Xiao Court Palace
Xiao Yu had already swallowed one sixth-grade and one seventh-grade Emperor's Extreme Pill. Their vast, pure medicinal power had allowed him to break through three stars in succession, bringing him to the Eight-Star Dou Emperor level.
The Sixth-Grade Emperor's Extreme Pill had brought him to Six-Star Dou Emperor, while the Grade-Raising Emperor's Extreme Pill had, by a stroke of luck, increased his strength by another two stars.
In terms of cultivation alone, he now ranked among the top experts in the Black-Corner Region.
He had refined five Emperor's Extreme Pills in total and taken two himself. The remaining three were of no use to him.
Apart from him, no one in the Xiao Court had reached the Dou Huang realm. The strongest of the others were only Dou Wangs. Who knew how long it would take before they could use Emperor's Extreme Pills? By then, such pills might no longer be scarce resources in the Xiao Court.
So Xiao Yu planned to auction off these three Emperor's Extreme Pills.
Now, he could start considering preparations for his eventual breakthrough to Dou Zong.
The items needed to break through to Dou Zong were equally difficult to obtain, and even more precious than Emperor's Extreme Pills. Thus, he pinned his hopes on these three pills.
That was also why he had summoned the Xiao Court's elders as soon as he emerged from seclusion.
Xiao Yu did not wait long inside the palace before five differently colored streaks of light flashed past, arriving outside its main doors.
"Come in."
Having received permission, the five entered the palace together.
"Greetings, Court Master!"
With Xue You taking the lead, the other four dropped to one knee and clasped their hands, calling out respectfully in unison.
Xiao Yu nodded at them. "Rise. Find