Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

As the breakthrough was completed, Gou An felt the golden patterns on the demon core inside his body begin to spread throughout the entire demon core, eventually turning it into a complete pill.

At the same time, the panels in the brain have also changed.

[Current Realm: Golden Core Great Demon]

[Demon Power Value: 80/100000000]

Upon seeing the new panel, Gou An was stunned and immediately began counting.

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred thousand, million, ten million... hundred million.

"What? One hundred million?"

Gou An was dumbfounded on the spot.

Does it really take this much to break through to the level of a God of Crossing? This is more than all the demonic power I've needed before combined!

Congratulations on successfully breaking through to the Golden Core stage! You can choose one of the options below.

[Heavenly Fire Meteor: Consumes demonic energy to summon a heavenly fire meteor from beyond the sky to bombard enemies; its power is immense.]

【Dead Tree Comes Back to Life: This ability consumes demonic energy to quickly heal wounds. As long as the wounded person has a breath left, it will be healed.】

[Mirror Flower, Water Moon: Can consume demonic energy to create an environment that alters perception and confuses opponents.]

Upon seeing the three options, Gou An stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Fire, wood, water!

These are clearly three different but similar skills derived from his three special physical constitutions.

Simply put, Meteor Shower represents offense, Spring Comeback represents healing, and Mirror Flower Water Moon represents control.

Judging from the description, all three skills this time require consuming demon power, which seems different from before.

Even so, all three of them still wanted peace and security, and for a moment they were completely at a loss as to what to choose.

After pondering for a long time, Gou An opened his eyes but ultimately made no choice.

After all, there is no time limit for this choice, and even if you choose one now, it won't be useful immediately.

It might be better to wait until you need to use one of them and then choose one on the spot; that might actually have a surprising effect.

Choosing nothing now is actually equivalent to choosing all three.

As he officially broke through to the Golden Core stage, Gou An could clearly feel that his demonic aura had faded considerably, replaced by a more abundant spiritual aura.

At this level, although the physical body is still that of a demon cultivator, the subsequent cultivation path becomes no different from that of a human cultivator.

"It's time to go and ask the Demon King for a promotion." Gou An came out of the alchemy room, where Shen Yu was already sitting in the courtyard waiting.

Today is the last time I will see the Demon King every seven days. Normally, after this seven-day period ends, we will have to change it to seeing him once a month.

"He's broken through to the Golden Core stage?" Shen Yu was slightly surprised when he saw Gou An come out.

"Such sharp eyes?" Gou An was somewhat surprised that Shen Yu could see through his habit of concealing his aura at a glance.

Shen Yu smiled and exclaimed, "Your cultivation has increased so rapidly; it seems you're quite a genius among demon cultivators!"

"Same to you!" Gou An smiled bitterly, still remembering the scene where this kid stood at the bow of the flying boat, swallowed a powerful tonic pill, and directly broke through from the Golden Core stage to the Divine Control stage.

Gou An even suspected that this kid might also have some kind of strange system.

After all, it would take a full 100 million demon power points to break through from the Golden Core stage to the Divine Realm, which was a rather despairing thought.

"Let's go. Today we'll offer the pills and see what the Demon King has to say." Gou An took the lead and walked out of the courtyard, with Shen Yu following closely behind.

When they arrived at the Demon King's palace, the Demon King was already waiting there.

At this moment, the Demon King had a cigar in his mouth, puffing out smoke with a look of enjoyment on his face.

Seeing Gou An bring Shen Yu in, the Demon King took off his cigar and slowly said, "Since you're all here, let's go in."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon King waved his hand and opened the gate to the Green Space.

"Your Majesty!" Gou An stepped forward and said, "I have been researching and developing a elixir that can completely cure the Princess's headaches for the past few months, and I just finished refining it a few days ago. Taking this medicine should completely cure the Princess's headaches, and she will no longer need to visit me frequently."

"Oh?" Upon hearing Gou An's words, the Demon King took the cigar out of his mouth and asked curiously, "If that's the case, then it saves trouble. Take out the pill and let me take a look."

"Yes!" Gou An nodded, quickly flipped his hand and took out an exquisitely carved jade bottle. He poured the contents into his hand, and a pale golden, perfectly round pill full of spiritual energy appeared in Gou An's hand.

Upon seeing the pill, the Demon King Huang Ku's eyes lit up. He grabbed at Gou An with one hand, and the golden pill flew directly into his hand.

The demon king examined the pill closely for a long time before finally nodding in satisfaction and commenting, "This pill looks quite good. Even if it can't cure my headache, it should at least improve my cultivation level considerably."

Gou An suppressed a laugh upon hearing this; the Demon King indeed knew nothing about elixirs.

This pill, aside from its high-end appearance, is actually just a large-sized Qi-tonifying pill; it looks good but is useless.

"Good!" The Demon King put away the pill with great satisfaction, then turned his gaze to Gou An, looked him up and down and said, "It seems that you have already broken through to the Golden Core stage. If the pills offered today are useful, then you can sit on this eighth Guardian Throne."

After saying this, the Demon King finished the remaining half of his cigar in one gulp, and then stepped into the green space.

Gou An and Shen Yu exchanged a glance and followed him inside.

As soon as they entered the green space, the Demon King Huang Ku was already sitting under a tree with his wife Yun Yao.

"Yun Yao, this pill is a divine pill that I specially obtained for you." Demon King Huang Ku held the pill in his hand and said to Yun Yao, "After taking it, it may completely cure your headache, and you will no longer need anyone else to accompany you."

Upon seeing the pill in the Demon King's hand, Princess Yun Yao's eyes lit up. Then, she subtly shifted her gaze to the side, landing on Gou An and Shen Yu, who were waiting in the distance.

A slight smile played on her lips as she turned her gaze back to the Demon King, her eyes sparkling. "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"If you are truly cured, the Queen can stay here with me forever, and I won't have to worry about you being in pain anymore." After saying this, the Demon King reached out and gently pinched Yun Yao's chin, then used his fingers to part her lips and put the pill into her mouth.

Princess Yunyao held the pill in her mouth, and it quickly melted and entered her stomach.

"How do you feel?" the Demon King asked curiously.

Yun Yao closed her eyes to carefully savor the taste of the pill, and finally slowly opened them: "Your Majesty, this pill is wonderful. After taking it, I feel light all over and my mind is much clearer, as if I have truly recovered."

"Really? It's really that amazing." The Demon King raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Gou An and Shen Yu, who were waiting not far away.

Then he said to Gou An, "Master Gou, your pill is truly wonderful. You deserve to be the number one alchemist in my Ten Thousand Demon City."

"Your Majesty flatters me. I was only doing my best." Gou An was overjoyed. It seemed that Shen Yu was right. Princess Yun Yao had indeed reached a cooperation agreement with him. Otherwise, how could he not know whether the pill was effective or not?

"However..." The Demon King suddenly reached out and grabbed at Gou An with his bare hands.

The next second, the Demon King's hand transformed into several vines, which flew out like snakes and wrapped around Shen Yu's neck before quickly retracting.

Finally, the vines withdrew. The Demon King Huang Ku grabbed Shen Yu by the neck, lifting him off the ground as he stood up.

Caught off guard, Shen Yu felt short of breath and completely unable to break free.

The Demon King carried Shen Yu to Yun Yao and said, "My beloved consort, since the soul of your symbiotic partner cherishes this person so much, if I slowly kill him in front of you, and he no longer causes you headaches, then that will be a true cure."

"But if it still gives you a headache, then it means you're not cured yet."

After saying this, the Demon King Huang Ku slowly increased the force in his hands, and Shen Yu's face began to slowly turn red.

A cultivator at the Divine Realm stage was completely powerless to resist the Demon King Huang Ku.

Gou An stood to the side, somewhat at a loss, not daring to go up and help or offer any advice.

After all, Shen Yu's death is no big deal and has little to do with me.

If the Demon King is angered, the consequences are unimaginable.

If Shen Yu's domain lord father comes looking for him, he can simply tell him the whole story and let the two Nascent Soul cultivators fight it out.

"Your Majesty, there's no need for this!" Yun Yao couldn't help but speak up as she watched Shen Yu nearly suffocate. "He was just a substitute who helped me heal, and he did have some merit. If we kill him directly, I'm afraid no one will dare to serve our Ten Thousand Demon City in the future."

"It's alright!" Demon King Huang Ku sneered, "This is the Boundless Green Land that I personally opened up. No one will know if I kill him."

After saying this, the Demon King turned to look at Gou An beside him.

Gou An was startled, his Adam's apple bobbing. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Your subordinate swears to be loyal to Your Majesty to the death and will absolutely keep this a secret."

Shen Yu glanced at Gou An, his eyes full of meaning. Gou An's face had turned purple, and he looked like he wouldn't last much longer.

As Yun Yao watched Shen Yu suffocate, her brows furrowed slightly. She was clearly distressed by the influence of the symbiotic being and began to feel a headache coming on.

But Yun Yao held back; she couldn't reveal it, otherwise the Demon King might continue to imprison her for who knows how long in order to cure her illness.

Time ticked by, and Shen Yu's struggling movements began to falter.

Just as Shen Yu was about to suffocate, the Demon King saw that Yun Yao's expression remained calm, and he did not seem to be suffering from a relapse of his headache. Only then did he casually toss Shen Yu aside.

"Not bad, it seems that she has been completely cured this time." The Demon King was very satisfied with the effect. He hugged Yun Yao and laughed. With his other hand, he took out a cigar and put it in his mouth.

Yun Yao understood immediately and quickly conjured a spiritual flame in her palm to light the cigarette butt.

Shen Yu collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. Although he was not dead, he felt like he had lost half his life.

Gou An breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"Master Gou!" At the same time, the Demon King called out to Gou An.

Gou An snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped forward, bowing respectfully: "Your subordinate is here."

"You have done a great service in treating the Queen's headaches, and from now on you will be the eighth Protector of the Kingdom." The Demon King Huang Ku was in high spirits, and he pulled Queen Yun Yao into his arms, laughing heartily.

Shen Yu, who was still lying on the ground and hadn't recovered, could only watch helplessly as half of his beloved's body was being held by the monster, his eyes wide with rage.