48: Dragon and Phoenix Jade Pendant, a manifestation of destiny

Inside the study, Chu He dismissed everyone and sat cross-legged alone.

Suppressing his inner excitement, he began to carefully review the generous rewards brought by the SS-rank twin Prodigies.

First was six hundred years of cultivation.

This pure energy, massive enough to make any Golden Core Cultivator's body explode, forcibly pushed his cultivation from the Middle Stage Golden Core to the peak of the Late Golden Core Stage, just one step away from shattering the core to form a Nascent Soul.

Chu He could feel that the Golden Core within his Dantian had solidified to the extreme, with mysterious Dao patterns even beginning to appear on its surface, showing a faint tendency to transform into an infant shape.

"Nascent Soul... it's not far now." Chu He clenched his fists, feeling the world-destroying power within him, his confidence swelling like never before.

He estimated that as long as another child of S-rank or higher was born, he would naturally Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage!

Only then would he truly possess the capital to protect himself and establish a foothold in this world.

Next was the second reward.

[High Grade Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique: "Dragon and Phoenix Joint Attack Array Diagram"]

With a thought from Chu He, a massive flow of information instantly flooded into his mind.

This was an extremely special combined Cultivation Technique, or rather, a peerless killing Formation that required two people to execute!

The two people performing this Formation must be close relatives possessing Dragon and Phoenix Bloodlines, sharing a mental connection to unleash its true power.

Once the Formation was activated, it could summon the phantoms of the Primordial Dragon and Phoenix, their combined strike powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth.

According to the technique's description, if two Golden Core Stage Cultivators with Dragon and Phoenix Bloodlines performed it together, it would be enough to instantly kill those at the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

If two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators performed it, they could even threaten the legendary Soul Transformation experts!

"Good stuff! This is practically tailor-made for Batian and Ling Xi!" A sharp light burst from Chu He's eyes.

His son, Chu Batian, possessed the "True Dragon Battle Physique."

His daughter, Chu Lingxi, possessed the "Heavenly Phoenix Divine Soul."

Wasn't this a natural Dragon and Phoenix Bloodline?

Once the two siblings grew up and joined forces to perform this "Dragon and Phoenix Joint Attack Array Diagram," the power would be unimaginable!

This would become another trump card for their Chu Family, alongside their daughter Chu Yuning!

Chu He happily memorized this technique, planning to teach it to the two little ones personally once they began their education.

Then, he turned his gaze to the third reward.

[Supreme Grade Magic Treasure: Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Jade]

Chu He opened his palm, and two jade pendants lay quietly in his hand.

One was in the shape of a Dragon, pure reddish-gold, emitting a scorching masculine Qi.

The other was in the shape of a Phoenix, icy blue, emitting a chilling feminine Qi.

When the two jade pendants were joined, they formed a perfect Taiji Yin and Yang diagram, with a mysterious Dao charm flowing over them.

[Magic Treasure Name: Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Jade]

[Rank: Supreme Grade Magic Treasure (Growth-type)]

[Effect 1: Wearing this jade can increase the cultivation speed of Dragon and Phoenix Bloodline owners by three times, and it can automatically protect the master, resisting all attacks below the Nascent Soul Stage.]

[Effect 2: There is a telepathic connection between the Dragon and Phoenix jades, allowing for seamless communication regardless of the distance.]

[Effect 3: When the wearers activate both jades simultaneously, they can form a "Dragon and Phoenix Barrier." Within the barrier, they are the butchers and others are the meat, suppressing the enemy's strength by thirty percent while increasing their own by thirty percent.]

[Note: When used together with the "Dragon and Phoenix Joint Attack Array Diagram," its power is doubled.]

"Another matching treasure!" Chu He was overjoyed.

The System's service was simply too thoughtful!

It didn't just give the technique; it even issued the matching equipment.

This Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Jade was practically a super cheat prepared for the siblings Chu Batian and Chu Lingxi!

Automatic protection, triple cultivation speed, telepathy, Domain suppression... if they wore these from childhood, wouldn't their growth rate skyrocket?

Without hesitation, Chu He decided to put these two jade pendants on the two little ones later.

As for the final two rewards, they made Chu He even more elated.

One thousand points of Family fortune!

This was a huge sum!

One must know that after painstakingly destroying the Liu Family of Tianfeng Prefecture and plundering two hundred years of Family fortune, he had only obtained a mere 85 points.

Now, by having a pair of twins, he was directly rewarded with a thousand points!

The difference was like heaven and earth.

[Family Panel]

[Family Head: Chu He (Peak Late Golden Core Stage)]

[Wives and Concubines: Qing'er, Lin Waner, Su Qingxue]

[Offspring: Chu Tian (S-rank), Chu Yuning (SSS-rank), Chu Batian (SS-rank), Chu Lingxi (SS-rank)]

[Family Members: 7 people]

[Family Fortune: 1195 points.]

[Destiny Golden Dragon: Awakened (Completed advancement, size increased to two hundred zhang, unlocked new ability "Fortune Manifestation")]

[Family Buildings: Spirit-Gathering Pill Refining Room (Unbuilt), fortune gathering altar (Unbuilt)]

Looking at the refreshed Family Panel, Chu He's mouth was practically grinning from ear to ear.

Over a thousand points of Family fortune was enough for him to upgrade that "fortune gathering altar" to the second rank!

However, now was not the time; the altar didn't even have a shadow yet, and he had to get those two Fifth-rank Formation Plates first.

What surprised him the most was the change in the Destiny Golden Dragon.

Not only had it awakened from its slumber and doubled in size, but it had also advanced directly and unlocked a new ability—Fortune Manifestation!

Chu He immediately checked the description of this new ability.

[Fortune Manifestation: The Host can consume family fortune value to briefly condense the Destiny Golden Dragon into a physical entity for attack or defense. The fortune value required for manifestation is proportional to the duration and power.]

Chu He's eyes lit up instantly.

This... wasn't this equivalent to having an extra super fighter?

He had seen that Destiny Golden Dragon with his own eyes; its size was massive, and its pressure was terrifying.

Although it had been shattered by a single finger from the Middle Stage Nascent Soul Heavenly Secret Master last time, that was because it was only a phantom and had no physical body.

Now that it could manifest into a physical body, its combat power would definitely grow exponentially!

Chu He estimated that with its current size of two hundred zhang, once manifested, its combat power probably wouldn't be inferior to an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator!

Moreover, it was composed of fortune, making it practically immortal; as long as the Family fortune didn't run out, it could be reborn infinitely!

This was definitely a super trump card!

"In the future, whoever dares to act wildly in my Chu Family, I'll just release the dragon to bite them to death!" Chu He thought viciously.

After reviewing all the rewards, Chu He felt comfortable all over, his thoughts clear and smooth.

With his strength skyrocketing, new members added to the Family, and more trump cards in hand, the road ahead was bright.

He stood up, pushed open the study door, and prepared to see the two newborn babies, intending to put the Dragon and Phoenix jade pendants on them.

However, as soon as he stepped out, he saw Lin Waner and Su Qingxue waiting in the courtyard, both with strange expressions on their faces.

"What's wrong?" Chu He asked.

"Husband, go and take a look quickly." Lin Waner pointed towards Qing'er's courtyard and said with a bitter smile, "Batian and Ling Xi, they seem... they seem a bit off."