Chapter 622: 3/10

After making the decision to give the Flowing Wind Formless Fate Dipper to Yun Jing, Kou Chongxue sighed with melancholy. “A little more than 20 years ago, we established the Tongyou Institution. Even if we don’t mention Second Brother Liu who is no longer with us, you’re the only one left who hasn’t reached the Martial Dipper Realm. Even this little brat became stronger than you… There’s no need for you to reject the fate dipper.”

Shang Xia looked around awkwardly after hearing what Kou Chongxue said to Yun Jing.

Not bothering with Shang Xia, Yun Jing laughed softly. She didn’t reject the fate dipper and retrieved it from the table.

Instead of turning to Shang Xia next, Kou Chongxue addressed Yan Su’er again. “Elder Yan, your foundations were damaged. Even though it’s difficult for you to enter the Martial Dipper Realm, I hereby promise you that as long as a trace of hope appears, the Tongyou Institution will give you our full support to break through!”

Despite her long experience and having seen past the vicissitudes of life, Yan Su’er couldn’t help but feel a little moved then. “Many thanks for your concern, but I know my condition best. Patriarch Kou, you don’t have to waste your time or energy on my old bones any longer…”

Kou Chongxue waved his hand and stopped her from saying more. “Elder Yan, there’s no need to be so courteous with all of us. We’re all family now. We need to work together to overcome our challenges.”

When he was done, he finally turned to Shang Xia. “Alright little fellow, what do you want?”

Shang Xia hesitated for a moment and under their surprised gaze, he took out a jade case and placed it on the tablet.

“Huh? What does this mean? Are you planning to give away this fate dipper?” Kou Chongxue knew the case contained the Imperial Star Fate Dipper the moment he brought it out.

That was a complete Origin Dipper they were talking about. Moreover, the Imperial Star Fate Dipper was of a pretty high grade among the ranks of fate dippers.

Back in the region where the source of the Manyu Continent’s World’s Will was, Shang Xia obtained the Imperial Star Fate Dipper from someone who tried to sabotage his attempt at escaping. He also managed to obtain 2 strands of fate dipper essence.

“I couldn’t have obtained this Origin Dipper on my own. Moreover, the importance of an Origin Dipper is clear to all and I believe I shouldn’t keep it for myself.” Shang Xia explained seriously.

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Hearing his explanation, Shang Bo nodded at the side while maintaining his indifferent expression.

Who would have thought that Kou Chongxue would break into laughter after hearing what he said? “Hey, I was asking what treasure you wanted. Now, you brought out an Origin Dipper and tossed the problem back to me. What the hell? Are you messing around with me or something?!”

Shang Xia chuckled and he didn’t plan to hide his intentions. “Disciple does have something I need guidance with. However, I am sincerely handing this Imperial Star Fate Dipper to the institution.”

Yun Jing broke out into laughter the next moment. “You’re at the grand completion stage of the Martial Extermination Realm right now and the gate of the Martial Dipper Realm is right in front of your eyes. Don’t you wish to refine this fate dipper to take that step?” She paused for a moment before turning serious. “We can talk about the ownership of this Origin Dipper here casually, but the moment you step out of this pavilion, do you believe that several Martial Dipper Realm experts will show up to fight for this Origin Dipper the moment its existence is revealed to the world? It’s a really precious treasure!”

Shang Xia paused for a second, but he didn’t change his mind. “Actually, I won’t be able to use it anyway. Rather than letting it collect dust with me, we might as well make use of it. We might be able to produce another Martial Dipper Realm expert for the institution. We can even let one of our Martial Dipper Realm Ancestors take another step forward.”

Kou Chongxue’s expression changed after hearing his explanation on why he didn’t want to keep it. His jaws nearly dropped in fright when he spoke to Shang Xia again. “Have you already figured out how to enter the Martial Dipper Realm?”

A faint smile appeared on Shang Xia’s face. “Yeah, I have some ideas.”

Kou Chongxue didn’t continue to dig deeper and he simply concluded the conversation after Shang Xia’s reply. “Alright then. I’ll make the decision on behalf of the institution to accept the Imperial Star Fate Dipper. Feel free to raise any request you have. As long as the bunch of us old fellows can do it, we’ll do our best to fulfill it.”

Shang Xia cupped his hands in thanks and spoke, “Disciple needs different types of fate dipper essence!”

Without a change in expression, Kou Chongxue immediately agreed, “Sure. How many do you need and are there specific ones you want?”

“I need at least 10 of them.”

Shang Bo, Yun Jing, and Yan Su’er felt their faces cramping up the second the words left his lips.

It was true that fate dipper essence wasn’t worth as much as Origin Dippers, but that didn’t mean that they were easy to find!

Moreover, the damn kid needed at least 10 different ones! The difficulty of locating them all was probably even more difficult than getting 3 complete Origin Dippers…

“I’m not too sure what fate dipper essence I require exactly…” Shang Xia continued.

Yun Jing could no longer hold back and she cried, “How the hell are we supposed to start looking if you don’t even know what you need? Finding a fate dipper essence is like looking for a needle in the sea to begin with. Now, we don’t even know what the needle looks like!”

A trace of hesitation flashed across Shang Xia’s face. From what he knew after the Crimson Soul Tablet’s deduction, he needed 10 strands of fate dipper essence that corresponded to the 5 elements. Moreover, he needed them to be of the yin and yang type for each element.

That was where the problem came. Shang Xia could probably determine if the fate dipper essence was related to one of the 5 elements. However, he was helpless if he had to confirm if it was of the yin or yang type.

Kou Chongxue seemed to mutter to himself as he reached into his sleeves to pull out a faint cyan colored strand of light.

“Take a look at this.”

Shang Xia reached out to accept the strand of light. He summoned his extermination origins before holding on to it. Everything happened in a split second and Shang Xia was acting on instincts.

When he finally touched the strand of light, his expression changed slightly. Everyone’s attention was on him but he stood there in a daze without any reaction.

Feeling that his grandson was acting disrespectfully in front of Kou Chongxue and the others, Shang Bo wanted to say something to snap him out of it but he was stopped by a slight gesture from the patriarch. Kou Chongxue even signaled for him to relax.

Currently, Shang Xia’s attention was focused on the Crimson Soul Tablet in his sea of consciousness.

The second he touched the cyan colored light, the surface of the Crimson Soul Tablet emitted a faint glow. Several words appeared on it.

“Primal Yang Copper Fate Dipper Essence. Geng Metal fate dipper essence.”

The tablet actually gave an accurate analysis on the fate dipper essence the moment he touched it! It was a function that Shang Xia had expected it to possess.

Gasping to himself, Shang Xia wondered if it was an ability it developed after absorbing so much world origin back on the Manyu Continent.

Well, whatever the case, Shang Xia’s worries started to disappear now that he learned that the Crimson Soul Tablet could determine what kind of fate dipper essence it was.

Finally snapping back to reality, Shang Xia raised his head and gasped, “This… Primal Yang Copper Fate Dipper Essence?”

His cry shocked everyone present.

Even though they didn’t know that the Primal Yang Copper Fate Dipper Essence was of the Geng Metal element, they knew that the Primal Yang Copper Fate Dipper was a top-tier Origin Dipper. It was the Origin Dipper Kou Chongxue used to ascend to the Martial Dipper Realm, and it was the foundation of his tyrannical strength. What surprised them even more was the fact that he still had a strand of Primal Yang Copper Fate Dipper Essence.

Kou Chongxue seemed pretty nonchalant about the entire matter. A soft chuckle left his lips. “How about it? Can you use it?”

Shang Xia nodded his head immediately. “Yes, I can. It’s extremely compatible with what I need!”

“Alright, since that’s the case, it’s yours now.” Kou Chongxue smiled.

“Many thanks, Patriarch Kou, this is part of the 10 fate dipper essence I need.” Shang Xia thanked.

Shang Bo also spoke up suddenly. “Oh right, I too, have a fate dipper essence. Take a look and see if it meets your requirements.”

After he spoke, a silvery-gray strand of light landed on Shang Xia’s palm.

Interacting with it, the words on the Crimson Soul Tablet changed once again.

“Grand Silk Silver Sand Fate Dipper Essence. Xin Metal fate dipper essence.”

It actually had the properties of Xin Metal!

Shang Xia felt a burst of joy in his heart. He needed 5 pairs of fate dipper essence in order to make his Five Elements Paradoxical Yin Yang Paste. In a flash, he already collected the pair of metal fate dipper essence!

The very next moment, delusion took over. He suddenly felt as though it wouldn’t be difficult to gather them all. Eventually, his voice of reason took over. The only reason he was able to gather the pair of metal fate dipper essence was because of pure luck.

However, that only applied to Shang Xia as he knew how difficult it was. When the others saw how Shang Xia obtained 2 of the 10 fate dipper essence he required, they started to feel a sense of relief. They thought that his request wasn’t as difficult as it seemed.

Yun Jing laughed, “Oh yeah, what about the fate dipper in your fate dipper fragment? Can you make use of that?”

Shang Xia’s mind lit up and he took out his fate dipper fragment again.

Even though he asked Kou Chongxue about the origin of the fate dipper essence and learned that it might be the Heaven’s Will White Dew fate Fate Dipper, he hadn’t tried using the Crimson Soul Tablet to check it out.

Because he didn’t actually touch it previously, the tablet couldn’t do its thing. He quickly extracted it from the fate dipper fragment and held it in his hand.

“Heaven’s Will White Dew fate Fate Dipper, Ren Water fate dipper essence.”

Shang Xia sighed in his heart.

I actually collected 3 of the 10 required…

Nodding his head while he looked at everyone, Shang Xia muttered, “Yup, this is also one of the fated dipper essence I need.”

Yun Jing clapped and laughed, “Oh right, don’t forget, you stored another fate dipper essence in the Nine Blossom Jade Formation Disc back then!”

Raising his hand and making a gesture, Kou Chongxue summoned a tiny spatial channel above the Beyond Heavens Pavilion. It didn’t take long for a dark gold strand of fate dipper essence to appear before Shang Xia.

Using the same method, Shang Xia touched it.

“Dark Void Life Extermination Evasion Fate Dipper Essence.”

This time, only the name was displayed. The tablet didn’t mention what element it was or if Shang Xia could use it.

Shang Xia could pretty much understand that since the tablet didn’t display anything else, the fate dipper essence wasn’t of much use to him.

Shaking his head, he sighed, “I’m afraid I won’t be able to use this fate dipper essence…”

Yun Jing sighed once. She thought that Shang Xia would be able to use a lot of different fate dipper essence since the previous 3 were all compatible with him. Well, at least her curiosity had been sated.

Kou Chongxue didn’t say much and he sent the fate dipper essence back to where it came from.