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

Chapter 752 Intending to Select Peerless Prodigies

But now, most of the conditions he promised her are now just empty words.

He felt somewhat guilty, ashamed, and apologetic when he was with her.

Of course, although he felt somewhat guilty, ashamed, and apologetic towards her, he would not change his thoughts and actions.

He doesn't deny that he did this to satisfy his own lust.

But there are other reasons as well!

He had already married her; she was one of his Daoist partners. Naturally, he wanted to be open and aboveboard with her, rather than hiding in the shadows. It didn't feel like he was married to her, but rather like he was secretly keeping a mistress.

In addition, he was well aware that although the ruthless empress had married him, she was not familiar with Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, Xin Hua and others, and there was even a distance between them.

They were all his dearest loved ones, and he naturally hoped that they could overcome their differences and, even if they weren't as close as family, at least have a closer relationship.

Because the Ruthless Empress was too aloof and arrogant, she almost ignored everyone except for herself, Ye Yixian, Ye Yunxian, and Ye Liuxian. As for Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua, they were alright, but they also had their pride and wouldn't fawn over anyone, even if that person was the Ruthless Empress.

He felt that the only way to get them closer, even to the point of being like family, was to have them practice Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him.

For example, when he first became Daoist partners with Ye Yixian and Ye Yunxian, their relationship with Xia Qinghuang, Jiang Qianxi, Kong Lin, and Xin Hua wasn't very good.

But after practicing Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him, fighting against him together, and understanding each other thoroughly, their relationship became much more harmonious and close.

Although he will not change his thoughts and actions, it is undeniable that he owes her something and naturally wants to make it up to her.

She now wants him to mentor her brother, so naturally he won't refuse.

Moreover, if her brother can break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm or even higher after being trained, he will be a considerable fighting force.

However, at that time, having promised the ruthless empress to personally train her brother, Li Daoming couldn't help but have some other thoughts:
Find some exceptionally talented individuals with strong aptitude, comprehension, and potential to cultivate together, nurturing them into Immortals of the Mortal World, or even the pinnacle of Immortals of the Mortal World or the ultimate pinnacle of Immortals. Then, deduce a path that suits them and dedicate a wisp of divine thought to guide them, enabling them to understand and comprehend, improve and adapt to themselves, walk their own path, and open up their own sixth secret realm.

Although he dared not guarantee that all the peerless geniuses he had nurtured would become Quasi-Immortal Emperors or Dao Ancestors, he dared not guarantee that after breaking through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, they would have the potential to go even further and break through to Immortal Emperor.

Moreover, cultivating these peerless geniuses would definitely require a huge amount of resources, resources that are incredibly vast and difficult to obtain even for True Immortals and Immortal Kings.

Even if only a few percent can break through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, or only one or two can break through to Immortal Emperor, it would still be a huge profit for him.

Once these peerless geniuses break through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, they will preside over the operation of the Supreme Immortal Emperor Formation. It's estimated that it won't be long before he can earn back the resources he spent cultivating them.

In addition, he will vigorously cultivate them. Although it will consume a huge amount of resources and may even require the use of the Supreme Immortal Emperor's array to refine and condense the world's origin, it will not affect his recognition of the myriad worlds, nor will it affect his refinement and control of the myriad worlds, nor will it affect his enlightenment and cultivation, or his breakthrough to the peak of the Immortal Emperor.

While the resources required are considerable—incredibly vast for True Immortals and Immortal Kings—training only a few dozen, rather than tens or hundreds of thousands, is negligible to him. Furthermore, even if he selects a few dozen peerless geniuses to train alongside the ruthless Empress's brother, it certainly won't be a short-term endeavor, and the resources required won't be used immediately after the selection.

To cultivate into a Mortal Immortal, or even the pinnacle of Mortal Immortals or the ultimate peak of Immortals, it would take at least hundreds of thousands of years, no matter how strong their innate talent, comprehension, or potential.

Next, under his guidance, they will need to forge their own path and create their own sixth secret realm, which will take quite some time.

To gain the recognition of all the heavens and make them accept his refinement, it would take him at most 20,000 to 30,000 years. To refine the origin of the worlds and become the master of all the heavens and earth, it would take him at most 50,000 to 60,000 years.

During this period, these peerless geniuses who are on the path of mortal transformation can only transform three or four times at most. With their talent, they will definitely be able to transform successfully on their own. They don't need to consume much resources at all.

Moreover, it would only take him a few hundred thousand years to cultivate both the Chaos World Law and the Secret Realm Law to the peak of the Immortal Emperor realm.

Before that, they didn't need him to deduce a path that suited them or guide them to enlightenment, so naturally he didn't need to spend much time and energy, and it wouldn't delay his cultivation.

Without much thought, he made up his mind to select some exceptional talents and train them together with the ruthless empress's brother.

Moreover, among these peerless geniuses, unless they truly possess extraordinary talent, comprehension, and potential that move him to such an extent that they are expected to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm under his tutelage, he intends to primarily select the most outstanding among the proud women of heaven who are willing to serve him and become his concubines.

Firstly, people have different degrees of closeness and distance, and he would naturally prefer to give such a great opportunity to those he is close to.

Compared to ordinary cultivators of the Boundless Holy Court, the proud daughters of heaven who were willing to serve him and become his concubines were more worthy of his trust and closer affection.

Secondly, she was willing to become his concubine, and once she reached a certain level of cultivation, she could engage in dual cultivation with him.

When he cultivates Yin and Yang with them, he can infuse the path he has deduced, which is in harmony with theirs, into them through the merging of their minds. This is certainly easier for them to understand and comprehend than verbal instruction or guidance.

Moreover, they can engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him. With his help in their cultivation, they can elevate their realm to an extremely high level without burning the world's origin.

When they finally deduced the path he had taken, they would be able to improve it to better suit themselves, forge their own path, and create their own sixth secret realm. Naturally, this would be easier, take less time, and require fewer resources.

Therefore, whether out of his own selfish desires or from a practical point of view, it would be more appropriate to cultivate a proud young woman who would be willing to become his concubine. Naturally, he would not choose someone else over someone more suitable.

Of course, those with extraordinary talent, comprehension, and potential, who are expected to break through to the Immortal Emperor level under his tutelage, are definitely an exception.

If one can cultivate a Celestial Emperor, that would be far more useful than cultivating dozens of Quasi-Celestial Emperors.

Moreover, the resources he needs to raise a living being are not that many, making it extremely cost-effective for him.

(End of this chapter)