Marvelous Uses

Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

What had seemed like chicken ribs—something he had not even wanted—had immediately become a prized delicacy the moment someone tried to snatch it away.

Or perhaps it had always been a diamond buried beneath dust. He simply had not known, while the Yuanzhen people had.

He already knew that the Jade Scenery Dynasty had the Imperial Observatory, the Phoenix Dynasty had Fengtian Palace, and the Yuan Zhen Dynasty had Wentian Pavilion—each a wondrous place capable of perceiving the world and observing the future.

Yet as the long years passed, these wondrous places were slowly losing their radiance.

Their descendants were unworthy, and what they learned grew increasingly inadequate. They could no longer see through the future.

Only Wentian Pavilion fared somewhat better, still able to glimpse fragments of the future.

Yet seeing fragments of the future was not so miraculous. Before absolute strength, it still could not stir up any waves.

If one could see the complete future, even merely a year ahead, the benefits would be immeasurable.

But when all one could see was only a scale and half a claw of the future, its usefulness was far less significant.

Such help could not reverse a gap in strength, but to the Jade Scenery Dynasty, it remained an extreme cause for vigilance.

Anything the Yuan Zhen Dynasty wanted to seize had to be something good. They absolutely could not let it be taken.

This was the consensus throughout the Jade Scenery Dynasty.

"The Spirit Nurturing Treasure Bead has another use," Chu Honglin said gravely.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at him in confusion.

Chu Honglin said, "It also possesses defensive power. It can withstand attacks on the spirit, especially those of the Devil Race."

Chu Zhiyuan's spirits lifted.

Chu Honglin said, "To many Nascent Soul Stage masters, this