Ye Zhen was worried that Ming Xi would be found out that he was not from the Heavenly Continent, so she came out with An Ge to find him. If she hadn't tracked the fire phoenix, she wouldn't have known that he had run so far away.
An Ge had previously told her that there were five Saint Emperor Mountains, and each mountain had its own palace, where five Saint Emperors resided. Three of them had already gone to find Emperor Mo, which meant that one had yet to appear.
Ming Xi had actually run to the other's mountain.
"Lord Hou Ze." An Ge saluted with a pale face, looking worriedly at Ming Xi for fear that the child had angered the temperamental Holy Emperor known to the entire Heavenly Continent.
Before the appearance of Emperor Mo, this Saint Emperor Hou Ze was the most unpredictable of the Four Emperors. Moreover, his whereabouts were erratic and it was said that he had always been engrossed in refining pills. However … his talent in refining pills was far from his cultivation level. Sometimes, he might not even have a single successful batch out of a hundred batches.
"Mother, why are you here?" Ming Xi panicked when he saw Ye Zhen. Oh no, he had planned to fool Hou Ze and then leave. He never thought of asking Ye Zhen to compensate him for the pills.
"This child and his spirit-pet ate my pills …" Hou Ze released Ming Xi's grip and allowed him to run towards the cave entrance. "That was a Golden Cultivation Pill that I spent so much effort to refine … Ten pills, not a single one was left for me. Naturally, I had to use his spirit-pet egg as a medicinal catalyst."
Ming Xi said, "Three, only three of them are golden, the rest aren't."
"You ate the golden pill?" Ye Zhen looked down and asked Ming Xi.
"Not me." Ming Xi whispered, "It's the spirit pet egg Master gave me. It smelled the fragrance of the pills …"
An Ge smiled awkwardly. Did he pick up a spirit pet egg that someone else didn't want? "Lord Hou Ze, the child is ignorant. Please be magnanimous and don't take offense at him."
"I take offense!" Hou Ze said coldly.
Ye Zhen looked at the man with disheveled hair. She could vaguely see his handsome face, but she didn't know how many days it had been since he washed. He looked disheveled and dirty, making people want to retreat.
"May I ask how the Holy Emperor wants us to compensate?" Ye Zhen looked at him calmly.
"Compensate me with ten Elemental Cultivation Golden Pills," Hou Ze said. "Otherwise, he'll have to stay and be my servant, and that egg will also become a guiding drug."
An Ge hurriedly said, "Lord Hou Ze, the Essence Cultivation Golden Pill is not something that anyone can refine."
"Only three!" Ming Xi shouted.
"Leave this child and the Spirit Pet Egg. Give me ten Essence Cultivation Golden Pills, and then they can leave." Hou Ze glanced at Ye Zhen. "You have the cauldron with you. Since you know how to refine medicine, then refine the Cultivation Essence Golden Pill."
Ye Zhen did not want to offend anyone in the Upper God Continent, especially the Holy Emperor, but she was so relieved to let Ming Xi stay. "Can I take my son back first?"
"I won't starve him to death." Hou Ze hooked his finger and Ming Xi suddenly came to his side.
"What do you want?" Ming Xi shouted angrily. He thought that his cultivation had improved a lot, but he didn't expect that in front of a Saint Emperor of the Upper God Continent, he would still be unable to withstand a single blow.
Ming Xi felt dispirited in his heart. When can I become as powerful as Father Emperor?
"I've already said it." Hou Ze's tone became impatient. "Don't hinder me from refining pills."
With that, the cave's door suddenly closed, blocking Ye Zhen and An Ge outside.
"Ming Xi, Ming Xi!" Ye Zhen shouted, but she couldn't open the door no matter how hard she tried.
"Yao Yao, let's hurry back and tell Emperor Mo that this Hou Ze … we are no match for him," An Ge said.
Ye Zhen looked at the closed door, knowing that it was not something she could open with her strength. She looked back at An Ge. "Is this Holy Emperor Hou Ze … very powerful?"
"Which Holy Emperor isn't powerful?" An Ge whispered. "Let's go find Emperor Mo first. Except for Emperor Mo, we can't save Ming Xi."
"No." Ye Zhen stopped An Ge. "Sage An Ge, you can't tell Ah Zhan about Ming Xi's capture for the time being."
An Ge's eyes widened. Even Fire Phoenix looked at Ye Zhen in surprise.
"You all know what kind of person Ah Zhan is. He won't be threatened. When the time comes, he will definitely save Ming Xi at all costs. Have you thought about the consequences of a fight between two Holy Emperors? Ming Xi and I are not from the Upper Divine Continent. We still have to return to the human continent. So … no matter what, let me try first. If it doesn't work, then we'll go find Ah Zhan. "Ye Zhen said softly.
"Indeed, we can't attract too much attention. But, how do we try?" An Ge asked. He had no other way.
Ye Zhen said, "You heard Hou Ze say just now. As long as you give him ten Golden Essence Cultivation Pills, he will let Ming Xi go."
"Yao Yao, I know you can refine pills, but … do you know what Golden Essence Cultivation Pill is? I can guarantee that Sage Hou Ze must have wasted hundreds of batches of pills to refine it. The Golden Essence Cultivation Pill can repair a damaged Qi Sea and Primordial Spirit in the shortest time possible. It uses rare and precious herbs. Even if you can refine it, you don't have that many herbs to waste … "An Ge explained hurriedly. He felt that Ye Zhen was simply talking nonsense. The Golden Essence Cultivation Pill was not that easy to refine.
Looking at the entire Upper Divine Continent, there were probably not many people who could refine ten Golden Essence Cultivation Pills in such a short time.
"I have to try," Ye Zhen said in a low voice. She had the recipe for the Golden Essence Cultivation Pill, and even the herbs were in the space. So, she wasn't afraid of failure. In short, she hoped to save Ming Xi peacefully.
"Then … what if Emperor Mo goes to find Ming Xi?" An Ge asked. He felt that this matter still needed to be told to Emperor Mo.
Ye Zhen took a deep breath. "Just say that he is accompanying Rou 'er."
"Yao Yao, have you thought it through?" An Ge asked softly. "Emperor Mo is a Saint Emperor, and his cultivation might be higher than Hou Ze's. If Emperor Mo comes to save him, he will definitely be able to do so."
"This way, Ah Zhan will be even more conspicuous. Ming Xi and I might be immediately chased out of the Upper Divine Continent. When that happens … what will Ah Zhan do? Can you guarantee that? "Ye Zhen asked softly.
An Ge was silent. He understood Emperor Mo. If that really happened, he might go against the entire Upper Divine Continent for Yao Yao.
"Yao Yao, I understand what you mean." An Ge said softly. "At most, we can only delay it for two days. Emperor Mo will find out."
"I know." Ye Zhen nodded lightly. "These two days, he will be busy receiving the seal and looking for a loophole. I can make use of this time to refine pills. But … that Hou Ze, will he keep his word?"
An Ge said, "I don't know about the other Saint Emperors, but Hou Ze … his words can be trusted."
"That's good." Ye Zhen shook her hand and looked sharply at Fire Phoenix. "Stay in the space for the next two days. Don't come out."
"I understand." Fire Phoenix said dejectedly.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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