" Xiaoya, are you waiting for that guest again?"
Inside the Pill Hall, the man in front of the counter smiled and asked as he saw Xiaoya appear.
"Yes, Brother Liu." Xiaoya said with a professional smile.
Two months have passed since that guest entered the alchemy room. During these two months, Xiaoya has come to check on him every two or three days.
It wasn't because she fell in love with Lin An at first sight; it was purely out of professional ethics.
Lin An had previously spent a considerable amount of money, and as his hostess, she had received a substantial commission.
She naturally didn't want to miss out on such a big client, nor did she want someone else to snatch it away.
If he's lucky, and the other party spends some more money, he could gather enough cultivation resources to break through to the King Realm.
"That guest is scheduled to stay in the alchemy room for three months, and there's still a month left, so he shouldn't be coming out anytime soon."
"After all, alchemy is no easy task. The other party bought so many materials; let alone three months, it might not even take three years to finish refining them."
The man surnamed Liu didn't mention one thing: Lin An had just bought the pill formula and was clearly not yet proficient in it, so these materials were most likely just for him to practice with.
However, since the other party was a guest, it was not appropriate for him to gossip behind their back.
Xiaoya stayed in the Pill Hall for a while before leaving, not disappointed, since it wasn't her first time there.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed.
Inside the alchemy room.
Lin An's aura surged, and as he refined one Sovereign Pill after another, his cultivation level broke through.
After a while, Lin An slowly opened his eyes.
" Sovereign Realm Fifth Grade."
Feeling his own cultivation level, Lin An nodded in satisfaction.
Breaking through from the Sovereign Realm Third Grade to the fifth rank in just three months is an extremely fast pace.
Lin An then glanced at the Sovereign Pill. In the past three months, he had refined more than 700 of them, 100 of which allowed him to break through to the Sovereign Realm Fourth Grade.
Six hundred coins helped him break through to the Sovereign Realm Fifth Grade.
There are now two thousand left.
"At this rate of cultivation, it will take about ten more months to refine all the remaining pills."
Thinking of this, Lin An immediately took out the jade talisman, and soon Xiaoya's voice came from the other end of the talisman.
"Hello, guest, this is Xiaoya. How can I help you?" Xiaoya's voice rang out.
"Please renew the fee for the alchemy room for ten months. I'll settle the bill when I come out," Lin An said.
"Good guest."
Seeing that the call had ended, Xiaoya hurriedly headed towards the Pill Hall to renew Lin An's subscription for another ten months.
After hanging up the call, Lin An picked up the pill again and took it to refine.
Although this Heaven-level alchemy room is mainly used for alchemy, it is no worse than a dedicated cultivation room. Even when he breaks through to the Sovereign Realm, the aura he exudes will not be detected by outsiders.
The only downside might be the price.
Earning 100,000 jade crystals a day adds up to 3 million a month, and 30 million in 10 months.
Luckily, he has money.
Lin An entered into cultivation again; he would not leave the alchemy room until the pills were completely refined.
While he was cultivating, tremendous changes were taking place in the Myriad Spirits Realm.
The day after Lin An took Heavenly Spirit Emperor and Heavenly Star Emperor away, the crown princes of the two empires ascended the throne and became the new Heavenly Spirit Emperor and Heavenly Star Emperor.
Upon receiving this news, Emperor Tai'an, Lin Xiao, also dispatched an envoy to offer his congratulations.
" Your Heavenly Spirit Emperor, the Emperor Tianling, I have come by imperial decree not only to congratulate you on your ascension to the throne, but also to deliver a message to Your Majesty."
The envoy wore a smile, but his words silenced the entire hall. "Your Majesty, Heavenly Spirit Emperor, are you willing to submit to my Supreme Peace Empire?"
These words silenced the entire court, followed by anger from all the officials.
"How dare you! Your Supreme Peace Empire is far too arrogant, daring to make my Heavenly Spirit Empire surrender!"
"Does your Supreme Peace Empire think that my Heavenly Spirit Empire is invincible? If you dare to invade, we will certainly fight back with all our might."
"That's right, with the Heavenly Spirit Empire and the Heavenly Star Empire joining forces, the outcome is still uncertain."
"..."
At the head of the table, the newly enthroned Heavenly Spirit Emperor also had a gloomy expression.
He had only just ascended the throne when an envoy from the Supreme Peace Empire came to persuade him to surrender, which showed that they didn't take him seriously at all.
"Envoy of Supreme Peace, go back and tell Supreme Peace Emperor that if he wants war, I will fight!" Heavenly Spirit Emperor said coldly.
Upon hearing this, the envoy from Supreme Peace maintained his smile and said calmly, "I will naturally inform Your Majesty of this. However, I also hope that Your Heavenly Spirit Emperor will carefully consider what I have said. If you are willing to surrender, you and all the officials will at least be well-fed and clothed for the rest of your lives."
After saying this, the Supreme Peace envoy strode out of the hall, completely ignoring the angry looks from the others.
But after the envoy from Supreme Peace left, the court fell into an eerie silence.
Despite their anger, the courtiers also harbored their own thoughts.
They knew very well that even if the Heavenly Spirit Empire and the Heavenly Star Empire joined forces, they would absolutely not be able to defeat the Supreme Peace Empire.
That anger just now was only for Heavenly Spirit Emperor's benefit; no one is willing to live or die with the empire, especially after the Supreme Peace envoy said that surrendering would allow them to live.
Bang!
Heavenly Spirit Emperor slammed his palm on the dragon throne, his expression still grim. "Why are you all silent? If the Supreme Peace Empire were to invade, how should we respond?"
The court officials looked at each other, but none of them spoke. Finally, Heavenly Spirit Emperor looked at the chief minister.
The Grand Secretary had no choice but to step forward and say, "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is for us to contact the Heavenly Star Empire as soon as possible. If the two countries join forces, they are not without the ability to confront the Supreme Peace Empire."
Heavenly Spirit Emperor Tianling nodded, then revealed a bombshell. "I know you are all worried about that Sovereign Realm expert, but you can rest assured. The reason my father disappeared was because he was taken away by that expert. My father specifically left me a message that they will leave the Myriad Spirits Realm."
Upon hearing this, all the court officials paused, as they naturally had no idea where the Sovereign Realm expert had gone; they only found out now.
If that Sovereign Realm expert really left, then perhaps they really wouldn't need to surrender?
He immediately began to ponder again, having already considered contacting the ministers of the Supreme Peace Empire privately.
"Alright, all of you may leave. I will contact Heavenly Star Emperor myself." Heavenly Spirit Emperor waved his hand and said, and the ministers all left.
Subsequently, Heavenly Spirit Emperor contacted Heavenly Star Emperor, and the Supreme Peace Empire also sent an envoy to the Heavenly Star Empire to offer congratulations, while also conveying the same message of persuading them to surrender.
"We must join forces! Without Sovereign Realm expert, what do we have to fear from the Supreme Peace Empire if our two nations join forces?" The two new emperors immediately reached an agreement and formed an alliance.
On the tenth day after the Heavenly Star Empire and the Heavenly Spirit Empire formed an alliance, the Supreme Peace Empire's army set out and launched an attack on the two great empires.