Luo Qian left with the modified seed. Master Basmo crossed his legs in a comfortable chair and closed his eyes to rest. As he pushed off with his feet, the chair rocked gently. "Only a species with vitality as terrifyingly strong as Treehouse's could withstand its power," he murmured. "I never thought that boy would actually find a seed. This is the first time it's appeared in the body of a lower life-form. I wonder what the result will be. Interesting, interesting..."
The master seemed delighted. At his level, nothing short of creating a "miracle" could stir the old man's interest.
As for what the master meant by "it," no one but he knew.
If Nangong Jue and Die Shang became intimately acquainted, they would produce a "bug-beast" the likes of which had never been seen before and would never be seen again. Good grief—Luo Qian found the thought wickedly entertaining. Exciting, even! He decided to give things a push and play a pivotal role in this historic event of "sex." Without hesitation, he thumped his chest and promised to do everything he could to help Nangong Jue win the beautiful Butterfly Spirit's heart.
Armed with Luo Qian's promise, Nangong Jue hurried off to Wei Shandong's planet. Its Saint Stone Mine was poorer, containing only twenty thousand Superior Saint Stones. Mid- and low-grade Saint Stones held too little Saint Origin Force and were inconvenient to carry, so Nangong Jue brought back only the Superior Saint Stones.
Together, the two mines yielded eighty thousand Superior Saint Stones. Bai Zisheng's palace had been razed, and sixty thousand Superior Saint Stones had been stacked on the ground into a square platform as tall as a person. Luo Qian was about to place the seed on top when a thought struck him: he