Chapter 378
Even Nascent Divinity’s tribulation was slightly stronger than other cultivators. However, as her strength grew, her tribulations likely became more formidable. This was especially true during the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. Things were manageable before the Five Decays of Heaven and Man unless some powerful existence noticed something unusual about her.
“Husband, beings like me, known as celestial demons in the immortal realm, once we reincarnate as humans if detected by some wandering immortals, they would become more interested. Even those righteous wandering immortals might find it intriguing,” Tao Yao said softly.
Li Su replied gently, “Mm,” without making any further commitments.
Actions speak louder than words. For Tao Yao, it was still early days. She had just reached the Nascent Divinity stage. It took her less than a hundred years from the beginning of her cultivation to now, reaching Nascent Divinity, a truly formidable speed. The system’s assistance was undoubtedly a crucial factor in her rapid progress.
Even if she continued to cultivate quickly, Li Su’s strength should be more than sufficient by the time she was detected. Therefore, Li Su wasn’t worried. He then indulged wholeheartedly in the enjoyment of the moment. Tao Yao’s body was truly captivating to him. After a few more days, Tao Yao went to cultivate once again.
Li Su spent some time with Murong Xue, preparing to help her remove the imprint. For him at this point, accomplishing this wasn’t too difficult. The celestial techniques he acquired had various applications, and the content in the Great Dream Record’s first layer was rich and suitable for addressing these imprints.
This allowed him to understand these imprints better and find ways to remove them. Murong Xue didn’t seem to be pretending because when Li Su asked her to release all her body and mind, allowing him to enter her divine consciousness to study the imprints, she obediently complied, letting Li Su easily explore the secrets within her heart.
However, the imprints left by the Demon Saint Palace proved quite stubborn. Despite Li Su’s current proficiency in unorthodox methods, along with the assistance of the Great Dream Record, it still took him several years to completely remove Murong Xue’s imprints.
“Phew!” Li Su breathed a sigh of relief on the day the removal was finally complete. In Murong Xue’s eyes, there was a deep sense of gratitude.
Then, she couldn’t longer suppress the emotional ties’ backlash. Previously, because of the imprint from the Demon Saint Palace, she would be done for once the emotional ties backlashed. Now, she didn’t have to fear. This made Murong Xue completely fall in love with Li Su. Subsequently, this witch, like Li Su, revealed numerous secrets of the Demon Saint Palace.
“Xue’er, are you saying that the demonic force behind the Demon Saint Palace is less powerful than the demonic force behind the Heavenly Demon?” One of Murong Xue’s revelations intrigued Li Su. Despite being a sacred place for demonic cultivation, the demonic force behind the Demon Saint Palace was seemingly less potent than that of the Heavenly Demon.
“Yes, Husband. The Demon Saint Palace grew so rapidly because the force behind it mostly resides in the Spirit Realm. As for the Heavenly Demon, it is a demonic force truly comparable to ‘immortals.’ The reason why the Heavenly Demon Palace’s development is poor is also because the Heavenly Demon is too distant. It’s not as easy to intervene in the cultivation realm as in the Spirit Realm,” Murong Xue explained.
Murong Xue’s knowledge was, in fact, limited. Although she was a Saintess, there were many saintesses in the Demon Saint Palace, and her authority was not as high as someone like Mystic Moon (You Yue), a palace lord. The information she revealed, however, made Li Su even more optimistic about Mystic Moon (You Yue). It would be more profitable to fleece the Heavenly Demon.
After Murong Xue confessed to Li Su, just a few months later, another witch, Liu Feng’er, decided to come clean to Li Su. This time, Li Su was quicker to help her remove the imprint. The first time around was slower due to a lack of experience. After removing the imprint, the backlash from Liu Feng’er’s emotional ties quickly followed.
And then, this witch completely fell in love with Li Su. Even if Li Su asked her to die now, she would not hesitate. That was the frightening nature of emotional bonds. However, now she had become the one suffering from the backlash. Unfortunately, after all these years, not only did she not plant the emotional ties, but after bearing numerous children for Li Su, she was already finding it hard to resist the backlash.
The Demon Saint Palace was probably unaware that out of the seven witches, two had already been subdued by Li Su. It was just a matter of time for the remaining five. It was uncertain if they would send any powerful witches over. In the past few years, the Demon Saint Palace hadn’t dispatched new witches—at least, Li Su hadn’t detected any.
Ji Ziling from the Ji family had been in Su City, but Li Su hadn’t gone to see her. One day, Li Su received some good news. The population of his descendants had once again reached a million, and the rewards he gained boosted his strength. He jumped from the seventh layer of Nascent Soul to the ninth layer, ascending two levels simultaneously.
Jumping two layers at once was quite satisfying. Just as Li Su reached the ninth layer of Nascent Soul, envoyed from various major sacred places arrived. This time, they were all powerful individuals at the Five Decays of Heaven and Man level. Their purpose was singular—to marry the Saintess!
Each sacred place had brought a Saintess along. Not only saintesses, but these sacred places had also brought some outstanding female disciples. “Li Su, our conditions are quite simple. After the offspring you and the Saintess produce reach the age of 12, hand them over to us for cultivation. Please rest assured, we will definitely cultivate them with the utmost care,” says Dongxuan, the Lord of Taixu Holy Land.
Watching the lords of these sacred places, Li Su vaguely understood the reason behind their actions. Were they trying to “borrow” his descendants? This time, the misunderstanding surrounding Tao Yao’s Qi Condensation had clearly led to this situation. With so many outstanding descendants from Li Su, the rise of the Li family had been exceptionally rapid.
Therefore, these sacred places obviously believed that Li Su had a higher probability of producing outstanding descendants. Therefore, they had each sent a Saintess. Of course, there was another layer of intent. Perhaps they were using this to strengthen their relationship with Li Su. This hidden agenda might be the most significant factor, with “borrowing descendants” being the surface intention.
Utilizing this approach, they openly married their saintesses to Li Su, the reincarnated immortal. After all, since the Xuantian Academy had taken the lead, they could only seize opportunities like this one. It was not difficult to understand the reasons behind their actions. Reincarnated immortals were extremely rare, and ascension’s difficulty was much lower than other cultivators. Becoming immortal was already an arduous task, and in the past several tens of thousands of years, there hadn’t been any news of someone achieving immortality. Naturally, these sacred places want to seize this opportunity.