Patriarch is Taking Concubines Again!-Chapter 349

Chapter 349

The current strength of the Li Clan was no less than that of a first-grade immortal sect. Not to mention, even the Holy Maiden had married Li Su.

Even the geniuses paled in comparison to Li Su. However, for disciples from the sacred grounds, there was an additional procedure when it came to marriage—they needed the consent of the sacred grounds. “That’s fine.” After receiving reports from his subordinates, Venerable Lord Chang Feng also relaxed the restrictions on female disciples. Despite these years passing, the Xuantian Academy had yet to employ a dedicated sacred artifact to verify Li Su’s status.

However, after spending such an extended period in the Northern Region, Venerable Feng Tian had firmly come to believe in Li Su’s reincarnated immortal status. Particularly, when Li Su successfully dismantled the Elemental Magnetic Barrier, Feng Tian speculated that Li Su might have been the immortal associated with the fragments of the immortal artifact before his reincarnation. Feng Tian, presiding over the Northern Region, also aimed to observe Li Su more closely.

The more Feng Tian observed, the more convinced he became. The Xuantian Academy’s desire to protect and support Li Su also intensified. Now, with female disciples expressing an interest in marrying Li Su, it aligns well with the academy’s objectives. So, in the second year, Li Su accepted several female cultivators from the Xuantian Academy.

These female cultivators all possessed commendable spiritual roots—two in third grade, one in second grade, and two with fourth-grade exceptional spiritual roots. The number wasn’t excessive, as many were still in seclusion, unaware of Li Su’s presence in the Xuantian Academy. Within the sacred grounds, there were indeed more geniuses. This was normal, given that the sacred grounds attracted talents from the Xuantian Realm and surrounding realms.

Each sacred ground had a siphoning effect. First-grade spiritual roots remained relatively rare, even within sacred grounds. This explained why the Xuantian Academy sought to recruit talents from elsewhere. The third year arrived swiftly, and during this year, Li Su continued taking concubines without interruption. His spiritual root descendants also kept increasing.

Li Su communicated with the Li family, urging them to have more descendants in these years. He even increased the rewards for the birth of offspring, further amplifying the growth of his spiritual root descendants. The Li family now boasted several million members, with an annual population increase of tens of thousands.

Considering natural probability, having one person with spiritual roots among tens of thousands would be considered good. However, the system’s increased probability was quite potent. In less fortunate years, among the tens of thousands, there were still several descendants with spiritual roots. In luckier years, the number could reach a dozen or occasionally exceed twenty.

In these years, due to Li Su’s encouragement, the entire Li family continuously produced descendants, significantly increasing the growth of spiritual root descendants. Including Li Su’s children, the rate at which his spiritual root descendants were increasing was indeed quite fast. “Senior Li, are you planning to keep taking concubines indefinitely?” “I don’t know. If this continues, all the outstanding female cultivators in our Xuantian Realm might end up being taken by him.” The disciples of the Xuantian Academy were thoroughly amazed. By the fifth year, Li Su’s pace of taking concubines finally slowed down. In Li Su’s view, this year was the final one.

This year was pivotal—if Li Su couldn’t assist Tao Yao in unlocking her memories, there would be no more opportunity for her to regain them. Consequently, Li Su halted the addition of concubines and delved into alchemy. He patiently awaited the moment when the number of his spiritual root descendants would exceed 4000. As time progressed, the efforts from the previous year started yielding results, with spiritual root descendants continuously emerging.

In the middle of the year, Li Su’s spiritual root descendants surpassed the 4000 mark. After absorbing their cultivation, Li Su broke through another bottleneck, reaching the third level of the Unity Stage. He was now on the verge of the fourth level. Climbing each level in the Unity Stage still required a significant amount of time, especially for a third-grade spiritual root.

Encountering a new bottleneck, Li Su, despite his increased strength, found the challenges of being a third-grade spiritual root daunting. However, the allure of rewards was irresistible. The proximity of his spiritual roots to the second-grade level became apparent.

Li Su wasn’t in a rush. Tao Yao remained his top priority. “Let’s try,” he said. Li Su initially added a thousand years of secret technique experience to the Grand Dream Scroll but found little effect. Immortal techniques were notoriously difficult to learn, making a thousand years insufficient. Thus, Li Su added ten thousand years of secret technique experience, resulting in significant progress. The Grand Dream Scroll became clearer, but it still lacked something.

Adding another ten thousand years of experience further improved the clarity. Li Su continued this process until he reached thirty thousand years of experience. Finally, the Grand Dream Scroll became distinctly clear, marking Li Su’s entry into its secrets. This Grand Dream Record is extraordinary, he thought. It was, indeed, an immortal technique.

Upon casting, the Grand Dream Record didn’t unleash overwhelming attacks but subtly influenced the surroundings. Its effects varied based on the caster’s intent. For instance, an offensive application could make a cultivator perceive life as a dream, rendering the entire world seemingly unreal.

Li Su marveled at the versatility of the technique. It could also be employed similar to illusion techniques, trapping a cultivator’s soul in a dream, making their body a mere shell with no escape.

However, mastering the technique had its challenges. Li Su faced significant depletion of both spiritual energy and soul power upon each use. The recovery time was substantial, leaving Li Su temporarily weakened.

Despite Li Su’s formidable current strength, he was still considered “mortal” in the realm of immortals. Using immortal techniques with a mortal body posed considerable difficulties. The Grand Dream Record, for now, could only be considered a trump card. Nevertheless, having such a potent trump card could prove pivotal in critical situations.

Li Su believed the technique would be sufficient to help Tao Yao. The Grand Dream Record’s primary purpose was not to attack. Its potency lay in its ability to manipulate the realms of illusion, dreams, and the soul—an ideal tool to assist Tao Yao.