The Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass feasted happily under the bombardment of spiritual herbs.
Fourth-tier Virtual Ancestor!
Fifth-tier Virtual Ancestor! Sixth-tier Virtual Ancestor!!
After consuming over a thousand ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs, the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass miraculously reached the seventh-tier Virtual Ancestor realm. Ye Xuan then produced another five hundred twenty-thousand-year spiritual herbs, forcefully pushing the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass into the Dao Ancestor realm.
How insane were his actions!
"Burp~"
By the time the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass reached one million three hundred thousand years in age, it let out a satisfied burp. If an ordinary person had consumed such a vast quantity of spiritual herbs, they would have exploded countless times over.
Moreover, despite its realm being that of a first-tier Dao Ancestor, the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass, relying on its inherent power, could contend with a third-tier Dao Ancestor.
"Come, Little Nine, give me a drop of your vital blood to try."
Feeling the intensely concentrated medicinal fragrance emanating from the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass, Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel the urge to devour it.
"Ah, this... Alright."
Hearing its master's words, the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass struggled for a long time before extending its porcelain doll-like finger and squeezing out a drop of golden blood, its small face etched with apparent pain.
"Look at your lack of ambition."
Ye Xuan rolled his eyes at the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass, then took out ten thirty-thousand-year spiritual herbs from his spatial ring. "Here, this is for you as compensation."
"Wow~"
"Thank you, Master!"
The Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass then clutched the ten thirty-thousand-year spiritual herbs to its chest. Its endearingly naive appearance was truly pitiable.
Ye Xuan withdrew his gaze and looked at the golden vital blood in his hand. He consumed it without hesitation.
Boom!!!
In an instant, Ye Xuan felt as if a hundred nuclear bombs had detonated within him. The medicinal efficacy of a single drop of vital blood from a one-million-three-hundred-thousand-year-old spiritual herb was terrifyingly potent.
Ye Xuan, who was originally at the seventh-tier Dao Ancestor realm, felt his aura surge uncontrollably!
Fifteen minutes later, peak seventh-tier Dao Ancestor!
Forty-five minutes later, the absolute peak of seventh-tier Dao Ancestor!
Seventy-five minutes later...
Finally, Ye Xuan's aura stabilized at the peak eighth-tier Dao Ancestor realm. Not only that, but the residual medicinal power was also undergoing an unprecedented transformation of Ye Xuan's physique.
At this moment, Ye Xuan's combat strength alone could undoubtedly be considered unrivaled below the Immortal realm.
Subsequently, Ye Xuan's gaze fell upon the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass. He wondered if devouring it would allow him to soar directly into the Immortal realm.
"Heh heh, truly defying the heavens."
Ye Xuan chuckled, then with a flip of his right hand, he produced forty-thousand-year spiritual herbs and tossed them to the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass. "Here, I'm in a good mood, a gift for you."
"Additionally, I'll find you a new place."
Then, Ye Xuan stored it within the Exquisite Pagoda. Being in that location should allow it to advance more effectively. However, before leaving, he gave the Nine-Leaf Holy Spirit Grass a spatial ring.
Inside were all the spiritual herbs Ye Xuan currently possessed that were under six hundred thousand years old, along with over ten thousand low-grade immortal crystals and all his emperor crystals. These resources were more than enough for this fellow to indulge himself.
Having done all this, Ye Xuan felt the aura of the peak eighth-tier Dao Ancestor surrounding him. "Now that I'm an eighth-tier Dao Ancestor, it seems... it's time to leave the Milky Way Empire."
...
Three days later, before the teleportation array of the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom.
Ye Xuan and Ji Wutian stepped into the teleportation array and instantly vanished.
"They've left after all."
Ji Changkong sighed with emotion, looking at the teleportation array before him. "I hope their journey is smooth."
"Father Emperor... is leaving just like that?"
The new Emperor of the Milky Way Empire, Ji Yulong, now stood at the seventh-tier Venerable realm, thanks to Ye Xuan's assistance. His strength was completely incomparable to what it was before, and it was believed that he would soon reach the Virtual Ancestor or even Dao Ancestor realm.
"Mommy, when will Daddy come back~?"
The five little ones blinked their curious large eyes at Luo Tianyi. Luo Tianyi gently stroked their heads. "Very soon. We'll just wait here for your Daddy to return."
"When your Daddy comes back, do you want to give him a surprise?"
"Mhm mhm~~"
The five little ones nodded with solemn faces. At this moment, in the direction of Divine Dragon City.
"Roar~~~"
A heaven-shrouding dragon roar erupted, and in the next moment, a hundred-foot-long black dragon ascended into the sky. Its terrifying aura pressed down on the heavens and earth. Its ferocious dragon head sent shivers down one's spine. This figure was none other than Little Black Dragon, who had obtained the Divine Dragon's inheritance from beneath Divine Dragon City.
However, at this moment, Little Black's aura had reached the third-tier Dao Ancestor realm. His bloodline pressure covered an area of ten thousand miles. Then, with a flash of light, Little Black transformed into a black-robed youth of about ten years old, with two formidable dragon horns on his forehead.
"Master... has already gone to the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom?"
The black-robed youth looked in the direction of the teleportation array and couldn't help but grin. "But that's fine. When Master returns, perhaps... I will have already absorbed all the energy left by that old fellow and entered the Immortal realm."
"Heh heh, by then... that Purple Gold Divine Dragon won't be my match!"
The black-robed youth thought this, then flashed and left Divine Dragon City, heading in a certain direction.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after leaving the teleportation array, Ye Xuan and Ji Wutian arrived in the Northern Region of the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom, within Huang Prefecture, near Cangyu County's Qing City.
According to You Nai's introduction, the entire Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom was so vast that it was practically boundless, several hundred times larger than all the territories under the Milky Way Empire combined. This showed the immense power of the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom as a third-grade immortal kingdom.
If a third-grade immortal kingdom was like this, then the six-grade or even nine-grade immortal kingdoms above it would be even more unimaginable.
Most importantly, although this place was not within the Exquisite Pagoda, the surrounding energy concentration was at least several times that of the Milky Way Empire. It was evident that the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom was far superior to the Milky Way Empire.
Although the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom was a third-grade immortal kingdom, it was on the verge of becoming a fourth-grade immortal kingdom, representing the absolute pinnacle among third-grade immortal kingdoms.
The reason for this was that the most powerful individual in the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom possessed the peak combat strength of a seventh-tier Immortal. To become a fourth-grade immortal kingdom, at least one eighth-tier Immortal was required.
"Is this the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom?"
Ji Wutian surveyed his surroundings. His current realm had also reached the peak of the fourth-tier Dao Ancestor. Clearly, he had put in considerable effort during this period, or he wouldn't have broken through so quickly.
"Stop right there!"
Just then, a furious shout was heard, and a slender figure rushed over from a distance. "Big brother, save me~"
As the figure approached, she called out to Ye Xuan. However, a sharp glint flickered in her eyes. Behind her, a group of over ten people exuded a bandit-like aura; they were clearly mountain bandits.
The leader was an eighth-tier Virtual Ancestor. Obviously, in the Hao Tian Immortal Kingdom, where experts were as common as clouds, even an eighth-tier Virtual Ancestor was only slightly stronger than ordinary forces, otherwise, they wouldn't have resorted to banditry.
"Hand over that little girl, otherwise..."
Before the eighth-tier Virtual Ancestor could finish speaking, the Dao Ancestor aura surged from Ji Wutian's body, instantly sending the dozen or so bandits flying. The young girl's eyes widened. "Good heavens, a Dao Ancestor-level fatty, hehe~~"