The Principle Tempering Chamber, evolution for all!
"This is... the core..."
His voice was trembling.
His blood was boiling.
The Yuan Household family members followed closely behind and surged in. The moment each person stepped into the Core Space, they all had the same reaction—first, stunned, then overjoyed, and finally, with tears welling up in their eyes.
It's been like this for thousands of years.
They finally stood before the legacy left by their ancestors.
"Elder, come over when you're done crying." Su Zhan leaned against the sphere and beckoned to Yuan Ji. "Put your hand on it and see if you can activate management privileges."
Yuan Ji wiped away his tears and took three steps at a time to walk to the front of the sphere.
He reached out his hand shakily and touched the surface of the sphere.
"Buzz--!"
The golden light shone brightly once more.
But this time, there was a hint of blood in the light—a sign that the Yuan Household bloodline resonated with the sphere.
Yuan Ji felt as if his entire body was electrified; every pore opened, and the Power of Bloodline spontaneously surged from his palms into the sphere.
New Totem markings belonging to the Yuan Household began to appear within the golden patterns on the sphere.
One by one, the Totem lit up, like Key being inserted into their corresponding locks.
"Whoosh--"
A layer of transparent ripples appeared on the outer shell of the sphere.
The entire Mustard Seed Grotto-Heaven, from its foundation to its ceiling, let out a sigh of relief.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi is increasing.
The air became fresh.
The areas contaminated by the Black Demon Sect are being purified at an extremely rapid pace.
"The Inheritance... has been passed on!"
Yuan Ji burst into laughter, but then he started crying again.
"Ancestors above! Your unworthy descendant Yuan Ji has returned with his clan!"
The entire Yuan Household family knelt down.
Some people were laughing, some were crying, and some were wailing loudly while hugging the people next to them.
Su Zhan stood aside, silently watching this scene.
His hands were behind his back.
One hand was silently pressing against its own palm.
In the palm of my hand, there was an extremely faint fluctuation emanating from deep within the sphere.
Those last words resurfaced in my mind.
"If this Sealing Formation collapses, then whoever possesses this grotto-heaven must sacrifice themselves for the cause."
Su Zhan clenched his fist.
"Boss, what are you thinking about?" came the timid voice of the Ancient Life Tree.
"I'm thinking about adding more food," Su Zhan thought to himself.
"You guys ate quite a lot of good stuff, didn't you? Obsidian, chain fragments, the Devil Qi of the Clones... Have you digested it all?"
[Blazing Dragon Venerate]: Almost there, about 80% done.
[The Myriad Poisons Divine Farmer's Canon]: I'm almost at page eight, just one step away from breaking through.
"Okay."
Su Zhan refocused his attention on the sphere.
In addition to the Sealing Formation information, the instruction manual also lists a series of auxiliary functions of the Grotto-Heaven Core.
One of them particularly interested him.
-- "Principle Tempering Chamber"
A special space designed specifically for cultivators, where they can refine their Cultivation Method using the Power of Principle within the cave.
The builder wrote a sentence in the comments.
"One day of cultivation in this room is equivalent to ten years of arduous training outside."
A glint flashed in Su Zhan's eyes.
If this Principle Tempering Chamber could be used to feed the gluttons within him...
His skills can improve several levels in a short period of time.
After all.
He had a feeling.
The thing Sealing Formation below will awaken sooner or later.
At that time, his current strength might not be enough to compete.
Elder Yuan Ji.
"My Divine Lord, please give your orders!" Yuan Ji stood up, his eyes red-rimmed.
"There's a place called the Principle Tempering Chamber's inside the Grotto-Heaven Core. Help me open it."
Yuan Ji was taken aback.
"The Principle... Tempering Chamber?"
He pressed his palm against the sphere for a moment, then nodded.
"Found it. There's a door on the west side of the Core Space. But..."
"But what?"
Yuan Ji looked somewhat troubled.
"This tempering chamber is extremely energy-intensive. Each activation consumes one-tenth of the Spiritual Qi stored in the grotto-heaven. Given the current state of the grotto-heaven, it can only sustain use a maximum of three times."
Su Zhan's lips twitched slightly.
Three times.
"That's enough."
On the west wall of the Core Space, a three-zhang-high stone door, made entirely of milky-white Spirit Stone, slowly opened after Yuan Ji infused it with his Power of Bloodline.