"Are you truly not an immortal?" the women asked repeatedly.
"Of course not. From now on, this palace will be your residence. Becoming an immortal is no longer a dream," Zhou Yan said.
"Such a grand palace, aren't you an emperor?" Zhao Min asked.
"You could say that. You are all my consorts now," Zhou Yan replied.
"Then don't you have many other consorts?" Xiao Zhao asked.
"I'll take you to meet them now. They are very kind, and you'll need to get along well with them," Zhou Yan said.
Although the three women felt a pang of sadness, they had already become Zhou Yan's people. They decided to see the situation first.
"Lord, you're back, and you've brought three more sisters," Si Teng said, seeing the three women behind Zhou Yan. They were indeed beautiful.
Diao Chan and the others had already prepared a banquet. Upon seeing Zhou Yan, she stepped forward and said, "Lord, are these the new sisters? I am Diao Chan."
Zhen Mi and the others then introduced themselves to Zhao Min and the others one by one. Zhao Min and the others discovered that not a single one of these women was less beautiful than themselves.
They also introduced themselves in turn and began chatting with Diao Chan and the others.
The three women gradually accepted their current identities. After all, Zhou Yan was the master of this territory, and they didn't need to do anything. As long as they worked hard, they could maintain their youth forever, which was a fatal temptation for them. No woman wanted to grow old.
The three women soon found themselves chatting animatedly with Diao Chan and the others, which put Zhou Yan at ease.
That night, Zhou Yan took Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, and Xiao Zhao to the "Ling Xiao Treasure Palace."
The three women were very curious about the place and looked around everywhere. Standing above the clouds, it felt as if they were in an immortal palace.
Zhou Yan then said to them, "From now on, we can all cultivate and become immortals. Work hard, and tomorrow I'll take you to change professions first."
"The air here is indeed good. I feel as if I've been reborn. It's not an exaggeration to call this place an immortal realm," Xiao Zhao said.
"This is nothing. The territory will become even stronger in the future. Therefore, you must also work hard to contribute to defending our territory, as this is not only our future home but also the home of everyone in the territory," Zhou Yan said.
"Alright, we will work hard."
They felt that this was quite good. This was their homeland, a homeland undisturbed by the mortal world.
They didn't have to worry about disputes in the martial arts world, nor did they need to fear feuds, much less fight over treasures.
They were all the principal consorts of the Lord, and everyone in the territory had to address them as "Principal Consort."
"It's getting late. I need to strengthen your abilities."
With that, Zhou Yan embraced the three women and lived a life as joyous as immortals.
Ling Xiao Treasure Palace: "(-_-)zzz※=○☆(＿＿*)zzz"
As soon as dawn broke, he took the three women to the "Inheritance Divine Hall" to change professions.
Afterward, Zhou Yan went to the "Three Lives Stone" and saw three new names. Their levels had not increased. He presumed this was because there were too few women in the territory. When he had free time, he would need to summon more women from the "Bronze Sparrow Terrace."
Both individuals and the entire territory needed to maintain "yin and yang balance." A lack of women was not good for the territory.
He was truly a good lord, always thinking of the residents of the territory.
He began to sign in.
Three Lives Stone: "Lord Zhou Yan has successfully signed in at the Three Lives Stone and obtained 3000 soul coins."
Upon arriving at the "Mysterious Shop," he obtained some materials and items. Nothing too high-level appeared.
His standards had already become quite high. Even if items of SS quality appeared, he wouldn't be overly surprised.
He went to the "Scripture Repository" and began drawing for talents again. Top-tier talents were indeed difficult to obtain. The best talent he obtained was only of S quality, which he did not use.
Unless it was a top-tier talent, he had no intention of using it.
He mused that the level of this building was still too low. If it were level 80 or above, the chance of obtaining high-level items would increase significantly.
"To continue upgrading, I must obtain five-star or higher awakening stones, but these things are not easy to get."
Many materials were not something he could simply buy if he wanted them.
This was not a problem he alone faced. Any lord would have such troubles.
The more unusual the building, the rarer the materials required. No one dared to claim to have seen all materials. Even specialized material merchants had countless materials they had never encountered.
There were simply too many things in the lord world. Whether one could find the materials they needed depended entirely on luck.
After completing all these tasks, he finally returned to the villa outside the territory. However, he immediately sensed that the formation he had placed outside the villa had been touched.
"Who wants to harm me?" He realized he hadn't made any enemies in the academy.
Unless it was those people who had tried to harm him before. However, those people should have been arrested. As for their fate, he was unaware, as he didn't even know who they were.
These people were not targeting him alone but all the geniuses on the Canglan Continent. The power behind them must be considerable, perhaps even some evil organizations.
He found that his understanding of formations was quite good, and his formation skills had improved considerably recently. He began to refine his formations, strengthening the original ones further.
Afterward, he returned to his class.
Seeing Zhou Yan, who had been missing for so long, return to the classroom, his classmates were quite curious. Zhou Yan had a decent relationship with them and asked, "What's wrong with you all? Don't you welcome me back?"
"No, no, no, we just wanted to ask if you've been alright recently?" a kind classmate inquired.
"Tell me, what's been happening recently?" Zhou Yan quickly asked.
"You don't know?" They were all very curious.
"If I knew, why would I ask you?" Zhou Yan realized that this matter concerned him, but he was completely unaware of it, which was very problematic.
"Two days ago, some core disciples wanted to cause trouble for you and even brought people to block the classroom door. When they found out you weren't here, they went to your residence. However, I heard those people were injured by the formation you set up."
"I heard they vowed to make you pay. I think you should take a few more days off. Those core disciples are not to be trifled with. We freshmen are better off not making enemies with them."
"I was there at the time. Those people were in a terrible state. Two of them had their heads blackened, and even their hair was burnt off. Many people were laughing uncontrollably at the time."
...
Through them, Zhou Yan understood the whole story. It turned out it was all to avenge the sisters Wei Ning and Wei Yu. In their words, those people were protectors of the two sisters.
He had already known about this matter. If they were the ones looking for trouble, it made sense.
After all, he had been very well-behaved since coming to the academy and had not actively made enemies.
The matter concerning the two sisters was purely an accident.
"I heard some personal disciples also wanted to cause trouble for you, but they were constrained by their identities and wouldn't act. I suspect the people who came two days ago were sent by them. I think you should take a few more days off. After a few days, they should forget about this matter."
"Thank you."
After understanding the whole story, he was relieved. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they wouldn't dare to act directly within the academy. They could only invite him to the arena. But why would he go there? If they wanted to make a fuss, let them. He didn't have the time for that.
(Author: Today, I've written eight chapters and twenty thousand words, making up for my hospital stay.)