Chapter 403: Chapter 218: Promotion – The Purple Torch Seed

Of course, before heading to the Family Merit Hall, Song Chi first gathered the core members of the lineage for a discussion.

And when they heard that he had taken out six Purple Fire Sources for UpRank at once, three of which were Top Rank Purple, all the elders in the lineage were once again thoroughly shocked.

The one who felt the most aggrieved was none other than Song Chao, who had recently scrapped together with great difficulty two Top Rank Purple Fire Sources for UpRank, allowing him and Chen Lixia to advance to the Blue Torch.

And now, not much time had passed, and his own son had taken out six Fire Sources for UpRank all at once, making him feel like he, as a father, was losing face.

By his side, Chen Lixia shot him a harsh glance, the intent clear.

“What, are you going to compare yourself to your own son now?”

Only then did Song Chao laugh and shake his head, finally accepting the fact that his son had indeed surpassed him.

Although the lineage elders were envious, having recently spent most of their fortunes preparing for the Copper Mountain Continent operation, they clearly did not have so many Golden Merit Points to offer now and could only shake their heads in resignation.

Although everyone had allocated a good number of Titanium Crystals during the previous operation, they needed the Titanium Crystals themselves and couldn’t possibly use them to exchange for the Fire Sources for UpRank now.

Seeing that no one spoke up, Song Chi did not stay long at home but headed straight for the Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain.

…

On the 49th floor of the Family Merit Tower, at the Merit Points exchange counter.

“Are you sure you want to exchange all six Purple Fire Seeds for Golden Merit Points?”

On the inside of the counter, the clan member on duty today looked slightly surprised.

Even though he had been working on the 30th floor and above of the Family Merit Hall for quite some time, he had seen many precious materials, resources, and Strange Objects from various clan members, and even Orange Oddities more than once, the moment of someone bringing out six Fire Sources for UpRank all at once was truly a first for him.

Upon receiving Song Chi’s confirmation again, the man stopped asking questions and reported the number of Golden Merit Points the six Fire Seeds could be exchanged for, one by one.

“Due to the special nature of the UpRank Fire Source, the family will purchase it at full price, so these six Fire Sources for UpRank can ultimately be exchanged for 150 Golden Merit Points. Pass me your Communication Bracelet!”

After some operations, Song Chi’s personal account was successfully credited with an additional 150 Golden Merit Points, totaling 161 Points.

As he turned and walked towards the stairs connecting to the 50th floor, many figures nearby sent curious glances his way. The six Fire Sources for UpRank he had just exchanged had clearly caught their attention.

However, after seeing Song Chi’s face, everyone’s curiosity turned to realization.

Several Third Rank clansmen even approached him proactively.

“Hello, you must be the clan brother Song Chi!”

Seeing this, Song Chi could only turn and respond with a polite smile.

“Fellow clan brothers, may I ask…”

These people recognized him because of the family’s Seventh Sequence candidacy list, but he did not know them.

“Song Bin of the geo-vein lineage, I’ve long heard of clan brother Song Chi’s many encounters and his early candidacy for the family sequence. As I bumped into you today, I thought I’d come over and say hello.”

“Song Ye of The First Direct Lineage…”

“Song Xiao of the third Direct Lineage…”

After exchanging greetings with everyone, and having met the requirement of 100 Golden Merit Points, Song Chi went up to the 59th floor to the counter where the Magma Core Fire was located.

[Golden Merit Points -130, current balance: 31 Points.]

With the prompt from the Quantum Communication Bracelet, Song Chi successfully exchanged for the strand of Orange Standard UpRank Fire Source.

Having gotten what he wanted, he did not linger any longer.

On White Jade Square at the foot of Dragon Spine Sacred Mountain, the Cang Qiong lay quietly, waiting for the [Purple River Translocation Device] to Buffer. Song Chi was not in a hurry to Enhance the warship components.

Later, he would need to use this [Magma Core Fire] to promote his own Seed of Torch, and this step was the most crucial and could not afford any mishaps. Otherwise, all efforts would be for naught. His parents had already solemnly instructed him to return to the Chi lineage quickly after exchanging for the Orange Fire Seed where they, along with his grandmother, would personally oversee the process for him.

Several hours later, Song Chi, having returned from the Ruins Market, guided the Cang Qiong to slowly ascend into the air.

Inside a secret chamber beneath Green Moon Manor, Song Chi sat cross-legged on a stone platform to one side, his eyes tightly shut as he focused on adjusting his condition to its peak.

Outside, Bai Xiuqin, Song Chao, and Chen Lixia stood by the door with serious expressions, maintaining the highest level of vigilance.

As for Song Mingsong and Song Shan, the two had already set off once more to a new Third Rank civilization Star Domain to continue hunting High-level Aliens and were not currently in the lineage.

Inside the chamber, after what felt like an age, when Song Chi finally reopened his eyes and extended his hand, he firmly grasped the Orange Fire Seed hovering not far in front of him while Spectral Energy within his body circulated rapidly, eventually converging at the center of his brow.

Having adjusted himself to the best state, Song Chi officially began engulfing the strand of Magma Core Fire.

Under the convergence of Spectral Energy, the Ancestral Torch at the center of his brow slowly opened, making Song Chi resemble a divine practitioner with the ability to control the third eye, manifesting an extra eye at the center of his forehead that glinted with radiant blue light.

The next second, he raised his right hand, and the Magma Core Fire in his palm began to drift towards his brow under the Absorbing Force emanated from the Ancestral Torch.

A few seconds later, the Magma Core Fire, emitting a rich orange glow, completely entered the Ancestral Torch. As it entered, the Blue Torch in the Ancestral Aperture Chaos Space suddenly blazed more fiercely, as if it had encountered the best kind of accelerant.