I am the villain in the book

The originally pure white sphere now had a streak of crimson red.

Even if Wei Changtian didn't understand, he knew that this red glow was definitely that streak that had just disappeared here.

So...

After the White Feather Crimson Bird died, a strange light of unknown origin emerged from its mouth, and then it was absorbed by this sphere of unknown origin??

Can someone explain to me what's going on here???

Wei Changtian held the sphere in his hand and looked at it for a long time, then exchanged glances with Yang Liushi. After a long while, he finally slowly asked:

"Could it be that the White Feather Crimson Bird appeared because of this sphere?"

"This servant doesn't know, but it seems that now..."

Yang Liushi paused and said softly: "Young Master, this servant can actually feel a very faint attraction from this sphere."

"Attraction?"

Wei Changtian was stunned. He immediately calmed his mind and tried to feel it, but he didn't find anything.

Compared to this strange sphere, Yang Liushi's attraction to him might be greater.

"Why can't I feel it?"

Frowning, Wei Changtian asked: "Are you sure? Could it be that you're overthinking it?"

"It shouldn't be."

Yang Liushi turned her head and glanced at Lu Huang and the other two, who were still standing on the shore with their eyes closed. She leaned close to Wei Changtian's ear and analyzed in a low voice:

"This servant thinks that perhaps only demons can feel this attraction, and the deeper their cultivation, the harder it is to resist."

"This can explain why the White Feather Crimson Bird acted as it did just now."

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Only effective on demons? The deeper the cultivation, the easier it is to be attracted to this sphere?

Wei Changtian's eyes changed. After thinking for a while, he realized that this statement made sense.

However, even so, he still didn't know the specific function of the sphere.

"Let's put the sphere away first."

After instructing Yang Liushi, he turned his head to look at Lu Huang and the other two.

Wei Changtian hesitated slightly, then raised his voice and said:

"General Lu, Commandant Huang, Zhang San!"

"You can open your eyes now!"

"Young Master."

Soon, Lu Huang and the other two walked closer to Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi.

They had no reaction to the sudden red light, so it was judged that they did not disobey the order to open their eyes, and naturally did not know what had just happened.

"Zhang San."

Looking back at the Immortal Pond lake surface, which was now empty, Wei Changtian softly instructed:

"Send a message to Chu Xianping and ask him to immediately go find Qing Xian to ask about something."

"Yes, please speak, Young Master."

Zhang San was slightly stunned, then bowed and responded, quietly waiting for further instructions.

The lake surface was calm, and the wind and snow had stopped.

Wei Changtian slightly organized his words, and then continued:

"Let him ask Qing Xian if she knows of an object."

"This object is a white sphere, about half a palm in size, feels like stone, and has no true qi fluctuations."

"However, this sphere may have an attractive effect on demonic beasts, and the higher the demonic beast's cultivation, the stronger the effect."

"And then... Forget it, that's all."

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"This subordinate understands."

Zhang San's response was half a beat late, obviously already guessing what sphere Wei Changtian was referring to.

After all, everyone had seen the scene of the little fox giving the treasure in the morning.

However, despite their surprise, Lu Huang and the other two didn't ask any further questions, and Zhang San immediately took out the mother-child jade to send a message.

Before long, he raised his head and reported:

"Young Master, this subordinate has already sent the message to Young Master Chu."

Chu Xianping's actions were slower than expected.

Whether it was because Qing Xian was already asleep in the middle of the night, or for some other reason, Zhang San didn't receive a reply until the next morning.

"Young Master, Young Master Chu has replied!"

At this time, the group had just arrived at an unknown mountain peak and were preparing to descend the mountain along the avalanche route from last night.

Seeing Zhang San's expression, Wei Changtian immediately ordered the group to rest in place, and then followed the former a little further away.

"What did he say?"

Standing behind a boulder, Wei Changtian asked in a low voice: "Does Qing Xian know of this object?"

"Reporting to Young Master, Young Master Chu said that Senior Qing Xian cannot be sure what this sphere is, but she has several guesses."

Zhang San also kept his voice very low, repeating the contents of the reply word for word:

"First, this sphere is made from the trunk of a kind of Soul-Soothing Tree."

"This tree can emit a special scent that humans cannot smell, but many demonic beasts can. Demonic beasts are very fond of this scent, so they often follow the scent and stop to gnaw on the branches and leaves of the Soul-Soothing Tree."

"However, precisely because of this, most Soul-Soothing Trees cannot grow too tall, and now they are almost extinct..."

Soul-Soothing Tree?

Although it was the first time he had heard this name, Wei Changtian immediately judged that the sphere was definitely not made of wood.

Then he heard Zhang San continue to say:

"Second, it is a kind of sea reef."

"This reef is a specialty of the extremely deep seabed, and is rarely seen in the world. It also has the effect of attracting demonic beasts."

"However, this reef is not white, and it generally can only attract some aquatic demonic beasts..."

"Young Master, this subordinate observes that the sphere does not seem to be dyed, so it is probably not this reef either."

Zhang San presumptuously gave his own judgment. Wei Changtian didn't say anything, but just nodded and asked:

"Anything else?"

"Oh, there is one last guess."

Zhang San paused, his voice becoming even lower.

"However, Senior Qing Xian has not seen this object with her own eyes, but she once read a description of this object on a demonic clan's stone tablet, so she doesn't know if it's true or not."

"And this matter is long ago, Senior Qing Xian can't remember all of the inscription now, she can only recall a few words..."

Among the many peaks of Tianshan, some peaks are different, one peak sees sunshine, one peak sees snow.

Under Wei Changtian's gaze, Zhang San softly spoke two lines.

"The sphere resembles white jade, demons swallowing it can replace their spiritual core, evil thoughts and greed, flock to it, especially great demons."

"Whenever this sphere appears, the demon race will be in chaos, like a disaster of the sun's demise, hence the name Sun Eclipse."

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Sun Eclipse?

Hearing Zhang San's last two sentences, Wei Changtian was slightly stunned, feeling that these descriptions were quite in line with the sphere.

However, there were also some things that were not mentioned.

For example, what was going on with that red light?

How did the White Feather Crimson Bird sense the existence of the sphere?

It was unknown whether these questions were not mentioned on the stone tablet, or whether Qing Xian didn't remember them.

Wei Changtian wasn't even sure whether the sphere was actually the "Sun Eclipse".

But this was already the most reliable answer that he could see.

After thinking for a moment, Wei Changtian searched the system for the word "Sun Eclipse" with a tentative attitude.

[None]

A simple word, indicating that there was no item with this name in the system.

However, just when he changed the search term to "Sun Eclipse Sphere"...

[Sun Eclipse Sphere: Special item, can absorb 30% of the cultivation of demonic beasts with over 500 years of cultivation after death (no upper limit). Any demonic beast that swallows this sphere can use this sphere to replace its own spiritual core. Note: This sphere has a certain seductive effect on all demonic beasts, and the strength and range of the effect depends on the demonic beast's cultivation and the amount of cultivation stored in this sphere. 3000 points]