Grand Return System
Chapter 291: The Gift of Fortune and the Mysterious Thunder
The Gift of Fortune and the Mysterious Thunder
[Host, the orthodoxy certified by the system does not refer to a certain faction or sect, but to inheritance. Therefore, even the Celestis Academy of another domain can still trigger a Critical Hit Return as long as the cultivation technique they inherit comes from the Celestis Academy or from you.]
"I see..."
Leon suddenly understood.
The endless gray void stretched around him, silent and boundless. Fragments of shattered stone drifted lazily through the empty space while faint currents of Mana moved like invisible rivers beneath the darkness.
It was only today that he truly understood the meaning behind the system’s words.
Orthodoxy.
Inheritance.
Not territory.
Not a household.
Not a sect.
The true connection was knowledge itself.
A legacy passed from one generation to another.
A teaching handed down through countless years.
As long as the inheritance remained, the connection remained.
Leon lowered his head slightly, his purple eyes gleaming with understanding.
"If I hadn’t tested it today, I probably would’ve never known."
A faint smile appeared on his face.
Thinking about everything that had happened so far, he suddenly realized something.
It had to be said that this wave was not a loss.
Actually...
Had he ever suffered a loss before?
Leon thought about it seriously for several seconds.
The answer seemed obvious.
"No."
The smile on his face widened.
Every time he gave something away, he received something better in return.
Every single time.
The Grand Return System had never disappointed him.
At that moment, the familiar mechanical voice sounded again.
[Ding...]
[Do you want to activate Critical Hit Return?]
Leon rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Activate."
The moment the command was spoken, his anticipation immediately rose.
After all, the treasure he had just given away was no ordinary item.
Even he was curious about what kind of reward the system would return this time.
A second later—
[Ding...]
[Congratulations.]
[You have triggered a 2,000-times Critical Hit Return.]
[Reward obtained: Celestial Void Cauldron.]
Leon froze.
His eyes widened slightly.
"Another supreme treasure?"
A flash of golden light appeared before him.
The surrounding void trembled.
Space itself seemed unable to bear the existence of the object being summoned.
Countless ancient runes emerged from nowhere.
The runes rotated around a bronze-colored cauldron suspended quietly in the air.
It was ancient.
Mysterious.
Majestic.
The cauldron carried an indescribable aura.
Even before touching it, Leon could feel the vast pressure hidden within.
He reached out and grabbed it.
The instant his fingers touched the surface, countless pieces of information flooded into his mind.
The Celestial Void Cauldron.
A supreme treasure.
Capable of offense.
Capable of defense.
Capable of refining pills.
Capable of suppressing enemies.
Capable of protecting its owner.
The more Leon read, the brighter his eyes became.
"This thing isn’t bad."
Then another piece of information appeared.
Leon read it.
Read it again.
Then his expression became strange.
Very strange.
The corner of his mouth twitched.
"...Why does this feel so embarrassing?"
He suddenly felt conflicted.
The Celestial Void Cauldron possessed an independent universe within itself.
If Leon ever encountered an enemy he couldn’t defeat...
He could hide inside.
Then use a special escape technique.
The cauldron would protect him completely.
Even a Martial Emperor Realm expert would struggle to destroy it.
Silence.
Several seconds passed.
Leon stared at the cauldron.
The cauldron stared back.
"..."
"..."
Finally, Leon sighed.
"I’m a Sword Monarch."
He pointed at himself.
"A Sword Monarch."
Then pointed at the cauldron.
"Why would I need an escape treasure?"
The thought alone felt ridiculous.
If word got out that a proud Sword Monarch carried a treasure specifically designed for running away, people would probably laugh themselves unconscious.
Leon imagined himself charging heroically into battle.
Then immediately hiding inside a cauldron and escaping.
The image was too horrifying.
He quickly shook his head.
"No."
"Absolutely not."
A moment later, however, practicality won over pride.
Leon coughed awkwardly.
"Well..."
"Keeping it doesn’t hurt."
"What if I actually need it one day?"
The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it sounded.
After all, survival was important.
Dead geniuses were still dead.
Living cowards could become legends later.
A grin slowly spread across his face.
"Not bad."
Without hesitation, he stored the Celestial Void Cauldron inside his storage jade.
As the treasure disappeared, another thought surfaced.
Alchemy.
The inheritance of the Amethyst Summit Division contained quite a few alchemy methods.
Most of them were relatively basic.
Recovery pills.
Healing pills.
Mana restoration pills.
Ordinary cultivators treated them as precious treasures.
Leon, however, rarely cared about them.
Their effects simply weren’t impressive enough.
But now things were different.
His eyes lit up.
The Grand Return System existed.
If he refined pills...
Then gifted them away...
Wouldn’t the system return something even better?
A simple recovery pill could potentially become a divine medicine.
A common herb could become a legendary treasure.
The possibilities were endless.
The more Leon thought about it, the more excited he became.
A wicked smile slowly appeared on his face.
"This is brilliant."
When he returned to the Amethyst Summit Division, perhaps he could teach Selena and the others some alchemy techniques.
Not because he needed the pills.
Of course not.
Absolutely not.
It was purely for educational purposes.
Definitely not because he wanted to exploit the Grand Return System.
The void remained silent.
Even Leon himself didn’t quite believe that excuse.
Far away, Anna was still studying the cauldron Leon had gifted her.
The pink-haired beauty occasionally glanced toward him.
Every time she looked, her expression became slightly more complicated.
She couldn’t understand him.
Sometimes he acted like an ancient expert.
Sometimes like a mischievous young man.
Sometimes terrifying.
Sometimes strangely approachable.
The more she learned about him, the more mysterious he seemed.
And that mystery only drew her attention further.
Meanwhile, Leon remained completely unaware.
He was already planning future returns.
Pills.
Artifacts.
Treasures.
Techniques.
Everything seemed profitable.
His imagination was running wild.
Just as he was considering how many herbs he should prepare after returning to the academy—
BOOM—
The entire void suddenly trembled.
A deafening explosion erupted from somewhere in the distant darkness.
The sound was so powerful that space itself rippled.
The drifting stone fragments around them shattered instantly into dust.
Leon’s expression changed.
Anna’s eyes widened.
Both turned toward the source of the sound simultaneously.
Far away, deep within the endless darkness, a terrifying crimson light flashed for a brief moment before vanishing again.
The atmosphere instantly became heavy.
Something had happened.
And whatever caused that explosion...
Was definitely not ordinary.
BOOM...