CHAPTER 262: CHAPTER 138: THE EERIE CONTAINER_3

"What’s so interesting about a pile of broken wooden planks?" Although Ximen Guan was somewhat reluctant, he still walked over to the pile of planks, reached out to grab one, planning to casually take a look.

But to his surprise, he couldn’t lift the plank despite giving it a firm grip.

Ximen Guan was stunned for a moment, then carefully examined the planks. He picked up a palm-sized plank and struggled to raise it to his eyes.

After looking for a while, Ximen Guan’s expression gradually became serious. He released the plank, letting it fall to the ground, cracking the stone floor and making a metallic sound.

Then he crouched down, using the metal ring on his finger to tap on the plank, listening closely to the sound it made.

Afterwards, he took out a magnifying glass he carried with him and almost lay on the plank, examining it closely bit by bit.

Finally, Ximen Guan even stretched out his tongue and licked the plank.

"Old Guan, have you figured out what kind of metal this is?" Chu Jun asked from the side.

"Metal my ass, this is wood." Ximen Guan snapped without looking up.

"Is it really wood?" Chu Jun was surprised; he thought it was made of metal.

"Where did you get these planks?" Ximen Guan raised his head, his eyes full of excitement.

"Never mind where we got them from for now. Do you know what they are?" Li Xiu looked at Ximen Guan and asked.

Explaining it would take too long. Li Xiu just wanted to know what these planks were.

"If I’m not mistaken, these should be Demon Spirit Wood..." Ximen Guan said, looking at the pile of wood on the ground with a peculiar expression. "But it shouldn’t be... this much Demon Spirit Wood..."

"What is Demon Spirit Wood?" Chu Jun asked.

"Just as the name suggests, it’s wood grown using a demon spirit." Ximen Guan replied.

"Demon spirits can grow wood?" Chu Jun was greatly surprised.

"Of course they can. Capture a live demon spirit, transplant a sapling into its body, let the sapling absorb the demon spirit’s flesh and energy to grow until the demon spirit’s energy is completely drained. The resulting wood is called Demon Spirit Wood. Of course, it’s not an ordinary sapling. A while back, in the Eternal Heaven, some Demon Spirit Wood was cultivated, but I don’t know where they found those saplings."

"Those saplings are very special themselves, as hard as iron and stone. After absorbing the demon spirit’s energy, the resulting wood is as hard as a gemstone, yet retains the toughness of wood. It’s the best material for making Demon Armor..."

As Ximen Guan spoke, his gaze swept over the pile of broken planks. "However, not many Demon Spirit Trees were cultivated in the Eternal Heaven, and not every Demon Spirit Tree grows successfully. Even if they do grow successfully, because different demon spirits are used to grow them, the resulting Demon Spirit Wood can vary... These planks look uniformly special, and they’re so large. If they are all Demon Spirit Wood, it’s unimaginable what kind of demon spirit they grew from... Moreover..."

"Moreover, what..." Li Xiu asked.

"If these planks are indeed Demon Spirit Wood, I feel they’re somewhat different from the Demon Spirit Wood I’ve seen in the Eternal Heaven and might be of even higher quality than those used in Demon Spirit Techniques... Of course, that’s assuming these really are Demon Spirit Wood." Ximen Guan looked at Li Xiu and asked, "Where exactly did you get these planks?"

"Black Death City." Li Xiu replied.

"Black Death City has such things?" Ximen Guan was skeptical.

"How can we confirm if these are really Demon Spirit Wood?" Li Xiu asked.

"That’s easy. I’ll take them back for testing. It won’t take more than a few hours." As Ximen Guan spoke, he wanted to take the samples back, eager to find out if these were really Demon Spirit Wood.

"Wait, there’s something else I need you to take a look at." Li Xiu stopped Ximen Guan, pointing at a strange container covered with canvas.

"There’s something else?" Ximen Guan walked over in confusion and lifted the canvas with his hand.

"What... what’s this thing..." Ximen Guan looked at the glowing container, his mouth agape in shock.

"That’s what I wanted to ask you." Li Xiu said helplessly.

Ximen Guan’s eyes changed. He didn’t respond to Li Xiu, instead, he leaned on the container, staring at the light inside through the crystal container without even blinking, mumbling incoherently, "This isn’t scientific... How can light energy appear out of nowhere... How can light energy be produced without the presence of an energy source... No, no..."

Seeing that Ximen Guan was about to lose it, Li Xiu quickly signaled to Chu Jun, who rushed forward to pull Ximen Guan away, while Li Xiu covered the container with the canvas again to prevent the light from attracting attention outside.

"Let me go... What are you doing... Only I can figure this out... If you don’t let me see it, are you going to keep it just for childbirth?" Ximen Guan struggled to lunge back.

"Old Guan, don’t be anxious. You can take it back to the lab and study it slowly. But we have a deal: once there’s a result, you must notify me first, and without my permission, you cannot use these things for experiments." Li Xiu said.

"But..." Old Guan was somewhat unhappy.

Before he could say anything, Li Xiu said, "If you don’t agree, go back and continue studying your Demon Armor. I’ll just keep these things stored for now."

"There’s no use storing them anyway... Fine... I get it..." Seeing Li Xiu’s expression, Ximen Guan realized that if he argued further, he’d probably really lose access to these things, so he grudgingly conceded.

He also knew he had been a bit insensitive before, using Li Xiu’s materials for his research without notice. He was, after all, suffering the consequences of his own actions.

However, Ximen Guan understood very well that eventually, these materials would still be given to him to use, so he wasn’t too worried.

"Let’s move these things to my lab first." Ximen Guan quickly forgot about the recent unpleasantness, eager to take them back for research. The mysterious container filled him with intense curiosity.

Li Xiu and Chu Jun quietly transported the items to Ximen Guan’s laboratory. Fortunately, the container could be pushed; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to find a tool in the City of Light to transport it.