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

As the chaos in the universe intensified, Lu Chen also began to get busy.

Upon seeing the large-scale appearance of the Heavenly Demons, Lu Chen's first thought was that since the Immortal Spirit Umbrella could even withstand the Heavenly Emperor's attacks, he would continue to stay under the protection of the Immortal Spirit Umbrella, diligently helping his wives and concubines cultivate, and wait until the Great Tribulation of the Era arrived.

However, Lu Chen quickly dismissed this thought. On the one hand, he was unsure if there were any women in the universe who met the system's criteria. If he stayed in the Great Xia Dynasty, even if there were women who met the system's criteria, he might not be able to find them.

Although the red sedan chair would occasionally bring him women who met the system's requirements, he had no control over it, and no one could say for sure whether it would bring him more women who met the system's requirements in the future.

Waiting like this makes one seem somewhat passive.

Furthermore, based on the memories within the Reincarnation Stone, it can be inferred that those women who meet the system's criteria are very likely his Daoist partners from countless past lives.

In all his past lives, before that, and before that, he was searching for his past life partners scattered throughout the universe before the great calamity of the era arrived.

In this life, with the help of the system, he found so many women from his past lives, which could be said to be the closest he ever came to a happy ending. So he might as well go all the way and find all the women who might have had intimate relationships with him.

Perhaps after finding all those women, the mystery of his origins will be completely solved, and he may also learn the origin of the "many children, many blessings" system.

Don't continue this cycle in this life. If you haven't found your past life's partners in this life, they might be separated again in the next era, and you'll be trapped in the cycle of searching for your past life's partners again.

Tianchen world.

Yancheng Imperial Palace.

In the stillness of the night, atop the tallest building in the palace, Lu Chen's main body sat on the rooftop, gazing at the starry sky and sipping wine, with two beauties, Liu Qingyun and Chu Yunzhi, beside him.

During this period, Lu Chen's main body has focused all his energy on the two women. The main body has now reached the fourth level of the Great Emperor realm, and its combat power is stronger than all of his clones.

For proud women like Liu Qingyun and Chu Yunzhi, it's natural to first use the main body to completely subdue them.

At this moment, Chu Yunzhi asked, "Your Majesty no longer intends to expand outwards? With the Heavenly Demon rampant and many dynasties suffering heavy losses, perhaps this is the time for the Great Xia Dynasty to expand outwards."

During this period, Chu Yunzhi noticed that the Great Xia Dynasty seemed to have very few major developments, and the court's focus was basically on dealing with the Heavenly Demons, with no hint of any external expansion.

Hearing Chu Yunzhi's words, Lu Chen smiled faintly, put down his wine glass, turned to look at Chu Yunzhi and said, "Why are you suddenly concerned about this?"

Chu Yunzhi had been entangled with him every day for some time now, and their relationship consisted entirely of sexual matters; she hadn't mentioned anything about dual cultivation to him at all.

The sudden mention of the Great Xia Dynasty's external expansion today surprised Lu Chen.

Chu Yunzhi said, "The Heavenly Demons have appeared on a large scale so early, the Great Calamity may have come earlier than expected. If the Great Xia Dynasty does not accumulate enough fortune before the Great Calamity arrives, it may not be able to survive it."

Chu Yunzhi was, after all, a saintess of the Guiyi Sect. Even if she hadn't regained her memories of her past life, she still had some understanding of the Great Calamity of the Epoch.

According to some historical records left over from the ancient era, the Heavenly Demons would only appear on a large scale when the great calamity of the era was about to begin.

The Heavenly Woman prophesied that the Great Calamity of the Era would inevitably arrive within ten thousand years, and the statement that it would take ten thousand years is quite intriguing.

The great calamity will occur within five thousand years, or within ten thousand years; it will occur within one thousand years, or within ten thousand years; it will occur within five hundred years, or within ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years is the final deadline for the Great Calamity to occur, but no one can say for sure when it will happen.

Hearing Chu Yunzhi's words, Lu Chen poured himself another glass of wine, then looked at the boundless starry sky and said, "What you said is right, but we don't need to rush for now."

"Expansion is necessary, but it's not the right time yet. Let's wait until the universe becomes more chaotic."

"And you don't need to worry, the appearance of the Heavenly Demon does not necessarily mean that the great calamity will come sooner than expected."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Liu Qingyun asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Records from the ancient era state that the appearance of the Heavenly Demon was always followed by a great calamity. Anyone with even a little knowledge of the ancient era knows this.

Lu Chen picked up his wine glass, took a small sip, and then replied, "This is just my guess, and it may not be correct."

"The Heavenly Demons feed on despair and fear. The more chaotic the universe is, the more suitable it is for the Heavenly Demons to survive. Before each great calamity begins, the universe falls into chaos, which leads to a surge in the number of Heavenly Demons."

"The Heavenly Woman foresaw the great calamity of the era in advance, causing the universe to enter a state of chaos ahead of time. This provided fertile ground for the Heavenly Demons to survive, which is why the Heavenly Demons appeared on a large scale so quickly."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's conjecture, Chu Yunzhi and Liu Qingyun thought about it and felt that it made some sense, but it was ultimately just a guess and had not been verified.

At this moment, Lu Chen put down his wine glass, surrounded by green spiritual energy. Then he used the Dao of Creation to create more than a dozen clones at the Returning Void Realm.

Seeing so many clones suddenly appear on the rooftop, the two women were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

I wonder if Lu Chen is going to play those sandwich cookie games again.

Just as the two women were filled with worry, Lu Chen sent out all of his dozen or so clones. Only after seeing the clones disappear did the two women breathe a sigh of relief.

Lu Chen said, "That being said, we should indeed pay more attention to the situation in the universe."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, the two women realized that Lu Chen had created so many clones at once to gather information about other forces in the universe.

Just then, Chu Yunzhi suddenly felt a jolt in her mind, and the Dao aura around her body involuntarily emanated outwards, with circles of Dao patterns swirling around her body.

Sensing Chu Yunzhi's unusual physical condition, Lu Chen immediately asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Yunzhi did not answer immediately. She raised her hand and touched her forehead, her mind seemingly in a daze.

Lu Chen quickly channeled his life force into Chu Yunzhi, but her symptoms still did not improve.

After a moment, Chu Yunzhi suddenly looked up. At this moment, Chu Yunzhi's starry eyes were sparkling, her face was flushed with a bewitching blush, and she exuded the aura of a mature woman.

Seeing this, Lu Chen wondered, "Could it be that he's about to break through?"

Chu Yunzhi's path is the path of love and affection. Every time she breaks through, she needs Lu Chen's assistance. Seeing her like this, Lu Chen's first thought is that she is about to break through.

The next moment, Chu Yunzhi raised her slender arms and wrapped them around Lu Chen's neck, then buried her face in his chest, looking like she was begging for his company.