The great battle came to an end, with the Rizhao Empire gathering a hundred thousand armored warriors and three Earth Tier Martial Sovereigns, only to suffer a crushing defeat.

Of the hundred thousand armored warriors, less than ten thousand remained, and the three Earth Tier Martial Sovereigns were captured by Xia Feng like pigs and dogs.

This battle incited outrage in the Rizhao Empire's court, declaring that the Great Xia Empire sought a war of annihilation by sending High Tier Martial Sovereigns to ambush in Spirit City, demanding they hand over the instigator Xia Feng.

That was as many as five Earth Tier Martial Sovereigns, more distressing to the Rizhao Empire than the death of ten Yellow Tier Martial Sovereigns.

However, the Great Xia Empire's response was rather cold, not only refusing to hand over Xia Feng but also stating coldly that if the Rizhao Empire acted rashly, the Great Xia Empire would directly attack the Rizhao Imperial Capital.

Xia Tianming wanted to see whether it would be the Rizhao Empire that was destroyed or the Great Xia Empire!

Such a tough reply naturally placed the relations between the two nations in a state of mutual destruction.

Both nations immediately entered the highest wartime state, with grain, weapons, and troops continuously gathered at the borders.

The air at the border was filled with the smell of gunpowder, and a great battle was on the verge of erupting!

After the battle of Spirit City concluded, Xia Feng immediately went to check on the injuries of the nine daughters.

Seeing his lovely wives all badly injured, his anger rose, wishing he could return to the battlefield to whip the Rizhao Empire's Martial Sovereigns again.

Fortunately, the nine daughters had decent cultivation themselves, and with Sun Yazhu's elixirs and the life energy of the Holy Mother Saintess Xiao Qingxue, their recovery speed was quite fast.

After the great battle, Sun Yazhu went directly into seclusion in her room with the Purple Gold Furnace. She had gained some insights, seemingly only a step away from fully refining the Purple Gold Cauldron.

The Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit that Xia Feng and the five daughters brought back was also taken by her. Once the Purple Gold Cauldron was fully refined, she could immediately begin refining the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill Xia Feng needed.

Half of the armored warriors in the battle of Spirit City were killed or injured. That afternoon, Xia Feng and Gu Sha Chen Hongfei began arranging care for the wounded, checking rosters, and distributing pensions.

The sacrifice of tens of thousands of soldiers preserved the first city on the east side of the Great Xia Empire and maintained the face of the empire.

The remaining soldiers were organized to dig pits, burying their fallen comrades, giving these warriors who sacrificed themselves for the nation a peaceful resting place.

Handling the pensions of tens of thousands of people, Xia Feng didn't rest for a day and a night, continuously writing military reports and having the Martial Sovereigns of Lingxiao Pavilion supervise the Ministry of Revenue to ensure pensions were delivered to the soldiers' families.

The following night, a purple light shot through the clouds from Spirit City.

A cute figure excitedly burst out of the room; Sun Yazhu immediately found Xia Feng, extended her arms to jump onto him, hugging his neck with great joy.

"Husband, it's done! I've completely refined the Purple Gold Cauldron!"

Hearing this news, Xia Feng was also very happy, instinctively reaching out to stroke Sun Yazhu's head.

"With this Purple Gold Cauldron, even an Earth Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereign might not be able to hurt you. When your realm rises, you might even be able to fight Celestial Tier ones." Xia Feng said with a smile.

"Not only that, but I can also refine higher-grade elixirs!" Sun Yazhu playfully stuck out her tongue, "I'll go to the city walls to get their Emperor's Blood from those three, and tonight I'll refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill for you, husband!"

"Does refining a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill require Emperor's Blood?"

"Yes."

Xia Feng was momentarily taken aback by her words, looking at Sun Yazhu with a somewhat strange expression.

"Then... without these three Martial Sovereigns attacking the city, how were you planning to refine it with the Bone Marrow Cleansing Fruit I fetched from the Great Wilderness Mountain Range?"

"With my blood." Sun Yazhu replied succinctly.

Upon hearing this, Xia Feng was stunned.

"With your blood?"

Looking at the small Sun Yazhu, it felt like something broke inside Xia Feng, releasing a bitter sorrow.

Emperor's Blood is the essence of a Martial Sovereign. Losing too much can weaken one for months or even cause cultivation to regress, taking a long time to recover.

Yet Sun Yazhu's initial plan was to use her own blood to refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill for Xia Feng.

In her eyes, everything about Xia Feng was the most important, and she never considered herself.

"Silly girl."

Xia Feng's eyes glistened with tears as he tightly embraced the precious person in front of him.

Feeling Xia Feng's broad chest, Sun Yazhu also sighed slightly, then hugged him tightly in return.

"Never think like that again. You should know, in my heart, you are even more precious than life." Xia Feng mumbled softly, lowering his head.

Sun Yazhu lowered her head, eyes filled with deep emotions and gratitude.

Her decision was worth everything.

"Okay, husband, there won't be a next time."

In the night, the two embraced, then melted into one.

...

Early the next morning, Sun Yazhu obtained enough Emperor's Essence Blood from the Pan Brothers.

There was not only enough to refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, but also a considerable reserve to make other elixirs.

Sun Yazhu happily took the essence blood and left, entering her room again to continue her alchemical seclusion.

All the required materials were gathered, and she wanted to refine the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill as quickly as possible to elevate Xia Feng's talent to another level.

After all, Xia Feng had repeatedly complained that the cultivation speed of top-grade talent at the Martial Sovereign Realm was too slow.

Refining elixirs takes some time.

Meanwhile, both nations continued mobilizing troops and resources along the empire border.

Having won the battle, Xia Feng did not relax, knowing he had thoroughly enraged Rizhao Empire's Cyan Emperor.

The last time they sent three Earth Tier Martial Sovereigns and failed, Xia Feng might face a Celestial Tier Martial Sovereign next.

One way or another, strengthening himself was of utmost importance.

So, once his official duties were mostly wrapped up, Xia Feng began spending the late nights cultivating with the ten daughters and his parents and grandfather in the Imperial Capital.

After fifty thousand years, Xia Tianming remained stuck at the Celestial Tier Ninth Layer Martial Sovereign, but Xia Naiwen and Huang Xiaoqian had made gratifying progress. The two practiced day and night, finally breaking through to the Half-Emperor Realm, just a step away from becoming true Martial Sovereigns.

Meanwhile, for the exceptionally talented ten daughters, all except Sun Yazhu broke through to Earth Tier First Layer Martial Sovereign, significantly elevating their strength.

After five days, Sun Yazhu emerged with heavy dark circles, handing Xia Feng a jade green pill, then taking out a small bottle containing a red pill.

"The green one is the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill; once you take it, husband, you can enhance your talent. The red pill is called an Emperor Blood Pill, made from the spare Emperor's Essence Blood."

Sun Yazhu rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "The Emperor Blood Pill can be fed to Exotic Beasts to boost their cultivation. It's a spirit pill favored by Ancient Beast Tamers, but it's not easy to refine. I only managed to make it after mastering the Purple Gold Cauldron."

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