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

After the Lord of Tianyan Palace finished speaking, he picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down, his gaze carrying a hint of half-serious emotion:

"Even I'm tempted to embezzle your share. Three hundred thousand top-grade cosmic crystals—I've only ever seen them in the treasury of the Primordial Temple in my entire life."

Su Jie held the teacup and took another sip without changing his expression.

That's only 300,000 top-grade cosmic crystals; he collected 500,000 top-grade cosmic crystals while dominating the battlefield.

When he possessed an excessive number of top-grade cosmic crystals, it became less impressive.

He clicked his tongue inwardly, deciding not to say anything to discourage the Palace Master.

He himself knows about the 500,000 top-grade cosmic crystals.

Su Jie put down his teacup, a perfectly timed look of surprise on his face: "Three hundred thousand? That many?"

The Lord of Tianyan Palace snorted: "What do you think? The scale of this Primordial Ceremony is much larger than you imagine."

"Within the thirty-nine divine realms under the jurisdiction of the Temple of Origin, how many eyes are watching? Almost every one of your betting odds is completely full."

He paused, then his gaze returned to Su Jie.

"Your name is being spread throughout the entire Primordial Divine Realm, of course, anonymously."

After all, everyone only knows that the "initiator of the Primordial Ceremony" is not known to them.

However, once the grand ceremony is officially over, your identity as a prospective Dao Child of the Primordial Holy Temple will probably be impossible to hide.

"But there's no need to hide it. I'll inform the Primordial Lord now and ask when you should be crowned the Child of the Dao."

He raised his hand and pointed in the void, and a dark golden communication talisman appeared out of thin air. A wisp of primordial spirit power surged into the talisman, transforming into a stream of light and disappearing above the dome.

After doing all this, he looked at Su Jie again, his tone more relaxed: "Alright, let's wait for news."

Su Jie stood quietly to the side, neither in a hurry to leave nor asking any questions, but simply took another sip of the tea.

A moment later, the communication talisman lit up again, and the Heavenly Evolution Palace Master's gaze fell on Su Jie, his tone slightly more relaxed than before:

"The Primordial Lord has replied."

Su Jie put down his teacup and looked up at him.

"The outcome of the Primordial Ceremony is now decided. Your 300,000 top-grade cosmic crystals are hereby given to you ahead of schedule."

The Heavenly Evolution Palace Master raised his hand and made a gesture, and a dark golden storage ring appeared from the void, landing steadily in Su Jie's palm.

Su Jie took it and scanned it with his divine sense.

Three hundred thousand top-grade cosmic crystals were neatly piled together, radiating a warm, chaotic luster.

He closed his fingers, storing the storage ring into his system space, his expression unchanged, but silently adding in his mind:

With these 300,000, he now holds over 800,000 top-grade cosmic crystals.

The Heavenly Evolution Palace Master noticed his momentary lapse in concentration and assumed it was because Su Jie was shocked to see so many top-grade cosmic crystals.

He smiled and continued, "Furthermore, the Lord of the Primordial Beginning has already set the date for your coronation. One month from now, the Primordial Temple will hold the coronation ceremony for your Dao Child."

He paused, his tone unusually solemn, "I've started preparing for the coronation ceremony these past few days. You don't need to worry about anything; just come when the time comes."

Su Jie nodded without asking any further questions. He simply stood up and cupped his hands in thanks to the Palace Master of Tianyan Palace: "Thank you, Palace Master."

The Lord of Tianyan Palace waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

Su Jie turned and walked towards the teleportation array at the edge of the hall, his figure engulfed by dark golden light.

Su Jie stepped out of the teleportation array, and the dark golden light slowly dissipated behind him.

He didn't linger in the teleportation plaza, but walked straight towards the preparation hall for the Daoist Prince, his pace neither fast nor slow, as if he were taking a stroll.

On the white jade steps outside the palace gate, a tall, slender figure had been waiting for a long time.

Gu Changkong changed into a dark blue casual outfit, his hands tucked into his sleeves, his eyes lowered, his posture casual yet respectful, like a dutiful statue.

He sensed Su Jie's presence, raised his head, and looked at the figure slowly walking towards him. He did not immediately come forward, but simply bowed slightly and moved aside from the direction of the palace door.

Su Jie walked up to him, looked him up and down, and asked casually, "How long have you been waiting?"

"I arrived after receiving His Majesty Daozi's message," Gu Changkong said calmly. "Not long after."

Su Jie nodded, pushed open the palace door, and stepped inside.

Gu Changkong followed behind him and closed the palace door behind him.

Su Jie walked to the soft couch and sat down, leaning against the pillows, glancing at Gu Changkong standing to the side.

"What's been happening outside these past few months?" Su Jie asked.

Gu Changkong nodded slightly: "The popularity of the Origin Ceremony remains undiminished. The betting odds from outside have already begun to be settled."

Because you withdrew early, the leaderboard is now fixed, and the betting results have been released.

The Heavenly Palace Master has sealed all the betting data, awaiting your coronation before releasing it.

He paused, then lowered his voice: "Also, news has come from the Temple of Ten Thousand Laws."

After leaving the battlefield, Xuan went straight back to the Temple of Ten Thousand Laws, where he secluded himself and announced to the outside world that he was in seclusion to break through to the next level.

There has been no movement from the Celestial Maiden Temple yet; Jiang Yue'er has not appeared, and the temple has stated that she is still on the battlefield and has not returned.

After listening, Su Jie did not respond immediately. He leaned back on the pillow, tapping his fingers lightly on his knees, as if processing the information or pondering something.

He spoke after a moment, his tone casual: "You know about the coronation ceremony, right?"

Gu Changkong raised his head, a faint glint of light flashing in his eyes before disappearing again.

"I have received the notification from the Lord of Tianyan Palace. The coronation ceremony of the Dao Child will be held in one month."

Su Jie leaned back on the pillow, casually took out a storage ring from the system space, and tossed it towards Gu Changkong without even looking at it.

Gu Changkong raised his hand to catch it, scanned it with his divine sense, and paused for a moment.

Inside were a full thousand top-grade cosmic crystals, their warm, chaotic luster pressing heavily on the storage space.

Gu Changkong's breathing quickened, and he shakily raised his head, his gaze filled with complex emotions: "Your Highness, Daoist Prince, this..."

"Take it." Su Jie's voice came from the direction of the soft couch, carrying a hint of laziness.

"I've stayed inside the palace for the past month and haven't gone out."

He paused, a cryptic smile playing on his lips:

"As for how to arrange it, you should have a good idea. The rest is your reward."

Gu Changkong lowered his head, put the storage ring into his sleeve, and revealed a knowing smile: "This subordinate understands. This subordinate swears to serve Your Majesty Daozi to the death."

He quietly withdrew from the palace and gently closed the door.

A moment later, the footsteps outside the hall faded into the distance and disappeared completely.

Su Jie sat alone on the soft couch, finished the last sip of tea, put down the teacup, and looked out the window at the pale golden light of the sky.

A month is neither a long nor a short time; just waiting would be too boring. Let's see what surprises Gu Changkong can bring him.