The Demon Saint Palace also had three grand palace lords whose strengths were mysterious. Their power was unquestionably formidable. These three grand palace lords jointly governed the Demon Saint Palace. It was likely that behind each palace lord, there existed a ‘demonic’ entity comparable with immortal cultivators. What if the True Martial Saintess was a descendant of these supreme masters or the palace lords?” With such outstanding spiritual talent, she was the best candidate for an undercover agent. So, she was sent to infiltrate the True Martial Holy Land and even became the Holy Maiden! For origınal chapters go to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩 This move by the Demon Saint Palace was quite impressive. However, unfortunately for them, Li Su had the upper hand in the game. By relying on Tao Yao’s help, he successfully exposed the True Martial Saintess. Of course, even without Tao Yao, Li Su would have noticed if the True Martial Saintess had made a move, but it wouldn’t have given him absolute control as he had now. Naturally, he wouldn’t expose the True Martial Saintess. Instead, he was prepared to see what the True Martial Saintess intended to do. After all, the advantage was on his side! Moreover, he could use the True Martial Saintess to buy some time, allowing the Demon Saint Palace to pin their hopes on her. This way, the Demon Saint Palace would not act forcefully in the short term. This granted Li Su more time to grow. During this year, the True Martial Saintess didn’t show any abnormalities. She attended to her duties and occasionally met with other holy maidens. Due to Li Su’s special attention, this wave of holy maidens hadn’t had the chance to practice cultivation yet. Many had even given birth. After another half a year, the descendants of the Li family had finally reached ten million. A huge wave of rewards arrived. “It’s time to shorten the time.” Then, Li Su chose to shorten the time. After the subsequent rewards kept coming, so let’s shorten it to fifty years, Li Su thought. Fifty years, neither too long nor too short. Li Su felt that waiting too long would be difficult, yet the consumption would be too great if it were too short. This seemed reasonable. Therefore, Li Su shortened it to fifty years, roughly experiencing a small wave of calamities every half a year. As soon as the duration was shortened, the intensity of the calamities surged several times over. However, Li Su was prepared and began using energy to transcend calamities. With this energy infusion, the impending disaster was completely blocked off. Li Su didn’t even feel a hint of weakness. There was no need to expend his own vital energy and strength. This is absolutely delightful, Li Su thought. In other words, now, even while transcending calamities, he didn’t have to experience the same decline in strength as other transcendence experts, nor did he need to hesitate to take action. This was indeed an incredibly enjoyable situation. Next, all he needed to do was accumulate more transcendence energy. After this population breakthrough of ten million, there were some changes in the rewards. For instance, this time’s rewards enhanced Li Su’s bloodline, bolstered his authority, and increased the potency of longevity elixirs. The overall lifespan of the Li family members also received a boost. After the rewards arrived and Li Su no longer needed to expend his own strength to counter the calamities, he freed up some time. He started taking in more concubines. There was no choice. He needed more rewards now. After a few more years, under Li Su’s relentless efforts, his descendants with exceptional spiritual talents reached nine thousand. During these several decades, things remained relatively calm. There weren’t any major events happening. Many of Li Su’s women, except for Queen Ruowei of the Southern Sea, who achieved a breakthrough in cultivation a few years ago, were still in a developmental phase. This included the sect master and Tao Yao. The True Martial Saintess remained exceptionally quiet, not showing any suspicious behavior. This made Li Su feel like she might be waiting for her time of vulnerability during the Five Calamities to cause trouble. However, the True Martial Saintess couldn’t possibly know that Li Su was close to transcending the first calamity. And so, a few more years passed. The 50-year period had come to an end. Li Su successfully transcended the First Calamity of the Five Calamities. On the day of transcending the first calamity, Li Su still arrived at the North Sea for the tribulation. Apart from the East Sea, the North Sea was the largest; here, he didn’t have to worry about exposure. If someone else knew his surprise beforehand, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore. This time, the Great Heavenly Calamity was indeed fierce. The previous 99 waves of minor tribulations were nothing. However, relying on formidable strength, Li Su still managed to overcome it. “Heaven and man are in decline.” After transcending the Heavenly Tribulation, feeling the immense power within, and glancing at his increasingly handsome face, Li Su revealed a satisfied smile. Now, he could officially be considered a strong individual who had transcended the first of the Five Calamities.