Chapter 175 Zi Yan is crowned Empress

The dragon phoenix origin fruit had been completely absorbed by Zi Yan, but it was not over yet...

Because Gu He had previously consumed a Void Ancient Dragon egg, his body contained some Dragon Qi. The Dragon Qi was attracted to the energy of the fruit, and his own cultivation also improved.

After some refining, he successfully achieved a Breakthrough to Four-Star Dou Sheng.

As his cultivation solidified and the absorption and Fusion of the Heavenly Flames within his body became more thorough, his Alchemist Realm also became more stable, almost reaching the mid-to-high stage of Grade 8, with a faint trend of charging towards the Peak of a Grade 8 Alchemist.

...

As time passed, Zi Yan's Dragon Emperor coronation ceremony was also put on the agenda.

In the preparation room.

Zi Yan was putting on her Dragon Emperor coronation attire, and a maid was draping a blue and white shawl with intricate patterns over Zi Yan's shoulders.

Zi Yan let out an "Awoo" and said, "It's so heavy, Gu He~~"

Another maid was placing a hair crown on her head. Gu He sat to the side, watching her with a smile. He couldn't bring himself to pat her head, so he just smiled and said, "This is the most important event of your life, so you cannot be careless."

Gu He added, "Once you become the Dragon Emperor, I will use my status as a Grade 8 Alchemist to help you promote this. I believe those of your clansmen who ran away will reconsider."

Zi Yan pouted, "I'm not that magnanimous. Since they wanted to stay out of it, they should bear the consequences, instead of waiting for us, the orthodox Dragon Clan, to beg them."

Gu He felt Zi Yan's unchanging childishness and smiled, "The Ancient Void Dragon Clan needs them now. Once these independent experts return, the other three split-off clans will also return to attach themselves to you."

"After all... human nature is always to fawn over the powerful. They go wherever is strong, not wanting to get into trouble."

"Besides, our Zi Yan is the orthodox one, isn't she?" Gu He took the tassels from the maid's hand and fastened them to Zi Yan's hair crown. After the blue tassels were fixed, they swayed, looking exceptionally beautiful with their colorful glow.

"Our Zi Yan" made Zi Yan pause. When she looked into the mirror, she suddenly felt a flush of pink on her cheeks.

"Hmph!"

"It's about to start."

Gu He looked at the dressed-up Zi Yan and waved at her.

Zi Yan hurried to hug Gu He, then followed several Elders and Protectors out of the room, heading to the square on Dragon Island.

...

On the grand square, paved with jade bricks, the members of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan were already waiting below. The seven Dou Sheng Experts had been recalled by Elder Zhu Li to attend the Dragon Emperor coronation ceremony.

Several fireworks were launched simultaneously, blooming in the sky over Dragon Island, signaling their rebirth.

Gu He was also below the square, watching Zi Yan walk step by step towards the Dragon Emperor's throne to accept the coronation from Elder Zhu Li. He knew that these seven recalled Dou Sheng Experts had only come out of respect for the Old Dragon Emperor. If absolute strength was not displayed, they would just leave after this trip.

As the coronation ceremony proceeded, in the end, Zi Yan had to say a few words as the new Dragon Emperor.

Gu He had already prepared the lines for her and had her memorize them.

Zi Yan said loudly, "I am able to become the new Dragon Emperor thanks to a friend I made, and he is Gu He."

"Winner of the Pill Tower competition, Grade 8 Alchemist, Four-Star Dou Sheng."

A series of titles were spoken by her, and the several Dou Sheng Experts who came to attend the ceremony sat in their seats with surprised expressions.

Although there were Seven-Star Dou Sheng among them, such an Alchemist who had won the famous Pill Tower competition was truly rare!

And such an expert was actually a good friend of the new Dragon Emperor, Zi Yan.

These experts fell into deep thought: they needed to re-evaluate.

Perhaps it was time to choose a side.

Zi Yan did not know the thoughts of these experts; she only knew that Gu He had prepared the lines for her. After reading the speech Gu He wrote, Elder Zhu Li stroked his beard and exclaimed: "Deeply scheming, nothing more, nothing more!!"

Zi Yan finished her lines, then looked at Gu He. Gu He flew up directly, his robe sweeping across the steps and pine trees, and stood beside Zi Yan.

He was wearing the Grade 8 Alchemist robe issued by the Pill Tower, as if unintentionally revealing the exquisitely crafted badge on the garment to everyone's eyes.

Zi Yan looked at Gu He's actions and smiled warmly.

At this moment, she felt like... they were standing side by side as rulers. Like a double coronation, the two of them together.

The two stood side by side, looking at the sea of people in the square below the high platform. A sense of satisfaction rose from the depths of Zi Yan's heart.

[Ding! The target Zi Yan's favorability towards the host has increased by 21%, and the current favorability has reached 71%!]

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining "a portion of the Sword Dao of Breaking the Heavens enlightenment"]

[Sword Dao of Breaking the Heavens enlightenment: Star trails fall to their place, contemplating the thoughts of ten thousand Daos. The Sword Dao reigns supreme. After acquisition, it is automatically absorbed into the Sea of Consciousness, equivalent to the Soul state itself simulating ten thousand sword styles.]

[Zi Yan's favorability has met the standard! Automatically unbinding...]

[Congratulations to the host for a successful strategy!]

[Remaining strategy targets for the host: None]

[Please continue to work hard to bind targets for the host!]

...

After the grand ceremony ended, the seven Dou Sheng Experts stayed behind to talk to Elder Zhu Li, expressing their desire to return to the orthodox Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while also asking about Gu He, wanting to know what kind of reward was needed to ask Gu He to refine Medicinal Pills.

Gu He naturally joined the discussion.

After a "friendly" negotiation, Gu He successfully managed to keep these experts by using a few of his leftover Medicinal Pills.

Once they were willing to stay, the problems of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan were basically solved, and the other three small split-off clans would sooner or later return.

After these problems were solved, Gu He accompanied Zi Yan to handle clan affairs for a few days, and at the warm invitation of Elder Zhu Li and Elder Hei Qing, he used his Dou Sheng ability to mark a place next to Dragon Island.

And this place became Gu He's territory.

Elder Zhu Li ordered other clansmen to build a floating island in this area and set up a large, luxurious Pill Refining Room, saying to Gu He: "Benefactor, come back whenever you want!"

"Our Ancient Void Dragon Clan will always welcome you!!"

Gu He supervised the work for a day. The people of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan were indeed very thoughtful; as soon as the design drawing was finished, they asked for his advice before starting construction.

Zi Yan naturally knew about the construction of the auxiliary island, but at this time, she had not realized anything.

...

Over the next few days, Gu He would take some time to practice sword techniques.

The main Dragon Island had a lot of beautiful scenery, and after Zi Yan finished handling affairs, she began to take Gu He around.

One day, the sky grew dark, and a misty drizzle began to fall, making the air feel a bit chilly.

The two walked past the Jade Platform Morning Bell, and Zi Yan mischievously rang the bell several times.

Finally, they came to the side of a waterfall.

The waterfall made a splashing sound, and the Dragon Pool Waterfall was very spectacular.

Zi Yan looked at the waterfall in front of her and felt a hint of chill. Gu He walked behind her, took a cloak from his storage ring, and draped it over her shoulders.

Zi Yan looked back at him and also realized something: "Gu He, do you... have something to tell me?"