Seeking Help

"I suspect it contains the secret of inheritance," Chu Honglin said.

Chu Zhiyuan fell into thought.

Chu Honglin said, "We humans must first learn martial arts, then cultivate. The Demon Race is born knowing it—they know cultivation methods while still in the womb. The nobler their bloodline, the more profound their cultivation methods."

"Are their cultivation methods inherited through demon crystals?"

"Through bloodlines."

"Then the demon crystals..." Chu Zhiyuan pondered. "They should contain traces of their cultivation. Through them, one can glimpse the substance of their martial arts. They must never be allowed to leak out."

"If that's the case..." Chu Zhiyuan mused.

If so, then restoring his Moon Silkworm Frost Robe to its full glory would be harder than climbing to the heavens.

"Fifteenth Uncle," Chu Zhiyuan asked unwillingly, "is there not even a single demon crystal?"

"I'll think of something." Chu Honglin looked grave, clearly without much confidence. Then he asked curiously, "What do you need demon crystals for?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "Fifteenth Uncle, do you know of the Moon Silkworm Frost Robe?"

"Moon Silkworm Frost Robe..." Chu Honglin considered it, then shook his head. "Treasure Armor?"

"It's a treasure robe tucked away in some dusty corner of the imperial treasury. Father bestowed it upon me. It needs demon crystals to grow stronger."

Chu Honglin was astonished. "What kind of Treasure Armor is this?"

Chu Zhiyuan then recounted its legends.

He was certain those legends were not entirely fabricated. On the contrary, most of them were true.

Chu Honglin examined Chu Zhiyuan's body.

Chu Zhiyuan calmly removed his outer robe, revealing a white inner garment. It was plain and simple, without the slightest appearance of a treasure robe or any trace of precious aura.

Chu Honglin grew even more curious.

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, "This Moon