Chapter 749: Transforming the Treasure (Part 2)

Could the Jade Radiance Wish Fruit be successfully transformed?
Under the eager and tense gazes of everyone present, the wish fruit slowly floated out of the furnace and landed intact in Su Che’s hands.
“It worked!”
Feng Lin and Zong Yi exhaled in unison.
Indeed, the transformation was successful—the wish fruit had been infused with a trace of innate attribute, transforming it into one of the most precious treasures in the immortal realm.
Although Su Che remained calm on the surface, he was inwardly overjoyed. He placed the fruit back in the jade box and stored it carefully. However, he did not send it to the Immortal Prison, as the wish fruit would eventually end up in Jade Radiance Heaven’s hands. It was hard to say whether they might discover the secrets of the Immortal Prison through it.
The tactics of the Immortal Sovereign were unpredictable, so caution was necessary.
Though Su Che himself wouldn’t use the wish fruit, he believed countless Immortal Emperors would be willing to give everything to obtain it in exchange for other treasures or wealth.
“I must sell it as soon as possible. I can’t keep it with me for too long, or it could bring unforeseen troubles.”
Su Che wasn’t blinded by his joy. The fact that he had won the wish fruit had been witnessed by over 30,000 Great Luo Immortals, making it impossible to keep it a secret. Even if he claimed later that the transformation failed, few would believe him.
By then, many would surely come to buy it, some even resorting to ruthless means. The best solution was to hold an open auction right away—so he could profit while making the winner the focus of everyone’s attention.
Of course, open auctions could be manipulated. By deciding in advance who would win, he could ensure it went to the person he wanted.
In no time, Su Che identified two suitable buyers: either the current Immortal Emperor Feng Lin or the Sacred Ancestor who created the Path of Shadows.
That Sacred Ancestor, who resembled Yu Qing in appearance, would surely be extremely interested in the wish fruit. Even if he didn’t go to Jade Radiance Heaven to make a wish himself, he would still use the fruit to achieve something. There was no doubt about that!
As for Feng Lin and Zong Yi, Su Che didn’t fully trust them either. Given enough profit, who could guarantee they wouldn’t try to kill him and steal his treasure?
For now, the only one he could trust was Lan Ling.
Lan Ling wasn’t an immortal, and even the finest treasures in the immortal realm were of little use to her. As an Origin Demon Emperor, she would never risk going to Jade Radiance Heaven on her own.

So, I can only rely on her!
Lan Ling was seated diagonally across from Su Che. At that moment, Su Che instinctively raised his head to look her way and saw her winking at him with her left eye. She seemed quite mischievous, but Su Che knew she was trying to convey something to him.
Continue transforming the treasure!
Failure on the first try, success on the second—what about the third attempt?
Su Che spent nearly three more days trying to gain some intuition, but for some reason, aside from a clear sense of failure on the first try, he felt nothing else.
As the three-day deadline approached, Su Che had no idea or confidence left, so he simply put the Fate Tree seedling into the furnace.
Although he valued the Fate Tree seedling greatly, it wasn’t the only one. The Fate Divine Tree in the Immortal Prison could produce more at any time, and failure wouldn’t be a big deal.
Su Che even considered giving up the chance to transform the “Life Seal Reincarnation Lock” if this attempt failed and growing another seedling to try again.
Of course, this was just an idea; plans could be adjusted as needed.
But something completely unexpected happened!
It was said that once a treasure was placed in the furnace, it would take at least a month or at most a year before results appeared. But this time…
As soon as the Fate Tree seedling was put into the furnace, in less than three breaths, with a hiss, smoke rose and it vanished completely—a total and swift failure.
“How is this possible?”
Su Che was stunned.
The four people watching, including Feng Lin, were also frozen in shock.
In his state of shock, Su Che turned to ask, “Elder Feng Lin, has something like this ever happened before?”
“No, I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
Feng Lin frowned deeply and shook her head gently. “There are clear records in history—the shortest time was twenty-three days. How could it fail right away after being put in…”
Su Che nodded slightly and asked inwardly, “Fate Divine Tree, do you know why this happened?”
“I don’t know.”
The Fate Divine Tree replied immediately through telepathy, “But I can be sure that seedling isn’t dead. It’s just been transported somewhere unknown. For now, it’s still alive.”
“Is that so?”
Su Che was full of doubts, but he had no doubt about the Fate Divine Tree’s judgment. That seedling could be considered her child or one of her split avatars.
Her senses would never deceive her about whether her avatar still existed in the world.
“It’s just been taken away… it’s not dead?”

Su Che merely muttered to himself and did not inform Feng Lin and the others about this situation. It was the will of heaven; telling them would be useless.
The will of heaven cannot be defied, nor can it be predicted…
But anyway, in terms of the results of this transformation, it was still a failure!
And it was such a complete and decisive failure that Su Che didn’t dare try with another seedling. Using another one would surely also fail—there was no need to foolishly waste another chance.
“With two consecutive failures in the second and third attempts, could the chance of success on the fourth attempt be higher?”
Like many others, such a guess naturally arose in Su Che’s mind. Yet he then remembered Feng Lin the Immortal Emperor’s initial advice: never rely on any pattern, because there is no pattern at all.
Now, with only two treasures left, and without any sense of success or failure, should he use the Kunpeng Egg or the Destiny Seal Reincarnation Lock for the fourth transformation?
Of course, Su Che valued the Kunpeng Egg the most. Although the Destiny Seal Reincarnation Lock represented the growth destiny of an immortal emperor like Minggu, Su Che could never reincarnate to pursue such a path. He could arrange for someone else to take that path, or even sell it.
Su Che pondered, “I’m not confident enough to risk using the Kunpeng Egg. There’s only one, and if it fails, who knows how many years it will take to find a more suitable natural divine artifact.”
Lao He suggested, “Since you’re not sure, throw in the Reincarnation Lock. Success or failure won’t make much difference. Maybe by the time it’s the Kunpeng Egg’s turn again, you’ll have an intuitive feeling.”
“Yes, it’s all a matter of luck anyway. Better to save the Kunpeng Egg for last,” Su Che thought with a smile. “I actually hope the Reincarnation Lock fails too. After three consecutive failures, the chance of success on the last attempt might… Heh, I’m relying on such a pattern again…”
Without hesitation, he tossed the Destiny Seal Reincarnation Lock into the furnace.
This time, it didn’t disappear immediately like the Fate Seedling. Another long wait began.
One month, two months, three months… ten months…
This time it was truly long. As the one-year deadline neared, the Illusion Furnace finally began to glow, ready to reveal its result.
At this moment when success or failure was about to be revealed, Su Che was quite relaxed, even hoping inwardly that it would fail.

Feng Lin and Zong Yi were already Immortal Emperors, so they had little interest in such a fate lock that represented the path to becoming an Emperor, and they remained calm.
Things in the world are often ironic—the less you care about them, the more they insist on sticking around.
It worked!
The copper lock floated out of the furnace.
“Success!”
Feng Lin and Zong Yi exchanged knowing smiles.
“It actually succeeded! This thing has been an Immortal Emperor for nine lifetimes—what a resilient fate!” Lao He also chuckled strangely.
“Indeed, its fate is resilient.”
Su Che caught the fate lock, still pondering: With this, its fate mark was firmly sealed within it—even heaven had approved of this path of growth…
But then he froze again!
The fate lock had grown slightly in size, which wasn’t surprising—some change after successful transformation was normal. Yet Su Che remembered clearly that there had been no such pattern on its surface before it entered the furnace!
What kind of pattern?
There was now a small sapling, bare with only a few pitiful leaves.
It was exactly the same as the Creation Sapling that had been put into the furnace earlier but failed to transform.
No doubt about it!
“What’s going on?”
Su Che was confused. Could it be that the Heavenly Will Furnace had refined the Creation Sapling into the fate lock?
But what was the purpose of that?
Although Feng Lin and Zong Yi were sitting ten zhang away, their divine senses detected this strange change acutely, and they too couldn’t figure out why.
After all, they didn’t even know the specific functions and attributes of the Creation Sapling, let alone draw any conclusions.
Since it was related to the Creation Sapling, Su Che stopped speculating and placed the fate lock in the Immortal Prison, sending it directly to the Creation Divine Tree to study it at its own pace.
If this was heaven’s will, there must be a reason.
The Creation Divine Tree took the fate lock and absorbed it into its trunk, sending a thought to Su Che: “Master, you want to create a Primordial Divine Tree using the Creation Sapling. That’s just your idea. Perhaps what heaven wants us to learn is actually related to fate.”
“That makes sense!”
Su Che nodded inwardly and asked, “Can you understand anything?”
“I should be able to, but it will take some time,” replied the Creation Divine Tree.
“No rush. As long as it’s useful to you, it’s good.”

Su Che encouraged himself, “In that case, the transformation of the Fate Tree seedling isn’t a failure either—it just merged with the Lock of Fate…”
Lao He, however, urged him, “We already have the Lock of Fate. There’s no need to discuss this urgently. We only have three days left to decide whether to throw the Kunpeng egg into the furnace. Master, hurry up and get a feeling!”
What Lao He meant was that if Su Che could get a good premonition, he should throw the egg in; if not, he should back out and try again later—maybe his luck would change.
To everyone’s surprise, Su Che’s decision was, “Forget premonitions or not—just throw it in and call it a day!”
At that moment, Su Che seemed to exhibit a gambler’s mentality: “I don’t want to wait for the next chance. If it works, great! If not… I can just go cry at Sister Linglong for a few days, and that’ll be fine… It’s just a gamble. I’m really not afraid!”
Swish!
The ten-zhang-high Kunpeng egg disappeared from the lotus platform and entered the one-zhang-high furnace…