After Small Cauldron returned, Li Bufan kept the Sun-Moon Heavenly Crystal in his palm, turning it over and examining it as he walked.
The crystal's surface was smooth and warm, its texture as fine as the best warm jade. Blue and red intertwined within it, flowing like dawn and sunset meeting in the same sky.
He tried probing it with his divine sense, only to discover that its internal structure was like a deep sea shrouded in thick fog. The moment his divine sense touched the outer layer, it was gently repelled. No matter what he tried, he could not penetrate that invisible barrier.
When his probing proved fruitless, he changed his approach again.
Li Bufan's ten fingers danced through the air, forming seals. True Essence followed their movements and condensed into fine golden lines that landed precisely on the crystal's surface. These were the very hand seals he had used to activate the Sun-Moon Heavenly Crystal before.
But now the crystal was like a sleeping stone statue, offering no response at all. The golden lines slid away the moment they touched its surface, like water droplets falling onto oil, leaving not the slightest trace.
Li Bufan frowned and changed his approach again.
He slowly poured True Essence into the crystal. Crimson Spiritual Fire True Essence gathered at his fingertips into a warm torrent, seeping toward the crystal's interior layer by layer.
Yet that True Essence seemed to encounter an invisible towering wall. It circled the crystal's surface for a moment before slowly dissipating.
He tried activating it with Blood Qi Power, even pouring the power from his three great dantians into it in various combinations. Yet the Sun-Moon Heavenly Crystal remained silent, like an ancient piece of jade forgotten in a corner of time, refusing to respond no matter