Patriarch is Taking Concubines Again!

Second-grade spirit root!

Within the Li Family, Li Su observed the spiritual root-testing device. At this moment, his spiritual root showed as a second-grade spirit root.

Every time the system upgraded his spiritual root, Li Su would personally verify it, a habit he had developed over time.

From a third-grade spirit root to a second-grade spirit root, the process took quite a while, spanning over two hundred years.

During this period, the descendants of his spiritual root had reached the age of a thousand twice, and they were on the brink of reaching it for the third time.

He also had two children with first-grade spiritual roots. Their significant support and contribution finally propelled Li Su's cultivation, elevating his spiritual roots to the second grade.

Unfortunately, after reaching the Heavenly Spirit Root, support from spiritual roots below the fourth grade significantly diminished.

Yet, it enabled Li Su's spiritual root to ascend to the second grade. Now, Li Su truly became an authentic genius.

By the standards of the Holy Land, a third-grade spiritual root could only be considered a minor genius. Only with a second-grade spiritual root could one be regarded as a major genius.

First-grade spiritual roots were incredibly rare, reserved for the geniuses among geniuses.

Spiritual roots like Immortal Spirit Root or Holy Spirit Root, coupled with unique constitutions or extraordinary spiritual roots, move beyond genius into the realm of prodigies.

While a second-grade spiritual root might not compare to a first-grade one, it provided a substantial boost for Li Su and was immensely beneficial.

At least, he would not encounter as many bottlenecks during the fusion stage. He could progress more swiftly towards achieving a perfect fusion. The growth rate during the fusion period for a regular third-grade spiritual root was limited, and the likelihood of encountering bottlenecks increased.

It was unsure if it was because Li Su was growing too quickly, but although he had been progressing steadily, he encountered two bottlenecks during the fusion period. The second bottleneck occurred during the time when Tao Yao was advancing from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage, and he hadn't been able to break through it yet.

Now, reaching the second-grade spirit root, it should be easier to advance further. In any case, achieving the second-grade spirit root in this "seven-four-three" attempt was remarkable.

The tenth offspring of Murong Xue indeed aided the final push. Even though this assistance was minimal and didn't signify much, Li Su still intentionally rewarded Murong Xue for it.

The reward came in the form of Li Su pampering Murong Xue intensely for several days after her recovery. Naturally, Murong Xue wouldn't resist Li Su's care. She just feared having more offspring.

This was rather poignant. It remained authentic. It wasn't an act she put on. May God have mercy. She was genuinely scared of childbirth. As a Witch of the Refinement Void Stage, having a baby wouldn't significantly affect her physique.

Li Su's decision to prevent her from giving birth again seemed to be a heartfelt consideration. Perhaps he believed that further childbirth might not yield much.

He had already noticed changes in Murong Xue's attitude and was preparing to tame this witch.

In case she didn't yield immediately, he planned to act as if he hadn't noticed and kept her in this sanctuary until he managed to gain control. Anyway, they couldn't escape his control.

Lately, Li Su had been researching the "Xuantian Token" and had managed to replicate it.

This was like a version of a Smartphone in the cultivation world but with significant differences.

Regular phones required numerous base stations, whereas the Xuantian didn't need such infrastructure. It could transmit messages across different realms without the need for base stations.

The world, no matter how small its boundaries, was still significant. Took the Canglan Realm, for instance. Just the area of the Peak of Hopeful Immortal alone surpassed the total area of the planets before Li Su's traversal. Not to mention the even vaster North Region.

Every transmission consumed a considerable amount, which might not be much for those at the Refinement Stage and beyond. However, using the Xuantian Token for long-distance communication at the Foundation Establishment Pill Formation level could be heart-wrenching.

The one Li Su replicated was called the "Wolong Order," named after the Reclining Wolong Mountain. This way, it could be used for messaging among his concubines or future generations of the Li family.

After creating the Wolong Token, Li Su received a message from Mystic Moon (Yue Yue). These twenty years had passed, and Mystic Moon was in the Demon Saint Palace and had become the Palace Master of the Heavenly Demon Hall.

The Heavenly Devil was looking at her more and more favorably. Mystic Moon had also begun to penetrate the higher echelons of the Demon Saint Palace, but the Demon Saint Palace hadn't made any huge moves.

She also had yet to get in touch with the existences in the Demon Saint Palace that were too high up in the hierarchy. However, she had also poked around and discovered some information.

That was because, within the Demon Saint Palace, one of the most significant tasks in recent years had revolved around Li Su. The Demon Saint Palace had dispatched three saintesses to capture or manipulate Li Su. According to Mystic Moon's estimation, even more witches might soon arrive. It was important to note that those "halls" within the Demon Saint Palace, which were equivalent to first-grade immortal sects, used to be powerful forces within the realm of dark arts.

Within these sects of dark arts, there were indeed counterparts to saintesses. Like Mystic Moon, she used to be the Saintess of the Heavenly Demon Palace. Mystic Moon also brought two saintesses to Li Su—one from the Venomous Sect and another from the Heavenly Demon Palace. Both of them became associated with Li Su.

The Demon Saint Palace had promised the witches that whoever managed to draw Li Su into the realm of dark arts would receive the treatment and status equivalent to the lord of the Demon Saint Palace. Yes, they promised direct lordship status. This promise held an immense allure for the witches within the Demon Saint Palace. Hence, there will undoubtedly be more powerful witches arriving in the future. Those who weren't powerful enough… they would not dare to come!

Mystic Moon (Yue Yue) still had complete confidence in Li Su. However, she harbored some hidden concerns because those witches were getting more cunning by the day. On the other hand, Li Su didn't have a shred of worry. He was not afraid of the witches coming—no matter how many came, he was willing to accept them. These witches were exceptionally skilled at childbirth, which suited Li Su just fine. It seemed Mystic Moon's predictions were accurate.