Chapter 738: Great Success Achieved

The growth of Mu Rong Qianxue's profound energy aura continued, and rather than gradually slowing, it accelerated. After another quarter of an hour, the profound energy currents circling Mu Rong Qianxue suddenly softened, then gradually stalled, before abruptly drawing the air currents of the entire Ice Phoenix Shrine to surge madly into her body.

"What's happening?" Chu Yueli exclaimed in surprise.

The profound energy surged faster and faster, as if all the profound energy in the entire space, even the entire world, was converging on Mu Rong Qianxue. Her eyelashes began to tremble, and a layer of ice-blue radiance slowly emerged on her body. Beneath the radiance, her skin gradually became as crystal clear and translucent as the purest, flawless white snow, even subtly flowing with the magnificent icy glow only found in thousand-year profound ice. Even her originally jet-black long hair gradually turned a light ice-blue.

It was as if her body, at this moment, had transformed into true ice skin and jade bones."This... this is..." The Ice Cloud disciples were all stunned. Mu Rong Qianxue's physical transformation was not unfamiliar to them. Xia Qingyue's body would undergo such a change when she activated the seventh stage of the Ice Phoenix Divine Arts, and under this state, the power of her ice profound energy would surge dramatically. However, they had only ever witnessed this on Xia Qingyue; no one else had ever experienced it, and it had never even been recorded in the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace's annals.

At this moment, a wave of ice-blue light suddenly emanated from Mu Rong Qianxue, illuminating the entire Ice Phoenix Shrine with a brilliant blue glow. Silently, thick layers of ice quickly solidified on the walls and floor of the shrine, instantly transforming the stone chamber, built from Heavenly Jade, into an ice chamber. In the air, specks of white light appeared, then transformed into dancing ice spirits. These ice spirits were vastly different from those they knew; each one emitted incredibly dense profound energy and life aura, like independent beings with complete lives. Faintly, they could even hear the sounds of their playful laughter as they danced.

These ice spirits flew freely within the Ice Phoenix Shrine, scattering dancing snowflakes. Then, as if drawn by something, they all flew towards Mu Rong Qianxue, merging into her ice-skin and jade-like body. Mu Rong Qianxue's blue hair rose, and the ice-blue radiance around her reached its peak intensity; though soft, it was almost dazzling.

"Aunt Mu Rong... she has completed a major realm breakthrough!" Feng Xue'er softly called out.

If they hadn't been afraid of disturbing Yun Che, their emotions would have long since spiraled out of control. The moment the ice-blue radiance on Mu Rong Qianxue reached its peak, every one of them clearly felt a complete qualitative change in her profound energy aura. It was still the familiar Ice Cloud aura, but incredibly dense, profound, and vast, far surpassing the former Palace Master, Gong Yuxian, and even significantly exceeding Xia Qingyue, who had previously reached the half-step Sovereign Profound Realm. Never in their lives had they felt an Ice Cloud aura of such an elevated level.

"It's the Sovereign Profound Realm... the first Sovereign Emperor in the history of our Ice Cloud Immortal Palace!" Mu Lanyi forcefully covered her lips to prevent herself from crying out too loudly, her beautiful eyes trembling so much that tears almost welled up.

"An unbelievable miracle... the Palace Master truly did it."

Chu Yueli lightly swept her jade fingers, making a shushing gesture, prompting the women to quickly quiet down, desperately holding back any sound, though their expressions remained uncontrollably excited.

Although they held immense trust and respect for Yun Che, they still couldn't help but doubt the possibility of directly advancing a major realm in a short period. Years ago, Xia Qingyue's attainment of the Throne Realm due to the Bodhi Imperial Heart Lotus was an unprecedented miracle on the Profound Sky Continent. Directly ascending from the Throne Realm to the Sovereign Emperor Realm was simply too fantastical for the entire Profound Sky Continent.

It was thousands of times more unbelievable than his claim years ago that he could open all their profound passages.

Three years ago, he brought a miracle to the entire Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, causing the profound energy of the Ice Cloud Seven Fairies to surge rapidly in just a few years, making their future achievements immeasurable.

And now, he had brought a miracle beyond miracles to the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace!

They simultaneously recalled that the Grand Palace Master, Feng Qianhui, had once said that if the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace could survive the millennial catastrophe, it would surely flourish for ten thousand years.

And right before them, Yun Che, whom their gazes were fixed upon, might... no, must be the one to lead the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace into ten thousand years of prosperity!

Mu Rong Qianxue's profound energy cultivation did not cease after breaking through to the Sovereign Profound Realm; instead, it continued to surge, and the increase was clearly accelerating. Snow mist swirled around her, ice spirits danced, and her profound energy aura broke through its limits with every passing breath...

Sovereign Profound Realm, Level One...Sovereign Profound Realm, Level Two...Sovereign Profound Realm, Level Three...Sovereign Profound Realm, Level Four...Sovereign Profound Realm, Level Five!!

Every moment was spent in extreme shock for the Ice Cloud disciples. Breaking through to the Sovereign Profound Realm was already a dreamlike miracle for them, but they never imagined that achieving the Sovereign Emperor realm would still only be the beginning. In less than an hour, Mu Rong Qianxue's profound energy aura continued to surge from Sovereign Profound Realm Level One, breaking through continuously, from Level One to Level Two... Level Three... Level Four...

It was only after four consecutive breakthroughs, reaching the mid-stage of Sovereign Profound Realm Level Five, that it finally and slowly came to a halt.

In a mere two and a half hours, Mu Rong Qianxue had broken through from the eighth level of the Throne Realm to the fifth level of the Sovereign Emperor Realm!

Mu Rong Qianxue's aura began to settle, and the coldness gradually dissipated. At this point, Yun Che's hand slowly moved away from Mu Rong Qianxue's body, his chest rising and falling as he exhaled deeply. The women's gazes also shifted from Mu Rong Qianxue to Yun Che, their snow-like faces showing an indescribably intense excitement, their eyes clear as if they were looking upon a deity.

Yun Che slowly opened his eyes, and as his body and mind relaxed, large drops of sweat poured like rain from his forehead, and his breathing became exceptionally rapid.

Three years ago, when he opened the profound passages for the Ice Cloud disciples, the entire process was incredibly easy, taking only a few dozen breaths in total. The rest of the time he spent wantonly caressing their jade-like backs, brazenly taking advantage, and his final panting was purely feigned.

This time, however, was different; he had to concentrate meticulously throughout the entire process, mobilizing all his profound energy, the power of the Great Way of the Buddha, the power of the Sky Poison Pearl, and his spiritual power. He dared not relax for a moment during the two-plus hours. If not for his Dragon God Soul, which granted him spiritual power far surpassing ordinary people, it would have been impossible for him to sustain such a long period under such high-intensity spiritual depletion.

The consumption of profound energy was also exceptionally immense. This time, his fatigue after completing the process was entirely genuine.

Fortunately, everything went as smoothly as imagined. And the efficacy of the five Sovereign Emperor Pellets far exceeded his expectations. After all, though both were Sovereign Emperor Pellets, the ones Yun Che refined using the Sky Poison Pearl surpassed those produced by the Treasure Blue Royal Family in the Illusory Demon Realm by several times in both potency and effect.

However, only Yun Che, with his Sky Poison Pearl, could achieve such an astonishing feat with just five Sovereign Emperor Pellets on the Profound Sky Continent. For anyone else, even if given ten thousand Sovereign Emperor Pellets, it would be absolutely impossible to raise a person's profound energy from the mid-stage of the King Profound Realm to the mid-stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm in a mere two and a half hours.

"The time was about what I estimated," Yun Che said as he opened his eyes, a relaxed smile on his sweat-streaked face. His gaze was gentle and focused on Mu Rong Qianxue. Her ample bosom, like exquisite jade sculpted from snow, rose and fell with her breathing. He simply needed to lift his hand, without even leaning forward, to grasp them firmly once more.

Mu Rong Qianxue's beautiful eyes had also opened. She raised her jade-like arm, her gaze dazed and bewildered, as she felt the vast profound energy flowing within her. For a moment, she simply could not believe that this power belonged to her.

And apart from the dreamlike sensation of complete rebirth, there was no discomfort whatsoever... not even the slightest side effect.

"Congratulations, Aunt Mu Rong, not only have you become a Sovereign Emperor, but you're also in the mid-stage," Feng Xue'er said with a beaming smile.

"Senior Sister... this is wonderful, truly wonderful!"

"Senior Sister Mu Rong has become a Sovereign Emperor... the first Sovereign Emperor in the history of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, surpassing even the Ice Cloud ancestors of a thousand years ago!" Mu Lanyi exclaimed excitedly.

The intense excitement and joy were uncontrollable. Mu Rong Qianxue's transformation truly proved that Yun Che's earlier "heaven-shaking words" were not false at all; in fact, they were far more astonishing than he had described! Because Mu Rong Qianxue had not only broken through to the Sovereign Emperor Realm but had also directly entered the mid-stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm!

And this also meant that, with Yun Che's help, their profound energy could also make a miraculous leap, just like Mu Rong Qianxue's.

The leap across a major realm, the dreamlike growth of profound energy—of course, no one felt it more clearly and truly than Mu Rong Qianxue herself. She struggled to suppress her irrepressible excitement, rising from a sitting position to kneel on one knee, bowing gracefully to Yun Che: "Thank you, Palace Master, for this renewed grace. Your kindness is something Mu Rong Qianxue can never repay in this lifetime."

"Aunt Mu Rong, please don't offer such a grand gesture." Yun Che quickly stepped forward to support her jade-like arm. "Since I was entrusted by the former Palace Master to become the Palace Master of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, it is only right for me to do whatever is necessary for the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace."

"Mu Rong... Senior Sister," Feng Hanyue couldn't help but interject, timidly and softly asking, "Don't you want to... put on some clothes first?"

Mu Rong Qianxue jolted, only then realizing she was completely naked. She let out a soft gasp, her arms instinctively flying up to cover her chest. Her jade-like hands spread open, but the spatial ring on her finger had been destroyed by the previous profound energy vortex...

Chu Yueli quickly took out a snow-white robe and draped it over Mu Rong Qianxue. Although Mu Rong Qianxue tried to maintain a calm demeanor, her movements while putting on the robe were clearly flustered. Once dressed, a faint blush, almost never seen before, appeared on her ice-like cheeks.

Yun Che slanted his eyes, glaring fiercely at Feng Hanyue. "It's all your fault! Couldn't you have just kept quiet?!"

"Ahem," Yun Che cleared his throat loudly, then said earnestly, "Aunt Mu Rong, your profound energy has risen by seven levels, even crossing a major realm gap. You must know that such a significant leap will inevitably loosen your foundation, and you'll need time to readjust to controlling your profound energy. Therefore, for the next two months, you must fully dedicate yourself to solidifying your foundation, and do not use more than seventy percent of your profound energy."

"I understand," Mu Rong Qianxue replied. As an Ice Cloud Fairy, her expression was ultimately calm, though only she knew what she truly thought inside.

"It's a bit late today, so tomorrow I will refine Sovereign Emperor Pellets for Aunt Jun and Aunt Mu, to help them break through to the Sovereign Profound Realm," Yun Che said, looking at Jun Lianqie and Mu Lanyi. With his current profound energy and spiritual power, performing the refinement twice a day was manageable, but three times would be too strenuous.

"Thank you, Palace Master," Jun Lianqie and Mu Lanyi said in unison.

"The six aunts and uncles have profound and strong energy, so they can withstand refining five Sovereign Emperor Pellets simultaneously. Their profound energy cultivation can be raised to a maximum of Sovereign Profound Realm Level Five, which is the limit of the Sovereign Emperor Pellets' efficacy. Beyond Sovereign Profound Realm Level Five, no amount of Sovereign Emperor Pellets will yield further improvement. After the six aunts and uncles achieve the Sovereign Emperor realm, I will open the profound passages for all the senior and junior sisters in the sect and refine half a to two Sovereign Profound Pellets for them, based on their cultivation and physique, to ensure they all advance at least one major realm."

Yun Che spoke in a calm tone, uttering words that would leave any sect on the Profound Sky Continent utterly dumbfounded.

"But Palace Master, won't this greatly delay your own cultivation?" Feng Hanxue asked with concern.

"Not at all," Yun Che replied, shaking his head with a smile. "On the contrary, when I refine the Sovereign Emperor Pellets, it is an extremely intense tempering for both my profound energy and spiritual power, so this is also a form of cultivation for me. I estimate that after I've finished helping all the senior and junior sisters improve, my profound energy cultivation and spiritual power will also have increased significantly."

Yun Che's words reassured them somewhat. They gathered around Mu Rong Qianxue, feeling the enormous change in her Ice Cloud aura, their expressions of excitement and exhilaration lingering for a long time.

When they emerged from the Ice Phoenix Shrine, night had fallen.

"Big Brother Yun, I have a question for you," Feng Xue'er said, holding Yun Che's hand, as they bathed in the unique shimmering white snow light of the Extreme Ice Snow Region and walked towards the ice pavilion on the east side. "Why don't you use Sovereign Emperor Pellets to boost your own profound energy? Even though you're so powerful, your profound energy level is only at the third level of the King Profound Realm."

"My profound veins and profound energy laws are quite different from others," Yun Che replied. "Although my profound energy is only at the King Profound Realm, in terms of power level, it has already surpassed the Sovereign Profound Realm. Sovereign Emperor Pellets are completely useless to me." Yun Che was not surprised that Feng Xue'er asked this question; he believed Mu Rong Qianxue and the others must also have had the same doubt.

To this, he could only give a very vague answer.