Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

After Vanka's aura reached its peak, it suddenly entered her body. Several medicine bottles beside her suddenly exploded, and dozens of pills were swallowed by her.

Shen Bai could clearly see that those pills were: fifth-tier meridian-protecting pills, fifth-tier qi-gathering pills, fourth-tier barrier-breaking pills, fourth-tier realm-breaking pills, fifth-tier mind-calming pills, and fifth-tier spirit-gathering pills...

These pills either contain powerful spiritual and medicinal energy, or they greatly enhance one's spiritual power.

The Tranquilizing Pill and the Gathering Spirit Pill, both fifth-tier pills, have extremely good effects on strengthening and calming the mind.

After taking the elixir, a dark cloud about ten feet in size suddenly appeared out of thin air, one meter above Vanka's head.

"Nascent Soul Tribulation!"

The Nascent Soul Tribulation is an inevitable ordeal that every Golden Core cultivator must undergo when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Wanka formed a hand seal, and a large, full golden core surged upwards to the center of the body, emitting golden light. Upon seeing the golden core, the purplish-black tribulation clouds immediately unleashed a divine lightning bolt.

The divine lightning contained an aura of destruction and terror, and Shen Bai and the other two couldn't help but take several steps back, fearing that they would be accidentally injured by the tribulation lightning.

The golden core was struck by lightning, which slightly slowed its ascent and dimmed its golden light, but it still resolutely advanced toward the central palace.

"The Nascent Soul Tribulation consists of nine tribulation lightning bolts."

Master Bate explained to Shen Bai telepathically, "Each one is stronger than the last."

As they spoke, five more calamity clouds slashed down in quick succession.

Vanka, who had maintained a calm expression, now looked somewhat serious.

The last three lightning strikes were each thicker and more ferocious than the last.

Vanka's Golden Core has almost stagnated.

Vanka raised his hand and grabbed dozens more pills, swallowing them into his stomach.

The golden core, whose light had already dimmed, suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance, and the tribulation clouds were swept away by the golden light and vanished without a trace.

The toughest hurdle is over.

The golden core continued to rise, reaching the central palace. At this moment, the divine thoughts in the Niwan Palace rushed into the golden core and merged to form the life embryo.

The room was filled with the glow of the sunset, and everything turned white.

A slight cracking sound came from the Golden Core, and a tiny infant, enveloped in purple energy, emerged from the womb.

Bart the True Man and Vanka's protectors quickly looked away.

Only Shen Bai stared intently with his large eyes, carefully observing the newborn nascent soul.

The newborn nascent soul is so cute, just like a chibi version of Vanka.

It displays the colors of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Little Vanka closed its eyes, walked around for a while, and then, as if sensing Shen Bai's gaze, waved to him before quickly disappearing into Vanka's body to quietly nurture itself.

Seeing that Vanka's eyes were still closed and her face showed a strange expression, Shen Bai immediately realized that she had reached the most critical moment.

"The Tribulation of Inner Demons!"

The tribulation lightning is a check on the physical conditions such as magical power.

Generally, cultivators who have reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage do not have overflowing magical power and will not rashly attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so relatively speaking, it is easier for them.

The tribulation of inner demons is a major test of the mind and soul.

The reason why Vanka had not tried to break through before was because he had not been able to sort out his feelings about Li Bai.

Now that she has attained enlightenment and recognized Li Bai as her Daoist companion, her emotions and desires have found a place to reside. Therefore, when facing the extraterrestrial demons who bring inner demons, she will not suffer as much.

This is why Vanka was so careful and meticulous, making sure all the hardware and software were in perfect condition, before he was able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and succeed in one fell swoop, making it seem very easy.

If it were someone else, it would be a certain death.

Sure enough, after a moment, the strange look on Vanka's face disappeared, a smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes shone.

A pleasant fragrance permeated the entire office.

Wanka successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

……

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Just as Vanka was about to get up to thank the three, Shen Bai quickly pressed him back to his original position: "You've just advanced, quickly recover your energy and mana, I'll protect you."

Bart Zhenren nodded and said, "Sister, you don't need to be so polite with us. I'll go tell the people outside to go about their business."

After promotion, one's magical power is depleted, and this period of weakness needs to be overcome as soon as possible, otherwise it will be extremely dangerous.

Vanka nodded, closed his eyes, and began frantically drawing spiritual energy from the fourth-tier spiritual vein to replenish the mana of his newly born nascent soul.

Bart and his protectors stepped out of the office, looked at the expectant gazes of tens of thousands of people outside, and laughed loudly, "The Consul General has successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!"

"Wow--"

All the monks outside cheered.

With the protection of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the security of the stronghold will be elevated several levels.

There's no need to worry about encountering those two powerful giant apes again.

A flicker of jealousy and resentment flashed in Janard's eyes, but he also knew that Vanka's fate was no longer something the Kuna family could control.

……

The news of Wanka's advancement to the Nascent Soul stage spread throughout the entire Qiyuan Star in the shortest possible time, exciting all nations.

Everyone saw hope.

If there is a first Nascent Soul stage, then there will be a second one.

Once more and more Nascent Soul stage cultivators emerge, with the help of various countries, it might be possible to break the Xuan Yuan Empire's monopoly on teleportation channels even sooner.

The sixth princess, who was handling official business at the princess's residence, was not too surprised when she received this news.

Vanka's every move was being tipped off by a little spy.

Fortunately, Vanka's expertise is not in formations, and as far as she knows, there are very few people in the entire history of Blue Star who would dare to dream of sixth-order formations with only the early stage of the fifth-order Nascent Soul realm.

The troops stationed by various countries are merely giving themselves a pep talk and motivational speeches.

She's more focused on something else now.

"Shen Bai transferred half of his demon slaves?"

Qi Rui is now a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and her daily task is to keep an eye on Shen Bai's movements.

"When he returned from Blue Star, he brought back half of the demon slaves around Shen Wenwen, An Li, and Bai Qingqing. After arriving in Qiyuan City, he transferred half of the demon slaves around Si Qing and Hu Feier away."

Then, he led these demon slaves out of Qiyuan City. The outside world was too dangerous; the Phoenix Guards lost track of him after a while. All they knew was that he headed southeast.

Shen Bai had a total of 9 demon slaves, and he has now taken 5 of them with him. It seems that he is planning to do something outside.

But what can just five demon slaves, even if they are all Golden Core stage demon kings, do?

The sixth princess was somewhat confused.

However, she was somewhat relieved that it was now almost certain who the demon slave had been assigned to was Shen Bai's lover.

Based on what we've seen so far, Shen Bai hasn't lied to me.

Thinking of this, the sixth princess felt somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

The dignified sixth princess of the empire has now fallen to this state, while that scumbag is still entangled with Vanka.

"You'd better not let me find out you have another lover, or I'll castrate you!"

……

Shen Bai was somewhat puzzled when he saw the message from the Sixth Princess.

Did she discover something?

That shouldn't be the case.

"What's wrong, darling?"

The newly promoted Nascent Soul True Monarch was currently massaging Shen Bai. She had already stabilized her cultivation, but she was in no hurry to go out and meet everyone.

She wanted to give Shen Bai another boost in his breakthrough.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about how you plan to open up new territory."

Shen Bai squinted comfortably; the techniques of a Nascent Soul True Monarch were truly different.

"It's very simple. I'll go and meet the sixth princess of the Xuan Yuan Empire in the next couple of days and spend a lot of money to have her help me build two more teleportation arrays. One will connect the sixth-order spiritual vein to Qi Yuan City, and the other will connect the sixth-order spiritual vein to the fourth-order spiritual vein."

Vanka explained as he worked.

"You're planning to operate two at once? Isn't that too dangerous? It's just a fourth-tier spiritual vein; it's probably not even considered a rare spiritual vein on Qiyuan Star. I suggest leaving this spiritual vein here to ordinary miners."

Shen Bai did not quite approve of Vanka's reckless approach.

Vanka stopped what he was doing, thought for a moment, and then felt that Shen Bai's idea was better: "Then let's do it this way. In one month, ten thousand Golden Core cultivators will form teams to sweep up all the resources in the surrounding area, and all the remaining cultivators will go down into the mines and engage in destructive mining."

A month later, no matter how many resources are left, we'll discard them and move together. Those companies will definitely be willing to go with us.

Shen Bai ruffled the other person's golden hair: "You are so wise and decisive."

Vanka gave him a charming sidelong glance, then lowered her head: "Are you indirectly praising yourself?"

……

A week later, the doors to the Consul General's office, which had been closed for a month, finally opened.

Vanka, dressed in a black robe, strode out, his spiritual pressure from his Nascent Soul realm overwhelming the entire camp.

Shen Bai, who was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, followed closely behind her. The two did not linger and stepped directly onto the teleportation array, heading towards Qiyuan City.

……

"Vanka the Great!"

Inside the reception hall of the princess's residence, the sixth princess, dressed in a light pink princess robe, sat regally in the main seat, looking at the two people in front of her with a strange glint in her eyes.

The woman in front of me was tall with long, flowing hair, blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and red lips and white teeth.

She wore a magnificent robe adorned with magical artifacts, draped with a pale white shimmering garment, and adorned with a silver necklace. Her graceful and dashing figure created a striking visual impact.

Looking at the other person's long legs, the Sixth Princess sighed inwardly, no wonder Shen Bai was so infatuated with her that he didn't want to go home.

Standing behind Vanka, Li Bai, dressed in a white Taoist robe without any ornaments, was like a peerless sword with its sharp edge exposed, exuding an arrogant sword intent.

This appearance alone is enough to captivate countless female cultivators.

"Your Highness, I implore you to assist our Kingdom of Rota in establishing a teleportation array on the newly discovered sixth-order spiritual vein, so that our two countries' camps can have more convenient economic and trade activities."

Vanka looked at the princess in front of her, who was her equal in fame but much younger than her, with a hint of envy and jealousy in her eyes.

The sixth princess is so beautiful.

She was dressed in a pale pink gown, with a white gauze overlay, revealing her graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones. The folds of her skirt flowed gently to the ground like the shimmering light of snow and moonlight.

Her long, black hair was tied up with a ribbon, adorned with a butterfly hairpin, with a strand of hair hanging down her chest. She was lightly made up, and her whole being resembled a butterfly fluttering in the wind, or a clear and pure snow.

Her eyes sparkled, radiating warmth and approachability; she possessed an air of elegance and grace, and was truly exceptional.

When the first socialites and first princesses of the two superpowers met for the first time, they could both feel each other's elegance.

Although the Sixth Princess only had the cultivation level of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, she was not at a disadvantage against Wan Ka, who had already become a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

For women, youth is their greatest asset.

For cultivators, youth is their greatest asset.

The Sixth Princess was confident that she could reach the Golden Core stage in the shortest possible time.

Looking at the situation before him, Shen Bai felt a little flustered.

The king is meeting the prince, what kind of mess is this!

Fortunately, I'm a professional actor.

……