This kid's got guts—actually offering up the Ancestral Stone."
Zhu Chen had only just accepted the vial of green spiritual liquid from Han Li's Palm Heaven Vial when Lin Dong's message appeared. A flicker of genuine respect stirred within him.
The Ancestral Stone ranked as the second-greatest heavenly treasure in the entire Martial Universe plane.
Its bearer could enter a dream realm for accelerated cultivation—twice the gains for half the effort—and rapidly heal injuries mid-battle, seizing crucial advantages.
Its pill-refining and treasure-seeking capabilities were already phenomenal support functions.
Yet what truly captivated Zhu Chen was its ability to restore and complete flawed techniques.
The Lower Domain's Eight Regions teemed with incomplete methods.
Take the fragmented True Dragon and True Phoenix precious techniques residing in Yue Chan's secondary body, or the broken Kun Peng technique hidden within the Heaven-Mending Pavilion.
If the Ancestral Stone could mend those imperfections, it would be an enormous boon to his own progress.
"It's over. Every edge I had is gone."
In the Battle Through the Heavens world,
Xiao Yan stared at the chat in stunned silence, his spirits plummeting.
He'd assumed he was the group's sole alchemist and planned to carve out a niche through his pill-refining expertise.
Then Lin Dong dropped an absolute game-changer.
That stone talisman could purify herbs *and* refine pills directly.
What place was left for an alchemist like him now?
...
In the Renegade Immortal world,
Wang Lin, quietly accompanying Zhou Ru, caught sight of Lin Dong's offer.
A sharp gleam flashed across his eyes.
"My duel with Hong Die draws near. A talisman capable of swift recovery during combat could prove invaluable."
Though he had read the text of *Renegade Immortal* and knew the predetermined outcome, variables always existed. Prudence was essential.
Furthermore, after clashing with Hong Die, the Xue Yu Country Lord Li Yuanfeng and the Giant Demon Ancestor would unite to ambush him.
That encounter would be perilous. Every preparation counted.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu's Vermilion Bird precious technique wields terrifying might and can even seal space itself—a devastating trump card."
"Han Li's spiritual liquid brims with restorative power; it could serve as a vital fallback."
"If I summon Sun Tai in advance and borrow the aid of this talisman... perhaps I could reverse the tide and eliminate them entirely."
...
Watching the group members interact so harmoniously, each reaping tangible benefits, Zhu Chen felt a profound sense of satisfaction.
His earlier instincts had been correct.
Scheming and manipulation wouldn't work with people like these.
Only sincerity and openness would forge true alliances.
His gaze drifted...almost involuntarily....to the name [Tang San].
This one's character remained unproven. If he turned out to be an ungrateful ingrate, Zhu Chen wouldn't hesitate to act.
Ordinary members required the native world's owner's permission to cross realms.
But as group owner, Zhu Chen could traverse freely, without anyone's approval.
Should Tang San persist in his arrogance,
a personal visit to the Douluo Continent for some "resource collection" might be in order.
That lowly world was small, but it wasn't entirely barren.
The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well alone was a treasure.
As a last resort, capturing a few transformed hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts for pill refinement wouldn't be out of the question.
[Uzumaki Naruto: Big brothers! I'm being chased and I can't shake them off! Can any of you come save me?!]
Just as Zhu Chen mulled over these thoughts, a frantic message burst from the long-silent Uzumaki Naruto.
[Zhu Chen: What happened?]
Zhu Chen responded instantly.
He'd been wondering why the usually boisterous, talk-no-jutsu enthusiast had gone quiet.
So this was the reason—he'd run into serious trouble.
[Uzumaki Naruto: I don't even know, dattebayo! I just went to the Old Man Hokage and asked if I really was the Fourth Hokage's son. He admitted it and said it was all to protect me...]
In his own haphazard way, Naruto recounted the events.
After receiving the *Naruto* text from Zhu Chen, he'd spotted right at the beginning that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato.
Seeking confirmation, he marched straight to the Hokage's office and confronted Sarutobi Hiruzen.
Sarutobi had been startled, but burdened by guilt toward Minato, he merely comforted the boy before sending him on his way.
Yet on the journey home, Naruto was suddenly set upon by a band of masked attackers.
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