Chapter 1044 - 152: Five Years Later, 9th Layer of the Spirit Platform

Nalan Yiren gave birth to a boy, the sixth son of Chen Mo. Chen Mo named him Chen Yan. Above him are: the eldest Chen Nuo, the second Chen Jia, the third Chen Zhong, the fourth Chen Jin, and the fifth Chen Xi.

On the daughter's side, the eldest is Chen You, the second is Chen Shu, daughter of Chen Mo and Xiao Yunxi, the third and fourth are Chen Li and Chen Xin, born to Chen Mo and Xia Zhining, the fifth is Chen Le'an, born to Chen Mo and Chu Ran, and the sixth is Chen Nian Mo.

Six sons and six daughters, Chen Mo's life truly was complete.

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By mid-April, after giving birth, Nalan Yiren rested for half a month and then took forty-one Fire Spirit Pills, entering the First Grade Celestial Human Realm (1st Layer of the Spirit Platform).

Nalan Yiren's talent was stronger than Yue Ruyan's, using significantly fewer Fire Spirit Pills than Yue Ruyan.

After returning from overseas, Chen Mo saw that Great Wei, free from internal and external troubles, officially entered a phase of stable development. Overseas trade has made Great Wei's treasury incredibly abundant, allowing the court to issue several policies benefiting the people.

Years of war reduced Great Wei's population to less than ten million. To encourage population growth, the court decreed that families who have children will be exempt from one year of taxes, with each family enjoying a maximum exemption of three years.

Not only that, Chen Mo also respected life, reinstating the death penalty review.

The death penalty review actually existed in the previous two dynasties, but in the later period of Great Song, with the chaos arising, the step of death penalty review was omitted.

Led by Chen Cultivator and Geng Songfu, the civil servants proposed the slogan "Revitalization of Culture and Education" during one morning court session, further perfecting the "exam system".

At the same time, to develop the economy, Chen Mo proposed thrift, stipulating that ministers below Third Grade, as well as inner palace consorts, were not allowed to wear ornaments made of gold and jade.

Moreover, Chen Mo decreed that throughout the country, mining of pearls and jade and manufacturing of brocade were prohibited.

Two years later, June of the Fifth Year of Zhen Guan.

In a specially constructed practice room within the Celestial River Imperial City harem.

Checking the system panel, Chen Mo revealed a look of surprise.

[Name: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 32.]

[Cultivation Technique: Golden Crow Heaven Burning Skill (Perfection 1999999.9/3000000).]

[Realm: Celestial Human Realm (First Grade, 8th Layer of the Spirit Platform.)]

[Power: 258629.]

[Skills: Great Sun Qi Slash (Intermediate 3331930/6000000), Sun-Shooting Arrow (Intermediate 122539/3000000), Divine Burning Technique (Intermediate 130330/200000), Gluttonous Technique (Advanced 32/10000), Esoteric Dual Refining Technique (4009/5000), Wandering Dragon Step (Advanced 1389/10000), Vajra Longevity Skill (Perfection 24096/50000), Circulation Sword Array (Great Success 1799/49999.]

"Didn't Fairy Yi say that the Spirit Platform Extreme Realm has only seven layers? How did I cultivate the eighth layer?" Chen Mo was incredibly surprised.

With a thought, a round, green jade appeared in his hand, intricately carved with a lotus flower; it was the soul jade gifted by Huang Yi.

He wanted to ask Huang Yi what was going on but reconsidered, feeling it was too costly to waste a soul jade just for this question.

Chen Mo put the soul jade away again.

However, this matter could wait, as there was another problem deeply troubling him.

That was the Primordial Spirit panel.

[Name: Chen Mo.]

[Age: 32.]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Heavens Divine Forging Technique (Entry Level 10091/100000)]

[Realm: Earth Yuan Realm (4999999/500000).]

[Power: 152099.]

Over the past two years, even without cultivating the Primordial Spirit, due to the slow progression, it reached Earth Yuan Realm Perfection. Were it not for his control, it might have advanced to the Third Realm, Celestial Yuan Realm.

He controlled it meticulously because Huang Yi once said the physical cultivation should be superior to the Primordial Spirit; otherwise, if the Primordial Spirit exceeds the body, it might cause the physical form to explode.

Yet now, with spiritual cultivation advancing to the 8th Layer of the Spirit Platform, Chen Mo feels he can barely control the Primordial Spirit cultivation.

Amidst his worries, gentle footsteps were heard outside, the familiar pace and rhythm reaching Chen Mo's ears.

"Your Majesty, Elder Geng requests an audience." Wu Mi said from outside.

Chen Mo walked out of the practice room, his gaze landing on a mature and graceful figure.

Wu Mi was dressed in a long-sleeved smoke skirt, her skin gleaming with the texture of frost and snow, her crow-black hair loosely tied with a simple jade hairpin, her brows like distant mountains with a hint of kohl, her eyes faintly adorned with rouge.

There were no ornaments, making her look simple.

Since Chen Mo advocated "thrift", Wu Mi led by example, urging the harem concubines to do the same.

Chen Mo approached, gently holding Wu Mi's delicate jade hand, whispering, "This minor matter could be handled by others; it wasn't necessary for Mi'Er to come personally."

"Your consort was free, Jia'Er is at the Imperial College, and Xiao Xiao is asleep," Wu Mi said softly.

Chen Xiao, Wu Mi's second child conceived in February of the Fourth Year of Zhen Guan, born at the end of that year, was a daughter, just under one year old.

At this age, Wu Mi was at the peak of a woman's maturity. With many women in Chen Mo's life, and not every day spent with Wu Mi, hence these years, Chen Mo still showered Wu Mi with the affection of the past.

He gently embraced Wu Mi, the faint fragrance wafting to his nose, peace filling his heart, as he softly said, "Mi'Er."

"Husband..." Wu Mi slightly raised her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling.

Their gazes met.

Chen Mo lowered his head, capturing her peachy lips.

As Chen Mo kissed her, his hand began to explore under Wu Mi's broad sleeve smoke skirt, but she gently pushed him. "Your Majesty, go quickly and don't keep Elder Geng waiting too long."

Chen Mo walked towards the Imperial Study.

Passing by the back garden, Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing, Xiao Ya, and Yu Zhu were playing with the children.