The top-secret revelation made their hearts pound with alarm. Lan Qiaoyan could not help asking, "What is this thing used for?"
Miao Dingyi said, "An insect core crystal. What do you think it's used for?"
"Xun Gates?" No sooner had Lan Qiaoyan said it than she felt something was wrong. "But those use blue insect core crystals."
Miao Dingyi said, "Insect core crystals all serve the same purpose. Whether blue or red, the only difference is the magnitude of their effect."
Mother and daughter both looked bewildered. Miao Yilan said, "Father, you've lost me a little."
Since the secret was already out, Miao Dingyi had no reason to conceal it any longer. He might as well broaden their knowledge. "You've both seen what ordinary insect core crystals do: they construct Xun Gate Passages, but only ordinary ones. An ordinary Xun Gate can connect one point to another. There's also a more advanced kind that can connect one point to countless others."
Lan Qiaoyan blurted out, "The Xun Gate at the Heavenly Court?"
Miao Dingyi said, "Exactly. In the entire cultivation world today, only the Heavenly Court has one left. All the others were destroyed in the wars of successive dynasties.
"The greatest difference between refining an advanced Xun Gate and an ordinary one comes down to this red insect core crystal at its core. With a red crystal, a Xun Gate gains the ability to sense multiple points and open whichever passage is needed at any time.
"An ordinary Xun Gate requires entrances and exits to be built in both corresponding spaces. An advanced Xun Gate needs only a single entrance and exit.
"All those Regional Lords dig in their heels at the Skyfall Meteor Assembly just to fight for a few more ordinary Xun Gates. Yet one advanced Xun