There had only ever been times when women tried to please him. When had he ever needed to court a woman?
This was not the same as an ordinary straight man of steel. Rather, his special status and position had forged these particular traits in him.
The suggestion Lu Hou'er had made now was utterly useless to Beitang Xing—nothing but empty words.
If he could truly rely on his personal charm to make a woman lose her heart and soul to him, determined to marry no one but him, why would he have come to Lu Hou'er at all?
"No. You have to help me, Lu Hou'er. If you help me succeed, I can give you a Heaven-Piercing Pill. Given how precious this pill is, taking some risks should be worthwhile for you."
The Heaven-Piercing Pill was a famously renowned medicinal pill, invented and refined by Emperor Jiajing of the Imperial Ming Dynasty. Its original purpose had been to allow one to consume an external elixir, transcend the Divine Land, and follow in the footsteps of the ancient Supreme Great Emperors into the starry skies.
Unfortunately, for various reasons, this external elixir could not make one immortal or transcend worldly bounds, nor did it increase one's strength in any way. Instead, it contained a power of the Dao of ceaseless creation, capable of raising the limits of a person's lifespan.
The effects of Heaven-Piercing Pills differed according to their medicinal properties and potency. A Lesser Heaven-Piercing Pill might only add a few years to one's life. Some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could achieve the same effect, even without refinement.
The most potent Heaven-Piercing Pills, however, were those refined by Emperor Jiajing. They were said to grant the saying: swallow a Heaven-Piercing Pill, and my fate is mine, not Heaven's.