Hearing the announcements, I told the system, "Don't distribute rewards right now. I will receive them later when I'm free. For now, show me the new status of my disciples."
Following my command, the system began to display their statuses.
"Ding! Showing disciple Lu Xiaoran's status.
Name: Lu Xiaoran
Age: 16 years
Bloodline: none
Physique: Transcendence Heaven physique
Affinity: All natural elements, Primordial darkness, Heavenly fire
Realm: Qi Refining 1st realm
Martial soul: none (broken phantom tiger)
Possession: 100 mid-grade spirit stones, one broken body protection talisman, one spatial ring, 10,000 union coins, B-rank Qi gathering technique, C-rank body refining technique.
Artifact: D-rank sword (broken)
Luck: Chaotic
Special status: Currently in the stage of Nirvana transformation.
Title: Cannon fodder villain, Loser in love, young master, hard worker
Evaluation: He has decent talent and goals. He could achieve something great in his life, but unfortunately, he is targeted by a lucky protagonist. After his fate changed, he lost everything and should have been destined to die in misery. However, something altered his fate, leaving his future chaotic and unpredictable. After completing his first Nirvana transformation, he gained new talent and strength."
"Ding! Showing disciple Roman Blackwood's status.
Name: Roman Blackwood
Age: 55
Affinity: All natural elements, Light, Heavenly lightning, Primordial thunder
Realm: 3rd circle mage peak, Golden core realm peak (half 4th circle mage, half soul forming realm)
Martial soul: none
Physique: Primordial Thunder physique
Possession: 4th grade sword and armor (damaged), 1,000 medium grade spirit stones, a broken ring (unknown, cursed), miscellaneous items for forest camping.
Artifact: 4th grade sword and armor, Ring of sea god (cursed).
Luck: Chaotic
Special status: Completed his first Nirvana transformation.
Title: Invincible prodigy, Thunder devil, Punisher, Robinhood, Bottleneck, Loser in love.
Evaluation: He is a mysterious old man who did many dangerous things and achieved impossible feats in his youth. He has connections with the sea god clan of the western sea. However, after encountering an anomaly while protecting his young master, he completely changed his fate. Now, after completing his first Nirvana, he has gained new talent and strength."
After viewing their statuses, I realized many changes had occurred. The first thing I noticed was that both of them had awakened a physique. Lu Xiaoran awakened the Transcendence Heaven physique, curing all his injuries and curses and making his luck chaotic. His affinity shifted to all natural elements, Primordial darkness, and Heavenly fire, and he even reached the Qi refining first realm.
Roman awakened the Primordial Thunder physique, and similar to Lu Xiaoran, all his injuries and curses were cured, leaving his luck chaotic. His affinity also shifted to all natural elements, Light, Heavenly lightning, and Primordial thunder. His realm did not rise, but it showed half 4th circle mage and half soul forming realm in brackets.
It would be better if the title "Loser in love" went away as well, but they still need to work on getting rid of that special status.
I realized all these changes stemmed from my improvised Nirvana technique, but transforming into ash first to complete this technique seems too demanding. I think I need to make some adjustments and improvements to it.
Thinking about this, I asked the system about the physiques they had awakened. The system replied, "Host, I will show you status information about these two physiques."
"Name: Transcendence Heaven physique
Evaluation: This physique is so rare that it has been considered a myth and removed from the list of top physiques in both lower and upper realms. There isn't much information available. There is just an old saying that the wielder of this physique can transcend heavens and myriad worlds.
Name: Primordial Thunder physique
Evaluation: This physique is a mutated version of the Heavenly Thunder physique, which is ranked 4th among top physiques in the myriad worlds. There has never been any record of this physique; it is a unique mutation of a top-ranked physique, so there is no information about it in the system database."
Upon seeing their statuses, I confirmed that both of them looked like proper protagonist templates, with powerful physiques and talent. I may have been wrong about my earlier assumption that Lu Xiaoran was a villain. Maybe he is a protagonist who will return to defeat his enemies.
But this assumption could also be wrong since I have no way to confirm it. I asked the system, "Is there a way to confirm if Lu Xiaoran or Roman are heroes in a story?"
The system replied, "Host, anyone with a lot of luck is generally considered a protagonist. But both of them are special cases since their luck is chaotic because of you."
I didn't understand why the system blamed me for its uncertainty. I took matters into my own hands and asked them some general questions.
"Did either of you receive a ring or ornament from your late parents?"
"Have you found an unknown cultivation technique in a dustbin?"
"Do you have a mysterious artifact that doesn't work?"
"Have you ever gained some unknown memories?"
"Have you heard a mysterious voice in your mind calling itself a system?"
After hearing this list, both of them denied experiencing these things.
Sighing, I realized that neither of my disciples were protagonists. This was good; I didn't want to be a master of protagonists. Typically, they die in the middle of the story, and then their disciples seek revenge. Shifting my focus, I examined their statuses in detail.
Now, confirming their statuses, I gathered the information I needed. I decided to check the system rewards. I said to them, "Disciples, I see that you have achieved the first stage of Nirvana and completely transformed from your previous selves. You can rest for today. Your other tasks are adjourned. Do what you like."
With both my disciples transformed, I believe they will gain new strength, but I need to ensure they use it properly. If not, their new physiques and talents could spiral out of control.
As they walked away, I moved to a quiet corner and said to the system, "Now show me the rewards I received."