Xiu Qiyu grabbed her hand: "No rush, no need to rush."

"Xiu Qiyu, where's Xiao Yezi? Is she with you?"

Zishu's voice came from outside.

Xiu Qiyu and Ye Xiruo stood up and walked out. Zishu, dressed in white, held a feather fan in his hand, and his expression was not good.

"Senior Brother."

"Junior Sister, why aren't you cultivating properly? Why are you going to chat with Xiu Qiyu? If you want to chat, you should come to me."

Well, she couldn't quite understand her senior brother's strange logic.

"Huh, junior sister, when did you reach the Core Formation stage? I didn't know."

"I was tired from cultivating, so I took a nap. When I woke up, I had become a Golden Core cultivator." His expression was as innocent as could be.

Zishu dropped the feather fan in his hand: "How is this possible?" This was something he had never heard of before. Zishu's round face scrunched up, and countless classic texts churned through his mind. There had never been such a precedent.

Then, coming to his senses, he saw the faces of the couple who were about to break down, and realized he had been tricked. It wasn't that easy. Cultivators defy the heavens; achieving the Golden Core stage requires enduring a tribulation of lightning, without exception.

"Pfft, hahaha." Ye Xiruo laughed so hard her body trembled. Her senior brother's reaction was just too funny.

Zishu sent out a ball of purple flame, but Xiu Qiyu froze it instantly with her icy true energy, turning it into a beautiful flame encased in ice. She then handed it to Ye Xiruo: "Take this and play with it!"

"Senior Brother, there is actually one more thing to say. I was undergoing my tribulation on your Luoshan Peak."

"What? You must have ruined all my spiritual herbs! You have to compensate me for my losses."

"Don't worry! Your master protected your herbs, but as for the rest, well, hehe."

"Heh heh my foot! You've scared all the cute little animals on my mountain to death. I shouldn't have chosen my own mountain. Isn't this just asking for trouble?" Zishu was on the verge of tears.

"I didn't want to either. During the Lesser Nine-Nine Tribulation, I was almost struck to dust myself, okay?"

"What? Little Jiu Jiu, Junior Sister, you're really lucky to be alive."

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother. I have successfully formed my core, and my fellow senior brothers and sisters have given me many good things. Senior Brother, you don't need to give me anything. Consider your mountain as my congratulatory gift."

Zishu just wanted to find someone to have a good fight, and Xiu Qiyu was naturally the best choice. The two of them quickly started fighting.

This is the umpteenth time already. Never mind, Ye Xiruo left a letter and departed from this place filled with sword energy. It seems that with Senior Brother and Brother Xiu Qi sparring together, there's no need for a simulation training room anymore. If Master were to come and train here in the future, the thought of that would be wonderful.

Ye Xiruo did not leave the space, but returned directly to it. She carried a bucket of spiritual water, diluted it, and watered the Vajra Bamboo. The newly sprouted bamboo shoots were already twenty centimeters tall, and the golden mutated Vajra Bamboo was adapting very well. That dazzling patch of gold was so impressive that it wouldn't be long before the bamboo could grow tall enough for Xiao Bao to have food.

However, if we come across other types of bamboo in the future, we should bring them back and plant a patch of them so that Xiao Bao can have a different taste.

After confirming that the Vajra Bamboo was safe, Ye Xiruo harvested all the medicinal herbs she had planted in the past few days, washed and dried them, and then planted a new batch. Most of the herbs she was now planting were fourth-grade medicinal herbs, which required significantly more spiritual energy and space than third-grade herbs.

Finally finished with her work, Ye Xiruo felt that her body, which had finally broken through to the Golden Core stage, was about to collapse, so she jumped into the green spring water to relieve her fatigue.

Now that she had broken through to the Golden Core stage, there was no reason to delay any longer. She knew nothing about Saintess Peak.

Ye Xiruo fell asleep while soaking in the water. When she woke up, she quickly tidied up and left the space.

Fortunately, I didn't miss the cultivation session.

After breakfast, Jingli sent someone to invite Ye Xiruo over.

It was still the main hall of the Pill King Palace, and Elder Lianchi was still dressed in a white veil, exuding a noble and pure aura, like a snow lotus on a high mountain.

"Greetings, Master; greetings, Elder Lianchi."

"Congratulations to the young master on successfully forming his core. Consider this bottle of Ice Soul Pills as a congratulatory gift."

Ice Soul Pill, a seventh-grade elixir, can assist those with ice attributes in cultivation and also reduce inner demons.

"Thank you, Elder Lianchi."

"Little Yezi, I just discussed it with Elder Lianchi. You should go with Elder Lianchi to visit Saintess Peak later!"

"Yes, disciple obeys."

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Saintess Peak was riding in an exquisite ice palace. She had initially thought it was a flying magical artifact or a spirit beast. However, to her surprise, Elder Lianchi produced a palm-sized crystal palace, somewhat similar to the music box from her previous life. It had three floors: a living room on the bottom floor and bedrooms on the upper two. The furnishings inside were delicate and exquisitely crafted. She had thought it was just a crystal toy. But Elder Lianchi simply tossed it into the air, and then, to Ye Xiruo's astonishment, it grew larger and larger until it reached the size of a normal villa and came to a stop.

"let's go!"

Even after standing inside the Crystal Palace, Ye Xiruo still felt like she was dreaming. Elder Lianchi, however, instructed his disciples to fill the palace with spirit stones, then formed hand seals and activated various formations.

This ingenious flying artifact left Ye Xiruo stunned and unable to recover for a long time. It was definitely the work of a genius. She wondered if there were any such geniuses in the world. This crystal palace simply fulfilled all the fantasies in a girl's heart.

"At Crystal Palace's speed, it should take about two and a half days to arrive."

Yes, farewell.

"You can enjoy the scenery along the way, and if you get tired, you can rest on the second floor. Let me know if you need anything."

"Thank you, Elder Lianchi."

Taking advantage of the two days, Ye Xiruo found a room on the second floor and went into seclusion to refine pills.

Unexpectedly, he succeeded in refining a superior-grade Pure Heart Pill on his first try. He then refined several more batches, and on the third batch, he actually produced a top-grade pill. Moreover, the refining time for the Pure Heart Pill was halved. Previously, he had to stop to replenish his true energy after refining three batches. Now, he refined ten batches in one go before his true energy was completely depleted.

She took out a high-grade spirit stone and began meditating to recover her true energy. Once her true energy was restored, she continued refining the other third-grade pills. She estimated that she should be able to successfully refine fourth-grade pills now, at most reaching the high-grade level; she was still a bit short of achieving the highest grade. Therefore, she might as well continue refining third-grade pills to build a solid foundation.