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

After Lu Chen brought Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang to the study, he learned about the current situation of Luoyang Sword Sect and Taichu Temple through them, and also got a general understanding of the current development of Liyang Island and Taichu Island.

After learning about the Falling Sun Sword Sect and the Primordial Holy Temple, Lu Chen thought of another question.

He glanced at Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang, then said to Xia Tianyuan, "Sect Leader Xia, you said you've been waiting for me in this world for a thousand years. I'm very curious, why would you say such a thing?"

Lu Chen had never questioned the people summoned by the system before, because he felt that the system would prevent him from finding out certain things. But this time he finally couldn't resist and didn't care whether the system would prevent him from finding out these things.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's question, Xia Tianyuan replied, "Young Master, according to our sect's records, the ancestors of our Luoyang Sword Sect and the Primordial Holy Temple were not from this world. After they came to this world, they were already seriously injured. They knew that you, Young Master, would definitely come to this world, so they left behind records, asking us to wait for your arrival. And now, more than a thousand years have passed."

Hearing this, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. No wonder the system didn't stop him from asking them these things. The system's arrangement was truly flawless.

The ancestors of the Primordial Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect are all gone, so no matter how much I ask, I won't get any information out of them.

Lu Chen stopped wasting time on this matter; his priority now was to seize the throne of Great Xia.

Thinking of this, Lu Chenxia, ​​Xia Yuanyuan, and Mu Hongguang said, "Sect Master Xia, Palace Master Mu, you two have come at just the right time. I was just planning to attack the capital and seize the throne of Great Xia."

"With your help, I am confident that this trip will go very smoothly."

Xia Tianyuan immediately said, "This is what we should do."

At this moment, Mu Hongguang suddenly said, "By the way, young master, we encountered the Demonic Sect on our way here within the territory of Great Xia."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was taken aback, then he said, "You've lived in the southeastern sea for many years, so you also know about the existence of the Demonic Sect?"

Xia Tianyuan said, "Yes, some demonic sects once came to Taichu Island and Liyang Island to cause trouble, but they were eventually driven away by us."

Lu Chen asked, "Are you familiar with the Taiyin Divine Cult?"

Upon hearing this question, Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang exchanged glances, and then Mu Hongguang said, "I know. The Taiyin Divine Sect has attacked Taichu Island and Liyang Island many times. However, five hundred years ago, our two major maritime forces joined forces and killed many experts of the Taiyin Divine Sect. Even their leader died at our hands."

Lu Chen said calmly, "Recently, the Taiyin Divine Sect has become active again, and their leader has been resurrected."

This……

Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan were slightly taken aback. They had clearly not expected that the leader of the Taiyin Divine Sect would be able to be resurrected.

After Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang came to their senses, they immediately said in unison, "Please rest assured, young master, we will definitely find a way to destroy the Taiyin Divine Sect to relieve your worries."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and continued, "How many Grandmasters did you bring with you to Great Xia this time?"

Mu Hongguang answered first: "The Primordial Temple brought two Dao Integration stage elders and ten Grandmasters to Great Xia this time."

After Mu Hongguang finished answering, Xia Tianyuan continued, "The Luoyang Sword Sect brought one Dao Integration stage elder and thirteen Grandmasters with them to Great Xia this time."

Hearing their answers, Lu Chen was taken aback.

When the system rewarded the Falling Sun Sword Sect and the Primordial Holy Temple, the system described the Grandmasters of these two forces as "several Grandmasters". At that time, Lu Chen obviously did not realize how many Grandmasters these two forces actually had. He understood "several" to mean just a few, at most no more than ten.

He thought that the system was rewarding Celestials and Pseudo-Celestials, so Grandmasters naturally seemed insignificant, which was why the system ignored the number of Grandmasters. Now it seems that he had completely misunderstood.

The fact that the Primordial Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect brought out so many Grandmasters shows that the "several Grandmasters" mentioned by the system really is "several".

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen asked curiously, "How many Grandmasters do your respective forces have?"

Mu Hongguang answered first: "Young Master, when I left the Primordial Temple, there were a total of fifty Grandmasters in the Primordial Temple."

Lu Chen was taken aback. His gaze then fell on Xia Tianyuan, who said, "The Luoyang Sword Sect has a total of seventy-five Grandmasters."

……

Lu Chen fell into a long silence.

The system had stated from the beginning that as the number of his children increased, the rewards he would receive after having more offspring would likely be even greater. However, he hadn't expected to acquire such two massive forces this time.

The number of Grandmasters in all the major dynasties combined probably doesn't even equal the number of Grandmasters in just one force like the Primordial Temple.

Lu Chen asked, puzzled, "Why do your two factions have so many Grandmasters?"

Upon hearing this question, Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan exchanged glances, clearly not expecting Lu Chen to ask it.

Xia Tianyuan, puzzled, asked in return, "Why does Young Master ask such a question?"

Lu Chen said directly, "The number of Grandmasters publicly known in all the major dynasties combined probably doesn't even equal the number of Grandmasters in the Primordial Temple."

This……

Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang now understood why Lu Chen had asked that question.

Xia Tianyuan then said, "Young Master, our two major forces have always stayed on Liyang Island and Taichu Island, and we don't know much about the major dynasties. We have been developing peacefully for the past thousand years, and naturally we have so many Grandmasters."

"Moreover, we lost quite a few Grandmasters when we resisted the invasion of the Taiyin Divine Sect."

Lu Chen fell into deep thought again.

Either the number of Grandmasters hidden in the major dynasties was greater than he had imagined, or something must have happened in the major dynasties that led to a sharp decrease in the number of Grandmasters.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen suddenly remembered something he had heard before: a celestial being from the Xuan Yue Palace had once slaughtered the grandmasters of several major dynasties, and the surviving grandmasters were so frightened that they went into hiding.

Perhaps this is why the number of Grandmasters in the major dynasties was relatively small?

Having thought this through, Lu Chen stopped dwelling on the matter. "Alright, I'll go with you to meet the disciples of the Primordial Holy Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect!"

Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang said in unison, "Yes, young master."

Led by Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan, Lu Chen met with the people they had brought from the Primordial Holy Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect.

When Lu Chen saw those people, he was shocked again. Almost everyone brought by the Luoyang Sword Sect and the Taichu Holy Temple was a Grandmaster, with very few even half-step Grandmasters, and none below the ninth rank.

Lu Chen seriously doubted whether, with this force, unifying the major dynasties would even eliminate the need for firearms. (End of Chapter)