After circulating his magical power through several cycles, Lu Xiaotian calmed himself until his mind was as still as an ancient well. He tested the icy-blue flame on his legs with his magical power, but it remained as motionless as before. Even Golden Core cultivators had no idea where this spiritual flame came from. It was truly a strange affair.
Since even Golden Core cultivators knew nothing about it, Lu Xiaotian stopped wasting energy on pointless speculation. He opened his left hand, and a pearl as large as a washbasin appeared in his palm. It had been away from the star-eyed stonefish for too long, and its surface had begun to petrify. It really did look like a large rock, though faint, gentle starlight shimmered between its cracks.
Lu Xiaotian circulated his magical power slightly, and chunks of stone fell away from the Silent Star Stone, revealing an enormous, perfectly smooth pearl within. The fish's eye inside it occasionally blinked, and its deep-set pupil seemed to possess some inexplicable power of devouring. As he gazed at the Silent Star Stone, he suddenly felt the icy-blue flame within him—the one that never budged no matter how his magical power pressed against it—twitch faintly.
Lu Xiaotian was delighted rather than alarmed. Though the twitch had been almost imperceptible, he knew it wasn't his imagination. Soon, the icy-blue flame moved again, ever so slightly.
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Xiaotian circulated the magical power in his palm. The Silent Star Stone floated up and slowly drifted to a spot several feet in front of him. He flicked his fingers one after another, sending strands of magical power shooting from his fingertips to circle the stone. As more and more magical power poured forth, its hazy aura enveloped the Silent Star Stone completely.
Several hours