Setting aside the needless emotions in his heart, Xu Tong examined the stone in his hand.
Ever since he had obtained the stone, the Chaos Bead had been conveying its desire to devour it.
However, mindful of the stone's unusual nature, Xu Tong had not casually tossed it into the Chaos Bead.
After all, he and the world within the Chaos Bead now shared one fate: they would flourish together or suffer together.
If a moment of carelessness damaged the world within the Chaos Bead, that would be utterly unacceptable to him!
After examining it closely for a long while, Xu Tong still gleaned nothing from the stone.
The facts proved that this stone was not something a mere Dao Integrator like him could comprehend.
That also proved just how extraordinary the Chaos Bead was!
It could actually absorb even a stone like this!
Although he did not know what the outcome would be, judging by the Chaos Bead's hunger, the stone seemed to offer it nothing but benefits, without any harm.
With that in mind, Xu Tong considered it for a moment, then temporarily placed the stone inside the Chaos Bead.
He intended to watch how the Chaos Bead reacted to the stone before deciding exactly what to do with it.
After the stone entered the world within the Chaos Bead, it underwent no changes.
However, Xu Tong could clearly sense that the entire world had become somewhat more stable after the stone entered it.
Although this world had already been successfully opened up, its earth, water, fire, and wind had yet to settle.
Everything seemed brimming with vitality.
Despite that, parts of it still looked utterly ravaged.
At this stage, no matter how one looked at it, the world was far from peaceful.
Yet after the stone appeared