"Caw, caw." Little Fire Crow, already awake, cawed noisily overhead from time to time. The second beast that had undergone sixfold soul fusion also vanished into a patch of blood-colored light behind Lu Xiaotian. Suddenly, Lu Xiaotian let out another soft exclamation. He saw Little Fire Crow circling the Formless Mystic Fire with a shifty look in its eyes. Lu Xiaotian glared at it in exasperation. If he hadn't warned Little Fire Crow again and again, the Formless Mystic Fire would already have been swallowed down as a snack. With its rank, the Formless Mystic Fire was undoubtedly excellent food for Little Fire Crow.
At that moment, flames surged around a blue-black bead inside. A low hum rang out. As the final array pattern was carved into the bead, the nine palaces within finally settled completely. The instant the array was formed, the Fire-Nurtured Morning Bead gave a soft, living sigh.
"Looks like good things really do come in pairs." A hint of delight appeared on Lu Xiaotian's face. He beckoned, drawing the Fire-Nurtured Morning Bead into his palm, while another Fire-Nurtured Morning Bead rose into his other hand.
"Both were carved entirely with patterns made from Formless Mystic Fire. They don't look all that different." Lu Xiaotian stroked his chin and examined them for a while. But on closer inspection, his keen eyes could still discern a few differences. The array patterns inside the second bead were more stable, and it could contain more Formless Mystic Fire. The same amount of fire entering the bead would also take less time to subdue. Though the difference was slight, in the hands of a Pill King like Lu Xiaotian, whose mastery of fire was already considerable, it made a tremendous difference. A hair's breadth of error could lead a thousand miles