Su Miu studied the little gray sphere in his Sea of Consciousness for a moment, then returned his consciousness to the real world. He raised a hand and opened a Dimensional Summon gate.
A beautiful blue-haired girl stepped out of the portal, holding an exquisite little wooden box.
"Thanks for your help, Xiu Xiu."
"It was nothing. So, are you going to use this next?"
Bai Xiuxiu raised the wooden box and asked curiously. Su Miu nodded, then reached out and opened it. An evil, ominous aura rushed out at him.
A Star Orbit appeared in Su Miu's hand. The golden Star Orbit formed in an instant, turning into a ball of light.
"Glass Flame • Radiance • Purification!"
As the ball of light landed on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, a large portion of its dark, evil aura dissipated. But that also roused the ferocity within it, and an evil aura surged out, sweeping toward Su Miu.
"Young friend, let me handle this."
Just as Su Miu was about to cast another Radiance Purification, an aged voice rang out, bringing with it a profound sense of security.
The next moment, gray-white power emerged from his body. Its aura, both sacred and tinged with death, instantly suppressed the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife's backlash.
"So this is this world's magic system? How interesting."
A Star Orbit magic array appeared before Su Miu. With just one glance, Electrolux had replicated it perfectly.
The moment the pure gray-white light touched the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife's evil aura, it purified it outright.
"To think someone used gold of life to make a carving knife! What a waste. Now reveal your rightful form, gold of life!"
As Electrolux's words fell, the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, once shrouded in black energy, was instantly purified. The entire knife looked utterly transformed.
An aura of life washed over them. He drew out some of its vitality to nourish his wisp of Divine Sense, which flickered like a candle in the wind, then pointed the knife's tip at Su Miu's forehead.
"Young friend, thank you for your gold of life. As rent for my temporary lodgings, I will open the Eye of Life for you."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Senior Calamity of Eternal Slumber."
Su Miu nodded slightly, ready. Hearing that title stirred Electrolux's memories. It seemed this young man, who could travel between two worlds, was no ordinary person. How interesting.
As he chanted an incantation, the Life Carving Knife plunged straight into Su Miu's forehead. Pain swept through him in an instant, as though his skull had been split open. This truly was more than anyone could bear!
Fortunately, Su Miu's body had been strengthened by his Summoned Beast contracts, giving him an extraordinarily robust constitution. Otherwise, he really would not have endured it.
He nearly ground his teeth to pieces, and cold sweat soaked his back before he finally weathered the pain.
"Young friend, from now on, I will reside within the Eye of Life. If you need anything, you may call upon me."
Electrolux's voice rang out one last time before he entered the Eye of Life and vanished. Su Miu still had not recovered from the intense pain. Bai Xiuxiu immediately reached out to support him and asked worriedly:
"Su Miu, are you all right?"
"I... I'm fine... Just give me a moment..."
Bai Xiuxiu scooped him up in a bridal carry and laid him on the nearby bed. After recovering for a while, Su Miu finally let out a long breath. The excruciating pain in his forehead was still fresh in his memory.
Once he had endured that agony, however, everything around him felt much clearer. This was a sign that his spiritual power had grown stronger.
After recovering, Su Miu stood and stretched a little. He felt that even his skin had become fairer and more attractive. Natural treasures truly were miraculous.
"Let's go, Xiu Xiu. Let's talk to Senior Di Tian about the deal."
Now that he had recovered, he was ready to discuss the division of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Origin with Di Tian.
He immediately sat cross-legged and activated Dimensional Summon. Bai Xiuxiu stepped inside, while Su Miu's consciousness arrived at the Lake of Life on the Douluo Continent.
His arrival seemed a little different this time, though. Looking at his outstretched hand, he discovered that his spirit form had almost become tangible, possessing shape but no substance.
"Su Miu, your spiritual power seems to have broken through. You can already manifest it in human form!"
Di Qiu'er watched in surprise. She had not expected him to improve so much in the short time they had been apart.
"I didn't expect to gain this much either. By the way, where is Senior Di Tian?"
"Human, I am here."
As a majestic voice rang out, Di Tian stepped out of space. He studied Su Miu, whose spiritual power had suddenly reached the Spirit Sea Realm-the equivalent of the second realm in "Versatile Mage" next door.
"Senior Di Tian, let's discuss how we'll divide the proceeds of our deal."
Su Miu spoke with easy familiarity. They had already made one deal and knew the process, so naturally, he was not afraid.
Hearing this, Di Tian raised a hand. Ten balls of light flew out and circled the group. He had never expected to gain so much simply by going out with this human once.
Still, handing over half in one go... really pained him. After all, he was not yet confident he could survive his nine-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation. With the help of the Auspicious Beast and this million-year origin, however, he would definitely succeed.
But he had already given his word, and he still had his pride. Besides, his adopted daughter Di Qiu'er was watching. He could not go back on his promise.
"As agreed, an even split."
As Di Tian spoke, he divided the ten balls of light into two portions. Su Miu considered them for a moment, unsure whether this million-year origin would be of any use to him.
"Sorry for the trouble, Senior Di Tian."
He stored five balls of origin in his Sea of Consciousness, then returned to the real world to see whether he could use them to cultivate.
After several attempts, however, he failed. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's origin was an origin of soul power, whereas he cultivated magic energy. They belonged to entirely different systems.
He was quite disappointed. He had thought he could absorb it to cultivate, but the difference between their systems made it unusable. In that case, he would trade it for the cast skin.
He immediately proposed trading one 100,000-Year portion of origin to Di Tian for the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Cast Skin. Di Tian agreed. After all, that fat worm's cast skin was completely useless to him, so the trade was a gain on his end.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Cast Skin could be forged into an Armor Mold in his world. Its rank was Commander Level, after all, so it certainly had some use. It was better than nothing.
"Senior Calamity of Eternal Slumber, is this origin useful to you?"
Su Miu then called out to Electrolux in his Sea of Consciousness, asking whether this origin could help restore his Divine Sense. A reply soon came.
"It is better than nothing. Your cultivation system differs from that of this origin's power. Why not give it to your Summoned Beasts to cultivate with? That would also strengthen you."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior."
According to the original story, even exhausting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year origin could only condense a teardrop-sized amount of gold of life. To Electrolux, this four-hundred-thousand-year origin really was merely better than nothing.
Still, he had offered a very good suggestion. If Su Miu could not use or absorb it himself, he could let his Summoned Beasts absorb it to cultivate and improve. That would strengthen his side's fighting power as well.
P.S. This was the ninth update for June 16, bringing the total to twenty thousand Chinese characters.
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