High Martial Arts: Gains one point of health per second, sweeping across the heavens.

But just as Su Jie stepped into the Heavenly Merit Hall, a figure strode out from the depths of the hall.

He was a middle-aged man with a stern face and a deep aura, wearing a dark gold robe with an emblem embroidered on the hem indicating that he was a deacon.

This was the deacon in charge of resource exchange and merit management at the Heavenly Merit Hall. He walked straight through the crowd, and amidst countless surprised gazes, he stood before Su Jie, bowed slightly, and said in a fawning tone, "Lord Su, please follow me."

He had obviously received the news in advance, but the higher-ups had kept Su Jie's identity as a prospective Dao Child a secret, so he only knew that an extraordinary person had arrived.

The deacon knew perfectly well that someone who could receive personal orders from the temple master to take care of was no ordinary holy son, so he naturally adopted a very humble attitude.

Su Jie simply nodded slightly, his expression calm, without even a smile.

He needed to be polite in front of the Palace Master, but he didn't need to fawn over a mere steward.

Why cultivate to become stronger? Isn't it so that you can do whatever you want?

He is now a prospective Dao Child, and he also holds the Eternal Contract of the Heavenly Evolution Palace Master. If he really wants to make a move, taking down this steward is not a problem.

Make him smile apologetically? No way.

The surrounding disciples stopped in their tracks and looked on in surprise at this scene.

The head steward personally bowed and greeted him with a smile? Who is this person?

Some sharp-eyed disciples noticed that Su Jie did not have the Holy Son Insignia, but the deacon's attitude was even more polite than that towards the Holy Sons of those Eighth-Order Mythical Supremes. In an instant, whispers spread like ripples.

"Could it be the newly crowned Holy Son?"

"No, we couldn't possibly not know about the coronation of the Holy Son."

"Why is the deacon acting like this? Even if someone is one of the top ten Holy Sons, the deacon doesn't need to come out to greet them personally, does he?"

"Could it be... that one from the primordial universe? I heard that a seven-colored prodigy emerged from the Hall of Guidance."

"Seven shades of lapis lazuli? Are you dreaming? Only one lapis lazuli-colored specimen appears every few hundred epochs during the Primordial Supreme Trial."

"Your information is so outdated; this news has already spread throughout the butler circle."

"That doesn't warrant the head steward personally greeting you..."

"You're a complete idiot." Another disciple lowered his voice, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"If that news is true, the head steward should not only be behaving this way, but he should kneel down."

"Stop talking." A disciple beside him tugged at his sleeve, glancing towards the depths of the hall.

"Why isn't there a single Holy Son here today? They must know more details than we do."

An older disciple shook his head. "The Holy Sons are all preparing for the Disciple Grand Competition thirty years from now. They don't have time to wander around here."

The murmurs surged like a tide, but as the steward led Su Jie through the crowd, all the voices tacitly lowered.

Countless gazes fell upon the figure in the green robe, some filled with curiosity, some with scrutiny, some with jealousy, and some with awe.

Su Jie remained calm as he followed the steward through the crowd.

His gaze swept over the whispering disciples, and he felt a slight sense of emotion.

Which of these people isn't an unparalleled genius, a prodigy who dominates a region?

However, when they arrived at the Primordial Temple, where tens of thousands of geniuses gathered, the vast majority could only become background figures.

This is the essence of the Primordial Temple, and also the cruelest reality of the Chaos Sea.

No matter how extraordinary you are, there will always be someone more extraordinary than you.

The chief steward did not linger among the crowd, but led him directly to the high platform deep within the hall.

The high platform was located at the innermost part of the Heavenly Merit Hall, and was surrounded by restrictions. This area was not a place that ordinary disciples could set foot in.

The head steward led him to the foot of a high platform deep within the hall. The white-haired old man, who was also the guardian elder of the Heavenly Merit Hall, had already opened his eyes and floated down from the high platform, landing in front of Su Jie.

The old man's status was far superior to that of the steward, so he naturally did not need to bow to Su Jie, but his tone was still somewhat friendly: "Su Daozi, please come with me."

He raised his hand and pointed in the air, and a portal of light silently opened on the wall behind the platform.

Behind the door is a corridor leading deep into the Heavenly Merit Hall, which is not open to the public and is a dedicated area for handling core affairs.

The chief steward stopped in front of the platform, bowed slightly, and stepped aside.

Su Jie nodded and followed the old man into the portal.

The light gate closed, revealing a corridor leading deep into the Heavenly Merit Hall. This area, not open to the public, was reserved for handling core affairs.

An old man led the way, through the corridor, and pushed open a dark gold door.

Behind the door was an exquisite secret chamber, in the center of which floated a huge sphere of light, within which countless phantom images of treasures could be vaguely seen slowly rotating.

The old man smiled and said, "Su Daozi, please. The extra rewards have been entered into the system; you can claim them with your token. The exchange catalog is also here; feel free to use any other non-core resources you require."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Su Daozi, take your time looking at it. I'll be right outside the door. Call me anytime if you need anything."

Su Jie nodded inwardly. This duty elder is quite good. He has good judgment. He's already calling me Daozi now, and he even took the initiative to let me take my time choosing. No wonder he was able to get the position of elder.

He smiled and nodded slightly. The old man left the secret room, and the door closed silently.

Su Jie was the only one left in the secret chamber. He walked to the ball of light, took out the prepared Dao Child token, and sent a wisp of his primordial spirit into it.

A string of numbers appeared inside the token: Heavenly Merit Points: 100 million; below it was a line of smaller text: Extra rewards have been issued and can be claimed with this token.

With a thought, two dark golden rays of light flew out from the sphere of light and hovered in front of him.

They were two Dao Fruits, each the size of a fist. One radiated the intense fighting spirit of the Great Dao of Battle, while the other flowed with the mysterious threads of the Great Dao of Destiny.

Each one contains countless intricate Dao patterns nested within it, with ten innate Daos and two hundred and eighty-nine acquired Daos perfectly integrated and harmonious.

These are two Dao fruits of perfect quality.

Su Jie's pupils contracted slightly. These two perfect-quality Dao Fruits corresponded exactly to the two Eternal Daos displayed during his testing.

The scale of the Primordial Temple's project was far greater than he had imagined. The value of high-grade and above Dao Fruits was extremely high, especially those of perfect quality; there were very few of them in the entire Primordial Continent.

To condense a Dao Fruit of perfect quality in the Eternal Realm, one must fully comprehend all three hundred branch Daos under a certain Eternal Dao system at the Supreme Realm.

This is something that only an eighth-tier supreme being can do, but there are only a few hundred eighth-tier supreme beings currently existing in the entire Primordial Temple, and just over a thousand in the entire Primordial Continent.

Most of those who are able to condense perfect Dao fruits and perish eternally will burn their Dao fruits to take the fallen with them before they die; very few can be preserved intact.

For the Supreme Being, the perfect quality Dao Fruit is the shortcut to the Great Dao Perfection.