It wasn't until Queen Medusa left her name on the Spousal Register of a Myriad Beauties and felt the blessing of destiny that she gradually caught a glimpse of the mysterious tip of the iceberg that was Qi Lin.
One must know that those blessed by destiny don't just experience improved luck; there are several other invisible benefits.
And among them, the most important point is undoubtedly that it allows those on the Spousal Register of a Myriad Beauties to have no bottlenecks in their cultivation until they reach the Golden Immortal stage.
Queen Medusa had been stuck at the peak of Dou Huang for twenty to thirty years, not because her aptitude was lacking, but because every member of the Snake-People Clan has the soul of a snake-type magical beast implanted within them at birth.
With the help of this snake-type magical beast soul, the Snake-People's cultivation speed is extremely fast in the early stages.
Of course, implanting a magical beast soul also has a significant drawback.
That is, when a Snake-Person cultivates to the realm the implanted snake-type magical beast soul possessed in its lifetime, they will encounter a bottleneck and find it difficult to break through.
The soul implanted in Queen Medusa at birth was that of a peak sixth-rank magical beast, the Purple Netherflame Snake.
This is why Queen Medusa reached the peak of Dou Huang so early but had been unable to break through to Dou Zong.
Of course, Queen Medusa's own accumulation was absolutely sufficient, so the moment she entered the Spousal Register of a Myriad Beauties,
Breaking through to Dou Zong was a natural progression!
On the enormous bed, Queen Medusa was covered by a thin golden silk quilt, her smooth, delicate long legs exposed, and her eyes still held lingering shock.
She had never expected that the Dou Zong bottleneck that had troubled her for over twenty to thirty years would just break through like that?
If that was the case, did she still need to risk evolving with the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame?
Queen Medusa couldn't help but think this.
As the saying goes, 'one effort, then decline, then exhaustion!'
Initially, Queen Medusa was troubled by the Dou Zong bottleneck, while the Snake-People Clan faced dangers from all sides.
So Queen Medusa had no choice but to take a gamble; even knowing that breaking through with a strange flame was a near-certain death, she could only try.
But now, having already broken through to Dou Zong, Queen Medusa no longer had the idea of continuing to evolve using the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame.
Of course, these things were no longer important to Queen Medusa now.
What she found most difficult to face now was Qi Lin, who had already woken up.
Looking at the calm Qi Lin, even Queen Medusa felt incredibly complex and ashamed at this moment.
But she was Queen Medusa after all; in just a moment, she had recovered.
Why should she be ashamed? What she did was merely for the sake of borrowing his seed.
Qi Lin, at such a young age, possessed unfathomable strength; his talent was self-evident.
Her child would undoubtedly inherit his talent and become the next King of the Snake-People Clan!
Thinking of this, Queen Medusa regained her composure and said indifferently, "You helped me break through to Dou Zong, so the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame is no longer useful to me. Consider it your reward."
"Of course, this reward might not be enough, but it's the best the Snake-People Clan can offer at the moment."
Qi Lin, however, shook his head and said, "No, you're mistaken."
"The best thing the Snake-People Clan can offer has never been some strange flame, but..."
"You, Your Majesty the Queen!"
After speaking, Qi Lin, amidst Queen Medusa's flushed face, pulled her down again.
...
At the same time, at the edge of the Tagor Desert!
Four figures swiftly streaked across the sky.
"Gu He, are you sure there's really a strange flame in the Tagor Desert?"
One of them, a burly middle-aged man, asked in a deep voice.
The 'Gu He' he referred to was a refined-looking middle-aged man.
And that name, probably not many people in the entire Gama Empire hadn't heard of it.
After all, he was the only sixth-rank Alchemist in the current Gama Empire.
He was known by the moniker, Pill King!
Besides Pill King Gu He, one of the four figures was dressed in a white robe, obscuring his face.
As for the other two, they were also prominent figures in the Gama Empire.
The burly middle-aged man was Lion King Yan Shi, one of the Gama Empire's ten strongest experts, while the lean, white-bearded old man was Wind Walker Feng Li, also one of the Gama Empire's ten strongest experts.
Gu He's expression was confident and composed as he said, "That's natural, my perception can't be wrong.
Not long ago, I detected a trace of a strange flame's aura from the direction of the Tagor Desert. Through investigation, I also learned that a major battle occurred near Shimo City in the Tagor Desert, and the protagonists of that battle were none other than the Snake-People Clan's Queen Medusa, who is renowned throughout several surrounding empires!"
"What!"
"Could the strange flame be on Queen Medusa?"
Yan Shi's pupils slightly contracted, filled with shock.
It was well known that the Snake-People Clan had a cold, Yin attribute. If they were to devour a violent natural wonder like a strange flame, wouldn't that be akin to courting death?
At the mention of Queen Medusa, a solemn expression appeared on the faces of Gu He and the other three.
After all, this Queen of the Snake-People Clan had a fearsome reputation and was not someone to be easily provoked.
To forcibly snatch a strange flame from her hands, relying solely on the four of them, might not be enough.
Fortunately, Gu He had made preparations!
Facing the inquiries from Yan Shi and the others, he confidently said, "Gentlemen, rest assured, this trip only requires you to safely escort me to the Snake-People Clan's Holy City. I will handle the rest."
"Additionally, regardless of whether we obtain the strange flame on this trip, the rewards I promised you will remain the same upon our return."
Yan Shi and Feng Li both laughed upon hearing this.
"Hahaha, Pill King, rest assured. Since we promised to help you obtain the strange flame, whether it means scaling mountains of blades or descending into seas of fire, we will accompany you to the very end."
Beneath the white robe, Yun Yun also nodded slightly.
She was Gu He's trump card for this trip.
Gu He offered to refine a Purple Crystal Pill for Nalan Yanran as compensation, which was why she agreed to accompany him on this journey.
Seeing this, Gu He was in high spirits.
If he could obtain the strange flame from Queen Medusa, with the enhancement of the strange flame, he might be able to attempt breaking through to a seventh-rank Alchemist in just a few years.
As for whether this trip would be in vain, Gu He was not worried.
Since he dared to come, he naturally had full confidence.
After receiving news that Queen Medusa had obtained a strange flame, he consulted a large number of ancient texts and finally guessed Queen Medusa's intention.
She actually wanted to rely on the strange flame to forcefully break through the Dou Zong bottleneck.
How insane was that? It was absolutely a near-certain death!
Therefore, Gu He brought two sixth-rank Dou Spirit Pills and one seventh-rank Transformation Pill for Queen Medusa to exchange for the strange flame.
There was no need to say more about the Dou Spirit Pill; it could help a Dou King break through a realm.
As for the Transformation Pill, even among seventh-rank pills, it was an extremely high-grade existence.
It could allow magical beasts with long lifespans to completely shed their beast forms, possessing both a long lifespan and human talent.
If Queen Medusa possessed the Transformation Pill, she would have a chance to break through to Dou Zong even without relying on the strange flame, and there would be no life-threatening danger.
Therefore, Gu He did not think Queen Medusa could refuse such a temptation!
However, when Gu He and the other three arrived at the Snake-People Clan's Holy City and saw Queen Medusa walking through the air, they were all dumbfounded!
Walking through the air!
Queen Medusa had actually broken through to Dou Zong!