Putting away the divine statue, Chen Beiwu turned to look at Xuele beside him.
"Huh?"
Xuele looked up, confusion in its eyes.
Chen Beiwu smiled and reached out to gently stroke Xuele's head.
As a peak Demon King, Xuele was only two minor realms away from becoming a fifth-realm Demon Venerable.
Once Xuele's cultivation increased and it entered the Demon King Perfection Realm, Chen Beiwu could begin preparing for the little fellow's bloodline transformation and help it attempt to reach the Demon Venerable realm.
Besides a Five-Origin Self-Venering Pill, he also needed to prepare a Creation Return-to-Venerable Pill.
Chen Beiwu's gaze shifted slightly toward Aji, whose eyes were half-closed as it perched on his shoulder.
In terms of cultivation, cultivation level, and bloodline, Aji was undoubtedly the member of the group closest to becoming a fifth-realm Demon Venerable.
It was no exaggeration to say that, with Aji's current reserves and foundation, even without taking a fifth-tier Origin Pill to break through, its chances of attaining the Demon Venerable realm far surpassed those of Golden Egg and the others.
Yet however high Aji's chances were, success was still not guaranteed.
As far as Chen Beiwu knew, the Creation Return-to-Venerable Pill was a fifth-tier, middle-grade pill, a treasure countless perfected Demon Kings longed for but could not obtain. Taking just one could increase their chances of attaining the Demon Venerable realm by twenty percent.
Unfortunately, Creation Return-to-Venerable Pills were extremely difficult to refine and produced in very small quantities. He could not exchange for one directly using his standing on the Jade Purity Golden Register; he had to reserve one in advance and slowly wait his turn.
The situation with the Five-Origin Self-Venering Pill was somewhat better. Ordinary Nascent Soul True Lords had no way to purchase one, but Chen Beiwu only