Chen Yan closed the bedroom door, shutting out the faint sound of the television from the living room.
He sat cross-legged on the bed and sank his consciousness into his body.
Thirty-six energy cores had already taken shape. They shone like brilliant stars embedded in the universe of his meridians, resonating with one another as they slowly revolved.
They gave off steady, powerful fluctuations, yet Chen Yan could clearly sense a kind of dissatisfied "hunger."
This was only the foundation. He was still a long way from building a tower that reached the heavens.
Just then, the smart terminal on his wrist gave a faint buzz.
An encrypted message appeared: "Your item has been delivered."
Chen Yan raised an eyebrow.
That was fast!
The sender was a top-tier anonymous courier service that specialized in handling high-value, confidential items.
He didn't even need to guess. This had to be the work of either Hou Ze's or Bai Lingshuang's family.
He went downstairs and retrieved a heavy metal case.
The case wasn't large, but it must have weighed forty or fifty pounds.
Chen Yan hefted it and got a rough idea of its contents. At that density, it had to be lead or tungsten.
Back in his room, he locked the door.
He set the metal case on the floor. It had no keyhole or combination lock, only a small recess.
Chen Yan held the encrypted message code up to the recess. The case gave a faint mechanical whir, and its lid slowly lifted.
A mixture of metal, vegetation, and faintly ionized air wafted out.
The inside of the case was lined with thick lead, effectively shielding the energy fluctuations of the spiritual materials inside from prying eyes.
Three small boxes made of special jade were neatly arranged inside, with several items