Two Eggs

"Damn, I can fly?"

Zhou Hao floated in the air, but the very next moment, he plunged headfirst from the sky.

With a loud bang, it sounded painful, but Zhou Hao did not feel any pain at all. This was the benefit of having high cultivation, right?

"Hehe, cultivation is great. Not only can I fly now, but I don't even feel hungry anymore. Wonderful." Zhou Hao rubbed his stomach and said happily.

He finally would not have to live through days of starvation anymore.

"There are still two pills left. Should I eat them now?" Zhou Hao thought for a moment and decided to take the remaining two pills.

According to the instructions Du Tianhong had left behind, he was to take the Body-Reforming Pill first, then the Supreme Rejuvenation Pill.

Zhou Hao pulled out the porcelain bottle's stopper, poured out the Body-Reforming Pill, and swallowed it without hesitation.

After waiting a short while, the medicinal effect began to take hold. The next moment, a pained cry of "Ah~" burst from his mouth, followed by screams that began to echo throughout the secret chamber.

Zhou Hao rolled about on the ground in agony. At the same time, as the medicinal effect unfolded, black impurities continuously seeped from his body, mixed with traces of blood.

Time passed. It had only been ten minutes, yet Zhou Hao felt as though he had endured ten long years.

Once the medicinal effect faded, he lay on the ground without even wanting to move. At this moment, he felt as if his body had been torn into pieces.

However, after a while, that sensation gradually receded, replaced by a feeling of lightness—as though a body that had been crushed beneath a thousand-pound boulder had suddenly cast the boulder aside.

Zhou Hao sat up and looked at the sticky grime covering his body, curling his lip in disgust.

"Filthy. But my physical condition seems even better than before. At least I didn't suffer that pain for nothing."

He moved his body and scraped away the filth, but since there was no water here, he could not clean himself thoroughly. A stench still clung to him.

Zhou Hao took a sniff and nearly fainted. Fortunately, after smelling it a few more times, he got used to it. It still stank, but not enough to knock him unconscious.

Next, he planned to take the final pill. With his previous two experiences of taking medicine, this Supreme Rejuvenation Pill quickly entered his stomach.

This time, the medicinal effect was not as violent as that of the Body-Reforming Pill.

Zhou Hao only felt waves of cool breeze lingering around his body. It was comfortable and refreshing, making him feel sleepy.

Green light radiated from his body, while the skin that had cracked because of the Body-Reforming Pill gradually healed.

Very soon, Zhou Hao was restored to perfect condition. The only flaw was that he was still naked, and he still gave off the smell of salted fish.

Zhou Hao did not ask for too much. He had cultivated his technique and finished the pills. Next, it was time to take a look inside Du Tianhong's coffin.

Besides the two Rings of Holding, Du Tianhong's coffin actually contained two eggs.

These two eggs were no small matter. One was a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Egg, while the other was a Fire-Phoenix Egg. Du Tianhong and his wife had gone to great lengths to obtain them.

Zhou Hao carried out the two eggs. The golden one was clearly the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Egg, while the red one with patterns should be the Fire-Phoenix Egg.

One of these eggs should have been meant for Zhou Hao, and the other for Murong.

But... Zhou Hao wanted both of them. He absolutely would not let that woman take even the slightest advantage.

However, because the eggs had gone without an energy supply for a long time, they could not acknowledge an owner now, much less hatch.

Zhou Hao had no choice but to set the eggs aside for now. He would slowly send energy into them in the future. He believed they would soon acknowledge him as their owner.

"I should cultivate first!" Zhou Hao sat down cross-legged and began circulating the Metamorphosis Incantation.

According to Du Tianhong, he only needed to reach the Spiritual Consciousness Realm before he could leave. At that time, he only had to lie inside the coffin and channel spiritual energy into it to leave this secret chamber.

Zhou Hao did not even know how to mock such a bizarre way of leaving.

Ice and Snow Divine Realm

Murong watched the Spirit-Womb Ring at every moment. As soon as its energy was full, she would immediately prepare to teleport to Zhou Hao's side.

But only half a day had passed since she returned. Three days were still far away!

"Is there no way to charge the Spirit-Womb Ring?" Murong's cold gaze swept over the ministers below.

Elder Yan Hongjun gave an awkward smile and cupped his hands in salute. "Your Majesty, the Spirit-Womb Ring's teleportation function mainly draws upon the World Stone. At present... we have yet to discover a method of charging the World Stone."

Murong Xianxian lightly tapped the armrest of her throne with her jade-like fingers. After pondering for a moment, she slowly asked, "Have you prepared everything I told you to prepare?"

Yan Hongjun hurriedly stepped forward and presented a Ring of Holding with both hands. Respectfully, he said, "Everything is prepared: the Heaven-grade High-rank cultivation technique, the Undying Divine Art; the Heaven Grade Mid-Rank martial skill, the Myriad Transformations Divine Ability; and a set of luxurious clothes. Please inspect them, Your Majesty."

Murong beckoned with her jade-like hand, and the Ring of Holding flew into her grasp. She swept it with her Spiritual Sense, then gave a slight nod. "Very good."

She had prepared all of this for Zhou Hao. After all, Zhou Hao was contributing to the effort of bearing her child. It was only right that she treated him a little better.

Murong waved her hand. "You may leave!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Yan Hongjun respectfully withdrew.

Murong leaned slightly to one side, resting her elbow on the armrest and supporting her stunning face with her five fingers pressed together. She let out a faint sigh and lamented, "Time is passing so slowly!"

She missed Zhou Hao a little.

Of course, it was not the sort of longing between lovers. She merely wanted Zhou Hao to keep working hard at having children for her!

Unfortunately, longing was one thing, but time did not allow it. There was nothing she could do.

"Achoo~"

Zhou Hao suddenly sneezed for no reason, causing him to exit his cultivation state.

"Damn it, didn't they say cultivators don't get sick? Why did I suddenly sneeze? Don't tell me I caught a chill?"

Zhou Hao looked at his completely naked body. It really was possible that he had caught a chill.

He waited for a while and found that apart from the sneeze, there were no other uncomfortable reactions. He nodded in satisfaction and muttered, "Cultivation really is useful."

He thought that not catching a chill was cultivation's merit. It never occurred to him that someone was thinking about him.

Who would ever think about an ordinary person like him? Although he had a house, a car, and savings on Blue Star, was rather handsome, had a good personality, and was gentle and refined...

Without realizing it, Zhou Hao's thoughts drifted back to Blue Star before his transmigration.

He had been raised by his grandmother since childhood. He did not know where his parents had gone, and they had remained unheard from for many years. His grandmother had also passed away when he was in his third year of university.

After that, he became all alone. Following graduation, he started a business with friends, but later they parted ways because their ideals differed.

Later, he used the money he had earned over several years to start a small company. Step by step, he gradually expanded it.

On Blue Star, he could be considered a relatively successful young entrepreneur. At such a young age, his net worth had already exceeded a hundred million. Yet he was not particularly happy. He had lost contact with all his friends, and only one hobby remained.

That was collecting antiques. Speaking of which, he had found the Spirit-Womb Ring while hunting for antiques. One hunt had sent him all the way to this godforsaken place where not even birds bothered to shit.

"Sigh~" Zhou Hao withdrew his thoughts, surveyed his surroundings, and said emotionally, "Perhaps living a different life isn't so bad."

After all, on Blue Star, he had repeated the same life day after day. Coming here might bring him something new.

Of course, the new life he meant was not becoming a poop-scooping servant, much less a tool.