Jia He Advances to Dou Emperor!

Jia He stepped forward and gently tapped Ya Fei's smooth forehead.

A vast stream of information instantly appeared in Ya Fei's mind.

"This is the first half of the Qi Scripture cultivation method I'm passing on to you. It's enough to let you cultivate to the Dou Venerate realm. Whether you can remain by my side depends on how hard you work to prove it to me," Jia He said calmly.

Ya Fei stared at Jia He in astonishment. "You're just giving the cultivation method to me like this?"

"What else?" Jia He asked as he looked at Ya Fei.

"Shouldn't it be that you pass the cultivation method to me after I give myself to you?" Ya Fei asked.

Jia He smiled. "Are you willing now?"

Ya Fei looked at Jia He. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I am, and I'll never regret it!"

"Then that settles it. We have plenty of time ahead of us anyway. I also need you to prove yourself and see whether my judgment is right," Jia He said with a faint smile.

Ya Fei relaxed somewhat. Her alluring gaze swept over Jia He from head to toe. "It does seem like we'll need some time. Your Highness isn't even ten yet, are you?"

Jia He's face immediately darkened. Looking at Ya Fei, he said rather viciously, "What's wrong with being under ten? I'm not like other people!"

Seeing Jia He's expression, Ya Fei immediately let out a charming laugh. "Yes, yes, Your Highness is right about everything!"

"What do you mean, 'yes, yes'? Looks like I need to teach you a little lesson!"

With that, Jia He wrapped an arm around Ya Fei, pulled her directly into his embrace, turned her over, and fiercely smacked her pert rear with his palm!

Smack!

Ya Fei's gorgeous face instantly flushed crimson. She clenched her pearly teeth tightly and held back her scream.

But Jia He had no intention of stopping there. His palm struck several more times in succession!

Jia He then released Ya Fei. Her face was flushed, and she stared at him with a resentful expression.

"You said it yourself—you wanted to become my woman. This is only a little interest. I'll wait for the day you willingly fall in love with me," Jia He said with a light laugh.

Jia He then swept up all the medicinal ingredients in the storeroom, placed them into his storage ring, and turned to leave.

Watching Jia He's departing back, Ya Fei huffed. "Little brother, you hit really hard!"

Feeling the burning pain from there, Ya Fei's pretty face turned red once more.

"Oh no, he still hasn't paid the remaining balance for the medicinal ingredients!" Ya Fei suddenly cried out.

Just then, a maid hurried in, and Ya Fei quickly straightened herself.

"Miss Ya Fei, this is the purple-gold card that distinguished guest left behind. He said it was a tip for you," the maid said to Ya Fei.

Upon hearing the maid's words, Ya Fei's lovely face turned first green, then pale. After a long while, her red lips spat out two words: "Bastard!"

After leaving the Mittel Grand Auction House, Jia He seemed to imagine Ya Fei's changing expression and immediately burst into laughter. "That seductive Ya Fei needed a small punishment, so she'd know who the master is!"

After returning to the palace by carriage, Jia He began refining pills and medicinal liquid.

It took Jia He an entire month to refine all the pills. He then stored them in his storage ring and handed them to Yaoye.

Yaoye looked at Jia He helplessly. "You're the master of the Imperial Prison, aren't you? Why do you leave everything to me?"

Jia He chuckled. "Sister Yaoye is smart and capable. Naturally, the capable should do more work!"

Yaoye shot Jia He a sidelong glance. "You certainly have a sweet mouth. Fine, your sister will help you a little longer."

Jia He nodded repeatedly. "Then thank you, Sister Yaoye!"

After bidding Yaoye farewell, Jia He went to his medicinal field.

Many spiritual herbs were planted there. Under Jia He's meticulous care, they had grown exceptionally well, and the rich fragrance of medicinal herbs permeated the area.

"If these spiritual herbs are kept growing, perhaps one day they could become immortal medicines. But by then, I fear I'll already have gone to the Three Thousand Great Worlds," Jia He sighed softly.

Jia He was currently at the peak of the seven-star Dou Wang realm. He did not know when he would break through to the Dou Emperor realm!

The Jia Ma Empire briefly fell into a period of calm, but no one knew when that calm would be shattered!

As winter gave way to summer and summer to winter, more than a year quickly passed.

In the back mountains of the palace, Jia He carved out a cave dwelling for secluded cultivation.

Inside the cave dwelling, Jia He sat cross-legged atop a stone bed, sensing the circulation of Dou Qi within his body.

At this moment, Dou Qi of several different attributes swirled around Jia He, and his aura rose and fell.

Suddenly, Jia He opened his eyes. His gaze flashed like lightning as a terrifying aura erupted from his body!

That aura instantly surpassed the peak of the nine-star Dou Wang realm!

At that moment, Jia He's body became like a furnace, beginning to devour the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

With the cave dwelling as its center, the spiritual energy within a hundred-mile radius began gathering in his direction!

Rumble!

Above the sky, clouds condensed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth enveloped the area overhead.

The entire back mountain of the palace began to tremble.

The terrifying pressure immediately alerted the Nether Sea Flood Dragon and Jia Xing Tian, who flew to the cave dwelling where Jia He was in seclusion.

"What's going on?" Jia Xing Tian asked with a frown.

"Could he be breaking through?" the Nether Sea Flood Dragon said in a deep voice.

Jia Xing Tian nodded. "That's possible!"

Yaoye and Yaoyue also hurried over, their gazes fixed on the cave dwelling.

"This aura will probably be sensed even by the Misty Cloud Sect," Jia Xing Tian said gravely.

The Nether Sea Flood Dragon looked at Jia Xing Tian. "It's time for the little fellow to face the world. A flower can never grow into a great tree!"

Jia Xing Tian let out a leisurely sigh. "Yes, it can't be stopped!"

As his words fell, the cave dwelling exploded with a tremendous bang and collapsed.

Jia He shot out from the cave dwelling and stood in the air.

Endless spiritual energy from heaven and earth was absorbed by Jia He, while the surging Dou Qi within him flowed through his meridians like mighty rivers.

"Finally, I'm about to achieve the Dou Emperor realm!" Jia He said slowly.

Boom!

Jia He's aura abruptly changed and began rising frantically.

Fire-, wood-, ice-, and lightning-attributed Dou Qi swirled around Jia He's body, sometimes merging and sometimes separating, making it impossible to see clearly.

Vaguely, it seemed as if some shackles within Jia He's body had shattered.

A vast aura like that of a giant dragon instantly awakened from within Jia He, releasing an earth-shaking roar.

At that very moment, Jia He's soul power also surged alongside his growing strength, crashing into the Spiritual Realm.

That incomparably immense soul power swept outward like a storm, enveloping the Imperial Capital and the surrounding lands for several hundred miles!

Meanwhile, in a cave in the back mountains of the Misty Cloud Sect, a mass of black mist suddenly appeared.

"This aura belongs to the person who vanished without a trace before. Such powerful soul strength—it must be exquisitely delicious!" A low, sinister laugh came from within the black mist before it vanished once again.

With Jia He's soul power, he naturally detected that mass of black mist in the back mountains of the Misty Cloud Sect.

"Soul Hall, Wu Protector!" The corner of Jia He's mouth curved upward, and he actually began to look forward to it.

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