Chapter 167: Bracelet

Hehe, just kidding.

Seeing both women's expressions change instantly, Xu Xiaoshou quickly shrank his neck.

He tossed the white stone in his hand up and down, still unable to believe that this seemingly ordinary stone was a treasure on par with the Heiluojianqiao.

Counting the "Shenghunyin" in his arms, this was the third one, right?

Within Tianxuanmen, there were likely only about twelve such treasures in total, and he already possessed a quarter of them. With one more day left, if he put in some effort, he might even acquire another one.

"How is this thing used?" Xu Xiaoshou asked. "It's also a sealing type—can it seal that grey mist person?"

Mo Mo replied, "It can't completely seal it; at most, it can delay its awakening. Moreover, to truly utilize this, you need to undergo a melting and casting process..."

She sighed. Where could they find someone to perform melting and casting in Tianxuanmen?

Even if they managed to leave this realm, they could take the item with them, but they couldn't ask the elders of Linggong for assistance!

After all, it was stolen goods—how could they publicize it?

Thus, for this "Seal Stone," it was basically impossible to make it work against the grey mist person.

In giving it to him, her main intention was to hand it over to Xu Xiaoshou while the grey mist person was still dormant.

Keeping it herself would be too much of a burden.

"Melting and casting?" Xu Xiaoshou's heart stirred as he thought of his Jinzhaotianyan. "How does that work?"

Mo Mo shook her head. "It's not that simple. You need a special technique and an extremely high-temperature flame..."

Her words trailed off as she suddenly remembered the small forest that had been instantly incinerated by Xu Xiaoshou during his fight with the grey mist person.

Whoosh!

Xu Xiaoshou extended his hand, and a flame from Jinzhaotianyan ignited on it.

"I won't boast about anything else, but when it comes to high-temperature flames, I'm second to none—well, maybe not, since there's my master."

Mu Zixi peeked over. "Isn't it just one person?"

Xu Xiaoshou smacked her on the head and snapped, "Are you forgetting about my master?"

Mu Zixi: "..."

Mo Mo stared at Xu Xiaoshou's palm for a long time, finally using her spiritual sense to scan it. A scorching sensation hit her, and joy surged in her eyes as her voice rose in excitement. "Can you really melt and cast this 'Seal Stone'?"

"Absolutely!"

Xu Xiaoshou nodded, then added, "But what about that special technique..."

He felt a bit troubled—his aptitude was low; could he even learn something like that?

"Don't worry about that; I'll handle it."

Mo Mo smiled and said, "You just focus on melting and casting the 'Seal Stone.' Once it's formed, I'll add the seal."

"Perfect!"

Xu Xiaoshou was delighted. Sealing it for a while was better than nothing—he was genuinely afraid that once they left Tianxuanmen, the grey mist person would wake up and come after them again.

Well, once outside Tianxuanmen, with Elder Sang and the others around, that thing probably wouldn't dare act up.

But as the saying goes, it's not the theft that worries you, it's being targeted.

"Is there any way to get rid of it completely, like pulling it out of your body?" Xu Xiaoshou asked.

"I wish..." Mo Mo's eyes dimmed.

"Hehe, being able to seal it is good enough. We'll take it slow," Xu Xiaoshou said, not holding out much hope. If it could be removed, it would have been done already.

"As for the melting and casting, how do I do it?" He fiddled with the stone in his hand.

"Just melt it into a liquid state, and before it forms again, I'll imprint the sealing technique into it," Mo Mo answered.

"Do you need my help?" Mu Zixi piped up again; she felt like if she didn't speak, these two would completely ignore her.

Xu Xiaoshou stepped back, pulled out a small bathtub, placed it on the ground, turned to the little girl, and nodded seriously. "Yes!"

"What kind of help?" Mu Zixi's twin ponytails perked up, feeling a sense of satisfaction at being needed.

Xu Xiaoshou pressed her head down. "Go stand aside and don't bother me."

"Ah!"

The little girl was furious, flailing her hands and feet.

But Xu Xiaoshou's arms were longer, and he had anticipated it, holding her back so none of her attacks landed.

"Don't make a fuss."

He pushed her away and quickly placed the small bathtub between them, glaring at the girl before pointing down at the stone in his hand to signal that he needed to get to work.

Mu Zixi muttered under her breath, though Xu Xiaoshou couldn't make out the words—he just saw his information panel lighting up with notifications, one after another, quite amusing.

"Ready?" He looked at Mo Mo, and she nodded.

A small fireball formed instantly, its illusory flame burning beneath the bathtub as Xu Xiaoshou placed the white stone inside.

"Not enough." Mo Mo glanced at the flame's temperature and spoke up.

Oh, right—this stone wasn't like medicinal herbs; it wasn't fragile... Xu Xiaoshou thought, immediately withdrawing the illusory flame and ramping up the temperature.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The white small bathtub turned red-hot in an instant, and the space above it distorted, but the stone showed no sign of melting.

"Huh, not bad at all!"

Xu Xiaoshou flicked his finger, sending another fire seed into the flames beneath. The stone began to tremble.

Then another one.

This time, the "Seal Stone" couldn't hold up; it cracked apart with a series of snaps.

Mo Mo watched in shock. She hadn't expected the melting process to be so straightforward—it hadn't been long, and the "Seal Stone" was already cracking under the heat.

Glancing at Xu Xiaoshou, he looked completely at ease, as if this wasn't even his limit.

"He's really gotten stronger..."

She sighed inwardly. If not for the grey mist person, she probably would have been left further and further behind, unable even to keep up with his pace.

Without the grey mist person, she might not have even entered Linggong, let alone met Xu Xiaoshou.

Mu Zixi, standing nearby, noticed Mo Mo staring at Xu Xiaoshou and her expression gradually turned strange.

No way...

"Ahem!"

Mu Zixi covered her mouth with her hand and coughed lightly a few times.

Xu Xiaoshou looked up. "Sore throat?"

He was stunned—this girl could curse about anything; couldn't he show a little concern?

Was she some kind of curse master?

But Mo Mo snapped back to reality with that light cough, her gaze flickering as she refocused on the stone.

"Lower the temperature a bit and channel your spiritual energy; it's about to liquefy."

"Oh."

Xu Xiaoshou responded and smoothly controlled the melting process.

This was way easier than alchemy—no need to worry about merging properties or pill formation techniques; it was like stewing ribs.

Too bad it wasn't meat ribs; otherwise, Xu Xiaoshou might have tossed in a few herbs for flavor.

Soon, the stone cracked open and turned into white liquid.

Mo Mo's fingers danced swiftly, forming several seals in an instant and imprinting them into the liquid stone.

"Quick, shape it!" she said urgently.

Xu Xiaoshou was taken aback. "What shape?"

Mo Mo glanced at her right arm. Given the size of this "Seal Stone," something like a large cast was impossible if they wanted to seal the grey mist person.

"A bracelet, maybe!"

"Huh?" As soon as she said it, Mu Zixi's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at her.

The moment the words slipped out, Mo Mo realized her mistake—asking Xu Xiaoshou to cast a bracelet for her?

That would be...

Her face flushed red, and she glanced at Mu Zixi. "I didn't mean it that way."

Mu Zixi blinked innocently. "What way?"

"You're overthinking it." The little girl waved it off casually.

Mo Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Xiaoshou was dumbfounded for a moment, unsure who had cast that curse, but the next second, he understood.

"Jealousy received, passive value +1."

Huh, the little brat was quite the actor!

"What are you thinking!" He shot Mu Zixi an annoyed look. "The stone is this small—what else could we make it into besides a bracelet?"

"I didn't say anything!" Mu Zixi put her hands on her hips and pouted.

I didn't even say anything, and you're yelling at me?

"Backtalk received, passive value +1."

"Being targeted received, passive value +1."

"Hehe." Xu Xiaoshou responded with a hehe—you might not have said it, but if you're trying to hide it, don't think about it!

And being targeted? This wasn't the first time, was it? Hand over that little notebook of yours if you've got the guts!

"You little mischief!" Xu Xiaoshou teased with a laugh.

Mu Zixi lowered her head, realizing she had no comeback.

"Curse received, passive value +1, +1, +1, +1..."