Chapter 372: Liu Qiyue Crowned King

Liu Qiyue smiled brightly and nodded. "I broke through this morning while practicing archery."

"That's wonderful!" Meng Chuan was overjoyed. "I'll go to Yuanchu Mountain later to exchange for the treasures you'll need for your breakthrough. You must be careful when breaking through to the Regal Godfiend realm; don't be careless."

His wife was a year younger than him. However, due to multiple Phoenix Nirvana transformations, her vitality had begun to decline slowly from its peak. Although it had only been declining for just over two years, her vitality remained at a very high level, giving her at least a 98% chance of becoming a Regal Godfiend. This kind of probability is one that almost every Fenghou Godfiend would choose to attempt.

"Mm." Liu Qiyue felt her husband's concern, nodded, and said with a smile, "Alright, let's have lunch first."

Since his wife's chances of becoming a Regal Godfiend weren't 100%, Meng Chuan naturally took it very seriously, arriving at Yuanchu Mountain that very afternoon.

"Venerable One, my wife Liu Qiyue plans to break through to the Regal Godfiend realm in three days," Meng Chuan reported to Venerable Li Guan first.

"Liu Qiyue is breaking through too?" Li Guan was overjoyed. "This is truly great news for our Yuanchu Mountain." A Regal Godfiend with a Phoenix Divine Body possesses much greater deterrent power than an ordinary Regal Godfiend.

"I'll go and exchange for the necessary breakthrough treasures first," Meng Chuan said.

"Don't worry," Li Guan said with a radiant smile, "in three days, my primordial spirit avatar will go to Jiangzhou City to stand guard and prevent any interference from the demon race."

"I'll take my leave." Meng Chuan cupped his hands and departed to begin preparing the suitable treasures.

Soon, the illusory figures of Qin Wu and Luo Tang also appeared there.

"I have good news for both of you," Li Guan said with a smile. "Liu Qiyue will be breaking through to the Regal Godfiend realm in three days."

"Oh?" Luo Tang said, surprised and delighted. "She has a Phoenix Divine Body. Once she becomes a Regal Godfiend, if she undergoes Phoenix Nirvana, her strength will surge to the Creation realm Venerable level. If she reaches the 'peak Regal Godfiend level' in the future, a Phoenix Nirvana would boost her to the peak of the Creation realm. The archery of a peak Creation realm expert... her deterrent power would even surpass yours, Qin Wu, wouldn't it?" Divine archers are the strongest in terms of offensive power at the same level.

"The higher her realm, the closer she gets to a true 'phoenix' during Phoenix Nirvana, and the more lifespan she burns," Qin Wu said. "Therefore, it can only be used as a forbidden technique, not to be easily employed."

"Of course," Luo Tang nodded. "But in critical moments, she'll be a Creation realm combatant. It truly seems worthwhile now that you used the last Phoenix feather on her."

Qin Wu smiled, "It's Meng Chuan. He has accumulated immense merit, yet he's used very little of it for himself. Instead, he has spent a great deal on Liu Qiyue, exchanging for many treasures beneficial to the Phoenix Divine Body. He has already spent over 600 million merit points."

"Meng Chuan's merit points already exceed six billion," Li Guan said with a chuckle. "He's only used a small fraction of them. We've actually understated his contributions significantly." The origin treasures from the World Gap, as well as the Three Absolutes Formation and others, were valued with fewer merit points. If one reaches the Creation realm Venerable stage, there's no need to even discuss merit points.

Three days later.

Venerable Li Guan's primordial spirit avatar arrived at Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue's residence, sitting there and drinking and chatting with Meng Chuan, while Meng Chuan's mind was entirely on his wife, who was in secluded cultivation.

"Liu Qiyue's vitality has only declined for two or three years from its absolute peak," Venerable Li Guan's primordial spirit avatar consoled him. "With the treasures you've prepared for her breakthrough, any minor deficiencies in her vitality can be compensated. She will surely succeed this time." From his own perspective, he also greatly desired the emergence of a Regal Godfiend with a Phoenix Divine Body.

"Mm," Meng Chuan responded, his gaze frequently falling on the distant door of the room, which led to a hidden quiet chamber within.

"Breakthroughs are also related to one's spiritual will," Venerable Li Guan continued. "A strong spiritual will can increase the success rate of a breakthrough. The Godfiends of our era, having experienced war, generally possess spiritual will that surpasses normal levels of the past."

"Mm," Meng Chuan responded again, only occasionally taking a sip of wine and keeping his attention on the room.

"All you do is respond with 'Mm'," Venerable Li Guan said helplessly. He had kindly offered comfort, but Meng Chuan remained distracted, so he simply gave up on talking further and drank his wine!

As night deepened. Around midnight, a strange fluctuation suddenly rippled outwards from the quiet chamber, spreading in all directions, and a mysterious domain began to envelop the surrounding space. When it reached Meng Chuan and Venerable Li Guan, the latter easily blocked the domain from approaching. Meng Chuan, however, allowed the domain to sweep over him, a look of joyful surprise on his face.

"Boundless Domain? Qiyue succeeded!" Meng Chuan was ecstatic. He had been worried. In the war, Fenghou Godfiends weren't strong enough to handle too many dangers, forcing his wife to undergo Phoenix Nirvana repeatedly. How long could she live, consuming her lifespan like that? But now that she was a Regal Godfiend, she could handle most troubles with her normal strength. 'Phoenix Nirvana' would rarely need to be used, and her lifespan now reached five hundred years.

"Creak." The door opened, and Liu Qiyue stepped out, smiling as she glanced at her husband, then bowed to Venerable Li Guan. "Venerable One."

"Excellent." Venerable Li Guan smiled and nodded. "To better contend with the war, we at Yuanchu Mountain have discussed and decided that, starting with you two, newly advanced Regal Godfiends will not be publicly announced. Firstly, this makes it harder for the demon race to ascertain our strength. Secondly, it also gives you an advantage in dealing with the demon race."

"I understand, Master," Liu Qiyue said respectfully.

"In the future, it will be revealed when appropriate," Venerable Li Guan said, flipping his hand to produce a set of fiery red divine bow and quiver. Both flew towards Liu Qiyue. "Yuanchu Mountain bestows suitable treasures upon every Regal Godfiend. Liu Qiyue, this set of Emperor-level divine weapons was once used by an extraterrestrial expert with Phoenix bloodline. Please accept them."

"Emperor-level divine weapons?" Liu Qiyue was startled, but under Venerable Li Guan's gaze, she still reached out and accepted them.

"I won't be able to hold on for much longer," Venerable Li Guan said, smiling as he looked at the Meng Chuan couple. "From now on, Yuanchu Mountain will depend on your younger generation." With that, he departed.

Liu Qiyue looked at the bow and arrows, which emanated a terrifying aura. The divine bow seemed to have been soaked in blood, and each arrow was filled with an endless aura of destruction. Every newly advanced Regal Godfiend received a treasure! And as Liu Qiyue could surge to Creation realm Venerable combat strength through Phoenix Nirvana, Yuanchu Mountain naturally placed even greater importance on her. A normal Creation realm Venerable could choose a suitable Tribulation realm secret treasure weapon for themselves. As for Tribulation realm weapons, there was indeed one divine bow, but it required a fifth-level Primordial Spirit to refine using the lifebound weapon refining method. The other option was this set of bow and arrows used by the extraterrestrial expert with Phoenix bloodline.

"What did the Venerable One mean by saying he couldn't hold on for much longer?" Liu Qiyue whispered.

"The Venerable One is already nearing the end of his lifespan; he's likely just using secret techniques to prolong it as much as possible," Meng Chuan said. Venerable Li Guan had occasionally disappeared for centuries throughout Yuanchu Mountain's history. Judging by the awakening of ancient Godfiends, Venerable Li Guan likely also went into occasional slumbers. However, 'slumber' should have its limits, as all the ancient Godfiends Meng Chuan had heard of who had awakened were Regal Godfiends from the last one or two millennia.

The next day. Meng Chuan still went out to investigate underground for three hours. Most demon kings had fled to the ocean territories, but a very small number, believing themselves clever, remained underground within the Great Zhou, Great Yue, and Black Sand Dynasties. In reality, Meng Chuan's investigations primarily focused on the underground areas of the land, which was also to ensure the peace of the three great dynasties. He planned to begin large-scale investigations of the ocean depths only when he reached the Blood Droplet realm.

"It's been a long time since we've gone for a walk," Meng Chuan said. On a spring afternoon, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue walked side by side along a riverside path in Jiangzhou City. Pink peach blossoms and green willows adorned the landscape, and the fragrance of flowers filled the city. The Meng Chuan couple walked to a sparsely populated area to admire the spring scenery.

"So many peach blossoms here!" Liu Qiyue exclaimed, suddenly spotting a large patch of peach trees ahead. She excitedly ran over, and as she inhaled the fragrant blossoms, she felt almost intoxicated. The flowers didn't intoxicate, but the person themselves was already intoxicated. With her husband by her side, the city's residents living in peace and prosperity, and having just broken through to the Regal Godfiend realm herself, Liu Qiyue was naturally even more deeply immersed in the flower fragrance.

Meng Chuan watched her, smiling. His wife's face reflected the peach blossoms, and the scene was like a painting, exquisitely beautiful. "When we get back, I'll paint this scene," Meng Chuan thought.