Within the secret realm, the alchemical fire was warm and inviting.

Shen Tang leaned on Lu Xingzhou’s shoulder, accompanying him as he refined elixirs.

If Chen Zhangsi refining the Rescue Heart Dan could elevate his alchemist rank, then Lu Xingzhou similarly had a comparable experience source.

This was the fruit obtained from the Fenxiang Tower’s secret library, which was previously planned to be used to refine various elixirs to help everyone cultivate their qi and blood. However, feeling his alchemy level was still insufficient and fearing wasting the heavenly treasure, he had temporarily put it aside.

But so much time had passed, and the needed auxiliary medicines had already been sent for by the Tianxing Sword Sect disciples searching everywhere. Now, they were complete.

The so-called insufficient alchemy level actually meant it was still acceptable for refining for himself. If he planned to benefit Shen Tang’s cultivation, it had to be at least a fourth-grade elixir. Lu Xingzhou’s alchemist level before was sixth-grade, so he indeed didn’t dare to refine it randomly.

These days, studying the Mohe notes and Fenxiang Tower classics had yielded great gains. He estimated he had already risen to a fifth-grade level, just not yet certified.

A fifth-grade level could, of course, attempt to refine a fourth-grade elixir beyond his level. If he could refine it successfully, that would be a steady fifth-grade level and even take a solid big step in the experience of the fourth grade.

After all, from the elixir formula to the refining, everything was handled by himself. According to the alchemist certification method, he could even certify as a fourth-grade, but the success rate was not high and couldn’t be calculated directly in this way.

Since they planned to leave, of course, the unfinished things had to be completed. Refining this fruit elixir was one of them, as it could both help everyone’s cultivation elevate and allow himself to accumulate more experience during the examination.

Lu Xingzhou carefully prepared several portions of the medicines, only investing one portion into the dan furnace, fully concentrating on the refining.

A Nuo, who was external, squatted to one side eating a sweet potato, blinking his eyes as he watched the elixir rotate inside the furnace: “It failed, Master.”

With A Nuo, who was external, by his side, a failure generally wouldn’t result in an exploding furnace. The elixir was reluctantly formed, but the medicinal effects were basically not fused. It looked whole, but if you cut it open, you would find clumps here and there. If this were to be counted, there were still medicinal effects, generally called substandard products.

Lu Xingzhou took the elixir, broke it open, and studied it for a long while, pondering: “The secret realm’s earth fire is no problem, the dan furnace is also no problem… Now the problem is my spirit is not good. When I refine for a long time, some of my spirit is scattered, and my control is lacking. Forcing another refinement will also just be like this… Consolidating myself is still the hard truth.”

A Nuo glanced at Shen Tang, secretly thinking, your attention isn’t concentrated, your spirit is scattered, could it be not because you are hugging a woman?

Which family refines elixirs like this? If the daoists from the Capital Dan Academy heard about this, wouldn’t they beat you to death?

These words, if said, would probably get him hit by his Shiniang. A Nuo only euphemistically said: “The secret realm is spacious, it’s inevitably distracting. How about trying quiet cultivation in the secret room?”

How could the dog man and woman not hear the child’s true meaning? Shen Tang’s face suddenly turned red. She awkwardly stood up: “That, I’ll also go back to cultivate first… I’ll come see you again tomorrow.”

“Don’t.” Lu Xingzhou pulled her back, saying seriously: “A Nuo’s reminder is good. We indeed should go to the secret room for quiet cultivation…”

A Nuo: “……”

The little dumpling watched with wide eyes as his Master horizontally carried his Shiniang and instantly darted into the secret room.

An hour later, Lu Xingzhou lifted his pants and returned to the dan furnace. That expression was indeed one of complete focus, with all worldly concerns gone.

Shen Tang hid inside, washed her hands, and came out lazily smoothing her hair, sitting to one side with a slight pout.

A Nuo sighed, feeling that this time the elixir formation process was obviously much smoother than the previous time… Indeed, it seemed Master was no longer distracted this time.

Who knows how long passed, the dan furnace slightly shook.

The elixir floated up, filling the room with fragrance, still accompanied by some seven-colored auspicious cloud-like light. At a glance, the grade was very high.

Fourth-grade Dragon Elephant Dan.

Lu Xingzhou exhaled, hugging Shen Tang with one hand: “Great success announced, a kiss?”

Shen Tang covered his mouth with one hand: “Where did all this come from? You should eat the elixir instead.”

Lu Xingzhou moved her hand away, held the elixir with his lips, and bent down to feed it: “This elixir is refined for you…”

Shen Tang was slightly stunned, her lips already blocked.

Shen Tang was an outsider when it came to refining elixirs. Lu Xingzhou hadn’t said before refining this elixir that it was for her. She didn’t even know what kind of elixir she needed to eat, and it wasn’t time to break through yet…

The elixir was pushed into her mouth. Before Shen Tang could even ask, the medicinal power had already melted into her throat and then scattered into her limbs and bones.

Shen Tang only felt her whole body’s muscles and bones begin to creak, and an enormous Dragon Elephant power surged into her body. Her qi and blood became much more vigorous, her bones firm, and her meridians tough.

The power of the Huangji Jing Shi Jing inside her body was pulled, and it began to operate frantically. Qi and blood blended back and forth with true qi, growing significantly.

Shen Tang quickly sat cross-legged and closed her eyes, guiding her dantian.

Her body was like mountains and rivers, purple qi was dense, spreading throughout the universe. It was a bit like Lu Xingzhou’s feeling during his rebirth and bone transformation. She felt her mortal bones begin to vaguely show traces of jade transformation.

In ancient times, it is said that martial cultivation had a realm called “Forge Bones”. Is this it?

Under the traction of her physical body, her spirit platform opened, her bright hall shone with light, and her soul sea initially condensed. Vaguely, there was a kind of illusion of transformation and ascent… This was not an illusion, but from this point onward, her body was light and clear, soaring through fog and clouds was no longer a dream.

In ancient times, it is said that Dao cultivation called this realm “Soar Clouds”. Does this count now?

No matter what it counts as… Shen Tang’s heart flashed with a thought, and she knew very clearly that everyone now called it “Upper Three Grades”.

That was the most important major barrier among the nine grades, a typical watershed distinguishing true powerhouses from “new talents”!

“Boom rumble!” Dark clouds suddenly condensed in the sky above, and there seemed to be lightning flashing in mid-air.

But this was beneath the secret realm! Where did this thunder come from?

The spirit platform area also seemed to have fire rising, beginning to calcine the soul sea.

“This is…” Shen Tang’s heart flashed a thought: “The Upper Three Grades major barrier indeed has a minor heavenly tribulation… Mine is unexpectedly still a double thunder-fire tribulation.”

Drawing heavenly thunder from above and hooking heart fire from below, it belonged to a quite difficult kind of tribulation.

Difficulty didn’t matter… That meant that in her fourth-grade cultivation, she was much stronger than others, so her third-grade tribulation was also more difficult than others. It is said that some who relied on elixirs to break through might even have no tribulation… Meaning the Heavenly Way thinks, “Do you even count as third-grade?”

Then this just meant the Heavenly Way thought, “Your strength exceeds the standard, it’s best you’re not alive,” and would give a strong tribulation.

Then that was a good thing!

Shen Tang suddenly opened her eyes, her jade hand lightly waved.

The purple sword left its sheath, boundless purple qi gathered like a dragon, roaring and ascending to the sky.

“Boom!” The purple qi and heavenly thunder clashed, shaking the entire secret realm, which seemed to tremble slightly.

Lu Xingzhou had already seen clearly what the situation was. He fed his wife an elixir, and she unexpectedly broke through the three-grade major barrier along the way, and then even drew a minor heavenly tribulation! At the same time Shen Tang’s flying sword left its sheath, he also quickly stuffed another elixir into Shen Tang.

Passing tribulation is something others generally cannot help with, as it will cause the tribulation passer to lack this layer of experience, making their breakthrough incomplete. But it doesn’t hinder the use of elixirs for auxiliary purposes, which is only right by heaven and earth.

Lu Xingzhou saw at a glance that Shen Tang had tribulation fire inside her body, mainly invading her spirit platform. This elixir was for calming the mind and clearing the heart, and was actually prepared for dealing with charm techniques…

Shen Tang quickly perceived that there seemed to be sweet rain descending inside her soul sea, stopping the boiling and burning flame.

She smiled slightly. Actually, she could have managed without help… But getting this auxiliary was naturally more relaxed and provided more certainty.

The purple qi spread out, bringing fine threads of rain, easily extinguishing the boiling soul fire.

The heavenly thunder dissipated, and the tribulation fire stopped.

Shen Tang opened her eyes, facing the bright, shining eyes of Lu Xingzhou and A Nuo in front of her.

No one outside the secret realm knew that the Chao Huang Princess, Tianxing Sword Sect Sect Master Shen Tang, had broken through the three-grade major barrier. She had just passed the virtual age of twenty-three years old in the new year, and even her full year birthday hadn’t arrived yet.

If Zhenmo Si knew, her name could be directly removed from the new talent list and should go contend for rank on the list of heroes.

“Three grades achieved?” Lu Xingzhou asked joyfully.

“Achieved.”

Lu Xingzhou hugged her and spun her around: “My wife is truly a genius!”

She was indeed a genius.

This elixir was fundamentally not a breakthrough elixir, nor a cultivation-increasing elixir. It was merely for cultivating qi and blood and increasing strength. That is, being a bit stronger than others at the same level, giving more advantage in a same-level confrontation.

Who would have thought that Shen Tang, relying on this huge strength boost, unexpectedly went non-stop, opened the path to breakthrough, and even rushed through it in one breath.

As for the thunder-fire double tribulation that seemed terrifying to ordinary people, she also responded with extreme ease. It seemed that even without that clear heart elixir he gave her as an auxiliary, it would have been no problem at all.

Yes, she was originally a phoenix whose talent crushed numerous princes, forcing the emperor to personally suppress her.

But such a woman, just an hour ago, was gently held by him in the secret room for “quiet cultivation.” Her cherry lips were savored, her fragrant saliva secretly passed, allowing him to undo her clothes and play, using her small hand with shame and timidity to help him solve the “lack of concentration problem.”

Yes, this time she used her hand, not her foot.

“Who is your wife?” Shen Tang was turned in mid-air by him and burst into laughter, reaching out to pinch his face: “Call me Sect Master adult!”

“Sect Master adult.” Lu Xingzhou went along with it: “Great success announced, another kiss.”

Shen Tang reached out and hugged his neck, kissing him proactively, her voice soft, almost inaudible: “Even if I am a genius… That’s also thanks to your elixir. Xingzhou, you are simply the supreme treasure sent to me by heaven.”

Lu Xingzhou responded indistinctly: “You are.”

A Nuo at the side shivered, covered his ears, and ran away.

Too disgusting.

When these people spoke, didn’t they get goosebumps?

Master was really not like this before…