Back in his cave abode, Xu Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed.
He took out storage rings one after another from his spatial artifact, beginning to inventory all the spoils from this trip.
First was the spatial ring of the Chen family's Divine Ability Realm ancestor.
Xu Chuan easily broke the restriction on this spatial ring belonging to a deceased owner.
He probed its contents with his divine sense: Yuan stones, magical artifacts, spirit herbs, talismans, and jade slips.
Upon seeing these items, Xu Chuan felt a chill of lingering fear.
Had the Chen family ancestor not been careless, these items alone in his spatial ring could have led to Xu Chuan's utter annihilation.
But now, it all belonged to him.
In a corner of the spatial ring, Xu Chuan also discovered the thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng that the Yang family had offered.
Holding the Blood Ginseng in his hand, Xu Chuan felt a great sense of satisfaction.
Another substantial influx of Yuan stones.
Then, he took out the only jade slip from the spatial ring.
"A cultivation technique jade slip treasured by a Divine Ability Realm ancestor must be extraordinary."
He placed the jade slip against his forehead, connecting his divine sense to it.
After a moment.
Xu Chuan dismissively tossed the jade slip aside.
"I never realized this Chen family ancestor was such a lecher."
This jade slip contained a cultivation technique called the "Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Great Method," which, strictly speaking, could be considered a demonic art.
For a man, if he cultivated this technique and performed it during intimate moments with a woman, he could absorb all of her essence until she was completely drained, and only then would it cease.
The absorbed person would die on the spot.
The Chen family ancestor's ability to become a martial cultivator of the Divine Ability Realm was entirely due to this demonic art.
Otherwise, with his aptitude, reaching the Transcendent Realm would have been a stroke of immense luck, let alone the Divine Ability Realm.
His establishment of such a prominent family in Lin'an Prefecture was precisely to facilitate finding suitable cauldrons for his cultivation.
However, his talent was truly abysmal. After reaching the Divine Ability Realm, no matter how many women he absorbed, he could not advance further, until his lifespan was nearing its end.
This explained why he was so agitated upon receiving the spirit crystals from his family, and why he had frantically pursued Xu Chuan after learning they were stolen.
Learning the method of this cultivation technique was why Xu Chuan was so disgusted.
Following this, he began to organize the other items.
From this outing, he had accumulated a total of six hundred and fifty-eight thousand and eighty Yuan stones from various miscellaneous sources.
Including the spirit herbs obtained from the small world, his total Yuan stone earnings from this trip exceeded a million!
This was no small sum.
Although they were all low-grade Yuan stones, they would last Xu Chuan a long time for cultivation or purchasing other items.
He placed the Yuan stones into a separate storage bag, then into his spatial ring, layering the protection.
He sorted and categorized the other magical artifacts, elixirs, and spirit herbs, putting them away neatly.
Looking at the several bulging storage bags before him, Xu Chuan was very pleased.
"These are the resources for my martial path cultivation, and the foundation for my becoming an supreme expert."
He mused for a long time.
This was by far the greatest martial resource he had ever obtained in his life.
As an outer disciple before, he had never dared to dream of such things.
Yet now, this was merely the harvest from one outing.
Indeed, strength was the sole capital!
Of course, the greater gain from this trip was the complete transformation of the God Slaying Blade into a Heaven-tier weapon.
Although he knew this blade was extraordinary,
He had never imagined that after its refinement, the God Slaying Blade would be Heaven-tier.
There was also the Heaven-deceiving Jade Talisman. Although it had minor flaws, they did not hinder its power.
The mere ability to ignore restrictions was enough for Xu Chuan to fall in love with it.
Not to mention its capacity to conceal his presence and even deceive heavenly tribulations.
It was practically tailor-made for Xu Chuan!
After all, he would inevitably seize opportunities from others in the future, and with this jade talisman, his success rate would skyrocket.
The most significant gain was winning the favor of Ning Youci, the Daughter of Destiny, obtaining the Solar Origin, and the Great Solar Physique transforming into the Solar Sacred Body.
After organizing all his gains, Xu Chuan began to enter seclusion to stabilize his realm.
Five days later, he received a message from his master, summoning him to the main peak of the Holy Land.
Upon arriving at the main peak of the Holy Land, Tai Yi Peak, once more.
Xu Chuan felt a different sensation.
It was indeed worthy of an Emperor's creation.
"True Disciple Xu, the Holy Lord and the peak masters have been waiting for a long time. Please enter quickly."
An inner elder at the entrance of the grand hall said to Xu Chuan.
Xu Chuan nodded upon hearing this.
He strode directly into the hall.
Looking up.
The Holy Lord above, and the peak masters on either side, were all gazing at him intently.
Xu Chuan felt a little unnerved by their stares.
"Disciple Xu Chuan pays his respects to the Holy Lord and all the peak masters."
Meeting their gazes, Xu Chuan bowed.
The Holy Lord nodded and said, "Xu Chuan, we have called you here for two matters."
"Firstly, your master mentioned that you have forged the Solar Sacred Body, so we specifically wish for you to demonstrate it before the peak masters."
"Secondly, it concerns the position of the Holy Son of the Tai Yi Holy Land. Our Holy Land has not had a Holy Son for many years. Now that a great era is approaching, it is time to select a Holy Son to lead the younger generation of the Holy Land further!"
Xu Chuan's heart stirred upon hearing this, and he understood.
He then ceased suppressing his power, revealing his most perfect Sacred Body to everyone.
"Screeeech!"
An extremely sharp sound rang out, and a great sun emerged from Xu Chuan's body. Within the great sun, a three-legged Golden Crow let out a long cry.
Immense power emanated from it.
Seeing this, everyone displayed expressions of disbelief.
But the evidence was before their eyes, leaving them no room for doubt.
"Good, good, good! Our Tai Yi Holy Land has produced an excellent prodigy!"
The Holy Lord above, upon seeing this, uttered "good" three times consecutively, a rare occurrence, abandoning his previous solemn demeanor.
"Xu Chuan, are you willing to contend for the position of Holy Son of the Tai Yi Holy Land?"
The Holy Lord, with a smile, inquired of Xu Chuan.
The people in the hall seemed to have expected this, showing no unusual expressions.
When Situ Lin had brought this news before, they had already discussed it at length.
This outcome was the consensus they had reached.
As long as Xu Chuan was truly the Solar Sacred Body, he would be included in the prospective Holy Son sequence.
As the spokesperson of the Tai Yi Holy Land externally, the Holy Son's every action represented the entire Holy Land.
If one could become the Holy Son, then all the resources of the Holy Land would be channeled towards him.
The implications of this were self-evident.
The Holy Son would be chosen from among a group of prospective Holy Sons.
These prospective Holy Sons were all peerless geniuses within the Tai Yi Holy Land.
Now, as long as Xu Chuan agreed, he would also become one of them.
Did Xu Chuan have the ambition to compete?
They did not know.
They simply waited silently for Xu Chuan's answer.
"Disciple is willing!"
Under everyone's gaze, Xu Chuan agreed without any hesitation.
This was a joke.
Upon returning to the Holy Land this time, his goal was the position of Holy Son, and now that the opportunity presented itself, how could he refuse?
Ever since he had obtained the system, he had set a goal to become the strongest person in this world.
Becoming the Holy Son of the Holy Land was merely the beginning.
If he couldn't even achieve this, how could he talk about reaching the pinnacle!
"Very good, then from today onwards, you will be listed in the prospective Holy Son sequence. However... your current realm is too low. It is not advisable to reveal the news of you becoming a prospective Holy Son, as it may lead to you being targeted."
"When you reach the Nirvana Realm, we will announce this news. At that time, you will face numerous challenges. We hope you can overcome them!"
The Holy Lord nodded, very satisfied with Xu Chuan's decision.
What was the difference between a Solar Sacred Body with no ambition and a cripple?
He might as well go home and farm!