One day, two days...
As the Innate True Qi within Jian Shang grew ever denser, the hot current inside him gradually cooled.
"Whew..."
He opened his eyes and exhaled a milky-white stream of air, his expression utterly grim.
Still the tenth level of the Innate Realm. Still the Legendary Realm!
How precious was a God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pill? Jian Shang had only obtained one because he ruled the Huan Kingdom. Countless Otherworlders could bankrupt themselves and still never get their hands on one.
He had never heard of anyone reaching the peak of their realm, taking a God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pill or a Tribulation-Crossing Barrier-Breaking Pill, and failing! Yet Jian Shang had done just that!
Depressed, Jian Shang took out an expensive transmission talisman, activated it, and sent Di Wushuang a message:
"How many God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pills did you take to advance to the Loose Immortal Realm?"
About an incense stick's worth of time later, the Message Talisman in Jian Shang's hand flashed, and Di Wushuang's voice emerged. "How many? One! As long as you've reached the required realm and aren't forcing the issue, you only need one, whether it's a God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pill or a Tribulation-Crossing Barrier-Breaking Pill!"
"..." Jian Shang was speechless and thoroughly depressed.
A short while later, having received no response from Jian Shang, Di Wushuang sent another message:
"Did Your Majesty take a God-Lifting Barrier-Breaking Pill and fail to advance? If so, it should be related to your identity and allotted fortune, not the number of pills you take. Since you're known as the 'Lord of the Nine Dragons,' the Great Dao of heaven and earth may treat you differently from others. You no longer count as a pure Otherworlder..."
"What do you mean?!"
Jian Shang froze, then quickly sent another message.
What did she mean, he