My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty-Chapter 501: The Rising Tide

The small snowball kept growing larger, and the life force within it became more evident with every passing moment. As a cold wind brushed over the surface, a cracking sound echoed. A fissure appeared on the snowball, and from the gap, a heartbeat, as tender as a newborn's, could be heard. A new member of the Snow Clan was born!

Mu Yuyan hurried to the little snowball, peering through the crack. Inside, she saw a newborn Snow Clan infant, about the size of a human baby, lying quietly within the snowball. Unlike human infants, however, the newborn Snow Clan's skin was pure white and translucent, resembling a delicate ice sculpture, yet brimming with life.

The newborn Snow Clan couldn't open its eyes yet, but it instinctively sensed Mu Yuyan's presence and felt a deep bond with her. Mu Yuyan reached out her hands, ready to pick up the Snow Clan infant.

Sensing the warm aura approaching, the Snow Clan infant let out soft coos and stretched out its tiny hands, trying to grasp the source of the comforting presence.

"This little one is full of energy, just born and already so lively!" Mu Yuyan remarked. "It's a girl! I bet she'll be just as mischievous as Mumu when she grows up."

Seeing how lively the newborn was, Mu Yuyan playfully teased her. Just then, Gu Lan, who had been in a state of deep meditation nearby, woke up. As he regained consciousness, much of the life force surrounding him dispersed like mist, but a small portion was absorbed by the other three snowballs.

These snowballs also began to crack open, and more newborn Snow Clan infants emerged. Mu Yuyan picked up another one—also a girl. The two little Snow Clan girls, still unable to open their eyes, waved their chubby little hands, babbling as if declaring their territory to each other.

"These two newborns are boys," Gu Lan smiled, picking up the other two Snow Clan babies. "The boys are quiet, while the girls are more rambunctious. I wonder if that'll change when they grow up."

The two boys didn't cry or fuss; they lay peacefully in his arms, as if they were asleep. Mu Yuyan smiled and shook her head.

From her ancestral memories, she knew that newborn Snow Clan members were typically very calm, so these two spirited little girls were quite unusual. Perhaps it had something to do with the life force Gu Lan had recently released during his meditation. The two little girls had been closest to him and absorbed the most of his life energy.

"Darling, when these newborns grow up, let's send them to Lanyan Royal School to study," Mu Yuyan suggested. "Generally, Snow Clan members can blend in with the Human Clan as long as they hide their aura carefully. They won't be discovered unless someone specifically probes them."

Mu Yuyan stood beside Gu Lan, gazing at the two porcelain-skinned babies in her arms. The fierce aura of the empress was gone, replaced by a deep and tender affection.

"I don't want them to be born into the grudges of the previous generation," she said softly. "They were born of the heavens and earth and should grow freely in this world."

Hearing this, Gu Lan smiled at her. "Since my dear wife has spoken, of course, I'll do as you wish."

He glanced at the two quiet infants in his arms, then lifted his gaze to the sky. His eyes seemed to pierce through the heavens, and a confident, uncontainable ambition radiated from him.

When the Snow Clan fully emerges, no one in the Six Realms will be able to stop their rise!

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Some time passed, and Gu Lan's clone had completed the construction of the cross-realm teleportation array. Disciples of Lanyan Royal School, who had been training around the Snow Clan's ancestral grounds, gradually returned, using the teleportation array to head back to the Earthly Realm.

During this period, several forces from the Immortal Realm approached Gu Lan, hoping to exchange resources for the chance to recruit Lanyan Royal School disciples into their ranks. Gu Lan, however, rejected them all without hesitation.

He had made it clear during the Great Competition of All Clans that while Lanyan Royal School wouldn't restrict its disciples from joining other forces after graduation, it would never trade its students for personal gain.

Officially, Lanyan Royal School was just a royal school, and disciples were free to seek other paths after completing their studies. Yet, apart from Gu Lan's disciple, Chen Feng, who had joined Lanyan Royal School, no other disciple had joined any other sect.

Even with the enticing offers from various sects, the disciples remained steadfast. This decision came from their hearts.

Every disciple who had come to the Immortal Realm to participate in the Great Competition of All Clans was a peerless genius, not a fool. They chose to stay at Lanyan Royal School not just because of its limitless potential but also because the school offered them the greatest freedom, without excessive constraints.

If they joined a sect, unlike Chen Feng, they wouldn't be the chosen child of destiny. While they would receive support, they'd also be bound by the sect's rules. Rather than being used as pawns, they chose to take control of their own destiny.

The power of Lanyan Royal School was evident, and many young disciples from across the Six Realms secretly wished they could join. However, bound by their sects, they had no choice but to stay away.

Independent cultivators, on the other hand, were not bound by such constraints. During this period, countless independent cultivators flocked to the Snow Clan's ancestral grounds, hoping to join Lanyan Royal School.

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Li Xiong could barely handle the influx, and Gu Lan had to urgently summon Su Hua and Zhang Qingwei from the Earthly Realm to help manage the situation, which eased Li Xiong's burden.

When Su Hua and the others arrived in the Immortal Realm, they were stunned. Although they had already heard that Lanyan Royal School had won first place in the Great Competition of All Clans, they hadn't fully grasped the significance.

Seeing the astonishing spiritual energy of the Snow Clan's ancestral grounds and the many cultivators from various races, whose talents far surpassed those of the earthly realm, they finally understood what it meant for Lanyan Royal School to claim the top spot in the competition.

Lanyan Royal School was no longer just a force within the Earthly Realm or a subordinate to a mortal dynasty. Its rise was unstoppable!

High above the Snow Clan's ancestral grounds, cultivators skilled in aura-sensing techniques could see Lanyan Royal School's destiny coalescing into a massive dragon, its power rivaling that of God's Reign Sect, the top sect in the Xiantian World.

Such a rapid accumulation of destiny left many Immortal Realm forces green with envy.

During this time, aside from the independent cultivators seeking to join, there were also many sinister individuals. However, most were wiped out by the various restrictions protecting the Snow Clan's ancestral grounds before they could even approach Lanyan Royal School.

The masterminds behind them could only curse their luck, unaware that these restrictions were no longer automatically triggered but were instead controlled by Mu Yuyan and Gu Lan.

Of course, some managed to avoid the traps and reached the outskirts of Lanyan Royal School. But these scouts were merely weak pawns. Once Gu Lan noticed them, he easily dealt with them with a mere wave of his hand.