Dual Cultivation With My Yandere Disciples

Chapter 149: Five Rewards! Fire Spirit Origin!

Chen Xuan looked at the long list of rewards and subconsciously rubbed his hands together in excitement.

His thoughts about how Huo Ling’er had managed to break through immediately vanished. His entire focus shifted to the rewards as his gaze swept across each one.

In an instant, several descriptions appeared before him.

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[Soul Formation Elixir—Ultimate-Grade Heaven Elixir. It can help Soul Formation cultivators break through a single realm of cultivation. It can only be used once in a cultivator’s lifetime.]

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[Foundation Establishment Elixir—Ultimate-Grade Black Elixir. It can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through a single realm of cultivation. It can only be used once in a cultivator’s lifetime.]

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The first two rewards were impressive, but they were hardly unfamiliar to Chen Xuan.

In the past, he had consumed a Core Formation Elixir to break through directly from the Middle Stage of Core Formation to the Late Stage, saving himself years of cultivation.

Although these two elixirs targeted different realms—one for Soul Formation cultivators and the other for those at Foundation Establishment—their effects were essentially identical.

’I don’t know whether to call myself fortunate or simply unlucky. If I had received a Nascent Soul Elixir, I wouldn’t have been able to use it since I’ve already reached the Late Stage.’

’As for the Soul Formation Elixir... with my current cultivation, it’s equally useless.’

Chen Xuan shook his head. Fortunately, he was confident that it wouldn’t take long for him to reach the Soul Formation realm.

Once that happened, the Soul Formation Elixir would become an invaluable treasure.

As for the Foundation Establishment Elixirs, he naturally intended to save them for his disciples.

Having already decided the fate of those two rewards, Chen Xuan continued down the list.

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["Goddess of the Sea" Crown’s Gems—Ordinary ornaments with a special function. Once all seven are gathered, they can be combined with the Goddess of the Sea Crown to create a ’key’.]

[Reminder: Five keys are required to unveil the Goddess of the Sea’s secrets.]

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[Azure Lotus Flame—A kindling of a Heavenly Flame. The Azure Lotus Flame is renowned for its unrivaled temperature and ethereal beauty.]

[Unlike most Heavenly Flames, it possesses no unique abilities besides destructive power. Because of this, its raw might surpasses that of ordinary Heavenly Flames.]

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The Azure Lotus Flame did not surprise Chen Xuan in the slightest. He had long realized that the rewards granted by the System were influenced by the disciple who had earned them.

Since Huo Ling’er possessed the Vulcan Holy Body and cultivated fire-attributed techniques and spells, her rewards were almost always related to flames.

The Nirvana Phoenix Flames he possessed had been obtained through the System in exactly the same way.

Although the Azure Lotus Flame came in the form of a kindling rather than a technique, the end result was no different.

Ignoring it for the time being, Chen Xuan focused on the other reward.

The Goddess of the Sea.

This was a term that he would have been completely oblivious to in the past.

It was a title that would have meant nothing to him only a few hours ago. Yet after interrogating the Beastkin woman beneath the statue, it had become all too familiar.

The Goddess of the Sea was obviously not an actual deity, but an immensely powerful Beastkin cultivator.

She had lived thousands of years ago, and although her legend had long faded from humanity’s records, she was still revered among the Beastkin for her high power and legacy.

According to the woman, the Goddess of the Sea had once dominated a vast region of the Nine Origins Seas and let Beastkin members live there happily.

Unfortunately, she had disappeared without a trace long ago.

Some believed she had fallen, while others insisted she had broken through the shackles of her cultivation and ascended to the Immortal World.

Whatever the truth was, the inheritance she left behind was enough to make every major faction covet it—not only of this Domain, but of the entire Mortal Realm.

’It seems that woman wasn’t lying. The statue truly requires five keys before the secret realm can be opened.’

Chen Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

He silently reviewed everything already in his possession.

Seven gems capable of completing the crown and forming a key. Two jade hairpins that had somehow found their way into his hands. And the necklace taken from the Beastkin woman.

’Do the jade hairpins count as separate accessories, or are they merely parts of a larger one, just like the crown’s gems?’

Chen Xuan pondered briefly before shaking his head. Ultimately, it made little difference for now.

Even if the two hairpins and the necklace each counted as complete accessories, he would still possess only four keys.

One was still missing before he could gather the required five ornaments.

With that in mind, Chen Xuan did not immediately retrieve the gems or rush to the statue in person to test his theory.

Instead, he left everything inside the System’s storage space and shifted his attention to the final reward.

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[Fire Spirit Origin—A fragment of pure Fire Law Origin. Although incomplete, it greatly increases a cultivator’s comprehension of the Fire Law. A Peak Nascent Soul cultivator may use it to forcibly break through into the Soul Formation realm.]

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Among the five rewards, it was difficult to determine which possessed the greatest value.

The Heavenly Flame, the clues leading toward the inheritance of an ancient expert, and even the breakthrough elixirs were all treasures that countless cultivators would fight to the death over.

Yet if someone asked Chen Xuan which reward he valued the most, his answer would be immediate:

The Fire Spirit Origin.

The reason was simple.

The other rewards would undoubtedly increase his combat strength or improve his cultivation in the future.

The Fire Spirit Origin, however, was something he desperately needed at this very moment.

After all, it contained a fragment of a Law.

And comprehending a Law was precisely the greatest obstacle separating a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator from the Soul Formation realm.