From Princess in the Cold Palace to Empress in Heaven

"Do you recognize this pill?"

Xiao Minghuang asked.

"Zaichen Fanling Pill! It is the secret pill of Baiwen Pavilion. The recipe has long been made public, but the most critical ingredient is the Zaichen Spiritual Root, which is not available to outsiders, so the pill cannot be refined."

Ye Ruoshui's face was full of surprise, and she asked, "How did Your Highness get so many elixirs?"

Although Zai Chen Fan Ling Dan is only a top-grade earth-level elixir, it contains a large amount of innate energy, so even cultivators at the Half-Step King Realm need it.

According to Baiwen Pavilion, the Zaichen spiritual root can only produce a few centimeters of powder every year, so the number of successful pills is very small and the price has always remained high.

"In other words, this medicine cannot be refined?"

Xiao Minghuang was a little disappointed.

But if you think about it, you will know that the bottleneck of high-level elixirs does not lie in the alchemist, but in the precious elixir.

A skilled cook cannot cook without rice. No matter how skilled the alchemist is, he can't make anything without the materials.

Ye Ruoshui frowned and said, "Zaichen Fanling Pill is highly dependent on medicine, and is usually used by cultivators who need to be in seclusion for a long time. However, it is also very stable, can absorb the medicinal power better, and has very few impurities."

"The heavenly-grade elixir I'm preparing to refine is called the Five-Colored Fire Lotus Pill. The materials required are very common, but the quantity required is very large, and there are more impurities after taking it. It requires a higher-level spiritual root to absorb it more effectively. But generally speaking, the medicinal power is stronger than the Zaichen Fanling Pill."

"When I refine this elixir, Your Highness can try taking it. I believe that its effect on Your Highness should be stronger than that of the Zaichen Fanling Pill!"

Ye Ruoshui talked freely. When she was preparing to refine the elixir, she designed the recipe based on Xiao Minghuang's situation. Of course, the elixir would be most effective for Xiao Minghuang, so it could be said to be tailor-made for him.

Her confident look made Xiao Minghuang nod slightly with a gratified expression.

"Well, that's good!" Xiao Minghuang smiled and said, "Then I'll leave it to Ruoshui!"

"Your Highness is welcome."

Ye Ruoshui pursed her lips and smiled.

Xiao Minghuang chatted with her for a few more words and then said goodbye and left.

A figure quickly traveled among the misty mountains, and soon arrived at a sparsely populated market. He took a teleportation formation and returned to the residence of the Second Hospital.

Xiao Minghuang walked into the quiet room, waved his sleeves, and countless pills flew out.

"The Zaichen Fanling Pill returned by the system this time is enough for me to break through to the peak of the Yuantai Realm!"

Xiao Minghuang sat cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing and condense his magic power, preparing to reach the peak of the Yuantai realm.

She had just broken through to the Yuantai realm not long ago and was only at the fourth level of the realm now. However, her urgent desire to improve her strength and the Tiangang meeting to be held in five years forced her to prepare for continuous breakthroughs.

Fortunately, she had a large amount of Zaichen Fanling Pills, so she didn't have to worry about not having enough foundation to break through.

All she lacked was time.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was already four years later.

In the quiet room where Xiao Minghuang lived, a surge of powerful pressure suddenly erupted, shaking all directions.

On her lower abdomen, a golden-red ball of light flashed with dazzling brilliance, like a star suspended in the air. Visible ripples of spiritual power spread outward, shaking the void.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"Finally it worked!"

She felt the tremendous magical power in her body and smiled with satisfaction.

"The medicinal power of the Zaichen Fanling Pill is indeed strong enough. I only used a hundred pills to break through to the peak of the Yuantai Realm!"

Xiao Minghuang remembered that Gu Qingyu once reminded her not to take too many pills, but now it seems that this may not be appropriate for her.

At least when she broke through, if she had not decisively increased the dosage, she would probably have failed.

She examined her Dantian and found that the Yuantai, which was originally only six inches in size, had grown to three feet in size.

Moreover, Xiao Minghuang felt that his control over the spiritual power of heaven and earth had become more sophisticated, and he could exert greater power with less mana.

In other words, her endurance has been improved.

In this state, Xiao Minghuang even felt that he could fight against a strong man in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Of course, this is just her speculation, and the facts still need to be verified.

Just then, she sensed two powerful auras approaching rapidly.

The next moment, a clear voice came from outside the door.

"Miss Xiao, the master wants to see you."

Xiao Minghuang pushed open the door and saw Sayuri and her sister standing outside.

"Lead the way."

Xiao Minghuang nodded and followed them into the distance.

Passing through the sea of ​​clouds and bypassing the mountains, a huge lake suddenly appeared in front of us.

By the lake, a woman in a moon-white dress stood with her hands behind her back, gazing at the distant horizon.

"Owner!"

The two women stopped moving forward, bowed respectfully, and then retreated respectfully.

"First seat!"

Xiao Minghuang bowed and saluted.

The woman in the moon-white dress turned around slowly. She had a pretty face, a graceful figure, skin whiter than snow, eyes as beautiful as autumn waves, and was extremely graceful, like a fairy walking out of a painting.

"What did you call me?"

Xiao Minghuang's mouth showed a trace of helplessness, and he called out, "Clear sky."

"That's more like it." Mu Qingkong smiled slightly, "I didn't expect that it only took you four years to go from the initial stage of the Yuantai Realm to the peak of the Yuantai Realm. Even with the help of the Zaichen Fanling Pill from Baiwen Pavilion, it's still quite amazing how fast it is."

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang was shocked. How did she know that I used the Zaichen Fanling Pill?

Seeing Xiao Minghuang's surprised reaction, Mu Qingkong chuckled: "I have often used this medicine before, so I naturally know what the reaction is after taking it. Your residence is always under my sight... Do you think you can hide it from me by setting up a hidden formation? I am practicing the Way of the Void."

264. Ziwei Gate

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang felt a chill down his spine.

Since Mu Qingkong knew that she had a large number of Shenfanling Pills, how could she explain so many pills?

Has she discovered the relationship between herself and Gu Qingyu?

Xiao Minghuang took a deep breath, tried to look calm and asked, "Why did Qingkong ask me to come?"

"Of course it's the Tiangang Competition." Mu Qingkong said, "The Tiangang Competition will start in a year. I didn't have much confidence in you before and didn't want you to participate, but seeing that you have broken through to the peak of the Yuantai Realm, I think you won't be unable to pass the elimination round."

Seeing that Mu Qingkong had no doubts, Xiao Minghuang was relieved and asked in confusion: "I am already at the peak of the Yuantai Realm, how come I can't even pass the elimination round?"

"If you only look at the Yuantai realm, you really have no rivals. However, the Tiangang Small Competition is not limited to the Yuantai realm. Instead, all the disciples in the Yuantai realm and the Huashen realm are mixed together, regardless of their realm. They are treated equally. Those who can pass the elimination round will be promoted to the selection round. Those who cannot pass will be eliminated directly and come back next time."

Xiao Minghuang frowned, as if thinking, and said after a moment: "Then I'll try my best and strive to advance smoothly."

Although she is very confident in her own strength and can hold her own even against an opponent in the Spirit Transformation Realm, she is not confident enough to defeat a veteran Spirit Transformation Realm powerhouse who has been in the realm for many years.

Mu Qingkong nodded and said, "If you participate in the competition with your current strength, the elimination round will not be a problem, but it will be difficult to get a ranking."

"Besides, you probably haven't fought since you broke through the Yuantai realm, right?"

Xiao Minghuang nodded: "When I was promoted to the Yuantai realm, I had a fight with Han Li who came with me. Although I defeated him with one move, it should not be considered a real fight."

Mu Qingkong continued, "So, you don't really understand your true strength yet, so I plan to arrange a training session for you so that you can get familiar with your own strength."

Xiao Minghuang raised an eyebrow: "What experience?"

"Are you willing to accept this?"

Xiao Minghuang was puzzled. It was just an experience. What was there to be unacceptable about?

"of course."

Mu Qingkong took a few steps back with a delighted smile on his face. He waved his hand and a gray foreign object appeared in his palm, emitting a faint glow. There were faint Taoist patterns flowing around it, which was extremely mysterious.

This foreign object was only the size of a fist, with twists and turns and countless strokes written in circles, just like an ancient character.

But if they were words one by one, Xiao Minghuang couldn't understand what they meant.

"This is?"

"This is an ancient character that has been passed down from a long time ago. I got it from a secret place when I was young. It can help you gain experience."

Xiao Minghuang frowned and asked, "What is this word?"

Mu Qingkong hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "This word is too ancient, I don't know it either."

Xiao Minghuang felt puzzled. Since he didn't even know what the word meant, how could he help her gain experience?

"Take it!"

After saying that, Mu Qingkong waved his hand and threw the ancient character towards her.

Xiao Minghuang originally wanted to block it and push it back, but as soon as the ancient character touched her arm, it disappeared instantly like snow meeting fire.

She quickly checked herself and found that the ancient character had entered her soul space, floating there quietly, without emitting any breath, and even the faint Taoist rhyme had been restrained.

"Qingkong, what is the function of this ancient character?"

Xiao Minghuang was a little worried and asked again.

"You'll know when you go out and meet strangers." Mu Qingkong said vaguely, "I still have something to do, you go first, remember to practice with others more, you won't improve if you just practice blindly."

After she left these words, the figure gradually faded and finally disappeared completely.

"What on earth does that mean...damn Riddler!"

Xiao Minghuang rubbed his head in distress, feeling a little confused.

She tried the ancient character again and again, but got no clue.

However, she always felt that this ancient character was not simple, as if it was hiding something...

"Oh..." She sighed, "Forget it. I can always find a way to figure out what this word is. There's no need to keep thinking about it."

Xiao Minghuang turned around and walked towards the teleportation array. After four years of seclusion, she planned to go see Ye Ruoshui first, and then ask if there was any place in the Holy Academy where she could practice.

After a while, Xiao Minghuang arrived near Ye Ruoshui's cave.

However, this time she saw several figures with powerful auras, each of them was a powerful person in the Spirit Transformation Realm!

"Huh?" Xiao Minghuang narrowed his eyes. Why did these guys gather outside Ye Ruoshui's cave?

She immediately became alert.

at the same time.

The group of people in the God Transformation Realm also noticed the appearance of Xiao Minghuang.

"Who are you? Come out!" a man in white shouted.

Seeing that he was discovered, Xiao Minghuang walked out of the mist, but did not rush forward. He asked cautiously, "Are you all gathered here to find Senior Sister Ye to make pills?"

"Who are you and why are you here?" Everyone stared at Xiao Minghuang warily.

"I'm here to ask Senior Sister Ye to make the elixir." Xiao Minghuang did not reveal his true identity. After all, the group of people in front of him looked unfriendly and seemed to have a grudge against Ye Ruoshui.

Hearing this, several people immediately lost interest. The purple-robed man in the lead waved his hand and said impatiently: "Ye Ruoshui doesn't have time to make pills for you, so don't come here again!"

Xiao Minghuang remained calm and asked, "Why do you say that, Daoist friend? Who did Ye Ruoshui offend?"

"Humph! This little bitch burned our Ziwei Sect's third senior brother to death. She thought she would be alright if she hid in the cave and didn't come out. We will block her for the rest of her life... Hey! What does it have to do with you? Get out of here quickly, or you will be in big trouble!"

The purple-robed man shouted coldly.

Xiao Minghuang's face darkened. During her retreat, Ye Ruoshui had actually had a feud with the Ziwei Holy Land.

Within the Holy Academy, disciples from the major holy land families would form their own groups, called sects or societies, which had considerable influence among the disciples.

"I'd better retreat first, figure out what's going on, and then make plans..."

Xiao Minghuang pondered in his heart, then turned around and was about to leave.

However, at this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Hey, wait a minute, turn around. You look familiar to me." The man in purple robe suddenly stopped Xiao Minghuang.