Chapter 132: It Must Be Like This

Holding the jade casket in his hands, Chen Yuyang could feel a faint, warm sensation spreading from his fingertips.

At the same time, a peculiar connection began to form between him and the item.

Chen Yuyang could clearly sense an independent, small world contained within the jade casket.

This world was filled with all sorts of flames.

Scorching, chilling, violent, or gentle — various kinds of flames filled the space, reaching a subtle balance.

The fact that he could sense the name of the object through a mere touch signified two things.

First, the Myriad Fire Casket had developed an artifact spirit and possessed a rudimentary consciousness.

Second, the Myriad Fire Casket was actively showing its proximity and conveying goodwill toward him.

A spiritual treasure that had developed intelligence usually possessed its own pride.

Aside from its master, it would not easily communicate with others, let alone take the initiative to show favor.

A move like the Myriad Fire Casket’s, where it introduced itself immediately, was considered a very humble gesture.

‘Myriad Fire Casket?’

Chen Yuyang whispered in his heart.

He carefully examined the origin of the flames inside the casket, and there were indeed several top-tier existences.

Among them were fires that could rival Solar Fire, Wuyang True Fire, and even Profound Yang Extreme Fire.

Unfortunately…

Chen Yuyang shook his head slightly.

Although these flames were powerful, they were still inferior to the Primordial Fire within his body.

As the saying went, all laws return to one.

To him, any kind of flame could be evolved using Primordial Fire.

Moreover, since the Primordial Fire originated from himself, it was more comfortable to use, and the consumption of spiritual energy was much lower.

Although the Myriad Fire Casket was a rare treasure, it was of little use to him, as he already possessed the Primordial Fire.

The Myriad Fire Casket had likely sensed the power of the Primordial Fire in his body.

That was why it had been so proactive, rushing to introduce itself in hopes that he would refine it.

Chen Yuyang understood this in his heart, but his expression remained unchanged.

He shook his head and did not accept the response from the Myriad Fire Casket, simply putting it away.

As for the remaining miscellaneous items on the ninth floor, Chen Yuyang thought about it for a moment.

Although these things were also useless to him, since he was already here, he would not be polite.

Emptying the stone chamber on the ninth floor could be considered a small piece of revenge against the person who had tried to plot against him.

Regarding the identity and purpose of the person who had arranged all of this, Chen Yuyang already had a few guesses.

He could not say he was 100% accurate, but he was likely close.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the entire ninth floor was instantly cleared, leaving only a spotless floor.

After taking everything, Chen Yuyang checked again to ensure he had not missed anything and found nothing else of note.

Only then did he turn around and follow the stairs back to the sixth floor, where Yan Luo was waiting.

Inside the sixth floor, Yan Luo was pacing back and forth anxiously.

From time to time, she looked up at the stairs leading to the upper floors, her face filled with worry.

When she saw Chen Yuyang appear, the young woman finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked up to him.

“Yuyang, you’re back! How was it up there? Those trials… Anyway, you weren’t injured, were you?”

As she asked, her gaze quickly scanned the young man’s body.

Noticing that he had changed into a clean set of clothes at some point, a flash of disappointment passed through her eyes, almost imperceptibly.

Chen Yuyang shook his head slightly.

“Rest assured, they were all illusions. At most, the soul takes a bit of an impact. I won’t be injured.”

Hearing this, Yan Luo was completely relieved.

“That’s good. In any case, this is not a place to stay for long. Let’s go.”

With that, the young woman turned and walked back toward the path they had come from.

Chen Yuyang knew that Yan Luo was a little afraid, so he did not say anything and followed silently.

After walking for a while, Chen Yuyang spoke up.

“Speaking of which, aren’t you going to ask me what I got up there?”

Yan Luo stopped in her tracks and turned around, a surprised expression on her face.

“You got something? I thought the senior who set this place up was very stingy and wouldn’t be willing to leave any decent rewards.”

Yan Luo intentionally spoke the latter half of the sentence loudly so that Yan Dangmo, who was watching in the shadows, would hear it.

Hearing these words, the expression on Yan Dangmo’s face, which was already complicated, changed once again.

‘This granddaughter of mine is really…’

But compared to that…

Yan Dangmo still could not believe the scene he had just witnessed.

First of all, he had watched with his own eyes as Chen Yuyang easily broke and destroyed the arrays layer by layer.

Those were Grade 7 arrays that he had asked a close friend to set up, costing a lot of effort and time.

However, they had not even lasted 15 minutes in Chen Yuyang’s hands.

This matter alone was enough to stir up waves in Yan Dangmo’s heart.

Yan Dangmo was wondering just how high this boy’s attainment in array formations was.

It could not be that he was a Grade 8 or even a Grade 9 array master, could it?

If that were true, he would be a rarity even in the entire cultivation world.

Based on that alone, Chen Yuyang was qualified to start his own sect.

On the other hand, Yan Dangmo was also feeling pained.

He was pained by the Myriad Fire Casket that Chen Yuyang had taken!

That was a supreme treasure left behind by a powerhouse at the half-step True Immortal Realm!

It contained countless types of fire origins, and its power and effects were infinite.

Even if he wanted to touch it normally, he would be burned by the heat escaping from the casket.

Trying to forcibly refine it would result in strong resistance from the spirit within.

The artifact spirit was extremely arrogant, and its attitude toward him could be described as abysmal.

It would rather be destroyed than yield.

That was why Yan Dangmo had been unable to refine it for so long.

He could only hide it as his ultimate treasure, thinking that once he reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, he might be able to gain its approval.

In the end, this kid had reached the ninth floor and just picked it up.

He did not encounter any resistance from the casket at all.

In fact, Yan Dangmo had clearly sensed the unusual spiritual energy fluctuations coming from within the Myriad Fire Casket.

It was clearly not resistance, but a sort of… an indescribable, rather joyful spiritual energy fluctuation.

It was like a puppy wagging its tail frantically upon seeing its owner!

The Myriad Fire Casket was actually taking the initiative to recognize him as its master!

This massive difference in treatment made Yan Dangmo’s mood even more complicated.

He even began to doubt his life.

‘Why?’

A supreme treasure that he could not obtain even after pleading for it had actually thrown itself into this boy’s arms?

Where was the pride of this thing?

Or did the Myriad Fire Casket feel that following him was not as promising as following this kid in the Golden Core Realm?

Fine, he admitted that this boy was not simple — in fact, very far from simple.

But… he had also been a brilliant genius back then.

This kind of discriminatory treatment was a bit too obvious.

Moreover, if such a treasure was really taken away by him, what would happen?

The Myriad Fire Casket held extraordinary significance for the Yan family.

If the Yan family could master it and make good use of it, it would be enough to take the Yan family’s inheritance of the path of fire to the next level.

No, he could not let him actually take this item.

Even if he had to be thick-skinned and lower his old face, he had to find a way to get it back from him!

Yan Dangmo’s eyes flickered, and he was already thinking about how to get it back.

“Then what did you get up there?”

Yan Luo turned around and looked at Chen Yuyang with curiosity.

Her words inevitably carried a hint of expectation.

Chen Yuyang did not hide it either.

With a flip of his palm, the simple jade casket appeared in his hand, lying quietly.

“What is this?”

Yan Luo leaned closer and carefully examined the jade casket.

“It’s called the Myriad Fire Casket,” Chen Yuyang introduced simply.

“This is a Grade 8 treasure that has developed a spirit. If it is refined properly or incorporates more powerful fire origins, it may not be impossible for it to reach the level of a Grade 9 immortal tool in the future.”

Chen Yuyang spoke simply, but the hidden Yan Dangmo could not help but complain frantically in his heart.

Good heavens, after only touching it once, the Myriad Fire Casket even told him its name.

How hateful.

Back then, he had used so much effort and even gave it a wisp of Solar Fire before it was willing to tell him its name.

The most irritating thing was that after it absorbed the Solar Fire, it immediately ignored him.

One could say it was very materialistic.

“Oh — that’s really amazing!” Light instantly flashed in Yan Luo’s eyes.

Being a Pure Yang Body and possessing Solar Fire, she had a natural affinity for other flames.

She could also naturally sense the vast fire power contained within this jade casket.

If she could obtain this Myriad Fire Casket, it would be of great benefit to her own cultivation.

However, although the young woman’s eyes flickered with envy, there was no trace of greed or desire.

Instead, she was sincerely happy for Chen Yuyang.

“I didn’t expect there to be such a valuable treasure here!”

As she spoke, Yan Luo also thought to herself.

‘This item should be enough as compensation for Yuyang.’

Looking at the young woman’s sincere appearance, Chen Yuyang’s heart could not help but be moved.

He naturally noticed the purity in Yan Luo’s heart.

Faced with such a supreme treasure, she actually showed no sign of coveting it?

With that in mind, Chen Yuyang pushed the Myriad Fire Casket forward and handed it to Yan Luo.

“Here, it’s for you.”

Yan Luo’s eyes widened in surprise, and she quickly took a step back, waving her hands in refusal.

“Why give such a treasure to me? It’s too valuable. I can’t take it!”

Chen Yuyang simply shook his head slightly, his tone calm.

“To me, this thing doesn’t mean much, but the fire power inside should be very helpful to you.”

Pausing for a moment, Chen Yuyang continued, “Besides this, I have gained other things in this secret realm.”

Chen Yuyang understood in his heart that if his guess was correct, this Myriad Fire Casket originally belonged to Yan Dangmo.

Yan Dangmo probably did not expect him to reach the ninth floor, let alone that he would gain the active recognition of the Myriad Fire Casket.

This thing was useless to him, but it was a supreme treasure that others would fight over.

It would be bad if he really kept it for himself.

It was better to do her a favor and give it to this girl.

“But this…”

Yan Luo hesitated and still wanted to refuse.

But Chen Yuyang had already forced the Myriad Fire Casket into her hands and asked in return, “Yan Luo, given our current relationship, are you unwilling to even accept this small token of my regard?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the young woman felt her heart tremble.

‘Current relationship?’

What did Yuyang mean?

What kind of relationship did they have in his eyes?

‘A small token of regard?’

This was a Grade 8 treasure.

How could it be considered ‘small’?

Or was it that in Yuyang’s view, no matter how good this item was, it could not compare to her… Then, the purpose of giving this item to her, could it be…

‘A betrothal gift?’