"What?! This is an object from the Upper Realm!" Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong cried out in unison.
"That's right! This is definitely an object from the Upper Realm!" Second Better nodded firmly.
"Oh! I remember now! Didn't you say Heavenly Starstone came from the Upper Realm?" Li Xiaoya said, realization dawning on him.
He remembered what Second Better had told them when he first introduced Heavenly Starstone years ago: legend had it that Heavenly Starstone was an exceptionally unusual ore from the Upper Realm that had fallen into the Human Realm for various reasons. In fact, it did not necessarily start out as any particular kind of ore. Rather, as it fell from the Upper Realm into the Human Realm, it was refined and tempered by World-Boundary Force. More precisely, these were ores and meteorites drifting between the Upper Realm and the Human Realm that fell into the Human Realm for one reason or another. Passing through layer upon layer of spatial pressure and friction, they absorbed vast amounts of spiritual qi from the Upper Realm's space, causing their substance to transform. By the time they reached the Human Realm, they had become what was known as Heavenly Starstone.
"Oh! So that's all it is?" Dong Santong looked thoroughly deflated after hearing Li Xiaoya's explanation. "I told you! This thing is probably supreme-grade Heavenly Starstone mother!"
"Supreme-grade Heavenly Starstone mother? Does such a thing exist?" Second Better asked, taken aback.
"Hey, Second Better, don't listen to Fatty's nonsense!" Li Xiaoya shrugged. If even Second Better knew nothing of this supposed supreme-grade Heavenly Starstone mother, it naturally could not exist. He changed the subject. "You said this is an object from the Upper Realm? What exactly is it?"
"Oh! I see!" Second Better said in realization, then paused before asking,