In a flash, more than half a year passed.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace, fluctuations of magical power and rumbling sounds could be heard from time to time.
All Jun Family knew that Jun Xiaoyao had made another Breakthrough.
At first, many Jun Family disciples were amazed by Jun Xiaoyao's speed of Breakthrough.
By now, they had grown accustomed to it.
If he didn't have such a Breakthrough speed, the Jun Family would find it strange instead.
And in the past half year, Bai Yu'er had been kneeling outside the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Her face had turned pale, and she was emaciated, much thinner than she was half a year ago.
Because she was a Cultivator, Bai Yu'er wouldn't starve to death from not eating for half a year, but she would become weak.
Where was the haughty demeanor of a princess from a kingdom she had before?
During this time, Jun Xiaoyao completely ignored her. Even if he walked out of the Heavenly Emperor Palace and encountered her, Jun Xiaoyao wouldn't even glance at her, as if she didn't exist.
In response, Bai Yu'er merely showed a self-mocking smile at the corner of her lips.
This was her own doing; she deserved it.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Jun Xiaoyao sat cross-legged, Cultivating in the secret chamber.
With a thunderous tremor, Jun Xiaoyao's aura soared to its Peak, achieving another Breakthrough.
"I've broken through to the Divine Palace Nine Heavens," Jun Xiaoyao murmured.
If one were to count from the Five Physical Body Realms, through the Five Divine Treasure Realms, the Spiritual Sea Nine Heavens, and now the Divine Palace Nine Heavens.
Jun Xiaoyao, at only eight years old, had broken through twenty-eight Cultivation Realms in these eight years.
This was absolutely terrifying.
Generally speaking, even some Prodigies would need about twenty years to break through so many Realms.
Jun Xiaoyao accomplished it in just eight years.
"It's not enough. By my tenth birthday banquet, I must at least break through to the True Spirit Realm," Jun Xiaoyao muttered to himself.
He had a premonition that his tenth birthday banquet might not be so peaceful.
"Oh, and there's also the matter of the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom that needs to be handled."
Subsequently, Jun Xiaoyao directly sent a voice transmission to Jun Linglong.
A moment later, Jun Linglong pushed the door open and entered.
With a flick of his wrist, Jun Xiaoyao took out a precious medicinal herb from his Void Realm Ring. It was suffused with purple Qi and resembled a Qilin.
It was precisely the Qilin Undying Medicine.
If this Undying Medicine were to be placed outside, it would cause a bloody storm, leading countless people to scramble for it.
"Divine Child, are you going to…" Jun Linglong's beautiful eyes flashed.
Could it be that Jun Xiaoyao was finally going to deal with the matter of the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom?
"Linglong, go to the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom on my behalf. Tell the Vermillion Bird Kingdom Lord that if he is willing to submit to me, this Qilin Undying Medicine will be given to him to save his life."
Jun Xiaoyao said, handing the Qilin Undying Medicine to Jun Linglong.
"Linglong will surely accomplish it. I'll go tell Bai Yu'er now," Jun Linglong said.
Bai Yu'er had been kneeling outside the Heavenly Emperor Palace for more than half a year, which could be considered sincere repentance, and Jun Linglong had seen it all.
"Wait, don't tell Bai Yu'er yet. Let her continue kneeling. Also, the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom must not tell Bai Yu'er about this medicine," Jun Xiaoyao waved his hand and said.
He planned to let Bai Yu'er kneel for a full year first.
Then, just as she was about to fall into complete despair, she would hear the news that her father had been cured.
At that time, Bai Yu'er's state of mind would be imaginable.
She would absolutely be wholeheartedly loyal to Jun Xiaoyao.
"How do I feel like I'm becoming more and more like a villain?" Jun Xiaoyao stroked his chin, muttering to himself.
Jun Linglong was very intelligent and also thought of this point.
She couldn't help but admire Jun Xiaoyao's methods even more.
A Prodigy with only brute force would find it difficult to reach the end.
Only a Prodigy with both martial prowess and wisdom was qualified to reach the Peak.
Afterward, Jun Linglong left the Heavenly Emperor Palace and found a Guardian from her lineage, preparing to go to the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom.
The Guardian was an old woman. Seeing Jun Linglong busy working for Jun Xiaoyao all these years, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed and spoke.
"Young Miss, is what you're doing truly worth it? The Divine Child might really only see you as a maid."
"Grandma Hua, don't say such things again. The Divine Child's future achievements are beyond your imagination."
"Even just being a maid, Linglong is content," Jun Linglong said.
Grandma Hua sighed inwardly upon hearing this.
She naturally couldn't know that Jun Linglong had glimpsed a corner of the future.
Being the maid of a future Heavenly Emperor didn't seem bad either...
Jun Linglong and Grandma Hua rushed to the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom without stopping.
Meanwhile, in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, in Cang Province, one of the Three Thousand Provinces.
The entire Cang Province was adjacent to Fire Province, with roughly the same area.
And the one that controlled the entire Cang Province was the top Dao lineage, the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom.
Unlike the increasingly declining Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom, the national power of the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom was steadily rising, showing a trend towards becoming the head of the Four Great Ancient Kingdoms.
At this moment, in the imperial palace of the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom, within a grand hall.
A young man dressed in a four-clawed Azure Dragon robe was kneeling on the ground.
He had a delicate and handsome appearance, very pleasing to the eye, and was about sixteen or seventeen years old.
His cultivation had already reached the Divine Palace Realm.
In an Ancient Desolate Family, reaching the Divine Palace Realm at this age was considered a Genius.
Not to mention, looking at the outside world, he would definitely be a Prodigy.
He was precisely Bai Yu'er's fiancé, the First Prince of the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom, Xiao Chen.
At this moment, Xiao Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and his face showed an expression of suppressed anger. He cupped his hands and spoke to the figure shrouded in endless magical power radiance on the imperial throne.
"Father, please bestow upon your son an Undying Medicine to give to the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom!"
On the imperial throne, the Azure Dragon Kingdom Lord sat, his magical power vibrating, seemingly condensing into a Dragon shape, his aura immensely powerful.
He spoke indifferently, "My son, my Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom only has one Azure Dragon Undying Medicine, which has been passed down from our ancestors. How could I give it to the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom?"
"But Yu'er, she is kneeling and being humiliated in the Jun Family. As her fiancé, how can I bear it?"
Xiao Chen's anger blazed. He clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging deeply into his palms, causing piercing pain.
The news of Bai Yu'er kneeling before the Jun Family Divine Child's sleeping quarters had already spread.
Many people were curious about the mysterious Divine Child of the Jun Family, while also making fun of the Azure Dragon Ancient Kingdom.
What kind of humiliation was it for one's own fiancée to kneel before another man's sleeping quarters?
Moreover, Bai Yu'er was his childhood sweetheart. How could Xiao Chen swallow this insult?
"My son, you must be patient. Your father has his own considerations regarding the matter of the Vermillion Bird Ancient Kingdom," the Azure Dragon Kingdom Lord said indifferently.
"What's so great about that Jun Family Divine Child? He bullies others by relying on his identity and background!"
"He even bullies a woman, is he even human?" Xiao Chen angrily rebuked.
He simply wouldn't consider what Bai Yu'er might have done wrong.
How could his own fiancée do anything wrong? It must all be Jun Xiaoyao's fault.
"Silence, do not speak nonsense about this matter. Withdraw. The Jun Family is not someone you are qualified to criticize," the Azure Dragon Kingdom Lord frowned and said.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, turned, and walked out of the grand hall.
"Just you wait, what's so great about the Jun Family Divine Child? Once I Cultivate that move, I'll go to the Jun Family to bring Yu'er back, and at the same time, teach that Divine Child a lesson."
Xiao Chen thought to himself, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the coiled Dragon ring on his finger.
This coiled Dragon ring was something his deceased mother had passed down to him.
A few years ago, this coiled Dragon ring began to transmit powerful Cultivation Techniques and pure magical power to him.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao Chen had his current talent and strength.
"With the coiled Dragon ring left by my mother, even that Jun Family Divine Child, I can step on him in the future!"
Xiao Chen's expression was stern, and he spoke with a mysterious confidence.