The moment Chen Xuan confirmed his claim over the rewards, a long list immediately unfolded before him.

[Congratulations on receiving the following rewards:]

[1x Remains of Black Abyss Dragon]

[1x Void Teleportation Talisman]

[1x Origin Concealment Technique]

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[1x Nirvana Phoenix Feather]

[1x Spirit Weapon Upgrade Card]

[1x Star Metal Essence]

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Compared to the previous breakthroughs, the overall number of rewards was noticeably smaller.

Yet, Chen Xuan felt no disappointment whatsoever.

He knew that the fewer the rewards, the greater their individual value tended to be.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he focused on each of the items, and the accompanying description emerged.

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[Remains of Black Abyss Dragon—The remains of a Soul Formation Black Abyss Dragon. Can be used to refine artifacts or absorbed by demonic cultivators.]

[Warning: Beware, a remnant soul may still linger within the corpse.]

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[Void Teleportation Talisman—capable of forcibly tearing open space and creating a spatial rift, transporting the user fifty thousand miles away. Even Soul Formation experts cannot intercept it.]

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[Origin Concealment Technique—A technique that allows demonic energy and spiritual energy to be converted from one to another. Can imitate the aura and appearance of spells while preserving their original effects.]

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As soon as Chen Xuan saw the first three rewards, he realized they had come from Chi Yao’s breakthrough.

The importance of the Void Teleportation Talisman hardly needed explanation. It could serve as a trump card to escape from desperate situations.

Had Tang Yuechen possessed such an item during the battle, she would have been able to escape after blocking the demonic cultivators.

Likewise, the remains of the Black Dragon were also extremely valuable. Both for righteous and demonic cultivators.

’I wonder if they can be used to satisfy the requirements of practicing the Dragon-Phoenix Body.’ Chen Xuan thought.

He already possessed the Blood Essence of the two mythical creatures and did not have any use for it.

His disciples, however, did not.

If the Black Dragon remains could indeed meet the requirements, he wouldn’t hesitate to pass the technique on to them.

Other cultivators might not be willing to teach such a powerful technique even to their personal disciples, but Chen Xuan had no such concerns.

’The stronger my disciples become, the greater the benefits I receive from the System.’

’Besides my deepest secrets, there’s no need to hide unimportant things like this from them.’

Yes. To Chen Xuan, the Dragon-Phoenix Body was certainly valuable, but far from irreplicable.

At most, it could improve his combat prowess. It was far from something worth guarding with his life.

Still, in his eyes, neither the remains nor the talisman was the most valuable object.

After briefly going through their description, his gaze shifted toward the third reward.

The Origin Concealment Technique.

’This appears to have been created specifically for Chi Yao. Even for someone like me, it might prove useful to separate my two identities.’

Chen Xuan had already noticed during the battle between his disciples that Chi Yao lacked any reliable way to disguise her demonic energy.

Though he was slightly puzzled why a supposed Demon Empress possessed no such methods, he didn’t think too much of it.

After allocating the first few rewards in his heart, Chen Xuan shifted his attention to the remaining items.

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[Nirvana Phoenix Feather—The Natal Feather of a Nirvana Phoenix. Contains the essence of the Phoenix’s power. Can be refined into a weapon or absorbed to strengthen one’s abilities.]

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[Spirit Weapon Upgrade Card—Can upgrade a Magic Weapon into a Spirit Weapon. The final quality and function depend on the original weapon.]

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[Star Metal Essence—The essence of Star Metal, a mineral born in the heart of collapsing stars. Can be used to support the forging of Holy Weapons.]

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The "demonic" rewards granted by Chi Yao’s breakthrough were already astonishing, yet Huo Ling’er’s rewards were no less impressive.

The Nirvana Phoenix Feather obviously mirrored the remains of the Black Dragon, and perfectly matched Huo Ling’er’s Vulcan Holy Body.

As for the Spirit Weapon Upgrade Card, it reminded Chen Xuan of the Ability Upgrade Card he had once used to evolve the Insight Eye into the Heavenly Insight Eye.

Having already personally experienced its effects, he understood its importance very well.

Almost immediately, he even had an idea regarding what Magic Weapon he was going to upgrade.

As for the Star Metal Essence...

’In the past, I would have handed this over to Tang Yuechen and asked her to forge me an Ultimate-Grade Spirit Weapon. But now, there is no need for that.’

With that thought, his divine sense descended into his Dantian.

With a move of his mind, the grid on the edge of his vision trembled, and a mass of azure liquid appeared in his hand.

Under his control, it flowed into his body before emerging above Honglan’s current location within his Dantian.

The other party failed to notice anything at first.

But shortly after, an intense craving surged from the depths of her body, jolting her awake.

She instinctively raised her head, staring at the azure liquid.

The moment she did it, her pupils contracted before becoming bloodshot.

"This... this..." she muttered, forcibly restraining herself from pouncing on it immediately and devouring it.

"Where did you obtain the Star Metal Essence?" She turned to Chen Xuan’s Nascent Soul with disbelief.

Chen Xuan might not have heard of Star Metal Essence before, but she, as an Artifact that had lived for a very long time, was quite familiar with this material.

In fact, not only had she heard about it, but she had also absorbed it in the past.

That was precisely why she was so shocked. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

How could a mere Nascent Soul cultivator possess something so precious?

This was a treasure that even Soul Transformation cultivators would go crazy about!

Seeing the astonishment written all over her face, Chen Xuan merely smiled mysteriously and refrained from answering.

"How is it?" he asked a question of his own, "Can this help you restore your injuries?"

Honglan understood he was unwilling to say anything.

She didn’t try to push him any further, but rather nodded her head repeatedly.

"Yes! Yes! Absolutely!"

"If you give it to me, I will be able to recover to my peak state within a few days!"

As she said this, her eyes turned watery, and she stared at him cutely, as though terrified he might suddenly change his mind and take her "meal away".

Faced with such an expression, Chen Xuan nearly burst into laughter.

However, he maintained a calm facade and controlled the Star Metal Essence to fly toward Honglan.

Just as she was about to devour it, though, Chen Xuan pulled another item and asked a new question.