From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 36
Xiao Minghuang activated her cultivation technique, and six swirling vortexes of energy appeared on her body, voraciously absorbing the spiritual energy from the surroundings. In just a single breath, the spiritual energy within a radius of several hundred feet was completely drained.
Noticing the change in her environment, she gave a bitter smile and retracted the vortexes, causing the terrifying suction force to dissipate.
“The speed at which the Five Elements Spiritual Root absorbs spiritual energy is truly frightening. If I were to activate my technique during a battle and drain all the surrounding spiritual energy, it could be a fatal blow to my enemies.”
But then, as another thought crossed her mind, Xiao Minghuang let out a soft chuckle and shook her head slightly.
“Even if I were to absorb all the surrounding spiritual energy, it wouldn’t be of much use. Who doesn’t carry a few spirit stones or elixirs with them?”
For martial artists, relying solely on the spiritual energy of the world to reach profound levels of cultivation would take an eternity.
Thus, most martial artists were accustomed to using spirit stones and elixirs to rapidly enhance their strength.
During battles, they would also use spirit stones and elixirs to replenish their energy. Except for certain blessed lands, the spiritual energy of the outside world had minimal impact on martial artists.
Xiao Minghuang took a deep breath, adjusted her state, and slowly opened her eyes.
At the same time.
A golden light shot out from her pupils at an incredible speed, piercing through the wall in front of her and leaving a large hole.
The golden light in Xiao Minghuang’s eyes faded, revealing pupils as dazzling as stars.
When she saw the mess in the room, she couldn’t help but sigh softly.
As she lowered her head and looked at her skin, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
She reached up and pinched her cheek, feeling the smooth and radiant texture, soft yet elastic, seemingly delicate but likely more resilient than the defenses of a body cultivator.
However, Xiao Minghuang wasn’t concerned about the changes in her appearance.
What truly excited her was that after several days of seclusion, her cultivation had advanced from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level, and her spiritual root aptitude had improved from mid-grade Earth-tier to low-grade Heaven-tier.
Even more noteworthy was that her original Metal Spiritual Root had evolved into a Five Elements Spiritual Root!
In terms of aptitude alone, she now far surpassed the True Disciples of the three major sects.
This, more than breaking through a major realm, was perhaps even more terrifying!
Xiao Minghuang raised her palm, and with a thought, a brilliant golden sword light materialized from her hand.
Compared to before, the sword light was now more solid, with specks of golden starlight shimmering, rivaling the stars in the night sky.
Xiao Minghuang had a premonition that even if she were to face a Spring Realm expert now, she would have the strength to fight!
As she pondered this, she sat up from the bed and noticed that the concealment array had completely shattered into dust.
“It seems I’ll need to study arrays when I have the time.”
Xiao Minghuang thought to herself, then stepped out of the room.
The people outside sensed the calmness within the room and soon saw Xiao Minghuang emerge, dressed in a vibrant red gown. Her hair cascaded like a waterfall, her skin was as fair as snow, and her presence was peerless, exuding an air of nobility and transcendence.
Before this, her skin had already been as smooth and white as fine jade. After being shaped by the Five Viscera Spirit Origin Pill, it became even more like ice and jade, with a subtle fragrance wafting around her. She appeared ethereal and elegant, as if an immortal had descended to the mortal world.
At the same time, the moment the onlookers saw her, they sensed an ineffable aura emanating from her, as if she had merged with the Dao and become one with all things in heaven and earth, profound and elusive.
But this feeling lasted only for an instant, fleeting away in a flash.
Noticing Xiao Minghuang’s improved cultivation, Lin Zhengquan was overjoyed, as this meant they had a better chance in the martial contest with the Golden Elephant Kingdom.
Although, with Xiao Minghuang’s original cultivation level, victory had already seemed almost certain.
Lin Zhengquan approached with a smile, cupping his hands in greeting:
“Congratulations, Your Highness, on your advancement in cultivation!”
Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly.
“City Lord Lin, you are too kind. It is all thanks to your support with spirit pills and spirit stones, or else I would not have been able to break through.”
“Your Highness possesses a Heavenly-grade spirit root, unparalleled in history. You are destined to uphold the fortune of our Great Xia for a millennium. The few spirit stones I offered are but a trivial contribution, hardly worth mentioning. Your Highness need not take it to heart.”
City Lord Lin was beaming with pride. His bet had paid off splendidly.
A Heavenly-grade spirit root—such talent was unmatched in the entire Southern Territory!
And now, this genius was willing to accept his daughter.
With the Ninth Princess’s protection, Beiyang City would surely rest easy!
Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly and asked:
“Has news of my seclusion and breakthrough already spread?”
Lin Zhengquan, aware of the gravity of the situation, replied solemnly:
“Your Highness, you may not know…”
After listening to Lin Zhengquan’s explanation, Xiao Minghuang finally understood.
During her seclusion, her spiritual root aptitude had improved, and she had cultivated the Five Elements Spiritual Roots, triggering a series of extraordinary phenomena that had become known throughout the entire Great Xia. In the wilderness forest, a once-in-a-generation genius had been born.
Having grasped the full context of the situation, Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment before speaking:
“City Lord Lin, please issue an order to keep today’s events confidential. Only announce that a genius has been born, but do not reveal any details of what transpired!”
Upon hearing this, City Lord Lin let out a bitter laugh and said with difficulty:
“Your Highness, the extraordinary phenomena spanned hundreds of miles. How can we possibly keep it hidden?”
Xiao Minghuang shook her head slightly and explained:
“City Lord Lin, you misunderstand. I do not intend to completely conceal this matter, but rather…”
After hearing Xiao Minghuang’s detailed explanation, Lin Zhengquan suddenly understood and nodded.
“Your Highness, rest assured. I will handle this matter properly!”
The cultivation of the Five Elements Spiritual Roots had triggered a five-colored divine light that illuminated the heavens, and all the martial artists of Great Xia had witnessed it.
However, the extraordinary phenomena caused by the Heavenly-grade Spiritual Root had only been seen by those present and could still be concealed.
They only needed to publicly claim that the phenomena had been triggered by a low-grade Profound-tier Five Elements Spiritual Root.
Although a low-grade Profound-tier Five Elements Spiritual Root was rare, it would not attract life-threatening dangers.
After receiving the order, Lin Zhengquan led the group away.
The courtyard returned to tranquility, and Xiao Minghuang suddenly realized that something was amiss. Why hadn’t Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu come to congratulate her on her breakthrough? Given their personalities, they should have been waiting outside her door by now.
“Perhaps they took some elixirs and are in seclusion, cultivating.”
Xiao Minghuang summoned a servant and, upon inquiry, found that her guess was correct.
The two women, Ye and Lin, had entered seclusion almost at the same time as her, and seven days had already passed.
Recalling the extraordinary phenomena she had triggered during her seclusion, Xiao Minghuang couldn’t help but frown slightly.
“A tree that stands out in the forest will be toppled by the wind. I must set up several layers of concealment arrays to ensure that Ruoshui and Wanqiu’s aptitudes are not exposed.”
With this in mind, Xiao Minghuang immediately took action. She summoned servants from the city lord’s residence and set up multiple layers of concealment arrays in the courtyards of Ye and Lin.
After making thorough preparations, Xiao Minghuang still felt uneasy. She ordered the servants to prepare materials for any unforeseen circumstances and waited outside their courtyards, anticipating the moment Ye and Lin would emerge from seclusion.
“Ruoshui originally only had a low-grade Yellow-tier Spiritual Root. After taking the Primordial Restoration Pill, her spiritual root should have improved, but at most, it would only reach mid-grade Yellow-tier. This time, after taking the Five Revolutions Primordial Cultivation Pill, she should at least reach high-grade Profound-tier. If she’s lucky, she might even reach peak-grade Profound-tier.”
“Wanqiu was born with blocked meridians, but relying on spirit stones and elixirs, she reached the seventh level of Body Tempering at the age of fourteen. Such talent is even stronger than mine was before. After taking the Five Viscera Primordial Elixir, she should at least reach mid-grade Earth-tier Spiritual Root, though it’s uncertain whether she can cultivate the Five Elements Spiritual Roots.”
Gazing at the small courtyards of Ye and Lin, Xiao Minghuang narrowed her eyes and fell into deep thought.
PS: Grateful for a big shot’s PY (collaboration).
《Miss Shimizu’s Perfect Ending Method》
She became the heroine of a gal game, forced by the system to collect all endings to fulfill her wish.
In her quest to collect perfect endings, Kiyomizu Saren endured being imprisoned, dealing with corrupted girls, and even tearful **, but she persevered. However, when she reached the final ending, the system suddenly crashed. Despite this, Kiyomizu Saren chose to repay malice with kindness, pondering how to bring happiness to everyone.
Ayase Aoi: “That means I’m the number one loyal dog.”
Fujiwara Yuki: “Because I’m the dominant version of the black-haired beauty.”
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Natsukawa Amane: “Restoring the glory of the destined encounter is our duty.”
Kiyomizu Saren: “Not being * by four people is considered a success.”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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