The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

The three ancestors stared in angry amazement at the black bird. 'What in the world is that thing? The black rift was clearly a tear in the void. Does this ugly black bird really have that kind of power?'

The Corpse Dove's deep-red eyes swept across the surroundings as it shrieked in a strange voice, "Where's that brat Chen Dong? Don't tell me he's already dead!"

A small foot then kicked the Corpse Dove in the head, and a childish voice rang out, "Move it, you ugly bird! If you say one more bad thing about Chen Dong, believe it or not, I'll pluck you bald!"

The Corpse Dove scrambled out of the way, saying respectfully, "My apologies, Lord Ming! I was wrong!"

Li Wang emerged from the black rift, which then vanished without a trace.

She instantly appeared by Chen Dong's side. Sensing he wasn't in mortal danger, she began to mock him, "How is it that the moment I leave your side, you get beaten to such a miserable pulp!"

Chen Dong wiped a smear of grime from his face, his eyes burning with fury. He had wanted to say, 'Those three old bastards sneak-attacked me!' but in front of Li Wang, he felt it would be a loss of face. He changed his tune, saying, "They had superior numbers. I was careless for a moment and fell for their scheme."

Upon hearing this, Li Wang's tiny brows immediately furrowed. The bracelet on her left wrist flashed, and two ancient swords flew out to float beside her. She shouted in her childish voice, "So you're the ones who bullied my Chen Dong?"

The people present had already been astonished enough by the sight of a strange bird. Now, a little girl had appeared, and what's more, she could fly, which meant her cultivation had clearly reached the Inner Realm.

An Inner Realm expert so young… that was impossible, even if she had started cultivating in the womb!

They all rubbed their eyes in unison, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Seeing that Tian Sisi in the sky was about to overcome the Second-Grade Thunder Tribulation, Li Wang said to Chen Dong, "That really mean, bad person told me to tell you that if you're willing to part with your Saint's Emblem, you can help that woman's pill become first-grade."

Chen Dong thought for a moment. 'It's questionable whether I'll even survive after sacrificing my destiny, so there's no point in keeping the Saint's Emblem. I might as well help Tian Sisi out. I'll consider it compensation for taking her body by the Cold Pool that day.'

He immediately asked, "What do I need to do?"

"You just need to activate your Saint's Emblem at full power and charge into the Thunder Tribulation."

Chen Dong was skeptical. "Are you sure?"

Li Wang replied nonchalantly, "A Saint recognized by the Celestial Dao is supremely good and virtuous, and inherently possesses a mark of the Celestial Dao. You're going to help someone at your own expense; the Celestial Dao can tell the difference! Those were the fierce guy's words, not mine. I don't really know."

Chen Dong nodded with grim determination.

Li Wang, however, shook her head helplessly, a hint of jealousy in her voice. "I knew it would be like this! Go on. Just leave them to me!"

The three ancestors felt they were being underestimated. For such a little girl to claim she would take them all on by herself… even if she was an Inner Realm expert who defied all logic, she had no right to treat them like common thugs.

One immediately roared, "Such shameless boasting from a little girl! This old man won't be showing you any mercy!"

"In my several hundred years on the path of the Martial Dao, never have I been so thoroughly underestimated!"

Li Wang snorted. "You guys? You're like super-minions from a video game. I really don't see you as anything special."

With that, she pointed, executing a Sword Technique and seizing the initiative. One of the ancient swords soared into the air, trailing a rainbow of light like a comet. The blade gathered a massive vortex of Sword Qi, resembling a strike from an Immortal.

Chen Dong didn't even wait to see the outcome. He rose and flew directly toward the Thunder Tribulation. Li Wang's Realm was recovering at a rapid pace. When he had checked three months ago, she had just stepped into the Profound Pill Realm. He had observed her again a few days ago and was astounded. Her once-dim Profound Pill was now the size of her fist, overflowing with golden light. In terms of grade, her original "false pill" had, over time, become a Profound Pill First Grade. Her cultivation Realm had even reached Great Profound Pill Perfection.

Chen Dong suspected this was the current upper limit of this world's power; otherwise, Li Wang's cultivation would be even higher.

With her level of cultivation, she could easily deal with a few Early-stage Inner Realm opponents. Even if they added the Inner Realm Peak E Xuanfu and that simpleton Guo Lingtong to the mix, they would be no match for her. Besides, the Corpse Dove, whose strength had also increased immensely, was watching from the sidelines. Chen Dong wasn't worried in the slightest. If she hadn't thought watching the tribulation was boring and decided not to come along in the first place, Chen Dong wouldn't have had to suffer this humiliation.

Beneath the tribulation clouds, Tian Sisi had reached her limit. Each lightning strike drained most of her Spiritual Power, and that was only with the support of the inexhaustible Spiritual Qi in the surroundings. Otherwise, she couldn't have even overcome the Second-Grade Pill Tribulation. A First-Grade Pill Tribulation was now completely beyond her hopes. She knew she wouldn't be able to withstand a single strike from it. Her own Spiritual Power had a ceiling, and one more bolt would surely shatter it, striking her dead.

Another bolt of lightning struck down. She had finally endured the Second-Grade Pill Tribulation. The tribulation clouds began to dissipate. Inside her, the Profound Pill was now dazzlingly golden, perfectly round and flawless—a second-grade success. Her heart leaped with joy, yet it was tinged with regret. 'Doesn't everyone want to be the very best? But such is life, always imperfect. Cultivation is no different. A second-grade pill is good enough.'

Just as Tian Sisi was about to sever her connection to the Celestial Dao and settle for her second-grade pill, Chen Dong, radiating a saintly aura, charged into the tribulation zone.

Her relaxed mind suddenly tensed. She found that, try as she might, she could not sever her connection to the Celestial Dao.

The tribulation clouds in the sky began to transform once more, pressing down, churning, and coalescing until they covered a three-thousand-li radius.

Tian Sisi's face went pale with shock. 'Could the information I received about the Profound Pill's Thunder Tribulation be wrong?' A spectacle of this magnitude seemed far beyond what any mortal could resist.

RUMBLE. The tribulation clouds thundered without end as a deep-purple sphere of lightning condensed within them.

In an instant, the entire sky lit up as bright as day. The massive sphere of lightning swept down toward Tian Sisi.

Her exquisitely beautiful face turned deathly white. "My life is forfeit!"