140: What kind of monster is this? Doesn't the Heavenly Dao care?

Seeing his already scarce preaching value increase again, and even receiving a Chaos Divine Flame as an extra, Shen Nian's mood immediately improved.

"This fire wasn't given for nothing..."

At this moment.

Deep within the underground world.

Azure patterns flowed across Xiao Qinger's fair skin, and the flame divine pattern between her brows became even more dazzling. She floated amidst the azure flames, a pair of golden Phoenix Wing phantoms gradually unfurling behind her. Her eyes were tightly shut, like a sleeping Female Yan God.

Inside her body, a Divine Grade Golden Core slowly rotated.

"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you, this Human Race girl, to possess a fire-attribute Divine Physique. No wonder the Master allowed you to refine this Venerable One..." The Azure Moon Spirit Fire, transformed into a small azure figure, stood on Xiao Qinger's shoulder, nodding in satisfaction, looking utterly adorable.

At this time, it should accurately be called Xiao Qinger's Fire Spirit, coexisting with the abnormal fire.

Time gradually passed.

Xiao Qinger slowly opened her eyes, the Divine Phoenix within them becoming more solidified. Her temperament had undergone a drastic change; a hint of disdain appeared on her pure and beautiful face. This was a temperament inherently contained within the Divine Phoenix Sacred Body.

The next second.

The Divine Phoenix phantom dissipated from her eyes. Xiao Qinger quickly turned to look at the small azure figure and said in surprise, "You really survived!"

"What are you talking about, little girl? How many years has this Venerable One lived? Your grandson would be long gone, and this Venerable One would still be here," the Azure Moon Spirit Fire said confidently, feigning an old and steady demeanor with its hands behind its back.

Xiao Qinger, however, smiled and stroked its head.

"Damn it!"

"Don't touch this Venerable One's head!"

"I won't grow tall!" The Azure Moon Spirit Fire immediately slapped away Xiao Qinger's hand, its face instantly flushing with anger. At this moment, it was connected to Xiao Qinger's thoughts and naturally knew her good intentions, so it wasn't truly angry.

Xiao Qinger pursed her lips and smiled, no longer teasing it. The Female Yan Emperor's voice also echoed in her mind.

"I didn't expect you to actually condense a Fire Spirit..." The Female Yan Emperor looked at Xiao Qinger with surprise, feeling somewhat shocked.

To be honest, she had never truly cultivated the method of condensing a Fire Spirit herself. She had only learned about it during exchanges with the Fentian Old Ancestor in Fentian Holy Land. The Fentian Old Ancestor generously gifted her this method, an ancient technique, which showed their strong friendship.

And she did not refuse. This method had great use for her: fusing with an abnormal fire to keep its consciousness from dying and condensing a Fire Spirit. This would allow the abnormal fire to grow, and its power would more than double when used. For fire-attribute Cultivators, it could even be called an Immortal technique!

However, she hadn't had time to Cultivate it before she perished and Reincarnated. Originally, she hadn't planned to pass it on to Xiao Qinger.

Although the method of condensing a Fire Spirit was good, it also had significant drawbacks. Abnormal fires were inherently unruly; taming and refining them was already as difficult as Ascending Heaven Road, let alone getting them to cooperate well. And even with cooperation, it was still much harder than simply refining them.

But how could the Female Yan Emperor not see that Xiao Qinger clearly had compassion for this Azure Moon Spirit Fire? In fact, even the Female Yan Emperor felt a little reluctance. She had been close to Heaven and Earth Abnormal Fires for many years and had some feelings for them. Coupled with the fact that this Azure Moon Spirit Fire was indeed different from the others she had encountered before, she decided to pass on this method.

However, she also said that if anything felt wrong during the process, she should stop immediately!

She didn't expect Xiao Qinger to succeed so smoothly!

She even refined all the previous Soul Transformation Dragon power, directly condensing a Divine Grade Golden Core in one step. Her Physique Awakening had also reached an astonishing level. Now, she could fight across Realms and truly be called a Heaven's Chosen Daughter!

However, the Female Yan Emperor truly hadn't expected her to have such an easy time. This Azure Moon Spirit Fire was not weak; it was even stronger than the abnormal fires she had refined in her early days. Even if this abnormal fire was naive and didn't even know that being refined would lead to death, it should never have been this simple!

The most crucial thing was, how much time had passed?

She had also learned the Yan God Art!

One must know, she herself had spent a full half-month on it!

Could it be that after following the Prodigy Senior Brother, this girl also became more of a Prodigy?

The Female Yan Emperor couldn't help but ponder, and at the same time, the confidence in her heart seemed to rekindle.

Looking at it this way!

This girl might not necessarily fail to catch up to that Prodigy!

"Thanks to Empress's method, Little Qing doesn't have to die now..." Xiao Qinger expressed her sincere gratitude. Afterward, feeling her terrifying spiritual power, she couldn't help but be surprised.

With a casual wave, she created a hundred-zhang-high giant wave, which crashed into the ground, causing terrifying tremors.

"Hiss, I'm actually this powerful..." Xiao Qinger looked at her palm in shock.

"Heh heh, that's natural. Your Divine Physique is infinitely close to Awakening. You are no longer that little girl who only had Foundation Establishment," a hint of joy flashed in the Female Yan Emperor's golden eyes. Then, after some thought, she said, "Do you know how much time has passed?"

"How long?"

"Only three days."

"In three days, you not only successfully Cultivated the Yan God Art but also successfully condensed a Fire Spirit, a Divine Grade Golden Core, and your Divine Physique is about to Awaken..." The Female Yan Emperor couldn't help but sound a little excited as she spoke.

Xiao Qinger showed a look of shock.

Only three days had passed?

She had thought she had been in seclusion for a very, very long time!

However, then she remembered that her Senior Brother went from Golden Core to Soul Transformation in one day, crossing the Nascent Soul Realm, and the shock disappeared. It seemed that compared to that, there really wasn't much to be happy about.

"Alas, compared to Senior Brother, what is my speed worth..." Xiao Qinger said softly, then looked up and added, "And Senior Brother's improvements have never stopped..."

The Female Yan Emperor, however, smiled faintly and said, "Heh heh, you are wrong about that. Before the Ascending Heaven Road, one Cultivates spirit; on the Ascending Heaven Road, one Cultivates Dao. The two cannot be spoken of in the same breath. Your Senior Brother's Cultivation talent is indeed extremely Prodigious, but it will still take a considerable amount of time to step into the Void Returning Realm, at least three years!"

"In just these three days, you expect him to have broken through as well?"

"Even if he's an ultimate Prodigy, he's still only lingering in the Soul Transformation Realm..."

"If you maintain this Breakthrough speed, there's still hope of catching up to your Senior Brother within three years."

"Moreover, you now possess an abnormal fire that can give birth to a Fire Spirit. With its assistance in battles of the same Realm, you are completely invincible. Let's put it this way: even without using your Divine Physique, you would be hard-pressed to find an opponent in the same Realm!"

"You must know that not everyone can possess an abnormal fire. Perhaps your Senior Brother didn't want it before because he knew he couldn't refine it..."

The Female Yan Emperor revealed a hint of confidence. This was the confidence Xiao Qinger gave her, as well as the difference in the Void Returning Realm. Furthermore, there were probably no suitable divine artifacts in this Lower Realm for him to forge his dao palace, and given his arrogance, he would definitely aim to forge a subterranean dao palace.

This was also a point the Female Yan Emperor considered, which was why she dared to say so.

What a joke!

If he were to ascend the Ascending Heaven Road in the blink of an eye, wouldn't the Heavenly Demon Realm be flattened by him after she woke up?

That's too absurd!

Even if he was a Prodigy and a pervert, he still had to conform to some logic, right?

He could already fight Void Returning Cultivators at Soul Transformation. Wouldn't he directly make it to the Heaven Ranking if he entered Void Returning Realm?

A Heaven Ranking at twenty years old... This had never happened!

"Is that so..." Xiao Qinger looked at the Azure Moon Spirit Fire sitting on her shoulder, lost in thought, then showed a hint of excitement.

Catch up to Senior Brother?

She had long given up on that idea.

But now, it seemed there was a glimmer of hope again.

Immediately, her figure flew upwards, eager to show her Senior Brother her achievements. The Female Yan Emperor had said so, so her Breakthrough this time must be excellent, right?

The Female Yan Emperor saw her expression and pouted. Is this Empress's praise not as good as his?

The next second.

"Senior Brother, I've suc..." Xiao Qinger held a ball of Azure Moon Spirit Fire in her hand, speaking excitedly. As she spoke, her tone gradually slowed, "...successfully... refined it."

"Empress, why do I feel Little Qing is trembling...?"

"Empress?"

"Where is she?"

At this moment, the Female Yan Emperor directly closed her eyes and sealed her mouth. Especially upon feeling that aura already within the Dao, her heart was in turmoil, and her face burned with embarrassment.

"Even if you, Xiao Qinger, achieve Immortal Ascension on the spot, this Empress will never say another word in this life!"

"This slap to the face came too quickly!"

"Logic? Get lost!"

"What kind of monster is this? Doesn't the Heavenly Dao care????"