Chapter 259: Forget Ye Chen!

“Congratulations, Host, for successfully gifting…”

“Initiating one-hundred-fold feedback…”

“Detected significant emotional fluctuation in the recipient…”

“Triggering top-notch critical hit reward!”

“Reward: Refined Space Fragment. The Space Fragment, formed during the Ancient Immortal War when top powerhouses shattered the heavens and earth, creates a self-contained small world. It can connect to the outside, absorb spiritual energy, and sustain living beings. The owner of this small world can more easily comprehend its inherent laws…”

Back in his cave abode, Ye Chen reviewed the system prompt, unable to hide his shock. Honestly, he hadn’t expected An Yuyi to trigger a Space Fragment reward. He’d gifted her the portable cave abode because he doubted An Miaoli would yield a critical hit, given her apparent lack of need for such an item. An Yuyi, having triggered a critical hit with the pills before, seemed a better bet. He’d taken a gamble—and it paid off spectacularly with a top-notch critical hit.

This made Ye Chen see An Yuyi in a new light. The fact that she could trigger such a reward proved she’d truly changed.

Putting those thoughts aside, Ye Chen focused on the system’s reward. The Space Fragment, formless and intangible, had been refined by the system and integrated into his dantian. With a thought, his spiritual sense entered a vast expanse.

The space was immense. A quick scan with his spiritual sense revealed it spanned roughly 200,000 square kilometers—larger than some countries on Earth in his past life. It had mountains and rivers, but lacked spiritual energy.

However, Ye Chen could sense the space actively drawing in spiritual energy from the surrounding heavens and earth. Soon, it would be sufficient for cultivators’ needs.

But that wasn’t all. If he transplanted a high-grade spiritual vein and cultivated spiritual plants and beasts within, the small world could eventually rival top-tier blessed lands.

Though it lacked the time-flow manipulation he’d hoped for, it was more than satisfactory. With proper care, he could bring Lu Jing and others into it, keeping them by his side no matter where he went—a perfect solution.

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Ye Chen contentedly tossed spirit stones into his small world, accelerating the restoration of its spiritual energy density to a cultivable level. He sent a transmission to Sun Ye, instructing him to procure a batch of spiritual plants and docile spiritual beasts for his use. With his wealth, given enough time, Ye Chen could transform the small world into a veritable paradise.

After ending the communication, his thoughts drifted back to An Yuyi. He’d held onto the Star Technique partly because he could only gift once a week, but also to see what feedback An Yuyi might yield.

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If it wasn’t satisfactory, he’d have An Miaoli pass it along. But now, thoroughly pleased with the Space Fragment, he decided to gift the Star Technique to An Yuyi the following week.

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“The Nether King’s Gall has already been taken!”

In a forbidden land within the Great Chu Empire, a graceful figure with bare feet gazed at a hollowed-out black stone wall, disappointment etched on her face. It was Su Yuxuan.