The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 739 Cost and Benefit
The ruthless empress, who had the highest cultivation level, had only recently broken through to the level of an ordinary quasi-immortal emperor. She was still quite a distance away from her first ultimate transformation and breaking through to the late stage of the quasi-immortal emperor.

Below the Ruthless Empress, only seven people—Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, Xin Hua, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Ye Liuxian—have broken through to the half-step Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.

Among the many concubines besides the eight, Si Qi, who had the highest cultivation level, had only recently broken through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level. The others, such as Ziwei, Jianyi, Huolin'er, Longnu, Golden Heavenly Maiden, Weiwei, Jiang Tingting, etc., were not far from breaking through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level, but the one with the highest cultivation level was only the Supreme Immortal King giant.

He and they practiced Yin-Yang dual cultivation, which was mutually beneficial, but the gap between them and him was too great, more than one major realm apart.

It was alright for him to cultivate Yin-Yang dual cultivation with the eight people: the Ruthless Empress, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, Ye Liuxian, Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua; it was somewhat beneficial to him.

But it's only a little, it can only increase his cultivation speed by a few percent.

As for his many concubines practicing Yin-Yang dual cultivation, even Si Qi, whose cultivation level was the highest and had already broken through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level, it was estimated that it would have little effect on him. At most, it could only increase his cultivation speed by a fraction of a percent, which was negligible to him.

The gap between him and them was too great. Cultivating Yin and Yang with them had little or no effect on him, but it was exactly the opposite for them.

The lower one's cultivation level, the greater the benefits one can gain from dual cultivation with him.

If Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Ye Liuxian were to cultivate on their own, it would probably take them nearly 100,000 years to break through from a half-step Quasi-Immortal Emperor to an ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

However, if they were to engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him now, even if their cultivation levels were limited and they could not sustain it indefinitely, and even if his time and energy were limited and he would not devote all his time and energy to any one of them, but would allocate his time as before, taking turns engaging in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with them and his many concubines, they could still break through to the level of an ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperor within 20,000 to 30,000 years.

If he were to engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with his many concubines, even if each session lasted only a short time, perhaps less than half a year or even less than half a month, it would certainly allow them to rapidly improve their cultivation levels.

For example, by engaging in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with a concubine below the level of the Immortal King, it is estimated that it would only take a few times for her to break through to a higher level.

It is estimated that practicing Yin-Yang dual cultivation with a concubine at the True Immortal realm would allow her to break through a level, or even more than one level, in just one session.

As for those below the True Immortal level? He would never engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with them.

With his current cultivation level, let alone those below True Immortal, even True Immortals and Immortal Kings would find it difficult to withstand his attacks. Even when he engages in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with them, he cannot fully enjoy himself and must proceed with extreme caution.
However, those below the True Immortal level cannot withstand even a little bit of it!
At this point, Li Daoming had already decided that, apart from the concubines he had already taken in, he would not take in any more concubines below the peak of True Immortal.

Even if one were to willingly serve him and become his concubine, one's cultivation level would have to reach at least the peak of True Immortal.

Before serving him, if one can cultivate to the peak of True Immortal, the first time one engages in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him, the gains will definitely be enormous, and one will definitely be able to break through to Immortal King smoothly.

At the same time, he will also spend more time helping his concubines who have not yet broken through to the Immortal King level to cultivate, so that they can break through to the Immortal King level as soon as possible.

This way, he won't be too busy taking in too many concubines.

He can also increase the time he spends cultivating both Yin and Yang with his many affairs, allowing them to reach higher levels of cultivation and thus improving the quality of his concubines.

Furthermore, they couldn't even reach the level of a Celestial King; they were too fragile for him. Even in large numbers, it would be difficult to satisfy him.

However, while refining the world origin condensed by the Supreme Immortal Emperor's array, he also engaged in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with his many Daoist partners and concubines. Although this would not hinder his cultivation or improve his cultivation level.

However, when he was refining the origin of the world, a portion of it inevitably flowed into the bodies of his Daoist partners and concubines, and was refined by them.

This would require him to expend more world origin to cultivate the Chaos World Law and the Secret Realm Law to a level that matches his Great Dao realm.

However, Li Daoming didn't care about this!

What is his cultivation level? And what are the cultivation levels of his Daoist companions and concubines?
When he practiced Yin-Yang dual cultivation with them, the world essence that flowed into their bodies and was refined by them was insignificant to him, definitely less than one-thousandth of the world essence that he refined.

Even if he were to infuse the world's essence into their bodies according to their limits, and help them refine the world's essence and improve their cultivation level during yin-yang dual cultivation, he would still be able to do so.

After the dual cultivation with them ends, I will leave them with the world's essence that they can bear. The amount of world's essence that needs to be consumed will definitely not exceed one-tenth.

Of course, for him to cultivate his Chaos World Law and Secret Realm Law to a level that matches his Great Dao realm, he would need an enormous amount of world origin.

It is estimated that most of the world's origin, which is transformed and condensed from the Supreme Immortal Emperor's array controlled by his six Dao bodies, would be needed to satisfy his cultivation.

Even if it were only one-tenth, or even one-thousandth, it would still be a considerable amount, which would be of great use to a Celestial Emperor, and even to a Celestial Emperor himself. It should not be wasted easily.

However, when he and his many Daoist partners and concubines practiced Yin-Yang dual cultivation, consuming more of the world's origin, it couldn't be considered a waste.

If he were to engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with them, helping them refine and improve their cultivation level, it would also aid their cultivation and allow their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

However, if the world's origin is infused into them and they are helped to refine it, not only can their cultivation be improved, but their origin can also be strengthened, causing them to undergo a transformation and improving their aptitude, comprehension, foundation, and potential.

Moreover, the more world origin they refine, the greater their cultivation will be; the stronger the origin, the greater their aptitude, comprehension, and potential will be.

He estimated that if he were to cultivate Yin and Yang with them, and infuse them with enough world essence according to their maximum capacity, and help them refine it, then...

It is estimated that the Ruthless Empress will undergo a complete transformation within 10,000 to 20,000 years, breaking through to the late stage of Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Ye Liuxian will break through to the ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperor within 10,000 years. Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua will break through to the ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperor within 20,000 to 30,000 years. Moreover, their aptitude, comprehension, foundation, and potential will increase by 10% to 20%.

His many concubines, whose cultivation levels ranged from Immortal King to Emperor Light Immortal King, could raise their cultivation level by at least one small level after cultivating with him once. His many concubines whose cultivation levels were below Immortal King could raise their cultivation level by at least two small levels. Moreover, their aptitude, comprehension, foundation, and potential were estimated to increase by several times.

(End of this chapter)