BLOODLINE TEMPERING: Transforming From Worm To Dragon

Chapter 12: Eggshell

Chen Tu lay flatly on the bed to start reflecting on what had happened earlier. Being alone inside this ten by ten feet room provided to each individual allows him to think quietly.

(You're too passive...)

The word Chen Zigang said came into Chen Tu's mind.

(If there's an opportunity where you're accepted into a faction, make sure you behave like I do. Do not simply give in to other's threats and place all the concern on yourself first. It won't be too late to consider other matters after you do what I said...)

This was what Chen Zigang told him back when they went to their secret hideout. Based on the word's content, he greatly highlighted his concern over Chen Tu, worrying that he'll suffer from unjust from all sides.

To ensure he wouldn't go empty-handed, Chen Zigang even packed a few belongings for Chen Tu in case his worry developed. And inside the item he prepared for Chen Tu, there's something he secretly pocketed from the treasure chest brought back by Chen Tian Lang.

Inside the chest was something radiating with a hint of presence similar to Chen Tu.

It was something shaped like a broken piece of eggshell. But no matter how detailed Chen Zigang inspected that thing, he couldn't notice anything peculiar about it.

Chen Tu reached out to the cloth bundle and loosened the knot holding the content together. This was his first time opening it to see what was packed inside.

From the look of it, Chen Zigang left all the Spiritual Coins he had amassed over the years to Chen Tu out of concern. The amount wasn't much, around two hundred and fifty coins. There's also a letter and a book that he had no idea what was written on it.

Still, the most attractive item is definitely the piece of eggshell.

The item had been glowing in mysterious light when he loosened the bundle to check the content.

Out of curiosity, Chen Tu moves his hand to pick up that item, only to see the mysterious glow spread to him. The eggshell gradually disperses like smoke as the light transfers to his hand.

A memory fragment instantly invaded Chen Tu's mind, showing him a ridiculous amount of images, like he had gone across centuries of life in a split second. The memories show how the earth moves, the plant grows, clouds form and disperse, and the sun-moon interchanged.

Another sound of an unlocked padlock came into his mind before Chen Tu opened his eyes again.

(This was the craziest ever experience I had! What was that?)

Chen Tu had an awed expression on his face, still feeling shocked from all the images running through his mind. He felt something had come and resided inside his body.

Feeling somewhat excited to check what really happened to him, Chen Tu left his bed and stood in a hurry. But the moment his foot firmly stood on the floor and pushed his body up, a curtain of darkness came over and took his consciousness away.

It was late at night when he opened his eyes again.

"Hmm? It's this late? Did I fall asleep unconsciously?" Chen Tu could only scratch his head for going blank throughout the afternoon. He missed his dinner for the second consecutive day, but surprisingly, he didn't feel hungry.

Instead, there's an urge to open the window to allow the moonlight to enter the room. Unable to control the strong impulse, Chen Tu went along and felt like remembering something.

He immediately sits cross-legged by the window, precisely on the spot where the moonlight lands. He knew no chant nor Energy Gathering Method. Still, the memory fragment enabled him to cultivate like the others.

Chen Tu realized that all he needed to do was to sit under the moonlight at night. But a shred of thought also tells him that he could do the same under the sun during the day.

This was the first time he displayed such a powerful suction toward the Spiritual Energy surrounding him. The experience was amazing, as it allowed him to understand how it felt to "cultivate" properly.

It was a form of cultivation and Spiritual Energy Gathering without requiring a chant or technique. The process is as smooth as breathing like he was a Spiritual Beast blessed by the moonlight.

Wait...

Why Spiritual Beast?

As the state of mind changes, the suction force too. The intensity of energy gathering suddenly exploded, turning his body into a black hole that could devour all the Spiritual Energy in his surrounding.

The force swallowed all the Spiritual Energy in his surrounding as it spread across the entire Disciple's Building, leaving this place barren like a piece of the desert biome.

One has to understand... This was a location that could house ten thousand disciples!

How great was the living area encompassed to be capable of housing ten thousand disciples?

Of course, the suction force vanished after no more Spiritual Energy remained in the area. This forced the rest of the disciples to step outside their room and throw curses in eight directions. Some disciples even went to the Grotto's main building to make an official complaint, but who knows what actually happened?

Even if the Blood Refining Grotto's ten elders come together, they won't be able to discover the cause behind this matter. After all, even if they're trying their best, it is still impossible for them to absorb all the Spiritual Energy until this place is as parched as a desert.

Still, to appease the anger of the outer disciples, an official inspection immediately followed the next morning. And they were fated for being unable to obtain a clue about this.

Meanwhile, yesterday's incident had filled Chen Tu's body with all the Spiritual Energy his body could handle.

Unless he had a promotion to the next level, it would be impossible for him to take in any more Spiritual Energy. Furthermore, Chen Tu would have to be careful because if something like this was to repeat itself, the area of influence would only be greater.

It only affected the entire accommodation area because that's all Chen Tu's body could handle. Also, his body is just as barren as it could be because he barely cultivates from the day he was born until today.

"Hmm... I should quickly make my way to the canteen before its getting late." Chen Tu told himself after checking out the time.