Chapter: 196

Xiao Changkun looked at "the black lump" again and again, really unable to figure out what it was, puzzledly saying: "I thought it might be some precious treasure, but it turned out to be just a piece of wood."

Leaf Chen smiled and said: "Dad, it's indeed wood, but extremely rare."

Xiao Changkun was even more astonished: "What is this thing, son-in-law?"

Leaf Chen said: "This is a thunderwood."

"It's the tree that forms when lightning strikes during a thunderstorm," he explained.

Xiao Changkun had heard of it before and quickly said: "But this kind of wood is often seen in mountains during thunderstorms. What's so valuable about it?"

Leaf Chen smiled and said: "Dad, ordinary trees struck by lightning can be found anywhere. But this piece of thunderwood has already turned into a dark, smooth, and slightly blood-colored gemstone. It shows that the energy of the sky lightning is extremely strong, probably only seen once in several hundred years."

"Additionally, this piece of thunderwood is covered with a reddish sheen, indicating it's the heart of the 'Blood Dragon Tree' within the wood, making it even more rare."

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Changkun said with disdain: "I don't believe it. A piece of wood struck by lightning can be worth so much money? It's all just scams. The things that are truly valuable are ancient artifacts, and if your wooden trinket is one that was owned by the Qianlong Emperor, then maybe it could be worth two or three times as much."

Leaf Chen smiled. For him, this kind of thing is very valuable - not only does it have a rich spiritual energy, but according to the Nine Heaven Scripture, it can even be refined.

However, Xiao Changkun would naturally not understand this.

So Leaf Chen didn't explain any further and put the box away.

The two of them returned home at the time. The two women who lived in the house were both out.

Mother-in-law Ma Rang had gone to the chess room to play mahjong and hadn't come back yet, while Xiao Churan was still on her way home from work.

So Leaf Chen went to his bedroom first, took out the thunder-struck wood from the box.

A thick spiritual energy emitted from the thunder-struck wood.

Leaf Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, placing the thunder-struck wood in the palm of his hand, with his eyes slightly closed. As "Nine Heavens Canon" was running through his body, he slowly absorbed spiritual energy into himself.

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes emitted a bright and radiant light, and his entire demeanor had undergone a tremendous change.

The blood dragon thunder-struck wood in his hand had already lost some of its brightness.

However, even after losing some of its power, it still retained some of the mighty thunder energy, which could be considered a treasure.

If he had other treasures to assist him, Leaf Chen could now use this to forge some simple tools.

By the time he left the room, it was already nightfall.

As soon as he entered the living room, Leaf Chen heard his mother-in-law give a cold laugh and say, "Now that things have gotten out of hand, we don't even make dinner anymore. You're just waiting for me to attend to you, aren't you?"

Leaf Chen smiled sarcastically and explained, "Sorry, Mom, I was too exhausted in the afternoon and fell asleep."

"Ha! Did going to the auction exhaust you that much? Or is it those damned Xie Hai Dragons that exhausted you?" Ma Rang said with a scowl. JrNovels.com