Chapter 1446

The Jianmu tree's leaves had settled, and Xiao Feng and the others arrived at the front gate of the Butterfly Emperor Palace.

This place is eight hundred kilometers above the ground in the air, and the trunk of the Little Jianmu is no longer particularly thick.

Yet it remains very stable, with branches and vines intertwining to create an effect similar to flat ground, allowing one to walk upon it.

As long as one is not especially fat, they should not fall off.

"Her Majesty the Empress, Warrior Xiao Feng has arrived."

Cai Yi landed at the palace gate and shouted respectfully inside.

"Let him in; you may withdraw."

The voice of the Xuan Di Empress came from within.

"Yes." Cai Yi replied, then said to Xiao Feng, "Go ahead; the opportunity is right before you."

"Strive, Warrior Xiao Feng; if you gain the Empress's deep approval, you can reside long-term on the Little Jianmu!" You Yi gestured encouragingly.

Xiao Feng grunted in acknowledgment: "Thank you, seniors; I will first go pay respects to the Empress senior, and when I have time I'll come back to ask you about cultivation."

Though this was merely polite talk, upon hearing it Zi Xi gave a wicked smile and said, "Sure, we'll definitely open our hearts to guide you; when the time comes you can freely ask us for advice~"

"Emmm..."

Xiao Feng was speechless; there was nothing he could do about this female demon who loved to drive.

He walked toward the Butterfly Emperor Palace.

Cai Yi waved her sleeve, dispersing Zi Xi and the others; she herself stayed put, standing silently outside the palace gate awaiting orders.

The interior space of the Butterfly Emperor Palace is not particularly large; although the whole building is wondrous and stunning, in terms of scale it actually falls short of the Xuan Di Empress's status, being only a few hundred square meters or so.

The palace is divided into front and rear sections; the front is the hall, a place for deliberation.

The rear is the living quarters of the Xuan Di Empress, entry forbidden.

The hall contains no seats at all, but many vines hang down from above, bearing small flowers, which are quite lovely.

The Xuan Di Empress sat in the central rear position of the hall; her current state differed somewhat from when she was seen outside before.

When outside, she was dignified and noble, with her hair coiled high, wearing many ornaments that enhanced her dignity, and behind her hovered a divine seal halo several times larger than her body.

Now, however, she has shed all of that: her hair hangs loosely, she wears a pale gold robe, sits barefoot, presenting a very relaxed appearance.

This is the Empress's at-home leisure appearance.

The Xuan Di Empress's appearance is exquisitely beautiful; throughout the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, it is hard to find a few beings comparable to her.

But after all, she is a senior expert; staring at her too long would be disrespectful.

After Xiao Feng entered, he merely glanced once, then averted his gaze and cupped his hands, saying, "Empress senior, thank you for your generous gift; I have now reached the threshold of the Divine Sovereign realm, and my strength has markedly increased."

The Xuan Di Empress glanced at him, then leaned back; vines automatically sprouted from the ground, forming a cushion that supported her.

"Sit; the supreme treasure on you is quite impressive—you touched the bottleneck in just eighteen days." she said.

A Sovereign-level expert can see most of a player's information; she already knew Xiao Feng possessed the Chaos Tree upon their first meeting.

Thus there was nothing to conceal; Xiao Feng manifested the Chaos Tree and said, "Without the Chaos Tree combined with the Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Pool, I would likely have taken much longer to reach this point."

The Xuan Di Empress nodded slightly: "But this is merely the beginning; to oppose a beast god like Qiong Qi still leaves a long way to go."

Xiao Feng did not deny it.

Although reaching level 500 gave him considerable attribute growth, he still falls far short of a Sovereign.

Moreover, he has not yet broken through to the next realm.

The Xuan Di Empress continued: "Little one, do you know what the Divine Sovereign realm is like?"

Is this a test of him?

Xiao Feng thought and replied: "It is a stage of contacting heavenly and earthly power, cosmic rules; comprehending laws, raising cultivation, strengthening will, thereby achieving oneself."

"Yes, laws are especially important; at this stage you can cultivate by borrowing the power of laws, and your cultivation will rise swiftly." said the Xuan Di Empress.

Xiao Feng exclaimed in surprise: "Cultivate by borrowing the power of laws? How is that done?"

The Xuan Di Empress said: "In your usual cultivation, you merely draw energy from the surroundings or from your divinity, relying entirely on your own will to pull it, which is slow. But once you become a Divine Sovereign, you can, with stronger will, mobilize heavenly and earthly laws to pour back into yourself, making cultivation speed hundreds to thousands of times faster. If you then find a blessed cave to cultivate in, the effect will be even more pronounced."

"That's formidable!"

Xiao Feng was extremely shocked.

So this is how Divine Sovereign-level cultivation works!

The combination of law power and willpower accelerates seated cultivation speed by a thousandfold…… For an ordinary person, even if they obtained some decent techniques, regular cultivation speed is only about two to three thousand per hour.

After the increase, however, it can reach two to three million!

Xiao Feng's foundation is higher; with the Heavenly Dao Duster and Vajra Bracelet aiding his cultivation, plus his own base, he can basically reach a cultivation gain of ten thousand per hour.

Accelerated a thousandfold, that becomes ten million per hour!

Furthermore, factoring in the 50× speed boost from the Core Great Vine House of the Azure Moon Grotto-Heaven…… isn't that five hundred million cultivation per hour?!!

Moreover, after becoming a Divine Sovereign one can also borrow the clan's qi luck to transmute into cultivation, converting fifty percent per level, making efficiency even greater!

"In that case, as long as the cultivation required after level 501 isn't too extravagant, I can continue to rise swiftly!" Xiao Feng suddenly enlightened, feeling that reaching level 1000 was not so far away.

However, he overlooked one matter.

The Xuan Di Empress said: "Your law power and willpower are still not strong enough; among adventurers there are many stronger than you, and even if you break through, the enhancement effect will not reach its peak, so you must strive harder."

"Uh…… that's true."

Xiao Feng nodded.

Speaking of law power, not to mention the innate "sons of the Tian Shen Zu Di" who grasp it from birth, even Yu Cixue and Xue Ningzhen and the like are not inferior to him.

As for willpower, among players there are no shortage of real-world experts; those comparatively formidable extraordinary beings all possess formidable willpower.

Furthermore, there are controllers like Qing Tian Jun from the real world, whose willpower is estimated to be tens of millions, even up to hundreds of millions.

Were it not for the game world limiting real-world abilities, Qing Tian Jun could, by willpower alone, crush nearly all players in the game; only fellow controllers could stand against him.

"Empress senior, didn't you previously mention there is a treasure that could help me boost my willpower?" Xiao Feng inquired.

Mm.

Xuan Die nodded slightly, raised one hand, and purple-gold light gathered in the palm, condensing into a golden core with purple patterns.

Then, it was sent through the air to Xiao Feng's hand, and he said, "This is the purple-gold Divine Sense pill refined by the Hidden Profound Venerable of Star Realm Mountain. It is used by all major forces when nurturing elite juniors. It's not rare; I'm giving it to you."

Xiao Feng caught it and took a look.

Purple Gold Divine Thought Pill: a third‑rank divine medicine that, when consumed, instantly increases willpower by one million points; if willpower already exceeds one million, the excess increase is halved.