260: Chapter 260 The National Treasury Here: All Left for the Children

Deep beneath the Great Xia Imperial Palace, there was an underground fortress entirely cast from ten-thousand-year-old mystic ice.

This was the royal national treasury that the Great Xia Dynasty had inherited for tens of thousands of years.

Xu Chen sent Hua Jieyu to the plaza above the Imperial Palace to prepare the flying boat first, while he himself unhurriedly walked down the white jade steps into the underground.

In front of the two ten-zhang-tall bronze gates of the national treasury, Wu Mingkong had already been waiting for a long time.

This empress, usually so majestic and awe-inspiring, was only wearing an extremely loose, plain cloud brocade dress today. Her raven-black hair was casually tied up with a white jade hairpin, lending her less sharpness and more of a heartwarming, gentle charm.

Beside Wu Mingkong stood an old man in a gray robe with white hair. This was the highly senior Treasury Elder of the Great Xia Imperial Family, whose cultivation had reached the Realm of a Half-Step Saint.

Seeing Xu Chen's extraordinary white figure appear, the Treasury Elder trembled, then quickly stepped forward, bowing deeply in a grand salute.

"This old man greets Great-Grandfather!"

Xu Chen casually waved his hand, signaling him to dispense with the formalities, his gaze falling directly on Wu Mingkong's beautiful face.

"Why aren't you sleeping more in your Bedchamber? What are you doing in this cold, damp underground room?" Xu Chen walked forward, naturally reaching out to embrace Wu Mingkong's full and supple waist, his tone carrying a hint of scolding affection.

Wu Mingkong leaned against his shoulder obediently, her beautiful eyes overflowing with deep affection.

"Husband is departing today, and the journey from Great Xia to the Xu Family Ancestral Land is long, with unpredictable expenses along the way. Although the Great Xia National Treasury cannot compare to the deep foundations of the Xu Family, it still holds a few top-grade Divine Plants capable of bringing the dead back to life and regenerating flesh from bones, as well as two quasi-imperial level protective Magical Artifacts. Husband, please take them with you for any unforeseen needs."

Hearing these thoughtful words, Xu Chen felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

This high and mighty empress, once she truly entrusted her heart and soul, her demeanor as a devoted little woman thinking solely of her husband indeed possessed a fatal attraction.

"Open the gate."

Wu Mingkong turned to the Treasury Elder beside her and issued the command.

The Treasury Elder dared not delay, quickly taking out a golden Dragon token inscribed with complex array patterns and pressing it into the central groove of the giant bronze gate.

Accompanied by a deafening sound of gears meshing, the heavy bronze gate slowly opened to both sides, and a rich aroma of Spiritual Qi and medicine, almost solidifying, rushed forth.

Xu Chen held Wu Mingkong's hand and stepped into the Great Xia National Treasury.

Looking around, this vast underground space was divided into dozens of areas.

On rows of shelves made from ten-thousand-year-old Spiritual wood, countless Divine Weapons and Sharp Weapons, high-grade Cultivation Technique Jade Slips, and various rare Spiritual Plants emitting alluring glows were neatly arranged.

For any top Sect on the Eastern Wasteland Continent, this sight would be enough to drive them completely mad. The Great Xia Dynasty's ability to awe the Eastern Wasteland for so many years was indeed largely due to this rich Family heritage.

Xu Chen secretly evaluated it in his heart.

A treasury of this scale was indeed quite good.

It was a pity that after seeing the Xu Family's Extreme Dao Treasury, as vast as the sea of stars, these items in Xu Chen's eyes were no different from the daily necessities in a Mortal's home.

Wu Mingkong walked to a mystic ice box emitting five-colored divine light, gently opened it, and inside lay a ten-thousand-year-old Divine Plant, shaped like a True Dragon and crystal clear throughout.

"Husband, this is the remnant root of the True Dragon Undying Medicine left from the founding of Great Xia. It possesses extremely strong spatial Law protection power. Please keep it well..."

Before Wu Mingkong could finish speaking, Xu Chen smiled and pressed her hand.

"Mingkong, do you really think your husband lacks these things?"

Xu Chen re-covered the mystic ice box and pushed it back onto the shelf. He glanced around the fully stocked national treasury, a helpless smile appearing in his deep eyes.

"Although the things in this national treasury seem abundant, their grade is ultimately a bit low. While it's more than enough for the daily operations of the Great Xia Dynasty, what you and Weiyang are carrying in your bellies are the mythical-level descendants of my Xu Family."

Xu Chen turned slightly, placed his hands on Wu Mingkong's shoulders, and his expression became incredibly serious.

"The gestation of mythical-level Bloodlines is like two bottomless pits. Once the fetuses begin to form, the Spiritual Qi and Heaven And Earth Origin they need to devour daily would be enough to completely drain this entire national treasury within half a month. By then, what will you use to replenish the deficit in your bodies?"

Hearing Xu Chen's analysis, Wu Mingkong's complexion changed slightly. She had been so busy preparing travel expenses for her husband that she had overlooked just how terrifying the appetite of the Heaven-Defying little one in her womb was.

The Treasury Elder, who had been following closely, also broke out in a cold sweat.

Draining Great Xia's tens of thousands of years of national treasury accumulation in half a month? These weren't children they were carrying; these were simply two living money-devouring beasts! Great-Grandfather's Bloodline was indeed terrifying.

"So, I didn't come here today to take anything."

Xu Chen let go of her hand and strode to an empty area in the center of the national treasury.

He raised his right hand, and his slender fingers gently brushed the ancient-looking family Spatial Ring.

Buzz!

Accompanied by a dazzling purple-gold divine light erupting in the underground space, the surrounding Void Realm violently twisted and vibrated.

Immediately after, under the horrified gaze of the Treasury Elder, whose eyes were about to pop out, a terrifying mountain piled with countless top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasures crashed down onto the national treasury's floor tiles out of thin air.

Rumble!

The entire underground fortress violently trembled with it.

Colorful, dazzling light instantly illuminated the originally dim national treasury as if it were daytime.

Immortal Qi and Dao Laws, so dense they almost solidified, intertwined, even condensing into visible auspicious clouds of Spiritual Qi in mid-air.

"This... these are all remnants of extreme dao imperial weapons?! And that... that's the Nine Revolutions Phoenix Blood Lotus, rumored to bloom only once every hundred thousand years?!"

The Treasury Elder's legs went soft, and he collapsed to the ground.

His cloudy old eyes stared fixedly at the treasure mountain before him, his lips trembling so much he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Those weapons, each exuding terrifying imperial might, even a mere fragment, would be enough to cause a bloody war of annihilation across the Eastern Wasteland.

And those top-grade Divine Plants, casually piled together, any one of them was several grades higher than the most precious True Dragon Undying Medicine in the Great Xia National Treasury.

In comparison, Great Xia's so-called abundant national treasury was as shabby as a beggar's den by the roadside.

Wu Mingkong was equally utterly shocked by the scene before her.

She stared blankly at the treasure mountain radiating endless divine splendor, then looked at Xu Chen, who stood calmly in front of it, feeling her breathing become somewhat difficult.

Piling Imperial Weapons and hundred-thousand-year-old Divine Plants like common cabbages, this kind of utterly perception-shattering extravagance had completely exceeded the limits of her imagination as the Great Xia Empress.

"Husband, these... are all for us?" Wu Mingkong's voice trembled noticeably.

"Of course."

Xu Chen clapped the dust from his hands, walked in front of Wu Mingkong, and a domineering yet doting smile curved at the corner of his mouth.

"As the saying goes, 'raise sons frugally, raise daughters lavishly.' But my Xu Chen's rule is, no matter if it's a boy or a girl in the future, my dear wife who bears my children must never suffer."

Xu Chen extended his hands and tightly embraced the empress, whose eyes were red with emotion, his chin gently resting on her forehead, his voice as tender as if it could melt ten-thousand-year-old mystic ice.

"This is just a small portion of the resources I carry. You can make do with these for now. Once I return to the Family and establish the cross-domain teleportation array, I'll have people deliver the truly good things from the Xu Family's treasury to you daily, meal by meal."

Wu Mingkong buried her face tightly against Xu Chen's sturdy chest, and warm tears finally streamed from her eyes.

In this cruel cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak, even Dao Companions who had gone through life and death together would inevitably develop selfish desires when faced with such astonishing and supreme Opportunities.

Yet, this man, without even blinking, had handed her a peerless foundation capable of buying half the Eastern Wasteland, as if casually discarding 雜物.

"Husband, come back soon. Weiyang and I, and our children, will be waiting for you at home."

Wu Mingkong looked up, no longer caring about the Treasury Elder still twitching on the ground, and actively stood on her tiptoes, pressing her soft red lips onto Xu Chen's.

After a long while, their lips parted.

Xu Chen reached out to wipe away the tears from Wu Mingkong's eyes, leaving behind an incredibly reassuring smile.

"Take care of yourselves, and don't try to save money for me."

With that, Xu Chen turned around magnanimously, his white robes stirring a breeze, and strode out of the underground fortress he had completely filled.

Above the dome of the Great Xia Imperial Capital, the sky was cloudless for thousands of miles.

A massive imperial clan flying boat, radiating dazzling purple-gold light and carved with Nine True Dragons totems, was silently suspended in the Void Realm, like an ancient behemoth about to awaken.

On the deck of the flying boat, Hua Jieyu, in a provocative purple dress, stood facing the wind.

Seeing Xu Chen's slender figure break through the air and land steadily on the deck, this peerless succubus's alluring fox eyes instantly sparkled with extremely bright light.

"Young Lord, everything is arranged," Hua Jieyu said sweetly, walking up to him and naturally linking her arm with Xu Chen's, pressing her proud softness tightly against his arm.

Xu Chen cast a final glance at the majestic Great Xia Imperial Palace below, feeling the surging vitality of the Luck Golden Dragon, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Set sail."

Xu Chen withdrew his gaze, his voice calm and authoritative.

Accompanied by a deafening roar that shattered the clouds, the massive imperial clan flying boat transformed into a terrifying streak of light tearing through the sky, instantly disappearing at the edge of the Eastern Wasteland Continent, speeding towards the vast and boundless depths of the starry sky.