#1246 - Then I have to use coercive means.

As Lu Chen's voice faded, the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet began to slowly and deliberately leave the starfield, moving with extreme caution, afraid of disturbing the strange red threads.

Fortunately, the eerie red filaments remained undisturbed until the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet had completely left the starfield.

Soon, the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet arrived at the periphery of the Red Rain World.

Sensing the approach of numerous Great Emperor auras near the Red Rain World, Yun Qingshu immediately deduced that it must be the return of the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet.

Without even opening her eyes, she continued to meditate and cultivate, seemingly oblivious to the situation, even as the Great Xia Dynasty's Star Destroyers entered the Red Rain World. Yun Qingshu remained unmoved.

She knew that she was no match for Lu Chen in her current state, and even if she voiced her objections, it would be futile. So, she simply chose to ignore him.

However, Yun Qingshu's indifference didn't mean Lu Chen would leave her alone. Especially after learning about the bizarre red threads in the Central Starfield, Lu Chen couldn't allow Yun Qingshu to remain there any longer.

The Central Starfield was now far more dangerous than any other place in the universe.

Just as Yun Qingshu was about to block her senses and focus on cultivation, a familiar presence suddenly appeared in her room.

Yun Qingshu knew that the man who wanted to sleep with her had arrived. Without hesitation, she immediately erected a barrier around herself, signaling her unwillingness to see him.

But Lu Chen didn't leave. He used his source power to easily break through the soundproof barrier Yun Qingshu had set up.

Yun Qingshu's eyes remained closed, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Lu Chen spoke, "I have something important to discuss with you."

Hearing this, Yun Qingshu felt a surge of disdain. What important matter could Lu Chen possibly have for her? He was only here because he wanted her to go to the Great Xia Dynasty.

Seeing that Yun Qingshu didn't speak or open her eyes, Lu Chen simply said, "You experienced the Epoch Calamity of the previous era, so you should be very familiar with this."

With that, Lu Chen extracted a portion of his memories and projected them directly into the room.

The projection displayed the scene of the red threads.

When Yun Qingshu's divine sense detected the projection in the room, she abruptly opened her eyes.

Seeing the strange threads in the projection, Yun Qingshu's pupils constricted slightly, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her serene face.

Having experienced an Epoch Calamity, she was all too familiar with these bizarre red threads. Although the red filaments in the projection were quietly coiled together, without any movement, Yun Qingshu immediately recognized them as the same eerie threads that had slaughtered all living beings during the previous Epoch Calamity.

If these strange red threads had appeared, did that mean the Epoch Calamity had already begun?

Coming back to her senses, Yun Qingshu looked at Lu Chen and asked, "Where did you find this?"

If the Epoch Calamity had truly begun, the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet couldn't possibly be unharmed. Yun Qingshu clearly sensed that the Great Xia Dynasty's fleet hadn't suffered any losses, which proved that Lu Chen and his people hadn't been affected by the Epoch Calamity.

Lu Chen replied, "Beneath the Pure Joy Holy Land."

"After the collapse of the Pure Joy Holy Land, these red threads appeared, but they haven't moved at all, as if the time hasn't come yet."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, Yun Qingshu was stunned again.

Beneath the Pure Joy Holy Land?

Which meant the Central Starfield…

In this era, these red threads first appeared in the Central Starfield?

Without the experience of her previous life, how could they survive the Epoch Calamity?

Yun Qingshu fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Yun Qingshu wasn't speaking, Lu Chen said, "Now that the Central Starfield is no longer safe, can you come with me to the Great Xia Dynasty?"

Hearing this, Yun Qingshu was taken aback. She truly had nowhere else to go now.

But then again, if even the Central Starfield, the place where the Epoch Transition Zone was most likely to appear, wasn't safe, then where in the universe was safe?

Was the Great Xia Dynasty safe?

The Heavenly Emperor had already been born, and that Heavenly Emperor was clearly not Lu Chen. Lu Chen could no longer become the Heavenly Emperor. Even Lu Chen as the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't have been able to protect others through the Epoch Calamity, let alone Lu Chen who wasn't the Heavenly Emperor.

Seeing that Yun Qingshu remained silent, Lu Chen then said forcefully, "I wouldn't say anything if you didn't want to go to the Great Xia Dynasty before, because the Central Starfield might have an Epoch Transition Zone."

"But now the Central Starfield not only has Heavenly Emperor-level Heavenly Devils, but even these strange threads that only appear during the great calamity have emerged. I can't possibly let you stay in the Central Starfield."

Hearing this, Yun Qingshu's delicate eyebrows furrowed. She looked into Lu Chen's eyes and asked coldly, "If I'm unwilling to go with you to the Great Xia Dynasty, what will you do?"

Lu Chen said with a smile, "Then I'll just have to use coercive measures."

Hearing Lu Chen's answer, the cold aura emanating from Yun Qingshu couldn't be suppressed. If she really went to the Great Xia Dynasty, she would only have one ending: to become a member of Lu Chen's harem.

Although Yun Qingshu wasn't that concerned about matters between men and women, after all, she had lived for who knows how many years, and she no longer had the moral compass of a young girl in her heart.

But even if she didn't have a moral compass, she still had the dignity of a Great Emperor. Going to the Great Xia Dynasty to be Lu Chen's woman, serving Lu Chen alone with so many women, having to use all sorts of methods to please Lu Chen, and finally becoming a tool for Lu Chen's indulgence, she definitely couldn't accept that.

Seeing the cold aura released from Yun Qingshu, Lu Chen knew that Yun Qingshu really didn't plan to go to the Great Xia Dynasty with him.

Lu Chen then transmitted his voice to the Thunder Emperor and the others, "Don't rush back yet, immediately use the Spirit Gathering Formation."

Hearing Lu Chen's voice transmission, the Thunder Emperor and the others who were preparing to use the Saint-level teleportation formation to return to the Great Xia Dynasty were all dumbfounded.

There were no enemies here, what was the point of using the Spirit Gathering Formation?

Although they didn't know what Lu Chen wanted to do, the Great Emperors quickly gathered together. In the next moment, all the power of the Great Dao converged on Lu Chen, and the pressure on Lu Chen instantly reached the Heavenly Emperor Realm.

Feeling the pressure released from Lu Chen, Yun Qingshu was momentarily dazed. Lu Chen then said, "Since we can't communicate with emotion, then I'll just have to talk about the laws of the cultivation world."