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

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen quickly calmed himself down. A spiritual weapon it is, a heavenly-rank spiritual sword seems pretty good too, its power should be very great.

If the Earth-rank God-Slaying Spear is already this powerful, the Heaven-rank God-Slaying Sword must be even more formidable. Perhaps the God-Slaying Sword will play a crucial role in the upcoming crisis.

at the same time.

The former capital of the Black Dragon Kingdom, Black Dragon City.

Black Dragon City has now been occupied by cultivators from the Spirit Fox Sect, and everyone in Black Dragon City can only obey the orders of the Spirit Fox Sect.

Of course, the people of Black Dragon Kingdom were 100% loyal to Lu Chen. They appeared to have surrendered to the Spirit Fox Sect, but in reality, they were only pretending to surrender. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, they were all trying to gather information about the Spirit Fox Sect through their contact with it. Then they gathered this information together and passed it on to Liu Zhengchu through the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

At this time, the original Black Dragon Kingdom palace was filled with cultivators from the Spirit Fox Sect. Fortunately, Liu Zhengchu's wives, concubines, and children had long since gone to Yancheng, so the Black Dragon Kingdom palace was now just an empty shell.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, a man dressed in a blue robe sat on the dragon throne. He glanced at the other Linghu Sect disciples in the hall and said with a smile, "I never thought I would be able to experience what it's like to be an emperor, hahahaha."

Sitting on the dragon throne at this moment was Lei Wende, the disciple of the Spirit Fox Sect who led the way into this world. After entering this world, he immediately ordered people to collect and write down information about it, and quickly had the disciples of the Spirit Fox Sect occupy the original land of the Black Dragon Kingdom.

At this moment, one of the disciples of the eldest prince said, "Senior Brother Lei, why don't you just declare yourself emperor? Why bother supporting those mortals to become emperors? I always feel that those mortals haven't truly pledged allegiance to the Spirit Fox Sect."

Upon hearing his disciple's words, Lei Wende said, "We are disciples of the Immortal Sect. Attaining immortality is what we pursue. What's so great about being an emperor?"

"Moreover, even if I don't become emperor, the future emperor of the Black Dragon Kingdom will listen to me. If I tell him to go east, he won't dare to go west."

At this moment, a disciple said, "Senior Brother Lei, we have gathered almost all the intelligence on Tianchen Continent. What should we do next?"

Lei Wende said with a smile, "That's easy. We'll support some powerful forces first and let the world know about the existence of our Spirit Fox Sect."

At this moment, another disciple of the Spirit Fox Sect in the main hall said, "Senior Brother Lei, according to the information we have gathered, there are Celestials in this world, and that Xia Emperor seems to be very difficult to deal with."

"Once the Xia Emperor learns of our existence, he will probably send celestial beings to the Black Dragon Kingdom immediately."

Hearing this, Ravende said nonchalantly, "Even if there are celestial beings in this world, the spiritual energy here is scarce. It's hard to say whether those celestial beings can unleash their full power."

"Moreover, even if they possess the strength of a peak Celestial Realm cultivator, they would only be suppressed in the face of our Spirit Fox Sect's formations."

"Are you all scared by a few celestial beings?"

Upon hearing what Lei Wende said, the disciples of the Spirit Fox Sect thought about it and realized that it made some sense. They had just come from the Misty World, and although the spiritual energy in that world was very scarce, they were still in full condition.

The Celestials in this world are merely clinging to life. If those Celestials dare to come, even without using formations, their strength at the Dao Integration stage might be enough to defeat them.

At this time, the disciples of the Spirit Fox Sect basically did not take Lu Chen and the Celestial Beings on Lu Chen's side seriously, and they certainly had the right to do so.

Back in the Misty World, the arrays formed by the disciples of the Spirit Fox Sect at the Dao Integration stage were enough to suppress and kill cultivators at the Celestial Realm. Moreover, the Celestials in this world have difficulty absorbing sufficient spiritual energy, so they cannot unleash their full strength. What is there for the Spirit Fox Sect to fear from those Celestials?

At this moment, Ravende stood up from the dragon throne and said, "We must rule this world before the restrictions disappear. Only in this way can our Spirit Fox Sect gain more territory. When those forces from the Misty World come to this world and want land, they will have to give something to our Spirit Fox Sect in exchange."

"If we succeed, we will be great heroes of the Spirit Fox Sect!"

Lei Wende's words instantly excited the Spirit Fox Sect disciples in the main hall. They were just the lowest-ranking members of the Spirit Fox Sect. If they had really made such a great contribution, their future treatment might be greatly improved.

The disciples of the Spirit Fox Sect were particularly excited at the thought of the possible rewards they might receive.

After the disciples finished their excitement, Lei Wende said, "I've decided to send some people to Yancheng to scout out the situation. Anyone who's willing to lead can volunteer."

Upon hearing this, a disciple of the Spirit Fox Sect stepped forward without hesitation, "Senior Brother Lei, let me go!"

Lei Wende glanced at the disciples who had stepped forward and then said, "Alright, since Junior Brother Meng is so brave, then this opportunity to make a contribution is yours. Later, you can select a few more disciples at the Dao Integration stage to go to Yancheng with you."

"Your mission is simple: try to win over those few Celestials. If they refuse, just eliminate them."

Meng Tian said, "Yes, Senior Brother Lei, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

At this moment, Lei Wende suddenly thought of something, and then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly. "I've heard that Emperor Xia is fond of beautiful women and keeps many beauties in his harem. Junior Brother Meng, when you go to Yancheng this time, remember to bring back a few for your senior brother. I want to see if it's really as the folk rumors say, that Emperor Xia's wives and concubines are all as beautiful as celestial beings."

Hearing this, Meng Tian smiled and said, "Don't worry, senior brother. The first thing I'll do after entering Yancheng is to have you enter the palace and capture a few beauties for you."

Ravende said, "Well, business is more important. Let's talk to those Celestials first and deal with their affairs."

Meng Tian smiled and said, "Junior brother understands."

Ravende then glanced at everyone in the hall again. "Alright, that's enough for today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ravende left the main hall.

half a month later.

Lu Chen returned to Yancheng.

As he had done before when he returned, he spent the next few days showering his favors on all his wives and concubines, visiting each of their rooms.

After gathering enough intelligence on the Spirit Fox Sect, Lu Chen immediately convened a grand court assembly.

Yancheng, the Hall of State Affairs.

Lu Chen sat on the dragon throne and said, "Today's grand court assembly will be presided over by me personally."

At this time, most officials were unaware of what was about to happen in the world, and only the Embroidered Uniform Guard and a few important officials knew about the Linghu Sect.

The unknown is always the most terrifying thing for people, so Lu Chen specifically had the Embroidered Uniform Guard investigate the situation of the Spirit Fox Sect before convening a grand court assembly to discuss how to deal with the Spirit Fox Sect, what they might face next, and how the Great Xia should develop in the future. (End of this chapter)