Ning Fa carefully examined the Sword Soul Pearl before him, yet found nothing unusual.
After pondering briefly, he thoroughly inspected the place once more. Once he confirmed there was nothing else to be found, he left.
"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist. Ning has indeed gained quite a bit here."
Ning Fa spoke to Ni Yan, who was still standing guard outside, then drifted away.
Ni Yan looked at Sword Valley again in confusion, then cast a spell to seal the place once more.
Before long, Ning Fa had returned to his cave abode.
The Sword Soul Pearl floated quietly before him, glimmering with hazy Sword Light.
Ning Fa could not help but fall into thought. He was hesitating over whether to trace it back to its origin.
After all, the cost was no small matter.
He only had that small amount of Fourth-Tier Origin Points on him, and he had no idea whether there were any other means of obtaining more.
Could it be that he had to kill Sea Race or Demon Race cultivators at the Spirit Transformation Stage?
If that was truly the case, then Fourth-Tier Origin Points were even more precious.
After pondering for a long time, Ning Fa finally made up his mind to trace the Sword Soul Pearl back into a Sword Origin Pearl.
After all, he did not yet know what other uses the Fourth-Tier Origin Points had, while he urgently needed to increase his strength.
With that thought, Ning Fa let out a light breath and summoned the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book with a flick of his thoughts.
As white light flashed violently across its surface, a mass of white radiance drifted out and enveloped the Sword Soul Pearl.
Ning Fa watched without blinking.
At the same time, the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book's