Splash, splash! Dong Santong kept packing the starstone into Storage Pouches underwater. Fortunately, after forgetting to bring Storage Pouches when they went to destroy the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect last time, they had received a large supply from the Mystic Heaven Way. This time, they had packed plenty of empty Storage Pouches inside their own, so they had enough...
Incidentally, empty Storage Pouches could be packed inside other Storage Pouches. Since there was nothing inside them, even spatial interference would not matter. Thus, they had brought plenty of spares, all of them the largest available in the Market District. Naturally, the sort of Storage Pouch used by a sect leader like Black Old Devil was not something one could simply buy. The Heaven-and-Earth Bag Li Xiaoya used was also a relatively rare treasure.
Yet when Li Xiaoya brought his Fire Dragon Sword down, something inside the heavenly starstone actually knocked it away. His surprise was mingled with excitement. Even a fool would know that anything the Fire Dragon Sword could neither cut through nor overpower had to be a treasure. With that thought, golden light blazed from his hand, followed by a brilliant yellow-red glow from the Fire Dragon Sword. He roared and slashed repeatedly at the spot where his sword had been deflected...
Clang, clang, clang! Li Xiaoya's Fire Dragon Sword flashed through a dazzling flurry of cuts. He carefully controlled his strength, afraid of damaging whatever lay inside. Before long, he had carved out a hollow, leaving the object apparently enclosed within a pillar of heavenly starstone.
It looks like it isn't very big! Li Xiaoya thought at the sight. He was now right at the center of the heavenly starstone, and his interest in the object only grew. He continued cutting into it, stroke after stroke, sending