C98

Seeing Ling Yan's current condition, Ji Xiaoqian knew not to disturb him even without his reminder. He only anxiously stood in front of Ling Yan, at a loss of what to do.

Xiong Tuo walked over with a heavy expression, looking at the crescent moon above Ling Yan's head, which had also descended along with Ling Yan as he sat cross-legged. He was extremely shocked; this thing had been on the wooden shelf for thousands of years, yet it had never been touched before, and today, after Ling Yan had injected his true essence into it, it had actually undergone such a huge change. Could it be that this crescent-shaped object was a sealed treasure, and Ling Yan had unintentionally touched and activated it? It seemed that the illusion from when he first picked up this item was not fake.

Ji Xiaoqian could tell that Ling Yan was only slightly weak due to the depletion of his Quintessential Essence, and that his spirit had been affected. Ji Xiaoqian could see that Ling Yan was only slightly weak due to the depletion of his Quintessential Essence, and that his psyche had been affected due to the limitation of his Qi.

The crescent moon emitted a bright white light, but it didn't seem dazzling at all under their gazes. The faint ringing sounds were very pleasing to the ears, like the crisp sound of a steel wire being pulled through the edge of a blade.

Ji Xiaoqian gradually calmed down from her initial worry. She looked at Yueyue and said, "It doesn't look like something evil, but why did it automatically absorb the Zhen Yuan inside a cultivator's body. Big Brother Xiong, did you pick this up from the transfer array?"

Bear also looked at the crescent moon and shook his head. "No, I found it in the upper reaches of the Tongtian River under the source of the Yangtze River, and when I passed the Tongtian River on my way back from my visit to Tibet that year, I happened to notice a school of fish gathering in the river, so I went into the river and looked down. When I got into the river, I was covered by the shoal of fish and saw a misty white patch across the muddy river, but then the light disappeared and I thought I was hallucinating.

Then he murmured, "It seems like this is the reason for the abnormality. What did you do?"

Ling Yan's mind sank into his Zifu, and urged the green ball to stop spinning, slowly absorbing the true essence within the core and converting it into his own! Although the true essence in the core was domineering, it was just like the raging river in the Yangtze River, not suitable for fishes to sustain their life. If Ling Yan did not convert the true essence in the core into the true essence circulating in the body, allowing the true essence with the black silk to flow through the meridians, although he would not have to worry about his life, it would be difficult for him to even walk, because the true essence in the core was just like a wild horse that was not domesticated, and it was extremely difficult to control.

Ling Yan didn't dare to convert too much into true essence in one go. Although the true essence in the core was endless, it was filled with uncertainties, suitable to be used directly when attacking and defending the enemy, it wasn't suitable for his body to use as a normal breathing exercise, thus, when Ling Yan recovered slightly, he took out two high-grade crystals, holding one in each hand and absorbing the pure spirit energy in the crystal. Only the spirit energy of heaven and earth was the most tame, so he didn't have to worry about any side effects after converting it to true qi in his body.

After two hours of boredom and worry, two crisp sounds rang out, and the crystal in Ling Yan's hands turned into dust. At the same time, Ling Yan opened his eyes, and saw the worried gazes of the two people in front of him.

Lifting his head to look at the crescent moon hanging above his head, Ling Yan felt a hint of joy and elation from its soft cry. He slowly raised his right hand with his palm facing upwards, and with a thought, "Ying!" The crescent moon emitted a crisp sound. With a flash of white light, it appeared firmly in the palm of Ling Yan's hand.

At the same time, the water-like brilliance disappeared, and the stone room instantly turned dark. The fluorescent lights that had illuminated the room turned so dim that even a strand of hair could be seen.

Ji Xiaoqian stepped forward and stared at the crescent moon in Ling Yan's hand. It was still the same shape, neither shrinking nor enlarging. It had only become jade-like, smooth and sparkling. Looking at it closely, it was dark red in color. Ji Xiaoqian looked at the palm-sized crescent moon and asked, "Brother, did you take this thing?" Now, as long as one had a little bit of cultivation base, they would be able to see that this crescent moon belonged to the type of flying sword that cultivators use.

Ling Yan shook his head and said doubtfully, "I've only been absorbed by it and haven't gone through any refining process. However, it gives me a feeling that it's being absorbed."

Ling Yan had a strange feeling about the crescent moon. It was as though the crescent moon was his right-hand man. Even though he had never used it before, it felt as though he had already used it for tens of thousands of years. The inner-outer edge of the crescent moon was round and shiny, more like a work of art than a weapon. It was like two inches apart from the curved edges of the crescent moon, yet sharp as a needle. Although it was sharp, Ling Yan had no doubt about its strength and tenacity. Ling Yan raised his head and asked Xiong Chu, "Bro, where did you get this? It doesn't seem to be of low quality!"

Xiong Yu recounted what he said to Zhang Xiaoqian, frowning, he said, "Your mom also injected primeval essence into this thing, but she didn't react at all. Although it looks a bit special, it's more like an antique collection. How did you activate it?"

He slapped his thigh and shouted, "Oh right, you have the power of the heavens, and this is the only thing that stands out from the masses from your body. It must be Heaven's Might True Essence that activated it!" He then said to himself, "But what does this have to do with the power of heavenly might?"

Ling Yan smiled, maintaining his usual habits. He temporarily stopped thinking about things he couldn't figure out, and with a thought, he removed the crescent moon from his palm and flew around the top of the stone chamber at an extreme speed. As he flew, his body glowed with a faint white light, and at the top of the stone chamber, there was a flash of white light.

The crescent moon stopped on its own after three laps. With a crisp sound, it turned into a streak of white light and disappeared into Ling Yan's head. Immediately afterwards, a black shadow appeared, "Ding!" With a loud crash, the black sword that Ling Yan had initially collected flew out of his body and fell to the ground. Ling Yan was stunned. He stepped forward and picked up the black sword. He understood immediately and was shocked. This crescent moon seemed to have a consciousness of its own. It actually "chased" the black sword out disdainfully after it entered Ling Yan's body. As his consciousness sank into his Violet Palace, he saw the crescent moon quietly floating above the small cyan ball, replacing the original position of the black sword.

Ji Xiaoqian saw Ling Yan holding the black sword in a daze. Although she did not know where the black sword had come from, she knew there must be a reason behind it. She asked curiously, "What's wrong?" Why did a black sword fall from your body? "

The speed at which the black sword fell was extremely fast. It basically bounced twice on the ground the moment it appeared. Ji Xiaoqian was at Ling Yan's side, so she couldn't see it clearly. As a result, she didn't know where the black sword came from.

Ji Xiaoqian did not see it, but Xiong Quan could see it clearly in front of Ling Yan. He asked in surprise, "What exactly is that thing? It can't even tolerate the body of the apparatus collecting other items! " Bear was a demonic cultivator and was naturally not allowed to use weapons. However, because he frequently came into contact with Duanmu Yin and the others, he had a certain understanding of the weapons used by cultivators.

"What?" Ji Xiaoqian exclaimed, "That black sword was driven out of your brother's body by that crescent-like thing?"

Ling Yan took a deep breath and said to Xiong Chu, "Brother, although I don't know much about flying swords and other weapons, but from the Jade Eyed Sword, I know that some high grade weapons will give birth to an artifact spirit over time. The moment I woke up from meditation, I could clearly feel the emotions coming from this item, could it be an artifact spirit?"

Bear scratched his head, which was only half an inch long, and said with a wry smile, "Maybe so. I don't know much about this. You should ask your parents after you go to Sunset Clouds! But no matter how you look at it, this thing is a treasure. Before you have the strength to keep it, it's best if you don't expose it! "

Ji Xiaoqian had a look of disbelief on her face. Even though she had not confirmed whether the crescent moon spirit was actually an artifact spirit, but such a self-conscious tool was not much different from an immortal tool with an artifact spirit. She pulled Ling Yan's arm and softly said, "Brother, summon that thing out again!" She was curious about things that had self-awareness.

Ling Yan spread out his palm, and with a flick of his mind, the crescent moon appeared in his palm, radiating a white light that was different from its original color. It was motionless, as if the shocking scene from before had nothing to do with it. Ji Xiaoqian extended her jade-like hand and gently held the crescent moon. She felt the crescent moon tremble slightly and gently caressed it. Her concentrated expression and actions were as gentle and exquisite as that of a newborn baby.

Ling Yan turned to Xiong Chu and said, "Brother, this thing …"

Xiong Yu knew what he wanted to say, and interrupted him with a smile: "Bro, you can take anything you want, even if we Demonic Cultivators don't use weapons like this, we can still use it, this is fated to be yours, I can't force you to keep it, and it might not even be possible. Hehe, little brother, you don't need to keep it from me, as long as you're interested, take it away. It's too long here, I'm a bit tired of it."