Divine Seal: Child of the Elements, starting with a contract with Gu Yuena.

The surrounding chatter grew louder and louder. The fact that the Temple Master himself was witnessing the initiation into the Temple was a grand affair that even Tan Wan, the Temple Master's only direct disciple, had probably never experienced.

Gu Ao dared not presume, and respectfully extended both hands to accept the jade box. "Thank you, Palace Master. Gu Ao will not fail your expectations."

Li Zhengzhi smiled slightly, then resumed his casual demeanor and said, "Open it and take a look."

Gu Ao carefully pushed open the lid of the box with his fingertips, and a faint but pure spiritual energy fluctuation emanated from it. The spiritual energy had no elemental fluctuations, but it had a strange attraction to Gu Ao.

A small, exquisite, round, white cauldron floated inside the jade box, shimmering with a faint light.

"A spirit furnace!?"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell among the crowd.

Even in the main hall of the Magic Temple, mages who possess spirit furnaces are extremely rare.

Old Master Yu took a deep breath, and with his discerning eye, he slowly uttered four words: "Same Origin Spirit Furnace".

He felt a little unsure of himself; the fact that someone had brought out something like this made his prepared gift seem rather inadequate.

Li Zhengzhi, you old bastard, are you really planning to steal it from me?

The alarm bells rang loudly, but there was nothing that could be done to stop it, since the help from the same source spirit furnace to the Child of Elements was self-evident.

Those present were the most outstanding mages in the temple, and many of them were knowledgeable. They immediately began to discuss among themselves.

"A Spirit Furnace of the Same Origin? That's the third-best spirit furnace among us mages!"

"Truly suitable spirit furnaces of the same origin are very rare, could it be that he...?"

"He just activated six elemental statues simultaneously..."

Tan Wan's gaze was somewhat dazed, ever since Li Zhengzhi presented the gift. She naturally possessed a spirit furnace; as Li Zhengzhi's direct disciple, he would never mistreat her, no matter who he treated. What she found unbelievable was that Li Zhengzhi would give such a generous gift to a young man he had just met.

"The Spirit Furnace is a furnace of spiritual power, a supreme treasure born from the natural world," Li Zhengzhi slowly explained to Gu Ao.

"The Homogeneous Spirit Furnace ranks third among the twenty-one types of spirit furnaces that a mage can fuse. It can harmonize elements of different attributes, allowing them to work together to easily complete combination spells. The more types of elements you control, the greater the power of the combination spell. It is the most suitable spirit furnace for you."

After saying this, Li Zhengzhi looked at him with a meaningful gaze. The same source spirit furnace and the child of the elements are uniquely endowed and complement each other perfectly. These are the only eight words he could think of.

Even Gu Ao, who possessed a maturity that belied his appearance, was taken aback at this moment.

It ranks third. Among the spirit furnaces he knows, only the Reincarnation Spirit Furnace can surpass it, and that's just the least significant point.

This is a spirit furnace perfectly tailor-made for the Child of Elements!

Gu Ao didn't know—having only seen the first part—that in a sense, the Soul Furnace of the Same Origin was truly tailor-made for the Child of Elements.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord!" Gu Ao bowed again, this time from the bottom of his heart.

Having met the person and delivered the goods, Li Zhengzhi gave a few more instructions.

"Alright." When Li Zhengzhi said these two words, everyone realized it was about time to end the meeting.

Then, Li Zhengzhi and Tan Wan left, and Tan Wan gave Gu Ao one last complicated look.

After Li Zhengzhi left, the atmosphere was no longer so tense. Old Yu introduced him to some people, mainly magicians of similar age to him, mostly at the eighth rank. Because of Old Yu, they were all very kind and approachable.

Because the magic gods were all busy with their own affairs, either seeking breakthroughs or researching forbidden spells, Li Zhengzhi would not have appeared here if it weren't for a chance encounter.

After becoming somewhat familiar among the high-level mages, Old Yu led Gu Ao away from the temple hall.

However, the crowds did not disperse, and topics such as the six gods statues glowing and the temple master gifting the same-origin spirit furnace continued, and the hype is unlikely to subside in the short term.

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Stepping out of the temple hall, Gu Ao followed in Old Yu's footsteps to the top floor of the Magic Temple, where the entrance was a three-meter-high light gate.

Having passed through multiple spatial gates from Zeus City to the Magic Temple, Gu Ao was somewhat immune to them. Moreover, he was tightly clutching the jade box containing the Origin Spirit Furnace, which was his capital for future rise. His other thoughts were nowhere to be found.

Passing through the portal, you are greeted by a vast open space, much larger than the magic temple seen from the outside. The magical elements are not only more concentrated but also purer.

The enormous hall was hundreds of meters in diameter, surrounded by a series of doors, and in the center of the hall was a magical six-pointed star that shone brightly.

"Each door here leads to a training ground, and some are the residences of high-ranking mages, or at least holy archmages."

Old Yu noticed that Gu Ao was distracted, so he simply explained a few things and then led him into the magic circle on the magic six-pointed star.

His consciousness momentarily blurred, and seven-colored light spots surged toward him like a tide. The dark element that had been isolated in Jialing Pass finally appeared, and the surroundings were filled with distorted light. The spatial elements also became unusually active, appearing so clearly before Gu Ao's eyes for the first time.

Even when traversing the portal, Gu Ao had never experienced such a rich spatial element.

They traveled to a small world!

"Please sit wherever you like."

Old Yu led Gu Ao into the living room, casually greeted him, and then went into another room.

The living room is spacious and simple, with all the furniture made of black wood, exuding a faint fragrance.

Gu Ao sat on a sofa, the wooden sofa filled with a pleasant fragrance, and his mind instantly became calm, and the restlessness caused by the same source spiritual furnace gradually subsided.

Not long after, Master Yu came out and sat opposite Gu Ao. The two looked at each other.

"I had originally prepared a spirit furnace for you, but the Palace Master took over the task."

Old Yu chuckled self-deprecatingly. From his words, one could tell that the spirit furnace he had prepared was inferior to that of a spirit furnace of the same origin. However, although his limelight had been stolen, there was no sign of frustration on Old Yu's face. Instead, he seemed relieved.

"However, the Palace Master's spirit furnace belongs to the Palace Master, and my spirit furnace is mine. These two spirit furnaces do not conflict, and you can fuse them at the same time."

Old Yu raised his palm and slowly opened it, revealing a white spirit furnace in the shape of a three-legged round cake.

"The Repulsion Spirit Furnace, although not as powerful and suitable as the Origin Spirit Furnace, is still a top-tier spirit furnace that is very rare and practical for mages."

Hearing the name "Gu Ao" was enough to roughly tell what kind of spirit furnace it was, and in fact, it was pretty much as he had expected.

"The Repulsion Furnace's ability is called Repulsion Aura. It can repel enemies and attacks that attempt to get close, making its defensive capabilities extremely strong. At the same level, almost no attack can break through it. It can evolve up to three times..."

Master Yu truly lives up to his reputation as a master of magic; his explanations were both easy to understand and profound yet accessible, and he even mentioned some other spiritual furnaces in the process.

"The Repulsive Furnace is to a mage what the Holy Guidance Furnace is to a guardian knight; these two furnaces, one repelling and the other attracting, are like two extremes."

Finally, Mr. Yu said something very meaningful...