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

Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable, Lu Yanghua dared not say anything to the three emperors of Tianji Tower.

He still needs to rely on Tianji Tower to reach that position, so it would be unwise to fall out with Tianji Tower at this time.

Moreover, if his father were to find out about this, he would certainly be punished by his father, and might even be stripped of his status as a candidate for crown prince.

The problem now is that Lu Chen can shield himself from heavenly secrets, making it even more difficult to eliminate him. If his father, the emperor, finds Lu Chen, then Lu Chen's position as crown prince will be virtually secure.

Speaking of shielding the secrets of heaven, Lu Yanghua's mind went blank for a moment, and a guess suddenly came to him.

Could there be people from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion around Lu Chen?

It seems that only the people of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion can shield the Great Emperor's deductions; ordinary Great Emperors cannot completely shield the Heavenly Secrets.

Lu Yanghua frowned and looked at the three Great Emperors before him, asking, "Is there also a Great Emperor from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion by Lu Chen's side?"

Upon hearing this, one of the emperors immediately said, "Your Highness, rest assured, our Heavenly Mystery Pavilion supports Your Highness and would never send anyone to help Lu Chen."

Seeing that the emperor spoke with such certainty, Lu Yanghua felt relieved.

At this moment, an emperor said, "Now that Lu Chen has left the Divine Moon Dynasty, I guess he won't dare to come back. Your Highness only needs to seize the time to break through to the Saint Realm, and then the next ruler of the dynasty will not be Your Highness."

Lu Yanghua thought about it for a moment and agreed. For him, the most important thing right now was to break through to the Saint Realm.

Lu Yanghua then said to the three emperors, "Then I'll leave the matter of finding Lu Chen to the three of you."

One of the emperors from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion said, "Your Highness, rest assured, we will keep a close eye on Lu Chen's movements. As long as Lu Chen dares to appear in the Divine Moon Dynasty, we will immediately take action against him."

Upon hearing the Emperor's reply, Lu Yanghua's lips curled up slightly. With the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion on his side, his position as Crown Prince was basically secure, and now no one could compete with him for that position.

at the same time.

Tianji Tower.

The Heavenly Mystery Woman, wearing a purple veil, stood in the Starry Sky Room of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. This room was a self-contained space, with a starry sky on both sides below and to the left of the room.

Standing in the room, it feels like being in the starry sky.

In the middle of the starry sky room, there was an old man dressed in a Bagua robe. His back was to the Heavenly Mystery Woman, and his fingers were rapidly calculating something.

After a long pause, the old man finally spoke, saying, "Heavenly Secret Woman, you've gone a bit too far."

Upon hearing the old man's words, the Heavenly Mystery Woman asked expressionlessly, "Does the Lord of the Tower believe that this world should not be destroyed?"

Xuan Tian said, "Whether this world should be destroyed or not is determined by fate, not by you or me."

The Celestial Maiden turned around and walked into the depths of the starry sky, saying as she went, "This universe has gone through countless cycles of reincarnation; it's time for it to end."

Xuan Tian asked, "Heavenly Mystery Woman, do you truly intend to oppose me?"

The Heavenly Mystery Woman calmly said, "It is you who are opposing me."

Xuan Tian said, "In that case, from now on you will no longer be the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion."

Xuan Qingyun didn't say anything more; the identity of the Heavenly Mystery Woman was completely unimportant to her.

She then left Tianji Tower, taking all her supporters with her.

After Xuan Qingyun left, Xuan Tian sneered and said, "Xuan Qingyun, do you really think you can succeed? How could I allow you to disrupt my plans!"

……

The Great Xia Dynasty.

Yancheng Imperial Palace.

Chu Yunzhi was suspended by a rope and subjected to Lu Chen's severe punishment.

However, there was not a trace of pleading in Chu Yunzhi's eyes; on the contrary, she seemed quite excited.

Seeing Chu Yunzhi like this, Lu Chen fell silent. He had been torturing Chu Yunzhi for some time now. Although Chu Yunzhi had fainted several times because she couldn't take it anymore, she always seemed very happy after waking up.

Lu Chen even wondered if she had lost her mind.

At this moment, Chu Yunzhi's hair was disheveled, her phoenix hairpin was askew, and there were red marks on her snow-white skin.

Lu Chen coldly demanded, "You wicked woman, do you know you were wrong now?!"

Chu Yunzhi did not answer, but instead said, "Let me die!"

Lu Chen was speechless.

This wicked woman is truly unrepentant; it seems the punishment wasn't severe enough.

Just as Lu Chen was about to continue punishing her, he suddenly sensed a strange power fluctuation in the universe. This power passed directly through his body like a wave, without causing any effect on his body.

Lu Chen was a little curious. This power should come from the Heavenly Secret Woman. Could it be that something else had happened?

However, he did not hear the Heavenly Secret Woman's telepathic message.

Lu Chen didn't think much of it. His attention returned to Chu Yunzhi. Dealing with this vicious woman was what he needed to do right now.

Time flies by day by day, and in the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

Lu Chen finally finished punishing Chu Yunzhi, and Chu Yunzhi nestled in Lu Chen's arms, feeling nothing but boundless happiness.

She wrapped her arms around Lu Chen's strong waist, as if afraid that he would leave her. Lu Chen gently stroked her messy hair and slowly smoothed it out.

Judging from your expression, you haven't realized your mistake yet.

Chu Yunzhi nestled against Lu Chen's chest and said, "So, Your Majesty intends to continue punishing me?"

Lu Chen chuckled. "Punishment? I think it should be a reward."

At this point, Lu Chen slapped Chu Yunzhi's buttocks, and Chu Yunzhi couldn't help but let out a soft groan.

Lu Chen looked to the side when a system notification popped up.

[Congratulations, host, on acquiring a concubine. Reward: Saint-rank sword technique, Heaven and Earth Slash.]

Lu Chen only glanced at it and didn't look at it again.

Just then, a surge of energy spread out from the Black Dragon City palace. Lu Chen was stunned when he sensed this energy, and then used his divine sense to investigate the situation of the Black Dragon City palace.

The palace in Black Dragon City was filled with Daoist energy, which was constantly rising. Lu Chen immediately realized that Pei Shuhua was about to break through.

At this moment, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky: pavilions and towers appeared in the air, followed by countless phantom images of the world, making people feel as if they were in the void of the universe.

Lu Chen's quasi-emperor clone immediately arrived at the courtyard where Pei Shuhua was. He did not go in directly, but waited for Pei Shuhua to stabilize her realm.

At this moment, Chu Yunzhi, who was in Lu Chenzhu's arms, asked, "Has someone attained the Dao of the Great Emperor?"

Lu Chen said, "Mm."

Chu Yunzhi said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have gained another capable assistant."

Lu Chen smiled faintly, thinking to himself, "He is indeed a capable assistant."

Just as Lu Chen was distracted, Chu Yunzhi's spiritual energy suddenly surged. Perhaps it was because of the Daoist aura brought by Pei Shuhua's breakthrough, Chu Yunzhi also felt something.

Sensing the turbulent spiritual energy within Chu Yunzhi, Lu Chen was taken aback. He immediately asked, "Are you... about to break through?"

Chu Yunzhi said, "The Great Emperor who just broke through followed the Path of Protection; her Daoist principles are of great benefit to me." (End of Chapter)