Chapter 446 : Corin (Person Name)

Early the next morning, Corin and the young woman flew together toward the ruins of The Vast Sea.

As they arrived near the ruins, they happened to spot a severely wounded Golden Core Demon King flying toward them in frantic escape.

"Fiend, behold my treasure!"

Corin's gaze turned icy as he immediately summoned a golden treasure ring and directed it forward.

This treasure was known as the Heaven and Earth Demon Subduing Ring, a natal magic treasure and Corin's prized possession. With a single strike, it sent the Golden Core Demon King flying back twice over.

Clang—

In an instant, a sword radiance slashed from behind, cleaving the Golden Core demon king in 2.

The newcomer was a youth dressed in a cyan robe, with peerlessly handsome features and an extraordinary demeanor that left the girl beside Corin (Person Name) utterly spellbound.

After slaying the demon king, the young man cupped his hands toward the duo and remarked with a smile, "I've been pursuing this vile creature for over half a month. Today, I'm indebted to you both for intercepting it—had it not been for your intervention, it might have escaped once more."

"You flatter me. It was nothing more than a trifling effort."

Corin nodded, then smiled. "Fellow Daoist, you’ve only just formed your Golden Core, yet you managed to slay a Demon King. Truly remarkable skill."

"You don't know me?"

The newcomer was taken aback for a moment before smiling. "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Chen Fusu (Person Name). Might I inquire about your esteemed names?"

Chen?

Corin’s expression stilled for a moment before he cupped his hands in salute and said, “I am Corin, and this is my younger sister, Chen Mingyan. We greet you with respect.”

"To think we share the same surname," Chen Fusu chuckled. "You've rendered me an immense service. Just ahead on Zixuan Island stands a Skyline Pavilion. Allow me to host a banquet there in your honor."

Corin was about to refuse when Chen Mingyan (Person Name) secretly transmitted her voice: "This individual possesses extraordinary talent and bears the Chen surname—likely a prodigious disciple from the dominant Chen Clan of The Vast Sea. Why not seize this chance to make his acquaintance?"

"Very well."

Hearing this, Corin (Person Name) accepted the invitation and set off for Zixuan Island.

The group ascended the Tower of the World's Edge, where Chen Fusu remarked with a smile, "This Tower of the World's Edge is an enterprise of the Chen Clan. Our Roast Spirit Goose is considered a peerless delicacy throughout the Ji Province—a rare and exquisite taste scarcely found anywhere else in the world."

The 2 of them took a sip and couldn't help but narrow their eyes.

The roast spirit goose served at Sky's End Tower was not only exceptionally delicious, but also meticulously prepared with premium ingredients. The sauces were all brewed from various spiritual herbs, while the main ingredient—the spirit goose—consisted of Purple Mansion Great Demons, every single 1 of them.

Thus, it was not only incredibly delicious but also enhanced a cultivator's cultivation. Many Golden Core cultivators could not even afford it.

"This meal would probably cost several 100 1000 spirit stones."

Corin felt his own spiritual power had slightly increased by a small margin. Contemplating that this meal must have been exceedingly costly, he couldn't resist remarking, "Fellow Daoist, you've been far too generous."

"You flatter me."

Chen Fusu smiled faintly, then turned his gaze to Corin and said, "I see extraordinary talent in you, sir—clearly no ordinary pond fish. Thus I've mustered the audacity to seek your acquaintance."

"Besides, Fellow Daoist, you have also done me a great favor."

Seeing how polite he was, Corin remarked, "I never expected you to be a disciple of the Chen Clan. Truly, the Chen Clan lives up to its reputation as a millennial immortal family—no wonder they have nurtured such a prodigious talent as yourself."

But just then, Chen Fusu suddenly spoke in an ethereal tone: "I'm afraid you've misremembered, Fellow Daoist. My Chen Family has only been established for a few 100 years."

"Damn it..."

Corin’s heart skipped a beat as he realized his inexperience had just exposed the truth—that he came from somewhere beyond The Vast Sea.

"Something is indeed amiss."

Chen Fusu murmured inwardly, then smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need for concern. The eyes of our Chen Family’s Ancestor have never tolerated a single grain of sand—he will not make things difficult for you."

"However, I presume this is your first time venturing out for training, so you must exercise greater caution in your words and deeds going forward."

"I have learned much," Corin nodded, finally letting out a relieved sigh. "To think such a magnificent Chen Clan has only been established for a few short centuries—it truly leaves me awestruck."

Chen Fusu smiled faintly and said, "The rise of my Chen Clan has only spanned a few 100 years. Truth be told, our distant ancestors once reigned as overlords of The Vast Sea (Location). What we are achieving now is merely the restoration of our former glory."

"What?!"

As Chen Fusu recounted the tale, Corin felt a tremor in his heart and couldn’t help but hesitate. According to Chen Fusu’s account, did that mean they were originally 1 of the branches of the Chen clan?

Moreover, the timing aligned perfectly.

Thinking of his clan's dire straits, Corin hesitated for a long while before finally saying, "Brother Fuso, I have an impertinent request to make. I sincerely hope you can grant it."

"Oh?"

Chen Fusu’s eyes flickered slightly as he calmly awaited Corin’s next words.

Seeing this, Corin spoke up, "I wish to ask for a drop of your blood."

Hearing this, Chen Fusu’s brows furrowed deeply. A cultivator’s essence blood was of utmost importance—if it fell into the hands of a demonic cultivator, it could be used to target them with precision.

"I know this may be asking too much of you, but I assure you this drop of essence blood will be used right before your eyes."

Hold on, saving my perfect attendance record, will fix it right away. It wasn’t that Eldrin (Person Name) was overreacting—it was simply because the divine tree before his eyes was far too astonishing.

Before him stood the legendary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) - the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree. Though its grade was merely the lower tier of Fifth Stage, it remained an earth-shattering supreme treasure beyond compare.

The name "Violet Realm" originated from the Great Luo Golden Immortal known as the Violet Immortal Lord. In his possession were 9 innate spiritual treasures: the Vast Cosmos Vase, the Immortal-Refining Crucible, the 9 Heavens Qianqing Fan, among other primordial artifacts.

The Ji Clan's Refining Immortal Cauldron was modeled after the supreme-grade innate numinous treasure Refining Immortal Cauldron. Its power ranked among the top 5 within this realm's Supreme Treasure of Pure Yang (Magic Treasure), truly deserving to be called a treasure bordering on the divine.

And legend has it that among the 9 Violet Treasures, the foremost is none other than the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree, a testament to its extraordinary value.

It is said that the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree is a supreme-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), whose 8 branches embody the primordial powers of the 8 Trigrams: Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Marsh.

And the 8 types of Dao power on the Bagua Divine Tree gave birth to 8 fruits, which represented the worldly metamorphosis of the 8 great Daos.

When the fruit ripens, it will shed a set of innate spiritual treasures, rumored to possess power sufficient to prop open heaven and earth, and recreate a great chiliocosm.

Before him, this 8 Trigrams Divine Tree was merely a fourth-grade upper-tier treasure, a mere wisp of dust before the vast cosmos compared to that Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root). Yet, it still retained a sliver of the divine essence unique to the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree.

Eldrin could distinctly sense that the 8 fruits borne by this tree were extraordinarily mystical. Once it advanced to the fifth rank, they would ripen and fall, capable of manifesting into a set of supreme spiritual treasures.

Moreover, these spiritual treasures inherently contain Dao patterns within them. With all 8 treasures sharing the same origin, they can be refined by a cultivator into a supreme set of formation artifacts.

At this thought, Eldrin took a deep breath and said, "Legend has it that the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree is a vessel of 8 great Daos, comparable to supreme Heavenly Spiritual Roots such as the 7 Treasures Wonderful Tree and the 9 Palaces Dao Tree."

"Although this specimen before us is slightly inferior, once nurtured to the fifth tier, we shall obtain a set of world-shaking, peerless spiritual treasures."