Su Chen was captivated for a moment.
Like Mo Qingwu, Yoo Junluo also possessed an ethereal fairy-like quality, but she was even colder than Mo Qingwu by several degrees.
Not just in this life, but even in his past life, he had never seen Yoo Junluo’s pretty face blush.
A blushing Yoo Junluo was truly very beautiful.
"Jun Luo, tomorrow night, I’ll come to your room," Su Chen inhaled deeply and said firmly, his voice filled with undeniable authority.
Yoo Junluo’s face turned even redder, and her beautiful eyes showed her nervousness; she even forgot how to breathe.
Then, as if fleeing, she ran away.
"You rascal, why didn’t you just go to Jun Luo’s room tonight?" Gu Yuan asked curiously, giving Su Chen a look.
"Tonight, I’ll be with you!" Su Chen said with a smile.
"No, I... I... must not behave recklessly," Gu Yuan’s face also turned a shade of red, which, paired with her holy demeanor, gave Su Chen a different feeling.
"Cough cough, Yuan’er, I simply want to hold you while we sleep tonight, nothing more!" Su Chen said with a laugh.
"Really!" Su Chen nodded.
Time swiftly passed by.
Su Chen held Gu Yuan in his arms.
He truly did nothing out of line, just held Gu Yuan tight, savoring this peaceful and cozy moment.
If before, it was because Gu Yuan was carrying his child that he considered her his woman,
then, as time went on, by today, he had deeply fallen in love with the little woman in his arms.
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But, Gu Yuan possessed her own unique charm.
She was uncompetitive and serene, like a blooming orchid; she lacked Seventh Princess’s nobility, Mo Qingwu’s transcendence, Yoo Junluo’s aloofness, Qin Li’s coquettish cute demeanor, and Lan Su’s gentleness and delicacy. However, she possessed a special quality that gave men a sense of relief, a quality that felt like home.
Holding Gu Yuan, Su Chen rarely felt such inner ease.
Unbeknownst to him, he fell asleep.
Gu Yuan stared at Su Chen’s face, gazing until she smiled goofily; Su Chen looked very handsome while sleeping, and she enjoyed watching him sleep.
Su Chen met with his Master, Huo Shouying, and Second Elder Zhao Wuwei to discuss the future of the Burning Heaven Sect.
Since the decision was made to turn the Burning Heaven Sect into the strongest sect, plans had to be made.
First and foremost, they would recruit disciples!
With so many martial cultivation resources at his disposal, Su Chen found recruiting disciples quite easy, especially with his own reputation aiding the process.
Next was the matter of powerful individuals.
This was a weak point for the Burning Heaven Sect.
"In the early stage, our sect has few strong individuals, so we will recruit supporters!" Su Chen said firmly. "Later on, I’ll contact the Xuanfeng Imperial Family and the Royal Auction House to recruit some supporters who are at least in the Creation Realm."
"Supporters from the Creation Realm?" Huo Shouying inhaled sharply. "Isn’t that too strong?"
"Not strong," Su Chen shook his head. The more enemies he had, the more he needed the Burning Heaven Sect as his stronghold. How could he feel secure if his base wasn’t formidable? He had his own plans and couldn’t always stay at the sect. If the sect wasn’t secure and united, he wouldn’t be at ease venturing outside.
"Will it cost a lot?" Huo Shouying asked.
"A third-level Creation Realm supporter requires at least one million Black Xuan Stones a year, or maybe a middle-grade Divine Artifact," Su Chen said somberly.
"What?" Both Huo Shouying and Zhao Wuwei were dumbfounded; even after a thousand years, the entire Burning Heaven Sect did not have a million Black Xuan Stones!
"Master, Second Elder, to me, Black Xuan Stones are just a number. Not too long ago, I obtained over three hundred million Black Xuan Stones."
Huo Shouying and Zhao Wuwei were left speechless, feeling almost dizzy.
They even started to wonder if this was still an illusion of Su Chen in front of them. Was he really not a deity? One year!!! Just one year! The contrast between one year ago and now...
For Martial Cultivators, whose lifespans span hundreds of thousands of years, a year passes in the blink of an eye!
Yet, Su Chen had managed to go from a beggar to a tycoon in just one year.
Huo Shouying and Zhao Wuwei simply couldn’t imagine how Su Chen had achieved this. Even the illegitimate son of Heaven would find it difficult, right?
"Cough cough... Master, you should still be the sect leader of Burning Heaven Sect," Su Chen continued.
"That won’t do!" Huo Shouying immediately shook his head. How could he, with his level of strength, become the sect leader? Wouldn’t that be a joke?
"Master, you don’t need to worry. First, although your strength isn’t strong, what your disciple lacks least is martial arts cultivation resources. There are as many as you need, and your strength can be quickly raised to at least the Creation Realm. Second, if someone other than you becomes the sect leader, I wouldn’t feel assured. In the future, Burning Heaven Sect will be our main base, and my heart is set on making Burning Heaven Sect the largest sect in the entire Divine Martial Continent."
"This..." Huo Shouying fell silent, his frown deepening, which amounted to a tacit agreement.
"Young boy Su, what do you plan to do next? Give your master some direction." After a long while, Huo Shouying asked. Honestly, he really had no ideas or experience. After all, in the past, he was just the leader of Burning Heaven Sect, a Sixth Rank sect—nicely put, he was a sect leader; bluntly put, he was no better than a Servant Disciple of a First-Rank Sect. Because of this, his vision was definitely limited.
"No need to do anything special, just follow the old ways of Burning Heaven Sect!" Su Chen chuckled. Of course, such capriciousness was based on his existence.
As long as Su Chen was alive for one day, no one would dare to question his master, including those high-priced ministers.
As long as Su Chen was alive for a day, Burning Heaven Sect would surely rise day by day.
The master might walk some crooked paths in the early stage, but slowly, he would surely become a qualified sect leader.
"Well then, alright! I’ll ponder it over!" Huo Shouying nodded and sank into deep thought.
Meanwhile, Su Chen left.
There were many things to be done.
The Wanlong Dynasty, Azure Dragon Army, Sun Family, Xuanwu Academy, and other forces that harbored intentions against his child and woman were still alive and well. The previous killing had only been a fraction of their strong forces, nothing more.
Su Chen wasn’t generous. Those who wanted to kill his woman and child were enemies he would thoroughly retaliate against!
In his heart, he would not let any of these forces go! Without a doubt!
Among them, forces like the Azure Dragon Army, Sun Family, and Xuanwu Academy, being within the Xuanfeng Dynasty and not too strong, could be easily handled by the Xuanfeng Imperial Family. Su Chen wouldn’t need to personally take action; he could leave it to the Xuanfeng Imperial Family, who would be very willing. After all, removing a First-Rank Power would yield a large amount of precious martial arts cultivation resources. Even though the Xuanfeng Imperial Family was wealthy, no one would complain about having too many resources.
The only force Su Chen had to deal with himself was the Wanlong Dynasty.
Being much stronger than the Xuanfeng Dynasty, he had to confront it himself.
It was very possible that Qingrou Yu had undergone soul possession. Of course, there was also a slim chance that she had changed after receiving the War God inheritance.
But, regardless, this was a stone in Su Chen’s heart that needed to be resolved.
Conveniently, Qingrou Yu was also from the Wanlong Dynasty, and belonged to the Yu Family.
No matter what, Li Ping’s first time had been inadvertently received by him.
Su Chen had always been domineering in matters concerning women, honoring his inner feelings.
Li Ping was his woman. Hence, he could not ignore her. After all, what if Li Ping wanted to marry someone else in the future? Surely he couldn’t just watch?
However, Li Ping’s Li Family was a major power in Nan’e Ancient Capital and was too strong. Although Su Chen was confident, he was not arrogant. Currently, he was probably not a match for Nan’e Ancient Capital’s Li Family, and even Li Ping herself could overpower him.
Therefore, the matter regarding Li Ping had to be postponed.
"So it seems the first step is to head to the Wanlong Dynasty!" Su Chen had made up his mind. "We’re still very far from the Wanlong Dynasty, even by Winged Jiao it would take ten days, right?" Su Chen mused. "Just right, the ten days on the road could be used to train in ’Soul Annihilation’ and several other Soul Techniques, which could sharply increase my strength!"
After some thought, Su Chen had some plans and was quite confident, feeling rather good.
Heading straight to Junluo Yoo’s room, he hadn’t forgotten what he told Junluo Yoo yesterday: "I’ll come to your room tonight."