Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Chapter 241 - 146: Ten Thousand Years Is Too Long, Seize the Day

After long consideration, Li Chang’an began to make the necessary arrangements.

In his sixtieth year, Li Chang’an used his Heaven-defying Comprehension to fully master the Cultivation Method: Foundation Establishment Chapter, but he did not share his achievements with the world.

He ordered all the Martial Artists under his command to disband.

He then took the initiative to hand over the Cultivation Method: Foundation Establishment Chapter to the Three Major Sects, instructing them and the Li Yang dynasty to dispatch their elite disciples to form an organization called White Jade City. Their task was to independently research how to merge Immortal Cultivation Techniques with the Martial Dao.

At first, no one could understand Li Chang’an’s actions.

But by now, Li Chang’an had achieved an unshakable status in the Jianghu.

Therefore, even though many people couldn’t understand, they had no choice but to faithfully carry out his orders.

Branches of White Jade City sprang up one after another.

This new, rising power in the Martial Dao was dedicated to recruiting and training talent, improving Martial Arts Techniques, and integrating the Secret Manuals of Cultivators.

Li Chang’an himself took a hands-off approach, staying home to teach Li Hongying the Martial Scripture. After they had been practicing for a short while, a pregnant woman walked over from nearby.

Li Hongying pouted at her father, then rose and bowed respectfully to Leng Yanran. "Aunt Leng, what brings you here?"

Seeing the unpleasant look on Leng Yanran’s face, Li Hongying beat a hasty retreat.

When Li Hongying was younger, all she felt when facing her father was that he was very strong.

But now that she had reached the Grandmaster Realm and made her own, albeit insignificant, achievements in the Martial Dao, facing her father felt like standing before the might of heaven itself.

Now that Li Hongying had become a Martial Arts Mythology herself, she felt more and more that being around her father was simply too dangerous.

The experience was like looking at Mount Tai from a distance; one might think it doesn’t seem as formidable as the legends claim.

But only when you actually stand before it do you understand why it is called the greatest mountain under heaven.

To say nothing of anything else, just by standing next to her father, Li Hongying constantly felt a terrifying pressure from him, like the crushing weight of the deepest ocean abyss.

After Li Hongying left, Leng Yanran pursed her lips. "Ran Qingqiu is my disciple. Now she’s pregnant and coming to our family to ask for official recognition. How do you expect me to be the one to bring this up?"

Hearing this, Li Chang’an couldn’t help but scratch his head. After a moment’s thought, he chuckled. "Yanran, how about you and Qingqiu just... keep your relationships separate?"

Leng Yanran snorted, her expression clearly displeased.

Su Ying, robed in white and as ethereal as an immortal, also walked over. "My dear husband," she said, exasperated, "I’ve told you not to pick the wildflowers by the roadside, but you just wouldn’t listen. Now all these ’wildflowers’ are showing up at our door, causing a stir and throwing the Harem into chaos. I’d very much like to see how you’re going to clean up this mess!"

Trailing behind the two women was Ran Qingqiu, her head bowed, not daring to utter a word.

She was staring pitifully at Li Chang’an.

Su Ying was the Empress and Li Chang’an’s official wife; Ran Qingqiu couldn’t afford to provoke her.

Leng Yanran was the Sect Leader of the Demon Sect and, more importantly, her own master. Ran Qingqiu couldn’t afford to provoke her either.

So, she could only turn her pleading gaze to Li Chang’an for help.

It’s said that three women are enough for a drama, and that’s not even counting the fact that these three were all extraordinary individuals in their own right. Not a single one of them was easy to handle.

Being stared at by three pairs of intense, glistening eyes at once...

Li Chang’an felt his scalp tingle with dread.

Even when he faced the Cultivators, he had never been this flustered.

He quickly forced a smile and changed the subject. "Ladies, please, calm down... Ahem, while the problem with the Cultivators has been temporarily resolved, our world is still in the grasp of the Immortal Palace. It could be destroyed at any moment!"

"We must break free from the Immortal Palace’s control. So, in a few days, I’m preparing to take a trip to the Northwest Gobi Desert to find that World-Devouring Whale and ask it a few questions."

The three women present were the people in this world whom Li Chang’an trusted and cared for the most.

Therefore, Li Chang’an had not hidden the truth about the Immortal Palace from them.

In fact, not only had he told the three of them, but he had even subtly revealed these matters to the entire world once, which had sparked immense controversy and panic at the time.

It was precisely because they sensed the threat from the Cultivation World that the numerous Jianghu Martial Artists were able to set aside their differences and join White Jade City, working together to seek breakthroughs and advancements in the Martial Dao.

Although they knew he was just trying to change the subject, the three women still fell silent at the mention of the "Immortal Palace."

They were not tactless or ill-mannered women.

They naturally knew that this was the matter of true importance.

Su Ying spoke up. "Husband, although I have never seen this World-Devouring Whale, from what you and Yanran have said, it sounds like a truly terrifying creature. Just in case, should we gather more people to surround the Gobi Desert?"

Li Chang’an shook his head. "The World-Devouring Whale has the ability to travel through the Void. Although it’s injured, we don’t know how much of its power remains. If we make too much of a commotion, it might detect us ahead of time and escape."

After a moment of thought, Leng Yanran nodded in agreement with Li Chang’an. "We aren’t trying to make an enemy of the World-Devouring Whale—at least, not yet. So, to be on the safe side, let me go with you."

Li Chang’an glanced at her slightly swollen belly and waved his hand dismissively. "That’s enough. You just stay home and take care of yourself. I don’t need to take anyone. Your husband is the Martial Arts God who can even kill Cultivators. A mere World-Devouring Whale is nothing to be afraid of!"