87: The Queen of Yaochi was very curious
Yaochi Holy Land.
Atop a misty immortal mountain,
inside an ancient palace carved from seven-colored divine jade, the atmosphere was solemn and dignified.
The Yaochi Holy Master and a group of core Elders
were respectfully standing by,
even their breathing intentionally slowed.
Their gazes were all reverently cast towards the exquisite figure seated on the Nine Heavens Profound Ice Bed.
That figure was shrouded in a hazy divine light, making it indistinct,
yet it exuded an unparalleled grace,
a supreme aura of ruling the world.
The Yaochi Empress.
At this moment, this Empress, who had slept for endless years,
was gently twirling a shimmering Divine Pill with her jade fingers.
It was precisely the Spirit Ascension Pill that Qin Mengyao had entrusted someone to send back from the Jiang Family.
It is worth mentioning that
the one escorting the Spirit Ascension Pill was also a Jiang Family Quasi-Emperor,
who, through the Imperial Son, requested an audience with her.
However, the Yaochi Holy Master politely declined, citing that the Empress needed to seclude herself to recover from her injuries.
After all, she was a Great Emperor,
even the Jiang Family would not be so impolite as to refuse her Face.
"Interesting, truly interesting."
After a long while, the Yaochi Empress's ethereal and pleasant voice,
tinged with a hint of laziness, slowly resounded,
breaking the silence in the palace.
"A mere Medicinal Pill actually contains such pure Law of Creation, and even... a trace of the aura from the primordial Grandmist era."
She held the Spirit Ascension Pill up to her eyes,
her gaze, which seemed capable of seeing through all ages,
flickering with intense interest.
"That young man from the Jiang Family named Jiang Yuan, his Innate Fertility Saint Body is probably more extraordinary than we imagined."
Upon hearing this, the Yaochi Holy Master cautiously interjected, asking,
"Your Majesty, Empress, do you mean... there's something wrong with this Spirit Ascension Pill?"
"Wrong?"
The Yaochi Empress chuckled lightly,
"There's a huge problem."
She toyed with the Medicinal Pill in her hand, her voice becoming somewhat playful:
"The power of this Medicinal Pill is incredibly overbearing. With my Emperor's eyes, I can confirm that there is no such Medicinal Pill within the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. How that Jiang Family young man obtained it is open for discussion."
"Moreover..."
The Yaochi Empress hooked her chin with her jade hand, her eyes flickering:
"This Spirit Ascension Pill contains something that I cannot fully comprehend in a short time, but one thing is certain."
"What is it?" the Yaochi Holy Master pressed again.
"It contains an extremely special Law, not just the Law of Creation, but something on a higher level... perhaps an Immortal? I can't quite explain it."
"Immortal?!" the Yaochi Holy Master exclaimed in shock.
This was a Realm only recorded in ancient texts and history,
perhaps only existing in the fabrications, or rather, the aspirations, of those peerless powerhouses of the Heavenly Immortal Realm from the past.
The Yaochi Empress glanced at her,
without confirming whether Immortals truly existed,
but continued to discuss the issue of the Spirit Ascension Pill.
"However, the Law within it... let's tentatively call it the Law of Immortals. I believe it's not enough to directly elevate a person's Physique to a Saint Body,"
"But Empress, the Jiang Family side..." the Yaochi Holy Master interjected.
"Alright, are you speaking or am I? Or perhaps you'd like to come here and give the lecture?"
The Yaochi Holy Master immediately wilted, sticking out her tongue, and said nothing more.
She thought to herself,
wasn't it just that I was afraid you'd be talking to yourself, so I said a few words to liven things up?
"Where was I... Oh, right, I can confirm that this Spirit Ascension Pill can at most elevate a Dao Body to a 'strong' Divine Physique, or elevate a Divine Physique to a 'weak' Saint Body."
"For those Supreme Sacred Bodys at the top of the Golden Ranking... the Spirit Ascension Pill is absolutely incapable of achieving that."
"I remember... several of the top sixteen on this Golden Ranking are from the Jiang Family, aren't they?"
Silence.
It wasn't until the Yaochi Holy Master, who had been bowing her head, sensed a faint Killing Intent,
and then looked up to see the Empress's murderous gaze,
that she finally reacted.
So she was asking me.
You should have said so earlier.
I thought you didn't want me to speak... Of course, these words she only dared to think in her heart.
"Yes, among the top sixteen, six are from the Jiang Family, including the current Great Emperor Hengyu, and Qin Yuebai, the Sect Master of Misty Rain Tower from the forest Small World, with her Creation Green Lotus Saint Body."
"Among them, Jiang Chen and Jiang Yi of the Jiang Family awakened the Chaos Blade Body and Chaos Sword Body respectively, ranking tenth and ninth. Others include Jiang Shan, who ranked fifteenth and awakened the Desolate Ancient Saint Buddha Body, and..."
The Yaochi Holy Master quickly rattled off the names as if listing her family treasures.
The Yaochi Empress nodded.
Although this junior lacked discernment, she was quite diligent in her work.
"Therefore, I believe... within the Jiang Family, there must be a Medicinal Pill even more Advanced than the Spirit Ascension Pill. This pill can directly bestow... a Supreme Sacred Body."
The Yaochi Empress calmly analyzed,
completely disregarding the fervent Elders and Holy Revered Master below.
She didn't listen to what they were discussing.
Her gaze turned towards the Void Realm in the east,
which was the direction of the Jiang Family's territory.
She was truly growing more and more curious about this Jiang Family Imperial Son, the son of Hengyu.
"Alright, everyone stop arguing."
At the Empress's single word, the entire hall fell silent.
The Yaochi Empress casually tossed the Medicinal Pill to the Yaochi Holy Master.
"Whether it is or not, one test will tell. That girl Mengyao won't need this Spirit Ascension Pill anymore."
"Issue my Imperial Decree: summon the Saintess's Personal Disciple, Yue Lingxi, for an audience."
...Half an hour later.
A young girl dressed in a light blue long dress, with a delicate appearance and an ethereal temperament, walked into the Empress's Palace with a nervous heart.
Her name was Yue Lingxi,
she was Qin Mengyao's most favored Disciple,
and also, among the younger generation of the Yaochi Holy Land,
the most talented person apart from Qin Mengyao.
"Disciple Yue Lingxi respectfully greets Your Majesty the Empress, Holy Revered Master, and all Elders."
Yue Lingxi knelt respectfully on the ground.
"Rise."
The Yaochi Empress's voice came from the Nine Heavens Profound Ice Bed.
Yue Lingxi cautiously raised her head,
and when she saw the exquisite figure shrouded in divine light, a monstrous wave surged in her heart.
Is this the legendary Yaochi Empress?
So beautiful, so gorgeous.
Compared to her, she felt like dust on the roadside, utterly filthy.
"Lingxi."
The Yaochi Empress slowly spoke,
"Do you know why I summoned you here today?"
"Disciple... does not know."
Yue Lingxi felt uneasy in her heart.
However, she vaguely guessed something,
and her heart rate immediately quickened.
"I wish to bestow upon you a great stroke of good fortune."
As she spoke, the Yaochi Empress flicked her jade finger,
and the Spirit Ascension Pill transformed into a streak of light,
hovering before Yue Lingxi.
"This is..."
Yue Lingxi looked at the Divine Pill, which radiated a majestic aura of life, her beautiful eyes filled with shock.
"You might have heard some rumors; this is a Spirit Ascension Pill, a gift from the Jiang Family Imperial Son.
You possess the Fortune Jade Soul Body, which is a Divine Physique, but because your Origin was plundered by villains at birth, it almost fell from its Divine Physique Origin.
Later, under the cultivation of the Holy Land, it recovered a portion of its Divine Physique abilities, but essentially, a part of your Divine Physique is now Acquired. Am I right?"
Yue Lingxi was startled, then quickly nodded:
"Yes, exactly."
"Consume it. It can help you undergo a complete transformation and achieve a Saint Body."
"Saint... Saint Body?!" Yue Lingxi was completely stunned.
She truly dared not imagine that such a Heaven-Defying immortal destiny, existing only in legends, would actually fall upon her!
"Why aren't you thanking Her Majesty the Empress!"
The Yaochi Holy Master on the side quickly reminded her.
"Disciple... Disciple Yue Lingxi, thanks Your Majesty the Empress for your heavenly grace!"
Yue Lingxi was so excited that she was incoherent. She quickly knelt again, kowtowing three times with heavy thuds.
The Yaochi Empress's voice was calm as water, clear and sweet.
"No need to thank me. If you must thank someone, thank your Revered Master and the Jiang Family Imperial Son."
"Thank you, Revered Master. Thank you, Imperial Son Jiang."
Yue Lingxi respectfully turned towards the direction of the Jiang Family, bowing her head and sincerely kowtowing.
The Yaochi Holy Master looked at the Empress strangely.
Thanking Qin Mengyao was understandable,
but thanking the Jiang Family Imperial Son? What was that about?
However, the Empress had no intention of explaining.
"Consume it here. I will protect you."
"Yes, thank you, Empress!"
Lingxi took a deep breath, extended her trembling hand,
picked up the Spirit Ascension Pill,
and then swallowed it without hesitation.
Boom!
The moment the Medicinal Pill entered her stomach, an indescribably immense medicinal power, like a volcanic eruption, exploded within her body!