Shameless Immortal: Emperor of Ten Thousand Beauties

Following the morning’s feverish intensity, the four of them retreated to a private pool carved from white jade, filled with steaming medicinal water. The infusion of rare herbs worked instantly, soothing their bruised skin and knitting back their exhausted Qi as the fragrant mist swirled around them.

Shen Yu sat with his head laid back against the smooth stone edge, his eyes closed in a rare moment of absolute stillness. His arms were spread wide across the rim, his powerful chest rising and falling in a slow, rhythmic tempo.

Xu Yi was perched on his lap, her body completely relaxed as she sat fully impaled upon his dick. For her, the sensation wasn’t one of urgent lust, but a deep, grounding comfort; she rested her head lazily against his heart, listening to the steady thrum of his life force.

To his right, Lixue leaned in, her forehead resting against his shoulder, while Meng Yan occupied the left, her fingers idly tracing the water’s surface as she leaned against him.

The air was heavy with the peace of a family after a long-fought battle. The frantic hunger of the morning had been replaced by a serene, domestic calm, save for the occasional, rhythmic flutter of Xu Yi’s internal muscles. Driven by her Abyssal bloodline, she would instinctively contract and pulse around him, a subconscious reminder of her dragon-kin’s possessive nature.

Breaking the comfortable silence, Lixue shifted slightly, her gaze lingering on the sharp, handsome contours of her husband’s face.

"Yu’er?" she whispered.

"Hmm?" He opened his eyes, the golden depths clear and focused as he looked down at her.

"How are you actually going to convince Mother?" she asked, her voice tinged with a mix of lingering concern and curiosity. "She is a woman of immense pride. She won’t easily accept a cure that... compromises her status."

Shen Yu’s expression remained unreadable, though a small, enigmatic smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

"I don’t have a map for her heart just yet, Lixue. But I know she belongs with us. For now, I only need to lay the truth of the cure before her. We will let the rest unfold as it must."

’And if my suspicions about last night are correct,’ he thought with a dark, silent confidence, ’it might not take much convincing at all.’

Lixue hummed, seemingly satisfied for the moment. She let her eyes drift shut again, sinking back into the warmth of the water and the safety of his shadow, content to let her husband handle the storm that was coming.

The air in front of his closed eyes flickered, and a sleek, obsidian screen materialized. Its surface was dark as the void, framed by pulsing neon-pink edges that throbbed with a rhythmic, synthetic heartbeat. A single notification shimmered in the center of the display, vibrating with anticipation.

He clicked it mentally, and the screen flooded with a cascade of glowing text.

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[ QUEST COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!!! ]

Directive: The Peng Clan’s Collapse.

Objective: Systematically dismantle the Peng Clan’s economic, social, and martial standing within Thousand Waves City.

Target Goal: Force the Peng Clan to shutter their medicinal halls and officially close their clan doors in disgrace.

Status: COMPLETE. The Peng name has been scrubbed from the city’s ledgers, and their halls lie cold and empty.

Rewards:

1,000 DP (Demonic Points)

Random Item Lottery Ticket x1

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A cold, satisfied smirk played across Shen Yu’s lips. The Peng Clan had been a thorn in his side for far too long; now, their systematic destruction served as the perfect fuel for his next phase of expansion.

He shifted his mental focus to his total Desire Points. With this 1,000 DP infusion, his balance sat at a solid 2,300 DP. Up until now, his schedule had been so saturated with cultivation and conquest that he hadn’t had the luxury to interrogate the System regarding the shop’s higher tiers.

’System,’ he called out internally, ’when will the Primal Store be accessible?’

[ The Primal Store will unlock once the Host has accumulated a minimum of 5,000 DP. Currently, the most affordable item in that tier is priced at that threshold. ]

Hearing the System’s flat, neutral tone, Shen Yu couldn’t help but feel as though the interface was subtly calling him "poor." He couldn’t even argue; in the grand hierarchy of the Abyss, he was still just getting started.

He brushed the thought aside with a mental shrug. There was no point in window-shopping for treasures he couldn’t yet afford. Browsing the store now would only be a distraction, and as far as Shen Yu was concerned, his time was much better spent driving his women into a state of senseless bliss than pining over gear he couldn’t buy.

When the gold was in his pocket, the treasures would follow. For now, he had more visceral appetites to attend to.

His gaze shifted to the shimmering icon of the Random Item Lottery Ticket. As he focused on it, a prompt flickered to life.

[ Do you wish to redeem the Random Item Lottery Ticket now? ]

’Yes,’ he commanded.

Immediately, a virtual roulette wheel materialized in his mind’s eye, its surface a chaotic blur of neon-pink and obsidian. He mentally slammed the ’Start’ button, and the wheel erupted into a frenetic spin.

As the rotation slowed, the blur resolved into distinct categories: Heaven-grade pills, ancient artifacts, enigmatic keys, and forgotten scrolls. The ticker clicked past a legendary sword and a soul-mending elixir, finally coming to a halt on a weathered, crimson-bound scroll.

A title crystallized in the air, glowing with a deep, authoritative violet: The Primal Mark of Belonging.

Curious, Shen Yu expanded the item’s description, and a dense block of text flooded his vision.

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Technique: The Primal Mark of Belonging 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The Primal Mark of Belonging is a soul-binding branding technique derived from the forbidden Art of Primal Desire Immortal. It allows the user to anchor his own Demonic Qi directly into the foundation of another’s cultivation, creating an indelible link that serves as both a spiritual contract and a physical seal.

Manifestation: The mark appears as an intricate, glowing tattoo, customized to the user’s Qi signature, usually located on the lower abdomen, the small of the back, or the nape of the neck. It pulses in perfect synchronization with the user’s own heartbeat.

Soul-Link: The user and the marked individual share a psychic tether, allowing them to sense each other’s general location across vast distances.

Absolute Fidelity: A woman branded with this mark finds her loyalty eternally anchored to the user; her foundation becomes fundamentally incompatible with betrayal.

Sovereign Command: The user can place specific Qi-based restrictions or directives upon the marked individual, ensuring absolute compliance.

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