Chapter 704: Children and Grandchildren

"Here you are," Meng Chuan said with a smile as he walked over. A blanket was spread on the grass, laden with plates of food and fine wine—quite a feast. Meng Chuan sat down cross-legged.

Liu Qiyue picked some wildflowers and arranged them around the food and wine. Only then did she sit down contentedly, smiling as she said, "A'Chuan, today we're celebrating my breakthrough to the Emperor realm and enjoying a picnic, but why have you been so distracted?"

"Yes, yes, yes, this is indeed to celebrate your breakthrough to the Emperor realm, Qiyue. Come, let's have a drink," Meng Chuan said, immediately pouring wine for his wife and for himself.

Liu Qiyue smiled as she took the wine glass. The couple clinked glasses and drank.

"After six months in seclusion, I've finally broken through to the Emperor realm," Liu Qiyue said with emotion, her eyes sparkling with excitement. "During the demon invasion, I never dared to imagine I could become an Emperor in this life."

"Your cultivation level was already sufficient; you could have forcibly become an Emperor just by relying on your bloodline," Meng Chuan said with a smile. "You insisted on waiting until your seventh-level Primordial Spirit before breaking through."

After taking the 'Fire Origin Fluid' and undergoing a bloodline transformation, Liu Qiyue's bloodline was already close to that of a pure-blooded phoenix. Even without cultivation, she could grow stronger over time. Moreover, Liu Qiyue had diligently cultivated since her youth. Her diligence and comprehension in cultivation far surpassed those of lazy pure-blooded dragons or phoenixes. In terms of skill level alone, despite cultivating for only just over five hundred years, she had already reached the mid-Emperor realm.

Because Liu Qiyue didn't enter the Kunyun Secret Realm and also slept for over two hundred years, her actual cultivation time was just over five hundred years.

Nourished by her bloodline, her Primordial Spirit also grew quite rapidly, having just reached the seventh level recently.

"Although I could have forcibly broken through to the Emperor realm by relying on my bloodline once I reached the Heaven-Earth realm," Liu Qiyue said, shaking her head. "I still hoped to break through using Cangyuan World's 'God-Demon cultivation system'. My cultivation conditions are already too luxurious; it would be a huge joke if I lowered my standards any further."

Using 'Fire Origin Fluid', a cosmic treasure whose value rivaled an eighth-tribulation realm secret treasure, to transform one's bloodline to nearly that of a pure-blooded phoenix — Liu Qiyue was the only one in Cangyuan World's history to have achieved this.

In the history of humanity, only Patriarch Cangyuan and Meng Chuan were capable of such a grand gesture.

When Patriarch Cangyuan possessed sufficient treasures, there was no one beside him worth such an investment.

"And, A'Chuan, you often guide me," Liu Qiyue said, smiling at her husband. Living together in Jiangzhou City, they often discussed cultivation difficulties, and her husband's guidance always pinpointed the key issues, making Liu Qiyue's cultivation much smoother.

"The younger one is when reaching the Tribulation realm, the further one can hope to go," Meng Chuan said. "At the Emperor realm, one's foundation must be solid enough to have a chance at the Tribulation realm."

Liu Qiyue nodded.

Many dragons and phoenixes, though possessing strength comparable to Fifth Tribulation realm experts at the Emperor realm, had not fully comprehended the truths and thus had no hope of reaching the Tribulation realm themselves.

"A'Chuan, you still haven't told me why you've been so distracted today," Liu Qiyue asked. "As a dignified Sixth Tribulation realm mighty figure with numerous avatars, it's unlikely you'd be distracted without something important happening, right?"

At Meng Chuan's level, multitasking was trivial; being distracted was an inconceivable matter.

"Qiyue, I also have something to tell you," Meng Chuan said. "I've also broken through."

"Broken through?" Liu Qiyue was slightly taken aback. "Do you mean..."

"I've already comprehended the Seventh Tribulation realm rules, and my Primordial Spirit world has evolved. As long as I successfully pass the next tribulation, I'll be a Seventh Tribulation realm expert," Meng Chuan said.

"When did this happen?" Liu Qiyue asked, astonished.

"Less than a month ago, when you were still in seclusion," Meng Chuan said. "I just broke through, and I've been familiarizing myself with my new powers recently, which is why I've been distracted."

"Familiarizing yourself with your powers makes you distracted?" Liu Qiyue looked at Meng Chuan. "You weren't like this when you became a Sixth Tribulation realm expert."

"Indeed."

Meng Chuan sighed, "The improvement from the Sixth Tribulation realm to the Seventh Tribulation realm is immense. I also need to slowly get accustomed to my newly acquired powers."

In Tribulation realm cultivation, each subsequent tribulation brings a greater increase in power.

"If a Seventh Tribulation realm expert makes a move, they can instantly kill or capture a Sixth Tribulation realm expert even across multiple river systems," Meng Chuan explained. "Only peak Sixth Tribulation realm experts who have mastered spatial rules possess the ability to self-destruct their avatars before a Seventh Tribulation realm expert. The gap between them is too vast; if a Seventh Tribulation realm expert is a towering mountain, a Sixth Tribulation realm expert is but a speck of dust."

Fortunately, Sixth Tribulation realm experts can hide in their home worlds or in places like the Eternal Tower headquarters. This is why Sixth Tribulation realm experts possess some power, but they still have to depend on Seventh Tribulation realm mighty figures.

Within the River of Spacetime, a force established by a Seventh Tribulation realm mighty figure is considered a top-tier power.

The Black Demon Hall's arrogance stems from having two Seventh Tribulation realm mighty figures, one of whom is a 'Primordial Spirit Seventh Tribulation realm expert'.

Meng Chuan was now a Primordial Spirit Seventh Tribulation realm expert! In terms of deterrent power, he alone nearly rivaled the entire Black Demon Hall.

"Killing or capturing across multiple river systems?" Liu Qiyue murmured.

"I've mastered the Chaotic Hole rules, which allows me to act across river systems," Meng Chuan explained with a smile. "Rules like Karma rules or Immeasurable rules, for example, allow one to act across numerous river domains. Previously, in the Nine Refinements Pagoda, Dragon Ancestor bestowed upon me a 'Spacetime Token'. With this token, my power can also be transmitted to any part of the entire River of Spacetime."

Liu Qiyue found such methods terrifying and couldn't help but say, "With such power, weaker Tribulation realm experts can't resist at all. Even vast numbers would be useless."

"Yes, that's why the Black Demon Hall can wantonly slaughter," Meng Chuan said. "That's also why Sixth Tribulation realm experts have to depend on Seventh Tribulation realm experts."

Liu Qiyue looked at her husband. Had her husband already cultivated to such an unfathomable realm?

"By the way, you mentioned undergoing a tribulation?" Liu Qiyue quickly asked.

"Yes," Meng Chuan nodded. "In about a hundred years, the seventh Primordial Spirit tribulation will descend. So, I need to diligently prepare for it."

Liu Qiyue also felt nervous and worried. While her husband's strength had increased rapidly, the faster he progressed, the more heavenly tribulations he would face.

"There's one more thing," Meng Chuan said. "After my breakthrough, Cangyuan World will always be within the protective range of my origin domain. The beings within Cangyuan World won't need to worry about any external karmic attacks. So, many cultivators like An'er can now be allowed to venture out."

Talented individuals in Cangyuan World were previously only allowed to venture into secret realms, not into the outer void.

With just one Kunyun Secret Realm, there were already enough opportunities and powerful individuals.

"As long as they reach the Emperor level, they can be allowed to leave," Meng Chuan said. "For example, our grandson can also leave the Kunyun Secret Realm now."

"Meng Yu?" Liu Qiyue knew her husband greatly valued this grandson.

Meng Yu had never known his grandfather's true identity, believing that a great enemy threatened them, and had always cultivated with difficulty within the Kunyun Secret Realm.

"I didn't give him too many resources; I always let him strive on his own, only subtly guiding him in secret," Meng Chuan said. "Meng Yu's cultivation is already catching up to his father's."

As for Meng An, he had indeed comprehended the Fourth Tribulation realm rules, but his physical body cultivation method was not yet perfected.

At this cultivation speed, Meng Chuan estimated Meng An's limit might be the Fifth Tribulation realm level.

From his youth, Meng An's cultivation speed was top-tier in Cangyuan World's history. His foundation was so solid it ranked among the top three in human history, and he was even a direct disciple of Patriarch Cangyuan. Yet, in this life, reaching the Fifth Tribulation realm would already be quite good for him.

Such is the nature of cultivation.

For a single world to produce a Sixth Tribulation realm expert is truly too difficult.

Individuals with transcendent talent like Meng Chuan are rare throughout the entire River of Spacetime.

"Meng Yu."

The path Meng Chuan arranged for his grandson was distinctly different from his son's.

He greatly increased the trials and let him grow freely. Whatever cultivation path Meng Yu preferred, he would let him follow it himself.

For a long time, his son Meng An had to grow according to Patriarch Cangyuan's arrangements. Meng Chuan had somewhat disagreed, but by the time he had the ability to object, his son was determined to go to the Kunyun Secret Realm at all costs, and he couldn't change it anymore.