Chapter 71: Return

【Transmission complete. Reserve Adept returned to Adept’s personal space.】

【Begin settlement of this Reserve Adept trial mission.】

【Trial zone: Yangxian Commandery.】

【Trial difficulty: E-rank (Easy).】

【Comprehensive evaluation: A.】

【Rewards received: Paradise Coins ×5000, Attribute Points +2.】

【Net Paradise Points earned: 30300.】

【Net Attribute Points earned: 10.】

Chu Danqing looked at the evaluation and exhaled in relief.

He had feared failing to reach A-rank, which might downgrade the cultivation chamber and lower the quality of basic skill instructors.

As for the rewards, they were secondary compared to the evaluation—trial missions could always make up for them.

“My wealth has surged at once, but it doesn’t last long.”

Thirty thousand points may sound like a lot, but much of it is fixed expenditure, untouchable.

“Next, then, I’ll summon Guo Ming. I hope it works.” Chu Danqing immediately activated the Blood Oath Pact.

【You summoned your pact partner. This action consumed 1000 Paradise Points.】

A vortex appeared, and Guo Ming’s figure was yanked through.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing finally relaxed.

He had feared he couldn’t pull anyone over.

【Pact partner’s cognitive rationalization adjustment completed.】

【Note: Pact partner is within the Paradise. Prohibited behaviors include:】

【1. Do not leave the Adept’s personal space.】

【2. Do not】

【3】

The dense list of prohibitions made Chu Danqing’s scalp tingle—visiting was fine, but no illegal profit, no direct or indirect harm to the Paradise, nothing of the sort.

But some actions were permitted—for instance, Chu Danqing could bring Guo Ming to the Arena, accessible only to Rank One adepts.

After all, Guo Ming was now a temporary summon.

“Brother Chu, you’re from such a miraculous place?” After cognitive rationalization, Guo Ming’s eyes brightened.

Seeing Chu Danqing, his expression brimmed with joy.

Such a wondrous place must surely cure his congenital deficiency.

“No time for catching up—I’ll have the Paradise heal you.” Chu Danqing activated the healing function, deducting the cost from his own account.

In an instant, a beam of light engulfed Guo Ming; countless particles surged into his body, beginning repair.

After roughly ten minutes, the healing was complete.

【Healing complete. This session consumed 10570 Paradise Points.】

“One thousand?... Holy shit, ten thousand?!!” Chu Danqing froze, his voice cracking with shock.

“Paradise, can I see the itemized bill?”

Guo Ming, having recovered, heard Chu Danqing’s trembling voice and felt a sinking dread.

His healing had succeeded—but the cost had clearly overwhelmed Chu Danqing.

The Paradise generously provided the itemized breakdown: the first entries were normal, totaling only 1057 Paradise Points.

But the final line—“Non-Paradise Adept Medical Service Fee”—sent the total soaring tenfold.

Meaning: Adept users received internal staff pricing; non-Adepts paid retail.

“Brother Chu, are you alright?” Guo Ming asked urgently.

“I’m fine—just lost a third of my fortune. No big deal.” Chu Danqing snatched the water from Da Bao and downed it in one gulp, barely recovering.

His 30,300 Paradise Points had barely warmed his hands before dropping to 19,730.

The Dimension Paradise was generous to its own Adepts, but ruthless toward outsiders.

Chu Danqing spoke lightly, but inwardly he sighed—this had cost him an entire A-rank trial mission.

Guo Ming’s eye twitched slightly—he couldn’t believe this was “no big deal.”

Upon arriving in the Dimension Paradise, he’d been implanted with some basic Paradise knowledge, though it would be erased upon his return.

“Brother Chu, don’t worry—I’ve now fully mended my foundation. I can begin cultivation as soon as I return.”

“Next time you enter a trial, I’ll lend you my strength!” Guo Ming hurried to say.

“With us like this, I’ve been waiting to hear you say that.” Chu Danqing clapped Guo Ming on the shoulder. “You know I’m a summoner—weak as a kitten, I rely on you to protect me.”

“Brother Chu, you saved my life at Mount Nanshan and spent a great cost to mend my congenital flaw. I swear I’ll protect you in the days to come.” Guo Ming spoke with solemn gravity.

“Enough with the solemnity.” Chu Danqing smiled. “By the way, what did you find out about the Method of Severing the Three Corpses?”

Chu Danqing pulled out a skill book: “You should be able to see its attributes.”

Guo Ming glanced and immediately said: “Thank heaven you didn’t learn it.”

“If you’d obtained one of the Three Volumes of the Tai Ping Book—Heaven, Earth, or Man—you could cultivate it without issue.”

“Though divided into three volumes, each functions independently, like the Blood Shadow Chapter of the Martial Scripture.”

“But this Method of Severing the Three Corpses grants only the ability to sever the Three Corpses and gain spiritual power.”

“It lacks any foundational cultivation method. Once learned, you’d gain power but make no further progress.”

“If you later switched to another path, the power generated by this skill would become muddled and chaotic.”

“You’d need either the Man Volume of the Tai Ping Book to complete it—or an equally high-quality, complete lineage to purge it.”

“Even then, residual instability would remain, and removal would be extremely difficult.” Guo Ming explained.

After hearing this, Chu Danqing understood—it was indeed flawed.

No wonder it came from a low-quality Excellent-tier chest.

The Skill Extraction Scroll had warned: extracting a lineage skill causes massive irreversible damage.

So he decided to sell it.

After all, he already had the Five Elemental Beast Scripture—his energy had long since converted to spiritual power.

“When I return, I’ll steal the Five Auspicious Diagrams from my father’s study for you.”

“It not only records a lineage but is also a treasure—I’ll give it to you for protection.” Guo Ming thought: Chu Danqing relying only on himself and Da Bao wasn’t enough—he needed leverage.

The Five Auspicious Diagrams were merely a collector’s item in his family—better to put them to use.

“Won’t your father beat you senseless if you steal from him?” Chu Danqing chuckled wryly.

“I’m his own son—he won’t kill me.” Guo Ming spoke logically, then pulled a book from his pocket.

“I took this notebook from my father’s study—Master Songxi’s annotations and insights on the Five Elemental Beast Scripture. I’ve kept it all this time, waiting for a chance to give it to you.”

Chu Danqing had been about to refuse—but then remembered he truly needed it. “I’ll copy it. You keep the original.”

He was certain Guo Ming’s father knew what he’d done—and had silently approved.

(End of Chapter)