'I have no such intentions, you idiot!' Gael shouted mentally.

'Pff, you can deny it, but the manipulative system is well aware,' Zane didn't lose his composure in his response.

Gael then remembered something and struck back with a knowing smile. 'Are you sure? Didn't you read the quest summary? It said there, [Bonus for sadistic and malicious charm.] Sadistic and malicious! Aren't those your very well-known virtues? In the end, the system is just recognizing your efforts, not mine! Hahaha!'

Zane was shocked and disgusted at the same time. 'Like hell, it is! Malicious, yes, I admit I am malicious! However, who told you I'm sadistic? First of all, that degenerated disciple is an undead! Her blood doesn't even circulate! How can she serve that purpose? Not to mention, she only had respect and admiration for a disciple... if you ignore the other questionable traits...'

'Oh, there is no need to worry,' Gael answered. 'With all your radiant and infinite charm, you can even raise a dead body. Don't worry; destiny always works miracles.'

'Fuck you!'

'No, fuck you!'

So, both of them mentally cursed each other, arguing about why this option existed for a while. Soon, they accepted the obvious: they came to a sect for dual cultivation, so they expected the system to have done this for that reason. In the end, it was decided that the dual cultivation technique would not be purchased in any way. Even if they have to die, they will absolutely never buy it.

Returning to the options again, they thought carefully. When they were in the Divinestone clan, after discovering that they could nurture their bloodline with the laws of the earth, they decided that it would be good to come to the desert in the future to search for ores and other things with that law.

Now that they were there, they would do that soon. But after feeling a bit of the desert when they arrived, they saw that the level of the laws of the earth there was well above the standards of an ascending planet; it even made their Behemoth bloodline resonate with the place. So, obviously, that whole place should have given birth to countless precious metals.

They already thought it would be useful to learn a Production Dao. Since the system would directly implant an immense amount of knowledge into their souls, with a bit of practice and will, they would reach a very high level hundreds of times faster than an ordinary person, even if they had never studied this Dao before.

Now, with all this at their disposal and the bloodline able to help in searching for these minerals somewhat easier, the Forging God Dao seemed like a very useful gift.

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"We still have the main bloody rune to use. If we're lucky enough to find some divine metal, we could forge a weapon and use the rune as a base. This rune was probably planned by the divine cultivator for this purpose," Gael remarked.

Zane thought for a moment and looked aside, saying, "It will be very useful for Mira. We could forge a defensive armor and ensure that nothing can kill her in the future."

Gael hadn't thought about Mira until now, so he was left speechless. That wasn't really the Zane he knew. Gael understood that this opposite version of his seems to be the one with a more protective side and goes to great lengths to protect those close to him, always thinking of them. It's just that Zane simply doesn't have others to feel the same about other than this girl at the moment.

Gael, on the other hand, despite everything, seems more concerned with elevating himself and doesn't think much about anything else. That was a weird notion since he was supposed to be the one to exert that kind of behavior, not Zane. Perhaps even evil opposites have positive points? Could it be that's why they were divided? Gael contemplated mentally.

Zane interrupted Gael's thoughts, being oblivious to everything. "Let's wrap this up quickly. The Devouring God Spatial Technique should be more useful than the old spatial technique that only allows us to use the inventory. We can acquire it along with the Forging God Dao, spending 50 points."

Gael agreed, and soon the confirmation screen appeared.

In seconds, both felt their minds spin and their vision blur. It took some time for them to stabilize.

"The amount of information in the Forging God Dao is absurdly extensive," Gael said as he had already expected it. "Let's quickly open the other rewards; it will take days to study everything." It was one thing to receive the knowledge but another to understand it. Think about it as driving a car. Most people know the basics of why it works and how to drive it. Yet, the number of people who could really build one is few and far between.

They thought quickly, and the screen with their two chests appeared. One was the side quest reward, which they could only see now. The other was the main quest reward.

[Open High-Level Essential Chest?]

[Yes / No]

The name of this first chest that came from the side quest was already strange. "Essential" in what sense? Perhaps the system had judged that they needed something and was intervening directly? They were curious to see the content.

[Medium Emperor's Domination Technique acquired.]

The information came the next second, flooding their minds. Both then read it carefully and were surprised by its peculiarities.

It was a technique that awakened in the individual a powerful Qi that dominated others and even the Laws. Its cost was staggering, but at the initial level, expressly weaker beings couldn't even maintain composure in its presence. A simple glance was enough to frighten their hearts and, in extreme cases, render them unconscious. Even in lower intensity, it was noticeable that it also affected those with a higher level of strength if they were not prepared.

But with the medium level they acquired, their will and Qi would become strong enough that it could affect the physical plane.

"This technique has a persuasive description, but in the end, this is nothing but something similar to a killing intent... It's just that it got amplified," analyzed Zane. "In the end, it will have little effect on our strength or in the battles against similar-level enemies."

Gael then agreed, saying, "The creator of this should be someone quite peculiar and hard to get along with. Why does the system think we need this? It seems we have a very large gap in our understanding of this planet, let alone the universe."

"We came from that trash clan. How could we have any knowledge? Even if we had gone to the Three Extremes Sect, knowledge would be limited. Don't forget, when it comes to knowledge and power, those cultivators who claim to follow the right path hide most of it for themselves. Here in the evil sect, you just need to be strong. And kill anyone who gets in the way."

Gael didn't want to admit it, but he agreed. "We'll have to seek knowledge first before acting. Anyway, let's open the other chest."

[Open Oridecon Chest?]

[Yes / No]

[Array of the Eternal Crown acquired]

When the information flooded them, at first, they thought it was just an Array, something they weren't very good at. It didn't matter much what it could do if they couldn't use it correctly.

But soon, a shock hit them. Zane immediately understood that it was one of the most useful things they had gained from the system so far. It was nothing simple, but even Gael found it too familiar with a concept from Earth.

Gael then muttered, "This... is like a technique for creating an RPG party, isn't it?"