The Emperor, with more men than women, made me his mistress.

She sensed it as soon as she stood there; the spiritual energy here was denser than in other places, but it wasn't enough for her to break through to the Golden Core stage.

However, she had prepared for her attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage, and the spirit stones and spirit essence she had collected were enough for her to successfully advance.

After everything was ready, Yue Li asked Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling to stand further away, and then walked into the circle surrounded by spirit stones and sat down cross-legged.

This time, instead of taking it little by little, she picked up a bottle of spiritual essence liquid and drank it all in one gulp. Instantly, she felt a rich spiritual energy rushing through all her meridians, guiding, refining, and compressing the spiritual liquid in her dantian.

And so it went, over and over again!

Yue Li was extremely patient with this. When the spiritual liquid in her dantian began to faintly glow with golden light, Yue Li drank two bottles of spiritual marrow liquid directly and began to forcefully compress the spiritual liquid in her dantian.

At the same time, the sky, which had been clear and sunny, was now dark and gloomy, with thunderclouds rolling inside, covering the sky above Yue Li's head with infinite pressure.

When Leng Xuanling and Sheng Yifan saw this scene, their eyelids twitched involuntarily, and they immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

This scene was naturally seen by those who were close to the forest, but what they saw was different from what Leng Xuanling and Sheng Yifan saw.

All they could see were dark clouds rolling above the forest, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring within them, as if they could collapse at any moment and destroy the entire forest.

The news quickly reached the general guarding the border of Xiyao Kingdom, and a group of people on the city wall watched the scene with trepidation.

Yue Li wasn't worried about this change; on the contrary, she felt excited.

Such a change indicates that the Heavenly Dao here allows for tribulation. Thinking of this, Yue Li accelerated the process of condensing her golden core.

As her movements quickened, lightning covered the area above her head, with countless arcs of electricity seemingly ready to strike at any moment.

Yue Li remained seated cross-legged, her expression serene and calm.

The spirit stones that had surrounded Yue Li before were also drained of their spiritual energy and shattered into powder.

The moment the golden core condensed in Yue Li's dantian, lightning bolts, seemingly impatient, struck directly at Yue Li, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Rumble.

The deafening thunder, seemingly capable of obliterating everything, struck Yue Li's small body, as if to shatter this person who had defied the laws of heaven and earth into dust.

Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling, standing at a distance, saw this scene and clenched their fists and gritted their teeth to restrain themselves from rushing over.

Seeing their beloved surrounded by lightning, the two were filled with rage. If Yue Li hadn't given them instructions beforehand, they probably would have rushed over without a second thought.

After the first bolt of lightning struck, a second and a third followed, each one heavier than the last. Trees nearby were charred into pieces, and the two could only see a flash of lightning where Yue Li had just been standing; they couldn't see her figure at all.

Only when the last bolt of lightning, seemingly capable of splitting heaven and earth, struck did the dark clouds in the sky begin to dissipate, and the lightning covering the forest vanished without a trace in an instant.

At this moment, Yue Li had no time to care about her charred body and tattered clothes after being struck by lightning. She was overjoyed as she looked at the round and full golden core in her dantian.

The golden core in the dantian was rapidly absorbing the spiritual energy gathered by the lightning tribulation, and it could be seen spinning rapidly.

Only after Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling saw the lightning tribulation dissipate and the sky clear again did they dare to step into the area where the lightning tribulation had occurred, fearing that their intrusion would cause the thunderclouds to gather again and strike Yue Li.

The surrounding area was scorched earth, and the lush greenery that had once been there was no longer any trace of it. The two people became even more anxious when they saw this.

They quickly arrived at Yue Li's location and saw a person whose body was charred black sitting there. Both of them gasped for breath, opened their mouths, but their throats seemed to be choked, and they couldn't make a sound.

Sheng Yifan's fingers trembled as he reached under Yue Li's nose to test her breath. Feeling her warm breath, he felt as if he had come back to life, and he took a deep breath after holding his breath.

Seeing Sheng Yifan's change, Leng Xuanling knew that Yue Li was alright, and a relieved smile finally appeared on his face.

"It's good that Ah Li is alright!"

Seeing Yue Li's current state, Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling dared not move and could only stand there and guard her.

They kept watch for five days. Both of them had already cultivated their spiritual power, so they could go without sleep for several days and nights without any problem.

After Yue Li consolidated her cultivation, she opened her eyes again and saw two pairs of eyes staring straight at her. She was immediately startled. "Why are you two looking at me like that?"

"Ah Li, you're awake!"

"Ah Li, you're finally awake! Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Upon seeing that Yue Li had finally woken up, the two of them immediately jumped up from the ground, completely abandoning their usual arrogance and composure.

Although Yue Li seemed alright, she hadn't opened her eyes, and the two of them were quite worried. Now that they saw Yue Li had woken up, they finally felt relieved.

"Yes, I'm fine now. I was just trying to consolidate my cultivation after advancing to the Golden Core stage these past few days, which made you two worry." Yue Li looked at her clothes, which had been charred into pieces. If it weren't for the layer of black charcoal covering her body, she would probably be standing naked in front of the two of them.

She stretched out her hands to form a hand seal, then took out a new dress from her spatial storage and put it on in one smooth motion. Even though Sheng Yifan and Leng Xuanling didn't turn their gaze away, they only caught a fleeting glimpse of that shimmering white.

Reaching out, Yue Li looked at the pearly luster of the skin on her forearm and felt extremely satisfied.

Despite her skin being even more delicate and fair than before, she is now invulnerable to blades and spears even without circulating her spiritual power and relying solely on her physical body to defend herself.

Sheng Yifan naturally stepped forward to straighten Yue Li's clothes and tie her belt, while Leng Xuanling went behind Yue Li and tied her long hair up with a hairband.

"Yi Fan, I succeeded! Aren't you happy for me too?" Yue Li hugged Sheng Yi Fan's waist with a face full of joy and kissed him on the cheek. At this moment, all her joy was on display.

"Of course I'm happy. As long as A-Li is safe and sound, I'm happy no matter what!" Sheng Yifan hugged Yue Li tightly, burying his face in her black hair. He didn't say that when he saw Yue Li sitting there motionless, her figure as red as charcoal, he felt suffocated and almost drowned.

Even at that moment, he had the thought that if Yue Li wasn't there, his life would be meaningless.

Fortunately, thankfully Ah Li is still here, and thankfully Ah Li can't bear to abandon them!

Feeling the warm breath on the back of her neck, and the teeth grinding against her sensitive skin, Yue Li pushed Leng Xuanling's chest behind her. "Stop fooling around, we should go out. With such a commotion here, someone might come in to check."