Bi Lingkong first saw the Heaven Crystal Divine Sword on her good friend Wen Chao's desk.
Back then, they were still ten beautiful crystals of different colors. Wen Xiaoxian frowned at them, muttering complaints about Zhao Sheng making needless trouble for him.
"Why not just swallow them? Or refine them into Heaven Crystal Battle Armor? Why must they be made into a weapon? That lecherous dog always has to make trouble!"
The moment she saw the crystals, their beautiful luster captivated her.
"Wen Er, Wen Er! These stones are gorgeous. Can I have them?" she asked excitedly. "I want to decorate my pillow with them!"
Wen Chao paused, then shook his head. "No. These stones are very rare."
"I can trade you something else rare." She hesitated. "How about a feather that can light fires? Then you won't have to carry flint and steel around."
Wen Chao could not help laughing. He snapped his fingers, and dozens of flames, large and small, appeared throughout the study. "Little bird, you learned to start fires from me, and now you're trying to get something for nothing?"
Bi Lingkong was not embarrassed in the slightest. "Then how about smoked Suanni meat? Suanni meat is very rare!"
"Isn't your Suanni meat just spoils from our last war with the Eastern Sea? I fought in that war too. I even got a piece of dragon horn. Have you forgotten?"
"But you don't have smoked Suanni meat!"
Wen Chao shook his head. "Little bird, it isn't that I can't bear to part with these crystals. They have another purpose... I need to make a sword from them."
"Wouldn't turning such beautiful stones into a sword be a terrible waste?"
Wen Chao smiled. "Perhaps you're right. I hope that one day, the Heaven Crystals won't need to