Chapter 167

A powerful, scorching aura emanated from the outside.

Upon sensing this aura, Ye Ruoshui was startled, but her expression quickly turned to joy.

"It's the Medicine King, he's broken through!"

After breaking through to the Primal Embryo Realm, the Medicine King rushed back to the courtyard.

Because he was on the territory of the Spirit Sword Sect, he did not make a fuss, so everyone knew that someone had broken through to the Primal Embryo Realm, but no one had seen who it was.

The Medicine King quietly returned to the courtyard before releasing a trace of his aura.

"Congratulations, Senior Medicine King, on breaking through to the Primal Embryo Realm!"

Ye Ruoshui bowed slightly, genuinely happy for the Medicine King.

The Medicine King was a kind and honest senior, and her guidance benefited her greatly.

Without the Medicine King, her alchemy skills would have stagnated long ago.

"Hehe... this is all thanks to the princess for the medicine."

Upon hearing the Medicine King's words of gratitude to Xiao Minghuang, Ye Ruoshui stopped reciting, looking as if she were proud of herself.

"Ruoshui, has the Melting Fire Pill been successfully refined?"

The Medicine King asked.

"Successfully, but only one is needed."

Ye Ruoshui was not in high spirits.

"As expected, I wasn't wrong about you!"

The Medicine King stroked his beard and smiled. Ye Ruoshui's talent in alchemy was extremely high. In addition, with the fusion of Innate Fire and his guidance, refining Earth-grade pill was a sure thing.

"Although there's only one, with enough materials, you'll definitely be able to refine more Earth-grade pill."

Ye Ruoshui nodded; she was quite confident in her alchemy skills.

"Why don't we go to the Fire Dragon Country? Perhaps we can find some more Fire Dragon Fruit."

The Medicine King suggested that Ye Ruoshui had previously found a Fire Dragon Fruit at a Marketplace.

But that was just one that was accidentally lost from the ancestral land of the Fire Dragon Country, and it wasn't of high quality.

Now that his cultivation has broken through to the Primal Embryo Realm, entering the ancestral land of the Fire Dragon Country is a piece of cake. He might as well secretly pick a few more fruits so that Ye Ruoshui can fully integrate with the Innate Fire more quickly.

Ye Ruoshui, without suspicion, nodded.

"Let's go."

The two left the Spirit Sword Sect and headed towards the Fire Dragon Country.

Because of Elder Xuanjian's instructions, Ye Ruoshui traveled without hindrance. He even planned to send an elder to escort her, but Ye Ruoshui politely declined.

With the Medicine King, a powerful expert at the Primal Embryo Realm, why would she need the elders of the Spirit Sword Sect to escort her?

The Fire Dragon Country, bordering the Great Xia, ranks in the middle to upper range among the Thirty-Six Kingdoms, boasting a large population and thriving commerce.

However, the ancestral land of the Fire Dragon Country is located in a small desert.

The outer edge of the desert is heavily guarded by the Fire Dragon Country, and there is also a powerful expert in the late stage of the Spirit Seed Realm stationed there.

Last time, Ye Ruoshui was merely passing through this place when she was noticed and forcibly driven away.

This time, with the Medicine King concealing his presence, the two flew directly to the core area of the ancestral land.

The core area of the ancestral land is covered with yellow sand and is sparsely populated.

"Senior, can you sense where the Fire Dragon Fruit is?"

The Medicine King pointed to the boundless desert and said:

"Down here!"

After saying this, he waved his arm, and a burst of scorching air surged out, enveloping him and Ye Ruoshui, and the two of them disappeared into the yellow sand together.

But in a short while.

Before Ye Ruoshui's eyes appeared [<@

This is a huge valley, and the most eye-catching feature is the towering tree standing in the center of the valley.

It was hundreds of feet tall, covered with crimson leaves, forming a graceful canopy, with petals falling in profusion.

Her beautiful eyes widened, her pupils filled with surprise.

The Medicine King was equally astonished; the Fire Dragon Fruit had exceeded his expectations.

"To hide the true ancestral land beneath the yellow sand—what a brilliant tactic!"

The Medicine King sighed inwardly, then walked towards the big tree.

"If I remember correctly, you should be called the Innate Pure Yang Fire Dragon Tree. Those ordinary Fire Dragon Fruit that have spread to the outside world should just be a cover!"

The Medicine King stood before the large tree and spoke calmly.

"Human, your judgment is quite good."

The large red tree suddenly emitted a sound, a deep, muffled noise.

"I ask for little, just give me ten Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruits, and I will depart."

The Medicine King's tone remained calm.

What if I don't give it to them?

The voice of the crimson tree continued to echo.

Ye Ruoshui's expression became somewhat tense.

The tree that can speak seems very powerful. The Medicine King has just broken through to the Primal Embryo Realm, so he may not be a match for this tree.

"Then I will spread the news that you have completed the Innate Transformation. I believe that many Half-step King Realm, or those Void Saints trapped at the Life and Death Profound Pass, will be interested in you."

Upon hearing this...

The crimson tree's expression changed, as if it were truly afraid.

"You swear an oath to the heavens that you will never reveal any information about this place, or I will fight to the death!"

"Can."

Without the slightest hesitation, the Medicine King, having dealt extensively with Innate Being, knew that most Innate Being, especially those who had recently awakened their spiritual Innate Being, were relatively simple-minded and didn't know how to deceive people; whatever they were told was true.

The Medicine King pointed his five fingers to the sky and made a vow.

The aura emanating from the crimson tree gradually subsided, and after a sway, ten golden-red fruits fell from the sky.

With a flick of his sleeve, the Medicine King pocketed them all.

"Thank you for the gift, fellow Daoist. I wish you a speedy attainment of immortality!"

The Medicine King cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and smiled.

The red tree reacts.

The Medicine King was not offended and turned to leave with Ye Ruoshui.

Back on the ground, Ye Ruoshui was still completely confused, not understanding much of what the Medicine King had said, and couldn't help but ask:

"Senior, what did you mean by what you just said?"

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What do you mean?

The Medicine King had just said a lot, and he didn't know what Ye Ruoshui was confused about.

Ye Ruoshui explained:

"Innate Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree, Innate Being, the Life and Death Profound Pass, Half-step King Realm, and the potential for immortality—it's a tree, so it should already be immortal!"

The Medicine King smiled and said:

"With so many questions, which one should I answer first?"

Ye Ruoshui smiled sheepishly and said apologetically:

"It was my presumption. Please make yourself at home, senior."

"No." The Medicine King shook his head and said, "You'll have to know these things sooner or later. When you get to the Holy Academy, there will naturally be teachers there to teach you. It's no big deal for me to tell you now."

Ye Ruoshui straightened her back, looking like she was listening attentively.

"The Innate Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree should have originally been a Fire Dragon Fruit, an ordinary spiritual herb. However, it may have obtained some kind of opportunity, or perhaps it survived the trials of time and successfully developed sentience. This change is called Primordial Transformation, and its current race is Innate Being."

"Half-step King Realm refers to cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. They need to perfect their essence, energy, and spirit in order to enter the King Realm. To perfect their essence, energy, and spirit, they need a large number of innate divine objects."

"The Life and Death Profound Pass is the final step for a King of the Life and Death Realm to achieve immortality. Once you break through this barrier, you can live forever. As for what the Life and Death Profound Pass looks like and how to break through it, you will know when you reach that point."

"Of the two, the former requires a divine object to perfect one's essence, energy, and spirit, while the latter requires contemplating Heaven and Earth Divine Object to refine one's own Dao and Dharma. If they knew there was an Innate Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree here, they would definitely flock here, and he would have no chance of survival. That's why he endured humiliation to preserve himself."

"Finally, the longevity I'm referring to isn't the longevity you think it is, but rather the Longevity Realm within the path of cultivation. Reaching this realm grants one an extremely long lifespan, comparable to immortality."

"Immortality..."

Ye Ruoshui's heart was beating faster and her breathing was rapid.

If... she and His Highness could reach that level, they could be together forever... ever.

"Senior, how long exactly does immortality last?"

Upon hearing this, the Medicine King thought for a moment and said:

"At my peak, I was at the ninth level of the King Realm, and I felt I could live for five thousand years. I imagine even the weakest Longevity Realm could live for ten thousand years without any problem."

"Ten thousand years!"

Ye Ruoshui murmured to herself.

"I don't know how long ten thousand years is, but I have lived for three thousand years. The world has changed drastically, and my old friends are no longer here."

The Medicine King lamented that most of his contemporaries had passed away, leaving only a few geniuses who were now in seclusion, detached from worldly affairs.

The Medicine King glanced at Ye Ruoshui and, seeing that she was distracted, knew that she was thinking too much.

"Calm down!"

A gentle rebuke, like Blunt Strike, jolted Ye Ruoshui awake.

"Thank you for the reminder, senior!"

Ye Ruoshui bowed gratefully. If it weren't for the Medicine King, she probably wouldn't have woken up for a while.

"It's nothing. Are we going back to Xiadu now?"

The Medicine King asked.

"Um!"

Ye Ruoshui nodded.

After receiving confirmation, the Medicine King swept up Ye Ruoshui and instantly vanished into the void, heading straight for Xia Capital.

After breaking through to the Primal Embryo Realm, the Medicine King's speed greatly increased, and he arrived in Xia Capital in less than half a day.

Ye Ruoshui went straight to the Princess Mansion.

She couldn't sense His Highness's presence, nor could she even see Lin Wanqiu's figure.

Instead, there was a hidden, restrained sword intent lurking in some corner of the mansion.

"Senior Medicine King, did you sense that sword intent?"

The Medicine King also wore a solemn expression.

"This sword intent is very strong, no weaker than mine!"

If the Medicine King were to follow Xiao Minghuang to the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, he would surely be able to sense that the owner of this sword intent is none other than Sheng Bailan.