The goofy junior sister is the most eccentric person in the entire cultivation world.

Qinghe Daoist brought Shen Rugo a full one hundred top-grade spirit stones and seventy top-grade spirit fruits.

But now, only ten top-grade spirit stones and spirit fruits remain.

This means that Shen Rugo spent nearly ninety top-grade spirit stones and sixty top-grade spirit fruits to break through from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level.

Especially the top-grade spirit fruit, which costs more than ten top-grade spirit stones to buy.

If this gets out, it will surely shock countless cultivators.

Even cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage wouldn't consume such a massive amount of cultivation resources when advancing from the early to the middle stages.

"I don't know what time it is now. Should I go out and check what's going on?"

Shen Rugo stood up, stretched, and suddenly noticed the golden bird egg placed to the side—a phoenix egg.

He immediately took the phoenix egg into his arms and said softly, "Little one, I've been busy cultivating these days and have neglected you."

I don't know if you can hear me, nor do I know how many millennia you've existed. I truly hope you can hatch soon so I can see your adorable face!

Shen Rugo had read countless cultivation novels and knew that many protagonists possessed divine beasts, such as phoenixes, which were both majestic and incredibly powerful.

As she kept muttering to herself, Shen Rugo vaguely sensed that the little life inside the bird egg chirped twice, as if responding to her.

"Little one, I don't know why your mother was so cruel. After giving birth to you, she left you in that Heavenly Pool for hundreds of thousands of years and never came back to see you again. What a pitiful child!"

But don't worry, once you hatch, stay with me, and I'll take good care of you!

Shen Rugo was increasingly moved, her mouth never stopping, while a picture appeared in her mind: the world was vast, the martial arts world was boundless, and she, Shen Rugo, walked in the world of cultivation, her small hands behind her back, her head held high, wherever she went, a five-colored phoenix followed behind her, flames blazing, attracting countless envious, jealous and awe-inspiring gazes.

"Little guy, you are born with the element of fire, so it seems you need fire-attribute spiritual energy to grow. How about I transfer some to you and see how it goes!"

Shen Rugo's heart stirred, and the five spiritual roots within her dantian separated.

A stream of fire-attribute spiritual energy emanated from his fire-attribute spiritual root and flowed directly into the bird egg from his palm.

In the blink of an eye, she heard a cheerful chirping coming from the bird's egg.

"Does it really work?"

Shen Rugo was overjoyed!

Continue transmitting fire elemental energy.

Half an hour later, the little life inside the bird's egg stirred.

"Little guy, tell me quickly, will this help you hatch faster?"

Shen Rugo asked hurriedly.

Before she finished speaking, she felt a slight tremor on the eggshell, as if a small bird had gently pecked at it in response.

"Are you about to hatch? Do you need me to help you break the shell?"

Bird life begins to hatch from eggs; once the egg breaks, the baby bird is born.

Overjoyed, Shen Rugo wanted to crack the bird's egg open.

But just as he raised his hand, he heard a sharp cry in his mind.

"I can't help you break this bird egg? You have to peck it open yourself?"

Shen Rugo instantly understood.

It seems that birds hatch not because the mother bird helps to peck open the eggshell, but because the chicks hatch on their own.

"Little one, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I won't break your shell."

However, I also hope that you can hatch as soon as possible, preferably today!

Tomorrow I'll be participating in the sect competition, and I hope you can see me display my might on the arena and defeat that bastard Zhang Shiduo! I also hope you can give me a hand and let those guys witness your Phoenix Divine Power!

Shen Rugo started talking again, continuously channeling fire elemental energy into the bird egg as she spoke.

Although she had just broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, constantly supplying fire spiritual energy would make it difficult for Shen Rugo to stabilize her realm.

However, Shen Rugo cultivates all five spiritual roots simultaneously. Once her fire spiritual power weakens, she directly combines the five spiritual roots into one, and her fire spiritual power is quickly replenished.

By this point, Shen Rugo was certain that there was no suspense in this competition, as both the Star Palace and Qinghe Daoist had made thorough preparations.

Everything is ready; we're just waiting for the show to begin.

Before dawn, Shen Rugo was in no hurry to go out. She was focused on hatching the little phoenix so she could show it off properly tomorrow!

"It's already past midnight, and the sect competition is just around the corner. This little darling hasn't made a move yet. Could it be that she hasn't broken through to the next realm?"

Qinghe Daoren spent almost the entire day focusing on Shen Rugo's villa, hoping that Shen Rugo would emerge from seclusion.

In fact, throughout the entire day, including at night, not only Qinghe Daoist, but also the people from the Star Palace and cultivators from various sects focused their attention on Shen Rugo's residence.

In particular, cultivators from various places brought plenty of spirit stones, eager to gamble and try out this novel game.

Zhang Shiduo has already appeared, but the other protagonist has been immersed in cultivation and hasn't even shown his face. Everyone is extremely curious about Shen Rugo.

As time slowly passed, dawn gradually broke.

More and more people appeared at the outer gate, outside Shen Rugo's villa.

"This Shen Rugo is still cultivating. Doesn't she know that today is the March Grand Competition?"

"A cultivation maniac is indeed a cultivation maniac!"

"Could it be that she hasn't even broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, and is now too embarrassed to show her face?"

"When have you ever heard of someone with a mixed five spiritual roots breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining within three months?"

If a miscellaneous five-elemental root can achieve this, then what's the point of having a superior single-elemental root or an excellent single-elemental root?

"It seems that the grand competition and betting organized by the Star Palace was just a hoax to fool everyone."

"Why worry about so much? Anyway, a miscellaneous five-elemental root can't beat a superior single-elemental root. Just bet on Zhang Shiduo to win!"

……

Outside, it was already noisy and chaotic, but inside the small villa, Shen Rugo was still working hard to channel fire elemental energy into the phoenix egg.

After working for almost a whole night, Shen Rugo could clearly feel the little life inside the bird egg.

The little guy even kept gently pecking at the bird eggs with his beak.

The remaining ten or so top-grade spirit stones and spirit fruits were all refined by Shen Rugo and fed into the bird egg due to the continuous consumption throughout the night.

"It's already dawn, little one, why haven't you hatched yet?"

As Shen Rugo watched the sky brighten and saw a large crowd gathered outside, she grew anxious.

Just then, the sun rose in the east, and its brilliant rays shone on the mountains, as if they were gilded with gold.

A ray of sunlight shone through a crack in the small villa's window, landing directly on the golden bird egg that Shen Rugo was holding in her arms.

Under that ray of sunlight, Shen Rugo felt a joyful cry from the little life inside the bird's egg.

Then, a series of clicking sounds rang out.

"Is this little guy finally going to hatch?"

"The rising sun is extremely strong and masculine; it seems to be of great benefit to it?"

Shen Rugo immediately held the bird egg up to the sunlight.