196: Bai Ze

[Congratulations, Host, for consuming 100 sect prestige points and obtaining luck value +10.]

[Congratulations, Host, for consuming 100 sect prestige points...]

[Congratulations, Host...]

After spending ten thousand reputation points, his luck value had accumulated to 100. Chen Xuan's face remained calm, his heart untroubled.

To be precise, he had already grown accustomed to it.

He would draw another ten thousand; if nothing good came out, he would stop in time.

[Congratulations, Host, for consuming 10 sect prestige points and 145 luck value, obtaining an eighth-grade elixir: soul refining primordial pill.]

After drawing for so long, he only got this eighth-grade elixir?

It even completely drained his luck value.

"System, you piece of..."

[Congratulations, Host, for consuming 100 sect prestige points and obtaining Mount Summoning Card *1.]

"You really are my dear father."

After performing a display of initial humility followed by arrogance, Chen Xuan immediately took out the Mount Summoning Card.

Mount Summoning Card: Can randomly summon a primeval Divine Beast to become a mount.

"An ancient Divine Beast mount..." Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow, condensed a wisp of Spiritual Qi on his fingertip, and lightly tapped the center of the card.

As the Spiritual Qi was injected, the summoning card suddenly burst with dazzling white light, instantly breaking free from his palm and hovering in mid-air, spinning continuously.

Buzz—!

A low buzzing sound emanated from the card, growing louder and louder. The Spiritual Qi in the entire room began to surge violently, and the sky outside the window suddenly darkened. Immediately after, seven-colored rays of light poured down from behind the clouds, enveloping the sky above the Dao Seeking Sect like a waterfall.

The Disciples in the Dao Seeking Sect's main hall looked up one after another to witness this phenomenon.

The cries of cranes echoed from within the radiant light, countless golden runes appeared out of thin air, and a faint scent of sandalwood filled the air.

Chen Xuan instinctively took two steps back, his eyes filled with astonishment. This commotion was even more startling than when he had a Breakthrough into the Deity Transformation Realm!

At that moment, a massive white phantom slowly emerged from the points of light. The phantom's form resembled a deer, but it possessed snow-white manes and a pair of curved jade horns on its head, which were entwined with flowing cloud-like radiance. Its four hooves stepped through the air, leaving golden lotus imprints with every step.

Most peculiar was its forehead, which actually bore a pair of vertical eyes. Within those eyes, galaxies seemed to rotate, exuding a wisdom that could perceive all things.

As a person from the Blue Star, Chen Xuan recognized this creature at a glance, having seen it in films and television.

"This is... Bai Ze?!"

An ancient auspicious Divine Beast, capable of understanding the feelings of all things and knowing the affairs of ghosts and gods throughout the world, it was a symbol of a Sect's prosperity!

Bai Ze slowly lowered its head, its gentle eyes looking at Chen Xuan as it emitted a low and mild cry.

Chen Xuan seemed to know what it was doing; it was inviting him to ride.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the wild joy in his heart, stepped forward quickly, and raised his hand to gently stroke Bai Ze's snow-white mane, which felt as warm and smooth as jade.

He flipped himself onto Bai Ze's back, feeling the power emanating from the Divine Beast beneath him.

With a gentle leap, Bai Ze carried him into the high sky, circling once above the Dao Seeking Sect. Auspicious signs spread across the sky, enveloping the entire Sect as if coating the Dao Seeking Sect in a divine halo.

This lottery truly made one's emotions fluctuate wildly. He thought he was going to lose big this time with only a bottle of eighth-grade elixir, but he never expected to get a Divine Beast as a mount in the next moment.

While Chen Xuan was immersed in the joy of obtaining an ancient Divine Beast mount, a sudden flurry of urgent footsteps came from outside the door, accompanied by a young girl's crisp and somewhat anxious shout:

"Revered Master! Revered Master! Are you there?"

Before the voice had even faded, the door was pushed open gently, and a figure in a light green dress rushed in hurriedly.

It was Shu Shichan!

Her hair was slightly disheveled, and there was a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, yet she remained so beautiful that one could not look away.

Chen Xuan raised his hand in a beckoning gesture. Bai Ze, which was still circling high in the sky, seemed to sense it; its body transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the Void Realm through the gap in the window.

After entering the room, Shu Shichan's peach-blossom eyes quickly scanned the room as if searching for something. Only when she saw Chen Xuan sitting safely at the table did she breathe a sigh of relief. She hurriedly tidied her dress and bowed respectfully, "Disciple Shu Shichan greets Revered Master."

"What is the matter that makes you so hurried?" Chen Xuan picked up the spiritual tea on the table, took a light sip, and spoke in a calm tone.

Shu Shichan straightened up, her eyes filled with excitement and curiosity:

"Revered Master, just now seven-colored rays of light suddenly appeared above the Sect, and golden lotus imprints were falling down. Even the Spiritual Qi has become much denser! I was worried that something had happened to the Sect, so I rushed over to report to Revered Master."

Chen Xuan flicked his finger, giving her a flick on the forehead.

"Ah!" Shu Shichan cried out in pain, quickly raising her hand to cover her forehead, her delicate eyebrows knitting into small knots.

"Still shouting like this within the Sect? You should learn more from your Senior Sister Xiao."

Upon hearing this, Shu Shichan immediately dropped her aggrieved look and gave a forceful "Oh." She mimicked Xiao Lingxian's usual manner, stiffening her face, straightening her back, and even deliberately suppressing her tone to sound steady:

"Yes! I will keep Revered Master's teachings in mind and will never dare to break the rules again in the future."

"So, Revered Master, what was that commotion just now?"

Chen Xuan glanced at her. This girl's personality was already set. Forcing her to learn Xiao Lingxian's composure would instead cause her to lose her own spirit. "Forget it, no need to learn it. You are fine just as you are."

Shu Shichan's eyes instantly lit up, and the stiff face she had just put on immediately collapsed, returning to her lively self. She didn't forget to justify herself:

"Oh, Revered Master, you said it yourself! It's not that I'm intentionally disobeying your orders!"

Chen Xuan said indifferently, "What happened earlier is just normal for the Sect. You don't need to mind it. Focusing on your cultivation to raise your Realm is what matters. By the way, how is your study of the Myriad Medicine Heart Sutra I gave you?"

Shu Shichan scratched her head and said in a low voice, "Revered Master, I was just about to tell you about that! The Myriad Medicine Heart Sutra records many methods for refining Medicinal Pills, and I've understood them all. But... but while everything else about our Sect is great, we just don't have a place to grow Spirit Medicine. We don't even have many ready-made Spirit Medicines. I don't have the Materials to refine any Medicinal Pills."

"So, I want to ask for leave from Revered Master to go out and gather some Spirit Medicines. This way, I can practice Alchemy and also replenish the Sect's stock of medicinal ingredients!"

Hearing this, Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback, his teacup pausing in mid-air.

He had indeed forgotten about this. Since taking Xie Xingchen and Shu Shichan as Disciples, the System had rewarded him with two sect construction cards that were still unused.

Shu Shichan's words reminded Chen Xuan of this just in time.

"There is no need for you to go through such trouble for this,"

Chen Xuan set down his teacup. As soon as he finished speaking, his entire being turned into an afterimage and vanished from the room, leaving only a faint sentence echoing in the air: "Just wait in the room."

Before Shu Shichan could react, Chen Xuan's figure was gone. She blinked her watery peach-blossom eyes and stood there completely bewildered.

"Where did... Revered Master go? Could it be that he heard what I said and went to gather herbs for me himself?"

At this thought, she felt a wave of emotion and clasped her hands over her chest.

"Revered Master is so good to me! When Revered Master returns, I must practice Alchemy diligently and refine a seventh-grade elixir to honor him in the future!"