Translator: CinderTL
Chen Jiuxuan closed the massive gate and immediately activated a secret art, completely isolating the mansion from the outside world.
"Ancestor?" Jiang Ye asked, puzzled.
Judging by the setup, the matter must be of utmost importance.
"Jiang Ye," Chen Jiuxuan said with a smile, "you've far exceeded my expectations. Reaching the ninety-ninth level... your performance surpasses that of every Transcendent Aptitude on Blue Star."
"Senior, you flatter me," Jiang Ye replied.
"I assure you, I'm not exaggerating," Chen Jiuxuan said with a faint smile. "On the ninety-ninth level, you must have encountered dozens of quasi-fifth-tier experts, correct?"
"Quasi-fifth-tier?" Jiang Ye blinked in surprise.
The reality was far different from what Chen Jiuxuan had imagined.
"No," Jiang Ye shook his head. "On the ninety-ninth level, I faced seventy fifth breakthrough experts."
There was no need to conceal the truth. Jiang Ye had anticipated that Chen Jiuxuan, as the Chen Family Patriarch, would eventually learn of this anyway.
"What?"
"Seventy fifth breakthrough experts?" Chen Jiuxuan froze, a look of astonishment spreading across his face.
Did I hear that right?
"What about the hundredth level?" Chen Jiuxuan asked. "What did you encounter there?"
"A mid-stage fifth breakthrough expert and dozens of early-stage fifth breakthrough experts," Jiang Ye replied honestly.
Chen Jiuxuan's eye twitched slightly.
He had previously assumed Jiang Ye would face, at most, one early-stage fifth breakthrough expert.
But now?
Seventy fifth breakthrough experts?
Jiang Ye was only at the late stage fourth breakthrough at the time, wasn't he? How did he possibly clear that level?
"Nightmare difficulty."
"This kid really triggered nightmare difficulty," Chen Jiuxuan thought to himself. "To reach the ninety-ninth level under nightmare difficulty?"
Even someone as composed as him nearly lost his composure.
A late-stage fourth breakthrough cultivator defeating seventy fifth breakthrough experts?
What kind of freak was this?!
"Ancestor?"
"Ancestor?!" Seeing Chen Jiuxuan's petrified expression, Jiang Ye quickly stepped forward to support him.
The Chen Family Patriarch was quite old.
If he suddenly lost his breath, it would be a serious matter.
"I'm fine," Chen Jiuxuan said, regaining his composure.
"Jiang Ye, you've done exceptionally well," he added, turning to Jiang Ye with a broad smile. "Absolutely outstanding!"
At that moment, Chen Jiuxuan felt immense gratitude for the choice he had made.
He knew in his heart that a peerless prodigy like Jiang Ye, given the opportunity to grow, would undoubtedly achieve unimaginable heights in the future.
A demigod? Perhaps even beyond!
"Young man," Chen Jiuxuan said with satisfaction, "I was right about you all along. Your future achievements may even surpass mine."
"Senior, you flatter me," Jiang Ye replied, shaking his head.
The future? Jiang Ye understood that he still had a long way to go before reaching the demigod realm.
"There's no need for false modesty," Chen Jiuxuan said. "Your performance has far exceeded my expectations. Here, accept this gift I've prepared for you."
With a wave of his hand, a storage treasure flew toward Jiang Ye. "Take a look," Chen Jiuxuan instructed.
Before Jiang Ye could react, the treasure had already landed in his hand.
"A gift?" Jiang Ye extended his psychic power, his mental energy enveloping the storage treasure.
In the next instant...
"This?!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, his face filled with shock.
Inside the storage treasure were three treasures:
First, a puppet radiating a powerful aura, its energy signature indicating it was at least at the sixth breakthrough level.
Second, a silver-black long spear, its entire surface covered in intricate and profound patterns, its tip razor-sharp.
"A divine weapon?" Jiang Ye thought, his heart pounding. He sensed a faint aura of a divine weapon emanating from the spear.
Third, a crystal treasure box containing a crimson fruit. The fruit was translucent, radiating an irresistibly alluring fragrance.
"Senior," Jiang Ye said helplessly, "you've already given me a gift."
Earlier, Chen Jiuxuan had gifted him ten Blood Jade Divine Crystals. Now, he was offering three more treasures?
Though Jiang Ye couldn't determine their exact value, he could guess that all three were incredibly precious.
"Those earlier gifts were wedding gifts for Xiaolu," Chen Jiuxuan said with a smile. "But these are specifically for you."
Jiang Ye was taken aback.
"This puppet took me decades to forge," Chen Jiuxuan explained. "At its peak, it can unleash the power of a peak sixth-tier cultivator, capable of protecting you until your seventh breakthrough."
"A peak sixth-tier puppet?" Jiang Ye gasped, holding his breath.
He knew how rare such a thing was. Blue Star, as a 0.7-tier civilization, lacked expertise in puppetry.
The creation of puppets is an extremely complex process. With Blue Star's current technology, we can only produce ordinary biomimetic puppets.
But creating a martial artist puppet? That's exceedingly difficult.
If we truly possessed such capabilities, so many lives wouldn't have been lost during the Shadow Calamity.
"As for the long spear," Chen Jiuxuan continued, "it's a demigod weapon. It will serve you well until you reach the demigod stage."
Jiang Ye's heart leaped. A demigod weapon?
No wonder he had sensed a faint divine weapon aura emanating from the spear. Having studied numerous divine weapons within the White Dragon Divine Armament Diagram, Jiang Ye was familiar with their unique aura.
Though not a true divine weapon, the long spear far surpassed ordinary heaven-tier weapons.
"However, the most precious treasure is actually the third item," Chen Jiuxuan said with a smile.
"It's called the Fire Source Fruit."
"The most precious?" Jiang Ye was astonished.
During his earlier assessment, the crimson fruit had seemed the least remarkable of the three treasures.
Yet it turned out to be the most valuable?
"This Fire Source Fruit contains the origin of the fire dao," Chen Jiuxuan said solemnly. "It can aid you in comprehending the mysteries of the fire dao during your fifth and sixth breakthroughs."
"However..."
"This old man doesn't know if you're compatible with the dao of fire," Chen Jiuxuan chuckled, stroking his beard. "Xiaolu is most attuned to the dao of water, so this fruit would be useless to her. Might as well give it to you."
Jiang Ye's heart stirred. What the man had said might be related to the cultivation of the fifth and sixth breakthroughs.
"Jiang Ye."
"He's right. The Fire Source Fruit is a primordial treasure of immense value," Bai Gui's voice suddenly echoed in his mind. "This item will greatly aid you in condensing your heart fire during your fifth breakthrough."
"Condensing heart fire?" Jiang Ye was inwardly astonished.
The fifth breakthrough involved refining the five viscera.
The five viscera corresponded to the five elements of Heaven and Earth!
Among them, the heart corresponded to the dao of fire. Therefore, most powerful cultivators seeking to comprehend the mysteries of fire would begin by condensing their heart fire.
Success in condensing heart fire would significantly increase their future chances of comprehending the dao of fire.
"This Fire Source Fruit can actually help condense heart fire?" Jiang Ye's astonishment grew.
In an instant, he understood the true value of this treasure.
What was the greatest challenge after the seventh breakthrough?
The mysteries of heaven and earth!
The seventh, eighth, and ninth breakthroughs, and even the final ascent to divinity, all revolved around the same task: comprehending the essence of Heaven and Earth.
This was an exceedingly slow and arduous process.
Therefore, any treasure related to the mysteries of heaven and earth was considered priceless. According to Bai Gui, such primordial treasure were even rarer than certain heavenly divine object.
(End of the Chapter)
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