Not long after, as we ventured deeper and deeper into the region where the Heavenly Sword was releasing poisonous radiation, we discovered that the number of these evolvable Illusory Sword Heaven crystals had also increased. Refinement took time, and the closer I got to the Heavenly Sword, the faster my magic power was depleted, so in the end, I mainly focused on gathering them.
We circled around the Heavenly Sword, and sure enough, picked up quite a number of Illusory Sword Heaven crystals. These crystals were made up of all kinds of strange energies and minute high-energy substances, things that were nearly impossible to gather anywhere else. Even if they could be found elsewhere, they were probably only the size of grains of rice. Crystals like these were more than enough to fetch a good price in Sky City.
But whether we could actually sell them was another matter, because these Illusory Sword Heaven crystals were essentially the nuclei of Earth's uranium atoms, and their radiation was astonishing. That was why merely approaching them continuously consumed my magic power. To store these crystals, I had to use many new storage bags.
The energy Li Guxian and I extracted was different, so she gave me the impurities she didn't need. Once I obtained the impurities, the refined energy became dispensable to me, so I gave it to her in turn. I didn't know whether this was some sort of pact ordained by fate, but the entire process fit together perfectly, without the slightest conflict.
Once the number of Illusory Sword Heaven crystals we found grew, Li Guxian couldn't help smiling from ear to ear. This meant that Illusory Sword Heaven would become our main force in battle in the future, rather than merely a trump card.
Of course, that didn't mean