Chapter 78: Chen Xuan’s Breakthrough! Disciples’ Simultaneous Breakthrough!

Chen Xuan stared at the expectant Honglan, who looked as if she were trying to sell herself. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

He smiled inwardly, rather satisfied by her reaction.

’Hmph! You still dare to be arrogant in front of me? Let’s see what you will do if I show the intention to abandon you.’

At the same time, however, Chen Xuan couldn’t help but feel slightly guilty.

Tricking Honglan felt like tricking a child, both because of her appearance and her maturity, or rather, lack thereof.

Still, that feeling vanished the next instant.

’No! It is my responsibility as the person who brought her to the outside world to take care of her!’

’With how foolish she is, she will surely get deceived by some bad man sooner or later.’

’Rather than letting her wander outside alone and experience the cruelty of the adult world, I might as well keep her by my side where she’ll be safe.’ Chen Xuan clenched his fists, once again moved by his own righteousness.

Fortunately, Honglan did not know what he was thinking.

She continued enthusiastically praising her own potential, as if she would soar to the Immortal Realm the very next second.

"Alright, that’s enough," Chen Xuan suddenly interrupted.

"Tell me. How exactly can I help you recover? Moreover, how can I help you evolve further?"

He raised his eyebrows.

Chen Xuan had originally valued Honglan because of her vast experience.

He believed this "little girl" who was actually an old monster in disguise ought to know countless secrets.

But after hearing about this trait of hers, he couldn’t help but hold some expectation.

Honglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Noticing the curiosity in his eyes, she immediately began explaining.

"Artifacts are fundamentally different from magic weapons. Unlike them, who need to be forged by Weapon Refiners and repeatedly refined again to improve their grade, Artifacts can evolve on their own," she said.

"As long as you provide enough resources, I can devour them and refine myself. In fact, I could even devour other magic weapons to improve my grade in the past."

She shook her head regretfully.

"Unfortunately, now it’s no longer possible. It will have to wait until I recover from my injuries."

Chen Xuan nodded thoughtfully.

He could tell Honglan was not exaggerating when she claimed that she had incredible potential.

Indeed. The ability to continuously improve her grade by consuming resources was indeed terrifying.

Although he suspected the expenditure would be astronomical, otherwise she wouldn’t have been so weak despite existing for thousands of years, the potential of such an ability was undeniable.

After all, magic weapons could not be refined indefinitely.

Not only did it require the necessary materials, but also required an experienced Weapon Refiner to forge them.

For example, to upgrade a Spirit Weapon to a Holy Weapon, one had to find a Holy Weapon Refiner to help them.

As far as Chen Xuan knew, there was no such person in the Tianxuan Domain.

On the other hand, an Artifact could "brute force" its advancement through accumulation.

Realizing this, his divine sense swept across his spatial ring.

Several materials immediately appeared before him, including precious metals and rare minerals.

The moment Honglan saw them, her eyes lit up. She looked ready to pounce on them and take a bite.

However, before she could make a move, Chen Xuan suddenly spoke again.

"Can you enter my spatial ring? It’d be inconvenient for me to carry you around everywhere."

His question caused Honglan’s expression to stiffen instantly.

She immediately shook her head vigorously.

"No! Absolutely not! I’m not going back into that dark room again. I—I mean," she hurriedly corrected herself, "My body cannot be contained inside a spatial ring!"

Then, afraid he might insist further, she quickly changed the topic.

"But you don’t have to worry about that. Here," she said.

As soon as her words fell, her phantom dissolved into the sword, fusing seamlessly.

The next moment, a golden glow enveloped both the scattered resources and the blade itself. Both shrank rapidly, merging directly into Chen Xuan’s body and disappearing.

Chen Xuan was startled.

Thankfully, Honglan’s voice soon echoed directly inside his mind.

"Don’t worry. I can’t observe the outside world without your permission. I can only rest within your Dantian. Staying here is actually helpful for your cultivation as well."

Chen Xuan checked and quickly confirmed that she was telling the truth.

If he wished, he could sever the connection between Honglan and the outside world, blocking her gaze.

This made him relieved.

At the same time, a faint smile appeared on his face.

In fact, he knew full well that he could place Honglan into his spatial ring if he wished to.

This girl had previously lied.

However, recalling the fearful expression she showed when mentioning that "dark room", Chen Xuan chose not to expose her little lie. Clearly, this girl had her own story.

Honglan remained oblivious to this fact.

Her body darted around his Dantian, seemingly inspecting her future home.

"This place is way too small. Ay, bad guy, you really need to work harder."

"Do you want me to suffocate to death in here? Hurry up and improve your cultivation!"

"Your Early Stage Nascent Soul cultivation is somewhat embarrassing. You need to become stronger if you want to be worthy of being my companion—"

Halfway through the sentence, Honglan froze.

Her gaze landed on the teenage-looking Nascent Soul standing at the center of the Dantian.

She rubbed her eyes, as if unwilling to believe what she had seen.

"You... you..." she pointed her finger at him, "You broke through to the Middle Stage?"

"Moreover..." she hurriedly peeked outside, "You’ve even reached the second level of the Dragon-Phoenix Body."

"How is this possible?" she exclaimed in disbelief.

She knew very well that Chen Xuan was only at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul previously.

Moreover, his aura revealed that he had only recently advanced.

Yet, in such a short amount of time, he had actually managed to break through?

While mastering the 2nd level of the Dragon-Phoenix Body on top of that?

This didn’t make sense!

Just what exactly had happened inside the cave?

Sensing Honglan’s gaze and noticing her urge to investigate him, Chen Xuan immediately severed her connection to the outside world.

He absolutely could not allow her to figure things out.

He coughed awkwardly and was about to give a plausible excuse when he suddenly paused.

A window suddenly emerged in his field of vision.

[Congratulations! It has been detected that the Host’s disciple, Chi Yao, has achieved a breakthrough!]

[It has been detected that Chi Yao has advanced through a major realm. Rewards are being adjusted accordingly...]

Moments later, a second notification appeared.

[Congratulations! It has been detected that the Host’s disciple, Huo Ling’er, has achieved a breakthrough!]

[It has been detected that Huo Ling’er has advanced through a major realm. Rewards are being adjusted accordingly...]