Moonlight cascaded upon the earth, within a room where candlelight flickered.
Tantai Jinglian, who had previously been drinking alone under the moon, carefree and unrestrained, her eyes, once blurred by intoxication, instantly became exceptionally bright.
This was because a voice that echoed in her mind instantly sobered her.
“Ding, the System has detected that the daily diary recording reward for the Diary Master, Chu Ge, has been settled. The Diary Copy owner, Tantai Jinglian, has received a reward: Golden Crow Source Essence *1 (collect 100 copies to smelt the True Sun Fire, which is the ancestor of all fires and the Origin of all fires. It can command all fires in the world and is the supreme path of fire!).”
Time seemed to stand still.
Tantai Jinglian’s hand, holding the wine cup, suddenly clenched tightly.
With a “crack,” the exquisite wine cup, crafted from top-grade spiritual materials, shattered, but Tantai Jinglian seemed not to notice.
She still clutched her hand tightly, as if afraid something might slip from her grasp.
After a long while, she finally calmed her surging emotions slightly and slowly released her hand.
“Chu Ge, you’ve truly given me an enormous surprise…”
She murmured to herself, her red lips gleaming alluringly in the candlelight.
No one knew how excited and shocked she had been just now.
Unlike Luo Huangjun, Tantai Jinglian’s cultivation path was quite difficult when she first began her practice.
Although she was a direct descendant of the Tantai Family, her root bones were ordinary, and her status within the Family was common, receiving little support, with only a few individuals having helped her.
Fortunately, although her root bones were mediocre, her comprehension and talent were monstrous.
Relying on her exceptional comprehension to compensate for the shortcomings of her root bones.
Step by step, Tantai Jinglian eventually became a core true disciple of Taihuang Holy Land.
Thereafter, she was able to cultivate one of Taihuang’s core supreme Cultivation Techniques, the Yanhuang Burning Universe Scripture.
Cultivating the Yanhuang Burning Universe Scripture, Tantai Jinglian forged her own path after stepping into the Great Power Realm.
Based on the Yanhuang Burning Universe Scripture and with Heaven and Earth Exotic Fires as her core, she created her unique technique.
By smelting several Exotic Fires, Tantai Jinglian caused her Physique to sublimate.
From a mere mortal body, she transformed step by step!
From the Fire Spirit Body, the Azure Flame Wang Body, to her current Red Lotus Saint Body!
From a junior not valued by her Family to the current Grand Elder of Taihuang Holy Land, her path can be described as legendary.
Her elder brother, who had been kind to her and offered much care in the past, not only entered the Great Power Realm with her help but also became the head of the Family in one fell swoop; even the entire Tantai Family now had to heed her.
However, she had now encountered a Bottleneck and could not advance further.
She lacked one thing, something that could control the several Exotic Fires within her body.
Ordinarily, Tantai Jinglian could suppress the Exotic Fires with her terrifying cultivation, making them quiet.
But this would undoubtedly affect her cultivation; only by controlling the Exotic Fires and preventing them from becoming restless could this hidden danger be resolved.
But controlling Exotic Fires was incredibly difficult, not to mention that she possessed several Exotic Fires, which elevated the difficulty to a terrifying level.
Over the years, she had only seen one item that could meet her requirements: the Taihuang supreme treasure, the Huangyan Pagoda!
The three Dao-attaining weapons, also known as Supreme Weapons or Emperor Weapons, forged by the First Generation Holy Master.
The Huangyan Pagoda, the huanglong seal recovered by Chu Ge, and the Glorious Calamity Sword wielded by Luo Huangjun, these were the three great treasures of Taihuang.
And the Huangyan Pagoda was currently in Tantai Jinglian’s hands.
However, this item was of too high a caliber; she had the right to use it but could not refine it at all.
After all, this was one of the First Generation Holy Master’s Dao-attaining weapons.
A supreme treasure painstakingly refined by a twelve-Heaven Cultivator, combining their self-created supreme techniques, contained a powerful true spirit within.
Forcibly refining it would surely lead to a backlash from the true spirit within.
Not to mention that Taihuang Holy Land would not allow her to refine the Huangyan Pagoda.
After years of fruitless searching, she had long given up hope.
But unexpectedly, a new hope emerged: this incredibly miraculous Diary Copy had given her hope once again.
Speaking of which, when she first saw this diary, Tantai Jinglian recognized its miraculous nature.
How could a diary that had been burned be restored to its original state?
After witnessing the indestructible nature of this Diary Copy, she became playful and continuously burned it.
And because of this, she learned a lesson.
When she burned the Diary Copy for the 999th time, it actually attracted a divine thunderbolt that struck her.
If her cultivation hadn’t been exceptionally high and her strength incomparable to other Cultivators of the same Realm, she would probably have been severely injured or even critically wounded by that divine thunderbolt on the spot.
Although this divine thunderbolt did not cause her any harm, she did not escape without paying a price.
This diary, incredibly domineeringly, forcibly bound itself to her!
This once made her feel horrified and unbelievable, but fortunately, no hidden dangers appeared after the binding, which relieved her.
Because of this, she developed a strong curiosity about the diary’s master, a person named Chu Ge, which led to her later desire to intervene and take Chu Ge as her disciple.
Feeling the continuous sensation of heat, Tantai Jinglian looked at the vibrant red Golden Crow Source Crystal in her hand.
Though somewhat unremarkable, Tantai Jinglian understood that this was her future, even though it was only one percent of it.
“Chu Ge, how should I… repay you?”
Her tone was no longer as frivolous as usual; Tantai Jinglian was extremely serious at this moment, her eyes blazing with fire, seemingly dancing, and seemingly speaking of her current turbulent emotions.
She recalled the items she had previously given to Chu Ge; although precious, it was clear now that they were far from enough to repay his kindness.
Just as all three of them were feeling restless due to the rewards they had received, the voice in their minds sounded again.
“Ding, this is the first time the Diary Copy owner has received a reward, so this reward is the highest specification reward tailored to her. Subsequent rewards will return to normal levels.”
“Note 1: When the Diary Master settles rewards daily, the Diary Copy owner has a small chance to receive the highest specification reward again. Increasing the Diary Master’s favorability and upgrading the diary can both increase this probability.”
“Note 2: If the Diary Master’s favorability significantly decreases after receiving the highest specification reward, all rewards will be revoked, the Diary Copy will be unbound, and relevant memories will be erased!”
Tantai Jinglian fell into deep thought. After a long while, she finally revealed her usual alluring smile.
“Increasing favorability, huh… That’s quite interesting.”
She murmured softly, the emotion in her words difficult to grasp.
With her intelligence, she naturally understood the meaning of the System’s prompts.
The first point clearly indicated that she should interact more with Chu Ge, and even try to win him over.
Of course, she could also choose not to do so.
Although the System mentioned a small probability, with some time, she could always gather the one hundred Golden Crow Source Crystals she needed.
If she only received one per year, it would only take a hundred years.
Even if it were one every ten years, taking a thousand years, it would not be a big deal for a Cultivator of Tantai Jinglian’s Realm.
She was currently only over a hundred years old, with plenty of Lifespan remaining. A mere thousand years, while not insignificant, was something she could afford to spend.
As for the second prompt, it was likely to prevent some cunning Diary Copy owners.
However, Tantai Jinglian didn’t care; she disdained using pretense to achieve her goals.
This was not her style, nor did it align with her true heart.
Since she wanted to obtain what she desired more quickly, how could she do so without paying some price?
When interacting with Chu Ge, she would only treat him with genuine sincerity. If, in the process, she developed feelings for Chu Ge, she would not shy away but would openly accept them.
In her life, there had never been people or events related to love.
However, if she were to invest some effort, in the process of interacting with Chu Ge, and gradually transform this young man into the person she liked, it seemed like a very interesting endeavor…
As Tantai Jinglian thought this, Chu Ge’s face inevitably appeared in her mind.
The smile on her face became even brighter.
Tantai Jinglian was quite interested in the matter of making Chu Ge fall in love with her.
She hadn’t forgotten that Chu Ge currently had the highest favorability towards Luo Huangjun.
But if she were to gradually make Chu Ge, Luo Huangjun’s direct disciple, become closer to herself…
At that time, her Shimei’s expression would surely be very entertaining…
As soon as she thought of this, Tantai Jinglian felt a warmth throughout her body, as if Exotic Fires were restless, and her mood became inexplicably joyful.
A never-before-experienced sense of throbbing surged in her heart, causing the fiery glow in her eyes to become even more dazzling at this moment.
The once bright smile on her face now carried a hint of allure.
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