Didn't you see that Senior Brother Xu's face turned pale with fright? Ye Xiruo quickly took out two jars of spirit wine: "These are good things that we got from Master. Let's try them together."

Su Su slapped her thigh: "Junior Sister, well done!" At least the spirit wine still had some attraction for Su Su, this witch, otherwise she wouldn't know what to do.

Su Su, Si Hao, Xu Qing, and Ye Xiruo sat together and began a drinking contest. Si Hao had a blank face, revealing nothing about himself. Su Su, a true heroine, downed bowl after bowl of wine without a scratch. Xu Qing, after a few bowls, developed a rosy blush on her fair face, and her clear eyes became misty, making her look like an adorable rabbit, someone you just wanted to cuddle.

As Ye Xiruo had guessed correctly, Su Su's pea-colored nails quickly landed on Xu Qing's face, which looked and felt very nice, and kneaded it vigorously like dough.

Ye Xiruo quickly picked up her wine bowl and silently mourned for three seconds for her poor senior brother Xu.

"Senior Sister Su," Xu Qing struggled in dissatisfaction.

"Little child, be good."

Those who are targeted by Senior Sister Su are truly miserable!

"Junior Sister, today is your big day. Let me toast you."

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Ye Xiruo quickly drank it. It's so good to have reached the Core Formation stage; Mom no longer has to worry about her being overwhelmed by spiritual energy while eating.

"Junior Sister looks very cool today, I'd like to toast her too." Si Hao also stood up.

Xu Qing also picked up her wine bowl to offer a toast, but luckily she had the foresight to bring out only light-tasting wines.

After drinking for a while, Su Su went to another table to continue drinking. Xu Qing, on the other hand, was already quite tipsy after drinking so much.

If Ye Xi were to have someone send him back, Second Senior Brother's drinking capacity is the same as Eldest Senior Brother's, so there's no need to worry at all.

After a satisfying meal, Ye Xiruo prepared to return home.

Si Hao picked up the two plates of pastries on the table without changing his expression: "I'm going back too." Then he handed Ye Xiruo a plate of pastries.

These pastries were exquisitely made and had a faint, pleasant fragrance, without any unpleasant sweetness. Ye Xiruo thought for a moment, then rolled up all the remaining pastries on the table into her ring before taking the pastries from Si Hao's hands.

"Should I ask Chef Zhang to make something to eat and send it over?"

"No need, I drank too much spiritual wine just now, I need to absorb it properly when I get back."

"Um."

As soon as she entered the palace, she saw Mingxi looking at her with red eyes and a pitiful expression: "Miss, thank goodness you're alright, you scared me to death."

"I'm lucky, of course I'll be fine." Ye Xiruo handed the pastries in her hand to Mingxi: "I brought them especially for you."

"Thank you, Miss." These pastries are so lovely, I almost don't want to eat them.

"After you've eaten, go back and get a good night's sleep. You've had a hard time these past few days."

"Yes, Miss."

After Mingxi left, Ye Xiruo instantly entered the spatial dimension and had the system send her directly to Brother Xiuqi's side. She was worried sick all night, unsure if Brother Xiuqi was alright, fearing something might have happened to him.

"Little Leaf." Xiu Qiyu was also surprised to see Ye Xiruo. After taking a closer look, she realized it was real and not an illusion. Judging from her aura, Little Leaf had also become a Golden Core True Person, and her aura had changed significantly.

"Brother Xiu Qi, are you alright?"

"It's nothing."

"If it weren't for you today, I would have been struck dead." Ye Xiruo said aggrievedly, "The last lightning bolt of the Lesser Nine-Nine Tribulation is this thick." Ye Xiruo gestured with a cylinder with a diameter of thirty centimeters.

"So it was such a powerful tribulation of lightning. Congratulations, Little Yezi, on finally achieving Core Formation."

"Yes, it's a pity. A lot of top-grade magic artifacts were damaged, a lot of high-grade talismans were used up, and a lot of spirit stones were burned. It hurts my heart."

Xiu Qiyu burst out laughing.

"Stop laughing, it's not that funny," Ye Xiurong sneered.

Xiu Qiyu was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight, completely ignoring the furious Ye Xiruo.

"Xiu Qiyu, I'm going to get angry if you laugh at me again."

Xiu Qiyu finally stopped smiling and put on a serious face: "You're a pill refiner, that's normal. Don't be sad. As your level increases, you'll have lots and lots of spirit stones."

Ye Xiruo's eyes lit up immediately: "What you said is true, other alchemists also go through the tribulation of lightning in this way." Thinking about it this way, she finally felt much better.

"That's right, but their lightning tribulations are relatively minor, so they consume fewer magical artifacts and spiritual herbs."

"So I'm the one who suffered a loss! I really want to know how many spirit stones Master spent back then."

Xiu Qiyu coughed twice: "The Palace Master is an exception; he didn't consume a single spirit stone."

Ye Xiruo's eyes widened: "What? This is impossible."

"The Yin-Yang Demon Flame can devour the lightning tribulation. At that time, the peerless Palace Master sat quietly on his throne, with an invincible shield formed by two balls of flame, one black and one white, above his head. The lightning tribulation couldn't even touch a corner of his clothes."

"The body-tempering effect of the lightning tribulation is quite good." At least after being struck a few times, her body is indeed much stronger than before.

"I haven't finished yet. The Palace Master doesn't need to pay attention to the previous lightning tribulations. She just needs to quietly be a beautiful girl, not a handsome man. Only when the last lightning tribulation strikes will the Palace Master step forward and rush towards the lightning tribulation like a moth to a flame."

"Then."

"Then, take a lightning bath, and that's it."

"Master is so amazing."

"Yes, but this opportunity cannot be replicated. All the alchemists who tried to emulate the Palace Master in undergoing tribulation were severely injured and almost lost their lives."

"That's right. Not everyone has a different kind of fire. Even if someone does, it's uncertain whether they can absorb the lightning tribulation. And whether they're even willing to absorb it is another matter." Ye Xiruo felt more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it. They were both different kinds of fire, so why was there such a big difference?

"Brother Xiu Qi, are you really alright?"

"It's alright. Don't forget, I'm a martial artist with vigorous vitality. What's fatal to you is just a drop in the ocean for me. Little Yezi, don't worry."

"I'm glad you're alright." Ye Xiruo had been worried about Xiu Qiyu all night.

The spiritual energy in the Time Cultivation Room was abundant, almost as if a spiritual vein had been dug up and placed underground. Cultivating in such an environment with abundant spiritual energy naturally yielded excellent results.

However, once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, simply absorbing spiritual energy is not enough to break through; they must gain some insight.

Xiu Qiyu is already at the peak of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, just one step away from breaking through, but something is missing.

"I'll take you to the virtual battle room." Ye Xiruo excitedly tried to pull Xiu Qiyu away.