Upon hearing the system prompt, Lu Chen was slightly taken aback.
Few Cultivators can cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Realm?
Then what should he be afraid of the other side doing?
With this thought, Lu Chen felt much more at ease.
He scanned the crack in the world barrier of the Tianchen World again. The crack was not large, and it was not easy for the Cultivators from the other world to come through, unless they came in the form of souls.
However, to prevent people from the other side from coming over, it was still better to make some necessary preparations. With that in mind, Lu Chen immediately boarded an Immortal Boat and returned directly to Black Dragon City.
At this time, most of the Cultivators who had come to attend the Cultivators Conference in Black Dragon City had not yet left. Although the Cultivators Conference had been over for more than a month, the conference was no longer just confined to official discussions.
In the following one or two months, the Cultivators who came to the conference would engage in all sorts of trades with other Cultivators in Black Dragon City. There would also be many auctions during this time, of course. These were all spontaneously organized by the major Sects and had little to do with the Daxia Dynasty.
Seeing the Immortal Boat in the sky, the Cultivators knew that another significant event was about to happen. The overwhelming Spiritual Power they felt earlier was a bit special, clearly not the Spiritual Power of this world.
This indicated that someone or something from another world had entered this world.
When Lu Chen returned to the Imperial Palace of Black Dragon City, all the Sect Masters and leaders of the major Sects were already waiting for him at the palace gate.
Lu Chen declared from the sky, "All Cultivators who attended the Cultivators Conference one month ago, proceed immediately to the Black Dragon City Deliberation Hall. I have important matters to announce."
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After Lu Chen finished speaking, in less than an hour, the Cultivators who had attended the Cultivators Conference a month ago appeared again in the Deliberation Hall.
Su Hanyan was still in bed when she heard Lu Chen’s words, and she hastily got dressed and headed for the Deliberation Hall.
Before long, Lu Chen, wearing a Black Gold Dragon Robe and a crown, appeared in the Deliberation Hall of the Imperial Palace of Black Dragon City. After taking his seat on the Dragon Throne, Lu Chen glanced at the Cultivators present and then spoke indifferently, "You must have sensed what just happened."
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, the Sect Masters looked at each other.
They naturally felt the overwhelming Spiritual Power, but they didn’t know exactly what had happened.
Lu Chen continued, "A Cultivation World has collided with the Tianchen World, and part of that world has already entered the Tianchen World. The Spiritual Power from the Tianchen World just now was from that world."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned; it was indeed as they had guessed.
From the beginning, they had felt that the overwhelming Spiritual Power was not quite right, not like it belonged to this world. Most likely, something from another world had entered and brought a wave of Spiritual Energy to the Tianchen World.
Now, trouble was brewing. If other worlds had collided with this one, didn’t that mean that Cultivators from that world could enter this one?
The order of this world had just stabilized, and now was it going to be reshuffled?
Just as people were contemplating whether or not to ally themselves with the forces of that world, Lu Chen continued, "It will take about a hundred years for that world to completely merge with the Tianchen World."
"However, whether the Cultivators from that world will pass through the broken world barrier to the Tianchen World, that’s hard to say. So, I plan to dispatch some forces to guard the site of the barrier breach, to prevent Cultivators from that world from sneaking into this one."
Hearing this, all the Sect Masters present in the hall fell silent, starting to plot in their minds.
They were thinking that if they could guard the barrier, on the one hand, they could establish good relations with the invading Cultivators, and on the other hand, they could show that they were making an effort for the Tianchen World.
Later on, whether the Daxia Dynasty lost or eventually took over that world, they would not lose out.
Hedging their bets was the safest course of action.
Thinking of this, a man immediately stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, the Sky Blade Sect is willing to guard the world barrier!"
As soon as the Sect Master of the Sky Blade Sect finished speaking, quite a few Sect Masters from other powers stood up in succession.
"Your Majesty, the Lieyan Sect is also willing to guard the world barrier!"
"The Flying Scorpion Sect is willing too!"
"The Green Frost Sect..."
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Seeing these Sects all willing to guard the world barrier, Lu Chen was not pleased. Their Loyalty was fluctuating constantly, rising and falling. He instantly saw through their intentions.
These people wanted to get close to the breach in the barrier. If the invaders from that world arrived, they could make early contact with them and then guide them.
To put it bluntly, they wanted to be opportunists.
These guys...
But Lu Chen was not too angry. These Cultivators had always been like this. They had no real sense of belonging to the Tianchen World or the Daxia Dynasty, nor could they be called loyal.
For them, they would side with whoever won, and they would belong to whoever emerged victorious.
It was the same when they followed the three major forces to attack the Tianchen World; to them, it was merely a change of allegiance.
Lu Chen remained silent for a moment before saying, "Sect Masters, I am very relieved to see such enthusiasm from all of you. The stability of Tianchen World will hinge upon your efforts from now on."
"In a few days, each sect should send disciples and elders to join in guarding the realm barrier. As for the exact number of people and the rotational schedule, we can discuss that shortly."
"Additionally, I must add that although the other world is a Cultivation World, it is only a lower-tier Cultivation World and it is unlikely to produce Cultivators of the Divinity Transformation Realm."
"With our Sect Master Su having broken through to the All Law Realm, Tianchen World will be safe with him around."
Hearing this, the gazes of the cultivators in the hall instantly turned towards Su Hanyan. People were aware of the relationship between Su Hanyan and Lu Chen,
Every time Su Hanyan came to Black Dragon City to attend the Cultivator’s Conference, she would stay in the Imperial Palace for over a month. What she did inside the palace, those who understood would know.
Furthermore, outside the Cultivator’s Conference, as long as Lu Chen came to Black Dragon City, Su Hanyan would also spend some time there. Clearly, Su Hanyan had already become Lu Chen’s woman.
To everyone’s surprise, Su Hanyan had managed to break through to the All Law Realm in such a short period. Does this mean that she had received a considerable number of cultivation resources from Lu Chen? Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to advance from the Fifth Layer of the Yin-Yang Realm to the All Law Realm in just a few short years.
Thinking of the benefits Su Hanyan must have received from Lu Chen, the Sect Masters felt their hearts stir. They started to scheme whether they should send some beautiful female disciples to the Sum Emperor.
Perhaps if the Sum Emperor took a liking to the female disciples they offered, he might also grant them substantial cultivation resources.
At this moment, the group of Sect Masters turned to Su Hanyan and said,
"Incredible, Sect Master Su, for you to break through from the Fifth Layer of the Yin-Yang Realm to the All Law Realm in just a few short years."
"His Majesty is right, with Sect Master Su here, that world will eventually belong to His Majesty."
"Sect Master Su’s talent is so extraordinary, and now with the spiritual energy in Tianchen World becoming even more concentrated, it’s likely you will reach the Divinity Transformation Realm in less than a hundred years."
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After hearing their flattering remarks, Su Hanyan replied indifferently, "Thank you for the compliments, but protecting Tianchen World will still require everyone’s assistance."
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Soon after, a wave of praise once again filled the hall.
The meeting was not very long; Lu Chen simply informed everyone about the situation and discussed how many people each sect should send and what level of cultivators they ought to deploy to guard the realm barrier.
After the meeting was over, Su Hanyan had intended to find Lu Chen to learn about the specifics of the situation, only to discover upon entering the Imperial Palace that Lu Chen had already vanished, clearly having returned to Yan County.
Lu Chen had just returned to the Yancheng Imperial Palace when Chu Yuqin and the other wives gathered around him. They were now able to cultivate, and with such a vast influx of spiritual energy into this world, they naturally felt it too.
While the resurgence of spiritual energy was a good thing for this world, they knew that every time it happened, something significant would occur in this world.
This time, with so much spiritual energy suddenly present, it likely signified that the events they would encounter could be even greater.
Thinking of this, the women’s faces showed expressions of concern.
Chu Yuqin took the initiative to ask, "Chen’er, what just happened?"
Lu Chen glanced at his wives and then replied with a slight smile, "A Cultivation World has collided with Tianchen World, and the spiritual energy we just experienced came from that world."
Spiritual energy has its concentrations, and it flows from places rich in spiritual energy to where it is scarce. When that Cultivation World collided with Tianchen World, its spiritual power poured into this world like a flood, hence the sudden thickening of Tianchen World’s spiritual energy.
Upon hearing Lu Chen’s explanation, Mu Zixuan said with some concern, "Your Majesty, will those cultivators invade Tianchen World?"
Lu Chen answered with a smile, "That’s hard to say; there’s a high probability, as cultivators are inherently plunderous. Now that their world has collided with Tianchen World, they will certainly not miss the opportunity to plunder other worlds."
Seeing his wives seemingly worried, Lu Chen said with a smile, "You needn’t worry too much. It’s just a lower-tier Cultivation World, and the most powerful cultivator in that world might not be as strong as me."
Hearing Lu Chen’s words, Chu Yuqin looked him over and noticed that his aura had become much more robust, clearly indicating he had reached the Yin-Yang Realm.
Chu Yuqin asked with happiness, "Chen’er, have you broken through to the Yin-Yang Realm?"
Lu Chen replied, "Yes, I just did."
Wearing the Shenghui Armor, he could exert the strength of the All Law Realm. Moreover, with another All Law Realm cultivator in Tianchen World and if the opposing world did not have a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator, there really wasn’t much need for concern.
But Mu Zixuan and the others did not understand all this—they just knew war was about to begin again.
Lu Chen did not want them to worry unnecessarily and then said, "Alright, let’s head back to Wind Cloud Palace for now. We can talk about everything in detail once we’re there."
Saying this, Lu Chen, with an arm around the waists of Chu Yuqin and Mu Zixuan, headed towards the Wind Cloud Palace.