Unlimited Investment in the Destined Protagonist: Forging an Eternal Immortal Clan - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: An Extremely Rare Heavenly Treasure, Three Drops of True Dragon Essence Blood, Refining the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo!

For a full several dozen breaths, Lu Qingxuan observed intently, then suddenly raised his hand and struck the crimson giant stone with a palm.

Seeing this, the crowd’s expressions shifted in surprise, not understanding his intent, their eyes filled with curiosity as they stared closely at the stone.

With a rumbling sound, the crimson divine light of the giant stone burst forth. Immediately after, a cracking sound echoed. The stone, originally five or six zhang in size, began to split apart.

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, a peculiar object, only about a zhang in size, emerged—its surface shimmering with divine light and faint traces of dark flames flickering.

“What is this?”

“Is it a source stone?”

The clan members looked at this object, unable to discern what it was.

Third Elder Lu Ze gazed at the strange item, his brows furrowing slightly. After a moment, as if recalling something, he said uncertainly, “Could this be a Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo?”

As the Third Elder’s words fell, the other clan members exchanged glances, clearly puzzled.

Evidently, they had no idea what a “Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo” was.

“Indeed, this is a Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo!”

Lu Qingxuan looked at the object resembling a placenta before him, a gleam of excitement in his eyes.

Having spent three years at the Qingyun Dao Sect, Lu Qingxuan naturally had far greater knowledge of rare objects compared to the members of the Lu Royal Mansion.

Looking at the placenta-like object nearby, Lu Qingxuan recalled information he had read about the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo.

The so-called Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo was a special item crafted by cultivators above the Saint Realm. It required the use of a divine material called “Heavenly Origin Demon Marrow” as its core, sealing a spiritual entity with the potential to take form within it through various secret techniques. This was then nurtured within a spiritual vein, forming a unique treasure.

Only through this process could the spirituality within the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo receive sufficient nourishment, undergo transformation, and eventually take shape.

In simple terms, the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo was like a maternal womb, capable of nurturing certain spiritual entities and helping them become true living beings.

For example, eggs of divine birds, various young beasts, or even spiritual flames could be sealed within a Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo for nurturing and transformation.

Such an item was almost unheard of in the Lingyun Dynasty, and even in Beihan Prefecture, only a few ancient texts contained scant records of it.

If Lu Qingxuan hadn’t read about it in those texts, he wouldn’t have dared to believe that such a rare and precious treasure could appear in one of their family’s low-grade mineral veins.

This was an extraordinarily rare marvel!

It seemed the Lu Royal Mansion had truly struck treasure this time.

At this moment, Lu Qingxuan also understood why the Earth Dragon Beast’s egg had appeared here. By keeping its egg close to this Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo, it could receive some nourishment and gain numerous benefits.

This explained why the Earth Dragon Beast refused to leave despite the attacks from the Lu clan members—it was the true reason it stayed.

Hearing Lu Qingxuan’s confirmation, Third Elder Lu Ze’s eyes lit up, and he asked curiously, “Your Highness, is the spiritual entity within this Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo still alive? Can you sense what kind of spiritual entity is sealed inside?”

Clearly, the Third Elder had some knowledge of the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo, though not much, prompting his curious inquiry.

Lu Qingxuan stared at the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo for a moment before replying, “The spiritual entity within this embryo is indeed still alive. If I’m not mistaken, what’s sealed inside is a strand of a peculiar, spiritual anomalous flame! And it’s not far from the stage of taking form! However, to reach that final step of transformation, the spiritual energy of this mineral vein seems far from sufficient!”

Based on the transformation of the spirituality within this Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo, Lu Qingxuan deduced that it was likely crafted by a powerful figure long ago. Over the passage of time, it had remained in this mineral vein, slowly evolving.

However, the spiritual energy of this low-grade vein was insufficient to allow the spirituality within the embryo to fully take form. To complete that final step of transformation, a much purer source of spiritual energy would be needed.

The clan members listened to Lu Qingxuan’s explanation, understanding only partially. But in their eyes, this Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo was essentially a precious treasure.

“Alright, I’ll take this item for now and bring it back for proper nurturing. With luck, we might cultivate a powerful entity from it.”

With that, he stored the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo away.

After giving some instructions, he left the area.

Upon returning to the Lu Royal Mansion and entering his palace, the system’s voice sounded.

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed the task. Reward distribution commencing …]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 5,000 family fortune points, three drops of True Dragon Essence Blood, two volumes of high-tier Heaven-rank martial techniques, two random rare mineral vein maps, an Immortal Sword Physique, five Divine Union Realm Ninth Layer talismans, one high-tier Heaven-rank spiritual spring, and one Heaven-rank Refining Technique Scroll!]

[Ding! Randomly generating high-tier Heaven-rank martial techniques. Congratulations on obtaining Seal Heaven Lock Earth Fist and Great Annihilation Thunder Seal!]

[Ding! Randomly generating mineral veins. Congratulations on obtaining one map to a Heaven-rank Crimson Blood Mysterious Gold vein and one map to an Earth-rank Five-Vein Mysterious Iron vein!]

[True Dragon Essence Blood: Once refined, it can nourish the Physique, temper the physique, improve one’s foundation, and even grant a chance to comprehend True Dragon divine abilities!]

[Divine Union Realm Ninth Layer Talismans: Offensive jade talismans, each containing the full-force strike of a Divine Union Realm Ninth Layer expert!]

[Immortal Sword Physique: A divine physique, highly suited for sword cultivators or those with swordsmanship talent. Note: Detected that the host possesses the Tyrannical Heavenly Physique; this physique can be assigned to a family member!]

[High-tier Heaven-rank Spiritual Spring: Two to three zhang in size, the spiritual energy it exudes is even purer than that of high-tier spirit stones!]

[Heaven-rank Refining Technique Scroll: Contains numerous refining methods and insights, capable of helping refiners below Heaven-rank advance to Heaven-rank Refiner status. After fully absorbing it, the success rate of crafting Heaven-rank treasures increases by 30%!]

Seeing such rewards, Lu Qingxuan’s eyes shone with delight.

The True Dragon Essence Blood—he planned to give one drop to Ling Xiyue, which would surely enhance their child’s foundation. As for the two rare mineral veins, one of them was a key material for crafting Heaven-rank treasures, something that could bring unimaginable wealth to the family.

Even third-tier powers would be envious if they saw it. If word got out to those powers, it would undoubtedly stir up a storm of bloodshed.

As for the Immortal Sword Physique, after some thought, Lu Qingxuan decided to assign this physique to Lu Jianchen!

After all, he was a sword cultivator and a young swordsmanship genius with an innate Sword Heart. Though that talent was somewhat incomplete, it was undeniably a gift for the sword path. Perhaps assigning this divine physique to Lu Jianchen could even perfect his talent.

Without hesitation, he directly designated the Immortal Sword Physique to Lu Jianchen.

The five Divine Union Realm Ninth Layer talismans could serve as temporary trump cards for the family—truly valuable items.

Lu Qingxuan stored them away with satisfaction. Then, he turned his attention to the high-tier Heaven-rank spiritual spring, his eyes lighting up.

With this spring, he could provide spiritual energy purer than spirit stones to nurture the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo. This would allow the spiritual entity within the embryo to complete its final step of transformation. However, before supplying the embryo with pure spiritual energy, Lu Qingxuan needed to refine it with a drop of his own essence blood and a trace of his soul aura.

That way, once the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo successfully took form, it would regard the person with that aura as a close kin. This was something Lu Qingxuan had learned from texts during his time at the Qingyun Dao Sect, and it was now proving useful.

After three days of refining, the Heavenly Origin Demon Embryo finally bore the same aura as Lu Qingxuan.

Then, Lu Qingxuan found a suitable chamber to house the embryo, where the spiritual spring had already been transplanted. Additionally, he placed several high-tier spirit stones beneath the embryo and set up a Spirit Gathering Array throughout the chamber.

With this supply of pure spiritual energy, Lu Qingxuan believed it would hasten the embryo’s final transformation.

After finishing this, Lu Qingxuan summoned the Sixth Elder, Lu Zheng, a refiner.

He planned to pass the Heaven-rank Refining Technique Scroll to Elder Lu Zheng.