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His sigh carried both reverence for the sect's forebears and expectation mixed with concern for the path the young man before him was about to tread. "Final Tribulation Baleful Qi is the end; Thunder of Creation is the beginning. One destroys, the other creates; one converges, the other disperses; one is yin at its utmost, the other the birth of yang. If you can refine both at once and make them merge and complement each other—then your Astral-Baleful Unity will no longer be an ordinary balancing of yin and yang, but the supreme Dao Foundation that holds dominion over life and death."

After drawing a deep breath, he slowly said, "These two things are the Divine Firmament Sect's highest reserves, hoarded for ten thousand years. None may use them without rendering an unparalleled service. Even an ordinary True Disciple might not be able to exchange a single wisp of either after exhausting a lifetime of contributions, much less refine them."

"But this time, by your own strength, you salvaged the honor of the entire Northern Region and suppressed the Southeastern Province until no one dared fight—such merit can no longer be measured by ordinary 'contribution points.' In a moment, I will report to Divine Firmament Hall and secure these two resources for you. But remember..." His gaze suddenly turned stern, like two unsheathed swords piercing straight into Jiang Xuan's eyes. "The greater the opportunity, the deeper the danger. Either of these alone is enough to make a prodigy fall short and a monster of talent perish. Refining them both at once will multiply the difficulty. Have you thought this through?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan first nodded solemnly. Yet soon afterward, his expression returned to its usual unruffled calm.

Then, with a slight cupping of his hands, he spoke in