"This thing..."
Su Chen looked at the flawless white sphere in his hand, bringing it close to his eyes for a careful inspection. It had completely lost its previous eerie aura, now appearing crystal clear and immaculate.
The prompt description on his system panel had also changed. [Mist Source: Source substance from the depths of the Nether Realm.]
"Mist Source? So this is the stuff from deep within the Nether Mist. Stripped of the Evil God Power's entanglent, it's actually turned into a good item?"
Su Chen rubbed it with his thumb. The texture was slightly warm and incredibly smooth to the touch.
In the Dust Star Sea, there was a consensus regarding the origin of the Nether Mist. It was practically confird to be emanating from the Nether Realm, possessing the terrifying ability to sever lifespans and block all communications.
However, it did not go hand-in-hand with the hazards of the Evil Gods. Back on Crimson Thunder Planet, Su Chen had already learned that the Nether Mist did not benefit or help the Evil Gods in any way.
In fact, as the concentration of the Nether Mist increased, the barrier separating the Evil Gods from reality grew even stronger.
The only reason the Nether Mist and the Evil Gods were so frequently associated with each other was that in environnts shrouded by the mist, Evil God Cultists had a natural advantage in expanding their numbers, making them notoriously difficult to completely eradicate.
Under normal environntal conditions, those deranged fanatics would never be able to withstand a large-scale extermination campaign.
"As long as one finds a way to utilize it, there are good things to be found within the Nether Mist. The rare resources born in the Nether Realm are a perfect example."
Su Chen also recalled what Qing Cang had ntioned previously: the Bronze Ancient King had once ventured deep into the Nether Realm to seek an opportunity for Professional Advancent.
'Could this be the kind of thing he was looking for?'
Just as he was pondering this, his system panel slowly popped up again, displaying a new line of text. [The Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted has sensed that the Mist Embers have been completely purified. He hopes you will hand it over to him.]
"He's that impatient?"
Su Chen gathered his thoughts, a strange expression crossing his face. The Great Exalted's recent behavior made him feel as if his idealized image of the entity had shattered. The mighty being had never been this proactive before.
"Great Exalted, oh Great Exalted, you really want this, don't you?" Su Chen murmured, gently rubbing the white sphere. As if sensing his mischievous intent, the text on the system panel trembled, showing signs of slowly fading away.
"Ah... I am just joking, just joking. You really cannot take a tease," Su Chen hastily placated.
He would still need the Great Exalted's help in the future, so angering him now would be a bad idea. With a re thought, the Mist Source vanished from his hand. On the system panel, the characters for "Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted" faintly quivered.
'Hmm... even though the Great Exalted desires it so much, he still cannot cross the boundary of the system panel to directly take the item from my hands...' Su Chen thought thoughtfully.
A mont later, the system panel finally reacted again. [The Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted has consud the Mist Source, which seems to have triggered so wondrous reaction. He is extrely pleased and has decided to bestow so gifts upon you.]
[Obtained Hellfire Fla (Consumable): Allows the fusion of two similar unacquired professions.]
[Obtained Wrath of Punishing Thunder (Consumable): Erases all requirents for a specific Special Profession.]
"Oh?" Su Chen's eyes lit up. Looking at the two items granted by the Great Exalted, strictly speaking, they perfectly complented each other.
"Class Fusion..."
The sheer power of the Weapon Lord had left a deep impression on him. This kind of fusion was not only incredibly potent but also served as a perfect transition for future Sacred Profession Casting. It was absolutely flawless.
Although this Hellfire Fla forced the fusion and could only combine two classes, it was still excellent. When paired with the Wrath of Punishing Thunder, it was basically the equivalent of obtaining two professions for free.
Calculating it this way, getting two more professions for free ant his Blood Burner class would be ready for Sacred Profession Casting. Su Chen did a quick ntal tally; the number of Physical-Type Special Professions outside the Holy Class sequence had already reached eight.
'This is way too fast...' Su Chen clicked his tongue inwardly. 'However, if I fuse the Weapon Lord into it, I wonder if it will damage its original abilities? It probably will not. A Holy Class should only grow stronger, never weaker...'
As if sensing his apprehension, new text surfaced on the system panel.
[The Crimson Fla Responding Thunder Great Exalted has sensed your joy and delight. If you can find more Mist Source for him, he will provide you with further assistance.]
"Find more? He really is a little glutton. What will happen if he keeps eating to the very end? Will he evolve into a Bright Moon Tier profession?"
Su Chen scanned the system panel and secretly speculated, "But where am I supposed to find more of this stuff?"
According to what Qing Cang had told him, this was a form of Erosion power that was even higher than Evil God Power. Even for the Evil Gods, creating it was not without a heavy price. It was not sothing one could just get by wishing for it.
However... Su Chen stood up and walked out of the Nether Tower. He suddenly thought of his old friend, the Black Buddha. After all, he still held the identity of an Evil God Priest.
Perhaps he could swindle a little bit out of him?
Or maybe... Su Chen looked up at the distant Starfire. He wondered what level the Mist Embers entwining the Starfire were at...
"But why did the two Divine Sons, the Black Buddha and the Faceless Ghost, bring this stuff to the Evil God Cults in the first place? What are they trying to do? Use the Mist Embers to corrupt soone?"
For the past while, Su Chen had not been able to figure out the answer to this question. Still deep in thought, he made his way back to his Training Room.
As for which two professions to choose for fusion, he planned to call Luo Shuhang over and carefully research the options before deciding.
Gulping down an Auxiliary Potion, he imdiately felt the difference the mont he initiated his Body Tempering and ditation thod. His cultivation speed had beco incredibly fast.
The Weapon Lord was comprised of three professions. Excluding the Armored Bone Adept that he had already fully acquired previously, this ti still counted as acquiring two new talents. Thanks to the passive ability of The Unsullied, his developnt efficiency had increased by another 20 percent, and the effects were quite apparent.
'If I just purely stack them like this, I wonder if I can break through to Divine Dawn?'
Su Chen could not help but think to himself, 'Divine Dawn should not just be a simple stacking of developnt efficiency. There must be other miraculous aspects to it.'
"Having the innate ability to ignite the Morning Fire... what kind of manifestation is that exactly?"
Su Chen's thoughts swirled. Perhaps through continuous talent stacking, he could push his developnt efficiency to rival or even surpass that of Divine Dawn.
However, he feared it would be difficult for him to possess that kind of fundantally extraordinary ability.
And that was the most crucial pillar of the Divine Dawn talent—the very thing that Wei Zhenghong and Shen Yi'an both yearned for.
Muttering to himself, Su Chen gradually entered a state of Professional Developnt.
However, after only a few hours of training, he welcod an unexpected visitor.
"Old Wei..." Su Chen stepped out of the Main Building to greet him, feeling quite surprised as he looked at the burly figure standing before him.
Wei Zhenghong rarely visited others. The last ti he ca over was when Su Chen had first arrived at the sect, and Wei Zhenghong had shown up to test the waters.
"Brother Su!" Wei Zhenghong let out a hearty laugh. Behind him stood a very young boy, whose deanor was quite green.
The boy kept his head down as he followed Wei Zhenghong, covertly sizing up the Star Seed in front of him with a mix of curiosity and awe.
"There's no need for formalities," Su Chen said, waving his hand as he invited the two into the Lounge.
Wei Zhenghong was not the type to beat around the bush. Before the tea was even served, he asked straightforwardly, "Brother Su, do you still have any usage quotas left for the Profound Heaven Instrunt?"
"The Profound Heaven Instrunt?" Su Chen handed over a cup of tea, instantly understanding the situation. He pondered for a mont before saying, "If you're asking about a concrete quota, I don't have one. But if you really need it, I can ntion it to Qing Shi."
"However," Su Chen quickly added, "I can't guarantee whether it will be approved or not."
He had a good impression of Wei Zhenghong. From the very beginning, the man had proactively accepted him, specifically making a point to ntion that neither he nor Shen Yi'an would target him.
He had even pulled Su Chen into their small circle and provided a considerable amount of help.
"If you speak up for , it definitely won't be a big problem." Wei Zhenghong looked visibly relieved. Speaking plainly, he explained the situation, "This matter has always been managed by Qing Shi, and the quotas are basically all set, entirely covered by the major family clans. My student here has no way of going through the Chu Family's internal channels."
"He is your student?"
Su Chen looked at the boy standing with his head bowed to the side and asked in surprise. "Yes, his na is Xiao Ying. He hails from a Life Planet under the sect's governance," Wei Zhenghong replied.
"Greet him!" Wei Zhenghong ordered. Xiao Ying hurriedly spoke up, "Martial Uncle Su."
"What do you an 'Martial Uncle'?" Wei Zhenghong smacked him on the back of the head. His massive hand was more than twice the size of Xiao Ying's head, causing the boy to stumble forward and nearly fall over.
The sight made the corners of Su Chen's mouth twitch. He then heard Wei Zhenghong scold the boy, "Call him Ancestor."
Xiao Ying imdiately shouted, "Ancestor Su."
Su Chen was speechless. "Just let him call whatever he wants."
Being called 'Ancestor' sounded way too strange.
"Right, there's also this." Wei Zhenghong reached out, pulling a silver-white tal briefcase out of thin air, and handed it to Su Chen.
"You really didn't have to," Su Chen said, accepting it with so surprise.
"The quota for the Profound Heaven Instrunt is precious. I can't let you exert effort for nothing. Open it and take a look," Wei Zhenghong gestured.
Su Chen obliged. He unlatched the tal clasps and opened the case. Resting atop the black velvet lining were ten vials of crystalline, crimson-red potions.
"Potions?" Su Chen grew even more surprised, his mind racing with thoughts.
He then heard Wei Zhenghong explain, "This is the Crimson Sun Potion, from the Sacred Cauldron Cult."
"Sacred Cauldron Cult?" Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly.
The Five Great Sects each had their own specialties. As far as he knew, the Sacred Cauldron Cult excelled the most in concocting potions.
They sold a vast array of potions, which not only had remarkable effects but also possessed extrely unique properties, making them highly sought after in the Dust Star Sea.
"The Sacred Cauldron Cult's potions are extraordinary. This Crimson Sun Potion is a 5th-Tier tempering potion. It greatly accelerates Professional Developnt and simply cannot be compared to standard Auxiliary Potions."
"Because we have to travel to the Sacred Cauldron Cult to purchase them, the supply within our sect is limited. Only the top fifty on the Holy List are qualified to use them, and the monthly quota is restricted."
"Is that so?" Su Chen was quite surprised. He only knew that the Fortune Bronze Core was restricted to the top one hundred. As for the other rewards, he had never really paid attention to them. Particularly with potions, he always figured they were all more or less the sa.
"Since you've brought out such a heavy gift, leave this matter to ." Su Chen closed the tal case and set it aside, taking the opportunity to ask about the true peculiarity of the Divine Dawn talent.
Hearing this, Wei Zhenghong leaned back in his chair and sighed softly. "Alas, so things are truly innate. You either have it, or you don't. The Divine Dawn talent isn't just about having a developnt rate that surpasses the Star Amber talent. It also possesses a unique, heaven-bestowed advantage."
"You can undergo Sacred Profession Casting without needing to find Spirit Fire."
"Directly undergo Sacred Profession Casting?" Su Chen's heart skipped a beat. He was simultaneously surprised and unsurprised.
Wei Zhenghong said ruefully, "You know about the Spirit Fire theft from a while back. It's said that the reason Fan Zhao colluded with the Evil God Cults was initially to find Spirit Fire. It sounds ridiculous, but in reality, it's not ridiculous at all."
Looking quite helpless, he continued, "Spirit Fire is hard to find, and there are still others waiting for it within the sect. Having missed this opportunity, who knows when it would be his turn again."
"The boost a Holy Class provides to a professional is absolutely imnse. The difference in strength between having a Holy Class and not having one is like night and day. Not needing to search for Spirit Fire, and being able to cast it using only Divine Blood... who wouldn't want such an unparalleled advantage?"
At this point, he shook his head, seemingly seeing through Su Chen's reason for asking about this. "In the past, it's not like I never thought about upgrading to the Divine Radiance Grade."
"But this thing is truly innate. Even the Profound Heaven Instrunt can't help with it. Brother, you really shouldn't waste too much energy fixating on this."
Wei Zhenghong sighed softly. "That guy Qin Tianlin... his arrogance isn't entirely without rit."
"I was just asking casually," Su Chen nodded thoughtfully.
After chatting for a while longer, Wei Zhenghong stood up and took his leave.
"Goodbye, Ancestor Su," Xiao Ying waved from in front of the aircraft. Su Chen felt a wave of speechless exasperation as he turned around and headed back inside.
'Being able to cast a Holy Class without relying on Spirit Fire is even more important to ,' Su Chen thought to himself. 'Before others advance to the Morning Star Tier, no matter how good their talent is, they can only cast it once at most. Even doing it twice is exceptionally rare. But I am different.'
Calculating carefully, the casting requirents for the Blood Burner were almost t, so it was about ti to put it on the agenda.
Heart of Spiritual Light, Marrow of the Morning Star...
Su Chen glanced at the requirents laid out by The Unsullied. He understood a bit about the Heart of Spiritual Light. It was a rare resource originating from the Nether Realm, exceptionally beneficial to the Spiritual Body.
However, he still hadn't figured out what the Marrow of the Morning Star was. There was absolutely no ntion of it in the sect's public records.
"It will probably be very difficult to acquire through conventional channels, and the sect doesn't have it either. The Heart of Spiritual Light is born in the Nether Realm, which is the territory of the Evil Gods..."
Checking the ti, he saw that there was still a while before the Dim Sun period. Su Chen carried the tal briefcase back into the Training Room, took out a vial of the Crimson Sun Potion, and held it up to his eyes to examine it.
"A potion from the Sacred Cauldron Cult, with a restricted supply..."
He pulled out the sealed stopper, and a refreshing fragrance imdiately wafted into his face.
He estimated that... Wei Zhenghong had been preparing for this for quite so ti. The top fifty of the Holy List were all 6th-Tier professionals. This potion, which was ant for a 5th-Tier, must have been specially purchased by him.
Trying it out, he swallowed it in one gulp. The Crimson Sun Potion slid down his throat. At first, it felt icy cold, but the mont it hit his stomach, it violently erupted with scorching heat.
The dicinal energy surged like molten lava, rushing through his blood vessels straight into his limbs and bones. Su Chen's back snapped ramrod straight. A faint red mist began to steam from his pores, and dark gold patterns faintly erged beneath his skin.
Su Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he imdiately felt the difference. This thing didn't just act on his physical body; it even affected his mind.
"A body tempering potion and a ditation potion fused into one," Su Chen perceived carefully. "Moreover, the effects are at least three tis that of a standard Auxiliary Potion... No... four tis..."
"So fierce... No wonder the Sacred Cauldron Cult is famous for its potions." Su Chen had never deeply experienced it before, but with just one gulp, he understood. It truly had its outstanding rits.
After a brief session of training, he could feel the difference even more acutely. Not only was it a two-in-one body tempering and ditation potion, but it was also mixed with a Nutrient Potion.
The consumption during training no longer needed extra replenishnt. This indirectly boosted his efficiency, allowing him to wholeheartedly imrse himself in Professional Developnt.
Su Chen felt a jolt of shock in his heart. He didn't want to waste such potent dicinal energy. He hurriedly plunged into his training state, as flashing Thunder Light gradually subrged him.
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