Chapter 1639: Talking Elbow

Inside Zhang Xuan's body, only a few things could communicate with him telepathically.

His clone, that idiot, always stole his thunder as soon as it appeared, so it had been locked away in the folded space for a long time and hadn't been released. As for the Vicious entity, ever since it learned its sternum was sealed in the Saint Son Hall, it hadn't made any moves. Besides, without Zhang Xuan's permission, it couldn't even release its spiritual sense, remaining completely unaware of the outside world, let alone speak.

Little Talisman was in his storage ring, and its voice couldn't be transmitted. It wasn't the Dragon Bone Divine Spear either.

But a sudden, clear, and loud voice, like that of a tender infant, unmistakably echoed within his body—it was definitely not a hallucination.

What had entered his body so silently without him knowing?

With a thought, he quickly scanned inside his body but found nothing. Unable to hold back any longer, he demanded, "Who is it? Stop playing tricks!"

"Playing tricks? I'm Little Gourd!" the voice quickly replied.

Zhang Xuan's scalp tingled. "Little Gourd?"

"Yup, that's me!" A gourd wiggled its bottom in his dantian.

"Void Comprehension Gourd?" Zhang Xuan was stunned.

He knew this thing had sentience before; it had burrowed into his dantian and wouldn't come out, and it liked to absorb lightning. How did it suddenly start talking? And... Little Gourd, do you think you're a Calabash Brother?

"That's right, I've absorbed countless bolts of lightning and have awakened. Quickly, hand over that meteorite you're holding..." The Void Comprehension Gourd continued to wiggle its bottom.

"Eat?" Zhang Xuan frowned. "What do you recognize this as?" He had suspected before that this Void Comprehension Gourd wasn't simple, but he never expected it could talk and was so eager for this stone. Could it be that it recognized what it was?

"I don't know, but I know I can eat it!" the Void Comprehension Gourd replied.

"Eat?" Full of doubt, Zhang Xuan took the meteorite out of the jade box. As his finger touched it, the Library of Heaven's Path trembled, and a book appeared with a line of text: "Heavenly Meteorite Crystal: An object flown out of a space-time rift, can be refined into weapons. Value undetermined."

"Heavenly Meteorite Crystal? Value undetermined, what does that mean?" Zhang Xuan frowned.

This was the first time an item's appraisal was so vague. Previously, simply touching an item would reveal its entire history, down to its ancestors... but now, it only said "undetermined." Undetermined value—was it high or low?

"It seems the Library isn't as reliable as before..." He couldn't help but shake his head.

Ever since his cultivation reached the peak of Saint 9-dan and he encountered more and more powerful experts, the Library hadn't been as dependable. It couldn't even clearly appraise a single crystal; this previously infallible tool was no longer as effective.

"I definitely need to go to the Heavenly Diviner Guild..." Knowing that visiting a Heavenly Diviner to upgrade the Library was imperative, Zhang Xuan shook his head. He was about to toss the Heavenly Meteorite Crystal in his hand to the Void Comprehension Gourd, but ultimately stopped.

"You say you're a Void Comprehension Gourd, but a Void Comprehension Gourd shouldn't be able to eat this, right? What exactly are you?" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.

If it were just a gourd hidden in his dantian, that would be fine. But now it suddenly had life and could speak; he truly couldn't rest easy.

"I am a gourd, who else would I be? Don't worry, once I entered your dantian, I already recognized you as my master... I won't harm my master; otherwise, I would die too. I'm living a good life, and later I can even flirt with female gourds. Only a fool would seek death..." the Void Comprehension Gourd said.

"No, I'm still not at ease. How about this: I'll give you this Heavenly Meteorite Crystal, but you leave my dantian and go into the storage ring!" After a moment of thought, Zhang Xuan said.

"Don't worry, after I eat the Heavenly Meteorite Crystal, I'll fall back into a deep sleep and definitely won't bother you..." The Void Comprehension Gourd seemed unwilling to leave, as if it had gotten used to the place.

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He had no way to deal with this gourd. Before, once it burrowed in, he couldn't get it out. Even after reaching the peak of Saint 9-dan, he tried, but still couldn't remove it. If it truly insisted on staying, wouldn't it be like having a ticking time bomb inside him? It said it wouldn't cause trouble, but who knew if it would act recklessly? It was better to get it out first!

"Go to sleep in the storage ring. Otherwise, there's nothing more to discuss!" With a movement of his hand, he re-covered the jade box.

"Fine..." Seeing that Zhang Xuan wouldn't let it eat, the Void Comprehension Gourd was filled with helplessness. With a slight shimmer, when Zhang Xuan looked again, it had already vanished from his dantian, having entered the storage ring at some point.

"This..." Zhang Xuan's pupils contracted, startled.

His dantian was inside his body, while the storage ring was an independent folded space... For it to freely move between them and directly enter the ring without his permission, its mastery of space was actually superior to his own... What exactly was this thing?

"No matter what it is, if it dares to cause trouble, I'll just smash it with a Heaven's Path Divine Tome!" He snorted.

Earlier, when Luo Xuanqing was learning, the Library had generated a new Heaven's Path Divine Tome. This item could easily suppress even the Vicious entity, so suppressing a gourd shouldn't be difficult. He figured if he really used a Tome on it, it would instantly turn into a mere ladle.

With a plan in mind and the other party no longer in his dantian, he relaxed. He looked up at Luo Qianzhen, who was not far away, and smiled, "Can I take this item with me?"

"Our clan's ancestors have studied it many times, but they don't know exactly what it is. If the Clan Head wants it, feel free to take it!" Luo Qianzhen nodded.

"Thank you..." Hearing he could take it, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. With a thought, he sent the jade box into his ring.

The gourd saw the jade box, immediately rushed over excitedly, and with a twist of its body, the Heavenly Meteorite Crystal in the box vanished, presumably eaten. Immediately afterward, just as it had said, it fell into a deep sleep and didn't move again.

"A talking gourd..." Seeing that the fellow wasn't causing trouble, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, while simultaneously pressing a hand to his forehead.

He had too many bizarre things on him now: talking talismans, a talking gourd, a talking spear... Fortunately, the pork hocks he kept as food in his storage ring couldn't talk. Otherwise, if a talking pork hock appeared, he'd truly be scared to death.

Ignoring the gourd, Zhang Xuan continued to look ahead. Before long, he indeed found some good items.

There were spiritual liquids, pills, and some unique natural treasures.

It had to be said, as the second-ranked clan on the continent, the Luo Clan's collection was truly extensive.

Zhang Xuan took some items that would allow him to make breakthroughs in a short time and no longer worry about spiritual energy, then he finally came out.

Regardless, these were items painstakingly gathered by the ancestors of the other party. As a disguised individual who wasn't a true Luo Clan member, it would be truly unethical to empty the place. Even so, he still took many good items.

If the treasures Master Swordsman Xing had given him last time had surprised him, the amount he took this time was at least ten times that. If he hadn't been the Clan Head, Luo Qianzhen probably would have chased him out long ago.

"I plan to go out and seek opportunities recently, to strive for an early breakthrough. If anything happens in the clan, send me a message, and I'll immediately rush back!" After carefully putting away the items, Zhang Xuan said with a satisfied expression.