Investment Return System, Start by taking Demon Empress as a Disciple - Chapter 156: Seclusion

Chen Daoxuan casually took the Tower of Enlightenment, sensing it briefly before nodding in approval. Indeed, this treasure had unique features. It contained an array that could manipulate the flow of time. Though its use of the temporal law was rudimentary, it was still thought-provoking.

Buzz— As Chen Daoxuan’s thoughts stirred, the Tower of Enlightenment trembled. Subsequently, five of its Tower Spirits emerged from the tower, looking around in bewilderment. As Tower Spirits, they were restricted to the tower and had no ability to leave.

What was happening? Where were they? Fortunately, they quickly spotted Leng Yanran.

“Greetings, Master!”

“Master… how did you manage to release us from the tower?”

The Tower Spirits quickly bowed to Leng Yanran and then asked in confusion. In the midst of their conversation, they began sensing the surrounding space. But this perception left them even more astounded.

Such rich spiritual energy… Is this the Immortal Realm? The air here is not damp but filled with spiritual energy, almost like a liquid!

“You don’t need to panic.” Seeing their reaction, Chen Daoxuan chuckled and casually reassured the Tower Spirits.

“Senior, is this your doing? May we ask, Senior, for what purpose did you release us?”

The Tower Spirits were no fools. Both Leng Yanran and Li Yourong were standing while only the young man was sitting. Clearly, his status was the highest.

There was no need for guessing; they could already imagine that this person was probably the master’s revered master. To be able to nurture two disciples of such heaven-defying talents, how terrifying must this individual be?

“Oh, it’s not a big deal, I just plan to dismantle this Tower of Enlightenment. That’s why I summoned you in advance.”

Chen Daoxuan no longer paid attention to the Tower Spirits and instead gazed at the Tower of Enlightenment in his hand, explaining casually.

“…Dismantle it!? Senior, this Tower of Enlightenment is our place of residence! If the tower is destroyed, our spirits will perish!”

Hearing his words, the Tower Spirits were instantly on edge. There weren’t many who could destroy Immortal Artifacts in the mortal realm. At the very least, they had to be Loose Immortals to possess the means! However, the person before them clearly possessed such capability!

Crack— Without bothering to explain, Chen Daoxuan directly snapped the Tower of Enlightenment into two sections.

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“???”

The Tower Spirits were dumbfounded. That was an Immortal Artifact, not a dead tree branch. He casually snapped it into two sections? Wait, the Tower of Enlightenment was destroyed, why haven’t they disappeared?

Nervous and uneasy, the Tower Spirits dared not make a sound and could only continue watching Chen Daoxuan’s actions. Leng Yanran wasn’t concerned at all about her Master destroying the Tower of Enlightenment she had refined. Not to mention that Immortal Artifacts were far from catching her interest, even if her Master wanted her… dead, she would comply!

“Tsk tsk, the formation is indeed remarkable, but it’s a pity that the spatial law here is just a faint trace of the true spatial law.”

Looking at the hidden formations within, Chen Daoxuan clicked his tongue in amazement. He then used a thought to meld the two sections of the Tower of Enlightenment into a liquid!

“!!!”

The Tower Spirits witnessed this scene and widened their eyes. Has he gone mad? He actually turned the Tower of Enlightenment into soup with a casual move. Perhaps their existence as Tower Spirits would soon dissipate!

The liquid in Chen Daoxuan’s palm stretched and pulled, and many black impurities were gradually removed. Finally, it slowly coalesced into the shape of a small tower.

Compared to the original Tower of Enlightenment, it looked much more delicate, even its grade had been upgraded from Lower-Grade Immortal Artifact to Peak-Grade Immortal Artifact!

“Tsk, it’s a pity. This material can only be upgraded to Peak-Grade Immortal Artifact at best.”

Seeing that the progress was limited to this point, Chen Daoxuan was slightly dissatisfied. Nonetheless, he casually pointed his finger at the small tower, and a formation was etched into it.

After a while, the small tower was fully formed, spinning slowly in Chen Daoxuan’s palm, emitting a faint, ethereal light.

“It will have to do. It’s still acceptable.”

After nodding secretly, Chen Daoxuan casually tossed the small tower to an open area, and it instantly grew to a height of thousands of zhang.

“Immortal Artifact… Peak-Grade!?”

Only now did the Tower Spirits manage to clearly observe the changes in the Tower of Enlightenment. It had been elevated from Lower-Grade Immortal Artifact to Peak-Grade Immortal Artifact! Such methods could be described as heaven-defying!

Soon, the Tower Spirits reestablished their connection with the Tower of Enlightenment. They could sense clearly that due to the tower’s elevation, they had also undergone significant improvement!

“We thank you, Senior!” The Tower Spirits exchanged glances and bowed directly to Chen Daoxuan in gratitude.

“You may go. From now on, reside within this tower. Your responsibilities will include organizing and maintaining this tower.”

Chen Daoxuan nodded slightly, then with a thought, he sent the Tower Spirits back into the Tower of Enlightenment. After his modification, the passage of time within the Tower of Enlightenment was three hundred and sixty-five times slower than the outside world. One year of cultivation inside equated to just a single day outside.

Originally, he had wanted to push it further, but it seemed that this realm had a limit of three hundred and sixty-five times the time flow, unable to be increased any further.

“By the way, Master, here is the jade pendant for you. It contains the gains from this time.”

Though impressed by her Master’s strength, Leng Yanran’s astonishment was contained. In her present eyes, her Master was capable of anything. With that said, Leng Yanran removed the jade pendant and handed it over to her Master.

“Hehe, Yourong’s jade pendant is for you as well, Master!”

Seeing this, Li Yourong also took off her jade pendant and handed it to her Master.

“Well done, the gains from this time are quite substantial.”

Holding two warm jade pendants that exuded a faint milky fragrance, Chen Daoxuan retained only a few pieces of the finest spiritual stones within them. He transferred the remaining heavenly materials and treasures into his system space. Seeing his two disciples gazing at him eagerly, their necks slightly extended, Chen Daoxuan smiled faintly and took the jade pendants back from them.

“Alright, you two should start your cultivation. Take these items and go to the first level of the tower. You are not allowed to leave until you reach the Annihilation Realm.”

After everything was done, he gave the task to the two disciples.

A total of 400,000 system points of heaven, material and earth treasures have been exchanged, so many cultivation resources were enough to elevate his two disciples to the Annihilation Realm!

At least, when the disciple breaks through, he can still get some rewards, so he can get the investment back. He was also eager to know what the rewards for that would be.

“Yes!”

Leng Yanran had initially planned to enter seclusion upon her return to the mountain. This time, after descending from the mountain, she had become acutely aware of her own shortcomings.

“Master, what if Yourong gets hungry?”

Li Yourong, however, clutched the edge of her own clothes, her expression one of perplexity.

“…Once you break through to the Annihilation Realm, I’ll agree to let you raise a group of white geese on the mountain,” sighed Chen Daoxuan, somewhat resigned.

Unsurprisingly, upon hearing these words, Li Yourong’s eyes practically gleamed with excitement.

“Pinky swear!”

Li Yourong leaned forward, placing her hands on the stone table and staring at her master with unbridled enthusiasm.

“Alright, alright, pinky swear. Your master won’t deceive you just for the sake of the white goose…”

Chen Daoxuan’s lips curled into a smirk, though he ultimately indulged Yourong’s request.

“Pinky swear and hang ourselves, for a hundred… no, a thousand, no, ten thousand years, neither of us can break it. Whoever breaks it is…”

Li Yourong corrected herself earnestly, feeling that a hundred years might be too short for her master.

“That’s about enough, come with me into seclusion.”

Seeing her junior disciple still intent on continuing, Leng Yanran promptly grabbed her by the collar, gathered the celestial and earthly treasures their master had prepared on the table, and set her course towards the modified Tower of Tranquility.

Being tugged along by her senior sister, Li Yourong didn’t forget to wave at their master, “Master, you promised! Lying is for puppies!!!”

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