bookandnovel Chapter 177 The Patriarch Marries A Wife And Takes A Concubine Again! The Dragon Girl Reappears, And
Chapter 177 The Patriarch Marries A Wife And Takes A Concubine Again! The Dragon Girl Reappears, And
Chapter 177: The Patriarch Marries Again! The Dragon Princess Reappears, and a Secret Realm Emerges!
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two months have passed.
During this time, the Xuan Domain and the Great Qian Dynasty have been peaceful, with no major events occurring.
However, the inhabitants of the Great Qian Capital City do not feel the same tranquility. The reason being that the master of the Li Mansion has married and taken concubines once again in these two months.
The master of the Li Mansion has married and taken concubines three times in succession, welcoming one wife and three concubines. This has caused quite a stir, but the discussions didn't last long as everyone has grown accustomed to it.
On the top floor of the Chongxiao Tower, Han Li is looking at the Great Qian Imperial Palace, but he doesn't make any moves.
Two months ago, he broke through to the first level of the True Martial Realm, and his combat power has reached an astonishing peak. He has secretly become one of the top two strongest in the Xuan Domain.
With his current strength, he could easily infiltrate the Great Qian Imperial Palace, kill Chu Dingqian, and seize the Soul Nurturing Furnace.
However, Han Li restrains himself and refrains from taking action for now. Let Chu Dingqian live a little longer, considering it as a repayment for the resources Chu Dingqian traded with him.
His primary goal now is to capture the Demoness Queen.
Two months have passed, and the Dragon Saint's secret realm is about to emerge in the next few days. Han Li doesn't want any unexpected incidents before this matter.
Of course, this doesn't affect his marriage and taking of concubines. In these two months, he has married one wife and taken three concubines, successfully impregnating all of them.
All three concubines have fifth-grade aptitude. One of them is a princess of the Great Qian Dynasty, the daughter of the current Qian Emperor. Han Li doesn't understand why he has opened up to them, especially when there are still many unmarried daughters of Chu Wuji.
The other two are twins from the residence of the Great Qian Grand Tutor. They are the two youngest daughters of the Grand Tutor.
Because their aptitude and appearance perfectly meet Han Li's requirements, he didn't refuse. He knows the intentions of the Qian Emperor and the Grand Tutor, but he didn't say much.
The fourth wife is named Feng Ziyue, with exceptional beauty comparable to Jiang Baiye and Yun Miaoyi. She has a fourth-grade aptitude and is at the Soul Refining Realm. She comes from the Feng family in Liangzhou.
The Feng family is a Myriad Manifestations Realm family in the Great Qian Dynasty. The patriarch of the family is a Myriad Manifestations Realm Grandmaster, and the current family head is an Empty Void Realm Master. Feng Ziyue is the daughter of the Feng family head.
Feng Ziyue took the initiative to marry into the Li Mansion, seeking its protection and hoping to obtain a Longevity Pill for the Feng family's patriarch.
The patriarch of the Feng family is nearing the end of his life, with only about ten years left. Once he passes away, if the Feng family does not have a new Grandmaster of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, they will be at the mercy of their enemies and face destruction.
That's when Feng Ziyue came into the picture. Even if the Li family couldn't provide her with a longevity pill, it didn't matter. As long as she became one of the mistresses of the Li family, their enemies wouldn't dare to attack the Feng family.
She had learned about the three main wives of the Li family. They were similar in appearance, temperament, talent, and cultivation level to her. If they could become main wives, Feng Ziyue was confident that she could as well.
Han Li didn't disappoint her either. He gave the Feng family a large amount of precious dowry, including a fifth-grade longevity pill.
The fifth-grade longevity pill was mainly targeted at Grandmasters of the Empty Void Realm, extending their lifespan by fifty years. However, it was also useful for Grandmasters of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, extending their lifespan by twenty years.
Han Li had his own purpose in giving out the longevity pill. He wanted to lure others, not let others scheme for it. With his strength at the True Martial stage, who would dare to snatch a fifth-grade longevity pill that was useful for the Empty Void Realm and the Myriad Manifestations Realm?
Han Li wanted to entice those families and sects whose powerful members had limited lifespans. When they saw that Han Li had a longevity pill, they would be tempted and actively offer high-quality beautiful female cultivators to Han Li as gifts.
Sure enough, when this news spread, it caused a great uproar among the high-level figures of various forces. The fifth-grade longevity pill was exactly what they, Grandmasters of the Myriad Manifestations Realm and the Empty Void Realm, needed.
Feng Ziyue was the first wife Han Li married in the past two months. The princess of the Qian Emperor and the daughter of the Grand Tutor were married later, and they also had this purpose in mind.
Sending their daughters as concubines to the Li family with a fifth-grade pill was just a test. If they could obtain a fifth-grade longevity pill, they wouldn't need to make any greater sacrifices. If they couldn't obtain one, then they would reconsider.
Naturally, Han Li didn't give it to them. He didn't have many fifth-grade longevity pills in his hands. He would only be willing to use a fourth-grade beautiful female cultivator as a dowry.
When the number of talented descendants reached one hundred or two hundred, he received three fifth-grade longevity pills. When the number reached three hundred, Han Li received five fifth-grade longevity pills, for a total of eleven.
After giving one as a dowry to Feng Ziyue, he was left with ten. His wives and concubines' descendants wouldn't need fifth-grade longevity pills for a long time. Furthermore, he would continue to obtain them from the system. So when Feng Ziyue made her request, Han Li thought about it and agreed.
At that time, he had already planned to use fifth-grade longevity pills as an implied condition to exchange for fourth-grade beautiful female cultivators. With ten fifth-grade longevity pills, it would be a great deal if he could exchange them for ten fourth-grade beautiful wives.
A fourth-grade beautiful female cultivator couldn't be obtained with just one fifth-grade longevity pill. It was just a lure. The beautiful female cultivators from various forces who married into the Li family would also receive a large amount of cultivation resources as dowry.
They could also share the influence of the Li family and receive the protection of the True Martial stage Martial King, the master of the Li family. They could even seek his guidance and so on.
Han Li withdrew his gaze, smiled, and disappeared from the top of the Chongxiao Tower, returning to the Han Mansion.
In the past two months, the Han Mansion has given birth to forty-two descendants. Some were born to Han Li's concubines, while others were born to the wives of his descendants, earning Han Li many rewards.
At the peak of the Chengdao Peak, Han Li opened his personal panel to check. His accumulated cultivation had reached 345 years, the total number of descendants had reached 1042, and the number of qualified descendants had reached 377. He was not far from receiving the next reward.
The addition of nineteen qualified descendants further improved Han Li's qualifications, reaching the fourth rank at 87%. He was very close to advancing to the third rank.
In the next half year, there would be no qualified descendants of the fourth rank or higher born in the Han Mansion. However, there were many in the Li Mansion. In the coming year, the four wives of the Li Mansion, Xue Qingyi, Chu Xianlin, Song Zhixuan, and Feng Ziyue, would give birth to descendants.
In the next one to three months, most of Han Li's concubines in the Li Mansion would give birth to descendants. Their qualifications were not low, so the qualifications of the descendants would not be poor either.
At that time, Han Li's qualifications would directly advance to the third rank. However, it would be difficult to continue to improve, as the feedback from descendants with qualifications of the fifth or sixth rank was too small.
Even descendants with qualifications of the fourth rank could only improve by 5%, while descendants with qualifications of the third rank could contribute 10% progress to Han Li's qualifications.
"Fortunately, the Demon Queen is about to be captured." Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Han Li's face.
The Demon Queen had at least a third rank qualification, and it was even possible that she had a second rank qualification. The specific qualification could only be checked after capturing her.
Even with the same qualification, the cultivation speed of the demon race was slower than that of the human race, but the lifespan of the demon race was three to four times longer than that of the human race.
If the Demon Queen could cultivate to the True Martial Realm, she would probably be at least a thousand years old, maybe even three thousand years old.
The demon race in the Myriad Manifestations Realm had a lifespan of three to four thousand years, and the lifespan of the True Martial Realm directly exceeded ten thousand years, which was longer than the lifespan of the powerful beings in the Universal Truth Realm of the human race.
"I hope not." Han Li sighed.
Otherwise, it would truly be "a woman of three thousand," ranking among the immortals.
In the vast East Sea, the waves surged and the sea was filled with countless creatures.
A giant whale measuring ten thousand meters long swam by, emitting a powerful aura that made the cultivators passing through this sea area change their expressions and quickly flee.
In a certain sea area of the East Sea, there was an underwater trench with a depth of over five hundred thousand miles. When the giant whale arrived at the deepest part of the trench, its body emitted strands of divine light and transformed into a middle-aged man wearing whale battle armor, exuding the aura of a Grandmaster in the Myriad Manifestations Realm.
Here, there was a crystal palace, stretching in groups, grand and luxurious, with two large characters engraved on the plaque: Dragon Palace!
The middle-aged man glanced at the plaque, sighed in his heart, walked into the Dragon Palace, and arrived at its depths. Then, he bowed and said, "Master, I have brought back the things you need."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man took out some items from his spatial bracelet and placed them in mid-air.
In the depths of the Dragon Palace, there was a huge throne, and an absolutely beautiful woman in a light-colored dress was sitting cross-legged on it. She was Dragon Lady Long Yue.
Upon hearing this, Long Yue's bright eyes opened wide, and after confirming that everything was correct, the items flew towards her and she put them away.
"You've done well." Long Yue's tone was indifferent.
"Master, about..." The middle-aged man cautiously spoke.
"Go away. The restriction will automatically dissipate in three months." Long Yue said indifferently.
After hesitating for a moment, the middle-aged man didn't dare to ask the Dragon Lady to remove the soul restriction for him now, fearing that she would lose patience and slap him to death.
After the middle-aged man had left for a long time, Long Yue stood up and looked towards the direction of the Divine Continent, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.
"Is it almost time for the secret realm to appear?" Long Yue murmured to herself.
Two years ago, she opened the Jiao Saint's secret realm, suppressed a group of True Martial Realm Martial Kings, and retrieved her own Dragon Pearl.
When she was about to leave the secret realm, she was ambushed by three Martial Kings in the mid-stage of the True Martial Realm. Long Yue displayed her might and injured them as well. However, because she sensed the presence of a late-stage True Martial Realm expert spying on her, Long Yue did not continue to kill and directly fled.
After she fled from the Profound Domain and was preparing to pass through the Chaotic Domain to the East Sea, she was once again attacked.
The one who attacked her this time was a True Martial realm late-stage Martial King, extremely powerful. However, that True Martial realm Martial King underestimated the strength of the Dragon Princess and was killed by her in return.
Although Long Yue was only at the True Martial realm triple heaven at that time and did not have any divine weapons, she was the Dragon Saint in her previous life after all. Even with many restrictions, her strength was extraordinary, possessing the power to rival a True Martial realm eighth heaven Martial King.
The Martial King who attacked her was also at the True Martial realm eighth heaven and wielded a Heaven Grade top-quality divine weapon. However, he was still defeated by Long Yue. The secret techniques she mastered were not something that a mere True Martial realm could compare to.
After killing her attacker, Long Yue did not delay any longer, fearing that a Divine Origin realm Martial Emperor would take action. She left at the fastest speed and disappeared into the East Sea.
After entering the East Sea, Long Yue found an ancient dojo left behind by a powerful ancient dragon of the Jiao clan. It was occupied by a Myriad Manifestations realm giant whale.
Long Yue directly subdued him and set up a soul restriction, forcing him to help her with some things. Otherwise, she would kill him directly.
After the departure of the Myriad Manifestations realm giant whale, Long Yue renamed this dojo as the Dragon Palace and set up several layers of second-grade formations. Even if a Divine Origin realm Martial Emperor attacked, they would not be able to break through.
She cultivated in the Dragon Palace for two years. With the help of the Dao Fruit Dragon Pearl from her previous life, Long Yue's strength advanced by leaps and bounds. She had already cultivated to the True Martial realm sixth heaven and was approaching the late-stage.
As her realm improved, her combat power also increased. Now, she had the peak strength of the top True Martial realm.
"Hoo~"
Long Yue exhaled and sat down again to continue cultivating. She wanted to cultivate to the True Martial realm seventh heaven before making her appearance.
At that time, she would possess the strength of a Divine Origin realm Martial Emperor and would have the ability to protect herself in this later era.
At that time, she could go to the Profound Domain to wrap things up and completely conclude her previous plans, obtaining what she wanted.
Demon Domain, Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.
The Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing arrived at a forbidden area where there were layers of powerful formations protecting it. Even if a Divine Origin realm expert forcefully intruded, they would be killed.
In the center of the forbidden area, there was an extremely huge wheel radiating divine light, engraved with countless runes. The faintly discernible power made the Demon Emperor Xue Yueqing tremble with fear.
This was the Heavenly Demon Dao Wheel, an imperial weapon possessing the power to destroy the heavens and earth.
After the Primordial Cataclysm, the spiritual energy in the Qian Primordial Spirit Province declined severely, and there were no longer any saints, emperors, or even celestial immortals above the Universal Truth Realm. All the sacred places suffered heavy damage.
The Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, as a sacred place for the demon race, was no exception. Although they had immortal weapons, they couldn't use them. Even the powerful beings in the Universal Truth Realm couldn't unleash any power from the immortal weapons; their true essence would be instantly drained.
So they had to settle for second best and seal the immortal weapons. They used several imperial weapons as the core to guard the demon territory and deter the human race.
The power of the imperial weapons was also extremely strong, but only beings in the Universal Truth Realm could activate them and unleash a trace of their power. In urgent situations, the imperial weapons could even autonomously recover and attack the heavens and earth, shattering everything.
Looking at the Heavenly Demon Wheel, Xueyue Qing sighed inwardly. Even if the imperial weapons were right in front of her, she couldn't obtain them. With her strength, she couldn't even unleash a trace of power from the Heavenly Demon Wheel. Unless she gained the recognition of the Heavenly Demon Wheel and received its help, she wouldn't be able to unleash the power of the imperial weapons.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Demon Wheel didn't recognize her, so Xueyue Qing could only watch helplessly as the imperial weapons remained out of her reach.
As Xueyue Qing's thoughts were spinning, a ray of light appeared from the core disc of the Heavenly Demon Wheel and entered her sea of consciousness.
Xueyue Qing received this message and her expression changed slightly. She immediately left the forbidden area.
Originally, she came here to let the Heavenly Demon Wheel explore the heavenly secrets and see if Bai Keqing would encounter any trouble when she returned to the demon territory after escaping from the Dragon Saint's secret realm, so that they could come up with countermeasures.
But now she had received another piece of information from the Heavenly Demon Wheel, which was much more important than the Demon Queen Bai Keqing. It was a matter of great importance, and she had to find other demon emperors to discuss it.
Dao Domain, Baiyu Capital, Chunfeng Tower.
The easygoing Second Elder, carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, looked down at the peaceful Dao Domain with a faint smile on his face. It seemed that nothing could disturb him.
At this moment, the plain-looking Third Elder rushed in and said to the Second Elder, "Second Brother, there's going to be a big event in the Profound Domain. Shouldn't we do something about it?"
The Second Elder turned around and looked at the restless Third Elder, helplessly saying, "Third Brother, why are you always so impatient?"
"I can't help it. I'm itching to go out and have a look," the Third Elder chuckled.
The Qian Primordial Spirit Province had been peaceful for too long. The previous incident with the Great Qian Dynasty was just a minor disturbance, but the emergence of the Dragon Saint's secret realm had great cause and effect. The Third Elder didn't want to get involved.
But this time, the upcoming event in the Profound Domain was indeed something that their Dao Sect should handle. It would attract the attention of the entire Qian Primordial Spirit Province, and the Third Elder naturally didn't want to miss out.
"Have you asked Senior Brother?" Second Martial Uncle sighed and asked.
This Third Junior Brother of his had astonishing combat power, known as undefeated for three thousand years, and it was true.
Since he debuted, he had been constantly fighting, challenging the various heroes of the Divine Land, causing countless disturbances and creating many killings.
It was only in the past thousand years that Third Martial Uncle had been cultivating and nurturing himself, staying in the Chunfeng Tower to focus on cultivation and not causing trouble outside.
"Senior Brother is still in seclusion, I dare not disturb him." Third Martial Uncle smiled and said.
Second Martial Uncle nodded slightly and paused before saying, "A few more years, then you can go?"
Third Martial Uncle shook his head and said, "I plan to leave now. It's been a long time since I went out, so I'll go to the East Sea first to discuss with that old Daoist, and then return to the Divine Land to handle matters in the Profound Domain."
"Alright." Second Martial Uncle agreed.
It was good to let Third Junior Brother go out for a walk. He had been trapped in his current realm for many years and had been unable to break through. This trip might be an opportunity.
"Remember, when in doubt, you can ask Chunfeng. If Chunfeng doesn't speak, follow your own heart."
Before Third Martial Uncle left, Second Martial Uncle admonished him once again.
"Second Brother, you've said this ten thousand, eight hundred and ninety-six times already. I've long memorized it, there's no need to say it every time."
Third Martial Uncle complained and disappeared from the Chunfeng Tower.
Second Martial Uncle shook his head slightly, glanced at the Profound Domain, closed his eyes again, and comprehended the boundlessness of heaven and earth.
Profound Domain, Great Qian Dynasty, Chengsheng Mountain.
Han Li stood at the peak of Chengdao Peak, with Lutianxiang in her flowing red clothes by his side. The two stood tall, like a divine couple, envied by others.
"Husband, is the Dragon Saint's Secret Realm about to appear?" Lutianxiang leaned in Han Li's arms and asked softly.
"Don't worry, with me here, they won't dare to act recklessly." Han Li smiled and said.
He knew what Lutianxiang was worried about. When the Dragon Saint's Secret Realm appeared, those True Martial Realm Martial Kings trapped in the secret realm would break free, and they might cause trouble for the Great Qian Dynasty.
As the figurehead of the Great Qian Dynasty, he needed to resist all of this. The Holy Mistress was worried about his safety.
But his strength had greatly increased compared to before, and he had already become much stronger. If those few True Martial Realm Martial Kings dared to cause trouble, he could kill them with just one hand.
Lutianxiang nodded gently. Since her husband said so, he must have great confidence. She understood Han Li and believed in him.
"Wait for me at home, I'll bring back a True Martial Realm sister for you, my dear."
Han Li lowered his head and kissed Lutianxiang's beautiful red lips, a faint smile on his face.
"Bring back a True Martial Realm sister?" Lutianxiang's pupils contracted slightly, once again feeling the strength of her husband.
Without extremely strong confidence, Han Li would definitely not say such words.
"Then I'll wait and see." A smile appeared on Lutianxiang's face, radiant like a starry river.
After kissing Lutianxiang's forehead again, Han Li's figure disappeared, leaving Lutianxiang to ponder which female True Martial Realm cultivator Han Li wanted to capture.
From what she knew, there seemed to be only one female True Martial Realm cultivator in the Profound Domain, and she even had a husband who was also a True Martial Realm cultivator.
On the other hand, Han Li's figure appeared in Qingzhou.
He didn't go directly to Leizhou's Yingyuan Mountain, as that would attract too much attention. Qingzhou was just right.
The two Demon Clan Grandmasters in Qingzhou were still there, waiting for the Demon Queen to come out. Han Li was in the sky, concealing his figure, quietly waiting.
Half an hour later, a loud noise came from Yingyuan Mountain, and a dense spiritual energy poured out.
The Dragon Saint's Secret Realm had appeared!
(End of this chapter)