Sensing that the stone statue within the Eye of Delusion Breaking was absorbing something strangely familiar, Zhang Xiaohua could not help paying closer attention. He observed for a long while, yet found no answer and could only remain suspicious.
For those wisps contained intense, utterly pure vitality. They differed from Primordial Qi and from the power of lightning, seeming instead to be born alongside lightning itself. If he had to distinguish them by the Way of Life and Death he had first come to understand, they were closer to the power of life. As those threads of life force were absorbed, the tiny spark of vitality originally within the stone statue gradually grew stronger. The increase was minute, but Zhang Xiaohua could clearly feel that little bit of progress.
"Truly strange, isn't it?" Zhang Xiaohua frowned deeply. "Could it be that this stone statue will eventually become a spirit? Gain sentience?"
"Forget it, forget it. No need to bother with it. With only this tiny trace of vitality, even if it eventually amounts to something, that will be a matter of thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of years from now. How could I possibly live that long?"
With that thought, Zhang Xiaohua stopped paying attention to the stone statue and focused solely on the Eye of Delusion Breaking.
The Eye of Delusion Breaking truly was remarkable. Zhang Xiaohua had thought that being able to absorb a little lightning power was already impressive, but once he sat down cross-legged, three days and three nights passed. Fortunately, no one came to the core of these Huan Ruins, and Zhang Xiaohua was never discovered.
Finally, a feeling of lingering dissatisfaction came from the Dharma Eye in his left hand. The eye closed, while the lightning pearl and stone statue both vanished. Lightning was