I run a casino in the immortal realm.

The speed at which the Southern Domain Casino made money was even more terrifying than that of the Treasure Pavilion.

All of this was observed by various forces in Liuhua County. Many people were envious, but no one dared to make any rash moves.

On the one hand, there was the precedent of Zhao Wuji, the Nascent Soul stage family head, and no one wanted to be the second person to be wiped out.

On the other hand, County Magistrate Liu Zhengyi was almost openly supporting the Nanyu gambling den. The constables from the police station patrolled Fengming Street in three shifts every day, and the team leaders were often Zheng Yifei himself.

Both the legitimate and criminal worlds, Duobaoge and Nanyu Gambling House held a significant advantage.

Zheng Yifei would go to the police station every day to check in and have Wei Jun lead the patrol team. He spent most of his time cultivating in the backyard of Duobaoge.

Six months later.

The workshop area was sweltering.

Zhao Ling stood calmly in front of a huge alchemy furnace, her hands quickly forming hand seals, and streams of spiritual energy were poured into the furnace fire.

Her eyes were bloodshot, but they also held an almost manic excitement.

Behind her, on the shelf, there were already hundreds of jade bottles filled with various fourth and fifth-grade top-quality pills.

As Zheng Yifei entered the alchemy workshop, an intensely rich medicinal fragrance wafted towards him.

"Not yet?"

Zheng Yifei looked at Zhao Ling's tired back and asked softly.

Zhao Ling did not turn around; all her attention was focused on the alchemy furnace in front of her.

In the furnace, a fist-sized ball of liquid medicine was churning violently, emitting a chilling fluctuation of spiritual energy.

"Almost there... just one last step: fusion."

Zhao Ling's voice was a little hoarse.

She hadn't slept for three days and three nights in order to refine this batch of Divine Transformation Pills.

The recipe for the fifth-order Divine Transformation Pill that Zheng Yifei obtained from the county government's library was extremely complex, requiring three fifth-order main ingredients and thirty-six auxiliary ingredients.

Fortunately, with the massive financial support from Duobaoge and the gambling den, Zheng Yifei managed to gather all these rare medicinal herbs through the black market and out-of-town caravans.

"Freeze!"

Suddenly, Zhao Ling shouted and pushed forward with both hands.

A deep rumble came from inside the alchemy furnace. Immediately afterwards, the furnace lid shot up into the sky, and a dazzling five-colored ray of light burst out from the furnace mouth, illuminating the entire alchemy workshop.

An indescribable, strange fragrance instantly filled the air. Just by taking a whiff, Zheng Yifei felt that the bottleneck of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, which had been stagnant in his body for a long time, was showing signs of loosening.

As the rosy light faded, three pills, each the size of a longan, with a translucent jade-like luster and an intricate pattern on their surface, floated quietly in mid-air.

"A fifth-grade, top-tier... Nascent Soul Pill!"

Zhao Ling's body went limp, and she almost fell to the ground, but a wildly joyful smile bloomed on her face.

She succeeded.

With the abundant spiritual energy and massive resources of the Eastern Divine Continent, she not only broke through to the fifth-level alchemist, but also refined the highest-quality supreme-grade Divine Transformation Pill in one fell swoop.

Zheng Yifei reacted quickly, catching Zhao Ling in his arms. At the same time, he waved his sleeve and put the three Transformation Pills into three specially made warm jade bottles.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Zheng Yifei looked at the jade bottle, a burning light flashing in his eyes.

With the supreme Divine Transformation Pill, their small team is about to undergo a true transformation.

That night, Duobaoge announced that it would suspend business for one day.

Ouyang Tian had set up the highest level isolation array and spirit gathering array in the backyard, making the spiritual energy in the entire courtyard so dense that it was almost dripping down like liquid.

Zheng Yifei, Ye Xiao, Ouyang Zhan, and Li Jianfeng, four cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage, sat cross-legged in the four corners of the courtyard.

In front of each person was a small jade bottle. Thanks to Zhao Lingchao's exceptional skill, and the fact that two more furnaces were opened later, a total of fifteen top-grade Divine Transformation Pills were refined.

Besides giving each of the four of them one pill, the extra pills were reserved for Zheng Yifei, because he had five spiritual roots and needed more pills than the others.

After the four of them break through, Zhao Ling and the others will then break through.

"Gentlemen."

Zheng Yifei took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the three faces: "In the Southern Wilderness, the Nascent Soul stage is a death trap, but here, it's merely the starting point for our conquest of the Eastern Divine Continent. Swallow this pill and break through to the next level."

There were no grand pronouncements, nor any lengthy instructions.

The four of them simultaneously uncorked the bottle and poured the Transformation Pill, which emitted a five-colored glow, into their mouths.

The pills melted instantly upon entering the mouth, transforming into an unimaginably powerful and pure spiritual energy that surged into the four people's meridians like a flood bursting its banks.

Zheng Yifei immediately closed his eyes and frantically circulated the "Great Five Elements Primordial Technique".

Within his dantian, five seated Nascent Soul figures suddenly opened their eyes and mouths, greedily absorbing the incoming medicinal power.

As the medicinal power was continuously injected, the nascent soul's body began to solidify, and a faint golden light even appeared on its surface.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage here does not require undergoing the baptism of lightning tribulation. It only requires completely materializing the nascent soul within the body and fully merging it with one's own divine soul, thereby achieving the state of the nascent soul leaving the body and communicating with heaven and earth.

Time passed by, second by second.

The spiritual energy above the backyard formed a huge funnel-shaped vortex, frantically pouring into the four people's bodies.

If it weren't for Ouyang Tian's fifth-order isolation formation, this terrifying celestial phenomenon would have already alarmed all the cultivators in Liuhua County.

All night long.

As the first hint of dawn appeared on the eastern horizon.

"boom!"

A violent spiritual pressure surged into the sky from Ouyang Zhan's direction.

He suddenly opened his eyes, which seemed to be burning with two solid flames. His bones made a series of cracking sounds like popping beans, and a terrifying aura belonging to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm swept across the entire area like a storm.

"Hahaha! I've finally reached the Divine Realm!"

Ouyang Zhan roared to the sky, feeling the seemingly endless power within his body, and was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.

Immediately afterwards, a chilling sword intent pierced the sky.

Li Jianfeng slowly stood up. He didn't speak, but his whole being was like a peerless divine sword drawn from its sheath, and the surrounding air was cut into pieces by this sword intent.

Sword cultivators in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm possess the most terrifying destructive power among those of the same level.

In the shadows, the owl's figure became even more ethereal, as if it had completely merged into the darkness.

Without careful probing with one's divine sense, one would not even notice that there was a person standing there. His breakthrough was silent and stealthy, but the deadly sense of danger was more than ten times stronger than before.

Finally, all the spiritual energy vortexes converged on the top of Zheng Yifei's head.

However, he has five spiritual roots, so it won't be easy for him to break through.

Ten days later.

Zheng Yifei's "Great Five Elements Primordial Qi" had reached its peak. The five different attributes of spiritual energy—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—were perfectly integrated in his meridians, forming a hazy, primordial true energy.

Within his dantian, the nascent soul figure radiating golden light suddenly transformed into a stream of light, rushing straight into his mind and instantly merging with Zheng Yifei's soul.

"Buzz—"

A clear buzzing sound rang in Zheng Yifei's mind, and his divine sense surged instantly, spreading outward like a tidal wave.

Five li, ten li... Every corner of the entire Liuhua County town, the early-rising merchants on the streets, the yamen runners still fast asleep in the county government office, and even every blade of grass and tree in the spiritual fields outside the city, were all clearly imprinted in his mind.

This feeling of being in control of everything is intoxicating.

Zheng Yifei slowly opened his eyes, a fleeting gray, chaotic light flashing within them.

But he knew that he could easily kill Zhao Wuji from yesterday with a single casual strike.

One family with four divine transformations!

Including Ouyang Tian and Murong Hao, the small team of Duobao Pavilion now has a total of six top-tier combatants at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

This force, let alone the three major families that swept through Liuhua County, would definitely be a formidable emerging power even in the prefectural city.

Congratulations on Yifei, and congratulations to everyone.

Ouyang Tian and Murong Hao walked in from the front hall, feeling the distinct yet equally terrifying aura emanating from the four people, their faces filled with relief and shock.

Zheng Yifei turned around, looked at his brothers-in-arms in front of him, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.