Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Ye Chen had clearly promised her he would give her a gift and told her to come to his room that night.

But when she went to find him, she was told that he was in seclusion and couldn't see anyone.

This left Luo Rou utterly dejected. She felt as if Ye Chen had just been toying with her!

At first, she'd wanted to wait for Ye Chen to come and explain, but three days had passed without so much as a glimpse of him.

Luo Rou felt even more crestfallen.

With so much time having passed, she had finally come to terms with her own feelings.

As much as she hated to admit it, she had to acknowledge that she was starting to like Ye Chen.

During the battle at Kunlun Mountain, Ye Chen had left a profound impression on her heart.

And in the more recent, fierce battle against the Supreme Profound Daoist and other demon lords, Ye Chen's divinely valiant and invincible performance had been seared into her mind, making it impossible for her to forget.

So when Ye Chen had asked her to come find him at night, she had even felt a little thrill of joy.

But who would have thought? It seemed Ye Chen didn't take her seriously at all.

'He's probably forgotten what he even said, hasn't he?'

Luo Rou lowered her head glumly, her thoughts a tangled mess.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuzhe, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but sigh.

By now, how could he not tell that his senior sister had feelings for Ye Chen?

'But how could his senior sister ever hope to capture the heart of a peerless prodigy like Ye Chen?'

'After all, even in a place like the Demon Exorcism Institute, you'd be hard-pressed to find more than a few cultivators with talent comparable to Ye Chen's!'

Just then, with a loud THUD, the flying ship came to a steady halt on the ground.

"Alright, we've arrived in Dongxuan Province. Time to disembark," Mo Tianyun said.

"I heard the Peach Blossom Banquet was postponed for a month because an honored guest with an astonishing identity has arrived!"

"The Prefect of Dongxuan Prefecture was willing to postpone the entire Peach Blossom Banquet just to host him!"

"I'm really curious about this honored guest's identity!" Elder Cang remarked.

"Heh..." Mo Tianyun chuckled. "When the Peach Blossom Banquet is held, the honored guest will likely be in attendance."

"We'll naturally get to see them then."

Just then, Chi Ming hurried over.

He stopped in front of Luo Rou and handed her a Storage Ring.

"Miss Luo Rou, my master instructed me to give this to you."

"Inside are the Spirit Pills my master personally refined for you all," Chi Ming said.

"'He refined them himself?'" Luo Rou froze, a strange ripple spreading through her heart.

"Young friend Ye Chen personally refined Spirit Pills for us?" Mo Tianyun asked in surprise.

"That's right. My master prepared them as a special thank you for all of your help along the journey."

Chi Ming nodded.

"I get one too?" Jiang Yuzhe's face lit up with anticipation. "I'm dying to see what Brother Ye Chen prepared for me!"

With a thought, Chi Ming retrieved a wooden box from the Storage Ring.

"This is for you."

Jiang Yuzhe took the wooden box.

He lifted the lid, and a cloud of Spiritual Qi so immense it defied description billowed out, nearly filling the entire space around them.

"This is... a Fifth Grade Realm-Breaking Pill?"

Elder Cang, standing to the side, was flabbergasted. It wasn't that he'd never seen a Fifth Grade Realm-Breaking Pill before, but he'd never seen one with such an immense and astonishing aura of Spiritual Power!

Jiang Yuzhe let out a wry laugh. "I already took a Realm-Breaking Pill when I broke through to the Divinity Transformation Realm. This pill's quality seems extraordinary, but I'm afraid it won't have any effect on me."

He felt helpless. As a cultivator from the Demon Exorcism Institute, he naturally had access to far more resources than the average cultivator.

This included Realm-Breaking Pills. He took one immediately after every Great Realm breakthrough in order to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

But a Realm-Breaking Pill can only be taken once per Great Realm.

For example, once you've taken a Fifth Grade Realm-Breaking Pill in the Divinity Transformation Realm, taking another has no effect. You have to wait until you break through to the Divine Might Realm before a Sixth Grade Realm-Breaking Pill will work.

So, in Jiang Yuzhe's eyes, even though this Realm-Breaking Pill personally refined by Ye Chen was astonishingly potent, it was completely useless to him.

However, before Chi Ming could explain, a voice as clear and pleasant as a singing oriole drifted over from nearby.

"Don't worry. The quality of this Realm-Breaking Pill refined by Young Master Ye has long since surpassed conventional limits."

"Strictly speaking, you could say it's a completely different type of pill compared to an ordinary Realm-Breaking Pill."

"In other words, even if you've already taken a Fifth Grade Realm-Breaking Pill, this one from Young Master Ye will still be effective. I can guarantee it."

Everyone turned toward the voice and saw a graceful figure approaching with light, elegant steps. The young woman's lovely face, as bright and clear as the moon, held a faint smile.

It was Hongyu Pill Venerable!

Mo Tianyun and Elder Cang's hearts skipped a beat. As cultivators at the Peak of the Divinity Transformation Realm, they both felt a faint, almost imperceptible pressure emanating from Hongyu Pill Venerable.

'Could it be? Has Hongyu Pill Venerable already taken that step and successfully broken through the threshold to the Divine Might Realm?'

After hearing Hongyu Pill Venerable's explanation, Jiang Yuzhe instantly breathed a sigh of relief, his heart thumping with excitement.

With the guarantee of the number one Alchemist in the eastern dynasty, Jiang Yuzhe no longer had any worries.

Soon, Mo Tianyun and the others had also inspected the pills Ye Chen had prepared for them.

He and Elder Cang were both at the Peak of the Divinity Transformation Realm, so the pills they received were related to breaking through to the Divine Might Realm.

Hongyu Pill Venerable offered a few more words of explanation, and it was only then that Mo Tianyun and Elder Cang understood. If they took the pills Ye Chen had given them, their chances of successfully breaking through to the Divine Might Realm would increase by at least eighty percent!

This was an astonishingly high success rate. Combined with their other preparations, breaking through to the Divine Might Realm was now practically a certainty.

This left Mo Tianyun and Elder Cang thrilled beyond words.

They had never expected any form of repayment from Ye Chen. This gift was far too precious!

Luo Rou, of course, also received a Realm-Breaking Pill.

Although the Realm-Breaking Pill was incredibly precious, Luo Rou wasn't as happy as she'd expected to be.

After all, even though she had received a gift from Ye Chen's own hands, so had everyone else!

This feeling of being treated just like everyone else made her excited heart cool slightly.

'Ye Chen had asked to see her alone. She thought she was getting some kind of special treatment. But now it seemed she'd just been overthinking things!'

Luo Rou sighed softly. 'That's right... To outsiders, my talent might seem peerless, but in Ye Chen's eyes, it's obviously nothing worth noticing.'

'Only a rare genius like Hongyu Pill Venerable is worthy of his serious attention, right?'