Chapter 164
“Understood, Ancestor. I will definitely keep my pride and impatience in check.” Yue Qianchi carefully placed the items that could fit into his storage bag inside, while stuffing the rest into his arms. Then, he turned to Chen Huai'an, retreating cautiously as if afraid Chen Huai'an might change his mind.
As soon as he stepped outside, Chen Huai'an heard a loud howl from the outside.
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha!”
“I’m rich! I’m rich! Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Chen Huai'an: “…”
Wait, wasn’t it supposed to be about keeping pride and impatience in check?
He glanced at Li Qingran’s survival rate in the copy, and sure enough, it had improved.
Now it was at 84%.
“Feasible!” Chen Huai'an clenched his fists, his spirits lifted.
If he could just take a trip around the Falling Sunset Peak, wouldn’t Li Qingran’s survival rate easily reach a hundred percent?
How much would that cost?
A few thousand? That’s pocket change!
Just as Chen Huai'an was reveling in his good fortune, the girl sitting cross-legged behind him finally stirred.
Li Qingran, with her exceptional dantian, could sense the changes in the outside world during her moments of enlightenment.
With her master by her side, she felt completely at ease, and her understanding flowed like a boat gliding on water. Images of her master’s sword techniques surged in her mind, the traces of the sword becoming clearer. After accumulating her insights, a sharp energy rose from her dantian.
Her brows twitched slightly, and the shackles that had held her back dissolved, merging into her very being.
Late-stage Foundation Establishment—she had succeeded!
At the same time, a notification popped up for Chen Huai'an.
【Your electronic girlfriend has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment. A new supreme battle order reward has been refreshed!】
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Happy New Year!
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Chapter 176: Could it be that Chen Huai'an is the Child of Destiny?
Chen Huai'an narrowed his eyes.
He realized this matter was not simple.
The battle order for refining Qi and establishing a foundation had reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment.
There were also two supreme rewards: a golden blind box for late-stage Foundation Establishment and a sword spirit root for complete Foundation Establishment.
Chen Huai'an claimed the battle order reward, but he wasn’t pleased with the golden blind box in his backpack.
It was simple—he had no luck with blind boxes.
He already had terrible luck with draws, and now with a 950-layer luck deficit, if he managed to draw something good, he’d be ready to smash a chicken with a five-speed fan.
【Would you like to open the golden blind box? (The golden blind box contains diamond, gold, and purple rewards, with a 1% chance of drawing the supreme reward, a 98.9% chance of drawing a gold reward, and a 0.1% chance of drawing a purple reward.)】
“Ha ha.” Chen Huai'an forced a smile.
He could already see the ending.
The sooner he died, the sooner he would be reborn. Open!
A dazzling light burst from the blind box, splashing Chen Huai'an’s face.
【Congratulations! You have obtained… the supreme reward—Red Heart, Wonderful Intent: Spirit Insight into the Scroll.】
“What?!” Chen Huai'an was taken aback. It was actually a supreme reward?
Despite enduring a 950-layer luck deficit, he still managed to draw that 1% top reward?!
Could it be that his luck had reached such a level?
But it made sense.
Ever since he got his electronic girlfriend in the game, he had been the Child of Destiny.
Surviving with a 950-layer luck deficit was proof of his version’s strength.
This supreme reward was rightfully his!
However, what exactly was the Red Heart, Wonderful Intent: Spirit Insight into the Scroll?
Seeing that Li Qingran was still in her final moments of meditation, Chen Huai'an hurriedly checked the details of this reward. If it turned out to be unusable or not suitable for his current stage, he would be in trouble.
【Red Heart, Wonderful Intent: Spirit Insight into the Scroll: Achieving the pinnacle of understanding in martial arts, allowing for cross-referencing and deriving new insights, providing opportunities to optimize or even modify martial arts (Supreme martial arts cannot be modified, such as the Qinglian Sword Classic).】
The icon in his backpack displayed a golden aura.
Chen Huai'an pondered—wasn’t this the modification tool for the number one sect in the world, the Moonshadow Wind Spirit Sect?
What a treasure!
A truly magnificent treasure!!
Before he could figure out which martial art to apply this modifier to, a soft voice interrupted his thoughts.
“Master, what are you… looking at?”
Chen Huai'an looked up, momentarily stunned.
Li Qingran stood in the moonlight, the silver glow casting a hazy light over her pure white dress. Her skin shimmered in the glow, alluring like flowing milk. With her head slightly tilted, her hair cascaded down her shoulders, and the emotions in her eyes brewed like a misty rain. The moment their gazes met, her dimples broke into a smile.
Chen Huai'an dared not look too long.
He felt like Tang Seng standing before the queen of the Daughter Kingdom, only able to observe with his eyes, his heart focused inward.
“Ahem, I’m just observing the state of the world!” Chen Huai'an deflected.
“But Master, you were just staring at me for a long time…”
“I heard that Sect Master Su is quite skilled in cooking. Why not let him show us?” Chen Huai'an began to change the subject.
“Master, could you make me a pair of socks like the ones you made for the fish demon?” Li Qingran gently bit her red lip, her gaze reflecting her master’s neck—she too didn’t dare to look directly at his face.
“Hmm, that’s no problem. I’ll send you a pair as soon as I get back.”
Chen Huai'an closed his eyes, pretending to meditate. Suddenly, he felt a fragrant breeze wafting toward him. He opened his eyes just a slit and saw a pair of small feet in embroidered shoes right next to the edge of the bamboo bed. Li Qingran lowered her head, silent, her cheeks flushed as the rosy hue spread from her collar to her ears. Chen Huai'an also fell silent, silently chanting “Ami Dofu.”
Su Qinian peeked in from the doorway, about to thank Chen Huai'an for the great opportunity he had given his troublesome disciple, but then he caught sight of the two of them sitting on the bamboo bed, both sitting up straight! One had his eyes closed, his silver hair flowing like a waterfall, exuding an ethereal aura, yet his brows were tightly furrowed; the other had a flushed face, hands on her lap, twisting the fabric of her skirt, her eyes downcast, lost in thought.
Su Qinian immediately swallowed his words.
His intuition told him it was best not to disturb this delicate atmosphere.
Otherwise, he might attract some unbearable consequences.
He quietly slipped away, gently closing the door behind him.
Time passed slowly.
Just as both of them were starting to feel restless.
The flying boat shook slightly and finally came to a stop—Falling Sunset Peak had arrived.
Chen Huai'an let out a sigh of relief and stood up. Li Qingran paused for a moment before quickly getting up, instinctively reaching out to hook Chen Huai'an’s arm. “Master, let me support you?” But her hand passed right through Chen Huai'an’s avatar.
She stared blankly at her hand, a fleeting shadow of disappointment flickering in her eyes—her master’s demonic poison had not yet been completely resolved, and his true body was still battling the great demon, always on the brink of unimaginable danger.
“Ahem… I’m not old enough to need support yet. We’ve arrived at Falling Sunset Peak; let’s go out.”
The time for the avatar to remain was running short.
Chen Huai'an instructed Su Qinian to summon all the disciples of Falling Sunset Peak to the summit.
“Since I’m granting them an opportunity, I also want to see what kind of character these disciples have.”
Just as the clock struck midnight, the heavenly secrets were refreshed, and Chen Huai'an directly asked.
“Is there any item or technique that can allow me to see the loyalty and character of the sect’s disciples?”
【Calculating heavenly secrets for you…】
In the Cangyun Realm, the winds of change swept through, and the cultivators glanced at the sky before continuing their training.
【Heavenly secrets calculation complete!】
【Players can directly ask the Sword Pavilion Master, Su Qinian.】
Chen Huai'an: “…”
Did this really require calculating heavenly secrets? What a waste!
It turned out that the Sword Pavilion had a sect-protecting spiritual treasure called the Heart Refining Sword Mirror.
This spiritual treasure was specifically used by the disciples of the Sword Pavilion to hone their sword hearts. It was located in the back mountain of Falling Sunset Peak, and disciples could use it according to their personal needs. One of its functions was to test the loyalty and character of the Sword Pavilion disciples.
This was also why Su Qinian had looked skeptical when he heard that there were disciples practicing demonic arts at Falling Sunset Peak; the disciple named Tu Xinghe had not used the Heart Refining Sword Mirror since he began practicing demonic arts, so his issues had gone unnoticed.
Upon learning that Chen Huai'an planned to grant an opportunity to all the disciples of Falling Sunset Peak before entering the Central Continent’s secret realm, Su Qinian was overjoyed. He immediately ran around the entire Falling Sunset Peak, carefully waking up those disciples who were immersed in their training. By the time all the disciples had gone to the back mountain to use the Heart Refining Sword Mirror and returned to the summit, it was already late at night.
Chen Huai'an stood above the crowd of Sword Pavilion disciples, hands clasped behind his back.
The black-scaled sword hovered three inches behind him, and the sharp sword intent shattered the moonlight into a flurry of snowflakes.
These disciples were about to enter the Central Continent’s secret realm to fight.
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