The system's alerts still burned across my vision, but I pushed them aside. No hesitation. Dwelling on warnings wouldn't save them—I would.
My women were breaking apart in front of me, qi unstable, essence ready to collapse into ruin.
'Their unstable cultivation levels?' I only asked to know exactly what power levels they were at, and I'd deal with the rest once this session ended.
[
Mei Ling: Foundation Establishment < Early Core Formation (through dual cultivation) < Soul Formation (UNSTABLE)
Lin Yue: Peak Foundation Establishment < Late Core Formation (through their bond) < Soul Formation (UNSTABLE)
Elder Feng Lianhua: Mid-Nascent Soul < Late Nascent Soul < Peak Nascent Soul < Soul Formation (UNSTABLE) ]
And in that moment, sitting in the golden light of the pleasure palace, surrounded by their trembling bodies, I made the choice every emperor must: I'd bind them tighter to me, fill them, fix them, and if fate demanded it—breed them.
