Just like that, William Clark returned to his own residence, and the very first thing he did was to close all the doors and windows, take out the storage belt he had obtained from Henry Bolton, and begin inventorying its contents.

Chapter Ten: The Blue Sea of Stars

As a Foundation Establishment stage expert, Henry Bolton’s possessions were indeed more abundant. From the storage belt, William Clark found a large number of treasures—there were over twenty low-grade spirit stones alone, which was an enormous fortune for him.

In addition, there were more than a dozen talismans of various kinds. To William Clark’s delight, two of them were actually mid-grade talismans: one for attack, the Fire Dragon Spell, and one for defense, the Water Spirit Shield.

Besides these, there were several pills, as well as a top-grade spiritual artifact.

Caressing the white jade ring in his hand, the usually calm William Clark’s eyes were also filled with joy. You should know, even among the Foundation Establishment uncles and elders, most only possessed high-grade spiritual artifacts—top-grade ones were rare and hard to come by.

After obtaining the treasures from Emily Carter and Henry Bolton, William Clark’s wealth could be said to surpass that of any other Foundation Establishment expert in the valley.

Moreover, in Henry Bolton’s storage belt, he discovered another item—a close-fitting vest, its material unknown, but extremely tough. It was clearly a defensive treasure, and William Clark put it on without hesitation.

After finishing all this, William Clark sat cross-legged and began to check his physical condition. In fact, compared to the storage belt and bracelet he had obtained, the shell inside the small sandalwood box was the real treasure. Although William Clark still didn’t know its use for now, judging from the fact that Emily Carter was willing to commit even murder to keep it for herself, it was clear how precious the shell was.

Everything that happened yesterday was still vivid in his mind: the blue light spots from the shell merged into his body, and then the shell weathered away and disappeared. So, the blue light spots were the key to unraveling the mystery.

William Clark first sorted out all the clues in his mind. He liked to plan before acting, even when solving mysteries—he would never rush about blindly, but always act with purpose.

First, it could be confirmed that these blue light spots were not harmful to his body; on the contrary, they should be greatly beneficial. Otherwise, the shell would not have been regarded as a supreme treasure. With this understanding, William Clark began to study them calmly and unhurriedly.

On the surface, nothing seemed unusual. William Clark sat cross-legged and used the inner vision technique to examine the flow of spiritual power in his dantian and meridians. Everything was normal with the spiritual power’s circulation, but something unexpected appeared in his dantian...

He saw that, in addition to the faint threads of spiritual power that were almost invisible, there were also some free-floating blue light spots in his dantian. These spots were extremely beautiful, like stars in the sky, slowly rotating, forming a gorgeous sea of stars.

It was just like what he had seen in the shell yesterday, except now the light spots had transferred from the shell into his own body.

It was somewhat unexpected, but on further thought, it made sense. William Clark’s expression didn’t change; he first focused his spiritual sense and observed from the side. Each blue light spot was like a star in the sky, twinkling and blinking. He waited a long time, but there was no change at all, and his physical condition remained normal.

Just looking wouldn’t solve the mystery. William Clark hesitated for a moment, then, following his sect’s mental cultivation method, gathered the faint spiritual power in his dantian—about the size of a needle tip—and carefully touched one of the blue light spots.

Of course, before doing this, he had already made various contingency plans in his mind, ready to deal with any situation that might arise. However, the result was once again unexpected: the needle of spiritual power passed through easily, having no effect on the blue light spot at all—there was no reaction whatsoever.

How could this be?

It was different from what he had imagined, but William Clark remained neither arrogant nor impatient. The use of these blue light spots clearly couldn’t be figured out all at once; it would take time to slowly explore and master them. William Clark had already thought this through.

Most young people might be impatient, but such a temperament would never appear in William Clark. Compared to his peers, he seemed much more mature—one could even say, a bit old for his age.

After his first attempt failed, William Clark stopped, rested for a while, and ate two steamed buns and some dried meat. From noon yesterday until now, this was his first meal. High-level cultivators could go without food, surviving only by absorbing spiritual energy, but William Clark did not yet have that ability.

After a short rest, he resumed his research, again using inner vision to observe and experiment. However, the secret was not so easily unraveled. From morning until nightfall, William Clark made little progress.

Lying in bed, William Clark carefully reviewed the details of his research that day. It seemed that unlocking the secret of the blue light spots would require more time.

In the days that followed, William Clark resumed his normal life, practicing and cultivating every day. He didn’t want to attract attention, but in secret, he was actively studying the mystery of the blue light spots.

In addition to examining his meridians and dantian, William Clark also paid close attention to his physical condition, watching to see if, over time, there would be any changes after absorbing the light spots. The result was disappointing—everything remained as usual, with no pain or mishap, and his cultivation progress was as slow as ever. William Clark tried various methods, but those blue light spots in his body really seemed to have no effect on him at all.