Entering the mansion I ordered some maids to quickly make a feast as well as alert the various people that everyone would be needed to attend this banquet. For now, I would announce Artoria as my Dao companion and first Wife to my harem. Then once I break through to the Middle stage of the Qi Refinement realm, I would then announce it to the world. After all, by then I should have the strength to fight above my level.
Should I obtain some good items from the Gacha, I could also have a chance at fighting above my realm. After all, near the Mortal realm, there shouldn't be any powerful families or clans...
Right?!
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Liang Yue and Ya both sat down in the Dining Hall, at first when they realized that not even a few days after being accepted as concubines would someone arrive and instantly be made a Dao companion and wife.
It made the two girls don't feel that bad since they were just made concubines. Sure, feelings could be cultivated but for now the man of the house had been gone and suddenly brought another woman to the house.
As morals and those who understand the world better, they just obediently sit down and wait for the banquet to begin.
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"Dao Companion...wife..." Artoria muttered to herself as she sat down on the bed where she and her...husband would reside. Although she understood somewhat about marriage. Wasn't it usually just between a man and a woman? Now, her husband already had a harem and she would join it. Not that she minded given that she didn't have anywhere else to go.
Being summoned while at the brink of death would change some things within a person. It was because of this that she decided to start a family. Maybe experiencing the joys of motherhood and...whatever cultivating meant would be a new path for her.
She had already tried to establish and expand her Kingdom in the mortal realm. Defeating enemies, growing stronger, and eventually being betrayed by allies. By now she was tired of the bloodshed yet she knew she would never leave it.
Wielding a sword and stepping on the battlefield...it brought joy that she felt ashamed to feel.
"This banquet would be for your Inner court?" Artoria asked curiously as she glanced at the young man who threw a large backpack onto a table.
"Sure, if you wanna call it that then yeah. My 'Inner Court'(Harem) is mostly created so I can have a stable force within this world. After all, many cultivators live for long periods of time, and obtaining resources takes quite a bit of time" I casually explain as I sort through the items I now hold.
"I understand. Basically, like a small kingdom revolved around you and your Inner court. You provide protection and they provide resources." Artoria stated easily as she glanced down at the 4 bags on the bed.
"Are these...cultivation items you need? Do you know how strong I compare to your...cultivators?"
Listening to this I paused, my hand reaching towards one of the lower-grade talismans froze.
"From what the system told me you're about the Middle to Late stage in terms of combat. After all, your experiences in combat fighting powerful enemies and your own magical artifacts allow you to battle beyond your level" Which honestly relieved me since I now barely held the ability to protect my spiritual artifact and the secrets that I had.
As long as I didn't meet some arrogant cultivators whose desire for beauty and wealth went against the norm. Then I should be fine even with Artoria being shown to the public since countless beauties existed within the mortal and Immortal cultivation world.
"Hm. That is all...when do we consummate our relationship?" Artoria mumbled and I blinked in surprise.
Sure, this Artoria was different then the main story Artoria or even the various versions across most of fiction. Or well there might be one or two who were similar to her.
But to be so daring...something must have happened within her own world that led to her wanting to just express her suppressed feelings. The fact that we were already Dao companions and married.
Artoria nodded and then waited patiently.
I sorted through everything and then finally made my way downstairs alongside Artoria.
Honestly, if I hadn't already had 30 to 50 years of memories I would have already decided to 'consummate' my marriage with Artoria. After all, she ranked as one of the main waifus in the Fate Stay Night anime.
And a beautiful one at that. Basically, she was a bottom-heavy. She was fairly shorter than me, with wide hips and thick thighs. Although she had a small chest her curvy butt drew attention. Thankfully, even I didn't notice how thick she was until I stood behind her and really got a good view of her.
"Alright. Now that everyone is here, I should introduce my Dao companion and wife. This is Artoria Pendragon she is from a different kingdom and luckily embarked on the Path of Cultivation at a similar time to me. We met a long time ago but sadly lost contact until now." I casually formed a suitable backstory for Artoria since even loose cultivators wandered around the world. It wouldn't be good if a powerful cultivator didn't even have some background.
And with that, Artoria stepped forward.
"Hello, everyone it is a pleasure to meet you all." With a slight bow she then quickly sat down and began to wildly eat the food that was presented.
Thankfully, meat and other foods weren't something that I lacked. It was just silver or gold that needed to be spent. Something that my little group could quickly gather.
The others just greeted with a bow while my favored MILF concubines just smiled. After all, as mortals, they knew they could never become the main wife of their lover. And thus even if they could give birth to a child it would be their benefit. If their child could cultivate then it would naturally be the heavens blessing them.
The dinner was quiet except with me talking about the cultivation world.
Both to explain some things to my other concubines and Artoria.
"Foundation Establishment cultivators can fly in the void. This is the first Divine ability and one that every Foundation Establishment Human race cultivator obtains" I explained causally since this was some common information. Thankfully, this world did have this divine ability. Otherwise, I'd think this world was far more powerful if one could only fly in the Golden Core realm.
What did I mean by this? The laws of lower realms were...powerful. In some cultivation worlds flying, teleporting, and stepping into the void were marks of a powerful cultivator.
Of course, I could also be incredibly wrong and this world may be more dangerous than I knew. But with my system as long as I lived, sooner or later I would rise and become a great power.
I just needed time.
"Of course, there is limited information but what I heard in the Cultivation Marketplace. A Golden core can live for as long as a thousand years, a Nascent soul Ancestor for 3 thousand, and anything beyond that is just rumors. After all, even in our little region Foundation Establishment cultivators are rare. All we need to worry about are the various demon beasts and demonic cultivators." I stated the fact that even advancing on the Path was difficult.
"Of course, we can't focus on those great powers. For us loose cultivators even when establishing a family. Our focus should be on the Foundation Establishment realm" I stated easily dispelling the poor mood after listening to my grand tales.
And the fact that they would never touch them.
"Living to 250 years and 350 at maximum. Being able to fly, and wield powerful spells and divine abilities. Establishing a family that will flourish for thousands of years is not impossible"
Of course, this was if the family line continued to produce Foundation Establishment cultivators. After all, with the extended life span and even more power obtained as one advanced. Even when advancing to the Foundation Establishment realm the heavenly tribulation would land upon them.
This was something that usually only began during the Golden Core realm or even the Nascent Soul realm at the latest!
Of course, this information came from some of the books that the old man carried with him. Causally glancing at it allowed me to quickly understand a lot of things about the cultivation world.
After all, the first step of the Immortal cultivation world was the Foundation Establishment realm. So a big no a huge difference in power, Lifepsan and existence was natural.