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

After arriving in the Thousand Blades World, Lu Chen did not go straight to the palace to enjoy himself, but instead went to inspect the War Dragon Army, which had recently been integrated by the Great Xia Dynasty.

When Lu Chen arrived at the military camp, two strong men in armor appeared before him. "Greetings, Heavenly Emperor!"

No need for formalities.

Lu Chen glanced at the two generals in front of him. One of them was a cultivator from the Heavenly Fire Clan, and the other was Lu Chen's brother-in-law, Xuan Yuan Chen.

Since the spiritual energy of the Tianchen World has been restored, Xuan Yuan Chen's strength has improved very quickly, even faster than the cultivation speed of Lu Chen's wives and concubines. He is now at the ninth level of the Yin-Yang Realm, just one step away from breaking through to the Guixu Realm.

Lu Chen even suspected that Xuan Yuan Chen might also have a system. Judging from the aura above Xuan Yuan Chen's head, Xuan Yuan Chen was indeed no ordinary person; his aura was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

Xuan Yuan Chen then said, "Your Majesty, some of the disciples from those sects are not behaving properly; they are always eyeing the rune-inscribed weapons."

Hearing this, Lu Chen chuckled. He had long anticipated that those forces would want to take this opportunity to get their hands on the Vulcan Gun and Vulcan Cannon, so he never allowed Xuan Yuan Chen to bring those rune weapons to the Thousand Blade World from the beginning.

Lu Chen then said, "Let them keep thinking about it. Before they are willing to return, don't let them touch the rune weapons."

Xuanyuan Chen replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Chen continued, "Let's go, take me to see how your new army's training is going."

Xuan Yuan Chen quickly stepped aside, "Your Majesty, please follow me."

Afterwards, Xuan Yuan Chen took Lu Chen to the recruit camp. Upon seeing the Heavenly Emperor arrive, the recruits immediately stopped their training and bowed to Lu Chen in unison.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

Lu Chen glanced at the soldiers present. Most of them had a loyalty level of only 40 or 50. 40 or 50 is not very low, but it is not high either.

Clearly, those sect disciples did not intend to stay in the Great Xia's War Dragon Army indefinitely. Of course, Lu Chen did not expect all of them to stay either.

His purpose in bringing together disciples from various factions into the War Dragon Army was simply to select cultivators who were willing to become soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty.

After a while, Lu Chen will allow those cultivators who are unwilling to join the War Dragon Army to leave.

However, Lu Chen believed that many cultivators would be unwilling to leave by then. Compared to those sects and forces, the soldiers of the Great Xia War Dragon Army received more cultivation resources, and the War Dragon Army's promotion system was also more complete.

Staying in the War Dragon Army is more promising than staying in those sects and forces. Lu Chen believes that in the end, these sect disciples will know what to choose.

After inspecting the area, Lu Chen left the military camp. After he left, the disciples from the sects began to whisper among themselves.

"Is that the Heavenly Emperor? He exudes such immense pressure!"

"It is said that the Heavenly Emperor is only one step away from becoming a saint. If it weren't for the invasion of foreign enemies, he might have become a saint after more than ten years of seclusion."

"The Heavenly Emperor's talent is truly terrifying. I've heard that the Heavenly Emperor's actual age is not even older than ours."

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The disciples of the sects were incredibly envious of the Heavenly Emperor's talent. The disciples who were sent to guard the Thousand-Ren World were all much older than Lu Chen.

They cultivated for decades or even centuries, yet their cultivation level was not even half that of the Heavenly Emperor.

Hearing the soldiers' whispers, Xuan Yuan Chen immediately shouted, "How dare you discuss the Heavenly Emperor!"

Upon being reprimanded by Xuan Yuanchen, the soldiers present immediately fell silent. Xuan Yuanchen continued, "If you obediently follow His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, with the cultivation resources provided by the War Dragon Army, you will all be able to reach His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor's current level in the future."

"Of course, this is on the premise that you are truly loyal to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor!"

"As for those who joined the War Dragon Army with ulterior motives, I must remind you that you had better know what you are doing."

After being warned by Xuan Yuanchen, some sect disciples began to have second thoughts. They thought to themselves, "The Heavenly Emperor has such terrifying talent. What if he breaks through before the enemy invades and defeats the forces that invade the Chaos Star Sea? Wouldn't the first thing he have to do be to eliminate the traitors?"

Lu Chen's mere inspection of the Zhanlong Army's camp was enough to intimidate many sect disciples with ulterior motives.

However, many people still believe that even if the Heavenly Emperor has great talent, it is impossible for him to break through to the Saint Realm in a short period of time. The destruction of the Great Xia Dynasty is only a matter of time, and they have nothing to fear from the Heavenly Emperor.

Lu Chen didn't care what the sect disciples thought. At this stage, he was just consolidating the sect forces, neither letting them come into contact with rune weapons nor letting them participate in battles directly.

The reason he allowed them to be stationed in the Thousand Blades World was because he intended to show them how the Great Xia Dynasty defeated the invaders.

Only when these sect disciples witness the power of the Great Xia Dynasty firsthand will they become even more devoted to it.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The Canghai Sect saw off the forces that had come to participate in the sect's grand celebration. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Canghai Sect also mixed their immortal ships into the immortal ships that were leaving the Canghai Sect.

In this way, even if other forces see that many immortal ships are leaving the Canghai Sect, they will only assume that the people on these immortal ships are there to participate in the Canghai Sect's grand celebration.

The sect leader of the Canghai Sect and a group of elders took this opportunity to go directly to the Chaos Star Sea.

During his time in the Thousand Blade World, Lu Chen, as usual, spent most of his time cultivating with his wives and concubines. Of course, now Mu Qinglan has been added to the list.

Mu Qinglan had completely given up on helping Lu Chen get back on his feet. She herself was deeply mired in her own problems, so how could she possibly persuade Lu Chen to cheer up?

Being treated so brazenly by the man she deeply loved was irresistible to Mu Qinglan. Especially when she used the Mysterious Maiden Technique to lock Lu Chen in place, it gave her a feeling of triumph as if she had conquered the Heavenly Emperor. She found herself enjoying this pleasure more and more.

A world a thousand feet high.

The Imperial Palace.

Lu Chen was helping Mu Qinglan cultivate in her room, while Nangong Yuehua and Nangong Qingya were in the courtyard next door asking Empress Tianhong for advice on cultivation.

The Nangong sisters were very curious about the existence of the Heavenly Rainbow Empress. They had seen her on the Flying Rainbow Immortal Ship before. This woman was clearly a spirit, but now she had become a real person.

Lu Chen did not tell them how Empress Tianhong became human, but he did tell them that if they had any questions about cultivation, they could ask Empress Tianhong.

Although Empress Tianhong disliked being disturbed during her cultivation, she later thought that if she could repay some karmic debts in this way, it would be worth it. So, whenever the Nangong sisters came to ask her about cultivation, she would answer them seriously.

After asking Empress Tianhong her question, Nangong Yuehua bowed and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Senior!"

Empress Tianhong said expressionlessly, "You are already tainted by karma. No matter how you cultivate, you cannot leave that man until you repay your karmic debts." (End of Chapter)