Chasing after someone? That concept was so foreign to Liu Hongyan.

Not to mention her queenly status, just her beauty alone made her one of the three recognized beauties of the Eight Hundred Minor Kingdoms, always pursued by men. So when Luo Lie said it like that, she found it amusing, even a bit novel.

Feeling the pressure of Liu Hongyan's ample chest and hearing the heartbeat within, Luo Lie laughed, "I can hear your heart, you're definitely chasing after me."

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Liu Hongyan's cheeks flushed slightly. She released Luo Lie, took a step back, gave him a playful glance, and said with interest, "Tell me, how can I chase you more easily?"

"Well..." Luo Lie stroked his chin, pondering, "If I teach you, it would be too easy for you to catch me. How about I tell you a story? If you can understand it, you'll catch up to me."

"Sure, I love stories," Liu Hongyan said, resting her chin on her hands like a little girl, sitting opposite Luo Lie.

Luo Lie was in a particularly good mood, finding it fun to tease Liu Hongyan. He cleared his throat and began, "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman named Zhu Yingtai..." He then narrated the story of Liang Zhu in the most simple, understandable, and humorous language.

Initially, Liu Hongyan listened as a joke, but soon she was captivated.

For women, no matter their status, past, present, or future, there's always a heart yearning for love hidden deep inside.

Liu Hongyan was no exception.

Moreover, for her, the story of Liang Zhu was so fresh and captivating.

Luo Lie had only told a little over half when an important matter required Liu Hongyan, the queen, to attend to. Reluctantly, she had to leave.

In the following days, Liu Hongyan resumed her disputes with Chong Houhu in court, something Luo Lie couldn't interfere with. After all, he hadn't yet met the conditions to become a prince, so he focused on cultivating diligently.

Since Xue Bingning also needed to cultivate and handle many matters with Liu Hongyan, Luo Lie, without assistance, naturally couldn't cultivate as quickly as before. Moreover, reaching Body Refining Level Four made further advancement more challenging, taking him forty days to reach the peak of Level Four, nearing a breakthrough.

If others knew he cultivated the Celestial Dragon-Elephant Scripture this quickly, they'd probably go mad.

After all, even the most talented Jiang Ziya and Wen Zhong took ten years to reach Body Refining Level Five.

Luo Lie had only been cultivating for two months.

Yet, Luo Lie was still a bit dissatisfied.

He wanted to be faster, so he trained even harder.

During this time, Qin Zhi and Yao Feng were immersed in comprehending the Universal Momentum within the Overlord's Palace. Due to their limited comprehension, and the momentum on the pillars not being as effective as the Pearl of Grand Momentum Luo Lie obtained, their gains were limited. However, it did give them hope of possessing the Universal Momentum, so they were completely absorbed.

Moreover, they came in secret, known only to Liu Hongyan's trusted aides, so the outside world was unaware of their presence in the palace.

Thus, the Overlord's Palace remained as usual, and even the anticipated assassination attempts by Chong Houhu's men didn't occur, allowing Luo Lie to cultivate with peace of mind.

Three more days passed, and on the forty-third day, Luo Lie's hard work finally paid off.

He achieved a breakthrough.

The energy within his body vibrated at an extraordinary frequency, rapidly coursing through all his meridians, finally converging back in his dantian.

This journey through his body, amidst the vibrations, forcibly widened his meridians by more than double, making them even more resilient, which in turn intensified the energy's vibrations.

When all the energy returned to the dantian, it caused it to swell, making his lower abdomen protrude.

But the vibrations grew even stronger, and with a "boom" that seemed to shatter the boundary between levels, the space within his dantian suddenly expanded.

Luo Lie's abdomen returned to normal.

Thunderous sounds emanated from his dantian, causing the air in the room to vibrate violently, shaking the ground.

"Finally broke through."

"Body Refining Level Five!" Luo Lie suddenly opened his eyes, filled with joy.

Reaching Body Refining Level Five of the Celestial Dragon-Elephant Scripture was no simple feat. A unique characteristic of this technique was... invulnerability to blades and spears, severing weapons with energy! This invulnerability didn't mean it could withstand treasure artifacts or divine weapons, but ordinary sharp blades couldn't harm him.

Don't underestimate this; even those so-called defensive techniques, even at Body Refining Level Ten, wouldn't dare claim they could resist iron weapons with their flesh.

Feeling the surging energy within, the expanded dantian, and the broadened meridians, all attributes of reaching Body Refining Level Five of the Celestial Dragon-Elephant Scripture, Luo Lie was very excited.

He moved around the training room for a while, then stepped out, intending to find someone to test his current strength.

Upon leaving the training room, he saw Xue Bingning standing in the Overlord's Palace, admiring the scenery.

In the dull days of cultivation, Xue Bingning's occasional visits were a time for Luo Lie to relax.

Only Liu Hongyan was too busy, rarely able to spare time, and even when she did, she came and went in a hurry.

"Bingning, you missed me again, didn't you?" Luo Lie teased.

Xue Bingning smiled, "I'm here to bring you a gift."

"A gift?" Luo Lie asked.

"Yes, it's from Hongyan for you. Previously, she gave you gifts, but except for the Qiankun Bag, you weren't interested in them, so she always kept it in mind. After returning, she prepared this gift for you, and now that it's ready, she asked me to bring it over," Xue Bingning explained.

Luo Lie thought for a moment; it seemed true.

Previously, Liu Hongyan gave him three gifts. The first, the Xuanming Bow, he wasn't interested in, treating it purely as a relic of the old King Nanli; the second, the Qiankun Bag, was quite good; the third, choosing a master, resulted in Qin Zhi and Yao Feng being tested by him, and they stayed in the palace, becoming Liu Hongyan's aid in eliminating Chong Houhu.

So Liu Hongyan always felt she owed Luo Lie.

"What is it that took so long to prepare?" Luo Lie asked.

Xue Bingning took out a jade wall from the Qiankun Bag.

The jade wall was less than half a meter high and about seventy centimeters long, adorned with carvings of sea waves, mountains, and dragons, exuding a lively aura.

"Is this a Spirit-Linking Jade Wall?" Luo Lie, having recently supplemented his knowledge, recognized most common items now.

"Yes, and it's an Advanced Spirit-Linking Jade Wall," Xue Bingning said.

"Advanced!" Luo Lie was delighted.

The Spirit-Linking Jade Wall had a unique function, and only the Dragon Clans of the Four Seas produced it. What they sold externally were ordinary ones, and even the royal families of some kingdoms found it hard to obtain a mid-level one. As for advanced ones, only those of extremely high status could possibly acquire them from the Dragon Clans of the Four Seas.

"This is Chaotic Dragon Qi," Xue Bingning took out a small porcelain bottle. "Refine the Chaotic Dragon Qi, attach it to the Spirit-Linking Jade Wall, and you can enter the Dragon Spirit Illusion Realm through it to broaden your horizons."

Luo Lie eagerly took the small porcelain bottle, using his internal energy to bind the Chaotic Dragon Qi inside, preventing it from escaping. He then dripped a drop of blood, refined it with energy, and finally placed the Chaotic Dragon Qi on the Spirit-Linking Jade Wall.

The carved patterns on the jade wall emitted a faint glow, directly absorbing the Chaotic Dragon Qi.

"You know how to enter, right?" Xue Bingning smiled.

Luo Lie nodded, placing his hand on a protrusion resembling a dragon pearl on the jade wall, clearing his mind and channeling energy into it. The dragon pearl-like carving flashed, pulling Luo Lie inside.

Xue Bingning stood by, a slight smile on her lips, "Luo Lie, you're too eager. I haven't told you yet, to get you the Advanced Spirit-Linking Jade Wall, Hongyan made a certain domineering female dragon very angry, who vowed to beat you out every time you enter the Dragon Spirit Illusion Realm."