"Hehe, today I’ll take you guys to broaden your horizons."
Jiang Che effortlessly lifted Yu Wan'er with one hand. The girl, barely reaching 1.5 meters tall, looked like a tiny chick in front of him.
"Undersea Dragon Palace!"
Jiang Che smirked. Not long ago, he had subdued a dragon palace servant named Qiu Lin, who had gathered countless sea creatures—shrimp soldiers and crab generals—to build an underwater palace for him.
The ocean was teeming with life, and even with humanity's advanced technology, exploration of the deep sea remained limited. Qiu Lin had mobilized millions of sea creatures with awakened intelligence to construct the palace. No wonder the progress was lightning-fast!
"Hmm... The Undersea Dragon Palace is located tens of thousands of meters below the surface. Going there directly would be a hassle. Might as well set up a portal."
Jiang Che immediately browsed the system shop.
[Spatial Portal: Allows the creation of two linked portals for instant travel within a range of 10,000 miles.]
[Price: 100,000 points.]
A bargain! He bought it without hesitation.
For Jiang Che, who now had over a dozen "workers" under him, anything below 10 million points was practically pocket change. He purchased two spatial portals—one placed in the Jiang family’s front courtyard, and the other anchored at the Undersea Dragon Palace.
[A spatial teleportation array?]
Mo Lianxing once again transformed into a curious kitten. To her, Jiang Che was like a magical Doraemon—you never knew what treasures he might pull out of his pocket.
While spatial teleportation arrays were valuable, Jiang Che was the kind of man who could casually produce Saint-grade spirit stones. A mere teleportation array? Child’s play.
Soon, Jiang Che finished setting up the array.
...
"Hmph! I’ll see for myself just how beautiful those mermaids in the so-called Dragon Palace really are!"
Yu Wan'er puffed up her cheeks like an angry pufferfish. This girl was either sulking or throwing a tantrum—proof that Jiang Che had her completely wrapped around his finger.
"Oh, by the way, where’s Qiangwei been lately? Still practicing piano?"
Jiang Che scratched his head. With so many women around, he’d been indulging in pleasure to the point of forgetting time. Had he really not noticed one of them missing for over ten days?
"Oh, Sister Qiangwei went on a performance tour with her piano teacher."
Jiang Che: "..."
What a silly girl. With spiritual energy resurgence sweeping the world, she was still obsessing over piano?
"Wait here. I’ll go bring your Sister Qiangwei back right now."
"Bring her back?" Yu Wan'er blinked in confusion, her petite face barely the size of a palm.
Jiang Che teleported on the spot.
He had long planted spatial markers on all his women, allowing him to instantly appear by their side with a single thought.
While our Young Master Jiang might be a playboy, credit where it’s due—he put genuine effort into his relationships.
Ahem, the proper kind of effort!
...
On a grand piano stage, Bai Qiangwei played gracefully.
The concert hall was packed, every seat filled.
In less than two years, Qiangwei had risen to the pinnacle of the piano world.
Her eyes lightly closed, her fingers danced effortlessly across the keys, filling the room with enchanting melodies.
In the audience, a middle-aged woman nodded approvingly.
Helmann felt she had struck gold with this disciple. Qiangwei’s musical talent was off the charts—her one year of practice eclipsed decades of effort from ordinary pianists.
This wasn’t just genius.
Genius was merely the baseline for understanding her.
Helmann’s eyes gleamed with pride. To have such a disciple—this life was worth it!
But suddenly, the music stopped.
"Jiang Che!!!"
The cry snapped Helmann’s eyes open, only to witness a scene that nearly made her faint.
Jiang Che had appeared on stage out of nowhere, and Qiangwei, abandoning her performance mid-piece, threw herself into his arms.
"Hehe... Missed me?"
Jiang Che patted Qiangwei’s shoulder, his voice tender.
"Mmm~ Jiang Che, there are so many people here..." Qiangwei murmured shyly.
"Since when did you get so bashful?"
Completely ignoring the stunned audience, Jiang Che lifted her chin with one finger and planted a kiss on her lips.
The entire hall fell dead silent. People exchanged bewildered glances.
Some parents even covered their children’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Mo Lianxing was losing her mind—again.
[My heavens, husband, did you hit the jackpot or what? How are all your women so ridiculously talented?]
"What’s the big deal? Why so surprised?"
Jiang Che had mastered the art of multitasking—kissing Qiangwei while holding a mental conversation with Mo Lianxing.
[Big deal?! This girl of yours has a Sacred Body—the Innate Melody Dao Embryo! She’s naturally attuned to the Dao of Music. A top-tier Sacred Body!]
Mo Lianxing’s voice dripped with envy.
This was a one-in-a-billion physique!
"Really? You’ve seen plenty of Sacred Bodies lately, haven’t you? What’s so special? I have an Immortal Body—the Great Sun Chaos Void Immortal Physique. Ever heard of it?"
Mo Lianxing: "..."
Well... he had a point.
The Cultivators’ Academy alone had several Sacred Body holders, but that was only because the Blue Star’s Heavenly Dao was manifesting its power!
In the Nine Heavens, Sacred Bodies were rare. A single domain might see one emerge over ten thousand years.
"Sweetheart, why are you still practicing piano when spiritual energy has resurged?"
"I... I..." Qiangwei lowered her head.
Her reasoning was simple: if Jiang Che liked it, she liked it. If he wanted her to be a pianist, she would practice relentlessly until she became one.
Unlike the other girls around Jiang Che, Qiangwei refused to be just a pretty face. She wanted to shine brightly—to stand beside him as someone worthy of attention.
[Piano?! Oh my god... Am I seeing this right? Husband, you made an Innate Melody Dao Embryo practice a Western instrument like piano?!]
[Hmm? Does that matter, dear wife?]
[Of course it does! In the Nine Heavens, there’s a major sect called the ‘Nine Heavens Immortal Sound Palace,’ filled with female cultivators who specialize in musical Dao. Its founder was a cultivator with the Innate Melody Dao Embryo physique.]
[She attained the Great Emperor realm through music, earning the title... the Sound Emperor.]
Jiang Che: "..."
For some reason, though he’d never met this Sound Emperor, he suddenly felt an inexplicable fondness for her.
[So, husband, I suggest having Qiangwei switch to the guqin. For musical Dao, the guqin is the most suitable instrument to begin with.]
Fine, time for Qiangwei to pick up a new instrument. After all, she’d already mastered piano.
"Sweetheart, let’s drop the piano..."
Jiang Che wrapped an arm around Qiangwei’s slender waist. Though she remained silent, her compliance was evident.
Turning to the audience, Jiang Che gave a casual wave.
In the next second, the two vanished instantly!
Herman: "???"
She had lived most of her life, finally took on a disciple, and now—just like that—they were gone?