At the summit of Jie Tian Peak, near the edge.
Lian Xi looked up at the enormous eyeball blotting out the night sky, his face full of shock. "The Dragon Pearl is actually a giant eyeball?"
"What else would it be?" the vertical-pupil Black Hole drawled lazily from nearby.
"I... I thought it was some kind of pellet condensed within the internal organs."
"That's called a stone."
"Uh..."
"Strictly speaking, this thing should be called a Root Vessel."
"A Root Vessel?" Lian Xi was puzzled.
"The fifth stage of the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Method is called Meridian Opening. Once cultivated to completion, it grants you a Heavenly Demon True Body."
"By modifying certain organs of the Heavenly Demon True Body, one can shape a Root Vessel. That is why the sixth stage of the Outer Path of Heavenly Demon is called Artifact Creation."
"A Root Vessel can produce special vital qi to temper and nourish the Heavenly Demon True Body. It is an essential item for cultivating the Heavenly Demon True Form."
"The organ selected can be one of the five viscera and six bowels, bones or skin, teeth or eyeballs."
"Clearly, the Water Mansion Lord who created the Heavenly River Law Realm chose the pair of eyeballs on his Loach Dragon Heavenly Demon Body as his Root Vessel."
Lian Xi now understood the origin of the Dragon Pearl, but he was even more confused. "The Root Vessel is the foundation of cultivation for the Outer Path of Heavenly Demon. What use does Qiu Jinwu, a Dao Foundation Qi Refining cultivator, have for it?"
"Of course, it is for the Primordial Spirit Path." The vertical-pupil Black Hole let out a smug chuckle.
"After a Qi Refining cultivator completes their Dao Foundation, they must Build an Immortal Platform and refine a