Invincible cultivation strengthens: my son is a troublemaker

"Ding! A Heavenly Layer Five Saint has developed murderous intent towards your son. Based on the principle that a father's love is as strong as a mountain and the father must win, your cultivation level will be elevated to the Fifth Heavenly Layer Saint, and you'll be invincible at this level!"

In the distant sea of clouds, Voldemort Qin Chuan hid within the clouds and suddenly received a system prompt.

He gazed into the distance.

He saw the white clouds ahead surge and transform into a gigantic lion's head, biting towards Qin Zi. Then, a black-robed elder appeared.

However.

Before long, with a "snap," the black-robed elder's head was bitten off by an enormous creature. It happened so quickly.

It was a massive pitch-black strange fish, resembling the legendary Kun — the kind that can't fit into a single pot.

Then, the Kun opened its bloody mouth towards Qin Zi.

"Huala!"

From the pitch-black mouth, a gigantic vortex appeared, rapidly spinning, unleashing a terrifying suction.

The surrounding white clouds were sucked in like a dragon drinking water, and Qin Zi was also enveloped by that suction.

"Ah!"

Qin Zi showed a painful expression, gritting his teeth firmly, struggling to hold on, much like a well-disciplined soldier defending a position...

"Should I intervene?"

Qin Chuan looked at the scene, his right hand rubbing his chin, lost in thought.

Quickly, he made a decision.

Stay on the sidelines!

He could tell that this Kun treated Qin Zi and the black-robed elder differently. The elder's head was directly gone, while Qin Zi was being sucked by the Kun's mouth...

This was clearly offering an opportunity!

How could he disrupt it at such a time?

So, he watched his son struggling under the Kun's suction until he couldn't endure it and was completely swallowed... entering the Kun's mouth.

Swoosh!

After swallowing Qin Zi, the Kun suddenly leaped up and then dived into the sea of clouds.

After entering the clouds, its body surface flashed with a layer of white light and it vanished into thin air.

"Typically speaking, that kid would gain a huge opportunity this time, a rapid boost in strength, and if lucky, even obtain one or two Imperial Artifacts."

Qin Chuan calculated in his mind, his eyes brightening up.

Should the kid truly obtain an Imperial Artifact, it would be a perfect chance for him to make a move.

Imperial Artifact!

Such a temptation would drive many powerful beings to take risks, even if Qin Zi was the son of the Realm Emperor...

...

Soon, Qin Chuan returned to the palace on Divine Radiance Mountain.

Because only here is it the safest.

If you keep drifting outside, accidents are inevitable, like encountering some unobservant folks who've never heard of "Ruthless Qin Chuan" and possess strength greater than his; that would be troublesome.

And using an Imperial Artifact to kill in such circumstances would easily attract the covetous eyes of other powerful beings, leading to their siege. Upon discovering that this guy with an Imperial Sword was supposedly Qin Chuan, whose strength didn't seem all that impressive...

It would lead others to suspect his previous power was fake, or reliant on Secret Techniques, collapsing the hard-earned reputation he built.

Reputation is a shield, losing it would result in countless troubles.

So, hiding in the palace on Divine Radiance Mountain is the wisest choice—since issuing a ban at Lansheng Peak, no one dared to approach within a hundred miles of Divine Radiance Mountain!

In the underground chamber.

Qin Chuan sat cross-legged, silently asking in his heart, "System, I've gathered the Five Elements Laws, can I ascend to sovereign?"

"Ding! Theoretically, you can."

"However, achieving sovereignty through the Five Elements alone results in a weak Emperor Tribulation, inadequately polishing the foundation. After ascension, your combat power will be weaker... Then, this system cannot guarantee your invincibility at the same level; please be cautious."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan fell silent for a moment.

He should've thought of it earlier; in the Eastern Domain's common knowledge, using only Five Elements Laws to ascend is a dead end. Fundamentally, it's because of their weakness.

Of course, it could also be due to environmental or resource issues, much like how the Land of Decay cannot break through to the Saint Realm.

He pondered for a moment, then asked, "If I gather nine Laws, with an overly strong Emperor Tribulation, can I make it through?"

"Ding! Rest assured, host, before the system, the Emperor Tribulation is merely a formality; as long as you dare to cross it, you will succeed!"

What is there to fear!!

Qin Chuan abruptly rose, stamping his right foot hard on the ground—thus decided, he's determined to gather nine Laws, then break through to the Realm Emperor realm!

"Crack..."

At that moment, a crisp sound came from the ground, seemingly because of his excited stomp, breaking the floor.

But...

"This voice sounds off, doesn't it?" Qin Chuan frowned.

"Buzz!"

The power of divine sense surged from his brow, probing toward the ground, but nothing seemed amiss.

Yet he still felt something strange.

Suddenly, he remembered.

When that old ancestor of the Lu Family agreed to give up Divine Radiance Mountain, his expression was a bit odd, as if conflicted, but then he suddenly became very agreeable.

"No problem is the biggest problem of all!"

Thinking of this, he suddenly clenched his right hand into a fist, converging the power of the five-element law, and punched the ground fiercely.

"Boom!"

With this punch, the ground shook, and if it hadn't been deliberately controlled, the shockwave alone would have been enough to overturn this palace.

The consequence of this punch was a hole two meters in diameter in the ground, a full five thousand meters deep.

It almost went from the mountain top all the way to the mid-slope, a true gut-wrenching blow!

The power of Qin Chuan's punch was naturally more than that.

Under normal circumstances, an attack gathering the power of the five-element law would be enough to punch through the entire Divine Radiance Mountain and then delve tens of thousands of meters underground!

But now, it was obstructed.

"Buzz!"

The power of Qin Chuan's divine sense charged straight in, instantly probing into the depths of the black hole and found there was a faint golden light screen.

Through the light screen, one could faintly see a gigantic underground space below, where the light was dim and unclear.

But one could vaguely see something glittering, seemingly various weapons, ores, and spirit pills.

"So it's a treasure vault!"

Qin Chuan's eyes lit up. He was in dire need, and this treasure vault could alleviate his urgent needs.

Thinking of this, he took out the Black Whale Emperor Sword, jumped directly into the hole, and then held the sword in both hands, infusing the five-element law into the sword.

"Break!!"

The moment he landed on the light screen, he thrust the giant sword downward, and instantly, the endless sharpness of the Imperial Artifact burst out.

"Crack!"

The light screen split open, but not thoroughly enough, so Qin Chuan directly used the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and continued to exert force.

"Boom!"

This time, the power of the black giant was finally displayed, smashing through that layer of light screen.

If it were an ordinary Imperial Sword, it probably wouldn't have such ability, as what was needed now was sheer massiveness and strength!

After the light screen was breached, it seemed the energy faded significantly, and Qin Chuan gave the sword handle a fierce twist, and instantly, the giant sword carved out a large hole in the light screen like a spoon scooping out a watermelon.

This hole's diameter was about the width of the Black Whale Emperor Sword, approximately half a meter, and as Qin Chuan was tall and slim, he could squeeze in, so he did.

He went in.

"Buzz!"

Instantly, a warm, moist atmosphere engulfed him from all directions, making him feel wrapped up.

His breathing became a bit labored.

Then, a pungent smell came, seeming like the smell of rotting paper, or perhaps rotting fruit, maybe a bit of both.

"Snap!"

Qin Chuan snapped his fingers, a law light ball condensed and floated in the air, and the surroundings suddenly became bright.

On the ground, various rare ores were spread out, such as Dragon Blood Stone, Jade Demon Stone, Golden Crystal Stone. These are precious materials for artifact refining; just a bit mixed in could greatly enhance a weapon's power, more valuable than gold.

This was an immeasurable fortune!

Aside from that, half a meter from the ground, a sparse array of hundreds of elixirs floated, resembling stars, each radiating different colors of light.

Judging from the patterns on the elixirs' surface, they were all seventh-grade elixirs, with even a few eighth-grade ones.

Although Qin Chuan didn't know the names of these elixirs and dared not eat them casually, selling them... would easily make him billions.

This was another enormous fortune.

It could be said that just these two items alone had made him rich beyond belief, easily matching the accumulated wealth of top-tier powerhouses over a thousand years.

Besides, in the center of the space, on the coiled dragon stone pillar, dozens of swords, spears, and halberds were embedded, all top-tier Supreme Spiritual Treasures!

"This must be the Lu Family's secret little treasury, or rather, their fallback plan for the family's revival in decline?"

Qin Chuan guessed with a sly grin.

Then he thanked the Lu Family in his heart.

No matter what, he's wealthy now, whether hiring internet trolls or assassins to take down his illegitimate son, there's no fear of lacking money...