Dangling a Carrot Before the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill!

At the thought of having a chance to break through to the Emperor Realm, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's heart churned like a raging sea.

The Emperor Realm was already the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent, the maximum limit of power this plane could withstand.

If he could obtain an opportunity to become an Emperor, he would be willing to pay any price.

Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill looked toward the cloud-shrouded hall, which he could not probe, and respectfully bowed.

"Divine Lord, this old man did not know you had come here. I hope you will not take offense!"

"This old man has come to trouble you because I have a request. I hope you can lend me a hand, Senior!"

A request?

Hearing this, Cang Lan looked at the golden ring in his hand as he sat within the main hall and chuckled.

The Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's ultimate dream was to gain freedom.

As an opportunity to become an Emperor, how could he willingly accept his fate?

Helping him was not impossible!

However... before that, for the sake of safety, he had to put this ring on him.

After all, only he himself was invincible within the Invincible Domain.

And in the future, the Cloud Palace would certainly house more people!

For everyone else's safety, he had to put the ring on him!

"Come in!"

With a thought from Cang Lan, the clouds swirling before the hall gates suddenly surged, then spun into a vortex door several zhang tall.

Outside the hall, as he watched the vortex door slowly take shape, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill peered inside, and his expression immediately froze.

"There's another world inside this treasure hall!"

With merely a glimpse through a narrow opening, he could already see countless magnificent halls far in the distance.

And upon the throne in the main hall sat a veritable "god."

After entering the hall and seeing the figure seated on the throne clearly, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill felt shock surge through his heart.

"The Divine Lord is actually so young. He looks no more than twenty!"

He found it hard to imagine that the mighty expert who had suppressed him with a single strike was merely a youth.

And that a youth could possess the cultivation of a Dou Emperor.

Then... just how terrifying must the nation where the Divine Lord resided be!?

"This old man greets the Divine Lord!"

Before the throne, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill did not dare neglect his manners and respectfully bowed.

After the intimidation of that earlier palm strike, he would not dare look down on the person atop the throne simply because he appeared to be a youth.

"Rise. To cultivate to your present level with the body of a pill, you do possess some skill."

"Do you know why I spared your life?"

Cang Lan rose to his feet and stood with his hands behind his back, his expression exceedingly calm.

"This old man does not know. I ask the Divine Lord for guidance!"

"Tou She Ancient God left the Origin of the Emperor within the Stone Statue, and had you guard the origins of twenty-two Heavenly Flames within the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion!"

"I have divined the heavenly secrets. Within the next ten years, a great calamity will befall you. As one of the opportunities to become an Emperor, your fate will be to be refined by Nihility Devouring Flame with the Pill Refining Ring, then consumed by someone to break through to the Dou Emperor Realm!"

Cang Lan's expression remained calm.

As the final dungeon, he knew the opportunities within the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion better than anyone.

The Pill Refining Ring?

Upon hearing this, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's aged face stiffened, and his expression changed drastically.

On this continent, aside from Dou Emperors, the only thing he feared was the Pill Refining Ring.

It could be said that the Pill Refining Ring left transformed pills utterly unable to resist. It was like the natural nemesis of pill life, possessing absolute suppression over them!

Hearing that he would still be unable to escape the fate of being refined in the future, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill completely panicked.

The words of a god were divine prophecy!

Besides, the Divine Lord's strength was so terrifying that suppressing and refining him would be as easy as turning a hand.

There was no need to deliberately fabricate a lie to deceive him.

"Nihility Devouring Flame, you bastard!!!"

"Back then, this old man tore open space for the two of you and helped you escape the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion. Is this how you intend to repay me?"

Fear gripped the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's heart as anger surged within him.

It would have been one thing if Nihility Devouring Flame had failed to repay the favor, but within ten years, he would actually return to stab him in the back!

No...

Tou She Ancient God had achieved the Dou Emperor realm with a body of Heavenly Flames!

He was an Emperor Pill—why should he be reduced to the fate of being devoured by others?

All his cultivation would become another's wedding gown.

He could not accept such a fate!

Thinking that his future still lay within Tou She Ancient God's calculations, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill fell silent for a moment. He looked toward Cang Lan before the throne, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.

The opportunity to defy fate was right before him.

"Divine Lord, this old man is terrified. I beg you to show me a clear path!"

"Showing you a clear path is simple. You need only remain by my side. Once the ten-year period is up, your great calamity will naturally disperse!"

Cang Lan said calmly.

The ten-year period was merely something he said offhand!

He did not even know the current point in the timeline.

But... if the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill followed him for ten years, then by the time he broke through to the Dou Emperor realm, there would be no calamity left for him to face.

"As long as Divine Lord is willing to act and erase this old man's calamity!"

"This old man is willing to acknowledge you as his master and follow you unto death from this day forth!"

Excitement flickered in the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's eyes. At this moment, Cang Lan was the light in his eyes.

If he received the Divine Lord's blessing, not only could he defy fate, he might even obtain an unparalleled opportunity.

"I have no interest in your life!"

"This is the God-Bestowed Halo. Merge your essence blood into it, and you will no longer fear the restraint of the Pill Transformation Ring!"

A ring-sized golden halo flew from Cang Lan's palm. It instantly expanded with the wind, hovering before the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and erupting with dazzling radiance.

Within the Invincible Domain, he could directly suppress the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and take him in as a subordinate.

With the God Level Pill Transformation Ring, he could also turn the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill back to his original form with a single thought.

But in the future, he would travel through countless worlds, and Cloud Palace needed someone to guard the gate.

One had to know that a Nine-star Dou Sheng powerhouse could crush even a Dou Zong with a single thought!

If he forced the matter and the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill harbored resentment, then if it took advantage of his absence, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Therefore, to win over the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, he had to convince it with virtue and win it over with courtesy.

"Thank you, Divine Lord!"

Staring at the God-Bestowed Halo, whose brilliance nearly blinded him, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill did not hesitate. It immediately condensed a drop of essence blood and shot it into the halo.

With the God-Bestowed Halo, it would no longer need to worry about the Pill Transformation Ring's restraint.

In the future, across the entire Dou Qi Continent, it would stand beneath only one person!

It would revere only the Divine Lord!

"Buzz—"

As the drop of essence blood merged into it, the God Level Pill Transformation Ring trembled violently in midair, emitting a deep, muffled hum.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a streak of golden light and burrowed into the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's body.

After the streak of light entered the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's body, the God Level Pill Transformation Ring suddenly became countless invisible shackles, binding its soul!

At the same time, a golden mark appeared in Cang Lan's mind.

Sensing the golden mark, Cang Lan nodded inwardly in satisfaction.

With this mark, the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill's life and death rested on a single thought of his.

Moreover...

An idea suddenly flashed through Cang Lan's mind. He then summoned a notebook and wrote:

Wives, the day I can leave is getting closer and closer!

Now that the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill has acknowledged me as its master (.jdg), all I need is for it to tear open space, and I'll be able to go outside!

Hehe... I'll soon be seeing my beloved wives. Just thinking about it makes me a little excited...