354: Chapter 354 The Mortal World's Path to Enlightenment!

She handed this crystal sphere to Qin Yan.

Qin Yan's heart shook violently as he solemnly received it with both hands.

The crystal sphere felt cool to the touch, yet its weight seemed immense, as if bearing a thousand jun.

"Thank you for your profound favor, Senior! This junior will treasure this object with utmost care and will never use it lightly except in a life-or-death crisis!"

Clenching the crystal sphere tightly in his palm, Qin Yan felt the vast yet tranquil spirit power contained within and bowed deeply once more in gratitude.

This Elf Clan... their way of conducting affairs is truly admirable!

They unfailingly reward merit and repay kindness, and the richness of their rewards and the thoroughness of their consideration far exceed expectations!

From resolving cultivation resources, to compensating for his shortcomings in spirit power, to providing an ultimate life-saving trump card—it progressed layer by layer, almost covering all his most urgent needs at this stage!

This sincerity and magnanimity greatly increased Qin Yan's favorable impression of the Elf Clan.

Seeing that all rewards had been bestowed, Anya signaled that Qin Yan could withdraw first.

After the sound of Qin Yan's footsteps faded in the corridor outside the hall, only Anya and Ming Xin remained inside.

Anya walked slowly to Ming Xin's side, her posture intimate, and asked softly, "Teacher, from your observation just now, what is your assessment of Qin Yan's actual condition?"

She trusted Ming Xin's discerning eye to perceive details she herself might miss.

If Qin Yan were present and heard the address "Teacher," he would surely be shocked once more—one of the highly revered Nine Envoys of the Elf Clan was actually Teacher to Her Highness Anya!

After a brief moment of contemplation, Ming Xin spoke, "The intensity of his spirit power indeed has not broken through the hundred-hertz threshold. That is beyond doubt."

"However..."

She shifted her tone slightly, "When his blood and qi circulated, I faintly sensed a rather ancient and pure aura of blood path origin. This should indicate a rather extraordinary blood path physique is either gestating or in the initial stages of awakening."

"Perhaps this is precisely the key to his exceptionally solid physical foundation and his abnormally rapid advancement in cultivation realms."

Despite making this inference, Ming Xin's elegant brows imperceptibly furrowed.

Because, according to common sense, the spirit power capable of bearing and nourishing such a potent blood path physique should also be fundamentally quite powerful; it shouldn't be in its current 'dim' state.

This contradiction was something even she couldn't fully unravel.

"A blood path physique?" Anya's emerald eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing this.

She truly hadn't considered this possibility.

"However, matters of physique are ultimately his personal fortune."

Ming Xin didn't dwell on this issue excessively and soon steered the conversation to another matter of greater concern to her. "Xiao Ya, regarding that human girl you noticed earlier, Wen Ning... has her background information been thoroughly investigated?"

Her personal visit this time, besides fulfilling the promised rewards to Qin Yan as a gesture of importance, had an even more crucial purpose: to personally verify the situation of another Human Prodigy.

Mentioning this, Anya's expression turned serious as she nodded. "It's all been clarified, Teacher."

"Her background is remarkably clean. She comes from an ordinary martial family within human territory. Both parents are low-tier martial artists, her lineage is unblemished, and she currently has no complex entanglements with any factions."

"More importantly, based on the detection by the spirit weapon you provided, it can now be essentially confirmed... what she possesses is precisely the legendary 'Mortal Dao Inquiry Physique'!"

"The Mortal Dao Inquiry Physique!"

Even with Ming Xin's composed temperament, upon hearing these five words, the starlight in her eyes brightened momentarily, and a ripple of joy seemed to stir deep within her silver-grey pupils. "Although the human race produces geniuses in abundance, their understanding and cultivation system for the path of spirit power ultimately lack the depth of heritage accumulated by our Elf Clan."

"Their failure to discover and value such an unpolished gem earlier is... rather convenient for us."

The 'Mortal Dao Inquiry Physique' is hailed as one of the supreme physiques for cultivating spirit power.

Innately attuned to the laws of nature, it possesses extraordinary perception and transformative ability regarding the seven emotions, six desires, and the myriad phenomena of the mortal world. It is an exceptional vessel for cultivating spirit power, comprehending laws, and directly pursuing the Great Dao.

If she personally guides her and invests resources, Wen Ning's future achievements could very well surpass her own, potentially advancing even further on the path of spirit power!

Hearing this, Anya also nodded.

If she herself weren't a spirit power grandmaster, a disciple of Ming Xin—the Elf Clan's foremost spirit power master—and if Wen Ning's emotional fluctuations hadn't been so intense that day, causing her spirit power to spill out...

She might not have faintly discerned the signs.

Ming Xin looked at Anya, her eyes carrying a hint of anticipation. "Xiao Ya, once the follow-up matters of this assembly are properly handled, I will personally accompany you back to your territory."

"By then, you will likely gain a junior sister."

"This trip serves a dual purpose: first, to formally accept her as a disciple and guide Wen Ning onto the correct path of spirit power cultivation;"

"second, to incidentally escort your human contingent safely away from the Elf Ancestral Lands and back to human territory."

She paused, her gaze profound. "After all, the Hua Nation humans are currently one of your most reliable allies."

"Today's investment may, in the future when you compete for the supreme throne, become an indispensable source of support."

"This bond of goodwill and connection requires careful maintenance."

Anya nodded solemnly. "I'll trouble you, Teacher."

Having Ming Xin personally escort them and accept a disciple held immeasurably positive significance for solidifying her relationship with her human allies.

Only after returning to the quiet side hall assigned to him and closing the door did Qin Yan finally let out a long, relieved sigh.

In the presence of Envoy An Miao, although he appeared calm on the surface, his spirit had remained in a state of high tension the entire time.

The perceptive abilities of a super powerhouse were truly terrifying.

Just moments ago in the great hall, he could clearly feel that the Blood Demon Nest within his body seemed to sense the external, intangible pressure. It autonomously stirred, releasing wisps of pure demonic energy that silently flowed toward his limbs and bones, like draping a thin, perception-confusing 'gauze robe' over himself.

This layer of demonic energy gauze robe seemed to effectively conceal some of the deeper secrets within his body.

Such as the core fluctuations of his demonic blood physique, or the true form of the Blood Demon Nest.

"I wonder if that Envoy An Miao detected the demonic energy circulating within me? And did she see through this concealment?"

Qin Yan sat cross-legged, his brows slightly furrowed as he murmured to himself.

Having his vigorous blood and qi detected was not a major issue.

But being discovered with 'demonic energy' in the Eternal Song Star Realm, teeming with myriad races, was unpredictable—it could very well spell disaster.

The Elf Clan revered nature and life; he wasn't clear about their attitude toward 'demons.'

"Overthinking is futile."

Qin Yan quickly shook his head, temporarily suppressing this concern.

Judging from Ming Xin's final attitude and the rewards she bestowed, even if she had noticed something, she clearly showed no intention to probe deeper or display hostility.

Perhaps, to her, as long as Qin Yan posed no harm to the Elf Clan and held value, whether the source of his power was 'blood' or 'demon,' or a combination of both, wasn't of paramount importance.

Or perhaps, the obscuring effect of that demonic energy layer was even better than he had imagined.