Chapter 63: Heavenly Silkworm Pearl

Sure enough, Long'er spotted his dearest mother in the blink of an eye. His little eyes immediately lit up with joy as he cried out excitedly,
"Mother! Mother!"
The woman beneath the moonlight seemed not to hear, continuing to stand with her back turned. Shortly after Long'er's cries faded, a luminous orb slowly rose from the ground nearby, glowing with a lush, tender emerald hue.
"The Heavenly Silkworm Bead?"
Moli reached out to catch the rising orb, her tone uncertain.
Just moments before, she had simply found the strange appearance of the giant tree peculiar, and acting on a sudden impulse, she had struck it a couple of times. To her surprise, the towering tree had crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, followed by the slow ascent of this lush, glowing halo.
The smooth, round little bead felt cool and refreshing to the touch, and coupled with the pulsing ripples of its halo, it matched the description of the Heavenly Silkworm Bead from her memories.
The Heavenly Silkworm Bead was a treasured artifact prized by summoners. It could effortlessly gather wood-elemental energy, refining the collected elements to their purest essence in the shortest possible time!
With the Heavenly Silkworm Bead, even a summoner incapable of cultivating the wood element could achieve successful summons, doubling their effectiveness with half the effort, and even boosting the other elemental paths cultivated by that summoner!
In short, this was a magnificent treasure!
However, back then, her primordial spirit had completely dissipated, and even the magical beasts had been barred within the Demonic Realm, causing summoners to vanish from the world. Consequently, everything related to summoners had faded away with time, losing its inherent magical power.
This was why Moli could not be certain whether it was truly the Heavenly Silkworm Bead.
"Mother! Ball! Ball!"
Long'er's sweet, crisp voice interrupted Moli's recollections. Turning her gaze to the side, she saw Xiao Junwang's tall and imposing figure emerge, leading Long'er by the hand. The little boy was staring eagerly at the bead in her hands, babbling with longing.
"You can have the bead to play with, but Long'er must promise Mother to protect it well and never lose or break it!"
Seeing how eagerly Long'er desired it, Moli's heart inevitably softened. Yet, before handing it over for him to play with, she felt compelled to offer a stern piece of advice and instruction, hoping to instill a sense of protectiveness in the child.
Watching Long'er nod with an adorable expression, his eyes shining brightly as his chubby little hands reached up high, Moli paused for a moment. After swiftly sensing the residual energy within the bead to ensure its safety, she finally handed it over for him to play with.
As soon as Long'er got hold of the bead, he acted like a curious little darling, turning it over and over before his eyes. In his innocent understanding, this bead simply glowed, and the verdant green light looked like an immense amount of fun.
A trace of deep affection flashed through Xiao Junwang's eyes. He gently patted Long'er's adorable, doll-like head before turning his attention back to Moli.
Just as he had anticipated, Moli wore a hesitant expression, clearly harboring doubts about the origin of the bead. Xiao Junwang quietly organized the information related to the bead in his mind before speaking with serene composure:
"You are still a novice summoner. This bead was preserved through the personal cultivation and martial arts of the continent's very last summoner at the moment of their nirvana. It is called the Heavenly Silkworm Bead!"
"Back then, that Western summoner used their own cultivation to imbue the Heavenly Silkworm Bead with a brand-new function: not only can it enhance martial prowess and accelerate cultivation progress, but it also nourishes and heals the body..."
At this point, Xiao Junwang fell silent, his gaze growing profound.
So that was why! It was because my body was damaged by the poison extraction and had not fully recovered that he deliberately brought me here!
Understanding dawned on Moli, instantly filling her heart with a warm glow that felt almost unfamiliar. She scooped Long'er up into her arms to conceal the fluttering of her heart.
"What is your relationship with that Second Young Master Feng?"
"What relationship could we possibly have?"
Taken aback by Xiao Junwang's abrupt question, Moli stood holding Long'er, staring blankly at his embroidered phoenix robes, while a completely different question suddenly bubbled up in her mind.