Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

Inside the Imperial Palace, Ling Fei continuously absorbed Dragon Qi.

The Celestial Emperor pretended not to notice, allowing him to absorb the Dragon Qi freely.

The next day, Ling Fei's tightly shut eyes snapped open.

'Initial Stage of the Celestial Spirit Realm!' Ling Fei rejoiced internally.

The Cold Chi Gang Qi within his meridians had now formed a complete cycle.

Although this Gang Qi cycle was still just a trickle, it was a qualitative leap compared to before.

For Ling Fei, this was a rare and precious improvement.

As Ling Fei was rejoicing, his Heart Spirit stirred, and he sensed a fluctuation outside.

A Palace Attendant was heading his way.

"Is Young Master Ling present?" a voice called from outside.

"Please, come in!" Ling Fei called out. He then pushed the door open to see that the Palace Attendant had already entered the courtyard.

"These are some Spiritual Essences His Majesty instructed me to deliver," the Palace Attendant said, handing a Sodium Ring directly to Ling Fei.

"Please thank His Majesty for me," Ling Fei said as he accepted the Sodium Ring.

"Of course. Hehe. In that case, I will take my leave now." The attendant smiled and departed.

"Take care!" After watching the Palace Attendant leave, Ling Fei entered his room, his face full of anticipation.

He then took out the Sodium Ring, and with a stir of his Heart Spirit, he sent his senses into it.

'What rich Dragon Qi!' The moment his Heart Spirit sank into the Sodium Ring, he felt a dense wave of Dragon Qi.

This made Ling Fei's heart leap with joy.

Then, as his Heart Spirit swept through, he discovered some extremely rare Spiritual Essences.

'Shaped like a dragon and a snake, this is Dragon and Snake Grass. Shaped like a dragon's horn, this is Dragon Horn Lingzhi... They're all Spiritual Essences nurtured by Dragon Qi.' Gazing at stalk after stalk of Spiritual Essence, Ling Fei was ecstatic. These were even better than the Spiritual Essences he had encountered in the Flood Dragon Cold Cave back in the Beichuan Mountain Range.

The richness of their Dragon Qi surpassed that of the previous ones.

'A pity there are no Soul Dao Essences.' After a careful inspection, Ling Fei sighed softly.

He had already stepped into the Celestial Spirit Realm; what he lacked now was an advancement in his Soul Dao.

But how could improving one's Soul Power be so easy?

Spiritual Essences of the Soul Dao were incredibly rare to begin with.

Obtaining the Nine-leaf Soul-Gathering Branch back then had been purely a matter of luck.

'Still, these Spiritual Essences are already very precious. If Yiyi absorbs them, what Realm will it be able to recover to?' Ling Fei's eyes filled with anticipation.

After eating the Flood Dragon's corpse, Yiyi's strength had improved.

However, after the incident at Celestial River Academy, it had fallen into a deep sleep, seemingly to digest that energy.

Now, it had awakened, and its aura was clearly much stronger than before.

With these new Spiritual Essences, Ling Fei was very eager to see how much the little one could recover.

"Come on, Yiyi, I've got something tasty for you." With a thought, Ling Fei sent a stalk of Spiritual Essence into the Dragon Bone Space.

YA!

Upon seeing the Spiritual Essence, Yiyi's eyes lit up, its face filled with fervor. It looked as if it had been starved for years.

The little one stretched out its paw, grabbed the Spiritual Essence, and began to munch on it with its tiny mouth.

In just an instant, it had finished the entire thing.

"Ya!" Yiyi let out a soft cry. It raised its head, as if telling Ling Fei it wanted more.

Ling Fei smiled and sent another stalk of Spiritual Essence to Yiyi.

Yiyi quickly finished it.

YA!

The little one looked up, but this time it squinted its eyes. A faint blush appeared on the white fluff of its cheeks, giving it a somewhat shy look.

It seemed a little embarrassed.

But when it raised its head, its pleading expression clearly showed it still wanted more!

Seeing Yiyi's expression, which was clearly full of desire yet trying to be reserved, made Ling Fei chuckle.

"Here." Ling Fei didn't hold back.

Yiyi had helped him so many times; of course he wouldn't be stingy.

If Yiyi grew stronger, it would be a good thing for him as well.

YA!

Yiyi devoured the Spiritual Essences one by one.

The little one's aura steadily recovered, and its fur even gained a bit more luster.

"It would be great if Yiyi could reach the Primordial Pill Realm," Ling Fei muttered to himself.

However, even after finishing all the Spiritual Essences, Yiyi still seemed to be a little short. It didn't exude an aura comparable to the Primordial Pill Realm.

"Ya!" Yiyi looked as if it hadn't had nearly enough.

"Yiya, yiya, ya!" The little one rubbed its belly, then gestured with its paws, putting on a pitiful expression.

Seeing this, Ling Fei looked rather awkward.

The little one had exhausted its Essence Qi for him, yet he couldn't help it recover immediately. Ling Fei couldn't help but blush.

"There, there. I'll find a way to get you more Spiritual Essences later," Ling Fei comforted it.

Then, with a thought, he let Yiyi out of the Dragon Bone Space, planning to comfort the little one.

YA!

Yiyi seemed very happy to be out.

It seemed the little one didn't want to stay in that stuffy space either.

YIYA, YIYA!

It gestured with its little paws, looking like it didn't want to go back into the space at all.

Then it stared pleadingly at Ling Fei. Its beseeching look was so adorable it could melt anyone's heart.

"Well... I suppose that's fine." Ling Fei thought for a moment before gently stroking Yiyi's fluffy white head.

Yiyi's aura was currently very ordinary, making it look just like a normal pet.

Keeping it by his side probably wouldn't cause any trouble.

YA!

Upon hearing Ling Fei's words, Yiyi's eyes lit up.

It looked up at Ling Fei, overjoyed, and then began to nuzzle its head against his neck.

Seeing the little one so happy, Ling Fei was filled with joy as well.

YA!

Yiyi pulled its head back.

Its nose twitched as if it had caught a scent. Then, its gemstone-like eyes brightened, and it furtively sent its senses outward.

"Ya, yiya!" The little one's eyes lit up, and it gestured toward Ling Fei with its paw.

"What is it?" Ling Fei asked, confused.

YA!

It let out a soft cry, and with a flash, its body vanished into thin air.

'It disappeared?' Ling Fei was stunned. He quickly released his Heart Spirit to sense his surroundings.

Through his Heart Spirit Sensing, he discovered that Yiyi had appeared a hundred meters outside his room.

'It actually passed through space and appeared directly outside the room?' Ling Fei was taken aback.

Just a moment ago, Yiyi had been inside the room with the door shut. Now, it had appeared directly outside.

This was no longer a matter of speed.

This was a matter of spatial travel.

'Could this be one of Yiyi's Divine Techniques?' Ling Fei's eyes grew pensive.

Thinking back carefully, the first time he met Yiyi, the little one had appeared directly in front of him in the same way.

'I wonder where the little one is going?' Ling Fei's brow twitched as he extended his Heart Spirit to follow it.

This was the Imperial Palace. It would be troublesome if the little creature disturbed any of the Royal Family's disciples.

Ling Fei's Heart Spirit could now cover a radius of twenty li. With a brief scan, he located Yiyi.

He saw that the little one had appeared on a nearby mountain behind the main palace grounds.

The Dragon Qi there was incredibly dense. On the mountain stood an archway inscribed with the words "Royal Medicine Garden".

It was, unmistakably, a medicine garden.

The Medicine Garden was enveloped by a layer of Light Patterns, which clearly served as some kind of Seal or Restriction.

But, with a flash, Yiyi's body passed right through the restrictive light screen out of thin air.

'It passed through?' Ling Fei's heart jolted. At the same time, he cried out internally, 'Oh no!'

That was the Royal Medicine Garden! What if the little one went inside and ate all the Spiritual Essences?

Ling Fei felt a massive headache coming on.

But there was a Seal there. Yiyi could pass through it, but he could not.

Besides, what if he was discovered by the palace guards if he went there rashly?

'This little rascal!' Ling Fei gave a bitter smile. He could only let events unfold and hope the Celestial Emperor would do him a favor and not pursue the matter afterward.

Yiyi's Divine Technique far exceeded his expectations.