tkworld Chapter 180 The System Wants Me To Be A Scumbag?
Chapter 180 The System Wants Me To Be A Scumbag?
Just like the Great Flame Immortal Dynasty, the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty is also in a state of decay!
Chu Shen thought to himself after receiving Sun Shanggong, Yuan Shanggong, and Zhan Huwei.
These three people represent the entire Li Jinrong entourage who have come to "surrender".
In addition to these ten or so people, except for two hot-headed individuals who were shouting about loyalty to the emperor and were killed by the others, becoming a warning to others, everyone else was convinced by the three and decided to switch sides.
There's no way out, really no way out. If they betray, they may barely survive, but if they don't, it's a dead end.
They can't help but resent Li Jinrong a little, and they will also indirectly resent Chu Shen, who Li Jinrong took away their innocence. But in the face of the danger of being wiped out, they fear more that their entire families will become scapegoats to appease the situation.
For Chu Shen and Li Jinrong, this is an unexpected joy. With the assistance of these people, their plan to fake their deaths is a significant advantage.
Of course, they can't trust these people immediately. Li Jinrong only asked them to report that "everything is normal" to the people behind them before sending them away. However, this made her feel more at ease about nurturing the fetus in the Palace of Jade, and her face showed a lot more smiles.
"These dogs, in the past, they were all respectful on the surface but looked down on others in their hearts. Now, they are all low-key and submissive. They truly have the appearance of dogs."
The princess's sharp tongue showed no mercy, indicating a deep-seated resentment from the past.
Chu Shen, on the other hand, remained rational: "Our plan unexpectedly filled in a missing piece, but no matter how good the plan is, it ultimately relies on strength. During your pregnancy, you still can't neglect cultivation!"
Li Jinrong rolled her eyes at him. "I know!"
In the beginning, she chose to get pregnant in order to take a chance and see if giving birth to a child would lead to some kind of breakthrough, like the concubines of the Chu family.
If she could really significantly improve her own aptitude, maybe she could quickly reach the ninth level of Foundation Building and pass the formal disciple assessment of the Langhuan Heavenly Palace, thereby getting rid of the political marriage mission imposed on her by the Great Tang Immortal Dynasty.
Chu Shen's consecutive advancement of five small realms made her eager to try and made her think that she might have such an opportunity.
Then, she became restless in her cultivation and realized the difficult reality of this path, which led her to timidly discuss a safer plan with Chu Shen.
Now that she unexpectedly gained the cooperation of a team of followers who were willing to cooperate, she couldn't help but feel a bit complacent and inevitably became less focused on her cultivation.
This is human nature, and Chu Shen could see it clearly. He didn't continue to nag her, but instead let her have more contact with the concubines of their own family.
After the incident at the Chu family estate, the concubines of the Chu family were stimulated. They worked hard in their cultivation and had a good cultivation atmosphere. Chu Shen wanted the princess to experience this atmosphere, be influenced by it, and naturally develop a sense of competition. It was much better than wasting his breath trying to persuade her.
Li Jinrong didn't know his sinister intentions and went to find other concubines of the Chu family with a rather relaxed mood. She had no idea that what was in front of her was already a new trend that had been set in motion.
Chu Shen didn't slack off either. He also desired to become stronger. Taking advantage of the Xia family's setback, which had a deterrent effect on others, he began a crazy cultivation mode. Except for the time spent cultivating with the concubines every day, he basically used the rest of his time to improve himself.
The Qunyu Palace also entered a phase of closing its doors to guests.
In the mountains, there is no concept of time, and the cold doesn't know the passing years.
The main gate of the Qunyu Palace closed and remained closed for the entire year.
It's not that the people of the Chu family stayed in the Qunyu Palace and didn't go out, but rather that they stayed at home as much as possible to cultivate and improve themselves, only going out when necessary.
The attack on the Chu family estate was quite a shock to everyone.
During this period, the concubines of the Chu family made progress, but to be honest, after the pregnant concubines gave birth to their children one after another, the rewards they received from the system were much stronger than their hard cultivation.
For example, Li Jinrong, after giving birth to a son, received a system reward of a "Blessed with Many Children" gift package. Although her spiritual aptitude did not improve, her spiritual roots evolved to the level of a first-grade sun attribute. She already had the potential of a genius, and her cultivation speed increased significantly, several times more efficient than before!
Although it would be difficult to go from the current peak of the fourth level of Foundation Building to the ninth level of Foundation Building in the remaining year, it was no longer an impossible task.
This made Li Jinrong full of hope for the future and more actively devoted herself to cultivation. Now, she refused to go out even when Shenyi tried to persuade her.
However, Chu Shen also noticed that there were some subtle changes in the rewards received by the concubines who gave birth to their second child. For example, the "Pure Dust Primordial Brilliance" that improved their cultivation aptitude was generally changed to a higher-grade "Divine Comfort Heavenly Origin." This was probably related to the fact that they had already been strengthened when they gave birth to their first child, and the new rewards would be one level higher based on the existing enhancements.
... Seeking flowers...
Chu Shen was quite happy with this discovery. If the concubines could continue to improve their aptitude by giving birth to children, it meant that they could keep progressing on the path of cultivation and perhaps avoid many separations and farewells.
Then he realized that he was happy too early. For the concubines who had given birth to their second child, it became much more difficult to conceive a third child.
Taking Ning Xiangyue as an example, Chu Shen had always favored her. Besides her beauty, it was more of a feeling of pity. She couldn't speak until her throat recovered, and she gave people a sense of helplessness. If he didn't spend more time with her, he always felt a sense of guilt.
In addition, Ning Xiangyue has a special destiny with the "intrinsic body" characteristic, belonging to a fertile constitution. Whether it's the first child or the second child, she is the one who stands out among all the concubines.
If nothing unexpected happens, the third child should also be conceived by her first.
Unexpectedly, after Chu Shen's body recovered, he worked hard for two months, planting countless seeds, but none of them blossomed and bore fruit!
After discovering the anomaly, Chu Shen immediately invited a medical expert proficient in the reproductive aspects of cultivators to come and investigate. The result was astonishing. The expert said that although Ning Xiangyue is still at the Qi Refining stage, the difficulty of reproduction is at the level of a Spirit Gathering stage female cultivator. It was a miracle for her to have given birth to two children before!
After sending away the medical expert, Chu Shen realized that this was probably some kind of price to pay for Ning Xiangyue enjoying the benefits of the system. The system is not the kind of existence that can be taken advantage of freely; enjoying its benefits comes with conditions.
There are only two solutions: increase the number of trial and error attempts or take the Many Children, Many Blessings Pill.
The importance of the Many Children, Many Blessings Pill is now evident, but its difficulty in obtaining is also apparent.
Because Chu Shen and the concubines have not achieved many achievements, the probability of obtaining the Many Children, Many Blessings Pill has always been low.
Obviously, in the system's assessment, the drop rate of the Many Children, Many Blessings Pill is actually low.
Moreover, the probability of obtaining the Many Children, Many Blessings Pill is higher with concubines of lower spiritual aptitude than those of higher spiritual aptitude.
What is this? The system's balance? It tells him not to focus solely on spiritual aptitude and to consume them all regardless of their level?
Bah, a worthless system!