Rogue Celestial Emperor

Jia Ling'er's voice grew softer, her eyes glancing tentatively at Jiang Che.

"Oh? Your strict mother... has she relented?" Jiang Che asked with a smile.

"Hehe, of course it's because I've been pestering her every day! Jiang Che, don't think my mother is all strict. Deep down, she's actually a very gentle woman!"

Hmm~ I can see that, truly gentle!

She killed me, damn it, thousands of times. Just trying to hold her hand could blow me up dozens of times. Luckily, he had plenty of lives to spare, daring to risk death under the peony flower. It took thousands of lives just to win over this Empress... a single wisp of her soul.

"Jiang Che, my mother has agreed. After we enter the Nine Heavens... we'll call over Wan'er and all the other sisters to hold a grand wedding ceremony."

Jiang Che rubbed his temples helplessly. "A grand wedding? One groom with over twenty brides? Only you could come up with such an idea. It's also bizarre that the Jialan Empress would agree to such an absurd notion."

To be honest, Jiang Che's skin was thick enough, but the thought of one groom with dozens of brides at a wedding... even he imagined it would be social suicide.

Just imagine how the male cultivators in the Nine Heavens would curse him!

"It's quite common! In the Nine Heavens, many powerful figures marry many maidens at once. There are even Empresses who take hundreds of male consorts in a single wedding. Such things aren't unheard of..."

As Jia Ling'er spoke, her face gradually flushed red.

"Damn, hundreds of male consorts? That's insane!" Jiang Che was shocked.

I thought I was already 'pretty impressive,' but I never imagined there were such 'legendary' people out there!

I, Young Master Jiang, admit defeat!

"Hmm~ You wouldn't be thinking of marrying hundreds of girls yourself, would you?" Jia Ling'er tilted her head, squinting her eyes as she scrutinized Jiang Che, her gaze full of suspicion.

"Hundreds... I wouldn't mind."

"You're not allowed to think about it!" Jia Ling'er's temper flared. Although she loved Jiang Che and could tolerate his flirtatious nature, there were limits.

"Jiang Che, do you know? A cultivator's life is far too long, especially for Emperors and Immortals... their lifespans can easily start at tens of thousands of years. In such vast stretches of time, love becomes something very rare and scarce," Jia Ling'er said slowly.

"Even the two most deeply in love can grow apart over the endless years, eventually going their separate ways. So, in the Nine Heavens, the stronger one becomes... the less deserving they are of love. Even if they find it... it's extremely fleeting, as their lifespans often don't match."

"So... they either stay single, or they wildly build harems. This goes for both men and women. They only indulge in momentary passion, never investing their hearts so they never truly lose anything."

Jiang Che nodded upon hearing this. Once he, Jiang Che, entered the Nine Heavens and solidified his background and status, he would directly bring out explosive items like the Supreme Life-Extending Pills. At that time... tsk tsk, it would be equivalent to holding the lifeline of every cultivator in the entire Nine Heavens!

After all, everyone here seeks the Dao; no one would complain about living longer.

"So, Jiang Che... I don't want you to become like that. I don't want us to be just tools for your release in your eyes... okay?" Jia Ling'er's voice trembled slightly.

Because Jiang Che possessed a nearly infinite lifespan!

Even for two people deeply in love, their affection can withstand all hardships, but it often seems powerless against time itself. Even if love remains unchanged for ten thousand years, who can guarantee it won't grow stale after a hundred thousand or even a million years?

And Jiang Che was such a flirtatious man. It was predictable... that a thousand years later, the number of girls around Jiang Che would be countless. Whether he would even recognize her by then might be an unknown.

"Ah~ Ling'er, guess why I upgraded your bloodline to the Immortal grade? And why I gave every girl an Immortal Physique?"

"It's because of perspective. Having grown accustomed to fine delicacies, would I still go back to eating coarse bran?" Jiang Che chuckled slyly.

Jiang Che placed his large hand over the girl's delicate one.

Hearing Jiang Che's words, Jia Ling'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

Originally, she hadn't ranked within the top hundred of the Nine Heavens' Beauty List. But now, with her bloodline elevated to the Immortal grade, she was confident... that with her looks and aura, she could definitely rank within the top fifty!

That meant there weren't many women in the Nine Heavens more beautiful than her now.

If Jiang Che were to marry a peerless beauty like Gu Wantang, she, Jia Ling'er, would accept it!

But those women whose looks and talent were inferior to hers... what right did they have to share the same man with her?

Screening it like this, it seemed there weren't many women in the Nine Heavens worthy of Jiang Che anymore~

Happy!

And now... even her own mother, the Jialan Empress, seemed unworthy... oh no!

How could she compare with Mother?

Jia Ling'er suddenly snapped out of it, but all along... Mother had been the most perfect woman in her eyes. Yet now it seemed... apart from her high cultivation, Mother didn't really have anything that made her worthy of Jiang Che.

Moreover, with Jiang Che's terrifying talent of Four Immortal Physiques, he would soon surpass her mother.

In terms of appearance, although Mother was also extremely beautiful, she didn't hold an advantage, and her temper was strange and irritable...

Anyway, the current Jia Ling'er, thoroughly charmed by Jiang Che, had one word in mind: Win!

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"Tsk tsk, finally managed to send that girl off with sweet talk!"

Jiang Che showed a helpless expression.

Of course, it wasn't entirely sweet talk. After seeing his fiancée, Gu Wantang, who ranked second on the Beauty List, his standards had indeed risen several levels.

Ordinary women? He really couldn't be bothered anymore.

"But what the Jialan Empress said is quite right too. I should still give the girls a proper status..."

Jiang Che sighed softly. Without giving them status... he already felt he was struggling to keep things under control.

After entering the Nine Heavens, he could indeed hold a wedding ceremony or something similar, and even collect a huge wave of wedding gifts!

But if he did that, it would be harder to chase girls in the future. After all, going from Young Master Jiang to a married man sounded a bit hard to swallow.

"Forget it, let's not think about this."

Jiang Che shook his head. He originally wanted to use the Evil Spirit invasion to craft an image of a heroic figure who stood alone through the ages, becoming a revered Heavenly Emperor.

But now it seemed he simply wasn't cut out for that, and he disliked forcing a persona. Even if he became a Heavenly Emperor... he'd probably be a scoundrel Heavenly Emperor remembered infamously for millennia.

Tangtang, sorry I can't become the great hero in your heart. How about a big, clumsy bear instead?