Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 125

External affairs had little impact on Ye Wushuang, and he paid them no mind.

However, his mobilization of resources was causing quite a stir.

The Dao techniques he inscribed were particularly powerful, capable of significantly boosting his strength.

But this consumed an even more massive amount of resources.

The resources originally applied for by Patriarch Liu Ning were already substantial—enough to allow a Celestial Immortal realm expert to advance to the Immortal King realm.

Yet, when these resources reached Ye Wushuang, it was like dropping stones into the ocean.

While they created noticeable ripples, they were far from filling the vast sea.

Ye Wushuang had only just finished fully opening all his Dao Palaces when those resources were completely exhausted.

In fact, these resources weren’t even enough to perfect his Dao Palace realm.

To truly perfect his Dao Palace realm, he needed to mobilize additional resources.

But Ye Wushuang’s ambitions weren’t limited to perfecting the Dao Palace realm; he also aimed to reach the King realm.

Therefore, a small amount of resources simply couldn’t satisfy his needs.

He needed to request more resources from the Divine Dragon Empress.

When Patriarch Liu Ning learned of this, he couldn’t help but frown.

“Even more resources? But my authority as the Patriarch only allows me to allocate resources up to the Immortal King level!”

“To obtain anything beyond that, you’d have to rely on the imperial merit system.”

“However, it seems you don’t have much merit to your name.”

Patriarch Liu Ning hadn’t specifically checked Ye Wushuang’s merit records.

But based on his reasoning, Ye Wushuang probably didn’t have much merit.

After all, he wasn’t aware of any significant contributions Ye Wushuang had made to the Divine Dragon Imperial Family before this.

He didn’t even recall Ye Wushuang completing any missions.

So, he was genuinely concerned about Ye Wushuang’s lack of merit.

Ye Wushuang, however, wasn’t worried in the slightest.

He knew that if they were to truly tally his merits, he wouldn’t be inferior to anyone. In fact, his merits might very well be the highest within the entire Divine Dragon Imperial Family.

Under such circumstances, he naturally had no reason for concern.

“No need to trouble yourself, Master. I will personally request the resources from Her Majesty.”

“From Her Majesty? That’s possible, but allocating an excessive amount might not be easy for her either.”

The Divine Dragon Empress’s authority was only slightly higher than Patriarch Liu Ning’s when it came to resource allocation; their capacities were quite similar.

Therefore, Patriarch Liu Ning worried that even if Ye Wushuang approached the Empress, he might not get the desired outcome.

Fortunately, the Divine Dragon Empress had previously promised Ye Wushuang that the Divine Dragon Empire would cover all his cultivation resources.

So, he wasn’t worried about resources at all.

This time, he wasn’t just requesting resources from the Divine Dragon Empress; he was applying for enough resources to cultivate all the way to the Supreme Realm.

The Divine Dragon Empire had only one publicly known Supreme Realm expert, cultivated through the expenditure of immense resources.

Moreover, training another Supreme Realm expert now seemed incredibly difficult for the Empire.

It was foreseeable that the resources required to reach the Supreme Realm would be astronomically vast.

When Patriarch Liu Ning saw Ye Wushuang’s resource request, he was utterly stunned.

“This… this is simply too much. Requesting all the resources needed to reach the Supreme Realm in one go… I fear even Her Majesty wouldn’t agree.”

“How about we reduce the request? Let’s apply for resources sufficient to reach the Immortal Emperor realm first. Taking it step by step might make it easier for Her Majesty to accept.”

Even for Patriarch Liu Ning, applying for such a vast amount of resources at once seemed troublesome.

He himself had never requested this much.

In his view, it was highly likely the Divine Dragon Empress would refuse.

If she did, it would undoubtedly be a significant blow to Ye Wushuang.

Being without the necessary resources would hinder his cultivation and dampen his motivation.

Thus, Patriarch Liu Ning suggested a gradual approach.

However, Ye Wushuang rejected his proposal.

In Patriarch Liu Ning’s eyes, Ye Wushuang was as stubborn as a mule, refusing to listen to his advice and insisting on requesting the Supreme Realm cultivation resources.

This made Patriarch Liu Ning imagine how disappointed Ye Wushuang would be when his application failed.

“No, I can’t let him be too disheartened. I must prepare some backup resources, just in case.”

“If his request is denied, I’ll immediately provide the resources I’ve prepared to prevent him from becoming too discouraged.”

Although Patriarch Liu Ning knew that geniuses needed to face challenges and that overcoming setbacks made them resilient, he was still reluctant to let Ye Wushuang endure such frustrations.

In his heart, Ye Wushuang was an immensely precious genius who needed protection.

So, after Ye Wushuang sent someone to submit the resource request, Patriarch Liu Ning immediately went to prepare backup resources for him.

Meanwhile, the Divine Dragon Empress quickly received Ye Wushuang’s application.

When she saw that he was requesting enough resources to cultivate to the Supreme Realm, she was also taken aback.

“Requesting this much all at once… isn’t it a bit excessive?”

Her first thought was that the amount was indeed too large.

After all, these were resources enough for a genius to cultivate all the way to the Supreme Realm, while Ye Wushuang was currently only at the Dao Palace realm.

The gap was simply too vast.

However, as soon as she voiced this thought, the Divine Dragon Imperial Seal spoke up thoughtfully:

“For him, these resources aren’t excessive at all. In fact, he’ll likely use them up very quickly.”

“What? Used up quickly? How is that possible?”

“The resources he requested previously, although used without waste, only supported his cultivation to the Dao Palace realm.”

“One can anticipate that he will need even more resources upon reaching the King realm and the Sovereign realm.”

“The Supreme Realm resources he’s applying for might only be enough for him to reach the Immortal realm.”

“And for him, reaching the Immortal realm involves no bottlenecks. I estimate it will take less than a year, perhaps even less than six months, for him to completely exhaust these resources.”

The Divine Dragon Imperial Seal had already calculated Ye Wushuang’s resource consumption rate.

This estimation even surprised the Imperial Seal itself.

Based on Ye Wushuang’s current accumulation, the resources he needed to reach the Supreme Realm could be ten times, several dozen times, or even more than what other Supreme Realm experts required.

Such a vast amount of resources would likely be difficult for even the current Divine Dragon Empire to bear.

Yet, despite this, the Divine Dragon Imperial Seal didn’t find Ye Wushuang’s resource request inappropriate, because he truly deserved it.

Moreover, Ye Wushuang becoming stronger would ultimately benefit the Divine Dragon Empire.