The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

54. Reaching the Next Grade

The King's voice suddenly came through from the gate, which startled the boy and the two Gods a lot.

Feng Xi felt guilty and dropped the Fruit right away with his hand trembling. Then the Fruit smelling sweet rolled over to the gate of the cultivation room at once.

The featurely white figure of the King had already reached the gate, and he almost stepped on the Fruit that had rolled to his feet. Feng Xi ran toward the King right away while shouting, "My leader, watch your step!"

Actually, Feng Xi didn't need to cry out because the King had already noticed that Fruit. As the King waved his hand, the Fruit flew into his hand immediately.

Then the King raised his hand. Feng Xi, having grabbed the empty air, fell straightly into the King's arms.

"I am away for a short while and you just got naughty again. Don't you want to reach the next grade?" King of the Netherworld gazed at Feng Xi while saying that in a slightly reproachful tone.

"Of course, I want to reach the next grade. I just... I was only waiting for you, my leader. This is the first time I eat something like this, and I have to be careful. My leader, don't you think so?" Feng Xi rolled his eyes while giving the best explanation he could come up with.

King of the Netherworld didn't point out Feng Xi's lie and handed the Fruit to him, saying,

"Don't take the Fruit out so easily from now on. As time goes by, the essence of wood will be gone and the fruit will lose its effect. You can start cultivation now. I'll guard you by your side."

"Fine." Feng Xi took the Fruit, feeling relieved secretly.

He had been afraid that his leader might hear his secret, but according to the King's reaction, Feng Xi assumed that the King hadn't heard anything. Then he couldn't help but feel lucky.

However, God of Books and God of Bad Luck weren't that slow-witted like Feng Xi. They knew that the whole Netherworld belonged to the King, let alone the Heaven Peak Palace. Under no circumstances would the King know nothing about the things happening under his very eyes. Therefore, Feng Xi was only deceiving himself since he dared not face the King. Besides, the two Gods were afraid that the King would pick on them, so in the following hours, they behaved peculiarly tamely without daring to chime in with a word.

The sky was suffused with rosy light. The wind was mild and the sun was bright in the splendid Rest Night City.

In the fine weather, the city was busy and lively.

The trade caravans and the adventurers traveled through all the avenues and streets as usual. All kinds of stores had already opened. Some packmen hawked their wares in the streets loudly, trying to make themselves heard over the other noises.

The atmosphere was totally harmonious...

However, at this moment, a cold energy wave suddenly rose up.

Everyone only felt the Spiritual Energy around them fluctuating fiercely. The next second, the vast Spiritual Energy in the air rushed to the Heaven Peak Palace like a gust of wind. The energy wave rolled ahead so fast that the people who hadn't stood still were thrown off their balance right away. The other people stared at what was happening in a trance and couldn't utter a word.

The rolling Spiritual Energy all gathered to the Heaven Peak Palace in all the directions.

After the barrier outside of the Palace shivered a bit, it provided easy access for the energy right away. Then the turbulent energy all rushed to one point.

The spectacular scene showed that someone must be cultivated to the next grade now. What was more, according to the great momentum of the Spiritual Energy, it could be deducted that the grade this cultivator wanted to reach was rather high. What surprised everyone most was that the cultivating person was in the Heaven Peak Palace.

Then they remembered that boy at the same time.

Inside of the Palace.

After Feng Xi took the Fruit, he fell into a void state, knowing nothing about what was happening around him. After the turbulent Spiritual Energy touched the golden light wrapping the boy, it turned into streaks of golden energy and then entered Feng Xi's body, stirring up golden light spots in the air. In the meantime, Feng Xi felt a stream of warm current flowing through all the veins in his body. The Spiritual Energy which entered his body in a not rude but also not soft way gave off a bright light.

At this point, a green thing suddenly broke into his veins and sent out cool air at the same time. The pure and bright green sparkles merged with the Spiritual Energy in his veins in no time. That was what the Fruit was doing, letting the rich essence of the woodwork.

Because the property of the essence was mild, the massive Spiritual Energy absorbed by Feng Xi still flew steadily.

The whole process went a bit slowly since Feng Xi was not in a hurry to make a breakthrough and the transformation process of the essence of wood was also very mild.

The panicky crowd gradually calmed while the people who had been waiting long for something to happen also dispersed.

After about ten days, there was a sudden fluctuation in the Heaven Peak Palace.

Feng Xi who was sitting on the cattail hassock was suddenly enveloped by a ray of golden light. In the meantime, there was a round star seal appearing above his head. The silver light given off by the nine stars on the corner of the seal was so dazzling that God of Books and God of Bad Lucks both couldn't help but shout with their eyes wide open,

"Nine grade of the Heaven God realm?"