"What kind of existence is this Heavenly Demon Origin?"
Jiang Yan cradled the glowing sphere in his hands, staring at it without blinking.
The sphere was still wrapped in the Hunxu Ancestral Spirit. Otherwise, if its aura leaked out, it could easily bring about a fatal disaster.
Most importantly, that Celestial Demon was surely connected to the Origin. Releasing it now would not be a wise move.
"I've got it."
Jiang Yan unleashed the Chaos Void Domain, enveloping himself and the sphere within it.
"That should do it."
At last, the sphere revealed its true form.
It was a mass of gray-black energy matter, with nothing particularly special visible about it.
He turned it over in his hands for a while but found no mechanism.
This thing contained the energy of a tenth-rank Celestial Demon. Swallowing it directly would probably make him explode and die. Even with Heaven Rewards Diligence, it would be a close call.
"I've got it!"
Jiang Yan extended his Spiritual Power into it.
Then Jiang Yan felt a vortex pull him in, and his consciousness along with his body appeared within a circular space.
Radiant light flowed through the circular space, giving it a breathtaking beauty. It was as though he stood amid an endless starry sky, with brilliant splendor everywhere he looked.
At the very center of the space, a violet-gold stone floated slowly in the air.
"That is..."
Jiang Yan approached it and pressed a finger against the stone.
It was icy cold to the touch. It seemed there was no mechanism.
Then Jiang Yan wrapped his entire hand around the stone, sensing that some sort of connection seemed to be forming between them.
Then the stone transformed. Its lower end gradually extended, unexpectedly taking on the shape of a blade.
The blade was