Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Lu Chen's main body was handling matters in Chu Yuqin's room, while Lu Chen's secondary body, the Great Emperor, was helping the Heavenly Rainbow Empress cultivate in her palace. Lu Chen's two quasi-Emperor clones were also not idle.

He is currently working at a high intensity in all four of his bodies.

However, Lu Chen's second body was the most relaxed at the moment. He simply lay down there, closed his eyes, and quietly felt it.

Qingyun Dynasty.

The palace of Empress Tianhong.

A surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from Empress Tianhong's body, instantly sweeping across the entire Qingyun Dynasty.

Upon sensing this terrifying killing power, the cultivators of the Qingyun Dynasty couldn't help but tremble.

"My God, what kind of power is this? Why does it make me feel so panicked?"

"This...this is the power of slaughter!!!"

"This must be the breakthrough of the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who wields the power of slaughter!"

"We're doomed! After that emperor who wields the power of slaughter breaks through, will he slaughter everyone in our Qingyun Dynasty who are cultivating?"

……

For a time, the people of the Qingyun Dynasty were filled with unease.

In recent years, the Great Xia Dynasty has not made things difficult for the Qingyun Dynasty. However, what the Qingyun Dynasty has always been more worried about is not the ruler of the Great Xia Dynasty, but the rumored empress who wields the power of killing.

An empress who wields the power of killing must be extremely mad. Currently, the Qingyun Dynasty has not yet been formally merged into the Great Xia Dynasty, and is not yet a member of the Great Xia Dynasty, nor is it protected by the Great Xia Dynasty's fortune. The empress who wields the power of killing may very well increase her strength by slaughtering them in order to cultivate.

Of course, this is only the opinion of some people in the Qingyun Dynasty. The main reason they think this way is because Lu Chen has been dragging his feet and has not yet incorporated the Qingyun Dynasty into the rule of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Logically speaking, Lu Chen should have had the ability to absorb the fortune of the Qingyun Dynasty the moment he occupied the Imperial Star, but he never did so, which makes it hard not to speculate.

If the Great Xia Dynasty is able to annex a dynasty but chooses not to, it means that the Great Xia Dynasty needs this dynasty to do something, but this thing cannot be done within the Great Xia Dynasty, otherwise it will damage the Great Xia Dynasty's fortune.

It just so happens that the Great Xia Dynasty has an empress who wields power and authority. If a powerful emperor who wields power and authority were to slaughter an entire dynasty, that emperor's strength would inevitably increase significantly.

The thought of this possibility made the cultivators of the Qingyun Dynasty tremble. In order to prevent what they had anticipated from happening, the domain lord of the Qingyun Dynasty and those who were still serving as officials in the Qingyun Dynasty court began to take action.

Meanwhile, inside Empress Tianhong's palace.

Lu Chen opened his eyes and gazed at the cold and beautiful face of Empress Tianhong. At this moment, Empress Tianhong was still consolidating her cultivation and adjusting her state.

After a while, Empress Tianhong opened her phoenix eyes, looked down at Lu Chen, and their gazes met.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Congratulations."

Empress Tianhong did not speak, but simply looked at Lu Chen quietly.

Lu Chen asked, "Should we continue cultivating?"

Now that all four of his bodies are working at high intensity, he needs to free up one body to do serious work.

Five more years have passed. The person in the Qingyun Dynasty who possessed great fortune has been born for several years and can now speak. It's time to let that child pass on the imperial fortune of the Qingyun Dynasty to him.

Empress Tianhong coldly replied, "No need."

Although cultivating with Lu Chen could quickly improve her strength, even a Great Emperor would find it difficult to keep up with such cultivation for several years in a row.

At this moment, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something and said, "I helped you improve your cultivation, shouldn't you repay me?"

Empress Tianhong frowned slightly, then asked, "What do you want to do?"

Lu Chen said, "I still prefer to take the initiative."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Empress Tianhong immediately recalled what Lu Chen had done to her when she was suppressed by the red sedan chair last time, especially the things he had done by imitating animals.

Just thinking about that scene made Empress Tianhong involuntarily unleash her killing power, instantly filling the entire palace with killing intent.

Seeing that Empress Tianhong was angry, Lu Chen quickly said, "If you don't want to, then forget it."

Lu Chen didn't expect Empress Tianhong to agree. He could tell that Empress Tianhong had a rather cold personality, unlike his other wives and concubines.

His wives and concubines, even if they were initially cold to him, developed feelings for him over time. As time went on, even though they appeared cold on the surface, their hearts had long been warmed by him.

Empress Tianhong is different. No matter what he does, Empress Tianhong's heart can never be warmed. After all, she is a person who wields the power of killing. Her heart is only filled with killing, and she is relatively indifferent to romantic love.

Although Empress Tianhong's favorability towards him has reached 90%, it's hard to say that her feelings for him are love.

Empress Tianhong gazed into Lu Chen's eyes for a long time before slowly saying, "It's alright."

Lu Chen was somewhat incredulous when he saw that Empress Tianhong had agreed.

The Emperor cannot be insulted, yet Empress Tianhong actually agreed?

Lu Chen asked, "You really agree?"

Without saying a word, Empress Tianhong got up, but as soon as she moved, she found that she couldn't get up.

Empress Tianhong immediately realized that they had been in this state for too long. The spiritual energy in their bodies was still connected, and their internal cultivation techniques were also running on their own.

Empress Tianhong immediately stopped circulating her energy, then severed her spiritual connection with Lu Chen before getting up and rolling over to lie down on her side.

Seeing Empress Tianhong lie down, Lu Chen did not hesitate at all. He flipped over and pinned Empress Tianhong beneath him.

Empress Tianhong's expression remained indifferent, her eyes fixed silently on Lu Chen, seemingly waiting for his next move.

Seeing that Empress Tianhong had no reaction, Lu Chen no longer hesitated and immediately took action.

He was just trying to make himself feel better and wouldn't spend too much time on it. After all, Empress Tianhong had always been the one suppressing him during his cultivation, which made him somewhat dissatisfied.

Lu Chen didn't use any cultivation techniques afterward; he was simply doing his job. Sensing that Lu Chen wasn't using his spiritual power, Empress Tianhong knew what Lu Chen's mindset was.

However, considering that Lu Chen helped her break through her limits, and that she would use Lu Chen to cultivate in the future, this sacrifice was nothing.

Just as Empress Tianhong was thinking this, Lu Chen suddenly spoke up, "Why don't you kneel?"

Empress Tianhong's mind went blank for a moment, and the scene of the red sedan chair suppressing her reappeared in her mind. In an instant, Empress Tianhong's aura suddenly surged, and her killing power was released once again.

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Anyway, we've done everything, why bother with these little details?"

Empress Tianhong coldly asked, "What do you take me for?"

Lu Chen said calmly, "My woman."

Empress Tianhong continued, "I am not your plaything."

Lu Chen said, "This is something any normal person would do; it has nothing to do with whether it's a toy or not."

"Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it."

Lu Chen didn't continue the topic and went back to his own business.

Empress Tianhong suddenly spoke up, saying, "Get up."

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then stood up, and the Heavenly Rainbow Empress actually did as he asked. (End of Chapter)