It turns out, they were the main characters.

On the one hand, he praised Ye Qingxin, and on the other hand, he sincerely admitted his mistakes and expressed his admiration. Finally, he apologized to Ye Qingxin again as a junior and let her punish him.

I am seriously injured right now. As a senior, how can you punish me?

If you don't punish me, then this matter will be over.

Although that's the meaning behind it, the way it's done and spoken is quite comfortable.

No wonder the Azure Emperor is so fond of this boy; just in terms of his speech and behavior, he has already surpassed most of the so-called chosen ones of heaven.

Ye Qingxin felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including regret and nostalgia).

"Please sit down first. If you're injured, don't get out of bed."

Ye Qingxin's words indirectly brought the matter to a close.

"Thank you, Senior Ye." Mu Zhian reluctantly sat down in front of the soft couch, looking relieved.

No wonder Yao Meng's eyes and tone were full of teasing back then; it turns out that the various trials I underwent in the cave were being 'live-streamed'.

And she didn't even tell me about something so important... I'll have to teach her a lesson when I get back.

"After taking this pill, even the most serious injuries can be fully recovered within three days, and it will also be of great benefit to future cultivation."

Ye Qingxin raised her hand and took out the Qian Yuan Creation Pill from her storage ring. With a slight lift of her fingertip, the pill floated in mid-air and gently landed in front of Mu Zhian.

"After you take the pill, I will protect you and use a secret technique to speed up your pill refining process. With the pill that Luo Tan gave you earlier as a foundation, you will be fully recovered by tomorrow."

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked up and asked, "Senior, you don't blame me anymore?"

"What you said is not wrong. The desires of people are amplified infinitely in the cave, so you can't be blamed for this," Ye Qingxin replied calmly, though her tone was much gentler.

In any case, Mu Zhian didn't actually do anything to her; he just did some bad things to her through his imagination in that cave at that time.

That was originally the assessment of the cave heaven, so if we have to talk about it, we can't really blame Mu Zhi'an.

Ye Qingxin was quite aware of her own charm. In the past, not only Mu Zhian, but also her peers and even the younger generation had many people who admired her.

However, among all the people who participated in the Cave Heaven assessment, Mu Zhian was the first to dare to put his idea into action.

Although this courage was misplaced, it cannot be called wrong.

If the female lead in Mu Zhian's mind at the time wasn't her, she might have even admired Mu Zhian's courage.

After all, there are very few people who dare to dream of suppressing the empress, or even oppressing her.

Mu Zhian glanced at Ye Qingxin's fiery red and graceful figure, and said sincerely:

"Thank you for your generosity, senior."

"However, the reason I did that to you back then wasn't simply because of your looks..."

He continued, "When you descended to the mortal realm to stand up for Ye Yu, I was thinking, with such a remarkable woman of character as the ancestor of the Ye family, I wonder what Ye Yu could possibly be dissatisfied with."

"The reason I admire you is primarily because of your character and your gentleness towards the descendants of the Ye family."

"If only we could have such an ancestor."

Mu Zhian sighed softly, but said nothing more, deciding to stop while he was ahead.

"You're quite the smooth talker. No wonder you managed to win over that little girl in the white dress and my two descendants."

Ye Qingxin glanced at Mu Zhian with a smile in her eyes, and the first thing she said directly revealed Mu Zhian's thoughts.

Even after learning about Mu Zhian's little scheme, Ye Qingxin still didn't dislike him as much as she had at the beginning; instead, she felt even more favorably towards him.

"I have always regarded Lingxuan and Qian'er as my own younger sisters. Senior has misunderstood." Mu Zhi'an smiled gently.

He raised his hand, and the pill quietly fell into his palm.

"By the way, does Senior know who the person inside Ye Yu is?" Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

The origin of the old man inside Ye Yu's body seems to be very mysterious. Although Mu Zhian knows that the other party was probably a powerful figure in the Dao Integration Realm in the past, he has no knowledge of his identity.

Ye Qingxin gently shook her head: "I ascended to the Heavenly Court a long time ago, and I don't know much about the affairs of the Nine Provinces."

"His confidence must be due to the old man inside him," Mu Zhian sighed.

"Ye Yu's future is truly limitless."

The indirect meaning of these words was that Ye Qingxin no longer needed to concern herself with Ye Yu's affairs, as he possessed a powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm within him, and therefore did not need the help of her, the ancestor of the Ye family.

Ye Qingxin slowly shook her head and said, "Let's not talk about Ye Yu now. Instead, young friend Mu, you should take the pill to avoid delaying your recovery."

The Qian Yuan Creation Pill exuded a rich medicinal fragrance. After Mu Zhi'an took it, Ye Qingxin made a hand seal with her right hand, and a red glow spread between her palms.

She made a hand seal and pointed at Mu Zhi'an, who was immediately enveloped in a layer of red light.

Almost instantly, Ye Qingxin also fully grasped Mu Zhian's physical condition.

The rich spiritual energy was like a sweet poison to the female cultivator. Ye Qingxin was originally a wisp of spiritual consciousness, and she naturally had a great affinity for rich spiritual energy. At this moment, she was also attracted by the spiritual energy of the natural furnace.

This child's innate furnace is indeed special. If such an innate furnace continues to evolve in the future, the Azure Emperor might just be the first 'immortal' to ascend to heaven.

Ye Qingxin sighed inwardly, and runes condensed in her palm, enveloping Mu Zhian in all directions, allowing him to absorb the medicinal effects more quickly.

……

Inside a grand hall deep in the south bank.

Luo Tan, dressed in a gorgeous and elaborate white dress, tapped her fingertips lightly on the table, pondering the events of the day.

Luo Tan was pondering the matter of the Azure Emperor exchanging the Heavenly Phoenix Fruit for her.

Given the existence of someone like the Azure Emperor, she herself must have kept one or two Heavenly Phoenix Fruits in the past. Even if the medicinal effects have diminished over time, they are still rare and precious natural treasures.

In exchange for this, it is certainly worthwhile.

But why would the other party want the Dao Heart Pill?

The medicinal effect of expanding the cauldron is quite limited, unless... the Azure Emperor is certain that he can expand the cauldron for someone?

In the past, she wouldn't have suspected too much.

However, since the Azure Emperor publicly acknowledged Mu Zhi'an as her Daoist partner, it's quite clear who that fairy wanted the Dao Heart Pill for.

The Azure Emperor was confident that Mu Zhian could absorb the Dao Heart Pill and even make use of it.

The problem must lie with Mu Zhian's cauldron.

boom!

As Luo Tan was pondering this matter, a thunderous roar suddenly resounded not far from the main hall. She glanced at it casually.

The tribulation of the eighth rank of Refining Spirit...

The maid who had been standing quietly beside Luo Tan said respectfully, "It should be Young Master Xiao Hua's eighth-grade Spirit Refinement Tribulation. He showed faint signs of breaking through during today's competition."

Luo Tan nodded subtly, a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.

Xiao Hua is one of the two geniuses who came from Yuzhou this time. Speaking of this child, his childhood was also extremely difficult.

As a child, Xiao Hua had the Divine King Bone removed from his body by his cousin's mother, but he survived by relying on his own willpower.

Later, Luo Tan happened to pass by and, seeing his pitiful state, took him back to the palace and ordered his servants to train him. Eventually, with his own efforts and the help of elixirs, Xiao Hua entered the Refining Spirit Realm at a young age and became a leader among the younger generation.

Unexpectedly, he has now reached the eighth level of the Spirit Refinement Realm.

Within a year or two, he should be able to achieve the goal of refining his spirit and returning to the void.

Luo Tan raised her slender, jade-like fingers, and a delicate little jade box appeared out of thin air in her hand.

"He took this pill after the tribulation ended, and it will completely replenish the spiritual energy lost during the tribulation before dawn."

For the Medicine King of Yuzhou, the one thing he has no shortage of is elixirs.

Throughout the entire Nine Provinces, if one were to name the wealthiest person, it would be the Medicine Emperor Luo Tan.

Because she was an alchemist, and the most outstanding one in the entire Nine Provinces, even the Demon Realm Empress, who disdained to befriend any Dao Integration Realm experts, treated Luo Tan much more gently.

After all, no one knows whether such an alchemist will be able to refine the Heavenly Grade pills required by those in the Dao Integration Realm in the future.

The maidservant respectfully agreed, then took the small box and gracefully departed.

……

Under the lightning tribulation, a young man dressed in white robes coughed up blood and plummeted rapidly from the lightning!

boom!

Dust billowed up from the ground as the young man lay on his back, coughing violently.

"Xiao Hua, are you alright?"

The maid had just arrived on her sword when she saw this scene and hurriedly stepped forward to ask what was going on.

"Damn it, to die like this, I will never rest in peace..."

Xiao Hua let out a low growl of resentment, clutching his chest tightly.

Then, after a while, he paused again and subconsciously touched his body.

My body is still...?

"I'm still alive...?"

"But...where is this place? Where am I?"

As Xiao Hua slowly opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, he couldn't help but murmur softly.

"Xiao Hua, you haven't been struck by lightning and gone mad, have you?" The maid bent down to look at him, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

However, Xiao Hua seemed not to hear the maid's calls, only muttering, "Nine Provinces, Dao Integration Realm..."

So that's how it is... I actually possessed the original owner of this body and was reborn in this way?

What a frail body! It actually died under the lightning tribulation of the eighth rank of the Divine Refinement Realm... It seems that the loss of the Divine King Bone when he was young, coupled with the excessive consumption of spiritual energy in yesterday's competition, was the cause.

Xiao Hua secretly shook his head, feeling disgusted by the frailty of this body.

He was not originally from Kyushu, but came from an ancient planet in this universe.

And he was one of the rulers of that planet in the past.

Although he was ambushed, even those people probably didn't expect that he would not only survive but also be reborn.

Although he has to start over, given his level of cultivation in his previous life, he is comparable to the enlightened masters of the Nine Provinces.

With past cultivation experience, it's only a matter of time before they can stand tall in the world again.