Starforce Warriors

Li Xiaofei had possessed the Northern Darkness Divine Skill for some time. However, he had never used it because of its significant drawbacks. First, it required the target’s cultivation to be lower than his own; otherwise, it could result in a backlash akin to a tidal wave flooding back, causing inner demons and madness. Second, the absorbed inner qi needed to be refined. The chaotic energies were difficult to unify into a cohesive force.

Since he had the Secret Time Pavilion as his cheat-like advantage, Li Xiaofei’s cultivation speed was already astonishingly fast. There had been no need to take unnecessary risks. But everything that happened today once again proved one principle. Having many skills is never a burden. The Northern Darkness Divine Skill had proven its worth.

Li Xiaofei glanced at the time. There were about five hours left until dawn.

Forget it. Let’s focus on cultivation for now.

He immediately activated the Secret Time Pavilion and entered it, circulating his Innate Art to refine the foreign energies within his body. By this point, he had successfully nurtured the spiritual essences of all five organs and truly stepped into the Five Spirits Realm. His cultivation speed had increased even further.

Time flew by. Li Xiaofei first focused on refining the foreign inner qi originating from Emperor Akihito within his body. Once he was done, the concentration of spiritual essence in his five organs had doubled. After all, Emperor Akihito was a Saint-level powerhouse. The Saint-level inner qi from his body, though slightly reduced after passing through Tsukiha Yaiba, was still abundant.

Li Xiaofei had successfully reached the mid-stage of the Five Spirits Realm. Next, he turned his attention to refining the Golden Lizard King bloodline energy from Tsukiha Yaiba. The primary strength of this bloodline lay in its terrifying self-healing ability, which was a highly coveted trait for any martial artist. Additionally, the devouring ability Tsukiha Yaiba had demonstrated seemed to be a hidden attribute of this bloodline.

This bloodline energy was of a higher grade than Earth’s typical inner qi energies. Refining it was exceptionally challenging. Fortunately, some of Tsukiha Yaiba’s advanced energy had already been transferred to Li Xiaofei during their previous dual cultivation. This energy now belonged to him.

So he used it as a stone to grind down the Golden Lizard King bloodline energy bit by bit. Although the refining process was slower compared to the previous inner qi, it showed promise. Moreover, as the balance of the two energies shifted, the refinement process began to gradually accelerate.

In the blink of an eye, fifty hours passed. Li Xiaofei had managed to refine approximately a third of the Golden Lizard King bloodline energy.

At this time, it was around 7:30 in the morning outside. According to Jiepeng's royal customs, the Emperor and the new Empress were expected to leave the bedchamber and proceed to Kanzaki Palace. There, a formal Empress coronation ceremony was to be held in the presence of all the conglomerates and nobility