Immortal Martial Arts: Marry a Wife and Live a Long Life

Chapter 17: Storm Approaches

Two months later.

Han Li walked out of the Refining Tower with a smile on his face.

This time, he successfully refined a pill furnace and a tool furnace, both of which were Royal Grade top-quality spiritual tools that greatly improved his efficiency in pill refining and tool refining.

With these two suitable spiritual tools, his pill production increased by at least thirty percent, and his speed in tool refining also increased by about thirty percent.

Now, Han Li spends an hour each day on pill refining and tool refining to earn enough spirit stones for the Han family. The rest of his time is spent with his concubines, discussing which fruits taste better, peaches, honey oranges, or...

Han Li felt that his current life was quite fulfilling. He had to teach and guide others, refine pills and tools for the family, and trim the beautiful flowers in the garden. If he hadn't broken through to the Vital Spirit Realm, he would probably have been lacking in energy.

Now, Han Li's treasury was empty, so he had to spend more time on pill refining and tool refining.

Enjoying the service of his concubines, looking at their beautiful faces, Han Li felt very satisfied. Isn't this kind of life better than fighting and killing?

"Husband, I heard that the situation in the imperial dynasty is not very peaceful recently?" Li Mingmeng frowned slightly after feeding him a grape.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Han Li pondered. He had been busy recently and hadn't paid much attention to the news of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Usually, he would have the people from the Han family buy information from the Heavenly Mechanism Tower in the capital city. It would take ten days for a round trip, and the information would be somewhat outdated.

The Heavenly Mechanism Tower was a very mysterious sect with branches in every state and capital city of the Great Qian Dynasty, specializing in selling information.

In theory, the Great Qian Dynasty would not allow such a sect to exist as it posed a certain threat to its rule. The fact that the Heavenly Mechanism Tower could still exist was mainly due to two reasons.

Firstly, it was an extremely ancient and mysterious sect, even older than the most ancient dynasty in the Profound Domain, the Great Ancient Dynasty.

The Great Ancient Dynasty was the leader among the four major dynasties in the Profound Domain and the most powerful force in the entire domain. Since its founding by Emperor Xuan, it had already been more than 16,000 years, experiencing countless changes and storms, yet it still stood strong.

The Great Qian Dynasty was the youngest among the four major dynasties, having been founded only about 3,000 years ago. It was relatively less powerful.

Throughout history, the Heavenly Mechanism Tower had always remained neutral, only selling information and never interfering in other matters or conflicts between forces. Therefore, the major forces had a high tolerance for the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

The other reason was that the depth of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower was unfathomable.

It was an even older force than the Great Ancient Dynasty, always mysterious and unpredictable, never interfering in power struggles, only earning spirit stone resources through information. Who knows how many ancient monsters were hiding within?

The branches of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower were not only in the Great Qian Dynasty, but also spread throughout the Profound Domain and even the eight domains and two seas of the Primordial Spirit State. It could be said to be one of the forces with the deepest background in the entire Primordial Spirit State.

Having earned so many spirit stones and accumulated unimaginable wealth, yet still standing strong for at least 20,000 years, the depth of this force was truly terrifying.

There was once a top sect that targeted the wealth of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower and wanted to seize it. However, overnight, the entire sect was annihilated. It was rumored that there was even a True Martial Realm Martial King in that top sect.

After that incident, no one dared to provoke the Heavenly Mechanism Tower anymore. No one dared to provoke this behemoth lurking beneath the water.

Since the Heavenly Mechanism Tower maintained neutrality, only selling information and not interfering in the conflicts between major forces, the major forces tacitly accepted the existence of the Heavenly Mechanism Tower.

Li Mingmeng once again made Han Li eat two super sweet grapes before speaking, "Recently, a White Lotus Sect has appeared within the Daqian Dynasty, spreading propaganda about the 'Mother of No Birth' and the 'True Empty Hometown.' They are spreading their teachings in Huozhou and have already affected five or six prefectures. Their development is extremely rapid."

"After the Daqian Dynasty became aware of this, they labeled it as a cult and believed that it was misleading and had rebellious intentions. Therefore, the Emperor issued an edict ordering Huozhou to immediately eradicate them."

"The Garrison Commander of Huozhou led four Soul Refining stage cultivators and the Huozhou army to suppress them, but they suffered a major defeat. It is said that they fell into an ambush, and the Garrison Commander of Huozhou was seriously injured. Two of the Soul Refining stage cultivators died, and the other two were injured. The Huozhou army suffered countless casualties."

"Now the entire Huozhou is in chaos. It is said that the White Lotus Sect is planning to attack Huozhou City."

Upon hearing this, Han Li's expression trembled, feeling that the situation was becoming serious. Who exactly was this sudden emergence of the White Lotus Sect that could actually resist the Huozhou army?

Each state within the Daqian Dynasty has an indeterminate number of prefectures, ranging from about twenty to thirty. For example, Leizhou has twenty-three prefectures, and Huozhou has twenty-five prefectures, and so on.

For the White Lotus Sect to quickly sweep through five or six prefectures, there must be something fishy going on behind the scenes. Perhaps a top-level power from the Profound Domain is involved.

The Daqian Dynasty has eighteen states, including Leizhou and Huozhou. The highest position of power in each state is the Garrison Commander, who is appointed by the Emperor to govern a state and hold overall authority. They are responsible for maintaining peace in their respective states.

The cultivation level of each Garrison Commander is extremely high, at least at the level of an Empty Void Realm Grandmaster. Although an Empty Void Realm Grandmaster cannot overturn the heavens, they can easily break mountains and rivers.

For an Empty Void Realm Grandmaster to join forces with four Soul Refining stage cultivators, along with the Huozhou army, and still suffer a major defeat with heavy casualties, the White Lotus Sect must be extremely formidable.

Although there is suspicion of a sneak attack, it would still require at least two Empty Void Realm Grandmasters, as well as numerous Soul Refining stage and Vital Spirit Realm cultivators, to cause the imperial army to suffer such a defeat with heavy casualties.

For a sudden emergence of a cult to possess such strength, there must undoubtedly be a top-level power supporting them.

It is highly likely that they want to disrupt the situation in the Daqian Dynasty and divert the attention of the imperial court. Although Han Li thinks the White Lotus Sect is formidable, he does not believe that a mere cult can overthrow the entire Daqian Dynasty.

Even the capture of Huozhou City is beyond the White Lotus Sect's capabilities. The reason the imperial army suffered a defeat was mainly due to a lack of information. Now that they know the details of the White Lotus Sect, they cannot allow them to act recklessly.

Huozhou City is protected by numerous formations, and there is not only one Empty Void Grandmaster Garrison Commander. In addition, the major sects in Huozhou will not allow the White Lotus Sect to sweep through their territory and destroy the foundations of their sects. They may even join forces with the imperial court to eradicate the White Lotus Sect.

In each major sect, there is at least one Empty Void Grandmaster presiding. The fact that the White Lotus Sect has caused such a commotion means that they have caught everyone off guard.

However, they probably won't be able to cause trouble for much longer.

After sorting things out, Han Li's expression returned to calm.

"I have also heard something," Liu Yuexin said timely, her brows showing a trace of worry.

"It won't affect us, will it?"

The concubines were somewhat frightened and asked anxiously.

Han Li smiled, hugged Qiuyue Yao in his arms, kissed her, and shook his head, saying, "There is still Qingzhou between Huozhou and Leizhou. It's quite far away."

"Although the Daqian Dynasty is declining, it cannot be shaken by a mere cult. This cult will soon be eradicated."

Upon hearing this, the women breathed a sigh of relief. Han Li was their backbone, and since he said so, they naturally believed him.

That being said, Han Li also felt a sense of urgency. He had a feeling that storms were coming to the Daqian Dynasty, and the White Lotus Sect might just be the harbinger.

With his current cultivation at the Vital Spirit Realm, his strength was still insufficient to deal with such a situation. He needed to quickly improve his cultivation in the coming years.

(End of this chapter)