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

Chapter 883 A Direct Statement on Division
The second rank consists of his imperial consorts. Although they are not his Daoist partners, they are no longer his concubines. Their status is only below that of his Daoist partners. They hold a certain place in his heart, and he will give them a certain degree of respect.

Of course, to have such a position, one must have the corresponding qualifications, comprehension, potential, and cultivation strength; not just anyone can become his imperial consort.

According to his idea, only Immortal Emperors at the end of the road and Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Ancestors who have a very high probability of breaking through to the Immortal Emperor realm with his help can become his imperial consorts.

Moreover, if those quasi-Immortal Emperors and Dao Ancestors, under his tutelage, are unable to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, they will lose their positions as Empresses.

The third rank is that of a concubine, who is nominally a consort, but in reality, her status is far below that of the emperor's consort, though still slightly higher than that of his current concubine.

According to his idea, his concubines should either have already broken through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm or have a very high chance of breaking through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, such as those outstanding women whom he carefully selected and was prepared to cultivate at all costs.

However, those exceptionally talented women, although he may take them as concubines ahead of time, will lose their positions if they fail to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level before his training of them ends.

The fourth rank is the Emperor's Attendant, and all his other concubines would be classified into this rank.

Originally, he thought that to truly become his imperial servant, one must at least break through to the level of Emperor Light Immortal King, but he hesitated for a moment and then changed his mind.

Although he has twenty or thirty thousand concubines, many of whom have not yet broken through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level, as long as they can cultivate Yin and Yang with him, they will not encounter any bottlenecks before breaking through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level. It is only a matter of time before they break through to the Emperor Light Immortal King level.

Moreover, although Emperor Light Immortal King is strong, he is still only at the Immortal King realm. His strength does not far exceed that of an Immortal King and he cannot crush an Immortal King realm expert.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to list the concubines of the Emperor Light Immortal King realm as a separate level.

Therefore, he classified all his remaining concubines into the category of imperial attendants.

Of course, the four levels he divided are not permanent or fixed, there will not always be only four levels, and the current standard will not always be the same.

Once he breaks through to the Primordial Chaos Realm, his concubines may be able to break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Realm without any bottlenecks with his help.

Once he breaks through to the Hunyuan Daluo realm, his concubines may be able to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm without any bottlenecks with his help.

If that's the case, he will definitely raise the standards for each level; of course, he might also add or remove one or two levels.

Of course, that's a story for another time!
He mentally categorized his Daoist companions and concubines into four different ranks.

At this time, Li Daoming also made clear arrangements for Xue Di.

The Snow Emperor is a Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Ancestor, and after practicing Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him, he has broken through from the peak of Quasi-Immortal Emperor to Half-Step Immortal Emperor.

She has already perfected her Dao to the level of Immortal Emperor. Even if she no longer continues to cultivate Yin and Yang with him, it is only a matter of time before she breaks through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

Therefore, if she doesn't mind, he will marry her as his imperial concubine.

Having made up his mind, Li Daoming no longer intended to hide anything or test the waters with Xue Di. He directly said, "If you are willing to marry me, I will take you as my imperial consort."

"The Empress?" The Snow Empress was slightly puzzled and hesitant.

“Not bad!” Li Daoming nodded slightly, and then explained, “I have created a power called the Boundless Holy Court, and I am the Boundless Heavenly Emperor!” “I have several Daoist partners who married me a long time ago. They have a deep affection for me and are the most important people to me. They have all broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, and not just at the early stage, but at the middle and late stages. They are both my Daoist partners and my empresses.”

"If you are willing to marry me, you will become my imperial concubine, with a status second only to them, equal to that of my other imperial concubines."

"You have other imperial consorts? What are their cultivation levels?" the Snow Empress asked with a hint of resentment and curiosity.

What she really wanted to ask about were Li Daoming's several Daoist partners, but she knew very well that it would be useless to ask, as her status would definitely be below theirs.

Li Daoming's Daoist partners married him a long time ago and have a deep affection for him. As long as he doesn't give his approval, no one can shake their position, regardless of their cultivation level.

Moreover, their cultivation levels were not low either; they were all at the Immortal Emperor realm, above her.

Therefore, she did not intend to humiliate herself.

However, she was quite curious about Li Daoming's other imperial consorts, and also quite resentful of them.

She has already perfected her Dao to the level of Immortal Emperor, and has broken through to the half-step Immortal Emperor. She will break through to the Immortal Emperor realm in at most 100,000 years. So why should they be her consorts?
Seemingly sensing Xue Di's dissatisfaction, Li Daoming said calmly, "There are early-stage Quasi-Immortal Emperors, late-stage Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and even peak Quasi-Immortal Emperors! Moreover, they are all Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Ancestors."

"Although they have not yet broken through to the Immortal Emperor realm, they have been cultivating for less than five million years. With my help, they will surely be able to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm."

Actually, Li Daoming exaggerated the time frame a bit.

If we don't count the time they spent cultivating in the region with a time flow rate of 100 times, their cultivation to date is basically no more than 1.5 million years.

Even if we take into account the time they spent cultivating in the region with a time flow rate a hundred times faster, their cultivation to date has definitely not exceeded four million years.

"Not even five million years?" The Snow Emperor was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

He has cultivated for less than five million years and has already become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Ancestor. This cultivation speed is much faster than hers, and much faster than most of the powerful beings above the heavens.

As far as she knew, apart from a few people, it took the others more than ten million years to cultivate to become Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

If this is the case, then Li Daoming's imperial consorts may possess aptitude, comprehension, potential, and talent that surpass most of the powerful beings above Heaven.

However, Xue Di soon shook her head inwardly, feeling that she could not determine Li Daoming's imperial consort's aptitude, comprehension, potential, and talent based on the length of her cultivation.

Because they were all able to engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with Li Daoming, she knew all too well the effects of such cultivation having experienced it firsthand.

If a True Immortal or Immortal King were to engage in Yin-Yang dual cultivation with him, their mental and spiritual realm would likely be elevated to the level of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Even if they could not sustain the Yin-Yang dual cultivation for long each time, and after each Yin-Yang dual cultivation session they would need a considerable amount of time to digest the gains and recover their depleted mental and spiritual energy, their cultivation progress would definitely exceed that of his own cultivation by more than ten times.

Even considering that Li Daoming's cultivation level wasn't as high as it is now, his dual cultivation with his imperial concubines wouldn't have been as beneficial to them.

But without a doubt, Li Daoming's cultivation level has always far surpassed that of his imperial concubine. His dual cultivation of yin and yang with his imperial concubine has undoubtedly been of great benefit to them.

(End of this chapter)