After thanking him repeatedly, Chen Nianzhi accepted the Firmament Ancient Gold.
After a brief hesitation, he took out a fragment with time flowing across it and said, "The Firmament Ancient Gold is precious. I shall use this item in my possession to exchange with you, Senior."
"A Time-Light Fragment."
Myriad Spirits Ancestor looked at the treasure in Chen Nianzhi's hand and smiled. "A Time-Light Fragment is a treasure of time. Its value cannot be measured."
"If you can break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, then once the Stellar Glazed Realm incorporates this item, it will surely gain several more wondrous functions."
"So I advise you to keep it."
"This..."
Chen Nianzhi paused slightly, unable to help falling into hesitation.
Myriad Spirits Ancestor knew that Chen Nianzhi wished to repay his favor, so he smiled and said, "I hope you break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm soon and lend Purifying some support for my sake."
"I understand."
Chen Nianzhi nodded, then said, "If I enter the Heavenly Immortal realm, I will certainly support my disciple Purifying and find innate qi to help it transform into an Innate Purifying Bamboo."
"Then I can rest easy."
Myriad Spirits Ancestor nodded, then said warmly, "I see that your bearing is well-rounded and harmonious. Your cultivation has likely progressed swiftly these past years, but you must know that the path of cultivation has both tension and release. You still need to temper your foundation more."
As he spoke, he took out an ancient azure jade pearl from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Nianzhi.
Chen Nianzhi accepted it and examined it. He found that this treasure brimmed with vigorous life force, capable of nourishing a cultivator's physical body. If mana was infused into it, it could also temper one's mana.
"This is