202: Chapter 202 Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained your ninth jade beast!

Cao Kun gazed at the ripe peach in his arms.

That provocative curve of her waist and hips, and those slender jade legs wrapped in a forest-green short skirt.

His heart flared with heat, and even his breathing grew a few degrees heavier.

He had been craving Pei Qinglan for more than just a day or two.

This was a top-grade yin essence from a Peak Void Refining expert!

If he refined it, he could definitely Breakthrough to the Late Stage Soul Transformation in one go!

He might even touch the threshold of the Void Refinement Stage.

"Chief Manager Pei's legs are truly peerless."

Cao Kun calculated silently in his mind.

"Although those phantom mysterious nether stockings the System rewarded last time are bound to that little fox Linglong..."

"But there will definitely be a chance to pull black silk stockings in the future. When that time comes, I must arrange them for Pei Qinglan."

"Leaving these legs without black silk is simply a waste of Heaven's gifts."

He didn't want to wait a single second longer.

His right hand gripped Pei Qinglan's waist, and his left hand slid under the bend of her knees.

With a slight exertion of force, he picked her up horizontally.

Spiritual power surged beneath his feet.

"Let's go, back to the Flying Boat!"

Cao Kun's figure soared into the sky, turning into a streak of light as he headed straight for the Flying Boat parked tens of thousands of feet in the air.

Pei Qinglan was so ashamed that she kept her eyes tightly shut, curling into a ball in Cao Kun's arms.

Her long eyelashes trembled incessantly.

"Young Master Cao..."

She spoke with a trembling voice, a hint of pleading in her tone.

"Qinglan is serving for the first time... I do not know the rules, so I ask the Young Master to... show mercy..."

Seeing her look like a piece of fruit waiting to be plucked, Cao Kun's Adam's apple bobbed heavily, and he readily agreed:

"Fine, as you wish!"

Having said that, he no longer hesitated and leaned down gently.

Pei Qinglan let out a soft moan, her arms unconsciously wrapping around Cao Kun's neck.

Her mind went completely blank.

"Don't be afraid, relax..."

While whispering softly, the Chaos Unity Art within his body began to operate automatically, drawing in her yin essence.

Within Cao Kun's Purple Mansion, the barrier of the Mid-stage Deity Transformation Realm began to crumble under the impact of this massive power.

Pei Qinglan's experience was even more direct.

The rich Chaos Qi was constantly expanding her Meridians.

The initial tension and pain were quickly filled by the joy of her cultivation being on the verge of a Breakthrough.

She had been stuck at the Peak of Void Refining for a full two hundred years.

No matter how many Heaven And Earth Treasures she consumed, she could never touch the threshold of the Body Integration Stage.

But now.

Under the baptism of the Chaos Qi, she felt her Primordial Spirit and Physical Body undergoing a wonderful resonance.

That seemingly indestructible barrier of her Realm actually developed a crack.

This feeling was too wonderful.

It felt as if in the next moment, her Physical Body and Primordial Spirit would perfectly achieve Fusion, stepping into the Body Integration Stage that countless Cultivators dreamed of.

Inside the Flying Boat, the candlelight flickered, reflecting two figures nestled closely together.

Clearly, Cao Kun had completely forgotten their previous agreement.

He was entirely immersed in the joy of his impending cultivation Breakthrough and was unwilling to stop.

...

Meanwhile.

Lingxiao Divine Kingdom, the Imperial Capital.

A middle-aged man wearing a purple-gold python robe bowed his waist.

He respectfully reported toward the depths of the main hall:

"Your Majesty, King Youtang has perished."

Behind the curtains in the depths of the hall, all was quiet.

After a long while, the faint sound of paper flipping emerged.

"Who died?"

The voice was extremely flat, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, showing complete indifference toward the demise of an ant.

The middle-aged man in the python robe spoke to remind him.

"It is Yin Xueyue, the King Youtang stationed in Tang City."

There was no sound behind the curtain again.

A moment later, the Divine Emperor indifferently spat out a few words:

"I cannot remember."

The Divine Emperor turned a page of his book scroll.

To this Dominator of the Lingxiao Divine Kingdom, the death of a vassal king probably didn't even count as a ripple.

The middle-aged man in the python robe grew anxious.

He knew the Divine Emperor didn't care about the life or death of a vassal king.

But he had to make the seriousness of the matter clear.

So he quickly braced himself and added another sentence.

"Your Majesty, within her body was the power personally bestowed by you!"

That was the wisp of Undying Life force the Divine Emperor had casually bestowed back then.

"Oh?"

The Divine Emperor's hand turning the book finally paused for a moment, appearing to gain a bit of interest.

"In this world, besides those few hidden old monsters lingering in their coffins, who else could erase This King's undying Origin?"

The middle-aged man in the python robe trembled all over and hurriedly reported the gathered intelligence.

"It is a young Cultivator wearing black and white Daoist robes."

"A young Cultivator?" The Divine Emperor sneered, his tone full of disdain. "Absurd."

"However, no matter who he is, being able to sever the undying Origin makes him an uncontrollable variable."

Behind the curtain, the Divine Emperor raised his hand, and a mass of eerie gray mist appeared in his palm.

"Go and investigate his background thoroughly."

"The Blood Sacrifice Array that the Divine Kingdom has planned for many years is about to be completed; there must be no mistakes."

On the other side.

The Flying Boat engraved with the Treasure Pavilion emblem was smoothly traversing the sea of clouds.

The top level of the Flying Boat was filled with the aura of spring, with a cold fragrance drifting about.

Cao Kun leaned against the warm and soft jade couch.

In his mind, the System's notification sound was crisp and pleasant.

[Ding! Capture successful, congratulations to the Host for obtaining the ninth Jade Beast—Pei Qinglan!]

[Initial taming value: 20/100.]

[Reward: 22,000 task points, one staged Bronze Mysterious Gift Pack.]

[Current task points balance: 82,400.]

Listening to that long string of numbers, the smile on the corner of Cao Kun's mouth could no longer be suppressed.

He had truly won big this time.

Having drifted through the seas of commerce for hundreds of years, her learning ability and execution were both top-notch.

He lowered his head and glanced at the jade-like beauty snuggled in his arms.

On that bright and beautiful face, which was now full of precision, there was currently nothing but fatigue.

A full seven days.

The two had not left this room.

When tired, they slept in each other's arms; when they woke up, they continued to Cultivate.

It was also through unremitting efforts that he finally completely refined the yin essence and broke through to the Late Stage Soul Transformation.

Pei Qinglan's gains were equally massive.

The Chaos Qi within her body nourished her at all times.

She could clearly feel that her Primordial Spirit was slowly and perfectly merging with her Physical Body.

Body Integration Stage.

The Realm she had dreamed of entering was now truly only one step away.

She completely understood now.

Why a fox tribe Prodigy like Yu Linglong, who possessed an ancient top-grade Bloodline, would willingly follow this man.

Besides his domineering and arrogant personal charm.

What was even more lethal was his miraculous Cultivation Technique and Spiritual Qi!

For any Cultivator, this was simply an irresistible Heaven-Defying fortune.

A merchant's intuition told her that the man before her was an inexhaustible super gold mine.

As long as she held onto this thigh tightly.

Never mind a mere Chief Manager of the Yuheng Province branch.

Even the position of the Master of the Treasure Pavilion's Main Pavilion was something she, Pei Qinglan, might not be unable to aspire to!

Moreover, she still had a trace of a woman's competitive spirit in her heart.

"Whatever that vixen named Yu Linglong can give to my husband, I, Pei Qinglan, can give the same, and I can give even more in terms of wealth and intelligence!"

Thinking of this, Pei Qinglan's courage suddenly grew.

While the Chaos Qi in her body had not yet dissipated, she might as well strike while the iron was hot and directly attempt to break through the threshold of the Body Integration Stage!

"Husband..."

This delicate cry was full of twists and turns.

Pei Qinglan blushed, but a merchant's shrewdness and a woman's charm flickered in her eyes.

"I want more..."

Hearing this, Cao Kun was slightly stunned.

He really hadn't expected Pei Qinglan to be so sensible.

Since it was like this, helping others was one of the few virtues Elder Cao possessed.

Cao Kun chuckled softly: "My fees are very expensive!"

"That one million Top-Grade Spirit Stone deposit you gave earlier might not be enough to pay for this."

[Pei Qinglan]