[Are you ready?] The Empress asked, standing next to Li Yao in her spiritual manifestation form. Unlike her previous appearance in the Heaven Testing Pagoda, she now seemed almost solid—a casual observer might not even notice the difference between her and a physical person.
The Empress examined herself with fascination, marveling at the transformation. After days of consuming Xiang Yu’s spiritual food, her soul’s condition had improved dramatically. She had already reached the adult stage, and at this rate, it wouldn’t be long before she recovered her eternal soul status. At the eternal soul level, one could regenerate their entire body with a mere thought, even if completely destroyed.
A question lingered in her mind about Xiang Yu’s real identity. Was he knowingly helping her recover, or was she overthinking his intentions?
"I’m ready," Li Yao declared, interrupting the Empress’s contemplation.
"Well, let’s first focus on this," the Empress thought as she returned her attention to Li Yao.
[We don’t have any materials to refine pills. Luckily, this place had some useful ones. It seems that guy was quite rich—he even had two rebirth pills. He probably had three at the start but used one for his breakthrough attempt,] the Empress explained, examining their treasure haul.
[This is perfect. We can use one for you and you can give the other to your senior brother,] she continued.
Li Yao nodded in agreement.
[Alright, take the rebirth pill first,] the Empress instructed.
Li Yao, who had been sitting with her eyes closed in a meditative posture, opened them in surprise. "The rebirth pill? Aren’t we supposed to save that for when I reach the Soul and Body Integration realm?" she asked, confusion evident in her voice.
[Usually, yes. But since you have me, you don’t need to worry about making your soul more in tune with your body. I’ll help you with that when the time comes,] the Empress explained with confidence.
[For now, take the pill. We’ll not only form a special golden core but also develop a special physique and acquire a bloodline,] she elaborated.
[If everything goes smoothly, you might even gain an immortal-level spiritual root,] the Empress added, unable to hide her excitement.
Li Yao’s eyes widened at this revelation. "A special physique? Which one?" she asked enthusiastically.
The Empress wore her characteristic smug smile, clearly enjoying the moment. [I want you to form the Thunder God Dao Body. Although it isn’t among the top ten of the three thousand dao physiques, it’s still a top one hundred contender,] she explained, glancing at Li Yao to gauge her reaction.
To her surprise, Li Yao’s expression morphed into one of disgust, her earlier enthusiasm completely evaporated.
The Empress wondered if she had misspoken. Then she remembered they were in the mortal world—Li Yao probably had no understanding of physiques and their significance.
[A dao physique is a level above the saint physique, so don’t worry if you haven’t heard about it,] she clarified, trying to salvage the situation.
But Li Yao’s expression remained unchanged, her disappointment palpable.
"Just a top one hundred contender?" Li Yao asked, her voice dripping with dissatisfaction.
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