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

The Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace has become the Emperor's woman. Doesn't this clearly mean that Xuan Yue Palace is the Emperor's private garden? After all the sects and forces in the world are wiped out, who will dare to gossip?

Even a fool could see that after the emperor purged all the sects and factions in the land, his next move would likely be to establish the Xuan Yue Palace as the state religion.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Yun Xianxian said calmly, "In my opinion, this is just a delaying tactic on your part. Once all the sects and forces in the world have been eliminated, I'm afraid the next one you'll have to deal with is the Xuan Yue Palace."

In fact, Yun Xianxian had already guessed on her way to Yancheng that Lu Chen would not disband Xuan Yue Palace. Now Lu Chen was her disciple and the Holy Son of Xuan Yue Palace, and the Palace Master of Xuan Yue Palace was Lu Chen's woman. Lu Chen had essentially taken control of Xuan Yue Palace, so why would he disband it?

Keeping Xuan Yue Palace around means that if there's anything inconvenient to do in the future, Xuan Yue Palace can still handle it.

However, Yun Xianxian was somewhat displeased. She had clearly created the Xuan Yue Palace herself, so how had it now become the property of this wicked disciple?

The founder himself had become this wicked disciple's henchman, and was even forced to help Lu Chen clean up the forces of all the sects in the world.

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Look at what Master is saying. Doesn't Master know what kind of person I am? How could I possibly do something so heartless and ungrateful?"

Yun Xianxian said calmly, "You can't tell what's going on in someone's heart. Nobody can say for sure."

Having said that, Yun Xianxian didn't waste any more time with Lu Chen.

"So, tell me, what are you planning to do this time?"

Lu Chen replied, "I plan to lead my troops directly to Daqian, and I will leave the matter of Yancheng to my master."

Hearing this, Yun Xianxian frowned slightly, then said, "What, you still want to be a hands-off manager?"

"You invited me here, and then you ran away?"

Lu Chen said, "Master knows that the restrictions on the Mist World are about to disappear. I must complete the unification of this world before the restrictions disappear. Only in this way can I integrate the resources of this world and prepare to deal with the enemies of the Mist World in the future."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so I must make the most of every minute and second."

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Yun Xianxian said expressionlessly:

"Even if you unify this world, if you don't have even more powerful trump cards, you may not be able to resist the invasion of those powerful beings from the Misty World in the future."

Lu Chen said, "Master's words are a bit discouraging. Isn't this boosting the enemy's morale and dampening our own?"

"Please believe me, Master. I will definitely be able to stop those enemies from the Misty World and drive all the invading enemies out of this world."

Yun Xianxian said nonchalantly, "Whether you can drive those enemies out or not is not of much concern to me. Once the restrictions on the Misty World disappear, I might just head straight there."

Although the space of the Misty World is unstable and lacks complete Heavenly Dao rules, the Misty World has one major advantage over this world: its spiritual energy is much more abundant, and it does not suppress her strength.

After she went to the Misty World, she was able to recover her strength more quickly.

Yun Xianxian then said, "Tell me, how many Celestial Realm cultivators are among the sects and forces that came this time?"

Lu Chen replied, "There are only two Celestials."

Hearing this, Yun Xianxian said somewhat angrily, "What are you asking me to do with two celestial beings! You have so many celestial beings around you, can't you handle these two?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "I'm just doing this in case of emergency, and I'll also be taking two Celestials with me when I head south."

"Besides, who knows if there are other hidden Celestials in this world? If there are other Celestials in this world and I am not well prepared, when I come back, won't Yan City have fallen into the hands of those sects and forces?"

Yun Xianxian then said calmly, "I will only help you this once."

Lu Chen immediately said, "Thank you, Master."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Yun Xianxian's figure vanished instantly and went directly to the room Lu Chen had prepared for her to meditate.

After Yun Xianxian left, Lu Chen went straight to Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun's side, and then brazenly raised his hand to hug the two beauties' soft waists.

"My ladies, it's been so long since you've seen me. Have you missed me?"

Their cheeks flushed slightly, but neither of them answered.

Actually, they hadn't been apart for long, but both of them did miss that nasty thing a little.

Lu Chen continued, "It's been so long since we last met. I must catch up with both ladies tonight."

Chen Wanrong ignored Lu Chen's words and instead asked, "Your Majesty, the plague in Daqian has not yet been resolved. Are you really going to personally lead the expedition?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "My wife is worried about me again."

At this point, Lu Chen raised his hand and gently stroked Chen Wanrong's delicate nose, then said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. If there wasn't a way to eliminate the plague, I wouldn't have rushed off to attack Daqian so quickly."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Chen Wanrong felt a little relieved. As long as there was a way to eliminate the plague, that was fine. She was just afraid that Lu Chen would also get infected with the plague.

At this moment, Chen Wanrong looked into Lu Chen's eyes and asked seriously, "You really won't disband the Xuan Yue Palace, right?"

Chen Wanrong had a very deep affection for Xuan Yue Palace, and she did not want to see it end up like other sects.

Like Yun Xianxian, she was also worried that after Lu Chen eliminated all the sect forces, his next target would be Xuan Yue Palace.

Seeing that Chen Wanrong was also worried about this issue, Lu Chen smiled slightly, "I have no need to take action against Xuan Yue Palace. My master will be leaving this world in the future, and at that time Xuan Yue Palace will be yours. Since you are my person, it's as if Xuan Yue Palace itself is mine. Why would I disband my own forces?"

Listening to Lu Chen's explanation, Chen Wanrong continued to stare into Lu Chen's eyes, but she couldn't detect any lying in them.

It seems that Lu Chen was speaking from his heart.

Lu Chen then put his arm around Chen Wanrong and Lin Wanyun's waists and walked towards Chen Wanrong's palace, saying as they walked, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We haven't seen each other for so long, let's go to the room and catch up."

When Lu Chen mentioned catching up with old friends, he meant it in a proper way. He didn't do anything to Chen Wanrong and the others. He had other things to do during the day, and after talking with Chen Wanrong and the others for a while, he returned to the Imperial Study.

……

It was evening.

In a restaurant in the old Yancheng.

The atmosphere in the restaurant was very somber. Both the first and second floors were full of people, but no one spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, an old man dressed in a gray-white robe entered the restaurant. At that moment, an old man's voice came from the second floor, "Sect Leader Yuan, you have finally arrived."

Yuan Tian smiled and said, "I apologize, I had been meeting with some sect leaders from minor sects, so I'm late." (End of Chapter)