[Ding! Congratulations, host, on obtaining one Advanced Strength Experience Card, one Ancestral Symbol Collection Guidebook, and one Impostor's Robe.]
Advanced Strength Experience Card: Grants the user a brief period of Reincarnation Stage strength for ten minutes upon use.
Ancestral Symbol Collection Guidebook: Collect all eight Ancestral Symbols of the Tianxuan Continent to receive a mysterious reward.
Impostor's Robe: Allows the user to disguise themselves as anyone for up to one hour, effective only against those weaker than the user.
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Looking at the rewards obtained from the draw, Chen Xuan was quite satisfied.
The Advanced Strength Experience Card would grant him ten minutes of Reincarnation Stage power.
Even if it was only for ten minutes, it would be more than enough.
This was his ultimate trump card for survival!
However, what satisfied him the most was the Impostor's Robe, which allowed him to disguise himself as anyone.
It gave him a brand new plan to exact revenge on Lin Dong!
Shifting his focus, he noticed that his Emotion Value had also increased from the initial few hundreds to 3,869 points.
However, he was still quite far from the 5,000 Emotion Value required to upgrade the store.
For now, the Yellow-tier store could only offer up to supreme-grade martial arts.
He needed to upgrade to the Xuan-tier store to purchase grand-creation-grade martial arts and Earth-tier spirit treasures.
Chen Xuan cast his gaze toward the Lucky Wheel.
A single draw cost 100 Emotion Value.
This wheel could yield treasures that were only available in the Heaven-tier store, such as Pure Yuan Treasures and Heavenly Martial Arts, though the probability was extremely low.
Chen Xuan decided to take a gamble: "System, draw!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have won 1,000 Yang Yuan Pills in the draw.]
Wait a minute, I am already at the Nirvana Stage. What good are Yang Yuan Pills to me?
Chen Xuan continued, "System, keep drawing!"
[Ding! Congratulations, host. You have won a Pure Yuan Treasure: the Tetanus Blade.]
What?
The Tetanus Blade?
A Pure Yuan Treasure?
One cut gives you tetanus, two cuts send you straight to your ancestors, is that it?
Seeing that he had won a Pure Yuan Treasure, Chen Xuan decisively stopped drawing.
Looking at the pending-claim page in the system interface, he saw a precious sword covered in rust patterns, radiating an aura of decay throughout its entire body, entirely devoid of any sense of vitality.
He clicked to check the properties of the Tetanus Blade.
Indeed, it was pretty much as he had imagined.
Anyone scratched by the blade of this Tetanus Blade would, at the very least, suffer a sharp drop in cultivation and severe soul damage.
At worst, they would be consumed from head to toe by its incurable rot and tormented to death.
With this in hand, he would have a much better chance of winning when fighting others in the future!
After that, Chen Xuan returned to his room and cultivated through the night.
Early the next morning, Chen Xuan headed toward the courtyard where the master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace resided.
Upon arriving outside the courtyard gates, a middle-aged, beautiful woman and an exquisitely gorgeous young woman stood side by side.
This middle-aged beauty was none other than the current master of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace—a supreme powerhouse at the Wheel Reincarnation Stage and one of the strongest figures in the entire Eastern Xuan Region!
At this moment, the middle-aged woman looked at the approaching Chen Xuan with a gaze filled with a touch of maternal affection.
As the master of a palace, the most satisfying thing she had ever done in her life was taking Chen Xuan as her disciple and arranging his marriage with her beloved disciple, Ayin Qingzhu, thereby adding a twofold guarantee to the future of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace.
"Disciple Chen Xuan pays respects to Master."
Chen Xuan bowed to the middle-aged woman.
Hesitating for a moment, he still called out, "And greetings, Senior Sister."
"Xuan'er, congratulations. At such a young age, you have already broken through to the Nirvana Stage."
The middle-aged woman saw right through Chen Xuan's cultivation at a glance.
"Thanks to Master's cultivation, this disciple was able to reach today."
Chen Xuan offered a polite, customary remark.
The middle-aged woman nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "You came to see me today. Have you encountered any problems in your cultivation?"
At this moment, she had no idea what had happened to Ayin Qingzhu in the Great Yan Empire, and it was obvious that Ayin Qingzhu hadn't told her either.
At that moment, he noticed that when Ayin Qingzhu looked at him, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.
She certainly hadn't expected that he would actually come to see their master.
Since both of them were personal disciples and his cultivation was even higher than hers, Master had no reason to refuse.
Chen Xuan spoke respectfully, "Master, this disciple has a matter that requires your decision."
"Oh? What matter is it?"
"My ties with Senior Sister Qingzhu have run their course. I ask Master to make the decision and permit us a peaceful separation."
As soon as Chen Xuan's voice fell:
[Ding! Ayin Qingzhu experiences panic, Emotion Value +50]
[Ding! Qin Xiuqing experiences astonishment, Emotion Value +50]
Qin Xiuqing was the name of the Nine Heavens Taiqing Palace Master.
Hearing Chen Xuan's words, she couldn't help but be taken aback.
She knew very well how much Chen Xuan adored Qingzhu.
Back then, when she first announced that she would betroth Qingzhu to him, he had been overjoyed for a long time, even knowing they couldn't consummate the marriage in the short term.
Yet they had only been married for a year. Why did he suddenly want a separation?
As she thought about it, a trace of anger surfaced on Qin Xiuqing's face.
Could it be that he couldn't bear the loneliness, wanted to consummate the marriage with Qingzhu, and had been rejected, which was why he had come to her to ask for a separation?
After finishing, Chen Xuan closely monitored Qin Xiuqing's expression.
Just as he noticed her expression changing slightly, the system prompt rang in his ear:
[Ding! Qin Xiuqing experiences anger, Emotion Value +100]
She was angry?
Did she think that he had grown fickle and weary of the old, or even...
That he had tried to forcefully consummate the marriage with his senior sister and failed, which was why he had come running to demand a separation?
If that really was the case, he would have no choice but to tell the truth.
At that moment, Ayin Qingzhu cut in ahead of everyone else, "Junior Brother, now that you've had me, are you going to cast me aside?"
At this very moment, she portrayed an aggrieved victim to absolute perfection!
[Ding! Ayin Qingzhu experiences grievance, Emotion Value +50]
Seeing this, Chen Xuan was completely dumbfounded.
Wait, what kind of play is this supposed to be?
Have you been possessed?!
The Ayin Qingzhu from the original novel wasn't such a green tea bitch!
Are you doing this on purpose?
Sure enough, upon hearing her words, Qin Xiuqing was stunned at first, and then she looked at Ayin Qingzhu in disbelief. "Qingzhu, what... what did you just say?"
"N... nothing," Ayin Qingzhu stammered, biting her lower lip.
Qin Xiuqing demanded sharply, "Speak!"
Ayin Qingzhu bit her red lips tightly as her acting skills flared up once more: "Disciple... disciple has lost her purity."
Qin Xiuqing naturally connected Ayin Qingzhu's preceding and succeeding statements and assumed that the person who had taken Ayin Qingzhu's maidenhood was none other than Chen Xuan.
Instantly, a terrifying aura surged out from within her body.
[Ding! Qin Xiuqing experiences fury, Emotion Value +999]
From the high Emotion Value of 999 she had triggered, it was clear that she was currently boiling with rage and burning with fury!
Chen Xuan also felt a murderous intent erupting from Qin Xiuqing.
The next second, Qin Xiuqing pressed forward menacingly, "Chen Xuan! Have you forgotten what Master told you back then? Before Qingzhu completes the Supreme Communion, you are forbidden from consummating the marriage!"
"Master, you've misunderstood. The person who took Senior Sister Qingzhu's maidenhood is not me." Chen Xuan was determined not to take the blame for this.
"You say it wasn't you? Then who was it?" Qin Xiuqing knitted her brows.
Chen Xuan replied, "It wasn't this disciple, it was someone else. As for who it is, I'm afraid only Senior Sister Qingzhu herself knows best."
[Ding! Ayin Qingzhu experiences panic, anger, shame, and other emotions, Emotion Value +199]