My gorgeous wife Chapter 2271 - 2239: Separate Journeys

Li Chen had run into trouble.

It wasn’t that an enemy had arrived, but that the family’s opinions had split.

It started with the two little ones: Haoheng wanted to go see a slightly more "retro" world, to witness the grandeur of the cold weapons era and the shifting winds of the Jianghu.

On the other hand, Yinlin wanted to visit a world where technological civilization was more advanced.

After all, Amidst the Starry Sky, some technological civilizations, although they still hadn’t come into contact with the Four Great Realms, already had spaceships that could begin sailing through the Starry Universe. The distance they could travel was limited, and their speed was far from comparable to Star Boats or the speed at which some powerhouses could fly on their own, but it was still quite impressive.

Some interstellar Lower Realm civilizations had even formed what, in the eyes of the powerhouses of the Four Great Realms, was a very amusing "Star Alliance".

That’s right, amusing.

In the eyes of some powerhouses, such civilizations were indeed quite interesting; some had even suggested whether they should secretly lend a hand to these Lower Realm civilizations.

What if, one day, they really did develop some Weapons capable of threatening top-tier powerhouses?

Couldn’t they then bring these people over to their side as well?

As for whether these so-called "Star Alliances" might pose a threat to themselves, true powerhouses didn’t care in the slightest. No matter how powerful the Weapons developed by these Lower Realm civilizations might be, the people themselves were simply far too weak.

Once a powerhouse infiltrated and closed in, no matter how formidable the weapon, it was nothing but scrap.

But if the wielder were replaced by an already extremely formidable powerhouse, then that would be a different story.

So for now, most of the "Star Alliances" Amidst the Starry Sky were under the observation of certain powerhouses.

After leaving that planet whose level of civilization was on par with Earth, the family wandered around in the Starry Sky for another two years; the two little ones were now four years old.

Four years old—a childlike age—but clearly, the two little ones were far more precocious than other children and already had their own opinions.

"I want to see Starry Sky Behemoths, those wild, powerful starborn creatures from the legends." Lin Xiaoxiao also chimed in.

"I want to visit some extremely cold worlds. Those worlds should help improve my Ice Law." An Qin thought for a moment and then spoke.

Li Chen covered his face, a bit of a headache, and asked, "What about the others?"

Wang Qianqian stuck out her tongue. "I want to go with Yinlin to see a higher-level technological civilization."

Even Yang Xin, who was always gentle and not fond of expressing opinions, said at this moment, "I want to go back to Earth and have a look."

Li Chen rubbed his face and finally gave a wry smile. "Then... everyone go have your own fun. But you must be careful. Take my Heavenly Talisman Slips with you; if you encounter danger, just activate them immediately."

The Heavenly Talisman Slip was a one-use item exclusive to Palm Realm Powerhouses, but what Li Chen crafted were only Minor Heavenly Pattern Talismans. The Power they could unleash at most equaled a single strike from Li Chen back when he had Soul Realm strength, whereas Great Heavenly Talisman Slips could only be made by a Dao Saint.

Of course, a strike from Li Chen at Soul Realm strength was not the same as a strike from an ordinary Soul Realm expert.

"Let’s settle it like that."

Li Chen scattered a whole handful of Heavenly Talisman Slips without the slightest heartache, giving everyone about ten apiece.

Although collecting the materials for Heavenly Talisman Slips was troublesome and forging them wasn’t easy, what could be more important than his own family?

"Remember, if anything special happens, just use the Message Jade Slip to contact me. I’ll rush over in the shortest Time possible." Before they left, Li Chen didn’t forget to remind them.

"Got it, you’re nagging like an old man." Lin Xiaoxiao giggled. "No, wait, you really are already an old man, it just doesn’t show that much on the outside."

Li Chen shook his head helplessly and watched the group leave one by one.

At this time, Lin Yi, holding Haoheng in his arms, came over to Li Chen’s side. "Actually, it’s a good thing they’re doing this."

"I know." Li Chen smiled as well. "Family means mutual understanding and mutual respect. I want it to be like this too, not you throwing away your own paths just to follow my ideas."

Lin Yi glanced at Li Chen and said nothing.

Indeed, only this could be called family.

"What about you?" Li Chen looked at Lin Yi, smiling with narrowed eyes. "Don’t tell me you don’t feel like going off on your own and want me to accompany you?"

"No need." Lin Yi turned his head. "I’ll take Haoheng to see the martial arts world in his mind first, and then we’ll head back to the Great Fool Heavenly Palace."

"Alright then." Li Chen nodded miserably and could only watch Lin Yi leave as well.

Only, after he turned away, the corner of Lin Yi’s mouth quietly lifted into a faint smile.

With that Spirit Rhinoceros-like tacit understanding, Li Chen also broke into a grin.

Everyone had their own thoughts, yet they could always understand and tolerate each other. That was what family was.

Stretching lazily, Li Chen looked out at the boundless, vast Starry Sky before him; it was about time he, too, went wandering on his own.

As for the safety of the women and the children, Li Chen was fairly at ease.

After all, even without mentioning him, the women’s current Cultivation already put them among the top tier of people in the Starry Universe.

With Heavenly Talisman Slips on them, and with Li Chen secretly letting them carry Supreme Treasures as well, in terms of safety, as long as a Palm Realm Powerhouse didn’t suddenly launch a sneak attack, there basically wouldn’t be any problem.

"Just treat it as giving the Supreme Treasures a vacation." Li Chen said with a smile. "Where to next—do you have any thoughts?"

He was asking this question to the Seven Realms Tome.

"Anywhere is fine. Although I was born at the dawn of the Starry Universe, as the Starry Universe kept expanding later on, I didn’t actually visit many places. Just go wherever your steps take you." The Seven Realms Tome replied calmly.

"Alrighty."

Li Chen responded, and with a flicker of his figure, he vanished into the depths of the Universe.

When Li Chen appeared again, he was already outside a vast expanse of space.

In front of him was a spatial membrane so thick that even a Soul Realm expert would find it difficult to break through.

"A Circulating Space? Quite the grand handiwork." Looking at the enormous space before him, Li Chen couldn’t help but exclaim.

Within this space, there was a gigantic core, and around the core were countless smaller spaces.

Li Chen could even see the core drawing batches of people into a central space of its choosing, splitting them into teams and sending them into different worlds to adventure and fight. There were struggles with the native inhabitants of those worlds, as well as battles among the people themselves; in these conflicts, those chosen individuals experienced Metamorphosis again and again.

"A very interesting setup. This kind of adventure and conflict feels more like... Reincarnation? Mm, that’s quite an apt description."

Sitting outside the membrane, Li Chen watched for nearly half a year before realizing that these rounds of Reincarnation were merely to select a single strongest person.

As for what this space wanted to do with the strongest person it picked out, that was something Li Chen didn’t know, and he couldn’t be bothered to wait for the result.

Clearly, this space was a work left behind at some unknown Time by a Palm Realm Powerhouse.

"A very interesting structure." Even the Seven Realms Tome commented as much.

"Let’s go. I can feel signs that my Space Law and Reincarnation Law are about to make another breakthrough, but... come on, let’s head to the next place." Li Chen stood up, patted his thighs, and felt no attachment whatsoever.

After stepping into the Palm Realm, he had embarked on a path that belonged only to himself; no matter how good someone else’s stuff was, it was still someone else’s, and at best had a bit of reference value.

Besides, just as they had places they wanted to go, Li Chen also had places he wanted to visit.