Chapter 376: Seeking Subscriptions! The Jade Empress Breaks Through, The First Transcendence Realm Cultivator?p2
Mu Zhian looked at the pill in Nigati’s cauldron with amusement. “A Hundred Refinements Flower can indeed increase the rank and quality of a pill.”
Nigati scoffed. “Young Master Mu, don’t accuse me of cheating. You can only blame yourselves for not being prepared enough.”
“Of course not. After all, the Hundred Refinements Flower is also considered a medicinal herb,” Mu Zhian smiled.
Even Nigati was stunned by these words.
He had expected Mu Zhian to be angry, but unexpectedly, he was actually speaking up for him?
The disgruntled voices of the other alchemists also quieted down.
Logically, Mu Zhian, as a ‘victim,’ should be dissatisfied with Nigati’s use of the special herb, but he was actually defending him…?
All the cultivators hesitated.
Ye Lingxuan also looked at Mu Zhian, confusion in her beautiful purple eyes.
In this strange silence, Mu Zhian put away his cauldron, placed the special pill he had refined into a box, and walked towards Ye Lingxuan.
“Brother Mu…?” Ye Lingxuan whispered as he approached.
Sensing the gentle look in his eyes, a rare flicker of panic flashed in her eyes. “W-What are you doing?”
Mu Zhian looked at the young woman in the purple dress and said softly, “You’ve been refusing me all this time. It shouldn’t be too much for me to collect some interest now, right?”
Ye Lingxuan paused, glancing at the crowd below. “Let’s wait until the competition is over…”
Mu Zhian chuckled softly. “It will be too late then.”
Nigati frowned. “Young Master Mu, isn’t it inappropriate to be intimate with a girl in this setting?”
“Do I need the Holy Son of the Southern Wilderness’s permission to be intimate with whomever I please?” Mu Zhian said with a laugh.
Although he was smiling, he felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed several cold gazes directed at him.
He knew that with such a grand event, Senior Sister Ruoxi and the others must be watching…
But Mu Zhian maintained his usual elegant demeanor and calm smile.
Then, under the stunned gazes of the crowd, he leaned down and gently kissed Ye Lingxuan on her lips.
Ye Lingxuan’s eyes widened in surprise.
But soon, she felt a unique spiritual energy flowing into her body.
This warm energy cleared her mind, and she seemed to understand something. Her eyes flickered, and she wrapped her arms around Mu Zhian’s neck, responding to his passion.
A moment later, they parted.
Mu Zhian stretched languidly and bowed towards the pavilion. “I apologize for interrupting the alchemy competition. I feel ashamed and have decided to withdraw. I hope Empress Luo Tan will forgive me.”
He then jumped off the alchemy platform.
What is Mu Zhian doing…?
Almost instantly, the same thought crossed the minds of countless cultivators.
We know you have a close relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone, but is it necessary to be so intimate with her in front of so many people?
Isn’t this just inviting jealousy?
And his other admirers are watching below. If news of this reaches the Jade Empress… isn’t he afraid of being locked up?
While everyone’s attention was focused on Mu Zhian, they failed to notice Ye Lingxuan circulating the Heavenly Court spiritual energy she had just received, channeling it into her Rank 6 pill…
Nigati was also stunned by Mu Zhian’s sudden actions. It took him a long time to recover.
He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
Calm down… The important thing is the alchemy competition. Don’t be affected by Mu Zhian’s actions…
Nigati quickly suppressed his jealousy and calmed down, focusing on the cauldron before him.
His Rank 7 Foundation Solidification Pill was almost complete!
Everyone else also noticed this and shifted their attention to Nigati’s cauldron. Only Bai Ruoxi continued to stare at Mu Zhian as he jumped off the platform.
Just as Nigati’s excitement was about to bubble over, a rumbling sound echoed from the sky.
A Rank 7 pill tribulation!
Someone reacted, their eyes widening in shock as they scanned the alchemy platform.
Then, their gaze locked onto Ye Lingxuan’s cauldron.
“How is that possible…?”
Nigati was also stunned. When he looked at Ye Lingxuan, he saw that the pill she was refining had already become a complete Rank 7 pill!
In less than a stick of incense’s time, the pill had advanced a rank!
At this moment, not only Nigati, but even the Holy Land elders who were skilled in alchemy were stunned.
“As expected of the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone… Did she use some kind of secret technique?”
“But even a secret technique shouldn’t be able to advance a pill’s rank…”
Confused murmurs arose from the crowd. They couldn’t understand what had happened in such a short time.
“The Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone is incredibly talented, and the Forbidden Zone is shrouded in mystery. It’s not surprising if they have a secret technique to enhance pill ranks…”
“Not only is her beauty breathtaking, but her talent in both cultivation and alchemy is top-notch. She’s truly exceptional.”
Many admired Ye Lingxuan, believing that she had used some secret technique from the Forbidden Zone to enhance her pill’s rank. Their gazes were fixed on the beautiful young woman on stage.
Luo Tan’s eyes flickered as she looked at Ye Lingxuan’s cauldron with surprise.
After a long silence, she glanced at Mu Zhian, who had just stepped off the platform.
Others might not have noticed, but the Pill Emperor of Yu State could see the trick.
Just a kiss could cause a pill to evolve…?
His Innate Celestial Furnace could actually be used like this…?
After a brief moment of astonishment, a faint smile appeared on Luo Tan’s lips. She looked at Mu Zhian with a newfound intensity.
…
While the alchemy competition was in full swing, deep within the Jade Pool Holy Land, far from the Two Polarities Sect, a woman lay within an ancient coffin in a secluded pavilion. Her eyes were closed, as if she were meditating.
This was a completely sealed pavilion, and due to the Jade Empress’s orders, no one had noticed that her celestial body was faintly emitting a light even more holy and gentle than before.
Feathers seemed to be scattering within the room.
Spiritual energy was gradually filling her cauldron, and as it did, the ancient coffin trembled faintly.
The aura of Dao Integration grew increasingly terrifying and powerful. Finally, the Jade Empress slowly opened her eyes.
A terrifying aura filled the entire Jade Pool Holy Land, causing the ground to tremble. The old monsters in seclusion opened their eyes one after another, their gazes fixed on the quiet pavilion.
Yao Meng raised her finger slightly, and almost instantly, the sky seemed to collapse, revealing a deep, abyss-like darkness.
She flicked her finger again.
The collapsed sky returned to normal.
“As expected…”
Yao Meng murmured, “I’ve caught a glimpse of the Transcendence Realm.”
After achieving Dao Integration with the new Heavenly Dao and obtaining the First Seat of the Heavenly Court, Yao Meng was now only one step away from the true Transcendence Realm: a trial from the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Provinces!
If she truly reached the Transcendence Realm, who in the Nine Provinces could stop her…?
A faint smile appeared on Yao Meng’s face.
Who would have thought that a wisp of consciousness that was almost extinguished would be the first to reach the threshold of the Transcendence Realm?
And all of this was because of him…
Yao Meng’s gaze softened as she looked towards the room…
Then, she froze.
…Where is he?
Hurried footsteps approached from outside, followed by a respectful voice. “Jade Empress, are you alright?”
Yao Meng looked at the empty room. “I’m fine. Come in.”
The door opened silently, and the Jade Pool Matriarch hesitated slightly. “I feel like your aura is much stronger than before…”
“Mmm.”
Yao Meng simply nodded.
Then, under the Jade Pool Matriarch’s astonished gaze, she said softly, “Within a month, I will break through the shackles of the Dao Integration realm.”
The Jade Pool Matriarch was stunned, her mouth agape, staring at Yao Meng with a mixture of shock and delight.
Transcendence Realm?!
The Nine Provinces would have its first Transcendence Realm cultivator?!
Yao Meng’s expression was calm. She glanced at the empty room. “By the way, where did he go?”
A helpless look appeared on the Jade Pool Matriarch’s face. She hesitated for a moment, then said softly, “A few days ago, a Dao Integration expert secretly bypassed the Jade Pool’s formations. Because no one usually approaches the Jade Empress’s pavilion, no one knew that Mu Zhian had left.”
“Until today…”
The Jade Pool Matriarch looked at the ethereal Jade Empress. “A Jade Pool disciple discovered today that Young Master Mu had been taken away.”
The calm smile on Yao Meng’s face slowly froze, and she tilted her head slightly.
I was robbed right under my nose?
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