Empress: I Asked You to Detoxify Me, Not to Become the Supreme Immortal Emperor - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2:

“Ugh! Put your clothes back on! What do you take me for?” Empress Yaoxi scolded angrily, her face blushing deeply as she watched Qin Chuan undress.

But for some reason, the moment she saw that massive thing swaying in front of her eyes, her body trembled slightly. An inexplicable feeling rose within her heart.

“You were acting like a wild beast just now, and now you’re pretending to be some chaste and virtuous woman…” Qin Chuan muttered quietly to himself as he silently dressed again.

“Follow me!” Empress Yaoxi, not hearing his comment, spoke with a flushed expression still lingering on her face.

As soon as the words left her mouth, Qin Chuan saw his vision blur, and in the blink of an eye, he was pulled into a mysterious space.

It was a vast space filled with countless stars.

At the very center of this space stood an enormous bronze furnace with four legs and two handles, its surface engraved with images of flowers, birds, insects, and fish.

Qin Chuan’s gaze was immediately drawn to the two blood-red characters carved on its surface.

Furnace Name: Heaven and Earth!

“This is the inner space of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace. The reason I was able to escape to the lower realm even while afflicted by the Spring Poison of the Other Shore Flower… was because of this Primordial Divine Artifact,” Empress Yaoxi said, pointing to the bronze furnace ahead.

“I found this item by chance in a secret realm. Its origins are unclear, but I know this spirit furnace has the power to refine.”

“It can refine stars, and it can refine all things in the world!”

As she spoke, Empress Yaoxi waved her hand, and countless extremely rare herbs flew one after another into the furnace.

“Although this spirit furnace can refine anything, the risk is tremendous. A single misstep, and you will be reduced to nothing but ashes. However, it may also stimulate the hidden bloodline within your body. Are you willing to try?”

Her eyes were fixed on Qin Chuan, her expression becoming more serious as she finished.

Even at the peak of her power, she had never been able to completely control the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, let alone now, when she was seriously injured.

If anything went wrong, the boy before her might vanish into dust.

“I’m willing!” Qin Chuan answered without hesitation, his gaze unwavering.

If he couldn’t regain his bloodline, he would be no different from an ordinary person. To talk of revenge would be nothing but a joke. Even if there was only the slimmest chance, he had to try.

He thought of the Young Master of the Azure Thunder Sect, the one who had extracted his bloodline. He remembered all the mocking stares, the contempt he endured after his dantian was crippled.

That desire to grow stronger burned within him more intensely than ever.

Empress Yaoxi gave a small nod, saying no more. She respected the boy’s decision.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath, then jumped into the furnace.

The moment he entered, countless blue flames surged toward him.

Crackle!

Within a short time, the inside of the furnace echoed with sharp crackling sounds.

Qin Chuan felt every inch of his skin and every bone in his body being scorched by the flames.

“Ahhh!”

At first, he could endure it. But as the temperature continued to rise, he couldn’t hold back anymore and cried out in pain.

Soon, his entire body turned bright red, and horrifying cracks began to appear on his face, spreading rapidly across his entire body.

Yet, the so-called hidden bloodline still showed no sign of awakening.

“Get out now! If you stay any longer, your body and soul will be completely destroyed!”

Sensing what was happening inside the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace, Empress Yaoxi frowned and couldn’t help but speak.

“No, it’s not enough!” Qin Chuan’s eyes were bloodshot, his teeth clenched tightly.

If he couldn’t awaken his bloodline, then he’d rather die inside this furnace.

“Madman…”

Empress Yaoxi gently shook her head. After a moment of silence, she flicked her wrist, and a green light flew into the furnace.

It was a green willow leaf. The moment it entered, Qin Chuan clearly felt the furnace’s temperature drop significantly.

But it only lasted a moment. Soon, the temperature inside the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace began to rise again, returning to its previous state—perhaps even more terrifying.

“That’s enough! If this continues, you really will die!”

Empress Yaoxi didn’t know why, but she didn’t want to see him die here.

“Just a little longer… just a little longer…”

At this point, Qin Chuan was barely conscious, hanging onto life by a thread. His response came in a numb, feeble voice.

Hearing this, Empress Yaoxi hesitated again and again. In the end, she chose to trust him and didn’t intervene.

Crack!

After a long while, strange noises suddenly rang out from within the furnace.

Empress Yaoxi’s expression changed. She had already made up her mind—no matter what Qin Chuan said next, she would forcefully pull him out.

But at that moment, a phoenix cry burst forth from within the furnace!

Following that cry, a blood-colored Vermilion Bird shot up from inside, carrying a blood cocoon out of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

“Rebirth through Nirvana…”

Empress Yaoxi murmured as she stared at the blood cocoon, a look of astonishment flickering in her eyes.

Moments later, a charred black hand reached out from the cocoon. Soon, Qin Chuan climbed out entirely.

Huff!

He exhaled deeply. Inside that furnace, he had truly felt the presence of death.

Crack crack…

Crisp cracking sounds followed. Qin Chuan’s charred outer skin began to split open with dense cracks.

Before long, the blackened skin fell off piece by piece, revealing smooth, baby-like skin underneath.

Looking at his flawless hands, Qin Chuan was filled with disbelief.

Not only that, but he could feel that the strength of his physical body had undergone a complete transformation. Compared to before, it was a qualitative leap—as if he had been entirely reborn.

At the same time, due to the awakening of his bloodline, a vast amount of Profound Energy began to gather in his dantian.

His cultivation level began to climb.

“7th stage Body Refinement Realm!”

“8th stage Body Refinement Realm!”

“9th stage Body Refinement Realm!”

…

It wasn’t until he reached the 3rd stage Profound Practitioner Realm that his aura finally stabilized.

“3rd stage Profound Practitioner Realm?!”

Qin Chuan widened his eyes in disbelief as he felt the Profound Energy circulating in his body.

In the Tianyuan Continent, martial cultivation was divided into ten realms: Body Refinement, Profound Practitioner, Profound Master, Grand Profound Master, Profound King, Profound Emperor, Profound Sect, Profound Venerable, Profound Saint, and Profound Emperor Sovereign.

Each realm had nine stages.

Previously, Qin Chuan had reached the 6th stage Profound Practitioner Realm, but after his dantian was destroyed, he had completely lost all cultivation.

Now, just by awakening his bloodline, he had returned to the 3rd stage Profound Practitioner Realm!

“What kind of bloodline is this? Could it be a Seven-Star bloodline?” Qin Chuan guessed boldly.

To have increased his cultivation so dramatically just by awakening—this couldn’t possibly be the same Six-Star Flame Tiger Bloodline he had before.

“Seven-Star?” Empress Yaoxi chuckled faintly. “This is the Ten-Star Vermilion Bird Bloodline—one of the strongest ancient divine beasts from the beginning of time!”

Ten-Star!

Qin Chuan’s eyes flew wide open. He was completely stunned.

In the entire Qianyang Empire, even those with a Seven-Star bloodline were extremely rare. As for Eight-Star, he had never even heard of anyone possessing it.

And now, from Empress Yaoxi’s own lips, he learned that he had awakened a Ten-Star bloodline—how could he not be shocked?

“Just now, forcing the use of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace caused my energy to become unstable. The Spring Poison of the Other Shore Flower is acting up again…”

Suddenly, Empress Yaoxi’s soft, gentle voice came from beside him.

Qin Chuan was still immersed in the joy of his awakened bloodline and didn’t realize what was happening.

A wave of fragrance rushed toward him as Empress Yaoxi pushed him down once more.

“I’m tired… This time, you’re on top…”