From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 175
“She’s broken through!”
The four of them exclaimed in unison.
Buzz!
Xiao Hanbing and the others took a step back, their expressions grave.
In the next moment, a figure in red gracefully stepped out of the grand hall as the golden vortex vanished.
Xiao Minghuang, dressed in a vibrant red gown, her jet-black hair cascading freely, her skin as fair as snow, her features exquisitely beautiful, a faint trace of nobility at the corner of her lips, her eyes like glazed glass, sparkling with starlight, as if they could see through one’s soul.
After breaking through to the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm, her aura became more solid and profound, her demeanor even more noble and elegant, making one feel an irresistible urge to bow in reverence.
Everyone present knew of this additional effect of the Great Xia’s national fortune.
The national fortune had chosen Xiao Minghuang, making her the sole sovereign within the borders of Great Xia.
Even the current true monarch, the Emperor, could not escape this natural suppression.
“It seems I’ll need to find an opportunity to abdicate in favor of Little Nine.”
The Emperor sighed inwardly. Now that Xiao Minghuang’s strength had reached the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm.
Although she had not yet officially entered the Spirit Seed Realm, he could sense that even if he used all his means, he likely wouldn’t be able to withstand a single palm strike from her.
This was perhaps the power of the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm—once entered, one could surpass ordinary Spirit Seed Realm cultivators!
In the future, if she truly entered the Spirit Seed Realm, she might immediately become invincible below the Nascent Soul Realm!
“Congratulations, Your Highness!”
The Medicine King clasped his hands and smiled.
Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu also gathered around, their faces filled with excitement and joy.
“Your Highness, the Medicine King mentioned earlier that it would be difficult for you to break through from the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm to the Spirit Seed Realm, requiring a large amount of innate divine artifacts. Do you have any plans?”
Ye Ruoshui blurted out the question without thinking.
Lin Wanqiu shot her a glare, signaling her not to bring up such discouraging matters during a moment of celebration.
“Next year will be the time when the Holy Academy emerges to recruit students. By then, Your Highness will surely break through to the Spirit Seed Realm within the academy!”
Lin Wanqiu said with a smile.
However, Xiao Minghuang gently shook her head and smiled faintly.
“There’s no need to wait until next year to go to the Holy Academy. I have gained something else in the Tianfu Secret Realm, which should allow me to break through to the Spirit Seed Realm in the near future.”
Hearing this, Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu were both stunned.
“What did you gain?”
At this moment, the Medicine King suddenly remembered that Princess Xiao had previously asked him if there was a method to help fuse with the Innate Fire.
“Could it be… that Your Highness has news of an Innate Fire?”
Innate Fire!
Previously, Ye Ruoshui had fused with the Crimson Flame Fire in the Tianfu Secret Realm, which was already a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.
In such a small southern region, how could there be so many Innate Fires waiting to be claimed?
Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly and said:
“It was just a stroke of luck. I have already preserved the Innate Fire using a secret method, and I am just waiting to fuse with it.”
She turned to Ye Ruoshui and asked:
“Ruoshui, did you succeed in refining the Molten Fire Pills I asked you to prepare?”
“Yes, I did!”
Ye Ruoshui hurriedly replied.
At this point, the Emperor and others quietly left, leaving only Ye and Lin behind.
Ye Ruoshui took out a brocade box from her storage bag and opened it to reveal ten golden-red pills lying quietly inside, emitting a scorching aura.
“Your Highness, these are not ordinary Molten Fire Pills. They have been enhanced with the Primordial Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit, so they should be called Pure Yang Molten Fire Pills. Their efficacy should be three times greater than the original.”
“In addition, they also contain some Primordial Pure Yang Qi. If Your Highness finds it useful, you can absorb it as well.”
Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang showed a puzzled expression.
“Primordial Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit? Where did it come from?”
Ye Ruoshui explained what had happened in the ancestral land of the Fire Dragon Kingdom.
“It was thanks to the keen eyes of the Medicine King and the Fire Dragon Fruit Tree Elder from the Fire Dragon Kingdom. We should find an opportunity to properly thank them.”
Primordial beings generally do not require many resources, only a suitable environment to survive.
For a Primordial Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree, a sacred spiritual root of heaven and earth, it needs a safe and secluded environment, undisturbed by the outside world, to cultivate in peace.
“I will instruct people to keep an eye on the Fire Dragon Kingdom’s movements. If they encounter any trouble, we will do our best to help.”
Lin Wanqiu responded.
Xiao Minghuang nodded and took the brocade box containing the Fire Dragon Fruit.
She chose to take care of the Primordial Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree not only to repay the karma but also because befriending a newly born Primordial being would bring immense benefits.
After taking the brocade box, she immediately handed it back to Ye Ruoshui.
Ye and Lin were already accustomed to Xiao Minghuang’s behavior and did not say much about it.
They would not leak such confidential matters, as it would betray Her Highness’s trust in them.
Breaking through to the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm had not exhausted all of Xiao Minghuang’s Meteor Liquid. She still had some left, which she now gave to Ye and Lin.
“When the Holy Academy emerges next year, you must also work hard in your cultivation and strive to reach the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm by then!”
Once at the Holy Academy, with Ye and Lin’s talents, they would likely receive significant cultivation support from the academy, and breaking through to the Spirit Seed Realm would not be difficult.
“Your Highness, rest assured!”
Ye and Lin responded in unison.
Xiao Minghuang nodded, turned, and returned to the main hall. She was now ready to fuse with the Primordial Fire.
When she had just broken through to the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm, she had sensed a sharp sword intent emanating from the direction of the Princess’s residence, which had clearly reached the Great Perfection level of Sword Intent.
Even though she had now reached the Half-Step Spirit Seed Realm, she still felt a sense of awe and fear in the face of such terrifying sword intent.
This showed just how terrifying Sheng Bailan’s sword realm had become.
Xiao Minghuang had a premonition that Sheng Bailan’s sword level, even in a place like the Holy Academy where geniuses were as numerous as trees, would be among the very best!
“Enough of that. I need to focus on breaking through.”
After the system’s compensation and refund, she had received a hundred Pure Yang Molten Fire Pills at once, which would not only help her fuse with the Red Emperor’s Blazing Heaven Flame.
With the Primordial Pure Yang Qi contained in the pills, it might even cause some peculiar changes in her physique.
For example, transforming into some kind of composite spiritual body.
However, this was merely her conjecture, and it might not come to fruition. The key lay in the amount of innate pure yang energy contained within these elixirs.
If there were enough Pure Yang Molten Fire Pills, there might indeed be a chance to transform into a composite spiritual body, but the probability was not particularly high.
Xiao Minghuang sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
Her eyes were slightly closed, and her robes billowed without any wind, causing the surrounding air to ripple.
Then, the spiritual energy within Xiao Minghuang began to boil, as if a vortex was slowly turning.
At this moment, she took out all the Pure Yang Molten Fire Pills, dispersing them around her body for protection. With a shift in her focus, she retrieved the Red Emperor’s Heaven-Scorching Flame from her system space.
It was a mass of fire, entirely crimson, resembling molten lava.
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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