Chapter 382 - 381: Millionfold Return, Origin Spell

Lin Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

He did not immediately speak, allowing his consciousness to navigate the system interface while Bai Qingyue and Ku Ming continued discussing their next move. The notification had appeared at an unexpected moment, but the system’s timing had never been something he could reliably predict.

He opened the investment ledger, his attention shifting away from the surrounding conversation as a familiar translucent interface appeared before him.

Although he had received countless rewards since obtaining the system, he still took every notification seriously. Some rewards offered immediate benefits, while others possessed hidden potential that only became apparent after careful examination.

The current package had been generated by several recent actions, including shielding Bai Qingyue during the spatial collapse, stabilizing her cultivation, and transferring the Fortune Banner to her. The system had recognized his continuous dedication to her survival and advancement as an investment, calculating the return according to the value of the resources and opportunities involved.

A translucent panel expanded before his eyes, displaying the details in a clear arrangement.

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[INVESTMENT RETURN LEDGER]

Investee: Bai Qingyue (Wife)

Investment Actions: Fortune Banner Transfer, Cultivation Stabilization, Protection Against Multiple Attacks, and Other Supportive Actions

Multiplier Applied: 1,000X to 350,000X Return

[REWARDS GRANTED]

50,000,000 Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, stored in the System Inventory.

10,000 Flawless Dao Stones, capable of aiding rapid comprehension of the Great Dao.

Origin Spell Manual: Summoning Rain, Shaking Heaven and Earth.

Divine-Grade Weapon: Ray Bow.

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Lin Yuan mentally processed the staggering influx of wealth.

Fifty million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones and ten thousand Dao Stones represented a fortune that could fund the cultivation of an entire top-tier province. Under ordinary circumstances, obtaining such resources would require a powerful sect to accumulate wealth over countless years.

Even then, the amount might not be sufficient to satisfy the needs of every high-level cultivator within its territory. A sect’s elders would likely spend considerable time arguing over how such a fortune should be distributed, yet the system had delivered it directly into Lin Yuan’s inventory.

For Lin Yuan, however, the value of the reward extended beyond its monetary worth.

The ambient spiritual Qi of the Nine Provinces was becoming increasingly contaminated by the merging realms. As the laws of the Hollow Beyond spread, ordinary cultivation resources would become less reliable, and cultivators might eventually find it dangerous to absorb spiritual Qi directly from their surroundings. A vast reserve of pure energy could provide a lifeline, allowing him and his companions to continue cultivating even when the environment became hostile.

The Dao Stones were equally valuable.

Unlike ordinary spirit stones, which primarily served as concentrated sources of spiritual Qi, Flawless Dao Stones contained exceptionally stable traces of the principles they represented. Properly used, they could assist cultivators in comprehending the Great Dao, allowing them to examine profound laws without relying entirely upon personal insight or favorable opportunities.

For someone like Lin Yuan, whose cultivation now relied upon the interaction between his physical foundation and his Dao Fruit, such resources could prove invaluable.

Nevertheless, the first two rewards were not what demanded his immediate attention.

It was the Origin Spell Manual.

Lin Yuan focused his consciousness upon the third reward, and the moment he did, the system transferred its contents directly into his spiritual sea. The information bypassed the need for ordinary reading, unfolding within his Primordial Spirit as a series of profound principles and intricate patterns.

The process was instantaneous.

Yet the knowledge that appeared within his mind was anything but ordinary.

[Summoning Rain, Shaking Heaven and Earth]

The spell was not a standard elemental technique designed to manipulate water or summon rainfall through the conventional circulation of spiritual Qi. It had been created specifically for a cultivator capable of wielding Origin Energy, allowing the user to channel foundational principles through the medium of the Rain Dao.

The purpose of the spell was to summon the conceptual manifestation of the Rain Dragon.

Lin Yuan’s expression gradually became more serious as he examined the technique’s structure. The Rain Dragon was not an ordinary beast that could be summoned from a distant realm, nor was it a spiritual construct formed entirely from condensed energy. Its existence was connected to the underlying principles of rain, nourishment, renewal, and the movement of life through the natural world.

It was a manifestation of law!

More importantly, the technique allowed the user to channel Origin Energy into that manifestation, granting it a level of conceptual authority far beyond the reach of ordinary spells.

Lin Yuan continued examining the information, and the deeper he looked, the more clearly he understood why the system had classified the manual as an Origin spell. The technique did not merely gather rain from the surrounding atmosphere or transform spiritual Qi into water.

It drew upon the foundational principles beneath those phenomena, using Origin Energy to establish a direct connection between the user and the conceptual nature of rain.

The resulting manifestation could influence the battlefield on a scale that ordinary techniques could not match.

The Rain Dragon was not simply a creature of destruction.

It represented the authority of rain itself, including the power to wash away corruption, suppress hostile energies, and restore the balance of natural principles. When summoned through Origin Energy, its influence could extend beyond the physical environment, allowing it to interact with attacks and techniques at the level of their underlying laws.

Lin Yuan’s gaze flickered as he considered these possibilities. With the Hollow Beyond threatening the Nine Provinces, a technique capable of confronting hostile principles directly might prove far more valuable than a simple increase in offensive power.

For now, however, he continued studying the spell, determined to understand the full extent of this unexpected reward before putting it to use.

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