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

Upon hearing Xuan Yuan Yunqi's words, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Alright, you can return to the Third Legion after the child grows up."

At this point, Lu Chen suddenly remembered that whether it was Chu Yuqin or the Heavenly Rainbow Empress, their strength would decrease if they became pregnant with his child.

The baby will absorb their energy while it is inside their womb.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen started moving again. Seeing Lu Chen begin again, Xuan Yuan Yunqi was somewhat bewildered. Hadn't she already fallen for his trick? Why was His Majesty still doing it...?

While carrying out his tasks, Lu Chen circulated his dual cultivation technique. "I forgot to tell you, before my offspring are born, they will absorb the mother's power, which will cause your strength to decrease."

"To prevent your cultivation from declining, I need to help you improve your strength."

This……

Xuan Yuan Yunqi immediately understood Lu Chen's meaning. In other words, they would need to use this method to cultivate frequently in the days to come, since dual cultivation was currently the only way to quickly improve her strength and cultivation level.

The thought of having to be Lu Chen's personal heat pack every day, just like in her previous life, made Xuan Yuan Yunqi's delicate body tremble uncontrollably.

"Understood, Your Majesty. I will trouble you then."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's no trouble at all. It's all for our child."

Xuan Yuan Yunqi gave a soft "hmm" and didn't say anything more.

After cultivating with Xuan Yuan Yunqi for another month, Lu Chen reluctantly parted ways with her.

At this moment, in the Imperial Study, Lu Chen stared at the system interface before him, lost in thought.

[Saint-Rank Star Destroyer: The starship is equipped with numerous destructive runes. Its star-destroying cannons can kill quasi-emperors and have a high probability of severely injuring great emperors. However, building a Saint-Rank Star Destroyer requires a large amount of immortal gold.]

Upon seeing the description of the Star Destroyer, Lu Chen's mind went completely blank.

There was no mention of any Saint-level Star Destroyer in his previous life's memories; this thing seemed more like a product of the combination of Earth's technology and the cultivation world.

If this star destroyer were built, it would be too overpowered. It could not only kill quasi-emperors, but also severely injure emperors. If star destroyers could be mass-produced, which dynasty in this universe could be a match for the Great Xia Dynasty?

However, the materials needed to build Star Destroyers are indeed a major problem.

The Great Xia Dynasty was located at the edge of the universe. Even though the Great Xia Dynasty had annexed two other dynasties, it still did not have much immortal gold.

Even if all the immortal gold in several star systems were combined, it probably wouldn't be enough to build a single star destroyer. From this perspective, a star destroyer is completely incomparable to a starship.

Ordinary starships can be manufactured using relatively ordinary metals, and their power is also not great. Of course, it would still be difficult to kill a quasi-emperor with an ordinary starship.

In Lu Chen's eyes, the main purpose of the Star Destroyer was to deal with the Emperors. In the battles between superpowers in the universe, it often comes down to who has more Emperors and who is stronger.

If the number of star destroyers reaches a certain level, they can suppress the emperors of those superpowers with firepower. Even if the number of emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty is smaller, they will not be at a great disadvantage in the event of war.

Most importantly, the captain who controls the Star Destroyer only needs to be a Saint. One Saint can hold off one Emperor, which is incredibly advantageous in war.

Lu Chen rubbed his chin. It seemed that they had to expand outwards.

Hiding at the edge of the universe, this amount of immortal gold can only be used to create two Saint-level star destroyers at most.

He had a premonition that the system rewarded him with a star destroyer for some purpose; the system never rewarded him with useless things.

Perhaps star destroyers could play a role in the future when facing a great catastrophe.

Moreover, because of the impending calamity, the entire universe is now in chaos. Even if he doesn't attack other dynasties, they will eventually set their sights on him.

Only by expanding rapidly and acquiring more Star Destroyers can the Great Xia Dynasty possess the power to protect itself.

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

Having made his decision, Lu Chen immediately issued an order to cease the use of any cargo ships within the Great Xia territory and replace them with starships. All of these cargo ships would be recalled by the imperial court, and the mining of immortal gold in various star regions would be intensified.

No force within the Great Xia Dynasty objected to this order. For most forces, their immortal ships were not as comfortable as the starships manufactured by the Great Xia.

Because the amount of immortal gold is limited, the immortal ships that are made are generally relatively small. However, starships are different. Starships are built to be large, and they can carry a lot of people or cargo.

The only drawback might be that its defense is not as strong as that of the Immortal Ship, but now that the Great Xia Dynasty has an Empress who controls the killing and destruction, there are not many super powers in this universe as safe as the Great Xia Dynasty.

As the amount of immortal gold accumulated, the construction plan for the Saint-level star destroyer officially began. In the following years, both the Ministry of Industry of Great Xia and the Space Development Company devoted most of their energy to the construction of star destroyers.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Lu Chen's main body was helping Xuan Yuan Yun Qi cultivate when a system notification sounded in his mind.

"Chu Yuqin has successfully given birth to a child for the host. Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward, the Immortal Umbrella."

Upon hearing the system notification, Lu Chen was stunned. After waiting for more than ten years, his first child after becoming the Great Emperor was finally born.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yuqin's baby was born before Tianhong Empress's baby.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen immediately pulled away from Xuan Yuan Yunqi. "Yunqi, I have something to do. I'll have my clone stay with you."

After all, it's his own child and woman giving birth, so as the main body, he should go and see them. That's a matter of attitude. It would be a bit inappropriate to ask his clone to go and see his wives and concubines.

Soon, Lu Chen's main body arrived at Chu Yuqin's room. As soon as he entered the room, Lu Chen saw the child in Chu Yuqin's arms emitting golden halos.

Lu Chen exclaimed in surprise, "This is the Daoist aura? To be born with such a profound Daoist aura, my son is destined to be a Heavenly Emperor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Chen came to the bedside and took the child from Chu Yuqin's hands.

Chu Yuqin also knows the Green Wood Longevity Technique. Now, Lu Chen's wives and concubines all know this technique, so they do not experience any pain when giving birth, and they can recover immediately after giving birth.

Lu Chen stared at the child in his arms for a moment, then his gaze fell on Chu Yuqin. "Qin'er, you've worked hard."

Chu Yuqin smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, have you decided on a name for the child?"

Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Let's call him Lu Yongsheng!"

At this point, Lu Chen looked down at the baby in his arms and said with a smile, "Sheng'er, you've really put your mother through a lot these past few years, but you've finally come out today."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, he checked Lu Yongsheng's body, and upon checking, Lu Chen was stunned again.

Inside Lu Yongsheng's body, there was actually a burning flame.

Lu Chen asked the system, puzzled, "System, what kind of flame is this?" (End of Chapter)