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

In Pei Wenfu's mind, as long as Pei Shuhua did not break through to the Great Emperor realm, he could still suppress her and the power of Pei Shuhua's faction.

Once Pei Shuhua becomes the emperor, he will have no hope at all. At that time, not only will the ministers in the Crimson Moon Dynasty be concerned, but the royal family will probably also think about deposing the emperor and putting Pei Shuhua on the throne.

Especially that old geezer in the secret room.

Pei Wenfu had seen the ancestor's fondness for Pei Shuhua; after all, Pei Shuhua was exceptionally talented.

Pei Wenfu had no doubt that as long as Pei Shuhua spoke, that old man would probably come out and depose the emperor, and then make Pei Shuhua the emperor.

Seeing Pei Wenfu's expectant look, Pei Shuhua said, "Indeed, if Your Majesty fails to find a way to break through the impasse before the Ancestor's time comes, I will use the Ancestor's method to forcibly break through to become an Emperor."

Pei Wenfu said with some excitement, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely not let you sacrifice your talent to force a breakthrough. I will find a way to break through this predicament."

Pei Shuhua said nothing more and simply walked past Pei Wenfu and left.

She didn't think Pei Wenfu could find a way to break the deadlock. A dynasty without a great emperor was a hot commodity in the eyes of any powerful figure.

After learning that the imperial dynasty's fortune could force cultivators to break through and become emperors, Pei Shuhua became even more aware of the allure of the imperial dynasty's fortune.

She knew what Pei Wenfu had been doing lately. Pei Wenfu simply wanted to find a great emperor in another dynasty to protect the Crimson Moon Dynasty. However, for those great emperors, no reward could compare to the imperial fortune of the Crimson Moon Dynasty.

Even if a great emperor did promise Pei Wenfu to protect the Crimson Moon Dynasty, that emperor would definitely go back on his word in the end.

The only way out for the Crimson Moon Dynasty now is to have another emperor emerge from within the royal family. Even if it is a false emperor, it can temporarily deter those who are eyeing the Crimson Moon Dynasty.

Pei Wenfu clearly hadn't seen through these things; in his eyes, only his power mattered.

Watching Pei Shuhua's departing figure, Pei Wenfu's smile vanished, replaced by a look of hatred.

From childhood to adulthood, people have always compared him to Pei Shuhua. Even after he became emperor, people would always say that it would have been better if Pei Shuhua had been emperor, as if his position as emperor was something given to him as charity.

Pei Wenfu had long been fed up with all of this, but unfortunately Pei Shuhua was too powerful. By the time he had his own power, Pei Shuhua had already grown up and become a quasi-emperor, and he had no way to deal with her.

Of course, the most important thing is that Pei Shuhua has that old codger Pei Tianlu backing her up, which means he has absolutely no chance to get rid of Pei Shuhua.

Now that Pei Tianlu is nearing his end, his chance to seize complete power has arrived, and he cannot allow Pei Shuhua to ruin his plans.

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The Great Xia Dynasty.

Tianchen World, Daxia original Kyoto.

Inside a mansion, a group of servants knelt tremblingly on the ground, not daring to breathe.

In front of these servants was a fat man, who was also kneeling on the ground.

In front of the man stood another man dressed in plain white robes, who appeared ethereal and otherworldly, like a celestial being descended to earth.

At this moment, the obese man kneeling on the ground cried out, "Father, I know I was wrong! I will never dare to do it again!"

Seeing Lu Zian kneeling before him, Lu Chen felt a mix of emotions.

Lu Zian was his sixth child. When Lu Chen named him that, he hoped that he could grow up safely and live a peaceful life. He did not expect Lu Zian to do anything great.

Lu Zian didn't really do anything significant in his life, and his talent for cultivation wasn't great either. Compared to his brothers and sisters, his aptitude was relatively poor, and Lu Chen didn't have high expectations for him.

After coming of age, Lu Zian left Yancheng and began to indulge in a life of debauchery, marrying more than a hundred concubines and living a life of extravagance in the old capital of Daxia.

Of course, Lu Zian kept his mother's teachings in mind and did not do anything immoral. Given Lu Zian's status, he didn't even need to ask for help; someone would take care of his affairs.

For Lu Chen, once most of his children reached adulthood, he stopped interfering with them much; it was his wives who taught them.

Lu Chen had long known that some of his children were fond of beautiful women, but considering that he himself had many wives and concubines, he couldn't be too harsh on them. Therefore, he didn't care much about taking wives and concubines, as long as they didn't forcibly abduct women.

However, to Lu Chen's surprise, Lu Zi'an actually came to the old capital of Da Xia and married more than a hundred concubines, a number that already exceeded that of his father.

Moreover, according to the investigation by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the number of women associated with Lu Zi'an was far more than one hundred. Lu Zi'an would occasionally leave the old capital to travel to other worlds.

People from various factions know Lu Zian's identity and that he likes beautiful women, so they secretly send him beautiful women. Lu Zian also owns properties in other worlds, and those houses are basically used to keep women.

At first, Lu Zian thought that since his father had so many wives and concubines, he wouldn't care about him. In addition, he had married more than a hundred wives and concubines and his father had never said anything. So he felt that it didn't matter how many women he had. Therefore, he basically accepted any beautiful woman he saw.

But when Lu Zian saw his father, the emperor, standing before him with an angry expression, he instantly regretted it.

His father only had a few dozen wives and concubines, how could he possibly have more women than his father?

The thought of his transgression filled Lu Zi'an with immense tension.

Seeing Lu Zian's obese body, Lu Chen was furious. He then said coldly, "Tell me, what did you do wrong?"

Lu Zi'an broke out in a cold sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your son... Your subject shouldn't have married so many women."

Lu Chen coldly retorted, "It seems you haven't realized your mistake."

Lu Zi'an quickly kowtowed again, "Father, I know I was wrong. Please don't tell Mother about what happened to me."

Lu Chen said with exasperation, "So you do know how to be shameful, huh! Tell me about yourself..."

Lu Chen originally wanted to say that Lu Zian and Lu Huanhuan were born to the same mother, so how could there be such a big difference? However, when he thought that children are all different, and that he had not expected Lu Zian to do anything in the first place, he swallowed his words.

Lu Chen then said, "I think I've told you before that our family bloodline is special. With each additional child, a portion of your bloodline power and destiny power will be taken away, right?"

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Lu Zi'an said dejectedly, "Father, you know that I am not talented enough. No matter how much I cultivate, I will find it difficult to achieve anything in the path of cultivation. Since that is the case, I might as well enjoy myself."

Lu Chen couldn't refute Lu Zi'an's words. Lu Zi'an's cultivation aptitude was indeed relatively poor. With so many children, it was impossible for every child to have exceptionally good cultivation aptitude.

Lu Zi'an lacked spiritual roots, and even after the spiritual energy of the Tianchen World recovered, his cultivation speed remained extremely slow. If it weren't for the fact that Lu Zi'an was Lu Chen's son, with countless pills available for him, he probably wouldn't even be able to break through to the Celestial Realm. (End of Chapter)