From Cold Palace Princess to Heavenly Empress

Wang Bao stomped his feet on the ground, leaping into the air with a whistling sound as he charged at Lin Wanqiu.

His fists shone with a faint golden light, and a tiger's roar could even be heard faintly, as if a famished tiger that hadn't eaten for days had emerged from its den, intending to devour Lin Wanqiu alive!

If the Old Man in Yellow were still alive, he would have been greatly astonished to see this.

Wang Bao was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, yet he had already cultivated the Divine Tiger Fist Technique to Minor Accomplishment. Such comprehension would rank among the top even within the Three Great Sects.

Facing such a terrifying punch, Lin Wanqiu did not dodge or evade. She raised her Long Saber high, a faint blue cold light appearing on the three-foot-long blade, emanating an aura of profound, extreme ice.

This chilling aura instantly expanded, and a saber shadow spanning over ten feet condensed above her head, slashing down from the air in an instant!

The moment the saber shadow collided with the tiger fist, a cold, damp aura spread out, seeping into Wang Bao's body along his fists. In the blink of an eye, it covered his entire body.

"What's going on?!"

Wang Bao's expression changed drastically. He wanted to retreat, but it was already too late.

He saw...

His fists were covered in white frost, rapidly solidifying at a visible speed. In just a short moment, his sturdy fists were completely frozen into ice and shattered instantly. Countless ice shards rained down, turning into dust!

The instant his fists were crushed, a tremendous shockwave erupted. Wang Bao spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through dozens of towering trees before coming to a halt.

Seeing this.

Lin Wanqiu dared not be careless. She flew forward, dispersing the dust, and saw the clear scene.

At this moment, Wang Bao lay in a deep pit, covered in frost. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, his aura weak and barely perceptible.

"I told you, with just you, you're not even worthy of Your Highness making a move."

Uttering these words, Lin Wanqiu did not hesitate. She swung her Long Saber and thrust it down, piercing Wang Bao's heart.

Instantly, Wang Bao's aura dissipated, his spiritual power returning to heaven and earth. Bright red blood gushed out, dyeing the ground.

Lin Wanqiu was still not at ease. She continued to stab several more times at Wang Bao's Dantian and chest, ensuring he was utterly dead before taking his storage bag and leaving the area.

Just as Lin Wanqiu was killing Wang Bao.

The battle outside the spiritual vein was also nearing its end.

Xiao Minghuang did not participate in this chaotic melee.

Behind an ancient tree, Xiao Minghuang leaned lightly against Ye Ruoshui's body, appearing somewhat weak, a stark contrast to the formidable Valkyrie she had been on the battlefield moments before.

"I expended too much energy in that battle. Without a period of recuperation, I'm afraid I won't be able to fight again."

A bitter expression appeared on Xiao Minghuang's beautiful face.

Although she possessed the rare Five Elements Spiritual Root, her cultivation was still shallow. Forcibly activating a Yellow Tier top-grade magical treasure with Spiritual Power was a feat that perhaps only she in the world could accomplish.

Anyone else would likely have had their spiritual power depleted, their bodies destroyed, and their lives ended by now.

Even so, she had paid a great price.

First, her spiritual power was completely exhausted. If not for her Heaven-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root's continuous regeneration protecting her Dantian, she might have met with disaster.

Second, the divine ability "Daytime Star Manifestation" could not be used again for a considerable period.

Finally, the magical treasure Long Saber had lost its sentience and would require several months to recover slowly.

Of these three damages, apart from the spiritual power within her body which could be restored with elixirs and Spirit Stones, the latter two could only be slowly recovered through the passage of time.

Moreover, the victory in this battle was also due to the Old Man in Yellow's underestimation, as he did not use his strongest ultimate technique immediately, giving her an opportunity.

Coupled with the fact that the Old Man in Yellow was merely a fringe figure of the Dragon Tiger Sect with mediocre talent, lacking both magical treasures and divine abilities, he would likely be defeated by a mere Spring Gushing Realm cultivator if he faced the true disciples of the Three Great Sects.

Therefore, Xiao Minghuang's current strength was actually only slightly stronger than a young prodigy at the first level of the Spring Gushing Realm.

If she added the Long Saber, she might be able to contend with those at the third level of the Spring Gushing Realm, but that would only be a contest.

If she couldn't defeat her opponent with a single strike, she would have no strength left to continue and would have to turn and flee.

As Xiao Minghuang pondered.

Ye Ruoshui, who was supporting her, had a look of heartache on her small face.

"Your Highness, are you alright?"

Xiao Minghuang snapped back to attention and shook her head slightly, speaking weakly:

"There's a healing elixir in my embrace. It's for you, go get it yourself."

Hearing this, Ye Ruoshui's expression faltered. She didn't understand her Highness's intention. Despite being so exhausted, she still wanted to give her the healing elixir?

Seeing Ye Ruoshui hesitate, Xiao Minghuang had to urge her:

"Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruoshui, though not understanding her Highness's deeper meaning, no longer hesitated.

She put her arm around Xiao Minghuang's slender waist and reached out her fair, slender hand into her Highness's clothes.

The moment Ye Ruoshui's hand went in, she felt a warm, soft sensation. This wonderful feeling made her heart flutter, and her small face blushed as she stopped.

Xiao Minghuang, held in Ye Ruoshui's arms, watched that small hand freeze there, neither advancing nor retreating. A strange expression also appeared on her beautiful face.

"Ruoshui, what are you doing?"

A clear voice sounded in her ear, and Ye Ruoshui's cheeks immediately flushed. Her small face turned red, and her heart fluttered like a startled deer. She quickly explained, "N-nothing... I was looking for a pill!"

As she spoke, Ye Ruoshui's movements became much faster.

After searching for a long time, Ye Ruoshui finally grasped something round. It was only the size of a mung bean, soft and warm. She wanted to take it out, but the pill seemed to be stuck to her body, and she couldn't remove it no matter how hard she tried.

Ye Ruoshui couldn't help but increase her strength. The pill became harder and even hotter...

A crisp slapping sound rang out.

"Sister, why did you hit me?"

Ye Ruoshui took half a step back, covering her face, feeling extremely wronged. Xiao Minghuang had asked her to retrieve the pill, and before she could even get it, she was pushed away and slapped.

She had followed Her Highness for so long, and this was the first time she had ever been disciplined.

Xiao Minghuang collapsed onto the ground, leaning against a large tree, panting heavily. Her exquisitely beautiful face was flushed, and an unnatural redness even appeared on her fair, snow-like neck.

After regaining her composure, she looked at Ye Ruoshui's sad and upset expression and felt too embarrassed to reveal the truth.

Doing so would make them both awkward.

It was better to continue in this muddled state.

"Ruoshui, you're still young. When you grow up, you'll understand."

Xiao Minghuang let out a long sigh. After calming her emotions, she reached into her own embrace, took out a pill, and handed it over.

"Oh..."

Ye Ruoshui took the pill. The five-foot-tall girl finally understood.

But she still didn't understand what Xiao Minghuang meant.

At this moment, Xiao Minghuang spoke again:

"Ruoshui, you clean up the battlefield first. Don't kill the old man in yellow yet. I have something I want to ask him later."

"Mhm, mhm!"

Ye Ruoshui agreed repeatedly and turned to leave, clutching the pill she had just obtained, her heart full of questions.

The pill in her hand was the size of a broad bean, much larger and rounder than the one she had just grabbed.

Ye Ruoshui's small eyebrows furrowed, her mind filled with confusion.

"Could it be that Her Highness has another pill in her embrace?"

The Me Who Took Off My Glasses Is Stunningly Beautiful

50. Her Highness's Pill, So Big!

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host has successfully gifted an opportunity!]

[Congratulations to the host for triggering a 200x critical strike compensation, obtaining a top-grade Profound-tier pill, Spirit Returning Yuan Transforming Pill * 1!]

Hearing the voice in her mind, the flush on Xiao Minghuang's face gradually faded.

"My luck is quite good this time."

Xiao Minghuang swallowed the pill. The moment the pill entered her abdomen, a stream of pure medicinal power dissolved within her body and flowed throughout her entire being in the blink of an eye. The spiritual energy within her Dantian was recovering at a visible rate.

In just a few breaths, her spiritual energy had recovered by nearly twenty percent. Her complexion gradually returned to normal, and her aura rapidly increased.

Xiao Minghuang opened her eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and her pupils shone like stars. She stood up and headed towards the entrance of the spirit vein cave.

At the cave entrance, the old man in yellow was bound with iron chains, his mouth gagged, his hair disheveled, covered in blood, and his aura weak. He looked extremely pathetic.

Upon seeing Xiao Minghuang appear, the old man in yellow immediately shivered, trembling as if he had seen something terrifying.

Ye Ruoshui stepped forward, handing over a storage bag, and said, "Your Highness, this is the storage bag found on the old man in yellow."

Xiao Minghuang took the storage bag and nodded. She sent her spiritual sense into the bag and glanced through it. There were only a few thousand Spirit Stones and dozens of bottles of pills. No magical treasures or cultivation methods were found.

"How pathetic..."

She frowned slightly. For a peak-stage Spring Realm expert, his wealth was surprisingly meager. It seemed that not everyone in the major sects lived a life of luxury.

Someone like the old man in yellow was probably an insignificant figure in the Dragon Tiger Sect, otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up as a mere city lord in the Thirty-Six Kingdoms.

This made her even more aware of the old man in yellow's weak combat power. In a major sect, he probably couldn't even defeat a true disciple at the first or second level of the Spring Realm.

Setting aside others, if Wang Bao had reached the first level of the Spring Realm, he could probably defeat the old man in yellow with ease.

Just as she was about to withdraw her spiritual sense from the storage bag, she suddenly noticed a magnificent-looking jade bottle among the messy medicine bottles. It was golden all over and extremely extraordinary.

Xiao Minghuang's mind raced, and the golden jade bottle appeared in her palm.

She removed the stopper and was met with a rich medicinal fragrance, thick and heavy. Faintly, she could even hear the sound of a tiger's roar.

"What kind of pill is this?"

Xiao Minghuang handed the medicine bottle to Ye Ruoshui and asked.

Ye Ruoshui was a natural prodigy in alchemy, deeply knowledgeable about refining pills. In her free time, she almost always read books on alchemy, and her understanding of various pills in the world even surpassed that of many high-level martial artists.

She took the medicine bottle, sniffed the medicinal aroma emanating from the opening of the bottle with her small nose, and stared at the pill inside for a while. After a moment of thought, she replied:

"It's golden all over, the medicinal aroma is rich and doesn't dissipate, and there's a faint sound of a tiger's roar. This should be the Dragon Tiger Sect's secret, mid-grade Profound-tier pill, the Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Pill."

"Taking this pill can strengthen the physique and also aid in cultivating the Dragon Tiger Sect's Earth-tier Cultivation Method, the Dragon Tiger Body Tempering Method. To condense the Dragon Tiger Vajra Body, this pill is also needed as assistance."

"Therefore, even within the Dragon Tiger Sect, only true disciples and the great elders are qualified to obtain this pill. How did that Old Man in Yellow, a mere fringe figure in the Spring Gushing Realm, get such a precious pill?"

Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly and said:

"Opportunities and luck are unfathomable. Ruoshui, you don't need to overthink it. I will give you this pill tomorrow. If you can uncover the secrets within this pill, that would be for the best."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruoshui's expression froze, then turned joyous. She bowed slightly and said:

"Thank you, Sister. I will definitely research the formula for the Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Pill!"

Xiao Minghuang gently stroked the soft hair on top of Ye Ruoshui's head, then took the little girl's delicate, boneless, and smooth hand, and walked towards the spirit vein.

Outside the spirit vein cave, Lin Zhengquan was interrogating the Old Man in Yellow. Seeing Xiao Minghuang approach, he immediately went to meet her and respectfully said:

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Minghuang waved her hand and said gently: