Xi Luomeng froze as Xia Feng vanished.
With a "whoosh," Xia Feng disappeared.
What kind of speed was that?
Though momentarily stunned, Xi Luomeng's face quickly lit up with excitement. This was a genuine Breaking Origin Limitless Pill.
Even obtaining the White Snow Lotus Fruit from Qian Song Lake wouldn't guarantee this pill. Gathering the materials would still require asking the Pill Sect for help with refining, and exchanging equivalent value.
After all, the Breaking Origin Limitless Pill required a ninth-grade alchemist to refine. The Sect Master of the Pill Sect was the only ninth-grade alchemist, making it difficult to get anyone else to act.
Therefore, the chance of obtaining the Breaking Origin Limitless Pill by gathering the White Snow Lotus Fruit remained slim.
Looking at the two pills quietly lying in her hand, Xi Luomeng bowed in the direction Xia Feng had disappeared, murmuring, "Thank you, I acknowledge this kindness."
At the same time, Xi Luomeng was filled with curiosity. Xia Feng clearly possessed the strength of an Immortal Lord, so why did he have ninth-grade pills?
Moreover, it was the coveted Breaking Origin Limitless Pill.
Xi Luomeng waited in the camp until evening when Xi Chengan finally returned with his people.
Eight people went, and seven returned.
"Brother, where is Ah Bing?" Xi Luomeng asked with concern, noticing the missing person.
"Ah Bing sacrificed himself. We buried him by Qian Song Lake," Xi Chengan said mournfully.
Ah Bing had been eaten by the Thousand-Faced Spider, a demon emperor. They had then disemboweled the spider, retrieved Ah Bing's remains, and buried him by the lake, allowing him to sleep forever in Qian Song Lake.
Xi Luomeng's expression faltered upon hearing this, and she sighed, "Alas... this is the ultimate destination for all of us adventurers."
"If not for the assistance of an Immortal Emperor, not one of us would have returned," Xi Chengan said, his face filled with excitement.
Immortal Emperors were the most powerful beings in this world, usually only heard of by name, never seen.
To have met an Immortal Emperor so closely was an immense fortune.
Xi Luomeng's eyes brightened, and she continued, "Brother, what do Immortal Emperors look like? Are they very majestic?"
Every girl harbored a dream of admiring the strong, and Xi Luomeng was no exception.
Xi Chengan was taken aback and asked, "Sister, shouldn't I be asking you this? How do you know an Immortal Emperor?"
(⊙o⊙)...?
Xi Luomeng herself was bewildered. How could she possibly know an Immortal Emperor?
"Brother, stop teasing me. We've always been together. If I knew an Immortal Emperor, wouldn't you know?" Xi Luomeng thought her brother was making fun of her.
"Sister, I'm truly not teasing you. He was holding your jade slip, and he personally said he knew you," Xi Chengan explained.
Holding her jade slip?
Personally said he knew her?
Xia Feng's figure suddenly flashed through Xi Luomeng's mind—that confident man, the one who said that no matter where he went in the Immortal Realm, it was like strolling through his own backyard. Back then, she thought he was bragging.
With Xi Chengan's explanation, Xi Luomeng instantly made the connection.
"Brother... he... was he wearing white clothes, very young, and extremely handsome, the kind you'd want to look at a second time after just one glance? Was it him?"
Xi Luomeng quickly described Xia Feng's appearance.
"Yes, it was him," Xi Chengan nodded seriously.
Xi Luomeng was stunned, her small mouth agape, her legs pressed tightly together.
So it really was him, so he was an Immortal Emperor.
No wonder he was so composed, so confident, no wonder he had that quality that made food taste better, no wonder he casually produced two Breaking Origin Limitless Pills, no wonder he was so handsome.
Xi Luomeng suddenly felt regret, feeling as though she had missed an opportunity.
"So he's an Immortal Emperor," Xi Luomeng's gaze became somewhat unfocused.
She then took out the pills and handed them to her brother, saying, "Brother, he gave these to me."
"Breaking Origin Limitless Pills?" Xi Chengan's eyes widened.
"Mhm," Xi Luomeng softly hummed, nodding emphatically.
...
Immortal Emperor Island.
Xia Lin and the others had been cultivating, diligently attending to their tasks every day.
While other Immortal Emperors were accompanying everyone in their cultivation, only Emperor Can Ye did not join in teaching. Instead, like a sycophant, he hovered around Yao Shuyu, serving her.
Chance had it that Emperor Can Ye overheard a conversation between National Little Wang and his companions.
For Yao Shuyu's sake, Emperor Can Ye put aside his pride and personally approached National Little Wang to seek advice on wooing women.
National Little Wang readily agreed to the Immortal Emperor's request and immediately taught Emperor Can Ye the truths of wooing:
Be bold, be meticulous, and have a thick skin. Be shameless, be shameless, persist in being shameless.
As long as you perform well, you can strike any pose you desire.
Emperor Can Ye, brimming with enthusiasm, immediately launched a fierce offensive on Yao Shuyu.
"Shuyu, are you hungry? I'll cook something delicious for you."
"Shuyu, are you tired? I'll massage your shoulders."
"Shuyu, that dress looks really good on you, as beautiful as a flower."
"Shuyu, ..."
Yao Shuyu: Get lost! This is truly disgusting.
Emperor Can Ye: Shameless, shameless, persist in being shameless.
No matter how much Yao Shuyu cursed, Emperor Can Ye persisted in his shamelessness, leading to the current scene where Emperor Can Ye crouched beside Yao Shuyu with a fawning smile.
"Can Ye, if you weren't my childhood friend, I'd suspect you were ill recently," Yao Shuyu asked, looking at Emperor Can Ye squatting beside her with a sycophantic smile.
"Shuyu, I was ignorant in the past, I missed a lot, and I thought I was aloof, believing that as an Immortal Emperor, I should maintain a high-class demeanor. Now I've had an epiphany; that's all fleeting. If I can't even win over the woman I love, what's the use of all that fancy pretense?"
"So I've decided to change, put aside my pride, and pursue the girl I want."
Emperor Can Ye's vulgar words made Yao Shuyu blush.
"Tell me, how did you get sick? Who taught you?" Yao Shuyu questioned sternly.
"This... this cannot be said, after all, they meant well," Emperor Can Ye hesitated for a moment. A man cannot break his word.
When he had sought advice from National Little Wang, National Little Wang had strictly instructed him never to reveal that he was the one who taught him.
Emperor Can Ye had quickly promised to keep it a secret.
"If you don't tell me, from now on, you won't get a single word out of me," Yao Shuyu said with a stern expression.
"National Little Wang, that one."
Emperor Can Ye immediately betrayed National Little Wang, pointing towards National Little Wang who was practicing in the distance.
"You call yourself an Immortal Emperor, yet you learn such nonsense." Yao Shuyu was utterly speechless.
"Heh heh, for you, I'm willing to do anything," Emperor Can Ye chuckled, fully embodying the sycophant.
"Can Ye, after a few days, how have you become so shameless?"
Xia Feng's voice came from behind Emperor Can Ye.