Having children earns benefit, start competing for dominance in the world by marrying a wife-Chapter 1043 - 733: Don’t rush to thank me just yet, you still have things to finish.

Although Lu Chen had already relinquished control over the political affairs of Great Sum, with all matters being handled by Lu Changfeng and the other officials, his grip on the empire remained very firm.

Especially the Brocade Guard, which was still under his command, had expanded its reach. Members of the Brocade Guard were now present within all the major Sects, and Lu Chen was well informed about their movements.

In recent years, the influence of Sects over Cultivators had waned significantly, and the number of talented Disciples they could recruit had become fewer and fewer, to the point where many Sects struggled to recruit any Disciples at all.

Even though Su Hanyan was the Emperor’s woman, the plight of the Misty Immortal Sect wasn’t much better. The first choice of Cultivators in their cultivation path was now the Cultivation Academies, followed only then by the major Sects’ influence.

While the Misty Immortal Sect was still able to recruit some Disciples, the quality of those they attracted declined year by year, which greatly worried the Elders.

If this trend continued, it was feared the Misty Immortal Sect would fall into even greater decline.

However, the upper echelons of the Misty Immortal Sect were not entirely foolish; if they could not recruit talented Disciples, they might as well follow the trend. Since Great Sum was establishing Cultivation Academies, the Misty Immortal Sect could do the same and masquerade as a school to recruit students.

Although it was a good idea, nobody knew what the Sum Emperor’s stance on this was. If he discovered that the Misty Immortal Sect was covertly setting up a Cultivation Academy, he might become very angry.

As it stood, only the Daxia Imperial Court had the right to establish Cultivation Academies. Sect powers could only watch helplessly. If they had been allowed to establish their own Academies, they would have done so long ago.

The reason Su Hanyan had come to see Lu Chen today was quite straightforward—she wanted to secure a spot from Lu Chen to establish a Cultivation Academy.

Although Lu Chen was no longer deeply involved with the bureaucratic affairs of the Daxia Imperial Court, he was still the Emperor and held great authority. With just a word from Lu Chen, the Misty Immortal Sect could establish a Cultivation Academy in Black Dragon City.

Su Hanyan looked at Lu Chen with seductive eyes, curious to know if he really understood why she had come to see him today.

As Su Hanyan watched him with skepticism, Lu Chen continued, "The Misty Immortal Sect is not forbidden from establishing a Cultivation Academy. However, any Academy they establish must accept the unified management of the Daxia Dynasty’s Education Ministry."

Hearing this, Su Hanyan was taken aback. It turned out Lu Chen really knew why she was here.

But...

If the Misty Immortal Sect’s Academy accepted the unified management of the Daxia Dynasty’s Education Ministry, wouldn’t that mean that the Misty Immortal Sect was cultivating Cultivators for the Daxia Dynasty?

Would the Cultivation Academy established by the Misty Immortal Sect still truly be their own?

Lu Chen continued, "Accepting the management of the Daxia Dynasty’s Education Ministry does not mean that the Misty Immortal Sect has to follow all commands from the Imperial Court. It simply means if the Daxia Imperial Court stipulates that the Misty Immortal Sect’s Academy can only recruit a certain number of students each year, then that is the number they must adhere to."

"Of course, the specific management of the Misty Immortal Sect’s Academy would be left to itself; the Daxia Imperial Court will not intervene."

Su Hanyan instantly grasped Lu Chen’s meaning. He intended to limit the number of students the Sects’ Cultivation Academies could recruit. This was understandable since if the Sects’ Academies were to recruit students excessively, they might affect the public Cultivation Academies run by the Daxia Dynasty.

Without delay, Su Hanyan responded, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Don’t be too quick to thank me. There’s still something you haven’t done."

Su Hanyan was startled, remembering what Lu Chen had mentioned earlier—she would have to attend to him actively to secure this opportunity.

But...

She had hardly ever actively served Lu Chen; it had always been Lu Chen taking the initiative, which left her unsure about what to do.

Lu Chen then said, "If you don’t know what to do, you can let your two Disciples come and teach you."

Su Hanyan quickly said, "No... there’s no need for that."

Su Hanyan certainly didn’t want her two direct disciples to witness her in such a state, so she decided to fumble her way through this herself.

Lu Chen withdrew himself and lay on the soft couch. Seeing this scene, Su Hanyan’s cheeks flushed even redder with embarrassment.

Su Hanyan then slowly got up, knelt on the soft couch, and slightly bent forward.

She remembered what she had seen Wu Junwan do for Lu Chen, so she planned to learn from Wu Junwan.

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Su Hanyan cursed in her heart, "This bastard!"

Despite feeling incredibly humiliated, Su Hanyan had to continue for the sake of the Misty Immortal Sect’s Cultivation Academy. It was a long while before the first phase finally ended.

Su Hanyan lay by the edge of the soft couch, retching incessantly. Lu Chen then asked, "Even if you set up the Cultivation Academy, you can’t necessarily make those students join the Misty Immortal Sect. After all, in terms of cultivation resources, the combined sects might not compare to the resources of the Daxia Dynasty."

The Daxia Dynasty controlled the planting of Spirit Rice; just this alone was enough to make cultivators willing to toil for the Daxia Dynasty.

After vomiting a few more times, Su Hanyan wiped her mouth and then said, "We have to at least try. If we continue like this, there will hardly be anyone left in the Misty Immortal Sect in the future."

Nowadays, many cultivators from the Misty Immortal Sect had left the Sect to join the Daxia Dynasty, and there was nothing the Sect could do to stop it. They certainly couldn’t forbid these cultivators from joining the Daxia Dynasty.

The Daxia Dynasty had laws in place stating that the major sects could not restrict the freedom of cultivators. If cultivators wanted to leave the Sect, the various major sects could not stop them, as doing so would be opposing the Daxia Imperial Court.

The talent drain was increasing, and without any replenishment, in the long run, the Misty Immortal Sect would probably be left with only a few retirees. This was not what Su Hanyan wanted to see.

Although she was Lu Chen’s woman and her stance was largely on Lu Chen’s side, she did not want the Misty Immortal Sect to become fully subservient to the Daxia Imperial Court. She still wished to maintain some degree of autonomy for the Misty Immortal Sect.

Su Hanyan did not want to be like Lu Chen’s other women, who stayed in the Imperial Palace every day, entirely at Lu Chen’s mercy.

At this moment, Su Hanyan slowly approached Lu Chen, preparing for intimate contact with him, but just then, Lu Chen stopped her.

A sly smile crossed his face, "Let’s change the location."

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Hearing this, Su Hanyan instantly understood what Lu Chen meant, and her face flushed with embarrassed anger.

Su Hanyan immediately said, "Don’t even think about it."

Lu Chen said, "When my wives and concubines serve me, they do it this way. Since you are offering yourself to serve me, naturally all methods must be employed."

With that, Lu Chen reached out, pinching Su Hanyan’s cherry lips while looking into her eyes.

"We’ve already tried here; it wouldn’t hurt to try other places as well."

"You!"

Speechless with rage, Su Hanyan thought, this guy actually wants to...

Although she was a cultivator and had undergone fasting, having expelled all impurities from her body and thus could technically comply, the thought of having to serve him in such a manner filled Su Hanyan with an overwhelming sense of humiliation.

After all, she was also a cultivator.

How could she bow to such exploitation?