Spatial Energy

"How about it? You've never seen such a big ' Starry Sky Stone ' before, have you?"

Lou Gao saw Ling Yi with an interested look on his face and walked up to him proudly.

"" Starry Sky Stone "?"

Ling Yi repeated it. He was indeed somewhat interested. His keen senses allowed him to perceive that the sapphire, which radiated starlight, contained an extremely powerful energy.

Most importantly, Ling Yi, who had already begun researching and creating Storage Soul Tool, sensed a ripple similar to spatial fluctuation within the sapphire.

"Hmm~" Lou Gao continued, "This thing contains a mysterious spatial energy, but for thousands of years, no one has ever found a way to activate it. Gradually, this ' Starry Sky Stone ' has become a useless ornamental item..."

"Most of the ' Starry Sky Stone ' currently produced are only the size of a fingernail or even a nail. In terms of gemstones, they are too small, making them practically useless. If it weren't for the spatial energy within them, they wouldn't even have much collectible value."

After a pause, as if remembering something, Lou Gao continued, "By the way, I heard that there's an even bigger one in ' Star Luo City,' called something like ' Starlight Sapphire,' and it's in the collection of the royal Dai Family."

Listening to Lou Gao's introduction, Ling Yi remained noncommittal, staring intently at the "Starry Sky Stone" that was the size of an adult's fist, as if he were pondering something.

Suddenly, Ling Yi raised his hand, took off the Storage Soul Tool on his wrist, and held up the two white jade stones embedded in the bracelet to his eyes, comparing them with the "Starry Sky Stone" for examination.

Lou Gao, who was initially confused by Ling Yi's actions, suddenly had a thought pop into his mind when he saw the three gems, one large and two small, one blue and two white, placed together.

"Holy shit—!" Lou Gao suddenly cursed, rushing forward with his eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

"Ah... Ah Yi... you... you mustn't say that this ' Starry Sky Stone '... is... is... is the ' Spatial Precious Jade ' on the Storage Soul Tool..."

Lou Gao stammered, unable to speak a single sentence clearly, Ling Yi interrupted him directly, saying, "It should be a type of precious material."

Having received affirmation from Ling Yi, Lou Gao stopped stuttering and stood there, a look of ecstatic joy gradually creeping onto his disheveled face.

After a good dozen breaths, Lou Gao, seeing Ling Yi still comparing the two gems, suddenly realized what was happening and asked urgently, "Ah Yi, how is it? Can the ' Starry Sky Stone ' replace the ' Spatial Precious Jade ' as the spatial medium for Storage Soul Tool?"

If it can truly replace it, then the value of "Starry Sky Stone" will skyrocket. Now is the perfect time to buy in bulk at rock-bottom prices...

Wrong!

Lou Gao shook his head violently, raised his hand and slapped his forehead, cursing himself for being spineless. Now that he could create Storage Soul Tool, who cared about the paltry sums of gemstone raw materials?

However, the most important thing right now is whether the "Starry Sky Stone" can replace the "Spatial Precious Jade" and how to activate the spatial energy inside.

Since the Storage Soul Tool was unearthed from ancient ruins, at least several thousand years have passed, and it's not like no one has thought about studying its principles and processes in order to create new Storage Soul Tool.

Unfortunately, like most Soul Tool, individuals and organizations willing to invest their energy in this area are extremely rare. As a result, over the years, there have been very few research achievements in Soul Guidance Array Patterns.

Another point is the existence of the "Spatial Precious Jade," a precious material containing stable spatial energy that seems to have disappeared from the Douluo Continent.

It's not that there aren't other treasures containing spatial energy on the Douluo Continent. For example, there's the "Starry Sky Stone" in front of us, as well as "Void Gravel," the skull of the "Space-Escaping Rat," and the arm blade of the "Void-Breaking Mantis." Whether it's mineral treasures or materials from Soul Beast, people have conducted related research in the past, but the results were unsatisfactory, and in the end, nothing came of it.

In a world that doesn't value the transmission of knowledge, such a failed experiment has even less value in being recorded. Lou Gao was unaware that someone had once considered using the "Starry Sky Stone" as a substitute for the "Spatial Precious Jade," but that ultimately ended in failure.

Despite not knowing the details, over the years, Lou Gao's trust in Ling Yi has reached a level bordering on blind faith, even worship. As long as Ling Yi nods and says there's potential, Lou Gao will believe him unconditionally.

Ling Yi put his Storage Soul Tool back on, took one last look at the enormous "Starry Sky Stone," turned around, pulled Lou Gao along, and headed towards the exit of the secret vault, saying as he walked:

"Find me a few smaller ' Starry Sky Stone ' later; I'll study them first."

"I've already copied the Space Expansion Soul Guidance Array Patterns, Space Stabilization Soul Guidance Array Patterns is still lacking. After all, without the ' Spatial Precious Jade,' when I used other materials instead, those small spaces that were expanded were basically opened and closed instantly without the support of spatial energy, and there was no chance to proceed to the next step..."

"No problem!" Lou Gao patted his chest loudly, his expression excited. "I remember there are some ' Starry Sky Stone ' for sale in the high-end trading area on the second floor. I'll have Si Long bring them over in a bit!"

"Ah Yi, do you think that if ' Starry Sky Stone ' can really replace the extinct ' Spatial Precious Jade,' should we buy up all the ' Starry Sky Stone ' on the continent first?"

Lou Gao followed Ling Yi and explained the plan he had just been working on, "Ninety-nine percent of these ' Starry Sky Stone ' are only the size of a little fingernail or a fingernail. They're really not that remarkable among gemstone collectibles. Even the one in the royal Dai Family's collection is said to be no bigger than the palm of your hand. I estimate that it would only cost a few tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coin to buy it..."

"That's the [White Tiger Dai Family]," Ling Yi glanced sideways at Lou Gao, who was caught up in his excitement, and poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Do you think they're short of a few tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coin?"

"Uh..." Lou Gao paused for a moment upon hearing this, then retorted indignantly, "It's not like we're buying their blood-red tiger ruby that's as big as a real tiger. If it weren't for the fact that there aren't even a hundred ' Starry Sky Stone ' bigger than pigeon eggs on the entire continent, that palm-sized ' Starry Sky Stone ' wouldn't even make it into the Dai Family's treasury—"

Despite his words, Lou Gao himself knew that the Dai Family, as the royal family of one of the two great empires of the Douluo Continent, possessed astronomical wealth. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School was known as being richer than a country. In comparison, the Dai Family of the Star Luo Empire and the Xue Family of the Heaven Dou Empire were truly the richest families in the world.

Therefore, ordinary treasures cannot enter the royal treasury. Once inside, taking them out is extremely difficult.

Of course, in the Douluo Continent, there is a bird-type Martial Soul, so flying isn't too difficult, but there is still a threshold.

Let's look at it again later~

Ling Yi was interested in the larger "Starry Sky Stone" in the Dai Family vault, but he wasn't overly concerned. Considering their status and his own, even though he was a member of the Blacksmith Association, he was practically invisible in the Star Luo Empire.

Unless the Clear Sky Sect asks for it, the White Tiger Dai Family will not happily hand over the items. Otherwise, even if the Spirit Hall wants them, they may not pay any attention.

Sorry for being late. I won't say more, I'll have lunch and then get back to writing.