I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

At dawn, Shen Ming opened his eyes in the quiet room of his cave.

After meditation, I felt refreshed and energetic again.

"The Heavenly Bottle and the Moon Spirit Technique are one. The Su family failed to refine it, so they had to change its effects to a technique. This artificial transformation requires extremely high standards."

Shen Ming understood this point and felt it was reasonable.

If the Su family successfully refines the self-contained Palm Heaven Bottle, they wouldn't just be a second-class family.

Just then, Shen Ming discovered something chilling, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

The Heavenly Bottle has disappeared!

He remembered carrying the Heavenly Bottle with him, but he couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked.

The quiet room, barely the size of a palm, also contains a dragon-slaying stone and a restriction.

He searched through the storage bag again, but found nothing.

"Is it placed outside?"

Shen Ming frowned, unsure of what to do as he stepped out of the quiet room, and indeed saw the tilted Palm Heaven Bottle on the stone table.

A tongue was constantly licking the mouth of the bottle.

Shen Ming felt his hair stand on end; the cave was practically his own home.

With the doors tightly shut, something swaggered in.

Upon closer inspection, it was a black cat with a slender body and smooth lines, like a nimble shadow in the night.

Its fur is a deep, jet-black color, interspersed with a few faint silver spots, like stars twinkling in the night sky.

Its eyes were like two emerald gems, radiating a mysterious light in the darkness.

Shen Ming did not act rashly, remembering that he had been carrying the Heavenly Bottle with him.

In other words, the black cat broke into the cave, entered the quiet room without his knowledge, and took the Heavenly Bottle from his body.

The purpose was to retrieve the remaining Moonlight Elixir from the bottle.

This cat is terrifying!

The black cat let out a satisfied snort and stretched.

Completely ignoring Shen Ming, it used its tongue to wet the fur on its paws and began to wipe the sides of its mouth.

Finally, he glanced at Shen Ming almost imperceptibly.

Without any indication, he jumped off the table and leaped out of the cave's natural window.

That's a sheer cliff outside!

As Shen Ming was thinking this, he saw the black cat's body begin to fade, transforming into shimmering moonlight.

Only then did Shen Ming let out a long breath. Faced with such an existence, he had no temper whatsoever.

It's not hard to guess the black cat's identity.

Water Moon Grotto, the primordial spirit of the moon!

The primordial spirits that other true disciples hadn't seen in decades ran into his cave to steal food!

The bottle in the palm contains Moonlight Elixir, and the other party is the Moon Spirit.

For a little glutton, it's a huge temptation.

After checking that the Palm Heaven Bottle was undamaged, Shen Ming thought it was a good thing.

Moonlight Elixir is a risk-free business. If he can gain the favor of the Moon Spirit, it will greatly help him in his bid for the position of the Divine Son of the Xuantian Sect.

Although black cats are not very polite, that's just how cats are.

Over time, as they get to know each other better, the cat will repay their kindness.

Shen Ming remembered that before he transmigrated, he fed stray cats when he was a child. One day, a stray cat came to his door with a dead mouse in its mouth.

I later learned that this was the cat repaying a debt of gratitude.

"Hopefully, the Moon Spirit won't kill the rat."

Shen Ming muttered something to himself, composed himself, and walked out of the cave.

It was already dawn, and four or five hours had passed since he had watered the tree with the spiritual liquid. He needed to check on the condition of the Golden Peach Spirit Tree.

I didn't have high expectations, I just hoped to see a touch of green.

The original Golden Peach Spirit Tree was cracked and fragile, as if it had experienced endless vicissitudes and torment.

The withered branches swayed helplessly in the wind, exuding endless loneliness.

As long as there are any signs of improvement, Shen Ming can persevere.

However, he underestimated the effects of the Moonlight Elixir.

Shen Mingdu even doubted that he had come to the wrong place.

The withered tree from yesterday is gone, replaced by a vibrant peach tree that is over ten feet tall.

The tree trunk is slender yet resilient, with delicate patterns faintly visible on its golden bark.

Its branches and leaves are arranged in a pleasingly sparse manner, and its leaves are small and exquisite, swaying gently in the breeze.

The climate of the cave is unaffected by the seasons; it is winter outside, but spring-like all year round inside.

The Jinling peach tree is currently in its flowering period, but the fruiting period will last another three to four months.

One bottle of elixir can bring someone back from the dead; if you get another bottle, won't it immediately blossom and bear fruit?

Before dawn, Shen Ming began to look forward to nightfall.

……

Jade Cauldron Grotto, Ice-Clear Peak.

Fang Qingxue named her Lingshan Mountain based on her special talents and her own name.

These days, Fang Qingxue has not focused on cultivation, but has been frequently visiting her senior brothers and sisters and mingling in various circles.

That day, an uninvited guest arrived at her sacred mountain.

Gu Qing!

When they were inner disciples, the two were inseparable and were seen as a perfect couple by outsiders.

"Qingxue, you said that no matter which of us becomes a true disciple, we can become each other's close followers," Gu Qing said indignantly.

Since he was eliminated, an invisible wall has separated the two of them.

"Gu Qing, are you really willing to share a sacred mountain with me and take turns cultivating in other blessed lands? As a man, don't you feel ashamed?" Fang Qingxue remained aloof, neither happy nor sad.

“I am confident that I will compete for the position of a true disciple next year. Why don’t you come to see me, talk to me, or even reply to the letter I sent you?” Gu Qing said.

Fang Qingxue's eyes revealed deep disappointment.

"Gu Qing, your lamp is growing dimmer and dimmer, unable to illuminate my path forward. Let us then wholeheartedly pursue the Dao."

Gu Qing was struck dumb, her face turning deathly pale.

"How could you say that..." Gu Qing shook his head self-deprecatingly.

His cultivation level was always lower than Fang Qingxue's, and outsiders said he relied on women.

Even in the Heavenly Demon Battlefield, they had to rely on Fang Qingxue's help.

Little did he know that over the years, he had given half of his cultivation resources to Fang Qingxue.

Because Fang Qingxue has a special spiritual vein, she needs it even more than he does.

Now, Fang Qingxue has become a true disciple.

The first sword strike after landing was aimed at him, the tool.

"Fang Qingxue! I know you are devoted to the Dao. I have nothing to say to you now that you look down on me. Things change! I only ask you, before you made this decision, were there any other people in your life?"

If it were just a matter of two people separating and getting back together, Gu Qing had nothing to say and would simply consider himself blind.

If a third party gets involved, then it becomes enmity, it becomes hatred!

"No."

Fang Qingxue answered calmly, without glancing to the side.

"it is good!"

Gu Qing said no more and left with a flick of his sleeve.

Not long after he left, Li Qin arrived at Bingqing Peak.

Li Qin is one of the nine true disciples in this generation.

These days, I've become good friends with Fang Qingxue, and we go out together.

"Qingxue, Senior Brother Ji is hosting a gathering and has invited us to his Purple Lightning Peak!" Li Qin exclaimed excitedly.

Fang Qingxue's calm expression changed slightly.

Senior Brother Ji, Ji Tian!

They possess the true disciples of the Great Cave Heaven Spirit Mountain.

He was the important person she had been trying to get to know these past few days.

The Great Cave Heaven Spirit Mountain is not the main one; Shen Ming, who was in the same year as her, also had a similar Spirit Mountain.

The problem is, he's the heir of a prestigious family like Ji Tianyi!

He has a distinguished background and is extremely wealthy!