The Bronze Ancient King’s voice was calm, but these words were heavier than ten thousand pounds, and when they fell, the four realms fell silent.

    Su Chen’s face shifted. This was not a situation where he couldn’t help; this teacher had actually helped him tremendously.

    Even though he had anticipated it, Qing Cang couldn’t help but reveal a look of emotion when he heard these words. How much more than just a leap over the dragon gate was this for Su Chen!

    Without this encounter, even if Su Chen became his student, there might have been some ripples within the Bronze Sect, but he would soon fade into obscurity.

    But now, Su Chen was about to become one of the renowned figures in the Dust Star Sea, rising from an unknown young man in a remote place.

    The high-ranking officials of the Royal Court and the high-ranking officials of various sects would all hear the name Su Chen.

    This was the special nature of the “Star Seed.” Each Morning Star tier had a designated spot; if one couldn’t become the Chosen One, they couldn’t advance. Not to mention becoming ordinary, they would still be a step behind those true high-ranking decision-makers.

    Even Ni Bin, with Dual Mysterious Purple Talent, would be valued within the sect, but before today, Qing Cang didn’t even know his name.

    Although Su Chen currently only possessed Dual Ink Emerald Talent, which was more than a step behind Ni Bin, once the news spread, everyone would know about it.

    Moreover, he was regarded as a personal disciple by the Bronze Ancient King. Who knew what kind of commotion this news would stir up within the sect?

    The sudden emergence of a Star Seed was bound to cause unrest and even a certain degree of reshuffling among all parties.

    But… the worry in Qing Cang’s eyes flashed and disappeared. Such momentum might not necessarily be good news for Su Chen.

    Many talents, far superior to him, who couldn’t become the Chosen One and couldn’t advance to the Morning Star tier, probably wouldn’t be content.

    Wan Chen’s expression was dazed, and he felt dizzy. He wondered if it was because his overly tired mind hadn’t recovered, or because of the shock he had just experienced.

    A moment later, he sighed, looking with a complex expression at Su Chen’s back not far away.

    Just as he predicted, this planet indeed possessed an extremely unique advantage. The Ancient King no longer accepted disciples, and even the two Star Seeds of the sect were not disciples of the Ancient King.

    Such an unconventional opportunity to gain the Ancient King’s favor would not come again.

    Unfortunately, this advantage did not benefit him.

    His head ached, and he couldn’t help but rub it, feeling a sense of unwilling resignation.

    Venerable Chi Yang… still didn’t give them a chance to directly face complete spirituality.

    Lin Yue was the most like an outsider. Although she had some hope of competing with Wan Chen, that hope became increasingly slim after Ni Bin appeared.

    But unexpectedly, she could still witness such a grand drama. Ripples appeared in her eyes. This Su Chen—he was so scheming.

    “I refuse!” a sudden sharp cry came from beside her.

    Lin Yue’s brows slightly twitched. She looked to the side and saw Ni Bin gritting his teeth, clenching his fists, and trembling slightly all over.

    Compared to Wan Chen and the others, Ni Bin believed his talent was the best, the highest, and he had the most potential.

    “Why!” he shouted repeatedly, his face contorted with rage. “This Su Chen’s talent is far inferior to mine, so why did he suddenly appear here?”

    “Venerable Chi Yang!” he directly called out his name, without any politeness, “You keep talking about fairness, so why do you show him favoritism?”

    “Presumptuous!” Qing Cang rebuked, his eyes cold.

    Ni Chuan, who was beside him, had returned to normal. He knew the whole story but didn’t stop his son. His eyes flickered, and he looked at Su Chen, lost in thought.

    Chi Yang’s expression remained calm. Hearing Ni Bin’s question, he just waved his hand, and a torrent of energy converged, forming a holographic image, reflecting Su Chen’s situation just moments before.

    “He endured the Demonic God’s erosion?” Wan Chen rubbed his temples, gasping in surprise as he looked at Su Chen on the screen.

    Is he human? With a will of iron?

    Lin Yue’s slender neck bobbed up and down, also greatly astonished.

    Ni Bin’s anger involuntarily stalled, also finding it incredible. This guy could actually resist the erosion?

    But now was not the time to think. He was still unconvinced, stubbornly craning his neck, “But my talent is also the most outstanding, why can’t I end the selection early like him?”

    “Although your talent is excellent, it is still within expectations. But this kind of character is rare,” Chi Yang said indifferently.

    “What’s the use of good character?” Ni Bin couldn’t help but say, “What good is it for career development? Can it turn one minute into two?”

    Alas… Wan Chen sighed inwardly. He could understand Ni Bin’s thoughts now.

    It was nothing more than believing that he hadn’t even been allowed to see the spirituality, and he didn’t even know if he was qualified to become the Chosen One.

    Now that the Chosen One had been born, the spirituality would no longer react to any other life forms, unless Su Chen died.

    The Morning Star tier spirituality, for which there was no Chosen One, was right in front of them, yet they had just missed it. This anger and unwillingness were indeed hard for others to understand.

    As Ni Bin spoke, the anger in his heart gradually turned into a sense of grief. If he couldn’t become the Chosen One, no matter how high his talent, he could only stop at the Dual Nine-tier Professional.

    His lifespan, strength, and status were already more than a step behind the Morning Star tier, and there was no future ahead.

    Possessing extremely strong talent, he could only helplessly wait for time to run out and die.

    There were too, too many such people in the Dust Star Sea, and he didn’t want to be one of them!

    “Unfair, unfair, unfair! Why can’t I see it!”

    Anger rose from his heart, and malevolence grew in his guts!

    The last sentence was a roar directed at the Bronze Ancient King.

    “Presumptuous!” Qing Cang’s face turned cold.

    Ni Chuan’s heart skipped a beat. He wanted Ni Bin to vent, otherwise, this resentment held in his heart would eventually erupt into something serious.

    But he didn’t expect this kid to dare to roar at the Bronze Ancient King in the end.

    He quickly explained, “Ancient King, this boy is just overcome with anger. Please do not take offense.”

    The Bronze Ancient King’s brows were lowered, and his voice remained calm and indifferent. He actually responded, “Unfair, so what?”

    In an instant, Ni Bin, who was enveloped in anger, unwillingness, and sorrow, felt as if a basin of cold water had been thrown over his face. All his emotions turned into a biting chill, and his eyes cleared up instantly.

    Su Chen’s heart trembled slightly. Tsk—

    “Don’t put on an act. Has your Royal Court and the Garrison Army done few unjust things?” Qing Cang hurriedly “interpreted the scriptures” for his revered master. Such oppressive words were highly ambiguous.

    “Now it’s merely a matter of circumstances being stronger than people, yet you act as if you’ve suffered such great grievances. Think of those you oppressed in the past.”

    Ni Bin stood frozen in place, not because he was speechless due to Qing Cang’s retort, but because he was intimidated by the Bronze Ancient King. If such a being truly acted unreasonably, then what was the point of playing?

    “Even if all of you came together, the spirituality would still ultimately choose Su Chen. The outcome wouldn’t change. His compatibility is too high,” Chi Yang finally said.

    Qing Cang looked at Ni Chuan, “Commander Ni, anything else to say?”

    “Congratulations to the Bronze Sect for gaining another Star Seed.” Ni Chuan composed himself, leaving just that sentence before reaching out to grab Ni Bin and turning to leave.

    “Then I’ll leave it to you, Senior Brother.” Chi Yang finally had a chance to respond to the Bronze Ancient King’s previous words, looking up into the distance, his gaze seemingly piercing through the endless Nethermist.

    “I am merely a spiritual fragment of the main body. If I hadn’t been awakened by Senior Brother, I might have perished in slumber. Since the main body’s last wish has been fulfilled—”

    “Teacher!” Su Chen quickly called out. This one seemed to be going through a life review, and it would be too late if he didn’t stop him now.

    “Anything else to say?” Chi Yang turned his head to look, his expression calm, without emotional fluctuations. It wasn’t that he was heartless; it was simply because he was a spiritual fragment, serving only to carry out the main body’s last wish.

    “Teacher, the Scarlet Thunder Star is currently facing the great calamity of the Sacred Feast. Do you have a solution?” Su Chen asked in a deep voice. This was the most important matter.

    “Sacred Feast?” Chi Yang frowned.

    The Bronze Ancient King cast a glance at Qing Cang, who lowered his head and sighed helplessly.

    “Senior Brother?” He turned to look at the Bronze Ancient King. In his current state, he couldn’t solve anything.

    Su Chen asking him was essentially asking the Bronze Ancient King.

    “Hmm…” The Bronze Ancient King mused.

    Su Chen’s heart was slightly startled. Even the Ancient King couldn’t solve it, or was it that the power held by this small figurine wasn’t enough?

    “I have two methods…” The Bronze Ancient King then said, “Firstly, I can use this part of my power to inspect the entire Scarlet Thunder Star. Because it’s enveloped by the Nethermist, it will take a long time, and the cleansing of those Demonic God followers can’t be very detailed.”

    “Secondly, I can use a special method to activate this damaged Scarlet Cauldron, temporarily dispelling the Nethermist on this planet. However, this part of my power will also be nearly depleted, leaving the local people to clean up autonomously. The advantage is that it can be very thorough, making the next Sacred Feast come later.”

    Qing Cang hesitated to speak. Both methods, whether it was to penetrate the Nethermist to inspect the entire planet in a short time or to dispel the Nethermist, would consume this part of the master’s power.

    But they still had to transport the stone tablet carrying the spirituality back.

    So it wasn’t that there was no solution, Su Chen felt relieved. These two methods had their pros and cons, and after some thought, he asked, “Could you let me ask a few elders before I answer?”

    “Permissible,” the Ancient King said.

    “Anything else?” Chi Yang looked at Su Chen again.

    Su Chen asked, “Teacher, there should be some of my elders and several senior brothers trapped in this cauldron. They all went deep into the cauldron before and couldn’t get out. Can they be released?”

    Chi Yang’s eyes flickered, as if感知ing. After a moment, he said, “There are a few people coiled by the cauldron.”

    “Senior Brother, if I release them rashly, they might die due to time distortion. You do it.”

    The Ancient King nodded. With a mere stretch of his hand, strands of green light permeated the cauldron.

    “This is a data stream?” Su Chen hadn’t paid much attention at first, but after looking closely, he was immediately shocked. The green energy flowing from the Bronze Ancient King’s fingertips was clearly a data stream composed of large numbers of zeros and ones.

    What kind of profession is this? Su Chen couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

    Soon, several figures were drawn out of the cauldron. There were quite a few, more than ten people, with their eyes tightly shut and brows furrowed.

    Even Su Chen could feel that this group of people seemed to be in a different space from them.

    And those data streams, swirling around the figures, subtly stirred invisible ripples. The illusory space gradually solidified, and finally completely merged. The faces of those figures began to change, but they did not wake up immediately.

    Su Chen scanned curiously. There were three women, and he quickly found the one he had seen in the photo—Ji Rou.

    Dressed in a white combat suit, already stained with dust, she was not breathtakingly beautiful as in the photo, but she possessed a gentle temperament.

    “Anything else?” Chi Yang asked again. Even Qing Cang couldn’t help but look over. Su Chen wasn’t asking Chi Yang for a request; he was clearly petitioning his master.

    Su Chen didn’t stand on ceremony either. “Is there a profession called the ‘Power User’ in your cauldron?”

    “Oh?” Qing Cang looked over in surprise. “You know about the Power User? How many of the Sage, Scholar, Spirit User, and Saint professions have you taken?”

    They know too?

    Right… Chi Yang was originally from the Bronze Sect, so did they know about the Pure One?

    Su Chen thought for a moment and carefully responded, “These four, by chance and coincidence, have all barely taken up their professions.”

    Qing Cang frowned, then sighed. “What a pity. These four professions are all rare, good for improving talent. The sect has more precise methods. If you could have taken them up in a better way, you might have gained more talent…”

    Already taken up the profession?

    The Bronze Ancient King secretly pondered. In that case, there was one less method to improve talent.

    Su Chen smiled helplessly, muttering to himself, “I’ve already perfectly taken up the profession; it couldn’t get much higher.”

    “The Power User, huh…” Chi Yang mused, “Listen carefully.”

    Su Chen showed a solemn expression, and Chi Yang’s mental fluctuations spread forth: [Discovered special profession: Power User. Can be taken up after completing requirements.]

    [Requirement 1 for Power User profession: All existing physical professions must be top-tier.]

    [Requirement 2 for Power User profession: Elevate at least twenty types of body cultivation methods to master level.]

    [Requirement 3 for Power User profession: Break the limit of one body cultivation method.]

    Su Chen glanced at it. The main requirement was for physical professions. Elevating twenty types of body cultivation methods to master level meant that only a Seven-tier Professional, at least, could take up this profession.

    But for normal top-tier professions, each advancement required five body cultivation methods. However, he always advanced according to the requirements of a superior profession, so he didn’t need to waste time refining two more.

    For someone like Wan Chen, a Four-tier Professional could actually meet this requirement.

    But breaking the limit of a body cultivation method was a bit difficult to grasp, followed by the part where the Great Venerable gives face.

    [The limits of talent are merely the imagination of the mediocre. The Power User arrives, showing respect to the Great Venerable Scarlet Flame and Thunder. Requirement 2 for the profession is weakened, only requiring fifteen body cultivation methods to be elevated to master level.]

    It’s not over yet. [The necessary items for the Ascended One’s sublimation have been gathered. After taking up the Power User profession, the path of the Ascended One’s sublimation can be opened.]

    Finally, it’s complete, Su Chen pondered. This Ascended One, must be a talent-based Sacred Profession, right?

    Shouldn’t it be strictly guarded by the sect? How come everyone seems to know about it?

    He noticed that when he mentioned the Power User, Wan Chen and the others showed no change in expression.

    “But… anything else?” Chi Yang paused when he asked this question again.

    Su Chen thought hard, and finally said, “Could you leave me some mementos? Or a memorial tablet?”

    Mementos… Chi Yang’s eyes deepened considerably, and Qing Cang nodded secretly.

    Wan Chen felt his headache ease a bit. Hearing this, he stared over. This guy is truly amazing, to even think of this.

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