379: Chapter 379 Being stubborn won't work! Just obediently fulfill your promise to the maid!

The jade beast advancement pill emitted a refreshing and peculiar medicinal fragrance.

It soon permeated the space on the first floor of the Demon Suppressing Tower.

Feng Jiuyou's nose twitched slightly, and her gaze was immediately drawn to it.

"Th-this... what kind of piece of junk is this?!"

She tried her best to hide the desire in her eyes, pouting in feigned disgust.

Cao Kun smiled as he held the Medicinal Pill, extending it forward, looking just like a bad uncle trying to trick an ignorant young girl:

"This is a good thing specifically for you. Didn't you complain that your Breakthrough was too slow?"

"Eat it, and I guarantee it will work like a charm. You'll be rising... oh, no, that's not right, you'll be soaring to the sky."

With the insight of the Ancient Empress, Feng Jiuyou could tell at a glance that this Medicinal Pill was by no means an ordinary item.

But she still gave a haughty cold snort and turned her head away.

"You think you can help me achieve a Mahayana Breakthrough with just a lousy Medicinal Pill? Keep dreaming!"

Feng Jiuyou crossed her arms over her chest and lifted her delicate chin.

"How profound is my Foundation? How could it be shaken by such an external object?"

"Stop trying to fool me with this thing of unknown origin."

"Whether it's a dream or not, wouldn't you know if you just tried it?"

Cao Kun tossed the Medicinal Pill into the air and caught it steadily.

"Or is it that..."

"The dignified Empress Jiuyou is actually afraid? Afraid that if you eat this Medicinal Pill and really have a Breakthrough, you'll have to fulfill your promise and obediently become my chamber maid?"

"Who's afraid?!"

Feng Jiuyou retorted loudly, her beautiful eyes glaring angrily at Cao Kun.

"The word 'fear' does not exist in my dictionary! Don't try to provoke me with such words!"

Cao Kun shrugged, looking indifferent: "Since you're not afraid, then eat it. What's the use of just talking?"

Feng Jiuyou's eyes darted around.

The more Cao Kun forced her to eat it, the more she felt something was suspicious.

This little thief is full of tricks; the Medicinal Pill must have something strange about it.

But on second thought, isn't this an excellent opportunity to escape?

In the path of Cultivate, external forces are, after all, just external forces.

Once the Medicinal Pill is in her stomach, how it is refined and how much is refined is up to her, isn't it?

As long as she seals her Dantian and uses Spiritual Qi to wrap the medicinal power in layers, not letting a single bit escape.

Then eating this Medicinal Pill would be no different than eating a sugar bean.

When the time comes, the medicinal effect won't take hold, and her cultivation naturally won't have a Breakthrough.

She wanted to see what this Cao thief would have to say then!

Thinking of this, Feng Jiuyou felt relieved and used the situation to her advantage:

"Who knows if this is a proper Medicinal Pill? You are full of bad intentions; what if it's some kind of low-class aphrodisiac... that kind of drug?"

She coughed lightly to hide the awkwardness on her face and continued:

"If you want me to eat it, that's fine. Unless..."

"Unless what?" Cao Kun asked, following her lead.

"Unless you agree to one condition of mine!"

Feng Jiuyou extended a finger as white and delicate as jade.

"After I eat this Medicinal Pill, if I still cannot reach the Mahayana Stage, it proves that your medicine is a fake, and you truly have no ability to help me."

"At that time, you must admit that you have lost. Remove my Divine Soul mark, let me leave, and return my freedom!"

Feng Jiuyou's little schemes were clicking away in her heart.

This move is what they call turning the tables.

As long as this bet is made, she can immediately regain her freedom and fly free like a bird in the vast sky and sea.

As for Cao Kun?

Let him cry alone in this tower!

Cao Kun looked at her self-righteous expression and pouted in disdain.

At this point, she's still thinking about turning the tables?

This Empress must have been sleeping underground for too long; her brain must be broken.

He deliberately feigned hesitation, frowning slightly as if weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Feng Jiuyou was even more pleased and continued to stir the pot:

"What? Don't dare to bet? If you don't dare, put away your lousy Medicinal Pill early and don't disturb me while I polish my Foundation."

"Fine! I agree!" Cao Kun seemed to have made a great decision and agreed readily.

"As long as you don't have a Breakthrough after eating it, I will immediately dissolve your Divine Soul slave contract and let you go."

"I will never go back on my word!"

"It's a deal!"

Feng Jiuyou was afraid he would go back on his word, so she snatched the jade beast advancement pill from Cao Kun's hand.

She looked down at the Medicinal Pill in her hand, her heartbeat accelerating slightly.

Freedom was right before her eyes; as long as she survived this wave, she would be completely liberated.

Without the slightest hesitation, Feng Jiuyou put the Medicinal Pill into her mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted upon entering her mouth, and the medicinal power turned into a vast, sea-like warm current, rushing straight down her throat to her Dantian.

Feng Jiuyou was shocked.

What grade of Medicinal Pill is this exactly?

The medicinal power is actually so domineering!

If she hadn't been prepared, this force would probably have broken through her long-suppressed Bottleneck in an instant.

She didn't dare to be careless, immediately gathering her focus and mobilizing the Spiritual Qi in her body.

She isolated the medicinal power in a closed Spiritual Qi ball, layer by layer.

Feng Jiuyou pretended to wait for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

After being sure that the medicinal power absolutely could not escape, she began her performance.

She first frowned and touched her stomach.

Then, she put on a look of regret and helplessness, spread her hands, and let out a long sigh at Cao Kun.

"Sigh... there's no reaction."

"Actually, I would have liked to experience what it feels like to be Brother Cao's woman."

"It's a pity, your Medicinal Pill is a fake; it doesn't work at all!"

Cao Kun looked at her expressionlessly, not saying a word.

Seeing that Cao Kun didn't speak, Feng Jiuyou thought he was helpless and became even more carried away.

"Cao thief, if you lose a bet, you must accept it."

Feng Jiuyou stepped forward and extended her fair, delicate palm.

"Since this lousy Medicinal Pill is useless, you should obediently keep your promise, break the contract now, and let me leave!"

She was in a great mood now, already fantasizing about where she would go to have a big meal after regaining her freedom.

Then she would find a cave paradise to restore her cultivation, and come back to hang this Cao thief up and beat him.

"Don't be in such a hurry."

Cao Kun looked at her superb acting skills and smug expression, and smiled with dark intentions.

"Let the bullets fly for a while."

The smile on Feng Jiuyou's face froze.

She looked at Cao Kun's confident, unhurried appearance, and suddenly felt a bit unnerved.

Why isn't this Cao thief angry at all?

Shouldn't he be jumping up and down in frustration?

Feng Jiuyou retreated half a step vigilantly, thinking to herself:

Could this Cao thief still have a backup plan? Impossible!

The medicinal power has been completely sealed by me; what other methods could he possibly have?

At this moment, Cao Kun had already quietly summoned the System's Jade Beast panel in his mind.

Cao Kun had long expected that Feng Jiuyou would not obediently submit.

This woman is full of rebellion; making her take medicine for a Breakthrough is harder than ascending to the sky.

So he was well prepared.

The silver gift package provided two jade beast advancement pills!

Cao Kun looked at the other advancement pill in the System inventory and moved his thoughts.

He dragged it directly onto Feng Jiuyou's attribute panel.

[Ding! Detected usage of jade beast advancement pill (Body Integration Stage) on Jade Beast Feng Jiuyou. Use immediately?]

"Confirm!"

Cao Kun gave the order without hesitation.

The next second.

Feng Jiuyou was just about to continue urging Cao Kun to fulfill his promise.

She felt a ball of pure energy appear out of thin air inside her body.

That energy seemed to be born from nothingness, merging directly into her limbs, bones, flesh, and Divine Soul.

It caught her off guard.

"Th-this... what is going on?!"

Feng Jiuyou was shocked and pale.

She hurriedly mobilized the Spiritual Qi in her body, trying to force it out.

But just as she was distracted dealing with this energy that appeared out of nowhere.

The medicinal power of the first advancement pill, having been suppressed for a long time, finally found a vent.

It broke through Feng Jiuyou's remaining Spiritual Qi blockade, surging through her Dantian like a burst dam.

Two massive amounts of medicinal power, working from inside and out!

Feng Jiuyou's long-suppressed Bottleneck could no longer bear it.

"Ugh, ah..."

She let out an uncontrollable, delicate moan.

Her whole body was wrapped in rich Spiritual Qi, her feet leaving the ground involuntarily, hovering in mid-air.

Her Aura climbed step by step.

It rushed all the way to the Mahayana Late Stage!

She desperately tried to seal her Dantian, but those two medicinal powers were like wild horses off the leash, completely out of her control.

Until her Aura soared all the way.

Finally stopping steadily at the Peak Mahayana Stage, it gradually subsided.

Feng Jiuyou fell from mid-air, landing on her bottom on the ground.

She stared blankly at her hands, feeling the Peak Mahayana Stage Spiritual Qi in her body, and she was completely stunned.

Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?

She had exhausted her efforts, acted for so long, and ended up having a Breakthrough just like that?

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, Feng Jiuyou took the jade beast advancement pill and successfully achieved a Breakthrough!]

[Due to the superposition of medicinal power, cultivation has continued to rise to the Peak Mahayana Stage!]

[Side effect triggered: Feng Jiuyou taming value +20!]

[Current taming value: 45/100!]

Cao Kun listened to the pleasant prompt sound of the System in his mind.

Looking at the soaring taming value on the panel, and then at Feng Jiuyou sitting on the ground doubting life, he felt extremely refreshed.

"Oh my, oh my, what is going on here?"

Cao Kun exclaimed in an exaggerated manner, leaned in front of Feng Jiuyou, and activated the face-to-face mockery mode.

"Who just said my Medicinal Pill was a fake?"

"Who said it didn't work at all?"

"How is it that in the blink of an eye, our Empress is at the Peak Mahayana Stage? Such talent, tsk tsk, as expected of you."

Feng Jiuyou looked at Cao Kun's punchable face, trembling with anger, her silver teeth almost crushed.

"Cao thief! You tricked me!"

"What exactly did you do to me?!"

Although she didn't know what means Cao Kun used.

But that energy that appeared out of nowhere was definitely his doing!

"You cheated! This round doesn't count!"

"Who of us is cheating?"

Cao Kun took a step closer, his eyes sharp: "You thought you could deceive everyone by using Spiritual Qi to wrap the Medicinal Pill and not refine it?"

"If you lose a bet, you must accept it. Now you have not only had a Breakthrough, but you also played tricks in an attempt to muddle through."

"Your crime is even greater!"

Feng Jiuyou was forced to retreat a step by Cao Kun's Aura, her eyes dodging, but she still refused to admit defeat.

"I... I was... I was just testing the medicine's properties!"

"I warn you, don't mess around! I... I'm not ready yet..."

"Not ready?"

Cao Kun didn't give her any chance to retreat, grabbing Feng Jiuyou's wrist and pulling her into his arms.

Feeling that slender, soft, yet surprisingly elastic waist.

Their bodies were pressed tightly together, without a gap.

That proud magnificence was compressed into an alluring and irregular shape.

"What else are you preparing for?"

"Empress, you've been polishing your Foundation all these years, your techniques must be very impressive!"

"You promised me yourself that once you reached the Mahayana Stage, you would let me handle you as I please!"

"Now, you are at the Peak Mahayana Stage."

"Are you ready to fulfill your promise?"