"Husband, why don't we give it a try?"
After Yang Hong returned Yang Guang to the imperial palace, Li Lizhi looked at Yang Hong with expectant eyes.
"Then let's try."
Yang Hong didn't refuse.
Aside from arousing a slight desire in him due to Yang Guang's words,
More importantly, he also wanted to leave behind a bloodline, a legacy to be passed down.
However, the very next day, Li Lizhi, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage with an incomparably powerful physique, was inexplicably unable to get out of bed for the entire day.
Yang Hong's physical condition had become even more formidable than before.
So formidable that even without using dual cultivation techniques, Li Lizhi, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, was still overwhelmed.
In the following days, Yang Hong also imparted several techniques for cultivating yin to yang to Li Lizhi, to increase her combat power.
Alas...
"Husband, can I send a message to ask Sister Yan Ruyu and the others to come back?"
A month later, Li Lizhi pleaded with Yang Hong with a tearful face.
"Sigh~ Go ahead, I'll notify Song Yuzhi and the others as well."
Yang Hong was equally helpless.
As the baby-making endeavors continued, his body's injuries further recovered.
His physical strength, which had been stuck at 9.99 million jin, broke through ten million jin once more.
Indeed, yang alone does not grow, and yin alone does not give birth.
The great dao of cultivation lies in the harmony of yin and yang.
As Yang Hong sent out several messages via jade slips, the women from his previous 'Dutifully Ignored Pavilion' also returned from their respective sects.
However, only Song Yuzhi, Zhou Fengzhi, Jia Yuanchun, and Li Xuefeng returned. The other four women who had relationships with him had already perished for various reasons.
"So, 'Shadow Phoenix' has already become a small hidden force under your development, with a membership of up to a thousand people."
"Yes~ Husband, am I amazing?"
Song Yuzhi was still like a delicate young lady, but she now carried a certain aura of authority.
"Heh heh~ You are quite amazing.
It's just that your cultivation has only reached the early stage of the Fusion realm by now, which is a bit too slow.
In the future, you should prioritize your own cultivation."
Yang Hong praised Song Yuzhi lightly but was unimpressed.
If he wished, he could single-handedly obliterate a seventh-rank sect with over a million cultivators.
In the cultivation world, only one's own strength is true. Otherwise, any great force is merely preparing the ground for others.
"Husband, we are already cultivating very quickly!
In just over thirty years, we've cultivated from the Foundation Establishment realm to the Fusion realm. All of us from the original 'Dutifully Ignored Pavilion' were geniuses in our respective sects."
"Ahem~ I am currently at the third level of the Nascent Soul stage."
Before Yang Hong could speak, Li Lizhi, who had been listening to Song Yuzhi's boasting, couldn't hold back.
She held up three fingers with her fair, jade-like hand and waved it slowly in front of Song Yuzhi.
Zhu Yuyan: "I am at the second level of the Golden Core stage."
Wanwan: "I am at the third level of the Golden Core stage."
Beside Li Lizhi were two others, Zhu Yuyan and Wanwan, whom Li Lizhi had called back to support her.
The two of them had joined the Xuan Yin Sect, and because they focused solely on cultivation, they had now become elders of the Xuan Yin Sect.
Wanwan was even preparing to compete for the position of sect leader of the Xuan Yin Sect.
"I~ I have Husband, and I will soon be able to reach the Golden Core, or even the Nascent Soul stage."
Song Yuzhi glared at the three and then snuggled into Yang Hong's embrace.
After thirty years of cultivation, her figure had become much more voluptuous.
Yang Hong had remained silent, only using his divine sense to perceive the aura of merit on each of them.
The merit on Li Lizhi, Zhu Yuyan, Wanwan, and Song Yuzhi were roughly similar, with faint threads of connection to Yang Hong's merit.
The merit on Zhou Fengzhi, Jia Yuanchun, and Li Xuefeng was even fainter, and their connection to him was weaker.
"Yuzhi, have you promoted the seeds I gave you?"
"Husband, I have been promoting them all along. 'Shadow Phoenix' was developed during the promotion of the seeds."
"That's strange. If you were promoting the seeds, why would the merit on your bodies be so little?"
Yang Hong was even more puzzled.
"It shouldn't be. We've been smooth sailing in our sects, and even when we went out for trials, we always managed to turn misfortune into fortune.
Except for a slight accident three or four years ago, we've been very lucky at other times, always protected by fortune."
"Three or four years ago, alright, I understand."
Yang Hong recalled that three or four years ago, he had been within the Five Directions Seal, merging with negative souls.
It was possible that his fortune had been problematic during that period.
"Did Zhang Lengyue and the others also perish around three or four years ago?"
"Yes~ They did. I only heard that they had perished, which is why I told the other sisters not to go out for trials until they received your message."
Well, as expected, their fortune fluctuated greatly because of him.
"I had a qi deviation incident three years ago."
Zhu Yuyan suddenly added.
"Mmm~ I know."
Yang Hong then proceeded to explain the role of fortune to them, and coincidentally, his situation three years ago.
"So that's how it is. I never expected fortune to have such marvelous uses."
All seven women couldn't help but exclaim.
The sects they had joined were not major sects, and their knowledge was limited.
Although they knew about the concept of fortune, they only truly understood its marvels today.
At the same time, they also realized that the reason they could cultivate so much faster than others was because of Yang Hong.
"Husband, do you think the reason my cultivation is so slow is because I often go out and face danger, thus consuming a lot of fortune?"
Song Yuzhi pondered for a moment and suddenly asked.
"It should be related to some extent.
From now on, you should cultivate well in your respective sects, try to go out less, and delegate tasks to your subordinates."
Yang Hong still hoped that those close to him would take fewer risks and cultivate more, prioritizing safety.
"Wait, Husband, we didn't call them back this time to discuss cultivation, but to have children."
Li Lizhi suddenly interrupted Yang Hong's words loudly.
"Mmm~ Then let's not go back for now, we can talk about it later."
Yang Hong was stunned for a moment, then remembered his objective.
He revisited Song Yuzhi's gentleness, Jia Yuanchun's practiced skills, Zhou Fengzhi's passion, and Li Xuefeng's shyness.
He also experienced Zhu Yuyan's talkativeness and Wanwan's charming intelligence.
However, the one with the biggest heart and the most skillful methods, Zhu Yuyan, who was also his first time, became Yang Hong's favorite.
But...
Having children was a monumental challenge for Yang Hong!
A truly monumental challenge.
For the next full hundred years, he and his seven wives tirelessly tried, almost every single day,
But without any success.
"Husband, why don't you find a few more? It's been 100 years!
In these hundred years, the emperor of the Great Sui has changed twice."
Lying in Yang Hong's arms, Zhu Yuyan lowered her head in shame, her voice filled with remorse.
For 100 years, the seven of them had tried their best, but they couldn't obtain Yang Hong's seed.
Even when Yang Hong used magic to seal his cultivation, they couldn't achieve it.
"Mmm~ No need, this is my fault, not yours."
Yang Hong was even more helpless.
He had directly sealed his cultivation to the level of a mortal, and under the siege of the seven, he couldn't even surrender his defenses.
It seemed that the Heavenly Dao had bestowed a special buff upon him.
A buff of invincible clones.
This situation almost drove him to despair.
He now pinned his hopes on another breakthrough in his cultivation, to see if he could gain further control over his body.
"Husband~ Bad news~ Bad news~"
Just as both of them were lamenting their misfortunes, the room door was pushed open by Li Lizhi.
"Husband, quickly~ get dressed, there are enemies, they're attacking."
"Which bastard has no desire to live?"
Yang Hong roared in anger, withdrew from Zhu Yuyan's embrace, put on his pháp bào, and rushed out.
In his foul mood, he was ready to kill!