Chapter Sixteen: The Supreme Realm, the Sword of Life and Death

When Bai Xiaoru regained her strength to the semi-saint realm, Qin Tian unexpectedly received a reward.

Ding!

[Pet Bai Xiaoru’s strength has recovered to the semi-saint realm. You are rewarded with an aptitude upgrade to ninth grade and a 10% increase in your sign-in rewards.]

Qin Tian smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that hard work truly paid off.

Ninth-grade aptitude was quite respectable. At least in Kunlun, besides An Miaoling and Bai Xiaoru, no one else had higher aptitude than him.

As long as the two women continued to cultivate diligently, it was only a matter of time before he himself reached imperial-grade aptitude.

Besides that, the 10% boost in sign-in rewards was not bad at all.

After all, Bai Xiaoru was merely restoring her strength, not breaking through in the true sense.

Inside the room, Bai Xiaoru was not happy after recovering to the semi-saint level; instead, she looked somewhat dejected.

Wasn’t her master supposed to be at the Lingdong realm?

Wasn’t the contract supposed to be broken once one surpassed the Lingdong realm?

Why was the contract still binding even though she had reached the semi-saint level?

The more she pondered, the angrier she became.

Although Qin Tian had treated her well over the past five years with good food and drink, she was an Imperial Princess—a powerful imperial-level being reduced to a mere pet.

She could never accept that.

No! I must go confront Qin Tian and demand an explanation.

She leaped through the window into Qin Tian’s room, where he was leisurely lying in a recliner reading a book.

Bai Xiaoru jumped onto Qin Tian’s belly and pouted, “You big liar! You’re not Lingdong realm at all!”

Qin Tian glanced at the slightly larger Bai Xiaoru resting on his belly. Her silky white fur, seven fluffy tails, and that adorable yet alluring little face made him unable to resist stroking her a few times.

“When did I ever say I was at the Lingdong realm?” he asked.

Bai Xiaoru was momentarily speechless. Indeed, Qin Tian had never said so—it was only her assumption.

“Hmph! Anyway, you’re still a liar.”

Qin Tian smiled and continued to stroke her smooth back. When his hand reached her soft tails, Bai Xiaoru blushed and said shyly, “Take your hand away.”

He chuckled and withdrew his hand. “Isn’t it nice to be with me?”

“By the way, you’re already semi-saint—why haven’t you transformed into human form yet?” Qin Tian asked, having heard that the fox race was naturally beautiful and wanting to see for himself.

But after all these years, he had never seen her true form. The enchantment he saw before didn’t count.

Bai Xiaoru blinked, thinking, “Could it be he’s starting to covet my beauty?”

She was well aware of her own charm. No one could resist it. Even the former Great Emperor had fought fiercely for her.

To preserve her dignity, she explained, “I think the fox form is fine. Maintaining human form before reaching imperial level consumes spiritual energy.”

Qin Tian ruffled her head hard. “Your master is making a rare request—can’t you just satisfy me this once?”

Bai Xiaoru’s beautiful eyes blinked a few times as she pondered. After a while, she spoke, “I’ll let you see it, but you’re not allowed to act up.”

She knew that if she didn’t show him, he would always be thinking about it.

After saying that, she jumped to the floor and slowly transformed into a young woman.

Overall, her figure was decent, but her face was quite ordinary.

Qin Tian frowned. “This isn’t your original appearance. I want to see your true form.”

“This is my true form,” Bai Xiaoru insisted.

“If you don’t change back to your real form, I’ll hold you while I sleep tonight,” Qin Tian threatened.

Bai Xiaoru’s expression shifted constantly; she sensed that Qin Tian might really do it.

Fine, I’ll show him just once.

When Bai Xiaoru transformed back to her true appearance, Qin Tian was utterly stunned.

She possessed exquisitely delicate features: a high, elegant nose, thick and long eyelashes, and snow-white, flawless skin.

Paired with a pink gauzy dress, she was truly beautiful.

If it were just her appearance, Qin Tian might have stayed composed.

But when he looked into Bai Xiaoru’s enchanting eyes, he became somewhat dazed.

Her gaze seemed to constantly emit an irresistible allure, easily stirring impulsive desires.

Bai Xiaoru saw the change in Qin Tian’s expression and became flustered.

This is bad! Men are all lecherous—what if he tries to take advantage of me later?

Thinking this, she hurriedly transformed back into her fox form, refusing to give Qin Tian the chance.

Once Bai Xiaoru returned to her fox form, Qin Tian regained his composure.

“Very pretty! No wonder you’re my little fox,” he said.

Bai Xiaoru glared at him. “Who’s your little fox?”

“From now on, change back to human form when we eat!” Qin Tian said.

“No!” Bai Xiaoru refused outright.

“?? Then don’t eat anymore.”

Thinking of Qin Tian’s cooking and that demon king’s meat, she eventually relented.

Seeing her agree, Qin Tian was in a good mood and took out the Celestial Demon Pearl.

After five years of companionship, their relationship was quite harmonious, so he decided to give the Celestial Demon Pearl to Bai Xiaoru.

Bai Xiaoru on the ground was immediately drawn to the pearl.

She then jumped back onto Qin Tian’s belly and stared intently at the Celestial Demon Pearl.

The longer she looked, the more shocked she became.

“This is the Celestial Demon Pearl?” she asked uncertainly.

This artifact was recorded in demon history.

When a celestial demon died, it could condense all its spiritual power and laws into a single demon pearl—this was the Celestial Demon Pearl.

It was said that the dragon clan had one called the Celestial Dragon Pearl, a supreme imperial treasure.

Wearing this pearl greatly accelerated cultivation speed.

Moreover, when wielding martial techniques, its power would double.

These were the documented functions; any other effects were unknown.

“This is the Celestial Demon Pearl. Do you want it?”

Bai Xiaoru was overjoyed and rubbed her little face against Qin Tian’s hand.

“Do I want it?” In the presence of such a supreme treasure, she no longer cared about dignity. With the Celestial Demon Pearl, she could eventually turn the tables and become the master.

“The Celestial Demon Pearl can be yours, but you must obey me from now on. Otherwise, I’ll take it back.”

Bai Xiaoru nodded repeatedly.

Then Qin Tian placed the Celestial Demon Pearl into her mouth.

After swallowing, she began the process of recognizing her master.

Qin Tian quickly set up a formation to conceal the extraordinary heavenly phenomena.

Seeing Qin Tian’s actions, Bai Xiaoru realized that if the phenomenon spread, it would surely attract the attention of her pursuers.

That would make Kunlun unsafe.

She believed that there were still people from Eastern Continent searching for her.

After successfully recognizing the master, the Celestial Demon Pearl began to feed back to her.

Her aura started to climb once more.

She advanced another level, reaching the second tier of the semi-saint realm.

After the breakthrough, Bai Xiaoru said, “Although you’ve treated me well, I will still form a contract with you later.”

“There are very powerful people I have offended. If I’m discovered, don’t come looking for me.”

In her heart, Qin Tian was strong, but she didn’t believe he could defeat that person.

That individual was among the strongest in the imperial realm.

Qin Tian put Bai Xiaoru down and stood up.

“As long as you stay with me, I will shield you from your enemies.”

Having said that, he left the room. Once outside, a sense of urgency filled him.

He knew Bai Xiaoru’s enemy was imperial-level, and An Miaoling probably had imperial enemies as well.

Therefore, he needed to rapidly improve his own strength.

Sign in!

Ding!

[You have accumulated five years’ worth of sign-in points. Would you like to claim your reward?]

Claim!

Ding!

[Sign-in rewards: Life and Death Sword, supreme lower rank. The sword contains the realm of life and death, capable of severing the boundary between life and death.]

[Sign-in rewards: “Other Transformation Freedom Technique” upgraded to twelve tiers.]

[Sign-in rewards: “Eternal Undying Body” upgraded to second tier.]