a mirror.

The chirping of birds and insects around them abruptly stopped at the same moment.

The whole world seemed to have been muted.

An indescribable, terrifying pressure descended from the heavens, enveloping the entire Great Zhou Imperial City!

Under this oppressive force, the cultivator at the Sea of ​​Wheels Realm's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.

Even the experts at the Dao Palace Realm experienced a surge of qi and blood, their faces turning deathly pale.

Even the great cultivators of the Four Extremes Realm felt as if they were carrying an ancient divine mountain on their backs, and it was extremely difficult for them to even move a finger!

"What's going on!"

"Has the sky fallen?"

"What terrifying pressure! What level of powerhouse has descended?"

Inside the imperial city, countless people looked up at the sky in terror.

Zhao Chen'an also suddenly stood up, and the fishing rod in his hand snapped in two with a "crack".

He looked up and saw that a figure had appeared in the sky directly above the imperial city.

It was a woman.

Dressed in white, she was more beautiful than snow.

She stood there quietly in mid-air, without any fluctuations of spiritual energy around her, yet she seemed to be the sole center of this world.

Her face was shrouded in a hazy Taoist aura, making it difficult to see clearly.

But that extraordinary, otherworldly aura, which regarded all living beings as ants, pierced through the clouds and reached the depths of the soul!

This is... a powerhouse at the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm!

Zhao Chen'an's heart sank.

The next moment, a clear, arrogant, yet furious female voice resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The sound wasn't loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone in the imperial city, as if it exploded directly in their minds.

"Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who gave you permission to marry my disciple to a good-for-nothing?"