146: Chapter 145 Selecting High-Quality Concubines

"Ahem—" Xiao Ye cleared his throat. "What is this 'Old Man' business? Call me Imperial Father next time. Do you remember?"

"Got it, Old Man."

Xiao Ye's mouth twitched, too lazy to correct him again. "Forget it, forget it. Get up. Yaner, why did you come to find me?"

Xiao Yan straightened up, his face filled with irrepressible excitement. "Imperial Father, I have some good news—my Spiritual Root has broken through to the Peak Grade!"

Xiao Ye had actually already discovered this through the System, but to match his son's excitement, he feigned surprise and asked with a smile, "What? Your Spiritual Root has reached the Peak Grade level? My son Xiao Yan truly has Great Emperor Potential!"

"Yes!" Xiao Yan beamed with pride. "I absorbed a wisp of someone else's strange fire on the Endless Sea battlefield, and my Spiritual Root evolved!"

Xiao Ye looked at his son's smug expression and nodded inwardly.

When this kid was out training, he was a sly fox, cautious yet crafty, but in front of his own father, he was still just a child seeking praise.

"Not bad, not bad." Xiao Ye patted his shoulder, his tone filled with a hint of pride. "Keep working hard, don't embarrass your father."

"Don't worry, Old Man!" Xiao Yan puffed out his chest. "I definitely won't let you down!"

"Old Man, there's one more thing." Xiao Yan had just walked to the door when he turned back, looking a bit indignant. "I met a Core Formation Perfection tiger demon on the Endless Sea battlefield. I fought him, but I lost."

"Hmm?" Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow. "There's someone at the same level you can't beat?"

With Xiao Yan's combat power, let alone the same rank, it wouldn't be strange for him to win against higher ranks. How could he get wiped on the floor by a tiger demon of the same level?

"It's not like that, I was winning at first." Xiao Yan looked aggrieved. "Who knew that tiger demon didn't play by the rules and called his wife over to fight me together."

"What Realm is his wife?"

"Nascent Soul Early Stage."

"You couldn't beat her when she's only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage?" Xiao Ye frowned.

"He has a hundred wives." Xiao Yan added expressionlessly, "All of them are at the Nascent Soul Early Stage."

"Holy crap, a hundred?" Xiao Ye almost jumped out of his chair. "That's even more badass than me!"

"Yeah, I'm confused too." Xiao Yan scratched his head. "He's just at Core Formation Perfection, how could he have a hundred Nascent Soul Early Stage wives?"

"Maybe that tiger demon is a descendant of a powerful Yao Race figure with a deep background." Xiao Ye stroked his chin as he analyzed.

"No." Xiao Yan shook his head firmly. "He's just like me, picking up trash on the battlefield, dirt poor. How could he be a descendant of some big shot?"

Xiao Ye was silent for a moment, then pulled a jade plaque from his bosom and handed it to Xiao Yan.

"Alright, son. Next time you encounter that tiger demon, just crush this jade plaque." He patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, his tone serious. "It contains a wisp of your father's Divine Soul and can unleash the combat power of a Soul Transformation Realm expert. However—it can only be used once, so use it wisely."

Xiao Yan took the jade plaque and carefully put it away, his eyes lighting up. "Thanks, Dad!"

"Hmm, be careful on the road." Xiao Ye waved his hand, his tone returning to that nonchalant style.

Xiao Yan turned and left, his pace light. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and grinned. "Old Man, why don't you learn from that tiger demon and marry a few more wives who can fight?"

"Get out!" Xiao Ye's mouth twitched. Marry wives stronger than me? How? Do you want me to sell my looks?

Xiao Yan laughed and ran off in a flash.

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Fu fully utilized the influence of the Great Qian, sending countless secret agents and spies to every corner of the East Sea. They had only one task—to collect intelligence on all beautiful women, especially those with "big breasts and big hips," marking them as priorities and cataloging them separately.

In less than a month, a thick list was placed before Xiao Ye.

Inside the Imperial Study, Xiao Ye flipped through the pages one by one. Not only were there written descriptions, but there were also portraits attached, finely drawn and lifelike.

"Baihua Valley Saintess, Yu Keqing—oh, this one is big."

"Taiyi Sect's Wu Qingqing—her legs are so long, but her hips are a bit small, doesn't look like she'd be easy to conceive."

"Great Wilderness Sect Goddess, Bai Jie—Innate Charming Body! Hiss, this one looks so seductive..."

He flipped through page after page, his eyes growing brighter and brighter.

"Good heavens, the quality is just too high. Any one of them, if placed in my previous life, would have Heaven-Defying beauty comparable to Bingbing."

"Master, how is it? Which one do you like? I'll go propose marriage for you." Li Fu leaned in, his face full of smiles.

Xiao Ye closed the list, leaned back in his chair, and waved his hand. "This one, this one, this one... oh, forget it, only children make choices—I want them all!"

Li Fu's mouth twitched. "Master, whether they want to or not isn't up to you; it depends on whether they are willing to marry. These are all proud daughters of heaven, and quite a few have Soul Transformation Realm cultivation."

This was also something Xiao Ye had specifically ordered—to try and find high-quality Fairies with high cultivation, high beauty, and tall stature, so it would be easier for them to conceive, since their life levels would be closer.

He gave the spirit ascension pill rewarded by the System to his concubines, with the original intention of improving their Aptitude.

Only when their Aptitude was improved would their Cultivation speed be fast, and their cultivation level be able to keep up.

Only then would their life levels be closer, and it would be easier to conceive!

"Not willing?" Xiao Ye raised an eyebrow and put down the list. "Did you not tell them about my conditions?"

"I did, I told them everything!" Li Fu looked innocent. "I almost praised you as the Sun God! But they just wouldn't nod."

Xiao Ye touched his chin, thoughtful. "Damn... it looks like I'll have to go and propose in person."

He stood up, straightened his robes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "It's been a long time since I did this, I'm still a bit shy."

Li Fu's mouth twitched, and he silently rolled his eyes in his heart—you, shy? If you were shy, there would be no shameless people left in this world. But he still asked respectfully, "Master, which one shall we go to first?"

Xiao Ye picked up the list, flipped through it casually, and slapped it onto the table. "Let's go to Baihua Valley first. That Saintess Yu Keqing, big breasts, she looks like she'd be easy to conceive. I like her."

Li Fu acknowledged and turned to prepare the procession.

Xiao Ye stood in front of the window, looking at the distant horizon, and took a deep breath.

The grand undertaking of taking three hundred and sixty-five concubines began with this "big-breasted" beauty.

Baihua Valley was one of the six top powers in the East Sea, besides the Tianji Holy Land. It was a recognized behemoth, and the entire sect consisted of women.

As the Saintess of Baihua Valley, Yu Keqing naturally wouldn't easily agree to enter the palace as a consort.

"It seems I'll have to bring out something good, otherwise Baihua Valley probably won't let her go." Xiao Ye searched through his System storage, picked for a long time, and finally found a suitable item.

"You're the one—"