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

Qi Qinghan was stunned when she saw her mother scolding her. Her mother had never spoken to her in such a harsh tone before.

This was the first time her mother had scolded her.

Qi Qinghan suddenly felt a little wronged.

Seeing Qi Qinghan's expression instantly turn pitiful, Lu Chen immediately said to Mao Yulan, "You know the child is still young, why scold her?"

Mao Yulan was taken aback again.

The Heavenly Emperor actually spoke up for his daughter.

At this moment, Lu Chen looked at Qi Qinghan with a smile and said, "Little Qinghan, if you want to go to the Tianchen World, I will have someone take you there after the ceremony."

Upon hearing this, Qi Qinghan's eyes lit up, and she immediately asked, "Your Majesty, is what you're saying true?"

Lu Chen said, "Of course it's true. The Heavenly Emperor never lies."

Qi Qinghan said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

Mao Yulan then realized that the Heavenly Emperor's decision to send them to the Tianchen World proved that the Heavenly Emperor did not intend to take their lives.

Although they are remnants of the Qingyun Dynasty and might not have freedom in the Tianchen World, it's still better than death.

Thinking of this, Mao Yulan quickly kowtowed again and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

Lu Chen then said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, go and prepare for the ceremony."

Mao Yulan then said, "Yes, this concubine will take her leave."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mao Yulan stood up, took Qi Qinghan's hand, and prepared to leave the Imperial Study.

As Qi Qinghan left, she turned her head slightly, looking at Lu Chen with reluctance.

Seeing Qi Qinghan turn around and stare at him, Lu Chen gave her another warm and gentle smile.

After returning to her palace, Mao Yulan immediately summoned the ministers and domain lords of the Qingyun Dynasty to discuss the matter of merging into the grand ceremony.

When the ministers heard from Mao Yulan that Lu Chen had agreed to merge the Qingyun Dynasty into the Great Xia Dynasty, the weight on their hearts finally lifted.

The fact that the Heavenly Emperor agreed to merge the Qingyun Dynasty into the Great Xia Dynasty proves that the Heavenly Emperor did not regard the people of the Qingyun Dynasty as cultivation material for that ruthless empress.

Next, all they need to do is quickly merge the Qingyun Dynasty into the Great Xia Dynasty.

The ministers quickly finalized the date for the ceremony, which was to be held in two days. To avoid any unforeseen complications, they were eager to hold the combined ceremony today, but some arrangements simply could not be completed.

After all, it was a grand ceremony for the merger of two dynasties, so it couldn't be too shabby.

Two days later.

The Imperial Palace of the Qingyun Dynasty.

Qi Qinghan carried the wooden tray containing the imperial seal, walked up to Lu Chen, and knelt down before him as Mao Yulan had taught her over the past two days. She then recited a verse of loyalty to the Great Xia Dynasty.

As Qi Qinghan finished speaking, countless imperial fortunes of the Qingyun Dynasty surged into Lu Chen's body, and Lu Chen immediately felt incredibly comfortable.

However, Lu Chen's main body did not break through like last time. Lu Chen felt that it was still a little lacking, but he was not far from breaking through. Lu Chen had a premonition that within five years, his main body would be able to break through to the fourth level of the Great Emperor.

Although his main body's cultivation level remained unchanged, the immense imperial fortune that flowed into Lu Chen's soul caused his two quasi-emperor clones to show faint signs of breakthrough, something Lu Chen hadn't anticipated.

At this time, his two quasi-emperor clones were still cultivating with his wives and concubines. Sensing that a large amount of spiritual power had accumulated in their bodies, Lu Chen began to accelerate the cultivation of his quasi-emperor clones.

If his two Quasi-Emperor clones were to break through, his strength would be able to reach a new level. Just as Lu Chen was thinking this, the system notification sounded.

"The strength of the host's clone has nothing to do with the host's clone. Only when the host's soul strength reaches a certain level can the host's clone's cultivation level break through to a higher realm."

Upon hearing the system's notification, Lu Chen suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten about it.

If his spiritual strength is insufficient, he will be unable to control multiple powerful physical bodies simultaneously. Once his spiritual strength increases, the strength of his physical bodies will naturally increase as well.

With this in mind, Lu Chen stopped paying attention to the cultivation of his Quasi-Emperor clone.

After the ceremony, all eyes were on Lu Chen. Everyone in the Qingyun Dynasty wanted to see how Lu Chen planned to deal with Mao Yulan and her son.

After Lu Chen put away the jade seal of the Qingyun Dynasty, he looked at Qi Qinghan with a smile and said, "Qinghan, shall I have someone send you to the Tianchen World right now?"

When Lu Chen spoke to Qi Qinghan in such a friendly manner, everyone present was stunned. When the Heavenly Emperor spoke to Qi Qinghan, he actually referred to himself as "朕" (Zhen, meaning "I") instead of "我" (Wo, meaning "I"). This showed just how much the Heavenly Emperor doted on Qi Qinghan.

How could the Heavenly Emperor favor the remnants of the Qingyun Dynasty?

Just then, everyone's attention suddenly turned to the magnolia, and upon seeing its mature and voluptuous figure, they immediately understood what was going on.

Given that she was an orphan and her mother was widowed, it wouldn't be surprising if Mao Yulan did anything to protect herself.

After figuring out the relationship between Mao Yulan and Lu Chen, those who originally wanted to kill Mao Yulan and her daughter as a pledge of loyalty put their minds at ease.

Mao Yulan has already slept with the Heavenly Emperor. If they were to make a move against Mao Yulan and Qi Qinghan at this point, they would be courting death.

Lu Chen was unaware that his casual remark would lead those present to misunderstand his relationship with Mao Yulan.

Of course, for Lu Chen now, this misunderstanding has no negative impact on him.

Lu Chen then summoned Qi Shi and asked Qi Shi to personally escort Mao Yulan and her daughter to the Tianchen World.

After everything was over, Lu Chen's main body went into seclusion, intending to break through the seal of the Reincarnation Stone and see how many memories from his past life he had not yet recovered.

Inside the cultivation room, a Reincarnation Stone emitting a blue light floated in front of Lu Chen.

Looking at the Reincarnation Stone in front of him, Lu Chen thought of the first time he used it. At that time, he was taken to a sea of ​​flowers by the Reincarnation Stone and saw a pair of adulterous people in the sea of ​​flowers. It took him at least a hundred years to leave that sea of ​​flowers.

Although a hundred years in that sea of ​​flowers is only a moment in reality, Lu Chen's state of mind was still greatly affected.

It was precisely for this reason that Lu Chen hesitated to break the seal on the Reincarnation Stone.

After breaking through to the Great Emperor realm, he already possessed the ability to break through one layer of the Reincarnation Stone's seal, but he never did so.

Lu Chen sighed deeply, "I hope I can break the seal in one go. I don't want to be locked up for a hundred years every time I break the seal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen channeled his spiritual power into the Reincarnation Stone.

The next moment, the blue light that the Reincarnation Stone originally emitted faded, and then it emitted streaks of green light.

Lu Chen was about to use his divine soul to explore the structure of the Reincarnation Stone when, in the next moment, everything went black before his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a battlefield.

This……

Lu Chen then released his divine sense, wanting to investigate whether the place he was in was an illusion or whether he had truly arrived in another world.

After his investigation, he discovered that the laws governing this world were complete; it wasn't an illusion, but a real world. (End of Chapter)