Chapter 739: Reward (Part 3)

Chapter 739: Chapter 292: Reward (Part 3)

“Far more than just good!”

Pei Tingchun took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions. His voice trembled, a fact he himself didn’t even notice. “The key isn’t about victory or defeat, but… this boy, in the Astral Force Stage, he definitely hasn’t fused just Three True Astrals!”

Hearing this, Han Guxi’s expression hardened. “What do you mean by that?”

Pei Tingchun’s gaze was burning as he said, word by word, “It’s highly likely that he has completely fused the Wutai Sect’s Five True Astrals, each with a completely different attribute, into one! When his True Essence erupted today, that magnificent aura of Mixed Element Unity and Five Elements Rotation was far beyond what Three True Astrals could ever achieve! The few Elders present at the time came to the same conclusion!”

“Five True Astrals!?”

Even with Han Guxi’s centuries of mental cultivation, his expression couldn’t help but change at this moment.

“Five True Astrals… fusing Five True Astrals…”

Han Guxi muttered to himself, his chest heaving violently, a sharp glint exploding in his eyes. “Haha… HAHAHA! Excellent! What a Chen Qing! What a Five True Astrals!”

“We’ve struck gold! This is the heavens blessing our True Martial Lineage, sending us a true prodigy!”

Han Guxi’s voice was loud and resonant, filled with irrepressible excitement. “Fusing Three True Astrals already makes one a prodigy, one in ten thousand, enough to look down on all their peers. But Five True Astrals… this is simply unheard of! Looking back at the entire several-thousand-year history of our Celestial Treasure Upper Sect, those who could achieve this in the Astral Force Stage can be counted on one hand!”

He looked at Pei Tingchun, and both their eyes were filled with incredible shock.

Although they had valued Chen Qing before, they had only considered him to be among the top tier of geniuses, someone with the potential to support the True Martial Lineage.

But now, the foundational depth Chen Qing had displayed completely overturned their understanding.

Pei Tingchun nodded heavily, his face flushed red with excitement. He took a deep breath. “Vein Master, with this boy’s foundation, once he begins True Essence Refining, his potential will be simply immeasurable! I think… he even has a chance to contend for the throne of the True Inheritor Chief in the future!”

“The True Inheritor Chief…” When Han Guxi heard those words, his breath caught in his throat.

Nan Zhuoran was like a great mountain weighing on the hearts of all the current True Disciples. His talent, strength, and fortuitous encounters were all considered monstrously prodigious. Furthermore, he obtained the inheritance of Ancestor Pan Wu and was considered the most likely person to succeed the Sect Leader.

For many years, the True Martial Lineage could hardly even entertain the thought of challenging his position.

But now, Chen Qing’s foundation of “Five True Astrals” let Han Guxi see a glimmer of unprecedented hope.

“Nan Zhuoran is indeed getting on in years. According to custom, his time as True Inheritor Chief won’t be much longer.”

Han Guxi slowly sat back down in his chair, his gaze flickering, a clear sign of his inner turmoil. “If Chen Qing can seize this golden period and grow rapidly, it might not be impossible to…”

He didn’t finish his sentence, but his expectations were already plain to see.

After a long silence, Han Guxi suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with resolve. “This boy must be cultivated with all our strength! He has just entered the True Essence realm and has also learned the Secret Technique Divine Techniques from the *True Martial Concentration Technique*. This is precisely the time when he needs resources to solidify his foundation and rapidly increase his strength.”

With a flick of his sleeve, two streams of light landed in front of Pei Tingchun, transforming into two Jade Bottles of extraordinary material.

One Jade Bottle was earthy yellow, heavy and dense; the other was deep blue, emitting a faint, cold aura.

“This bottle is ‘Earth Essence Qi,’ and the other is ‘North Nether Profound Fiend.'”

Han Guxi said in a deep voice, “Deliver these to him personally. Help him cultivate the ‘Mountain and River Seal’ and the ‘Profound Turtle Spirit Armor Technique.'”

Pei Tingchun took the two Jade Bottles. The moment they were in his hands, he felt one was heavy and the other cold, and his heart trembled.

He was naturally aware of how precious these two resources were.

Earth Essence Qi required delving deep into the nodes of earth veins, and only after painstaking effort could one collect a single sliver. The North Nether Profound Fiend was even rarer, often only found in the secret realms of the far north or in certain treacherous lands.

The Sect’s treasury had an extremely limited supply, and the Contribution Points required to exchange for them were astronomical. Even for Elders like them, these were treasures that they had to think twice about using.

One had to understand that even someone like Qu River, when he had cultivated the Mountain and River Seal, had mostly relied on his own strength to gather enough Earth Essence Qi.

For the Vein Master to now bestow them directly showed just how much his valuation of Chen Qing had risen!

“Rest assured, Vein Master!”

Pei Tingchun solemnly put away the two Jade Bottles. “I will go find him immediately. With this aid, Chen Qing will definitely be able to master the Divine Techniques much faster!”

He said no more. With a deep cupped-fist salute to Han Guxi, he turned and quickly departed.

In the hall, Han Guxi sat alone in silence. After a long while, he muttered to himself, ‘Five True Astrals… good lad. You’ve truly given this old man a massive surprise! It seems these old bones of mine might actually get to see the day the True Martial Lineage returns to its peak…’