The System Granted Me Invincibility, Setting Me on the Path to Becoming the Heavenly Emperor

45: Why don’t you give it a try?Qin Gelan exited the Empress’s sleeping quarters and let out a long sigh toward the sky. The Empress must have misunderstood...

When he had mentioned the Dragon Phoenix Creation Art in front of her earlier, the Empress had glared at Qin Gelan in annoyance once she realized what it implied.

Seeing the icy look in the Empress’s eyes, Qin Gelan trembled in fear. He didn’t say another word and immediately took his leave.

If he stayed any longer, the Empress might lose her temper and strike out, which would be disastrous.

Inside the sleeping quarters.

The Empress’s cheeks were slightly flushed, though it was unclear if it was from anger or some other reason.

After Qin Gelan’s antics, she was no longer in the mood to Cultivate.

The Literary Sage had previously hinted that Qin Gelan could help her in Attaining the Dao of a Supreme, but she hadn’t thought much of it at the time.

She hadn’t expected the Literary Sage to mean this... If the Literary Sage weren’t the Senior she respected most, she would have already attacked anyone else.

Having Cultivated for three thousand years, the Empress had never had a Dao Companion, nor had she ever experienced romantic feelings; her eyes held nothing but Cultivation.

When she achieved a Breakthrough to Immortal Emperor, she had already accepted the throne of the Shenxi Empire, which was facing internal strife and external threats at the time.

The newly ascended Empress used iron-fisted methods to sweep through the court and root out the opposition, quelling the internal rebellion and repelling external enemies, thus establishing her formidable reputation.

Step by step, the Empress had come this far, suppressing everything with her sheer strength. Aside from Cultivation, nothing external could move her heart.

She remained expressionless toward suitors from various major powers. Years ago, even a Prodigy from a Transcendent Faction had pursued her.

Back then, the Crown Prince of the Loulan Empire—the current Emperor of the Loulan Empire—had also pursued her madly, but she had rejected him.

Later, after the Loulan Crown Prince ascended the throne, he even tried to force her to become his concubine, but he was persuaded to back down by the Literary Sage, and the matter eventually fizzled out.

At the thought of Qin Gelan, the Empress considered his Indestructible True Dragon Body and several other top-tier Physiques, such as the Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, the Devouring Body, and so on.

He even possessed the Space-Time Body, which was legendary and supposedly impossible to exist. With so many Physiques gathered in one person, he seemed like a darling of the heavens.

Furthermore, he had achieved Tracing the True Self, walking the invincible path of the Heavenly Emperor.

Combined with his Noble literary dao, Original Sword Dao, and more, the Empress suddenly felt that once such a person grew to full potential, he would be breathtakingly peerless.

Thinking of Qin Gelan’s elegant figure and handsome face, she couldn’t help but blush.

It seems... such a person wouldn’t be bad.

The Empress quickly calmed herself, but she couldn’t stop her heart from racing.

Afterward, she called Yun Yao over and asked, ”What do you think of Qin Gelan?”

”Huh?” Yun Yao looked puzzled. What did the Empress mean by this?

”I mean...” The Empress paused for a moment before continuing, ”I mean, what kind of woman do you think Qin Gelan would choose if he were to pick a Dao Companion?”

Yun Yao was completely bewildered, feeling that the Empress was acting a bit strange.

Seeing Yun Yao’s odd look, the Empress quickly added, ”Qin Gelan wrote a poem for Yu Linglong earlier. What do you think of Yu Linglong?”

Yun Yao suddenly understood and replied, ”Qin Gelan not only has world-shaking talent, but his literary dao is even comparable to the Literary Sage. He also possesses various Physiques and will surely succeed in Attaining the Dao of a Supreme in the future.”

”Yu Linglong is the Saintess of Linglong Island, possessing the Heart of Linglong, and her beauty is world-toppling. The two of them are actually quite a match.”

Even from Yun Yao’s perspective, she couldn’t find any fault with Qin Gelan and felt he was fully worthy of a Saintess from a Transcendent Faction.

The Empress nodded faintly and waved her hand. ”Alright, I understand.”

After Yun Yao left, although the Empress’s face remained calm, hearing Yun Yao say that Qin Gelan and Yu Linglong were a match made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

But that ode to linglong Qin Gelan wrote was indeed very well-written. Could it be that the two of them already had feelings for each other?

A hint of panic suddenly rose in the Empress’s heart, but Qin Gelan had said they were just friends.

But could a mere friend write such a beautiful poem for another?

The Empress thought more and more throughout the night.

When morning came, she still hadn’t calmed down. The Empress, who had always been unmoved by romantic feelings, found her heart rippling incessantly for some reason.

Three days passed, and Qin Gelan sighed, ”Sigh, what a rotten idea the System came up with... Now look what happened. The Empress misunderstood, and it’ll be so awkward when we meet again.”

It seemed this task couldn’t be rushed; he had to find another way.

Wait, if the Empress doesn’t succeed in Attaining the Dao of a Supreme with my help, won’t the task fail?

Qin Gelan felt as if he had swallowed a dead rat. The thought of not getting the reward felt like it was killing him.

”Come see me.”

Just as Qin Gelan was fretting, a voice came from the communication jade pendant the Empress had given him.

With only those three words, Qin Gelan jumped up, thinking to himself, ’Could there be a chance?’

Wait... The Empress wouldn’t still be angry and looking to settle scores now, would she?

Qin Gelan hesitated about whether to go, but his feet were honest, leading him toward the Empress’s sleeping quarters.

When he arrived, there wasn’t a single guard outside; the Empress had dismissed them all.

”Ahem... Empress, it’s actually not what you think.” Qin Gelan’s heart was thumping as he wondered how to explain.

”Why not give it a try?”

Before Qin Gelan could finish, the Empress interrupted him.

Her eyes darted around, avoiding Qin Gelan’s gaze, and her cheeks were flushed with a bashful, unnatural red.

Try it?

Did I hear that right?

”Empress, what did you say?” Qin Gelan wanted to confirm he hadn’t misheard.

The Empress’s face turned beet red in embarrassment and annoyance. This bastard was doing it on purpose; he clearly heard her... ”Uh... then is the Empress ready?”

Qin Gelan was a bit excited. At the thought of the reward, he suddenly felt energized.

The Empress nodded, and then Qin Gelan directly transmitted the Dragon Phoenix Creation Art to her.

Qin Gelan rubbed his hands excitedly and confirmed once more, ”Then... shall I begin?”

The Empress didn’t answer, giving her silent consent, but her heart was pounding wildly.

Qin Gelan took out an Alchemy Cauldron.

The Empress was a bit surprised. ”What are you doing?”

Qin Gelan was somewhat speechless and explained, ”We need to use the Nirvana Fire of the Innate Divine Phoenix Body as a catalyst, following the method of the Dragon Phoenix Creation Art, to work with me to refine the dragon phoenix pill!”

Only then did the Empress realize... she had misunderstood.

She thought it would be... she didn’t expect it to be Alchemy.

She felt a strange sense of disappointment, but since she had been fully prepared, the thought of her own misunderstanding made her so embarrassed she wanted to crawl into a hole.

”Empress, hurry and release the Origin of the Innate Divine Phoenix Body to trigger the Nirvana Fire! Help me refine the pill!”

Seeing the Empress dazed, Qin Gelan couldn’t help but remind her.

A Pill Furnace slowly emerged.

The Empress snapped out of it and quickly released the Origin of her Innate Divine Phoenix Body, drawing out the Nirvana Fire and pouring it into the Pill Furnace.

Qin Gelan struck the Origin of the Indestructible True Dragon Body into the Pill Furnace to refine the dragon phoenix pill; this was a Medicinal Pill that could only be refined by practicing the Dragon Phoenix Creation Art.

The Dragon and Phoenix Origins spiraled and circled within the Pill Furnace, finally slowly forming several cyan-red Medicinal Pills.

The pills were filled with Dragon and Phoenix Origins, and a majestic power of the Dragon and Phoenix Origins could be felt from them.

This was the benefit of the Dragon Phoenix Creation Art: it could fuse the Dragon and Phoenix Origins and finally condense them into a Medicinal Pill.

The Medicinal Pill formed from the two Origins of Dragon and Phoenix displayed an auspicious sign of the dragon and phoenix.

Finally, they obtained sixteen dragon phoenix pills. Qin Gelan and the Empress swallowed them, and a powerful Dragon Phoenix Qi of Origin flooded their Divine Souls.