I took off my cloak and hat and ran towards the estate. The guards let me pass without any problems. I ran to my courtyard. No one was there. I went into my room and took the egg from where I hid it near my bed.

The cold surface of the egg chilled my hands. Over the days, I tried everything with the egg, trying to awaken it. I tried to put it in hot water, I tried to heat it directly over flame, and nothing worked. Nothing, except for Qi. Just to test fate, I sent Qi to the egg. And boy did whatever inside like the taste of that. It drank my Qi like it was water. And I couldn’t even stop it. I sent in a tiny stream of Qi, and the beast inside sucked almost my entire dantian!

Even that did not change the state of the egg though. It stayed the exact same. I tried doing the same thing again and again, but the same thing happened again and again. The egg took in all the Qi, but there was no tangible difference to see. So, I just stopped doing it and focused on the more pressing matters.

Now, I took the pendant out and took it near the egg.

“What do I do now, system?” I asked.

“System suggest pouring Qi into the jade pendant. That always works for most items.” the system said.

I poured a little of my Qi into the jade pendant. Immediately, it glowed. But unlike normal house hold items that could not withstand the pressure and power, this pendant did not break. Instead, it glowed, and I could see that the inscription of the dragon moved a little. The coiled up dragon moved ever so slightly.

I took a deep breath. Something was about to happen. The dragon moved even more, and it looked life like.

Roar!

I felt a sudden pressure from the pendant. I let go of it and fell to the ground with shock and fear. The roar was like someone from high up, someone majestic was looking down at me. Looking down at me like I was an ant. I felt powerless like I was just a small fry. It was a feeling that I never felt before. Whoever emanated it was powerful enough to kill me with a blink of an eye. I knew that much.

The pressure still did not decrease. The pendant was in the air, floating. The egg also reacted a little. It started floating as well. I looked at this with wonder and shock. The system was right, as always. Runes on the egg started glowing. It was a language that I did not understand. Perhaps, when I grow stronger, or when I go places, I would come across the language.

I could feel the pressure growing weaker, second by second. I just did not understand what was going on though. The pressure was like killing intent. It felt like it was ready to murder. It was not a rousing presence. Rather than trying to awaken whatever was in the egg, it felt like it was trying to kill what was in it. It sure as hell was not a friendly presence.

The egg suddenly dropped onto the ground. Then, the pendant cracked. It became dust and fell onto the ground. I felt the pressure on me release, and I got up. I rushed to the bed to see what had happened to the egg. There was a change now, that was for sure.

The runes that glowed became permanent. More deeply inscribed, and the egg was no longer completely smooth. Also, the color of the egg changed from a dull grey to a more vibrant silver. The egg was alive now. No one would mistake it as a rock. The egg also got a little smaller, and I could swear that it felt more comfortable to hold.

I touched the egg, and I felt a zap. A cry resounded through my ears. It felt like a cry of hunger. My hands felt cold, and I had a bad feeling that something was about to happen.

Ouch!!

I felt Qi flow from my dantian into the egg. It just swallowed Qi like it was nothing. After reaching the Foundation establishment stage, I could say that I had more than thrice, maybe even four or five times the Qi that I had when I was at the peak of the Qi Condensation stage. And yet, all of this Qi was drained within instants.

The cry that I heard died down, and the egg that was in my hand started glowing. The silver glow felt even more prominent. Something was about to happen.

Ping!

“Host is still at a low level to understand the information delivered to you. System shall act as the receiver. The entity within the egg wants you to pour a drop of your blood onto the egg.” the system suddenly said.

“The egg was speaking?” I asked, shocked.

“Yes, but the host is not powerful enough to receive the form of speech. Host has to enter the Soul Formation Stage to truly use Divine Sense properly.” the system said.

I used whatever little Qi that remained in my body to take out a knife from my spatial ring. I used it to cut myself. It took a little effort, because my skin was tougher than it was before. But eventually, was able to make a small cut. I poured a drop of blood on the egg. And then another. And then another.

Nothing happened. Then, I heard noises from outside.

“What is happening over here? Where did I get the pressure from?” someone shouted from the courtyard.

“Go to the room. Is Feng’er inside? Is he safe?” I heard Liu Qian speak.

Someone was going to enter the room! I turned around to hide the egg. But then, I looked at my hand.

The egg was no longer there!

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