The Purple Smoke from the Incense Burner seeped into Xun's body bit by bit. The aura emanating from her grew stronger and stronger.
Luo Zheng tried to study what exactly was burning inside the Incense Burner. When he lowered his head to look, however, he saw a purple crystal being scorched by a thin strand of flame.
"That is a Candle Dragon Crystal, a crystal refined from Dragon Oil. It's extremely precious, and its effect on repairing the soul is excellent." Azure Dragon's voice once again sounded in his mind. "The value of this small piece of Candle Dragon Crystal is roughly equivalent to a Supreme Divine Artifact."
"You finally decided to speak," Luo Zheng said.
In the past, Azure Dragon had been like a guiding beacon to Luo Zheng. Now, however, he had become so silent.
Azure Dragon knew Luo Zheng was dissatisfied, but he merely smiled faintly and said, "When an ant faces a mountain, if it doesn't look up and simply climbs with its head down, one day it will eventually cross that mountain. But if you let the little ant know the mountain's height from the very beginning, I think it will lose the courage to cross it."
The little ant Azure Dragon spoke of was Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng understood this principle as well. Before matters reached that point, knowing about them would only harm him and bring him no benefit.
But Luo Zheng was still curious...
"Things happened much earlier than I expected," Azure Dragon said with a faint sigh. "Still, that's fine. You're about to undergo the Blood Exchange. After becoming a member of the Heavenly Rank Race, the truth behind many things will be revealed."
"Why do I have to undergo the Blood Exchange? Is it because I have to join the