Stealing the Yuri Protagonist Harem

Upon hearing the Empress’s words, Luo Wusheng didn’t immediately respond but instead looked up at the sky.
Although separated by a layer of ceiling, he clearly felt the familiar gathering of heavenly power.
However, this time, this heavenly power was far more terrifying than the Artifact Tribulation he had faced after refining [Phantomless] earlier.

Advancing to the Nascent Soul stage and facing a Five-Colored Tribulation Lightning was undoubtedly a cause for celebration. But Luo Wusheng appeared somewhat perplexed.
He once again examined the inside of his dantian.
The seed of luck, which had just sprouted, had disappeared.

—His golden core had also disappeared.
In its place was a faintly golden-colored star lotus enveloped in a hazy radiance.
Just a moment ago, the seed of luck’s sprout had resonated with his golden core, and then the small seed had risen several notches, with the sprout and seed entering his golden core together, imbuing it with starlight.

Then… his golden core had cracked open.
However, the way it cracked open was rather unique, splitting into one petal after another… eventually forming the current appearance of a star lotus.
Under these circumstances, could his golden core still be called a golden core?

And how could this transformed golden core, which resembled a plant, break through the realm?
The normal evolution for a golden core advancing to the Nascent Soul stage was “Elixir Embryonic Transformation, Embryonic Transformation into an Infant.” But his golden core had turned into a botanical form!
‘Although the sensation of breakthrough is different from the normal process, if I can overcome this tribulation lightning, I should still be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?’

If that’s true, then he might become the world’s ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) first Nascent Soul without an actual Nascent Soul…
So, Yue Xuanji’s previous prediction of his good luck was actually achieved through the sprouting of the seed of luck?
Luo Wusheng couldn’t help but feel that something was off, but he sighed lightly and glanced at Little Yuli, who had appeared behind him and was gently hugging his arm without him noticing.

“Luo Lang…many people are looking at us…”
The girl’s voice was soft, her face blushing, and she seemed a bit shy, but her words, though spoken softly, were heard by everyone present. Especially Bai Xiaoyao, who knew the girl’s identity, had a completely strange expression on her face.
The demoness couldn’t understand why the girl who had pretended not to know her Senior Brother earlier in the mansion was now taking off her disguise and clinging to her Senior Brother in such a manner.
Is this the same Sword Sect genius who used to have no interest in men?

‘And her way of addressing Senior Brother…’
No, no, now is not the time to think about this!
Biting her lower lip lightly, Bai Xiaoyao took a step closer, and her dress fluttered as she reached Luo Wusheng’s side. “Senior Brother, are you about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?”

On the other side, the Immortal Nation Empress, constrained by her identity, didn’t approach too closely but cast a similarly puzzled gaze.
At this point, Luo Wusheng sensed the tribulation lightning still gathering above his head, seemingly in no hurry to descend. He finally nodded.
‘If nothing unexpected happens, this time might indeed break the rules of the royal city.’

He wore a bitter smile on his face but quietly transmitted a bit of spiritual energy to the Little Yuli stuck to him.
It was only at this moment that he discovered that although the golden core had transformed into that appearance, using spiritual energy seemed to have little difference from before. It even felt easier to invoke, to the extent that even the Empress with Nascent Soul cultivation in front of him did not notice his subtle movements.
The spiritual energy dispersed, conveying a message to Lu Yuliu.

【… Be obedient and don’t speak. I’ll tell you a new story later.】
Upon hearing the transmission, Little Yuli, waiting for a response behind him, brightened her beautiful eyes.
“Okay, Little Yuli listens to Luo Lang!”

A crisp voice echoed.
“…”
Feeling the surrounding gazes becoming more piercing, Luo Wusheng felt a bit embarrassed.

He was wrong; he shouldn’t have deduced the actions of Lu Yuliu who was having an episode based on his shallow thoughts.
“Senior Brother…”
Bai Xiaoyao couldn’t hold back.

Luo Wusheng’s scalp tingle slightly but then proceeded to explain to the Empress, “Ahem, this is a genius disciple from the Sword Sect who came to participate in the competition for the Human Immortal List. It’s just that her current condition is a bit problematic…”
As he spoke, Luo Wusheng intentionally or unintentionally looked towards his junior sister.
Bai Xiaoyao immediately remembered her previous encounter with a mysterious technique, the one that made her going to her Senior Brother’s room in the middle of the night.

‘She said she was going out on a sect mission earlier… Could it be that, like me before, she fell victim to something during this process? Although I was inexplicably emotionally controlled and seemed normal on the surface, she…’
Seeing the contemplative look on the Bai Xiaoyao’s face and her subconscious glance at the Empress and Yao Ji, Luo Wusheng knew that his goal had been achieved.
Phew, he managed to reduce some of the impact.

At this moment, the Empress had already put on a seemingly indifferent look and glanced back.
“I see… Regarding the matter of breaking the rules of the royal city during the tribulation, Lord Luo, there’s no need to worry. I witnessed that you had no intention of doing so, so I naturally won’t blame you.”
The Empress spoke softly, her phoenix eyes shifting slightly. “It’s just that Lord Luo’s current state during the tribulation…”

She glanced at the Little Yuli stuck to Luo Wusheng.
Unlike Bai Xiaoyao, who personally experienced the change in condition, the knowledgeable Empress already had corresponding speculations upon hearing Luo Wusheng mention the girl’s problematic state.
‘It’s somewhat similar to some strange poisons produced by the Yinzhou Sky Poison Veins that can cause a decline in mental clarity… But from the face and aura, it doesn’t seem like symptoms of poisoning.’

However, this wasn’t the most important issue at the moment.
If this Foundation Establishment realm Sword Sect genius continued to cling to the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint, there would inevitably be anomalies during the tribulation lightning.
Hmm, to prevent any changes in the tribulation lightning that might lead to unexpected events, she must immediately separate them.

Luo Wusheng also fell into contemplation.
He definitely couldn’t have Little Yuli accompany him in facing the tribulation as a group.
Although the protagonist’s halo would likely prevent the girl from encountering major accidents, facing the tribulation was still a serious matter. If he, as the one truly facing the tribulation, made a misstep, he would end up dead.

But if he didn’t bring Little Yuli…
This girl was capable of piercing through an inn to see him. If he wasn’t by her side later, who knows what this mischievous girl might do. Moreover, she seemed to show no inclination towards any of her future harem members, not even Bai Xiaoyao, who she’s closest to right now. She didn’t lean towards anyone affectionately.
‘Could it be that each time she has an episode, it only targets people she’s familiar with and has encountered first?’

Luo Wusheng wasn’t entirely sure. After all, in the original work he knew, Lu Yuliu always operated one-on-one during her episodes. This was the first time facing so many people at once.
If Lu Yuliu were to recover and find out that so many people now knew about how she is during her episode, he had no idea what might happen…
While he was pondering, his heart suddenly stirred.

A smile appeared on his face.
His left eye faintly tingled.