The Calamity of the Copper Coins, the Fruit of Twins, When the Flower Blooms, Changes in the Star Map

The stone chamber housing the Purifying Fire Pool stood wide open. The Golden Flames that should have been blazing fiercely had turned an eerie blue-black. The three elder guards lay on the ground, their own magical artifacts embedded in their chests. In the pool, hundreds of copper coins spun merrily amid the flames, splitting off new copies with every rotation!

More terrifyingly, twelve figures stood by the pool—the very missing higher-ups on Wenqu Star Lord's list. They turned their heads in unison, revealing identical eerie smiles. "Has Alliance Leader Xu come to attend the rebirth ritual?"

Xu Xian was just about to strike when a tearing pain suddenly ripped through his dantian. Looking down, he saw the flower's roots writhing madly, while little Qin Wang in the flower's center had actually risen to his feet, his tiny hand urgently pointing toward the bottom of the Purifying Fire Pool.

Following his guidance, Xu Xian saw a distinctly different copper coin resting at the bottom of the pool—it was snow-white all over, with a flower engraved on its reverse, identical to the one in Xu Xian's dantian!

"That is..."

"The Seed of Balance." A familiar voice sounded by his ear. To Xu Xian's shock, little Qin Wang had somehow appeared on his shoulder. Though only thumb-sized, the vertical mark on his forehead was clearly visible. "A contingency Master left behind."

The twelve controlled higher-ups lunged at them together. Little Qin Wang leaped lightly, waving his tiny hand. The white copper coin burst from the Purifying Fire Pool and landed in Xu Xian's palm.

"Crush it." Little Qin Wang's voice held a steadiness far beyond his appearance. "Quick!"

Xu Xian exerted force without hesitation. The instant the white copper coin shattered, the blue-black flames of the entire Purifying Fire Pool surged backward, transforming