BTTH: DISCIPLE CASHBACK SYSTEM

Chapter 566: Ten Thousand Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits!

Qingshan nodded and said, “Since that day, the Heavenly Phoenix clan gradually faded from existence, and the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit never appeared again. This is the first time in my entire life that I’ve seen it with my own eyes!”

“Don’t worry,” Gu He said. “Although Zi Yan’s cultivation isn’t especially eye-catching among the Ancient Void Dragon clan, she already possesses the foundation needed to absorb the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. I’ll supervise the entire process myself. If anything goes wrong and she’s unable to refine it, I’ll step in to assist.”

“With your confidence, we’re reassured,” Qingshan nodded. He knew very well that Gu He would never do anything to harm his disciple. If he had decided to let Zi Yan refine the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, it meant he was confident in its success.

“Master,” Zi Yan said solemnly, “don’t worry. I’ll give it everything I have to absorb the fruit’s power. I won’t waste a single bit of it.”

“Good! Prepare yourself—we begin the refinement today,” Gu He nodded.

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Very soon, Zi Yan was escorted by Gu He, Qingshan, and the others to the altar inside the Dragon Sovereign Hall.

“Zi Yan, begin.”

Gu He lifted the golden-purple liquid energy—refined from the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit—with his soul power and placed it in front of Zi Yan.

Seeing this, Zi Yan, seated cross-legged on the altar, opened her small mouth.

A wave of suction pulled the gold-purple liquid directly into her belly.

At that very moment, in Gu He’s mind, a system prompt suddenly echoed.

“Ding! Detected that the host has gifted the fifth disciple Zi Yan a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. Congratulations! You have received a ten-thousand-fold return—1,0000 Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits!”

“One thousand Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits have been delivered to the system storage space. Host, please check.”

“One... thousand... Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits?!”

Gu He’s expression froze.

A thousand Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits—what kind of concept was that?

As Qingshan and Zhuli had just said, this fruit had appeared only a handful of times in the entire history of the Ancient Void Dragon clan. Only two had ever been successfully absorbed—and both times, they had given rise to peerless powerhouses.

And now, with the system’s return, Gu He had obtained a thousand of them in one go.

Even if the success rate was only one percent, distributing these fruits across the Ancient Void Dragon clan would yield terrifying results.

Once someone awakened the Ancient Dragon-Phoenix bloodline, as long as they didn’t die prematurely, their future as a top-tier powerhouse would be guaranteed.

Even those who didn’t awaken the full bloodline but absorbed part of the fruit’s energy would still experience an overwhelming boost in strength.

At this moment, Gu He’s mind was running at full speed, calculating how best to use the thousand Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits.

On the altar, the golden-purple energy was already flowing through Zi Yan’s body.

She sensed the massive wave of power and immediately activated her cultivation method, trying to absorb it into her meridians, flesh, and bones.

However, the sheer magnitude of this energy far exceeded her expectations.

It was many times greater than even the energy Gu He had transferred to her before.

As the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit’s energy spread through her body, Zi Yan’s refinement speed quickly fell behind the speed at which the energy was surging through her.

Before long, strange crystalline layers, shimmering like ice crystals, began to form within Zi Yan’s body.

Due to these strange formations, the speed at which Zi Yan could circulate her cultivation method sharply dropped.

This triggered a chain reaction.

The crystalline layers began to multiply rapidly, and in just a short while, they had spread enough to cause Zi Yan’s consciousness to grow hazy.

“The energy from the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is simply too vast. The Dragon Sovereign’s refinement speed can’t keep up with its rate of penetration!”

Down below the altar in the great hall, Qingshan and the others wore visible expressions of concern as they witnessed this scene.

“She’s still just a bit short of what’s needed…”

Gu He had also noticed the problem.

In the next moment, a surge of violet flame erupted from his body.

Seeing Gu He summon his natal divine flame, Qingshan and the others immediately understood what he intended.

These Dragon-Phoenix crystalline layers—formed from the energy of the fruit—could only be counteracted by heaven-and-earth treasures like Heavenly Flames.

Moments later, under the watchful gaze of Qingshan, Zhuli, and Zhu Mo, Gu He’s soul power surged outward, wrapping around the violet flame as he carefully guided it toward the unconscious Zi Yan seated on the altar.

Even with the flame tightly sealed by Gu He’s soul power, the temperature within the hall began to rise steadily.

After adjusting the flame’s intensity, Gu He directed a wisp of the divine fire into Zi Yan’s body.

Inside, the Dragon-Phoenix crystalline layers began to emit faint, peculiar glimmers. The glowing crystal light flowed like a liquid, radiating a terrifying energy that made the heart tremble.

The violet flame wrapped in Gu He’s soul power made direct contact with the solidified crystalline layers.

At first, there was no reaction. The crystal didn’t show any signs of melting.

But Gu He remained calm.

He had intentionally suppressed the flame’s power earlier to avoid harming Zi Yan. In fact, he hadn’t even released one-tenth of its full strength.

Now, having tested the reaction, he began to raise the temperature.

As the divine fire grew hotter, faint hissing sounds emerged where it touched the crystals.

And finally, under the intense contact, the impossibly tough crystalline energy began to soften.

A droplet of violet-golden liquid slowly emerged at the point of contact.

“The Dragon-Phoenix crystals are melting!”

Though tiny, that droplet didn’t escape the eyes of Qingshan and the others. Suppressed but joyous voices rang out instantly.

“Whew…”

Grand Elder Qingshan quietly exhaled. The tightly clenched fist in his sleeve slowly loosened.

This was just the first step, but it proved Gu He’s flame was capable of melting the Dragon-Phoenix crystalline layers.

And that was already a tremendous success.

If they simply maintained this, it was only a matter of time before all the crystalline layers were completely melted away.

After confirming the optimal temperature, Gu He separated ten more wisps of violet flame, wrapping them carefully in soul power and guiding each into different parts of Zi Yan’s body.

(End of Chapter)

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