108: Chapter 108 Starry Sky Technique

Half a month later, the concubines who had been pregnant for ten months began to give birth one after another.

Ding, ding, ding—the System's reward notification sounds rang out for a full half-month.

A total of eight concubines gave birth: five Mystic Grade High-Rank, two Earth-Grade Low Grade, and one Earth-Grade High Grade. In total, fifty-three years of cultivation were rewarded.

Xiao Ye's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to dive into the cultivation room.

"I wonder which Realm these fifty-three years of cultivation will help me break through to..." he muttered while sitting cross-legged and beginning to refine it frantically.

Three days later, the door to the cultivation room burst open. Xiao Ye walked out in high spirits, his cultivation having jumped from the first level of the Nascent Soul Stage straight to the Late Stage of the third level.

"It actually takes twenty years to break through a minor Realm in the Nascent Soul Stage? That means it would take two hundred years to reach Soul Transformation?" He counted on his fingers. "Then wouldn't it take fifty years for a minor Realm in Soul Transformation, and five hundred years to reach the Void Refinement?"

No, this won't do. I must continue taking concubines; otherwise, who knows how long it will take to achieve Immortal Ascension.

Thus, Xiao Ye went all out—selecting concubines by day and sowing his seeds by night, without a moment's rest. To achieve Immortal Ascension sooner, he was practically putting his life on the line.

Meanwhile, outsiders only saw that this new emperor of the Great Qian Empire had once again begun a life of debauchery.

A groom every day and revelry every night; he was even more outrageous than the legendary fatuous rulers.

Even his son Xiao Yan couldn't stand it anymore.

Previously, he only had to pay his respects to a dozen or so aunties every morning, which was barely manageable. Now, it was great—there were a full thirty aunties! Just paying his respects took half a day.

"Whoever wants to be the Crown Prince can be it; anyway, I'm done!" In a fit of pique, Xiao Yan packed his bags and ran away without even saying a word.

Fortunately, the Great Qian Empire had already entered a new order, and everything was running steadily.

When Xiao Ye found out, he just waved his hand: "Young people are just immature. He'll understand when he grows up—a father's hard work is all for the sake of this family."

Nowadays, Xiao Ye's life was such that one 'session' lasted a whole day, day after day.

He had truly sacrificed too much for this family.

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That day, two suns suddenly appeared above the imperial palace.

Two blazing suns hung in the sky like fire, exceptionally hot, trailing down strands of flame power that surged precisely toward a certain courtyard in the imperial palace.

"This is... a phenomenon brought by a Mutated Spiritual Root! Sister Su Wei's child is extraordinary; perhaps they have another special talent!"

Outside a sleeping palace, Xiao Ye's concubines gathered in a circle, looking up at the wondrous sight in the sky, their voices filled with envy and amazement.

Having experienced the phenomenon of the Eye of the Great Dao when Xiao Xie was born, they were now quite experienced and didn't make a fuss.

Anyone born with a phenomenon was bound to have extraordinary natural talent.

Just as Xiao Ye walked out of the cultivation room, he saw two suns hanging in the sky and couldn't help but mutter, "Holy crap, which beloved concubine is this? So impressive, she's given birth to a Genius for me?"

He soon found out it was Su Wei.

"Husband—Your Majesty—" When the concubines saw him, they immediately surrounded him, chattering like a flock of magpies.

"Husband, Sister Su Wei has given birth to a little princess. Go and see her quickly!"

"Alright." Xiao Ye strode into the sleeping palace, the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably.

—Another daughter with a phenomenon. What Divine Artifact will be dropped this time?

Ding! Congratulations to the host for fathering an offspring with a Mutated Spiritual Root!

Reward: Eighteen years of cultivation! Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique—Star Arts! One hundred thousand Spirit Stones!

Ding! Detected that this offspring possesses the Great Sun Blazing Phoenix Divine Physique!

Reward: One sun moon divine sword!

"Holy crap! A divine technique and divine gear! Hahaha—" Xiao Ye was so happy he gave Su Wei a hard kiss on the forehead, leaving her completely dazed, not yet realizing what had happened.

With a wave of his hand, he instructed the palace maids to take good care of the mother and daughter, then stuffed a bottle of Fourth-Tier Qi-Nourishing Pills he had just refined into Su Wei's hand before leaving contentedly.

"Hey, where are you going? You haven't named your daughter yet!" Su Wei shouted behind him.

Xiao Ye paused, forced to turn back, scratching his head for a long time before thinking, "How about Xiao Na?"

"Xiao Na?" Su Wei repeated it twice, her expression softening. "It sounds good."

Seeing that Su Wei was satisfied, Xiao Ye then greased his feet and slipped away faster than a rabbit.

Next, he was going to focus on studying the Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique he had just acquired—the Star Arts.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

Deep within the imperial palace, in a quiet room, Xiao Ye sat on a prayer mat with his eyes slightly closed. Spiritual power circulated around him, with faint starlight flickering.

The Star Arts was a Cultivation Technique that mimicked the movement of the stars.

In theory, as long as he successfully cultivated it, his speed of absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi would increase tenfold—tenfold, such a terrifying efficiency was enough to make one's scalp tingle just thinking about it.

Within the Star Arts, there was also a top-tier palm technique called the Heavenly Star Palm.

When the palm is struck, stars appear; its power is supreme, and a single strike could likely split even a mountain.

Xiao Ye had been in seclusion for several days, tirelessly contemplating the Star Arts and mimicking the movement of the stars.

As time passed, the background noise gradually faded, and the stars he saw in his pupils dimmed one by one until only one remained—the brightest one, emitting a blazing white light, slowly rotating in his consciousness.

Xiao Ye unconsciously raised his hand.

Ripples appeared in the air, and energy seemed visible to the naked eye as it was sucked into his palm. A hazy star emerged in his hand, starlight shining as it slowly rotated around his palm.

When the palm is struck, stars appear.

The Heavenly Star Palm was mastered.

Xiao Ye's body swayed as he woke up from the Epiphany. He looked down at the rotating star in his palm, feeling the terrifying power within it, and was utterly shocked.

"As expected of a Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique..." he murmured to himself, a wide grin slowly spreading across his face.

At this moment, he had absolute confidence—even without activating the Crimson Flame Blood-Burning Technique, he could easily crush a Peak Nascent Soul Stage cultivator with just this one palm strike.

But where could he find a Peak Nascent Soul Stage cultivator to practice on? Xiao Ye held the rotating star in his palm, falling into a deep melancholy—having a peerless martial art but not even a target to test it on; there was no greater sorrow in life than this.

"Sigh—" He sighed, withdrew the star, and prepared to find his concubines to exchange feelings and alleviate his loneliness.

On this day, a hundred thousand miles away from the Great Qian Empire, deep within a Sect shrouded in Yin Qi, a grim and powerful figure soared into the sky, laughing wildly and frantically: "Hahaha—I, Old Demon Hei Sha, have succeeded!"

This person was the Sect Master of the Heisha Sect, Old Demon Hei Sha.

After coming out of seclusion, he noticed something was wrong within the Sect.

Just then, a stay-behind Elder noticed the Sect Master had emerged and came forward to wail and complain.

When he heard the news that his beloved Disciple Yin Yue had been captured and hundreds of elite Disciples and Elders had been wiped out, the Old Demon felt terrible. He was so angry his liver ached, and his Devilish Qi almost went haywire.

"Outrageous!" Old Demon Hei Sha roared and took to the sky, filled with rage and Killing Intent, heading straight for the capital of the Great Qian Empire.

A hundred thousand miles was but half a day's journey beneath his feet.

"Xiao Ye, you brat, hand over your life!"