Without the slightest hint of reluctance or attachment, as if these priceless spiritual herbs were worthless!
Ying Qingge’s phoenix-like eyes were fixed on her junior brother, observing his every move.
In an instant, as the sun set and twilight glowed, with the vast supply of spiritual energy, Su Chen’s strength had already surpassed the peak of Body Tempering.
Even the Foundation Building barrier ahead seemed effortlessly within reach.
But it wasn’t enough!
Not perfect, not refined enough!
Deep down, Su Chen sensed that breaking through now would bring more harm than good.
Yet, with the overwhelming surge of spiritual energy like a mighty dragon, how could he stop it?
“Detected: Host is on the verge of breaking through the limit. Ultimate Tempering Method is automatically activating…”
At that same moment.
The third reward, previously ignored by Su Chen, kicked in. The Ultimate Tempering Method forcibly compressed his realm to its absolute limit, achieving an unprecedented extreme state.
Instantly.
It was as if a new valve had opened within Su Chen’s body. The spiritual energy, previously poised to break through, began another round of tempering around him.
His already flawless physique began to expel minute impurities and turbid energy once more.
This process repeated hundreds, thousands of times until the spiritual energy in Su Chen’s body was finally exhausted, and his strength reached the absolute pinnacle of Body Tempering.
Crack!
With a sound like a cocoon breaking, Su Chen’s eyes snapped open, his body emitting a crackling noise like firecrackers.
His physique became even more ethereal and extraordinary, like flawless crystal, pure and perfect.
“Wow… Little Junior Brother is even more captivating now!”
“Just Body Tempering and already such a transformation? If he breaks through a few more realms, won’t he truly become a nation-destroying vixen?”
Ying Qingge gazed at her junior brother, her beautiful eyes sparkling with astonishment and a hint of worry.
If he kept cultivating like this, wouldn’t he attract more rivals?
However.
She conveniently overlooked one fact: just how extraordinary Su Chen’s Body Tempering was!
Reaching the peak of Body Tempering in a single day.
Aside from a handful of prodigious geniuses, this was an impossible daydream.
Ordinary cultivators took two to three days to break through Body Tempering, while reaching its peak required months for the highly talented, and a lifetime for the less gifted.
Even the prodigies of great sects needed at least a month to complete the Nine Revolutions of Body Tempering.
Even Ying Qingge, the Empress of Great Qin, had taken a full nine days to complete her Nine Revolutions.
Oops, accidentally showing off again!
At that moment.
Su Chen’s voice pulled Ying Qingge from her thoughts.
“Senior Sister, what are you looking at?”
“Oh, you!”
“What’s so interesting about me?”
“That’s not necessarily true~!”
Ying Qingge teased, looking at her junior brother with a hint of pride, though inevitably followed by a touch of melancholy.
With his talent, his future achievements would be immeasurable.
Wouldn’t that mean he’d be even less willing to live off soft rice?
If he surpassed her, she’d never see her soft, adorable junior brother again!
At this thought, Ying Qingge’s sense of crisis surged.
She had to take advantage of his current weakness to push him down, securing the upper hand in their future… bedroom dynamics!
Meanwhile.
Su Chen was also full of questions.
Having just finished cultivating, his body felt better than ever, but he still needed to consult his experienced senior sister.
Unfortunately.
As he stood up.
Pfft!
With a familiar sound, Su Chen’s face was buried once again, enveloped in a fragrant scent.
I know the smell of milk!
Immediately after.
“Little Junior Brother, congratulations~!”
“To succeed so well on your first cultivation attempt—Senior Sister is so pleased.”
Ying Qingge hugged her junior brother, proposing without hesitation,
“Let me take you to bathe!”
Su Chen froze.
“Huh? Why?”
“Silly, you’re covered in impurities from your transformation. It smells~!”
At her reminder, before Su Chen could assess his condition, his vision blurred, and when he came to, he was already in a bath.
The Qinghua Pool, a bathing place reserved solely for the imperial family.
Was Su Chen an outsider? Well…
To Empress Ying Qingge, he wasn’t an outsider at all.
In the misty bath.
When Su Chen came to his senses, his senior sister had quietly changed into a thin gauze dress. In the mist… it was as if she wore nothing at all.
Meanwhile, her fair hands were leisurely removing his outer garments.
Not the least bit flustered, she showed no signs of guilt.
After all, it wasn’t her first time.
“Little Junior Brother, let me scrub your back!”
As she spoke, Ying Qingge gave Su Chen no chance to refuse, already fulfilling her “duty” as a senior sister.
To Su Chen’s surprise, she was unusually well-behaved throughout.
No attempts to take advantage.
She was like a gentle, caring wife, patiently and attentively cleaning the impurities from his body. From the reflection in the water, you couldn’t detect a hint of disdain.
Her delicate, gentle touch even calmed Su Chen’s anxious heart, stirring a moment of genuine emotion.
Humans aren’t plants—how could one remain unmoved?
He admitted, he was a little touched.
Especially in this unfamiliar world with only him and his senior sister, the feeling was even stronger.
Continuing like this… might not be so bad?
However.
The next moment.
Ripples spread across the water, and Su Chen’s body stiffened, his expression turning pained.
“Oh my, Little Junior Brother is unexpectedly… excited~!”
Hearing his senior sister’s teasing voice, Su Chen was dumbfounded.
He took back his earlier thoughts.
His senior sister was absolutely a master of hairpin turns!
How dare she ambush his “brother”?
Did she want to see what real ferocity looked like?
Behind him, Ying Qingge’s lips curved slightly, her fair legs playfully splashing in the water—clearly intentional.
Caring for her junior brother, loving him, giving him the warmth of home… it wasn’t enough.
That would only turn their bond into familial affection.
A bit of playful teasing was far more necessary!
It ensured her little junior brother could never see her as just family, making it easier to coax him into bed.
Perfect!
I’m such a genius~!
Meanwhile.
As Ying Qingge schemed to win over her junior brother, someone finally sensed something amiss.
Atop a snowy mountain.
A peerless beauty stood in a snow-white dress, her long hair cascading to her ankles like a waterfall, her face stunningly divine, like an immortal descended to earth.
Her eyes held no trace of emotion.
Her delicate, petite jade-like feet stood in the snow, unaffected by the wind and cold, her thin attire untouched, a flame-like mark adorning her forehead.
Just moments ago, she had sensed something and looked in a certain direction.
Why was her heart so restless today?
Why did everything seem… tinged with green?
Could something have happened at Wangchen Peak?