Elevating Princess Cici to the realm of an Innate Supreme had always been Yue Yang's goal.
It was not that she could not do it on her own; it would simply take a very long time.
In the past, Yue Yang could have waited patiently.
But now, enemies were multiplying and danger lurked on every side. Helping her rise to Innate Supreme as soon as possible and become a powerful support was already imperative.
Moreover, Yue Yang himself possessed the most perfect understanding of the Innate Supreme realm. Even the Fesouli Empress had to turn back and connect minds with him, once more comprehending what she lacked above Innate Supreme in order to make up for her own deficiencies. Let alone Princess Cici! Thus, having Yue Yang guide her was far better than Princess Cici comprehending it alone.
Long before obtaining the White Tiger Sacred Pearl, Yue Yang had already formed a plan.
Now that he had gained the unexpected delight of the White Tiger Sacred Pearl, Yue Yang felt the time was ripe and revised his original plan into three steps.
First, he would use the pearl's energy to raise Princess Cici's bonded White Tiger Sacred Beast beyond a Sacred Beast, preferably to a quasi-Divine Beast.
Second, he would use the pure energy of the Fire God Soul-Refining Grass, together with divine blood, to elevate it again and let it truly reach the level of a Divine Beast.
The third and final step was crucial. While guiding Princess Cici to comprehend and break through into the Innate Supreme realm, Yue Yang intended to fuse and refine the Prison Emperor Divine Sword as well, completely turning it into Princess Cici's own divine artifact. That way, even if Princess Cici could not attain Yue Yang's super-perfect Innate Supreme, she would at