103: The elder with many wives and concubines

Cao Jian had a serious and proper appearance, and his chubby face made him seem honest and sincere.

Cao Nie always felt there was a hint of mockery in his eyes.

This old fellow, could it be that he saw him limping from afar and deliberately waited here to make fun of him?

“Great Elder, are you very idle?”

Cao Nie squinted, staring at him with a half-smile.

Cao Jian felt a sudden chill down his neck and quickly let out two dry laughs.

“Head of the Clan, you jest. I’m here to report to you on the development of our Cao Clan over the past year or so.”

Cao Nie nodded, lifted his foot, and walked forward: “Speak, how is the clan’s situation now?”

Cao Jian quickly followed, reaching out to support him.

Cao Nie paused, glancing sideways: “What, does Great Elder think I can’t walk anymore?”

Cao Jian quickly withdrew his hand, smiling apologetically: “Head of the Clan, please don’t be offended. I was just afraid you might fall. You are the pillar of our Cao Clan, and nothing can possibly happen to you.”

After speaking, he lowered his voice and winked: “But Head of the Clan, although His Majesty is good, you must also take it easy. This old man has been waiting for you here for three days!”

Cao Nie said proudly: “What do you know? Let me tell you, Summer Glaze couldn’t get out of bed for a month. If she hadn’t knelt and begged for mercy, I wouldn’t have let her go!”

Cao Jian subconsciously glanced at Cao Nie’s still trembling legs, nodding repeatedly: “Head of the Clan is right, what is Summer Glaze? The Head of the Clan’s divine might is unrivaled; dealing with that girl is simply effortless.”

Cao Nie nodded in satisfaction, lifted his leg, and walked forward: “Speak, how is the clan’s situation?”

Cao Jian followed behind Cao Nie, quickly adopting a serious demeanor: “Head of the Clan, in terms of strength, our Cao Clan, including the Head of the Clan, now has four Asking Dao Realm cultivators, forty-three Gui Xu Realm cultivators, one hundred seventy-nine Po Wang Realm cultivators….”

“The current situation is that the clan’s cultivation environment is good, but the talent of the clan members is not.”

Cao Nie listened carefully, understanding that to grow stronger, he alone becoming stronger was not enough.

When there was danger, no matter how high his cultivation was, there would be times when he couldn’t attend to everything.

This is where the importance of the clan’s overall strength became apparent.

“Additionally, as of three days ago, the number of newborns reached about seven thousand. The talents of these children are mostly average, with a few having excellent talent.”

“The second batch of pregnant individuals currently numbers over three thousand.”

“Coupled with the current environment, I believe the children they give birth to will certainly not be bad, and their quality might even be higher than the first batch.”

“Head of the Clan, that’s the situation.”

Cao Nie nodded slightly, which essentially meant the talent was poor.

Realms below the Gui Xu Realm could be slowly built up with resources, as long as the talent wasn’t too bad.

The Gui Xu Realm required comprehending the true meaning of Gui Xu, which demanded strong comprehension ability.

People with average talent found it almost impossible to break through this realm, and over time, the Cao Clan’s strength would inevitably become severely polarized.

“This is the origin of the Sacred Body. Give it to the person who has contributed the most to the clan.”

Cao Nie took out the obtained origin of the Sacred Body.

At the same time, he instructed: “Also, you Nine Great Elders, and Cao Hui, your talents have all reached the divine level now, and the children you give birth to will certainly not be bad. You must also join in this important task of having children.”

Cao Jian patted his chest, assuring: “Head of the Clan, don’t worry, I’ve already arranged this.”

He then said proudly: “Actually, to be frank with the Head of the Clan, all my wives and concubines are already pregnant, and children will be born within six months.”

Cao Nie patted his shoulder in satisfaction: “Great Elder is reliable, unlike that old bachelor Second Elder, who wasted the origin I gave him.”

He changed the subject, asking curiously: “By the way, how many concubines have you taken?”

Cao Jian immediately stammered.

“What, you still want to hide it from Head of the Clan?” Cao Nie’s expression darkened.

Cao Jian shrunk his neck and said: “Actually, not many, just… three, four, five hundred.”

Cao Nie staggered, almost falling: “How… how many?!”

“Just… just four hundred ninety-nine.” Cao Jian felt a little guilty.

Cao Nie’s mouth twitched.

Damn, he thought he had married enough, but it wasn’t even a fraction of what this guy had.

“Great Elder, you wouldn’t be taking in just any old hags, would you?” Cao Nie asked suspiciously.

Cao Jian immediately puffed out his chest: “Head of the Clan, you underestimate me! Although they can’t compare to the main wives, every single one of them is a beauty!”

Cao Nie was a little dumbfounded.

Good heavens, did that mean all four hundred-plus were beauties scoring seventy or eighty points?

“Wait, where did you gather so many beauties from?”

Cao Jian chuckled: “Isn’t it because our Cao Clan is growing stronger day by day? Those sects and families in Great Xia are rushing to curry favor, and many of them send their daughters. I saw that their daughters were quite pitiful, so I took them all in.”

Cao Nie’s face turned green: “Are you sure they want to curry favor with you, and not with me?”

Cao Jian vowed: “Head of the Clan, rest assured, those women, though beautiful, would absolutely not catch your eye.”

Cao Nie stared into Cao Jian’s eyes for a moment, and seeing no sign of guilt, he dropped the matter.

“Pass down the order: from now on, any woman rated ninety points or higher must be handed over to me. Anyone who dares to covet them, don’t blame Head of the Clan for turning hostile.”

Cao Jian nodded: “Head of the Clan, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ve already passed down the order: ninety points and above belong to you, Head of the Clan; eighty to eighty-nine points belong to me; and only those below eighty points can they choose from.”

Cao Nie stared at Cao Jian meaningfully.

This old fellow was also a restless sort.

He didn’t even leave any scraps for the other eight elders.

“Alright, as for the issue of clan members’ talent, you can directly coordinate with Third Elder.” Cao Nie finished speaking, then turned and left.

Before he returned, he had already given Cao Feng the Creation Pills formula, and even Zhao Xiao’s Heavenly Fire.

Now he was just waiting for Cao Feng to be promoted to a Ninth-Grade Pill Emperor, then they could collect materials and elevate the talents of all clan members to pseudo-king level.

“As you command, Head of the Clan.” Cao Jian bowed respectfully, watching Cao Nie leave.

At this moment.

Cao Hui rushed over: “Great Elder, someone else has come to curry favor with our Cao Clan!”

Cao Jian’s eyes lit up: “Did they bring daughters?”

“They did!” Cao Hui said sourly: “And a pair of twins!”

“Hahahaha! Lead the way quickly!” Cao Jian laughed so hard his teeth showed, and his stout figure vanished in a flash.

Cao Hui stomped his foot in frustration: “That old pervert has taken over four hundred, he doesn’t even share a few with us.”

Saying that, he quickly chased after him.

In the Cao Clan, minor matters went to the Great Elder, and only major matters went to the Head of the Clan.

After Cao Nie left, he slowly walked towards the Listening Rain Pavilion.

As he passed by Second Elder’s courtyard, he suddenly heard a roar from inside: “Do you submit?!”

“Pah! You pervert! I’d rather die than submit!”

Cao Nie curiously peered through the crack in the door.

He saw Eunuch Chu Dong and Su Yan holding down a young man with a bruised and swollen face, while Cao An was slapping him repeatedly.

Cao Nie remembered this young man.

Zhao Xiao’s newly accepted disciple, seemed to be called Lin Bei, a Son of Fortune.