The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Just as Tian Sisi was overcome with despair, she sensed Chen Dong drawing closer and closer.

She shouted through her tears, "Don't come! I've seen everything you've done today. If there is a next life..."

Her voice was swallowed by a ball of lightning the size of a mansion, and her graceful figure was engulfed along with it.

Just when she thought she would be mercilessly ground to dust by the ball of lightning, a sacred power enveloped and protected her. It was like a divine stream—serene, warm, and healing.

All the violent, destructive force within the Thunder Tribulation vanished. It was as if the power was filtering away all distractions from her mind—her stray thoughts, desires, and fears.

'Is this... Chen Dong?'

At first, she wasn't entirely certain.

But a moment later, she sensed that Chen Dong had also become a target of the Thunder Tribulation. He was being drawn toward her, and that sacred power from his body was transferring into her own. Now she was certain. It was Chen Dong helping her. She didn't know how he was doing it, but this power would allow her to reach the once-unattainable Extreme Realm and form a First-grade Profound Pill.

The Profound Pill inside Tian Sisi continued to transform. Unlike during the previous tribulations, she could now clearly perceive the existence of the Dao. The lightning nourished her physical body and Dantian, solidifying them as she advanced toward the Extreme Realm. Her Divine Sense expanded, her sea of consciousness growing vaster and reaching farther.

These changes weren't just happening to Tian Sisi; they were happening to Chen Dong as well.

It was as if he had sacrificed his status as a Saint in exchange for the opportunity for them both to pass the First-Grade Pill Tribulation.

What was happening to Chen Dong was even more incredible. He had no Profound Pill in his body, so the power that should have been transforming one was instead strengthening his physical form. Divine Sense instantly manifested within the sea of consciousness between his eyebrows and began to grow stronger. His once-dim sea of consciousness brightened, yet the most prominent feature within it, the Saint's Dao Light Pillar, was rapidly fading away.

Outside the Pill Tribulation, the three Ancestors were terrified. Every move the little girl made flowed with a divine aura. And that one terrifying sword strike... even though all three had worked together to block it, they were all left severely wounded, coughing up blood without end.

Even a fool could see that this girl was a being far beyond the Inner Scenery realm.

Two flying swords hovered beside her in mid-air. She spoke in a childish voice, "That's what you get for bullying my Chen Dong! You deserve it!"

The Corpse Dove gushed sycophantically from the side, "Lord Ming is incredible! Lord Ming's might is unparalleled, shaking the very cosmos!" It didn't forget to taunt the three wounded Ancestors. "Hmph! And you pathetic weaklings dared to look down on Lord Ming. I bet you've learned your lesson now!"

Seeing this, E Xuanfu didn't dare make a move against Li Wang. He remained hidden in the shadows, watching the tribulation unfold.

When he saw the astonishing ball of lightning swallow them both, he gloated inwardly. 'How could any mortal survive a Thunder Tribulation like that? A tribulation? It's nothing more than a path to suicide! Tian Sisi is dead, which means the Military Suppression Department will be mine to control. That old fool Changyi is on his last legs; he's no threat. I will reign supreme and build a Martial Artist Dynasty! As for the Profound Pill... I'll think about that when I'm more confident.'

Just because he didn't make a move didn't mean others wouldn't come for him. The Corpse Dove flew overhead, pointed at him with one of its talons, and asked, "Lord Ming, how should we deal with this scum?"

Li Wang waved a small hand dismissively. "This is dull. You handle it."

The Corpse Dove cackled with glee. "Haha, can I eat them?"

Li Wang looked puzzled for a moment, then frowned and said, "Hmm, I don't know. Do as you please."

Upon hearing this, the Corpse Dove's two deep-red eyes lit up, and it fixed its deathly gaze on E Xuanfu.

It had been suppressed for far too long since its resurrection, never once allowed to indulge its instinct for slaughter. Now that it had permission, it didn't hesitate for a second, transforming into a streak of black light and slashing a claw toward E Xuanfu.

E Xuanfu was horrified. 'This monstrous bird is far from simple!' He didn't dare to face it head-on and immediately tried to melt into the shadows.

But the Corpse Dove was even faster. A talon raked across him. He barely managed to escape into the shadows, but he reappeared an instant later from another shadow not far away. Three horrifyingly deep gashes were carved into his chest, revealing dented and fractured white ribs beneath.

If he hadn't been so quick to flee, that single strike would have killed him.

Panic seized him. 'An injury this severe... not even my Earth Veins can heal it. I have to escape.'

He leaped from shadow to shadow, but the Corpse Dove's gaze remained locked on him, its speed always a step ahead of his own.

He had no other choice. It was time to sacrifice an ally. After a few more evasions, he dove into the shadow cast by the Lin Family Ancestor.

A beam of black light shot from the Corpse Dove's beak. It pierced straight through the Lin Family Ancestor to strike him, causing him to cough up more blood. Grievously wounded, he had no choice but to flee again.

The light faded from the eyes of the Lin Family Ancestor, Lin Yizhi. She never imagined she would die here like this. It was her last thought. Her body collapsed to the ground, utterly lifeless.

Even those in the Inner Scenery realm were still mortal. Without cultivating Divine Sense, one couldn't even perform a Body-Shedding Escape. Once the physical body died, death was absolute.

The Corpse Dove swallowed the Lin Family Ancestor's body in a single gulp, then resumed its relentless pursuit of E Xuanfu, launching attack after attack as he fled through the shadows.

E Xuanfu was furious. 'There are so many people here,' he fumed silently, 'why is this monstrous bird only chasing me?'

What he didn't know was that among all the Inner Scenery experts present, he looked the most succulent. When a bird eats worms, it naturally picks the fattest one first.

He tried to escape the battlefield, but the Corpse Dove herded him back. He had no choice but to resort to his old trick, instantly teleporting into the shadow of the Guo Family Ancestor, hoping to use him as a shield for just a moment to find a chance to survive.

'I am destined to be an Emperor among mortals, a being whose longevity will rival the heavens! I absolutely cannot die here!'