[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-629":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1558145,2023,"Chapter 629 - 628: A Hundred-Year Plan to Become Stronger","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-629",629,"\u003Cp>Li Jing did indeed hear Little Phoenix’s pleas for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t plan on denying that he knows her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of blood being actually thicker than water was pretty unique to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing hasn’t yet had any children of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, ever since he saw Little Fire Phoenix, he knew that his blood ran through her veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer matters whether the little girl is the reincarnated Fire Phoenix or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his daughter were to mess around too much, he certainly wouldn’t indulge her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that Fire Phoenix retained memories from a past life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, it’s a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that doesn’t change the fact that she is still a child now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she is up to such mischiefs at this young age, then what future lies ahead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Blue Phoenix, she is indeed Li Jing’s companion by contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there wasn’t much between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a companion, Li Jing naturally leaned more towards Blue Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that he has experienced a lot with Blue Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the fact that there had been no developments between him and Blue Phoenix, she behaved no differently than a well-behaved and sensible young bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the blood thicker than water bond and her cute looks, Fire Phoenix, this unofficial daughter of his, sincerely didn’t have much to offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had to decide between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there even a need to think this hard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing still had some concerns about Fire Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his concerns weren’t for the little one’s buttocks, but rather why she would run out from the sun in the Little Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Jing felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the little one didn’t immediately recognize Blue Phoenix might be more than just wanting to play a prank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone as astute as Blue Phoenix could foresee them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was better to leave these two sisters to themselves for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little Fire Phoenix’s previous \"slip-up\" did not seem like a careless mistake, but rather it seemed she had some ulterior motive and had waited for him to wake up specifically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in Li Jing’s opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his absence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older and younger one would be more likely to open up to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the chaos from the bar, Li Jing, through his Primordial Spirit’s perception, listened through the sound-proof door to Fire Phoenix’s robust wailing. He nodded in agreement and chose to quietly leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is full of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she’s energetic then he can be at ease, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wandering around Chen Tang City for a while and reacquainting himself with the environment and layout, which had once been familiar, but was now slightly strange, Li Jing flew skyward until he reached Sky City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground floor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, was not Chen Tang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Sky City suspended in the air was the real location of Chen Tang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were fewer people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from the area around the Zhenyuan Tower, basically no one other than the descendants of the Ancient Gods could be seen moving around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing not to visit the Zhenyuan Tower, Li Jing decided to head to a grand hall in the east of Sky City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Primordial Spirit’s perception told him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Yulian, Li Lingyin and Ye Piaoran were all in this Grand Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from these three,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost a hundred people were scattered across the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the entrance, Li Jing looked inside and discovered that this grand hall had been modernized and transformed into an office block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as you walked in, you were in a large waiting room with more than ten service counters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was somewhat of a pity for the originally uniquely ancient-styled grand hall to have been modernized, this transformation was very reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to develop in the future, Chen Tang City will certainly need a corresponding office to handle the applications, demands, and other necessary public and private businesses of the people within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the service counter wasn’t yet officially open, and there were no staff at any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the renovation had only recently been completed. The corresponding personnel were still undergoing training and it would take some time before they could be put into actual use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking into the hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing quickly noticed that a few side halls had been converted into offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred people his senses had detected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were indeed the new employees who had already assumed their posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Li Jing took a look at each of the offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Personnel, Logistics, and General Affairs departments all had their own separate offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from a few Ancient God’s descendants who were handsome and good-looking, the rest were all beautiful, sweet-voiced students from the Immortal Music Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each office,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was breathtakingly beautiful, each department more so than the last, filled with office girls clad in work uniforms, high heels, and black stockings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, one department was more stunning than the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the unfamiliar faces on the ground didn’t recognize Li Jing, which was normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the descendants of the Ancient Gods in Chen Tang City and the girls from Immortal Music Palace all recognized Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The generally stiff Ancient God’s descendants didn’t react much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the girls from the Immortal Music Palace were quite vivacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There you go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Jing had finished reviewing the general situations of three departments and was about to find Yulian and others, a daring disciple from the Immortal Music Palace in the General Affairs Department stood up with a playful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh dear! Isn’t that our elusive Sect Leader? Don’t just stand outside! Come in and have fun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her words, a smirk twitched at the corner of Li Jing’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s not talk about what fun there was to have in there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t this lass addressing him as ’Sect Leader’ be inappropriate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first extended an olive branch to Tong Rou, he had the idea of taking over the Immortal Music Palace. The latter didn’t need to say anything, she understood his intentions quite well, and both parties maintained a good tacit understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal Music Palace is the Immortal Music Palace, Chen Tang City is Chen Tang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both are allies in a strategic partnership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t the girl reveal what should not have been revealed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He managed to keep his face straight, glancing at the flirtatiously winking girl, then looking at the gazes of anticipation and curiosity in the office with a pair of big eyes. Li Jing chickened out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does the saying go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When three women gather, it’s a drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this room is more than full of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t afford to offend them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls in the Immortal Music Palace came in all types.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were modest and wouldn’t make a fuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those bold and crazy ones dared to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s worth mentioning that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before you get to know them, any disciple of the Immortal Music Palace seems pure and virtuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of things only come to light after you get to know them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing had seen them before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed out a gentle smile and waved his hand to indicate he wasn’t playing along. As the slightly regretful and somewhat aggrieved gaze from the mischievous Immortal Music Palace disciple lingered on him, Li Jing made a swift escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The departments set up in this main hall included Personnel, Logistics, and General Affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the only departments currently operational with people inside were these three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking out the three departments, Li Jing arrived at the entrance of an inner hall located deep within the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interestingly enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he approached the doorway, he saw Ye Piaoran in her OL (Office Lady) outfit, who had changed her body shape to be both curvy and sexy, walking out in at least 10cm high heels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon their face-to-face encounter, Ye Piaoran was momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Li Jing smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to have adjusted quite quickly? You’re even starting your shifts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this mildly teasing question, Ye Piaoran first gave a soft laugh, then rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I want to work? If it weren’t for Lingyin and Yulian forcing me, I should be lying in Sky City by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any demands for Ye Piaoran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t have any expectations for his fellow townsman either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, for one to be lying down if no one was pressuring them, was a bit too lazy, wasn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he wanted to say something, Ye Piaoran waved her hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move, I have something to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said, she huffed dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, you’re not here to find me. If you’re not here for Lingyin, you must be here for your Xiaoyu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Li Jing was rendered speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t there to find Ye Piaoran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her tone, akin to a disgruntled wife, was really...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Piaoran walking away in her high heels, Li Jing couldn’t help but shake his head with a chuckle before heading into the inner hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure rushed in his direction like a hungry tiger pouncing on a sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only one who would do such a thing was definitely not Yulian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Xiaoyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s always been quite composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when she’s in front of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person must be Li Lingyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the answer popping up in his mind, Li Jing promptly stretched out his hand and swiftly lifted her up by hooking his arms under hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing managed to silence her with this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had meant to throw herself into his arms and complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even hug him, she was lifted up high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was she supposed to continue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Lingyin being lifted up as soon as they met, Yulian, who was sitting at her desk, couldn’t help but burst into laughter despite her professional demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingyin’s face turned red with embarrassment at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk! What are you doing? Put me down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pouted, looking displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was about to ask you what you’re doing. Regardless of my Dao Companion being here, you do realize that it’s inappropriate for men and women to have too much physical contact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was quite serious, smiling as he looked at Yulian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Yulian rolled her eyes in response, indicating that she wouldn’t buy his act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingyin, on the other hand, was so annoyed she almost rolled her eyes to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard was treating her like a tool to flirt with his Dao Companion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a stern little face, Li Lingyin stopped struggling and looked down at him from above, expressing her disdain through her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jing laughed awkwardly and quietly put her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Lingyin no longer seemed interested in complaining. She huffed and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going out for a walk, not to disturb your sweet moments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she walked away, she lowered her voice to whisper something to Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Control your wife, Xiaoyu. I can endure hardship and exhaustion but I can’t stand her forbidding me to drink during working hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it common sense not to drink during working hours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering that it’s Li Lingyin, Li Jing indeed feels a bit sorry for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, this kind of thing ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it something he can control just because he wants to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, Li Jing is the head of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Emperor’s position within the family has never been his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, his position as a younger brother is quite firm ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he brought it up, and Yulian took offense and retorted with ’Why don’t you manage things then?’ what would he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing back at Li Lingyin, who had already walked far away, Li Jing pretended as if he didn’t hear anything. He turned his gaze back into the inner hall where Yulian was looking at him with a slight smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes met, and Yulian beckoned him over with a tilt of her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Jing blinked and scurried over to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to speak, Yulian got up, pulled him over and made him sit in her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your timing to come out of meditation is quite good. I was just making a plan for the future of Chen Tang City. Take a look and see what you think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t the long-separated Taoist companions first catch up with each other?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t Yulian’s beckoning gesture just now have a hint of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought that he would just be pushed down as soon as he approached her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to express his opinion, Yulian placed her hands on his head from behind and made him look at the computer screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the rationality behind this ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this sudden act of using his head as an armrest ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctantly sitting upright for her convenience, Li Jing paid attention to the contents displayed on the computer screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Yulian was devising ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was not merely the development plan she had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it was a century-long plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next ten years ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tang City will focus on resource exploitation in the Southern Monster Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then in the following ten years ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will fully develop light and heavy industries, as well as manufacturing, to pave the way for future operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ten-year period is fulfilled ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tang City will officially begin to expand outwards, spreading Blue Star’s modern civilization to the Cangming Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another ten-year period ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cangming Entertainment City will commence pilot projects for various profitable businesses, and will intensify the promotion of Blue Star’s culture externally, to familiarize the grassroots people of Cangming with what they are starting, even if they haven’t had a chance to visit Cangming Entertainment City to understand modern Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main point is ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To exclude all high-consumption parts, including the already-established and operational Cangming Entertainment City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these, toward popularization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the goal of building a modern society, to establish in the Cangming Realm a metropolis where even ordinary people, without any cultivation levels, can afford to consume as long as they are willing to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, proceed to the next phase ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whilst remodelling the entire Eastern Immortal Domain, initiate similar renovation plans in the Southern Monster Realm gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This project ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian conservatively expects it to take a cycle of fifty to seventy years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten years following this will focus on the project that Ji Qing is eagerly anticipating ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A comprehensive coverage of the digital network across the Eastern and Southern Immortal Domains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full-scale mobile platforms, apps, and mobile games, followed by the promotion of film and entertainment projects, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before promoting it on a large scale, Yulian anticipates that there won’t be any significant problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to the entire Eastern Immortal Domain and even the Southern Monster Realm, difficulties might be inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If progress is slow or unsatisfactory, or if there are critical problems that can’t be resolved, they will have to abandon external renovations, focusing on the Cangming Realm while waiting for the right time to press on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are the outlines of the plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many details are connected through hyperlinks to be read on separate pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing didn’t look at any of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was already overwhelmed with just the broad plan on this single page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To influence the entire Eastern Immortal Domain and even the Southern Monster Realm towards modernization will inevitably take more than just a few years or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian’s hundred-year plan could hardly be considered as being too conservative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the time required might be even longer than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing, who hasn’t even lived for thirty years yet ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about a century-long plan ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he gazed at the monitor, he massaged his temples and coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think this plan is good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theatre apparently didn’t expect him to read every detail. She pulled over a chair next to her and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you have no objections, Chen Tang City will move forward according to this plan from herein.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm, you handle it as you see fit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing awkwardly smiled, then asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These past six months when I wasn’t around, there must have been quite a bit of turmoil in the Immortal Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean these people from Sky Control?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian tilted her head, then smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sky Control people have indeed stirred quite a wave in the various Immortal Realms recently, but we have no need to worry about it. With the addition of Piaoran and the Candle Dragon, our Chen Tang City is the strongest in any realm, and no one dares to provoke us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yulian paused and gave a mockingly serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After discussing the situation with Piaoran, I made several arrangements, including spreading the word that Fox demon Jiuli belongs to Chen Tang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fox demon Jiuli belonging to Chen Tang City was not incorrect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it obviously wasn’t referring to the one who was still on Blue Star and had not yet ascended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was referring to the one he was pretending to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was essentially borrowing the prestige he had earned from his adventures outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving all other matters aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very fact that he had gone to the Upper Three Realms as Fox demon Jiuli and returned unscathed meant that none from Sky Control would dare offend Chen Tang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, doing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had more disadvantages than advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had three main reasons for travelling and causing trouble outside under a false identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First was convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second was keeping a low profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was so that if he provoked certain entities that he shouldn’t, they wouldn’t know his real identity or that Chen Tang City was his base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This third point was the most critical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yulian’s public announcement made all his efforts pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both Piaoran, the destined one, and the Candle Dragon at Chen Tang City, the outside world would inevitably find out about it. But at least there was still some room for manoeuvring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was none left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, he had offended both the Heavenly Dragon Temple and Yaochi from the Upper Three Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was slightly problematic...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How well does Yulian know Li Jing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although her man seemed unreliable on the surface and tried to avoid responsibilities whenever possible, he was usually very thorough in his considerations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Jing stuck for words, Yulian smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, you’ll have to work hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing asked a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Piaoran stated that you have achieved the status of an Immortal King, and have no rivals in the Immortal Realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian began, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t comprehend what that level entails with my current cultivation level. However, I think if you strive to become even more powerful, many problems will no longer be problems. At least in the Immortal Realm, you should have no trouble protecting the foundations of Chen Tang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was rendered speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking about it carefully, that made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been worrying too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defending Chen Tang City in the Immortal Realm was something he could do with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The issue lay only in the efforts that Chen Tang City had made being undone by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For that, he indeed needed to strengthen himself as much as possible and make an effort to enhance the overall strength of Chen Tang City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tang City was currently very powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, facing the future restoration of the Immortal Realm’s missing rules, and the reopening of the pathways between the two realms that would result in denizens of the Upper Three Realms migrating to the Lower world, he alone would not suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tang City needed enough power at the half-step Return to Origin level to protect its own territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering all the factors in play, Li Jing reached out to pull Yulian over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the force on her arm, she instinctively rose and turned to sit next to him. However, he suddenly swept his hand under her legs, lifting her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were in the Little Universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next hundred years, I will strive to find a path to a higher level. However, it’s of little use if I’m the only one working hard, and what an individual can do is very limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing smiled, his grin gradually turning cheeky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know what else can be done at the moment, but helping Yulian to improve her cultivation level shouldn’t be difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nice try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was making a roundabout way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an excuse to get her involved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is true that Li Jing’s direction was not wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she was lost for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran was brought from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulian, who was being carried, questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two of you are like sisters, you won’t mind if we do it together, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his words echoed, both of them turned their glares towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",3602,"2026-06-06T07:42:17.694Z",1,"novelbin.me","28fb41b94f82c8686f9cd78fdc3adacac43b5b1caa5cd68c71115d364030d897","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-630","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-628",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]