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

As an empress, Empress Tianhong possessed the dignity of an empress, and she always despised such base desires as those between men and women.

Moreover, in her view, indulging in sexual pleasures would inevitably have a serious impact on spiritual practice.

Although she had noticed that Lu Chen's cultivation level had been rising rapidly over the years and he seemed completely unaffected by the pleasures of love, she still believed that even if Lu Chen broke through quickly now, he would still be stuck at the last step when he reached the Great Emperor realm.

In the cultivation world, many geniuses can improve their cultivation level as easily as drinking water in the early stages. There are many who break through to the Quasi-Emperor level in less than ten thousand years. However, some people can no longer advance after reaching the Quasi-Emperor level.

The reason is simple: they did not pay attention to the details during their early cultivation. They thought that as long as their cultivation level improved quickly, they didn't need to care about other things and could enjoy themselves however they wanted. As a result, when they reached the Great Emperor realm, they had no Dao of their own and could only regret their actions at the Quasi-Emperor realm.

That makes sense, but at this moment, the Heavenly Rainbow Empress's forehead began to bead with sweat. Even a remnant soul at the Great Emperor level will be affected by physical changes before it recovers its Great Emperor strength.

The image of Lu Chen fiddling with her kept flashing through Empress Tianhong's mind, as if Lu Chen was pressing her own hand instead of Chu Yuqin's.

Sensing that she was about to suffer a qi deviation, Empress Tianhong quickly held her breath and focused her mind. In the next moment, streams of spiritual energy were released from Empress Tianhong's body, instantly sweeping across the entire Yan City.

The people of Tianchen World were already used to such things. After a moment of surprise, they went back to their own business.

Lu Chen was also stunned for a moment. After regaining his senses, he said while continuing his actions, "It seems that another wife has broken through."

At this point, Lu Chen slapped Chu Yuqin's buttocks. "Qin'er, you've been slacking off in your cultivation lately. Look at your other sisters; those who used to have lower cultivation levels than you are almost catching up."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuqin turned her head slightly, her face flushed as she stared at Lu Chen, looking as if she were speechless.

Seeing the beautiful woman's resentful expression, Lu Chen's heart burned with desire again, and he intensified his efforts.

……

After spending several years gathering information about the Great Xia Dynasty, Luo Yuan finally understood the situation of the Great Xia Dynasty. Upon learning that Lu Chen had founded the Great Xia Dynasty and had already broken through to the Saint Realm, Luo Yuan was completely distraught.

Lu Yanghua sent him to assassinate Lu Chen, but Lu Chen was already a saint. Not to mention that Lu Chen had a quasi-emperor level being by his side, even without a quasi-emperor, a cultivator at the Returning Void Realm would not be able to kill Lu Chen.

Moreover, as Lu Yanghua's bodyguard, he knew very well how powerful Lu Chen was in his previous life. Now that Lu Chen's cultivation had been restored, if he continued to assassinate Lu Chen, it would be no different from a moth flying into a flame.

The vast world.

Inside a tavern.

In the private room by the window, Luo Yuan drank his wine while glancing occasionally at the spirit-powered flying vehicles that filled the sky outside.

He doubted whether Lu Yanghua would think he was making excuses for not completing his mission if he reported the affairs of the Great Xia Dynasty to Lu Yanghua.

After all, the events of the Great Xia Dynasty were too unbelievable. It was rumored that Lu Chen not only had a Quasi-Emperor by his side, but also a Great Emperor. It was said that Lu Chen was able to subdue that Quasi-Emperor because the Great Emperor protector behind Lu Chen intervened.

These news were a huge shock to Luo Yuan. He had never heard of a prince undergoing the Divine Martial Emperor's Trial having an emperor-level protector behind him.

If Lu Chen truly has an emperor-level protector behind him, it can only prove that an emperor of the Divine Moon Dynasty has chosen to side with Lu Chen.

Generally speaking, the emperor of the royal family will not easily choose sides. If the emperor does choose sides, it will easily arouse the suspicion of the Divine Martial Emperor.

The Divine Martial Emperor is still alive, and you, an emperor under his command, are so openly taking sides. What are you trying to do? Are you planning a rebellion?

However, if a prince truly has a powerful emperor backing him, then that prince's position as crown prince is practically secure.

In Luo Yuan's view, the fact that Lu Chen had so many wives and concubines and so many children, yet was still able to break through to the Saint Realm in such a short time, was probably because the Great Emperor Protector was supporting him.

The bloodline of the Divine Martial Emperor's offspring is special. The more children he has, the more bloodline power and fortune he loses. With so many children, Lu Chen's fortune and bloodline power must have become incredibly weak, yet he still managed to break through to the Saint realm.

It's easy to imagine how much support that emperor gave to Lu Chen.

Luo Yuan was even debating whether to tell Lu Yanghua about Lu Chen. Judging from the current situation, Lu Chen's position as crown prince was a foregone conclusion. Even the Divine Martial Emperor had said that whoever could break through to the Saint realm first would succeed him in the future.

Since Lu Chen is already a saint, as long as this news reaches back to the Divine Moon Dynasty and into the ears of the Divine Martial Emperor, wouldn't Lu Chen be appointed as the Crown Prince of the Divine Moon Dynasty?

Offending the Crown Prince of the Divine Moon Dynasty will surely lead to a miserable end.

However, his life essence is in Lu Yanghua's hands. If Lu Yanghua finds out about his betrayal, he will not have a good ending either.

At this moment, Luo Yuan suddenly thought of something, and his hand holding the wine glass froze in mid-air.

If Lu Chen really has a protector at the level of an emperor, then if the emperor were to take action, could he help him re-condense his life essence blood?

Alternatively, he could reshape his body, thus eliminating the threat posed by his former life essence.

However, this is a huge gamble. On the one hand, he cannot be sure whether the Great Emperor protectors around Lu Chen will make a move. On the other hand, even if he takes the initiative to join Lu Chen, Lu Chen may not accept him.

With Lu Chen's current strength, he, a cultivator at the Returning Void Realm, is dispensable. There are countless cultivators at the Returning Void Realm in the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

After much deliberation, Luo Yuan made his choice.

……

Tianchen world.

Daxia Space Development Company Manufacturing Plant.

In front of Lu Chen were more than a dozen starships being built simultaneously. Lu Chen stood in the air, looking at those starships.

At this moment, Bai Qingqing was to Lu Chen's left, while a tall woman wearing a suit, trousers, and high heels stood to his right.

The woman to Lu Chen's right was dashing and exuded the aura of a strong woman.

Lu Chen turned to look at her, smiling, and said, "You've done a good job as chairman. In just over a decade, the Space Development Company has grown to this scale."

Lu Huanhuan said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, Father!"

Lu Huanhuan was the second oldest of Lu Chen's children. When Lu Huanhuan was born, Zhou Xiaoxiao was very worried that not having a son would upset Lu Chen. However, Lu Chen loved Lu Huanhuan no less than Lu Changfeng, after all, she was his first daughter.

Lu Chen would basically fulfill whatever Lu Huanhuan wanted, and even after Lu Huanhuan grew up, Lu Chen did not force her to do things she didn't like.

More than a decade ago, Lu Huanhuan took the initiative to propose creating a space development company, which Lu Chen strongly supported. Under Lu Huanhuan's leadership, the space development company has become the largest enterprise after the Great Xia Royal Bank.

Lu Chen had nothing to do lately, so he decided to check on what his children were up to. Lu Huanhuan's space development company was his first stop.

Lu Chen was quite confident in Lu Huanhuan's abilities. The fact that she had been able to develop the Space Development Company to its current scale was not simply due to the support of the Great Xia royal family.

Lu Chen asked with a smile, "Huanhuan, you're all grown up now, do you have...?"

Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, Lu Huanhuan quickly interrupted, saying, "Father, my mind is on the company. Please don't make me find a Daoist partner."

Every time Lu Huanhuan returned to the capital, her mother would ask her about her Daoist partner, which gave Lu Huanhuan a huge headache.

Lu Chen coughed and said, "Father was just asking casually. Even if you never find a Daoist partner in your life, I won't say anything."

Just as Lu Chen was about to say something, a Jinyiwei soldier came up to him and said, "Your Majesty, a cultivator who claims to be from the Divine Moon Dynasty wishes to see you."

(End of this chapter)