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

Before another crack in the border city wall, warships bearing the word "demon" on their flags floated high in the sky.

On the deck of a massive warship, a tall, handsome young man, exuding an aura of blackness, gazed at a distant crack.

The man's skin was deathly white, without a trace of blood.

Several dark blue-black demonic patterns crawled down his cheekbones, a pair of sharp black horns protruded from the top of his head, a dark red vertical mark ran across his forehead, and his eyes were even more frightening, with the whites of his eyes tinged with an eerie red and his pupils shrunken into thin, scarlet vertical slits. His hair was black and messy, with a few strands connected to his neck, and black demonic patterns were also coiled around his bare wrists. The whole person looked extremely frightening.

He said to the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples beside him in a sinister tone, "Remember my words: once you enter the borderlands, use every means to eliminate that woman."

Upon hearing the man's command, the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples beside him immediately knelt down in unison and said, "Yes, Demon Prince."

Immediately, the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples headed straight for the crack. After they disappeared, Ye Hanjiang revealed an evil smile: "Xue Linglong, I believe you will really like the big gift I have prepared for you."

Only one of the Demon Prince and Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Sect can eventually become the sect leader.

Therefore, they both wished for the other to die.

Those who can become demon sons and saintesses of the Heavenly Demon Sect generally possess a special physique suitable for cultivating demonic powers, and such special physiques are extremely rare.

After Xue Linglong's death, the Heavenly Demon Sect may not be able to find another suitable person to be the Holy Maiden.

Once Xue Linglong dies, it's almost certain that Ye Hanjiang will become the next leader. Therefore, Ye Hanjiang cannot let Xue Linglong live under any circumstances. This trip to the borderlands is the best opportunity for him. All the major forces from the Central Plains have come to the borderlands. He can then blame Xue Linglong's death on those forces from the Central Plains.

The Heavenly Demon Sect was already unpopular, and with so many forces coming to Zhongzhou this time, it's quite reasonable that their Holy Maiden was besieged and killed.

Meanwhile, in front of a certain crack in the barrier, dozens of flying boats were surrounding the crack. A woman dressed in green was suspended in the air, looking at the crack in front of her and said, "Enter the borderlands immediately."

At the woman's command, the disciples of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land quickly stepped into the crevice.

Watching her disciples' disappearing figures, Chu Yuqin's face showed a trace of worry. For some time now, Chu Qingli's life tablet had been flashing on and off, as if something had happened, which made Chu Yuqin very worried about her safety.

She had always been very attentive to Chu Qingli, who was the most talented disciple she had taken in over the years.

Compared to the secret realms of the Central Plains, the Borderlands are not inherently very dangerous. However, there are simply too many people entering the Borderlands. All the major and minor forces in the Central Plains have sent people into the Borderlands, and they are all aiming for the ancient inheritance. With so many people vying for one inheritance, you can imagine how fierce the fighting inside will be.

Chu Yuqin sighed softly and said, "I hope Qingli is alright."

Several days have passed, and tens of thousands of people from Zhongzhou have entered the borderlands. Most of them are exploring the borderlands and do not immediately search for ancient ruins.

After all, various forces had sent people into the borderlands long ago. If we were to say who was most familiar with the borderlands, it would naturally be those who were the first to be sent there. As long as they found those disciples, they would naturally be able to find the ancient ruins.

However, to everyone's surprise, before they even set out to search for the ancient ruins, news of them began to spread like wildfire.

In any city, they can hear information about ancient ruins.

Moreover, it is said that once the ancient ruins are opened, anyone can enter without being stopped, but no one dares to approach them.

This puzzled all the forces in Zhongzhou, so they all went to the Great Zhou Dynasty to find out what was going on.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

The room was filled with the constant chirping of birds.

Lu Chen put his arm around Xue Linglong's slender waist, rested his head on her fragrant shoulder, and whispered in her ear, "As expected of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Sect, she is truly resilient."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Xue Linglong turned her head slightly to look at Lu Chen, her eyes misty and her cheeks flushed.

She wanted to say something, but ultimately hesitated and stopped herself.

Lu Chen has been staying with her for the past few months, but after all that time, there's still no sign of pregnancy.

This was pretty much what she had expected, but it made her a little anxious. She had heard from Lu Chen some time ago that Wu Yunwan was pregnant with his child. Wu Yunwan was a princess of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty. If she gave birth to Lu Chen's child, their relationship would be even closer.

Wu Yunwan might try to recruit Lu Chen into the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, which wouldn't be good for their Heavenly Demon Sect.

Wu Yunwan and Xue Linglong shared the same idea: they both wanted Lu Chen to join their respective factions.

However, they also understood that simply persuading Lu Chen might not be very effective.

Lu Chen, a person with such high talent, has his own pride and his own judgment.

So they wanted to use the child to build a relationship. Just then, Lu Chen was about to continue when a maid's voice came from the doorway: "Your Highness, His Majesty summons you. He says there's a problem with the border defenses and wants you to go to the palace immediately to discuss countermeasures."

Upon hearing the maid's voice, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback: "Is there a problem with the borderland restriction?"

At this moment, Xue Linglong was overjoyed. If the border barrier disappeared and the elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect arrived, would that mean she would no longer need to carry Lu Chen's child?

She had originally planned to use the child to win over Lu Chen, but now it seemed unnecessary. As long as the elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect arrived in Great Zhou before those other forces, they could simply forcibly take Lu Chen away.

Lu Chen sighed softly, gently stroking Xue Linglong's back before saying, "It seems we really can't continue."

Xue Linglong then said, "The borderland restriction is a major issue. You should hurry and listen to what the Empress of Great Zhou has to say."

Hearing Xue Linglong's overjoyed tone, Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. He pinched her chin with his hand, looked into her eyes, and asked, "You seem very happy?"

Xue Linglong quickly replied, "No, I was just worried that you might delay things."

Lu Chen smiled and then said, "I know what you're thinking. Are you thinking that once the border barrier disappears, your Heavenly Demon Sect elders can descend upon the border, and you won't have to bear children for me anymore?"

Xue Linglong kept quiet. It was obvious, and there was no point in trying to deny it. She never wanted to have Lu Chen's child in the first place.

But even if Lu Chen guessed her thoughts, so what?

Could it be that this guy is planning to kill me right now?

The thought of this possibility made Xue Linglong's heart skip a beat. Could it be that he really intended to get rid of her right now?

Xue Linglong looked at Lu Chen's handsome face, trying to see if there was any murderous intent in his eyes.

But at that moment, Lu Chen abruptly got off the bed.

Lu Chen quickly had the maids bring hot water. After washing himself quickly, he left the room.

Seeing that Lu Chen didn't attack her, Xue Linglong finally breathed a sigh of relief. (End of Chapter)