After the events, Dominating Moon Listening to Snow felt quite ashamed, puzzled as to how she ended up like that. But it had already come to this, the die was cast, and she could only accept her fate, though her emotions inevitably fluctuated. It was only after Wang Xiaoqiang's comforting that she gradually calmed down.

Seeing that Dominating Moon Listening to Snow was still a virgin, Wang Xiaoqiang cherished her even more. The next day, he rescinded her title as princess and made her empress—the empress of the Heavenly Wolf Empire, mother of the world.

It's estimated that Dominating Moon Heavenly Wolf, upon knowing this, would be so mad he'd come back to life one more time just to die again from anger.

From princess to empress, Dominating Moon Listening to Snow had mixed emotions. However, she had no regrets. As a woman, marriage is inevitable, and for a proper princess like her, marrying a commoner would only bring disaster, harming not just herself but others as well.

Marrying Wang Xiaoqiang was her best option because only Wang Xiaoqiang could keep her safe.

Now, with her status secured and being favored by Wang Xiaoqiang, any other woman in her position might secretly rejoice!

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Not only had Wang Xiaoqiang successfully conquered the Heavenly Wolf Empire, but he had also married the princess of the Heavenly Wolf Empire, securing both the kingdom and the beauty—a perfect combination.

Under Wang Xiaoqiang's dominance, the Heavenly Wolf Empire's strength suddenly surged, intimidating the neighboring countries. The weaker countries around the Heavenly Wolf Empire readily submitted, willing to acknowledge Wang Xiaoqiang's rule and become vassal states to the Heavenly Wolf Empire, paying tributes annually.

Of course, there was one empire that didn't know the situation. Relying on the fact that it had strong individuals, not only did it refuse to surrender, but it also took a very tough stance, firmly opposing Wang Xiaoqiang.

This country was the Qin Kingdom,

Qin Kingdom wasn't particularly strong, but it had an individual of the Immortal Emperor level named Chi Bianyue,

Chi Bianyue didn't have an exceptionally high talent, but he was determined, diligent in cultivation, and it's said he would seclude himself for ten years at a time, living for more than fifty years. The time spent in secluded cultivation was longer than the time spent out of it,

His efforts paid off, and at sixty, this man advanced to the Immortal Emperor.

The Emperor of Qin, King Qin, with Chi Bianyue's support, didn't take Wang Xiaoqiang seriously and refused to submit to the Heavenly Wolf Empire, intending to resist to the very end. He even secretly recruited masters of the Immortal Emperor level, plotting to annex the Heavenly Wolf Empire.

Wang Xiaoqiang had five hundred Myriad Circle Spirit Formations, each capable of producing five hundred Immortal Emperors. What notion is five hundred Immortal Emperors? Not just one Immortal Emperor, even ten could be pulled down.

Therefore, Wang Xiaoqiang naturally didn't regard Chi Bianyue as anything to be concerned about, planning step by step, with Qin Kingdom being his next target.

However, before attacking Qin Kingdom, Wang Xiaoqiang decided to first elevate his Qi Refining Cultivation to the Immortal Emperor stage. If he achieved the Immortal Emperor stage in his cultivation, his comprehensive strength could rival that of an Immortal Emperor.

Moreover, an important point was that the emperors of the Immortal Realm's empires must be cultivators of the Immortal Emperor stage to be qualified, and for the past hundred years, this had been an unwavering rule in the Immortal Realm.

This rule was broken only a hundred years ago, but anyone who became emperor without reaching the Immortal Emperor stage would be looked down upon.

Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation realm was not commensurate with his status, making him feel like a fake emperor, especially since he simultaneously ruled two empires and secretly dominated the politics of four nations, essentially acting as the ruler of four nations.

A cultivator of the Immortal King stage didn't fit the identity of the ruler of four nations, inevitably causing dissatisfaction among the people.

Therefore, advancing to the Immortal Emperor was imperative!

However, the Ninth Elephant Realm of the Immortal King was a checkpoint, a bottleneck. Advancing to the Immortal Emperor required some enlightenment; it wasn't something that could be achieved with enough cultivation resources.

Wang Xiaoqiang's Qi refining had been stuck in the Ninth Elephant Realm of the Immortal King and couldn't breakthrough. It wasn't due to his lack of wisdom; it's often said that while a master leads you to the door, cultivation is up to the individual. However, Wang Xiaoqiang had no master to lead him at all, entirely relying on his own exploration, somewhat like a blind man feeling an elephant. Getting stuck at the bottleneck was inevitable.

That night.

After a moment of intimacy with his empress Dominating Moon Listening to Snow, Wang Xiaoqiang talked sweetly before sleep. Thinking of cultivation, he asked, "Tingxue, how was your relationship with your father in the past?"

"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" Dominating Moon Listening to Snow was now very wary of mentioning her father, Dominating Moon Heavenly Wolf, especially in front of Wang Xiaoqiang, deliberately avoiding the topic.

After all, her father was killed by Wang Xiaoqiang.

"Just this once, I won't bring him up again after this." Wang Xiaoqiang held up one finger, promising.

"My father was quite good to me. I always respected and loved him. He would spend time with me when he was free, and I could freely enter his residence... But later, to expand his power, he conspired with that demon race Young Master Bai, promising to marry me to him. That's when I grew averse to him," Dominating Moon Listening to Snow said, shaking her head with a look of painful sadness on her face.

"Okay, one more question, how did your father break through to the Immortal Emperor stage back then?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

"I remember my father would often meditate on a painting before stepping into the Immortal Emperor stage..."

"Oh? What painting?" Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"I only caught a glimpse of it by chance and didn't pay much attention. How about this, if you need it, I'll go to my father's chamber to look for it," Dominating Moon Listening to Snow said, sitting up from the bed, turning her back, and getting up to put on clothes. Her white, jade-like body, slightly reddened after being nourished by Wang Xiaoqiang, was exceedingly charming, but that vibrant body was quickly covered by a wide robe. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang looking at her, Dominating Moon Listening to Snow gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Wait for me."

Wang Xiaoqiang also quickly got dressed and said, "I'll go with you."

Dominating Moon Listening to Snow didn't refuse,

The two arrived at Dominating Moon Heavenly Wolf's chamber together. Dominating Moon Listening to Snow knew that Dominating Moon Heavenly Wolf liked to keep precious things in his chamber. Once inside, they carefully searched,

With the aid of Divine Sense, Dominating Moon Listening to Snow quickly found the painting, which was very large, woven from brocade and embroidered with a True Dragon pattern. Many Bright Pearls were inlaid on the True Dragon, glowing like countless lamps fused together.

Counting them revealed as many as forty-nine, the Bright Pearls flickered continuously in the night, flowing according to some mysterious track, repeating in such a manner.

Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes lit up, captivated by its wonder. He asked Dominating Moon Listening to Snow, "Tingxue, are you sure your father contemplated this painting to gain his insight?"

"Yes, this is the one. My father gained insight from this painting for nearly four years; sometimes, he would even practice breathing techniques while facing it," Dominating Moon Listening to Snow said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang was slightly excited. He spread the painting on the ground and examined it closely. After a long observation, he discovered its mystery:

The flowing pattern of the Bright Pearls on the dragon's body resembled the trajectory of Spiritual Energy running through meridians. Ordinary cultivators would certainly follow these trajectories in their cultivation, repeating the process over and over, eventually getting caught in this cycle, unable to escape,

In fact, Dominating Moon Heavenly Wolf had been trapped in this cycle for four years, unable to break through.

This was because the movement of the Bright Pearls had nothing to do with the flow of meridians and Spiritual Energy; it merely symbolized a principle.

As Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation and breakthroughs didn't rely on the conventional means of clearing meridians but rather on the Spiritual Spring's absorption and transformation of Spiritual Energy, he didn't relate the movement of the Bright Pearls to the flow of meridians, thereby fortunately avoiding this misunderstanding and not falling into that cycle. Plus, having had previous experiences of Enlightenment, he quickly understood the profound truth embedded in the Bright Pearls' movement,

The movement of the Bright Pearls' light wasn't very smooth, but when encountering obstacles, it would ferociously break through all barriers, gaining speed progressively, with a sense of building momentum to break through everything, giving an aura of sweeping through the universe and stabilizing the world.

From this, Wang Xiaoqiang realized the True Dragon's Will.

The True Dragon's Will embodies the dominion over the world, overwhelmingly domineering. To advance to the Immortal Emperor level, one must constantly maintain an imposing air of "only I dominate, who else in this world matters," with an unparalleled arrogance.

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