Xu Yi activated one of the Shadow-Sound Pearls and dripped in a drop of blood. The jade slip quickly evaporated into a hazy mist of light, projecting text and scene after scene. Before long, all five jade slips had evaporated, their contents faithfully recorded in the Shadow-Sound Pearl.
After all his years of cultivation, Xu Yi had seen his fair share of things. He was now well practiced in everything he did.
He held the Shadow-Sound Pearl in his hand and channeled his strength into it. The images he had recorded earlier appeared once more.
The moment he saw them, Xu Yi was swiftly disappointed. What was all this supposed to be? Page after page of rambling nonsense: one moment, a god overturned the heavens; the next, a demon split open the earth. Then a Gourd Mountain descended from the sky. It was all completely incoherent. Forcing down his heartache, Xu Yi continued watching. The more he saw, the more confused he became. There wasn't a single cultivation manual in sight. Later, the whole thing turned into someone's self-aggrandizing ramble, boasting about how brilliant and lucky he was. The scene changed again, revealing a map of mountains, rivers, and terrain, with nothing remotely promising about it.
He endured it for a little longer. The words "Don't touch the gourd" began appearing repeatedly across the scene.
Xu Yi's heart sank completely. Three thousand spirit stones had already been enough to make him wince, and worse still, he had sacrificed those five Grudge Pearls.
After such a painful price, all he had to show for it was this worthless thing that made no sense and went nowhere. It was truly heartbreaking.
At last, the endless drivel of "Don't touch the gourd" came to an end. Five large characters appeared before Xu Yi's