The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss - Chapter 19

The white light dissipated, and the giant dragon that had just been soaring into the sky was severed into segments.

“Master, dragon meat is a great tonic. Let’s collect it,” Little Pearl exclaimed excitedly. In a flash, she flew out of the barrier and directly gathered the dragon’s body segment by segment into her personal space.

“My goodness, this is too astonishing!” Xiao Qingcheng, with her mouth agape and unable to regain her composure, walked dazedly towards Qian Xun while marveling.

“Qian Xun, you are amazing. I really admire you,” she said sincerely.

For the first time being praised so openly, Qian Xun’s expression became slightly stiff. The slight flush on his ears revealed his inner joy. The feeling of someone daring to praise him to his face… was not bad at all!

Thinking this, Qian Xun took the initiative to remove the mask from his face and bestowed upon Xiao Qingcheng a bewitching smile.

“Whoa!” Xiao Qingcheng’s eyes widened as she gazed at the breathtakingly handsome face, feeling her heartbeat skip a beat. Even she, who was usually indifferent to beauty, had to admit that this man was exceptionally good-looking.

“Snap out of it. Let’s go through the waterfall to the other side,” Qian Xun said, tapping Xiao Qingcheng’s head before walking ahead.

“Master is leaving!” Realizing this, Xiao Qingcheng quickly followed.

The group gathered their primal energy and traversed the turbulent, rainbow-like waterfall, entering a dry cave. The cave was empty except for a black brocade box placed on a stone platform in the center.

“This box is made of refined mystic iron. Without any surprises, the rare treasure should be inside,” Qian Xun explained to Xiao Qingcheng beside him.

“Esteemed One, please proceed,” Ying Yi, standing on the other side, urged anxiously.

Qian Xun raised his hand and threw a strand of primal energy from within himself. The moment the energy touched the brocade box, it rebounded directly towards Xiao Qingcheng.

“Master, be careful!” Xiao Qingcheng immediately gathered her primal energy to defend herself. The domineering energy from Qian Xun shattered the protective barrier around her without a trace.

Just as the domineering energy was about to strike Xiao Qingcheng, Qian Xun swiftly reached out and blocked it.

“Esteemed One!” Ying Yi, witnessing the dangerous moment, was so frightened that his voice trembled.

“No harm done! I’m fine,” Qian Xun calmly withdrew his hand and smiled at Xiao Qingcheng, “Cheng’er, you give it a try.”

Xiao Qingcheng pursed her lips, feeling slightly uneasy about Qian Xun’s familiar address.

“Er, okay.”

“Esteemed One, how can this be allowed? If an ordinary person…” Ying Yi’s eyes widened, but he was silenced by a glance from Qian Xun.

A rare treasure from the heavens, if touched by an ordinary person, would inevitably lead to a gruesome death. Ying Yi sighed, covering his eyes with his hand, unable to bear the thought of witnessing Xiao Qingcheng’s demise.

“Go ahead. I’ll take responsibility if anything happens,” Qian Xun said with a smile to Xiao Qingcheng.

“Are you sure? What if something really happens to me?”

“With me here, you’ll be safe.”

Hearing Qian Xun’s confident words, Xiao Qingcheng unconsciously raised her hand. Despite noticing Ying Yi’s worried expression, she decided to trust this man just this once.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Qingcheng released a strand of primal energy from the tip of her right index finger towards the brocade box.

As the energy was about to touch the box, Little Pearl trembled in fear: “Uuu, I can’t watch! I can’t watch!”

Qian Xun swiftly grabbed Little Pearl  with two fingers and threw her out of the way. Ying Yi also deliberately moved farther away.

Goodness, such a beautiful Miss Xiao was about to perish. He couldn’t bear to watch.

Only Qian Xun remained calm and composed, his gaze on Xiao Qingcheng always tinged with three parts of a smile and two parts of tranquility.

Unexpectedly!

The moment the primal energy touched the black brocade box, it was absorbed by the box.

“Click!” The box opened a seam on its own.

Subsequently, a torrent of primal energy overflowed from within, all heading towards Xiao Qingcheng.

A burst of seven-colored light arose, instantly darkening and confusing the surroundings.

The light converged on Xiao Qingcheng, forming a towering pillar of light that pierced through the mountain wall, crossed the pit, broke through the clouds, and reached the sky, extending to the heavens!

A unique cloud pattern rose above the entire Fengming Continent.

The seven-colored light scattered across every corner of the Fengming Continent,

drawing the homage of a hundred birds and the roars of ten thousand beasts.

At the source of the light,

Xiao Qingcheng was inside the barrier spontaneously formed by the rare treasure, struggling with a glowing green bead.

The bead, about the size of a night pearl, had already been grasped in her hand.

However, inside the bead seemed to be a hidden green snake.

The snake continuously manipulated the bead, confronting her.

“Will you submit obediently, or shall I smash you?” An enraged Xiao Qingcheng directly threatened after several rounds.

The green bead, which had been floating and striking several of Xiao Qingcheng’s acupoints, suddenly stopped.

It flew to Xiao Qingcheng’s face, and the little green snake inside stared into her eyes.

The next second!

A burst of golden light was injected into Xiao Qingcheng’s forehead.

Xiao Qingcheng felt excruciating pain all over her body, her bones breaking one after another, and her meridians expanding.

“Aaaahhh!”

Tormented by the pain, Xiao Qingcheng was tossed around for a full half-hour before she finally emerged from the pillar of light.

Qian Xun, seeing Xiao Qingcheng drenched in sweat, quickly stepped forward to support her, whose legs had gone weak.

“This little thing actually managed to torture me like this!”

Xiao Qingcheng raised her right palm, presenting the emerald, round bead in her palm to Qian Xun.

Qian Xun smiled at the bead in Xiao Qingcheng’s palm and explained: “This bead is transformed from the Upper Realm’s divine artifact, the Seven Constellations Green Dragon Jade. It is a treasure capable of shaking the heavens and moving the earth. That it has chosen you as its master is also predestined. Cheng’er, keep it well.”

Xiao Qingcheng rolled her eyes in disbelief: “If you hadn’t told me, I would have thought there was a green snake inside. So, it’s a dragon.”

“The time is not yet ripe for the Green Dragon to reveal itself. You will naturally learn more in the future. The pain you experienced was the reshaping of your meridians. Now, your cultivation has dropped back to the first level of primal energy.”

As soon as Qian Xun finished speaking, Xiao Qingcheng’s face turned pale instantly.

Just as she was about to curse, primal energy from all directions suddenly surged into her body.

“Sit down and cultivate.”

Hearing Qian Xun’s voice, Xiao Qingcheng quickly sat down on the ground, her playful expression replaced by seriousness.

The moment she closed her eyes, she could feel every pore of her body absorbing primal energy and transforming it into strands of inner strength, which were then stored in her golden dantian.

This was at least three times faster than her previous absorption of primal energy.

Suppressing her joy, Xiao Qingcheng became even more focused.

Qian Xun also sat cross-legged opposite Xiao Qingcheng.