"It's like... It's not a Zhenxing Stone, right? ”

Xu Ran pinched the stone that Cancan had dug out in his hand, and his face showed a look of surprise and confusion.

I didn't expect that after hundreds of years after the Zhenxing Stone had been taken away, something new would be found here.

But there is obviously a big difference between the resource in front of him and the Zhenxing Stone.

According to the description of the Dark Demon Lion, the Zhenxing Stone is a spare, and the stone in front of him is more like jade, and the Zhenxing Stone has a strong star power.

Moreover, the volume of the two is not quite the same.

The pit that contained the Zhenxing Stone was big enough to hold a fist, and at the moment the small stone was only the size of a knuckle.

"Meow?" (Could it be a Zhenxing Stone that hasn't grown up yet?) ）

Ziyun guessed.

According to the Dark Demon Lion, the Zhenxing Stone will grow.

Perhaps, this is a Zhenxing Stone that has just sprouted and has not yet grown up?

"It's likely, but it's not very likely." Xu Ran touched his chin, "And with the current star power content of the Silent Abyss, even if it is really a Zhenxing Stone that has not grown up, it has no chance to grow up." ”

"Jiu~" (Anyway, there must be a certain connection between this stone and the Zhenxing stone.) ）

Twelve expressed his opinion.

"Indeed, so it can be regarded as a reward." Xu Ran smiled and carefully put away the knuckle-sized stone, "Let's see if there are any clues elsewhere." ”

One person and five pets acted separately, digging three feet into the ground in the nearby area, and even the rock wall was not spared.

However, they had no other harvest than this stone.

"Looks like that's all we have to do with our exploration." Xu Ran said with a little regret, "After we go back, let's study the origin of this stone again." ”

"Sigh~" (Okay!) ）

The stars hissed, with a bit of anticipation.

I don't know why, but that little stone gives it a special feeling.

Although the star power contained in it is not strong, it gives it a particularly pure feeling, and when you feel it carefully, its own star power will also be touched.

Therefore, this resource should not be simple.

In addition, it exists in the place where the Zhenxing Stone was born, maybe with it, you can really find the Zhenxing Stone?

——

The way back is better than when he came, because he has an understanding of the black fog, Xingchen exerts the repellent star ring throughout the whole process, and successfully forces back the black fog, so that one person and five pets can smoothly see each other and the small area around them.

Leaving the silent abyss, under the rapid speed of the stars, the magnificent walls of Cloud City soon appeared in front of their eyes.

As soon as he entered the door of the Xinghuo foster care store in Cloud City, Xu Ran saw an unexpected figure.

"President Fang? Why are you here? He strode up to Fang Canghai with a surprised look.

"I know the news of coming back, I am waiting for you." Fang Canghai smiled and glanced at Ziyun behind Xu Ran meaningfully, "If I come later, I'm afraid I'll miss you again, right?" ”

"This..."Xu Ran laughed dryly.

Indeed, he originally planned to teleport directly to Xuanxing City after returning to Cloud Picking City.

"Congratulations, you have a pet beast of the emperor race." Fang Canghai smiled, "I thought I had enough expectations for your potential, but I didn't expect to underestimate the speed at which you become stronger." ”

As an emperor-level beast master, Fang Canghai knew very well how big the difference in strength was between a beast master with an emperor race and a beast master who only had a king race.

Even if Xu Ran currently only has one emperor race, and even if there are three pet beasts that have not reached the king level, he can easily push the level of the king-level beast master.

"Maybe I'm lucky." Xu Ran responded with a smile and subconsciously touched Ziyun's head.

Good luck...

The corners of Fang Canghai's mouth twitched slightly.

The young man in front of him is good at everything, but he is too perfunctory when he prevaricates, and he doesn't even bother to change the reason.

"I'd like to have you lucky, too." Fang Canghai laughed at himself, and then his expression became slightly serious, "I came here this time, mainly to ask you to do something for me." ”

"What's the matter?" Xu Ran showed a look of surprise.

Fang Canghai looking for his help?

Could it be that he, an emperor-level beast master, can't do it, but he can do it himself?

"It's not something to do now." Fang Canghai looked around, "It will only take place after the exchange battle is over and the City Alliance is established." ”

His voice paused slightly, "You know, Xuanguang Yongdao? ”

"Of course I do." Xu Ran nodded.

Xuanguang Yongdao is the largest and oldest transcendent area in the No. 47 Beast Domain, occupying one-tenth of the range of the No. 47 Beast Domain.

It is extremely mysterious, not only is it difficult for the strong human to enter, but it is also difficult for extraordinary beings to survive in it, if other transcendent areas are called the forbidden area for humans, then the Xuanguang Yongdao is the forbidden area for life.

"After reaching the Emperor Rank, I once entered the deepest part of the Xuanguang Yongdao." Fang Canghai's voice paused slightly, "There, there are some things that I have never seen before. ”

"I suspect that the deepest part of the Xuanguang Yongdao is a ruin."

"A trace of a past that has never been known."

A look of astonishment appeared on Xu Ran's face, "What does this mean?" ”

"Hmm...," Fang Canghai pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke, "I think you should know that the earliest appearance of transcendent creatures was about a thousand years ago. ”

"At first, there were only a few, but in the following hundred years, it increased at a very rapid rate, and finally completely occupied all the world, and the dove occupied the magpie's nest and became the new master of the world."

"But the reproduction of supernatural beings is very difficult, and theoretically there should not be such an exaggerated rate of growth." Fang Canghai's voice paused, "So there was a hypothesis very early on, that is, the transcendent beings did not come from this world. ”

"They may have come from another world, but they were migrated here by some force."

"Even... Until now, there are passages that we don't know about, connecting the two worlds, allowing a steady stream of otherworldly beings to appear. ”

"And that kind of statement?" Xu Ran was shocked.

Having crossed into this world, he was sure that there would be other worlds outside of this world, but this was the first time he had really come into contact with such a secret.

"So... President Fang, the relics you just talked about? Vaguely thinking of something, Xu Ran's eyes gradually widened, "Won't it?" ”

"That's right, that's what you think." Fang Canghai nodded slowly, "That ruin is very likely to come from another world where transcendent beings exist. ”

"It's a crisis, and it can be a very important opportunity."

"After the alliance is established, I will invite all the overlord-level beast masters to go with me, but you are still the first king-level beast master."

Fang Canghai looked at Xu Ran seriously, "So, what do you think?" ”

"Go!" Xu Ran spoke without hesitation.

There is such an opportunity, and the fool does not go.

Xu Ran was full of curiosity about the other world that might exist.

Even if you don't get anything, it's good to have a long insight.

"That's good." Fang Canghai smiled, "How can I contact you then?" ”

"Uh..."Xu Ran blinked, and then looked at the store manager who was greeting customers not far away, "You inform the store manager, he has a way to contact me." ”

"Okay." Fang Canghai nodded slightly, and then his voice changed, "Over there in Blood Killing City, I have already sent someone to warn." ”

"Although their personalities are influenced by other factors, this is not a reason for them to behave in Cloud City."

"If there is a next time, I will personally talk to their president."

"Thank you, senior." Xu Ran's smile became a little brighter.

Leaving Chuyun City, his only worry was the people in Qingzhou City.

The Beast Master of Blood City has a difficult personality and may retaliate afterwards.

When he made a move before, he had already threatened the other party, but this threat was not as great as the deterrent power of Cloud Picking City.

With President Fang personally taking action, things will be much simpler.

"You're welcome." Fang Canghai smiled, "It's just a gesture, if you need help with other places, you can also come to me." ”

"The No. 8 Beast Domain may send a strong person at any time, and at this time, one more powerful beast master will have more confidence to fight."

"Okay." Fang Canghai said so, and Xu Ran was no longer polite.

It just so happened that he had something to ask the other party at the moment.

"President Fang, have you heard of the Zhenxing Stone?"

"Zhenxing Stone?" Fang Canghai raised his eyebrows, "Hundreds of years ago, there was a piece of the Silent Abyss that was taken away by the second-generation city lord of Xuanxing City, and it became the current city protection array. ”

"I haven't heard of the whereabouts of the other Zhenxing Stones now." Fang Canghai glanced at Xu Ran, and then his gaze naturally fell on Xingchen, "Are you going to use the Zhenxing Stone to make evolution materials for it?" ”

After all, he was also an emperor-level beast master, and Fang Canghai could see at a glance that the dark power on Xingchen's body was somewhat special, mixed with the power of stars.

Such a pet beast has successfully evolved into an imperial race, and its potential for sanctification is extremely high.

Being able to use the Shangzhen Star Stone as a purification material is also a big deal.

"I do have the idea." Xu Ran scratched his head, "The only problem now is that you can't find the Zhenxing Stone." ”

"When you go out of the city this time, you went to the Silent Abyss, right?" Fang Canghai smiled, "It's a pity that the second Zhenxing Stone shouldn't be born there." ”

"Indeed, but we found this in the Silent Abyss." Xu Ran took out the stone he found, "President Fang, do you know what this is?" ”

"I'll see." Fang Canghai's expression moved slightly, he took the stone and looked at it carefully for a moment, and then shook his head regretfully.

"I can't see the bottom of this stone."

——

"There are still such stones?"

In the Xuanxing City Beast Master Association, in the study room belonging to President Qi Yuan, Qi Yuan looked at the extremely old manuscript in front of him with a surprised face.

In the past two days, he happened to tidy up the books in the study, and arranged all kinds of martial arts and other miscellaneous books in different categories, and then accidentally saw this manuscript in a book.

At a glance, he recognized its owner by the font on the manuscript.

If nothing else, this should be left by the second city lord of Xuanxing City.

The second city lord of Xuanxing City is also a strange person.

During his lifetime, the most powerful second-level town in the No. 47 Beast Domain was not Cloud Picking City, but Xuanxing City.

As the only emperor-level beast master in the entire No. 47 Beast Domain, it was he who took away the Zhenxing Stone and created the Guardian Star Array that had guarded Xuanxing City for hundreds of years.

The moment he saw the three words Zhen Xingshi appear on the manuscript, Qi Yuan couldn't hold back his curiosity at all and read it directly.

After reading the manuscript, his mood was ups and downs.

Because the manuscript records a secret related to the origin of the Zhenxing Stone.

Zhenxing Stone is planted.

In order to give birth to the Zhenxing Stone, two conditions are required.

The first is that the nearby environment contains a huge amount of star power.

The second is to plant the seeds of the Zhenxing Stone, a special resource called the Source of the Star.

The source of the stars itself is not of much value.

However, it can pull the star power around it, so that they can gather into a thin line like a root system in a special way, draw a large amount of star power from the environment, and condense it into a star stone.

It is the catalyst for the birth of the Zhenxing Stone, without it, no matter how rich the power of the star is, it will not be able to give birth to the Zhenxing Stone.

However, after the birth of the Zhenxing Stone, the source of the star will not be affected.

They can continue to affect the power of the surrounding stars, converging a second or more Star Stones.

Of course, the premise is that in the surrounding environment, the power of the stars is enough to supply.

It's almost impossible, though.

Just by gathering one Zhenxing Stone, the former Star Abyss has become the current Silent Abyss, and Qi Yuan can't think of any place that can support the birth of more than two Zhenxing Stones.

In addition to this, the manuscript mentions a number of other properties of the Star Source.

Slowly putting down the manuscript, Qi Yuan showed a thoughtful look on his face.

He remembered that some time ago, Xu Ran had asked for clues about Zhenxingshi, and after reading the information, he told Xu Ran that Zhenxingshi was born in the silent abyss.

Today, the Xuanxing City Spark Foster Care Store happened to be temporarily closed again.

Is there a possibility that Xu Ran went to the Silent Abyss to find clues to the Zhenxing Stone?

If that's the case, is it possible for him to find the source of the stars?

This thought popped up in his mind, and Qi Yuan couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

It's been so many years, the source of the stars should have been discovered and taken away a long time ago, right?

Qi Yuan took out the phone, thought about it, and sent a text message to Xu Ran.

"Zhenxingshi has a new clue, remember to come to me when you return to the city."

——

Xuanxing City Spark Foster Care Shop.

Xu Ran's figure flashed, appearing in the storefront with the door closed, and in the next second, the six-pointed starlight array behind him flickered, and the five small ones quickly walked out in the energy storm.

There was no clue about this small stone from Fang Canghai, Xu Ran was not too discouraged, chatted with the other party for a few more words, and after finalizing some details of the follow-up exploration of the ruins, Fang Canghai left because he was busy with affairs.

And Xu Ran did not continue to stay in Cloud City, and returned to Xuanxing City.

The popularity task has not yet been completed, since he will explore the ruins with President Fang in the future, he must increase the popularity of Xuanxing City to 50% before this.

That's not the most important thing right now, though.

Xu Ran was stunned and took out the small stone in his arms.

The stone, which was ordinary and jade-like before, burst out with an incomparably bright light at this moment, and it was a little dazzling to look at it directly.

This change instantly attracted all the attention of one person and five pets.

"Cha?" (Why did it suddenly light up?) ）

Cancan's eyes widened and he looked at the stone in Xu Ran's hand in surprise.

Twelve looked thoughtful and spoke slowly.

"Chirp~" (It seems that it started after we came to Xuanxing City.) ）

"Xuanxing City... Is there anything special here? Xu Ran blinked, and then suddenly his eyes lit up.

However, the stars reacted faster than him.

"Sigh!" (It's the Town Star Stone!) ）

This stone exists in the place where the Zhenxing Stone was born, so it is naturally easy to link the two together.

The biggest difference between Xuanxing City and the place they had walked before was nothing more than the existence of the Guardian Star Array here.

And the Zhenxing Stone is the core of the Guardian Star Array.

"Sure enough, there is a connection between this stone and the Zhenxing Stone." Xu Ran showed a happy look on his face, "It's a pity that the Zhenxing Stone of Xuanxing City can't be touched, otherwise you can try what kind of connection exists between the two." ”

"Ding-dong-"

A crisp text message prompt sounded, and Xu Ran subconsciously picked up the phone.

"Zhenxingshi has a new clue, remember to come to me when you return to the city."

Seeing this news from Qi Yuan, his eyes instantly lit up.

Zhenxing Stone has a new clue?

It's a double blessing.

He immediately called Qi Yuan, and after making sure that Qi Yuan was free at the moment, he stood up without saying a word.

"Let's go, let's go visit Qi Yuan's seniors." Xu Ran carefully placed the glowing stone in a box that isolated the light and stuffed it into his arms, "It's just right, ask Qi Yuan's predecessors if they know the origin of this stone." ”

"Sigh~" (Let's go!) ）

The stars hissed, and their eyes were full of excitement.

It felt like it was one step closer to the Zhenxing Stone.

——

"You're coming back pretty quickly."

In the president's office, Qi Yuan took a sip of tea and looked at the one person and five pets in front of him in surprise, "I thought it would take you a few days to come back when you go out of the city." ”

The reason why he sent a text message was because Xu Ran was not in the city.

As long as you return to Xuanxing City, the unread text messages sent in Xuanxing City will be sent to Xu Ran's mobile phone at the moment of connecting to the network, and there will be no omissions.

"I haven't been too far away." Xu Ran smiled, "One back and forth, half a day is enough." ”

If you don't count the distance from Xuanxing City to Cloud Picking City.

Qi Yuan nodded slightly, denying his previous guess in his heart.

Being able to return in one day, it seems that Xu Ran did not go to the silent abyss, but he misunderstood.

But it's also a good thing.

Tell Xu Ran about the secret of the Zhenxing Stone, and when he goes to the Silent Abyss in the future, he will dig more carefully, what if he is lucky, he really finds the source of the star?

"I'm calling you here this time because of it." Qi Yuan carefully picked up the manuscript of the second city lord and put it on the table, "This manuscript is from the creator of the city protection star array, and it has something to do with the origin of the Zhenxing Stone. ”

"Oh?" In just a moment, Xu Ran was aroused with a strong curiosity.

"I learned something from this manuscript that I didn't know before." Qi Yuan's voice paused slightly, and then he spoke, "There is a special resource, called the Source of the Star..."

He briefly explained the relationship between the source of the star and the Zhenxing stone, and then continued to speak.

"This source of the stars is said to be related to the original origin of the power of the stars, in addition to being able to give birth to the Zhenxing stone, the transcendent creatures that control the power of the stars can also purify the power of the stars for a long time."

"In addition to that, it has another important feature."

"When the source of the star is very close to the star stone, it will emit a bright light, and this light will never be extinguished until the two are far away."

"If you get the Source of the Star, it will be much easier for you to find another Star Stone." Qi Yuan introduced this, his expression was a little serious, "After so many years, I don't know if the source of the stars is still in the silent abyss. ”

"If you're going, keep an eye on the source of the stars."

After Qi Yuan finished speaking, the expressions of Xu Ran and the five little ones became extremely strange.

When Qi Yuan told about the connection between the source of the stars and the Zhenxing stone, they felt inexplicably familiar.

The filaments that carry the power of the stars like roots, and the stones that are buried under the Zhenxing Stone like seeds...

All these descriptions are so consistent with the stone obtained by one person and five pets.

And in the end, what made one person and five pets sure was the fact that the source of the star would emit a dazzling light when it approached the Zhenxing stone.

The truth is that what they dug out of the abyss of silence is the source of the stars.

With this Star Source, they will be able to grow the Town Star Stone.

Of course, this process requires more than ten years of waiting, and it also requires an environment where the intensity of star power is not inferior to that of Xingyuan.

Thinking about it this way, it is obviously not possible to plant the Zhenxing Stone in practice.

It's better to use the source of the star as a probe and find another star stone to find convenience.

Even if there is no No. 47 Beast Domain, if you go to other Beast Emperor level Beast Domains, maybe there will be?

Moreover, the effect of the source of the stars in purifying the power of the stars is also very important to the stars.

If all the dark forces can be eliminated, leaving only the power of the stars, will the stars directly complete the key step of attribute jump?

However, even if it could really be done at this step, it would take at least hundreds of thousands of years, and according to the current rate of ascension of the stars, it would have evolved into the Holy Spirit for such a long time.

"What's your expression?" After speaking, Qi Yuan, who took a sip of tea, raised his head, only to find Xu Ran and the five little ones with strange faces.

"This... Senior Qi, if nothing else..."Xu Ran said with some hesitation, "We have already obtained this star source you said?" ”

"Poof!"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but squirt out the tea in his mouth, coughed violently a few times, and then looked at Xu Ran differently, "What did you just say?" What has already been obtained? ”

"Look." Xu Ran was silent for a moment, took out the box containing the source of stars from his arms, and opened it.

The dazzling light was not bound by the box, illuminating the office in an instant, and also illuminating Qi Yuan's stunned face.

Approaching the Zhenxing Stone automatically glows, there is a thin and pure star power on it, and the texture of the surface is as smooth as jade, and it is also a little transparent.

All the descriptions are exactly as they appear on the manuscript.

Could it be that this is really the source of the stars?

"Didn't you go to the Abyss of Silence?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Going?" Xu Ran blinked, "When we go out of the city this time, we go to the silent abyss. ”

"To the Silent Abyss? Is a half-day back and forth enough? Qi Yuan felt that his braincase was a little itchy, as if he was about to grow his brain.

This speed is also outrageous.

Even if it was him, it would take half a day to drive the Overlord Rank Pet Beast to the Silent Abyss, and this still didn't count the time spent searching for resources.

How did Xu Ran do it? ——

"That's it!"

In the foster care store, Xu Ran hung a hand-made pendant on Xingchen's neck and nodded with satisfaction.

The pendant part of this pendant is composed of a box made of dark resource ink cloud crystal and a star source.

The ink cloud crystal has the effect of absorbing light, and the box of the star source created with it can firmly bind the dazzling light in the box, and it will not affect the star power of the star source to purify the stars.

It's just a genius idea.

After boasting about himself, Xu Ran's gaze fell on another pendant that was also hanging on Xingchen's neck.

That's the same material that the stars need to evolve, the glow of Hyosung.

The two resources containing the power of the stars echoed each other, and Xu Ran seemed to have seen the picture of the stars beginning to evolve.

Zhenxing Stone is not far away!

Suddenly thinking of something, Xu Ran raised his hand and clicked on the task panel.

[Main quest 4: Spread the branches.]

Task description: Please successfully open branches in four different second-level towns, and the popularity of the branch reaches more than 50%, which is considered to be successful, the task is a stage task, and the task rewards will be distributed in stages.

Reward: System Skill Upgrade Talisman x1, System Upgrade Experience +600]

[Current Mission: Successfully open branches in four different second-tier towns.]

Mission Progress: 3/4

Cloud City (Completed)

Demon Wood Castle (Completed)

Bright City (Completed)

Xuanxing City(16.2/50)

Stage Quest Reward: System Clerk x3]

With a good reputation, the Spark Foster Care Store has also initially opened up the situation in the past few days of business, and its popularity is increasing day by day.

After a one-day closure, the increase in popularity did not decrease, but increased.

Xu Ran clearly remembered that when he left Xuanxing City in the morning, he checked the popularity, and the popularity was only 11.4%, and now it has reached 16.2%.

The closure of the store has increased its popularity even more, which makes Xu Ran have the urge to continue to suspend business.

Of course, he also knows that such a popularity increase will not last long.

You have to do business in a down-to-earth manner.

Closing the task panel casually, Xu Ran glanced at the sky outside the window.

They left Xuanxing City in the morning, tossing and turning for a day, and at this moment, the sun set and the moon rose.

Xu Ran got up and walked to the foster care area, intending to prepare a hearty dinner for the residents of the foster care area.

Without him, I am in a good mood.

With the departure of the twenty pet animal judges, the foster care area was instantly empty, and only the residents who were really fostered here were left, which looked a little empty.

Without yesterday's excitement and all kinds of difficulties in the pet animal review, Xu Ran is even a little unaccustomed to it.

After accompanying the five little ones to have dinner with the residents, Xu Ran sent the five little ones to the training area to make up for today's special training, and then returned to the room to meditate.

The power of the sixth-order contract is not so easy to break through, he can't drag the pet beast back.

(End of chapter)