I long to return home!

The woman, Jiang Jinfeng, was Shen Xin's wife and the Empress of the Yin Yue Empire.

Seeing the woman rushing over angrily, Shen Xin, who was reviewing memorials, was startled. He had known this moment would come, but he didn't expect such a commotion. The golden gate, which had been built with a lot of spiritual ore, was kicked open.

Seeing the woman who came to question him, Shen Xin swallowed hard. Looking at the many guards and maids following behind her, he knew that he couldn't lose face at this moment.

After making up his mind, he slammed his hand on the table and stood up. The pressure of his Nascent Soul stage swept down, repelling the guards and maids who were watching. He flicked his golden robe and closed the door that he had kicked open. Golden light flashed at his fingertips as he silently recited a few incantations to form a barrier to prevent his voice from being heard.

All of this seemed utterly unremarkable to the blonde woman, who crossed her arms and snorted dismissively.

After doing all this, Shen Xin coldly looked at the blonde woman who had barged in, instantly appearing in front of her. Their eyes met briefly for three breaths before turning 180 degrees.

Shen Xin adopted a fawning demeanor, completely losing the majesty of an emperor. Like a lamb that had made a mistake, he helped the woman to her seat and then massaged her shoulders and back.

Jiang Jinfeng, who was experiencing all of this, curled up the corners of her mouth slightly, as if it were a matter of course. After enjoying it for a while, her anger subsided a lot. She asked in a deep voice, "Speak, what happened? Your daughter has made a scene here, crying and making a scene to make you release her. Shen Sanjin, are you deaf? Are you pretending not to hear?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xin's expression turned serious, and she did not give a reply for a moment. After a while, she pressed him again: "Shen Sanjin, you don't even care about your own daughter anymore, do you? Don't think that just because you've become the emperor, I won't dare to beat you up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Xin stopped what he was doing, came to Jiang Jinfeng's side, took her delicate hand in his, and sighed softly, saying, "How can I not love my daughter? It's just that that boy is no good. He's a womanizer and inexplicably hooked up with my daughter, which resulted in Princess Wuji breaking her out of prison."

"Besides, this kid also has a pseudo-spiritual root. How can I let Ling Jiao associate with such a treacherous person?" As he said this, Shen Xin clenched his fists. If he could, he would want to kill this person right now.

Listening to the story, Jiang Jinfeng thought for a moment and understood what Shen Xin was worried about. Her tone softened: "I know what you're worried about. Ling Jiao has been locked up in the city since she was a child and has never seen the outside world. It's rare for someone to play with her. Besides, this person saved your daughter's life. You can't just lock him up, can you?"

Shen Xin sighed again, gently stroking Jiang Jinfeng's fair hand, and said, "I know this is somewhat inappropriate, but this person is seducing my daughter and colluding with Princess Wuji. Who knows when this person might deceive me..." As he said this, he gritted his teeth and stopped talking. The rest of the words were too obscene to say.

After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "I locked him up to test his character. If he is truly harmless, he can serve as Ling Jiao's playmate, but only as a playmate. If he harbors any ill intentions, I will eliminate him." As he finished speaking, a ruthless glint flashed in Shen Xin's eyes.

"Hmph, you talk about others being womanizers, but you're no different yourself. Back then, you begged me to love only you for life, and I gave birth to Lian'er and Po'er for you. Then you married a daughter from the Gongsun family and had your third son. Later, you said that having only sons wasn't enough, and you wanted a daughter too." Jiang Jinfeng snorted coldly, her lips unconsciously pouting.

Hearing the cover-up being exposed, Shen Xin scratched his head awkwardly and quickly stepped forward to flatter him, "My words are golden and will never be wrong. At that time, the country was in turmoil and we had to resist foreign enemies. Taking Gongsun was just an expedient measure. Moreover, Consort De was ultimately just a mortal. Only the real Feng'er could stay with me forever."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinfeng's lips curled up into a smile again. After a brief silence, she asked, "By the way, you don't still believe the Imperial Advisor's predictions, do you? Ling Jiao has returned safely from this trip, shouldn't we let her go out and see the world in the future?"

Shen Xin's expression turned solemn again. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head and rejected the idea: "Although the Grand Preceptor is only a little over a hundred years old, his cultivation and Taoist practice are unfathomable. He is one of the top geniuses in the Star Surveillance Academy in the past thousand years. Even if Ling Jiao is lucky enough to escape this calamity, her life-saving magic treasures are almost completely destroyed. If possible, I would like to protect her for the rest of her life until the Grand Preceptor can deduce the source of the calamity."

After saying that, his gaze fell on Jiang Jinfeng's curvaceous body. Even though they were husband and wife, his lust was still undiminished. He said with a wicked smile, "Feng'er, for the sake of our daughter, how about you give birth to a younger son for me? That way, even if Ling Jiao is lonely, she will have a younger brother to keep her company."

Jiang Jinfeng slapped away Shen Xin's restless hand and angrily scolded, "Shen Sanjin, all you can think about is that stupid thing, having babies, having babies, do you really think I'm your baby-making machine? If you want to have babies, go find your Consort De to have them. If you dare to come to my bed, I'll just break you up!"

...

One month later.

Lei Mengying floated above the array in the courtyard, her hands placed on her dantian, her eyes closed, and rich spiritual energy filled the entire courtyard.

Huai Zhen witnessed all of this; this action undoubtedly indicated that he was preparing to form his core.

Before long, the array beneath Lei Mengying's feet glowed with spiritual light, and a wisp of purple electricity surged from Lei Mengying's body, lighting up one by one along the nearest relay stone, until a purple eye rose up and stopped beneath Lei Mengying.

The formation was complete. Lei Mengying gestured with her hands a few times before returning to her dantian. The next moment, purple lightning suddenly appeared around her, as if she had the power to destroy the world, bombarding everything in the courtyard. Fortunately, the formation protected her, otherwise it would have caused quite a commotion.

After several days, the lightning subsided and gradually became calm, allowing Lei Mengying to control it and absorb it into her body.

After three months.

Lei Mengying was at the most important step in forming her core. Her eyes were closed, her expression was tense, and her skirt was soaked with sweat.

Upon seeing this, Huai Zhen's eyes gleamed with golden light as he probed with his divine sense. He saw that the golden core in Huai Zhen's dantian had already taken shape, and Huai Zhen was now controlling the domineering purple lightning within his body to complete the final step of the golden core, thus creating a true lightning golden core.

Time flew by, and Huaizhen watched this crucial step intently. The sun and moon, day and night, kept changing, and she didn't know how much time had passed.

On this day, everything prepared over many months finally came to fruition. Fortunately, Lei Mengying's understanding of the lightning element was profound enough; perhaps it was not just profound, but also ultimate.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Lei Mengying stretched out her body, her long purple hair was spread out, and her Dharma Eyes saw that the golden core in her body had undergone a transformation. It was no longer an ordinary thunder golden core, but a purple thunder golden core with purple thunder surrounding the entire core!

At this moment, Lei Mengying has truly stepped into the Golden Core stage, and is now deeply comprehending the mysteries of the Golden Core stage.

As soon as the pill was completed, Huai Zhen could feel the rich spiritual energy reverberating within Lei Mengying's body, even affecting the surrounding spiritual plants, making them vibrant with life.