Shi Tiexin nodded to himself.
So Chu Feihong had joined the Tian Ming Cult because of this.
He made it sound easy, but Shi Tiexin could tell with his knees that self-contracting could never have been so effortless. There had to be hidden suffering and tribulations behind it.
Still, Chuan Ge's account corroborated Chu Feihong's experience, and it did provide a promising line of thought. Shi Tiexin's heart stirred.
Chu Feihong continued, "That was how the subcontracting and contracting market for Heaven-Intercepting Spirit Embryos came to operate. Awakened or unawakened, expensive or cheap, promising or unpromising—it was like cutting stones and gambling on jade. There were losses and gains alike, yet no great waves were raised. The Spirit Embryos themselves were mostly unremarkable, with limited unusual gifts, so the craze gradually faded."
"Until—the Carrier of All Things appeared."
"Purple Nine Stars, Theoretical Extreme, Carrier of All Things—it burst onto the scene. The Tian Ming Cult couldn't possibly ignore it. And when the Tian Ming Network generated a spontaneous response, everyone realized—whoa, this was an awakened Heaven-Intercepting Spirit Embryo!"
"And so the entire market was detonated."
Having said that, Chu Feihong fell silent and looked at Shi Tiexin with shining eyes.
Meeting his gaze, Shi Tiexin suddenly understood. He pointed at himself in astonishment. "You don't mean to say you think I'm the Heaven-Intercepting Spirit Embryo—the Carrier of All Things?"
Chu Feihong asked in return, "Aren't you? When I investigated your past, I already sensed that you were extraordinary. After seeing you in person, I became even more certain."
"We've talked about heaven and earth for so long; I wasn't merely chatting about romance and moonlight. And when I pushed you or patted you, I wasn't doing it blindly."
"I'm completely certain that you reduced the effect electromagnetism has on you."