Chapter 70: Blood-Colored Crystal

This was a red point of light; Li Zhangsheng had initially thought it was a fluctuation of Fire Element energy, but it differed from the high-temperature, explosive energy nature peculiar to the Fire Element, giving one a sense of profundity and creation.

Furthermore, its color was like fresh blood, shimmering with wisps of blood-colored radiance.

"It feels like I've seen a similar energy nature somewhere before!" At first glance, Li Zhangsheng felt it was somewhat familiar; he couldn't help but stroke his chin, falling into deep thought.

Suddenly, he clapped his hands together forcefully, a look of sudden realization appearing on his face: "That's right, it's a Bloodline Fruit! No wonder I always had a sense of familiarity! But, it seems to be somewhat different from a Bloodline Fruit!"

At the mere thought of the Bloodline Fruit, Li Zhangsheng recalled the massive changes that had occurred to Aixi.

The transformation ability of the Bloodline Fruit was astonishing, allowing Aixi to undergo a change that was nearly a rebirth, leaping forward to evolve into a Savage Saber-Toothed Tiger, known as the strongest Warrior Species Spirit Beast.

Without hesitation, following the direction of the blood-colored point of light, Li Zhangsheng arrived before a stone platform, and on this stone platform, a palm-sized square Jade Box was placed.

The first thing Li Zhangsheng did was look at the text on the stone platform.

Unfortunately, there was only a passage describing the acquisition process of this item.

In other words, this was an unidentified treasure!

Li Zhangsheng did not feel surprised; judging by the intensity of this treasure's energy fluctuations, it would only be placed here if it were unidentified or misidentified.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng opened the Jade Box.

This treasure was not large, only the size of a pigeon egg, entirely blood-red, oval-shaped, and looked like a crystal-clear ruby.

This item gave one the feeling of being a mere ornament!

Looking at this Blood-Colored Crystal, no matter how much Li Zhangsheng racked his brains, he could not think of its name or effect.

Although Li Zhangsheng could identify most items, they basically belonged to the category of conventional items. This was his first time seeing such a strange item, so how could he possibly identify it?

Li Zhangsheng reached out his hand, wanting to pick up the Blood-Colored Crystal, but the moment he touched it, the Fairy Egg he was holding in his arms suddenly shook.

This turn of events made Li Zhangsheng subconsciously pull back his hand, followed by a smile, thinking the Fairy Egg was about to hatch.

But as it turned out, he waited for a long while, and the Fairy Egg had no further unusual movements, as if everything that had happened before was an illusion.

Seeing this situation, Li Zhangsheng was completely baffled and could only suppress the doubts in his heart, reaching out toward the Blood-Colored Crystal once more.

Just as Li Zhangsheng touched it, the Fairy Egg in his arms shook again.

This time, Li Zhangsheng clearly felt it.

Li Zhangsheng pulled his hand back again and looked at the Fairy Egg in his arms; he waited for a long while again, but it was exactly the same as the last time—the Fairy Egg was like it was teasing him, and it had no further unusual movements.

"Are you coming out or not?" Li Zhangsheng was extremely frustrated and had an urge to smash the egg.

Of course, he could not smash the egg!

Others might not know, but how could he not be clear that this Fairy Egg was precious; at the very least, it could hatch a Superior Fairy, so how could he smash it due to a moment of impulse?

Li Zhangsheng shook his head and reached for the Blood-Colored Crystal again; the moment he touched it, the Fairy Egg in his arms moved again.

"Could the abnormality of the Fairy Egg be related to this treasure?" Li Zhangsheng was surprised in his heart, thinking of a possibility, and he immediately began to test it, touching the Blood-Colored Crystal again and again, then letting go repeatedly.

It did not exceed his expectations; every time he touched the Blood-Colored Crystal, the Fairy Egg in his arms would shake uncontrollably, but as soon as he pulled his hand away, the Fairy Egg would return to normal and stop moving.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Blood-Colored Crystal is very likely useful to the Fairy Egg!" After discovering the connection between them, Li Zhangsheng immediately made his choice and took the Jade Box containing the Blood-Colored Crystal.

After leaving the secret passage, Li Zhangsheng handed the Jade Box to the Clan Elder.

"Eh, why did he choose this treasure? Could it be that he recognizes it?" Seeing the Blood-Colored Crystal, the Clan Elder was full of doubts, but he did not ask further; after finishing the registration, he handed the Jade Box to Li Zhangsheng.

Perhaps because the Jade Box blocked it, the Fairy Egg had no further unusual movements, and naturally, the Clan Elder did not discover the connection between them.

After bidding farewell to the Clan Elder, Li Zhangsheng returned to his room with his expression as usual.

He did not immediately test the relationship between the two, but instead took a thick book down from the bookshelf.

This was a book titled "Encyclopedia of Fairy Items," which recorded most of the items related to Spirit Beasts in this world.

This book was divided into three major categories: common, rare, and special.

Common items were complex in variety and could basically be found on the market; rare items went without saying, as their effects were mostly very strong, but due to their scarcity, they were rarely seen on the market; as for special items, only items with relatively unique effects were classified into this category.

After opening the table of contents, Li Zhangsheng skipped the common items directly; no matter how he looked at it, the Blood-Colored Crystal could not be a common item.

After turning to the rare items category, Li Zhangsheng began to search carefully; because he had an impression of many rare items, this caused his page-turning speed to be very fast.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng searched through the entire rare items category but did not find any information related to the Blood-Colored Crystal.

Finally, he began to look through the special items category.

But he was destined to be disappointed; even after searching through the entire special items category, he still did not find any relevant information.

This was awkward!

"Nothing, ah, nothing!" Li Zhangsheng put down the book in distress; without knowing the effects of the Blood-Colored Crystal, he could not possibly use the Fairy Egg to conduct experiments.

Although the possibility of a positive effect was extremely high, who could guarantee whether there were restrictions or if it would carry negative side effects?

As for just finding any random Fairy Egg to test it, that went without saying; given the preciousness of the Blood-Colored Crystal, how could he waste it casually?

"Since it is related to the Fairy Egg, perhaps I can search for books related to Fairy Eggs; maybe I can find the answer!" Suddenly, Li Zhangsheng had a thought.

His study had a rich collection of books, but many were left behind by his parents, and among them, there was only one book related to Fairy Eggs.

In the corner of the bookshelf, Li Zhangsheng found this long-dusty book.

After wiping it off slightly, Li Zhangsheng opened this book titled "On One Hundred Methods of Cultivating Fairy Eggs" and began to watch it carefully.

This book was relatively thick, and it would take quite a bit of time to read it all.

However, Li Zhangsheng mainly wanted to find content related to the Blood-Colored Crystal, and other aspects could be completely ignored, which made his reading speed very fast—glancing over ten lines at a glance, he would turn to the next page in almost less than ten seconds.

It is unknown how much time had passed, but Li Zhangsheng stopped his page-turning motion; after much effort, he finally found his target.

(End of this chapter)