novelraw Chapter 570 - 237: Golden Core Assembly
Chapter 570 - 237: Golden Core Assembly
Shen Wen’an’s figure quickly appeared next to the stone egg from before.
With the Inner Core formed within, the stored Sword Element Power was far superior to the previous Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, so he didn’t need to worry about the consumption of Protective Sword Essence.
This time, he didn’t intend to cut open the stone egg right away, but rather prepared to first inspect the surface of the stone egg.
Standing in front of the dark stone egg, Shen Wen’an extended his sword point, from which sharp sword aura emerged and slowly prodded forward.
The sword aura flickered, continuously sparking on the stone egg’s surface, yet unable to cause any damage.
Seeing this, Shen Wen’an frowned slightly.
Up till now, he couldn’t discern whether the surface of the stone egg was metal or stone.
After some fruitless attempts, he pondered for a moment and decided to summon his freshly repaired Lifebound Magical Sword.
The Dragon Soul Magical Sword radiated brilliant aura and slowly pierced the stone egg’s surface.
A spray of sparks ensued, yet the Dragon Soul Magical Sword could not advance by an inch.
"Such a hard material, if used for artifact refining, might be able to withstand attacks from Golden Core Cultivators."
While pondering secretly, Shen Wen’an gradually infused more Sword Element Power into the Dragon Soul Magical Sword, simultaneously manipulating it to begin spinning.
The quiet depths of the magma lake echoed with crisp metallic collisions.
Time quickly passed, half an hour later, just as Shen Wen’an felt disheartened and wanted to give up, the Separation Fire Flame fixed in the magma by his Sword Element Power broke free and flew over with the bronze lamp.
Under Shen Wen’an’s puzzled gaze, the Separation Fire Flame within the bronze lamp suddenly transformed into a palm-sized flaming flying bird, landing directly on the stone egg.
Thud thud!
Thud thud thud!
After landing, the flaming flying bird began pecking at the hard shell that posed a challenge even for Shen Wen’an!
In just a short moment, the bird managed to peck a small pit the size of a grain of rice on the stone egg’s surface!
Seeing this, Shen Wen’an approached with some astonishment.
Only to see the flaming flying bird, transformed from the Separation Fire Flame, raising its head and proudly looking at him.
As if saying, "See my prowess?"
"Can you break this thing open?"
"What’s inside?"
Shen Wen’an first looked at the stone egg, then at the flame bird perched on it and asked.
The flame bird seemed unable to understand his words, merely tilting its head, staring at the white flame wandering in the distance, before flashing its figure and rushing over!
That strand of white flame tried to evade but couldn’t, instantly captured by the flame bird, and both the white external flame and the innate spiritual qi inside were swallowed directly into its belly!
Devouring a strand of white flame, the flame bird returned to the stone egg’s surface, frantically pecking for a while, leaving a peanut-sized pit, then raised its head to look at Shen Wen’an.
This time, Shen Wen’an roughly understood its intent.
"You want me to let you devour those white flames, and you’ll help me open the stone egg."
Understanding the flame bird’s meaning, Shen Wen’an fell into a dilemma.
The stone egg was mysterious and hard, able to stand for countless years in such a terrifying magma, definitely not an ordinary object.
Yet, similarly important were those white flames containing innate spiritual qi, each strand vital to the Shen Family.
If he let the flame bird devour them without restraint, how could the Shen Family’s cultivators with fire attribute spirit roots break through Fetal Breathing without enough fire attribute innate spiritual qi?
Compared to the stone egg, which was just a mystery box.
Shen Wen’an even worried if the stone egg were actually opened, what if there was something dangerous inside? Wouldn’t that be a total loss?
Seeing his reluctance, the flame bird seemed anxious too.
A weak divine spirit fluctuation was transmitted, but Shen Wen’an still didn’t know what it meant to convey.
After a while of stalemate between the two, Shen Wen’an glanced at the white flames in the surrounding magma, then turned to the flame bird and said, "Fifty strands of white flames, and you’ll help me open the stone egg."
"If you agree, nod your head."
Fifty strands of innate spiritual qi was his bottom line, if this creature didn’t agree, so be it.
He couldn’t allow the flame bird to consume all the innate spiritual qi in the entire magma lake just to open an uncertain stone egg.
The flame bird perched on the stone egg’s surface, upon hearing, seemed very emotional, fluttering its wings up and down before him.
Shen Wen’an felt that if the bird could speak, it would definitely be grumbling now.
"Is it too little?"
Seeing this, Shen Wen’an rubbed his chin.
The stone egg was large, if the flame bird relied solely on its beak, it might take years to break it open.
"Eighty strands?"
After a brief thought, he added thirty strands directly.
The reason for his generosity was that he felt the Separation Fire Flame, upon consuming the white flames containing innate spiritual qi, seemed capable of evolution.
If it could truly transform into the Seed of Separation Fire, consuming the innate spiritual qi might not be too much of a loss.
After all, at that time, He Zhongyi and others in artifact refining would still need the help of this Separation Fire Flame.
Hearing this, the flame bird tilted its head in thought for a moment, then shook its head.
Seeing this, Shen Wen’an immediately grabbed the bronze lamp beside him.
"Eighty strands, no more."
"If you don’t agree, then stay here obediently, and don’t ever try to devour any white flame again."
The flame bird, seeing this, became excited once more, fluttering up and down, eventually landing back on the stone egg’s surface, reluctantly nodding its head.