[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grand-return-system":3,"chapter-grand-return-system-grand-return-system-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grand Return System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1080361,1397,"Chapter 57: Crown of Three Blossoms","grand-return-system-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>Crown of Three Blossoms\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind gradually stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glow hovered just above Leon’s head, drawing tighter bit by bit - like dusk pulling in light. Where wild energy once tore through the lake’s edge, a quiet weight now pooled, thickening the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frozen mid-step, Selena only deepened Rias’s confusion. Then again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, the teacher was speaking about growing things beneath the pale glow. A soft warning slipped out when she asked too many questions. Nothing hinted at what came next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet now -\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, he pushed past the barrier. A sudden shift cracked open what was sealed tight before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of surprise crossed her face, those red eyes growing just a touch wider. The light clinging to his form was slipping away, dimming like embers losing their heat. She held still, watching it fade into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does someone just... step into the sage Realm like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with her limited experience, she understood what that meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no minor advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was crossing into the Venerable seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although stunned, Rias quickly recovered. The initial shock melted into bright excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Selena with barely restrained delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister,\" she said, her voice light and thrilled, \"looks like we will have a sage Realm as our backer in the future. Let’s see who dares to bully us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena blinked — then laughed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was pride in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Leon’s temperament better than anyone here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifyingly so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone dared to humiliate his students, he would not care about status or reputation. He would suppress them personally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had experienced that protection before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint tension she had been carrying for days finally eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, she had worried that the Lavahound household from Ashford City would seek revenge. Leon had humiliated them publicly. A powerful household would never swallow such shame easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena’s lips curved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let them try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sage Realm was no small figure. Even within Celestis Academy, only two sat in that position — Headmaster Mike and Guardian Elder Shera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the royal palace, even the Son of Heaven would treat such a person with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere Lavahound household?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insignificant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias, however, was thinking even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tightened unconsciously around the hem of her red robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If her father learned that she had acknowledged a sage Realm as her Teacher...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would he dare to send men to bring her back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even the Drake Empire would provoke Celestis Academy lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when a sage Realm stood behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since she had stepped onto this path, she felt true relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could remain here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze returned to Leon, glowing faintly in the golden afterlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chose correctly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown period of time, the radiance fully condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon’s breathing steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside him, violent dragon essence finally quieted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it clearly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His five life springs — heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys — had been tempered by the Prime Dragon fragment. Mana circulated through them in perfect rhythm, forming a complete internal cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above his spiritual core, the Principal Flower that had once bloomed alone now resonated with two additional embryonic forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unopened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three spiritual blossoms aligned within his being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three Crowned Blossoms...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon murmured inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the name he chose for this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most cultivators formed a single Principal Flower to represent their system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his primordial Principal Physics and the Prime Dragon’s refinement—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had awakened a triple resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first blossom represented the sage Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second embryonic blossom corresponded to pinnacle Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third would align with Martial sovereign Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When all three fully bloomed and reached their summit, he would stand at the threshold of the Martial Emperor Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pulse quickened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does that mean...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I truly possess the potential to step into the Martial Emperor Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Martial Emperor had appeared in the human race for ten thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips tightened as he calmed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slow down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Return System gave him opportunities, yes. But cultivation was not built on excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was built on foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just entered the early stage of sage Realm — first star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breakthrough had been too rapid. The Prime Dragon bone was not fully refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he grew greedy now, he might damage his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stabilize first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power without control was poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining dragon essence settled deeper into his flesh, reinforcing the Golden Physic of Prime Dragon. His skin faintly shimmered before returning to normal, golden runes fading beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he slowly open his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense Mana fluctuations across the entire lakeside. The ripples in the water. The trembling leaves. Even the subtle warmth radiating from Rias’ divine bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three figures stood before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena, silver hair dancing in the night wind, blue eyes wide with admiration she tried — and failed — to hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias, crimson gaze shining openly, excitement and something softer mixing together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind them, Akeno, purple hair cascading down her back, smiling faintly as though she had expected nothing less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher... already sage Realm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest tightened with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But also pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had thought her progress fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she understood just how far ahead he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I don’t work harder... I’ll never even glimpse his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rias felt something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Leon’s eyes opened, they seemed deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they landed on her, the severity softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart skipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did this... after giving me that precious bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was her presence tied to this turning point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers curled slightly at her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before her was no longer merely a powerful Teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who stood at the threshold of legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon looked at the three girls, their eyes blinking in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind rustled between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night felt still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And heavy with possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>",1033,"2026-06-03T10:40:08.787Z","2026-06-03T10:40:17.094Z",1,"novelbin.me","86b780621b76fea7d47f263865c17e64dc10f7ec4b634c13668f26e2f008a1e3","grand-return-system-chapter-58","grand-return-system-chapter-56",234,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrand-return-system-cover.jpg"]